Slow Goin'

So, as the blog probably reflects, these last few weeks before school starts have been pretty static for me. Since we’re on the quarter system, we don’t start till the 19^th. Which sounded nice in the beginning, extra long summer, woohoo, but now it’s getting to be kind of a drag. All my friends are beginning their adventures, they’ve moved in to their dorm rooms and started classes, and I’m still at home, waiting for the 19^th to drag itself around.

It is, however, the prime situation for dorm visits. Just a week ago I visited Chapman, where four of my friends are going, which was really fun, but oh my gosh did I ever get campus envy. Chapman is SO. BEAUTIFUL. And their dorms are so nice, and each room has it’s OWN freaking bathroom with it’s OWN freaking shower, and there’s a little entertainment room and conference room on every floor, and the whole campus is sooo beautifuuuuul! *melts into a little puddle of jealous goo*

Not to mention the fact that one of the girls we were visiting was an old flame of my boyfriend, so I felt kind of territorial and protective the whole time. Grrrr. :P But it also just made me really pumped to move into my own dorm room, because they were all having so much fun!

I bought myself a cute yellow desk lamp, and extra-long twin sheets, and a binder, and some pencils. It was fun. And I’ve accepted my loans, and I have a budget. Using a debit card feels very mature, and I’m nervous and excited for how thrifty I’m going to have to be. I’m thinking of just keeping most of my money in a saving account, and transferring over how much I’ve allotted myself as allowance into my checking at the beginning of every month. Luckily I have a very sweet boyfriend with more money than me, so he’s been buying me food and stuff when we go out.

One thing that has been worrying me is the fact that I’m waitlisted for almost all of my classes. I’ve been trying almost every day to contact Cal Poly about whether I should buy my textbooks, email my professors, pay tuition fees. Basically I want to ask them what I should be doing to prepare when I don’t really know what classes I’m in yet, but they have this wonderfully efficient system set up where their phone line immediately disconnects every time you call. Fantastically well-organized, gets through the callers at a terrific speed.

So I guess I’ll wait until I move in, and I’ll just drop into the offices I need to, and talk to people directly. Luckily I move in five days before classes start.

I’ve also been working on applying for jobs. I know that beggars can’t be choosers, but working for a fast food company sounds like a nightmare. Working for Jamba Juice was awesome, but unfortunately there are none in the area. I’ve applied for secretarial positions, assistant positions, Starbucks, and a few cafes. But I’m holding off on applying to Taco Bell, Dennys, or Carls Jr. until it looks like I really have no other options. Maybe this a bad plan? Opinions are welcome.