the things you believe in are the things that's worth keepin

last night i spent a perfect hour listening to pearl jam and the empire records soundtrack while reading David McCullough's 1776.

my reading has slowed down as of late for two reasons. one, reading nonfiction which often causes me to think a great deal more, and two, i've been doing other things.

other things have included making my resume nice and pretty and readable with tons of help from the millican siblings. i've gotten to the point where i'm comfortable doing the looking for job things to a certain extent. there isn't that much out there that jumps at me. i really hate the process of applying for things. you have to get the confidence to put yourself out there and try and sell yourself, and then be realistic enough so you're not crushed if things don't go your way. its that way applying for schools, its that way applying for jobs. yuck.

i read hillary clinton's autobiography last week. i enjoyed it much more than i expected to. most of the book covered the clintons' time in the white house. the first president i really remember was george bush (although i remember the conventions leading up to his election. growing up not watching much tv they made an impression, and i remember the feeling of things important happening in the country). at that point in time though i had no real understanding of politics. i grew up during the clinton years. it was weird reading the book and figuring out where i was during those years. also, the curve of me becoming aware of what was going on in the country was pretty interesting. i have to say, i still feel nostalgic.

i bought a ticket to go to portland at the end of the month. i have no idea how long i'll be gone for. i called my grammy doris to tell her last night and made her very happy. i'm glad i'm going back. its going to be a weird change for me when i start working to not have those long vacations to spend at home with my family. yuck.