Spare Key Shennanigans

9.21 pm

You know you're part of the family when the sister calls you and says, "We locked our keys in the house" and you spend the next two hours helping said sister retrieve spare key from her brother's (your boyfriend's) apartment. Even better that when you called him to ensure that he did, in fact, have said spare key (because the last time he had his sister's keys, he made a copy of the car key but not the house key) he had you on the cell phone on one ear and his sister on the work line on the other ear. The only way in which it could have been better is if he'd been on the line as well.

9.26 pm

I met up with Sheila Friday night for happy hour. It's almost time for summer jazz to start again. I miss our picnics, with fresh berries and home made whipped cream and a cold bottle of rosé. And since it is increasingly looking like I will be in the States this summer, instead of some exotic third world country like Cambodia or Thailand, she and I will be able to go.

Lessons learned from my summer job search:

1) You can't really wait until December, like they say to. Instead, you should spend November researching and writing cover letters, so that your job apps are ready to go out Dec. 1.

2) Networking matters. A lot. Better to start by getting to know professors, other students who interned in the place(s) you want to work and asking for names, emails, and advice.

3) See point two, supra.

9.44 pm

Spring is coming, summer nipping at its heels. I can hardly stand to wait for it.