My life in two suitcases...

I've only been home for 2hrs and I'm exhausted as hell...but I "graduated" from my training today and it was awesome. I cried a bit but meh D: My parents, Dylan and Jon were there for it so it was nice to finally see my people after 5.5 grueling weeks of intense training.

Now I'm trying to figure out what to eat tonight hmmmm...I have orientation next Tuesday. So many things to do before I start work on Wednesday...ack!

I can't believe it's another birthday already...But this year I spent it away from home and with new friends I met during my training. I had a "test" on Saturday the day of my birthday and surprisingly I wasn't nervous at all. Well, I got some jitters, but it wasn't my usual panic-stricken ones. After we finished, I told some of my "crew" members it was my birthday and they all cheered and one of them told our supervisor that was there to evaluate us, because after it was over, he walked away but turned back and said "Oh and btw....Happy Birthday!" It was sweet of them. On our way back, we stopped at a Ben and Jerry's and one of them bought me a birthday smoothie :D They of course told the cashier that it was birthday and she gave me a birthday sticker, which reads "Happy 30th Birthday" haha.

When we got back to the hotel, all my friends found out it was my birthday and took me out to celebrate. It was a lot of fun, we bonded and we now officially have "on-the-job" stories. It's a really good feeling to finally feel like you're doing a job you care about with people you actually like. When I got back, I checked my phone and no calls from my family to wish me happy birthday, I'm ok with it since we don't really celebrate it that much as we get older. I guess I was in the bathroom washing up when I noticed I had a missed call. It was my little brother, mind you, it's 2:30am EST, so of course naturally I was a little concerned since my parents were out of town and well ya know....So I called back and he didn't pick up and I sent him a quick text: "Did you just call me?" within seconds he called me back. I answered and he said "Oh I forgot to tell you...Happy Birthday". That made my night ended on an even greater note :D

It's now Sunday night, I just woke up from a nap, had some carrot cake and I have a "mid-term" and test tomorrow. I won't have much time to post I just wanted to post this message for my birthday as a notation that I existed on this day, 27 years ago. I want to thank everyone who sent me birthday text even before I woke up! Very sweet of all of you. I'm sorry I haven't had much time to keep in touch. Hopefully once I "graduate" from this training you will get to hear more from me at a more regularly scheduled time.

Love,
Tally

Skagen

Hello!

I got my flight and accommodation info at around 7pm on Friday. My flight leaves LGA at 6am on Tuesday morning...happens to be the first day of training too. I'm going to be staying at a hotel for six weeks. Thank goodness...I was hoping this was the case...didn't want to stay in the company dorm rooms.

I did some more shopping today and bought 2 pairs of gray "washable" dress pants, I don't want to be worrying about dry cleaning my clothes. We get free  access to the laundry room in the dorms, so I can just throw them into the washing machines on Sundays.

I decided to buy a new watch tonight, instead of going ahead and fixing my old one that my sister got me about 10 yrs ago. I really like my new watch. It's sexy :D I was going to go with a Guess or a Fossil watch...but those were so gaudy and well just doesn't have that mature and sophisticated look like the Skagen ones.

Gosh, I feel like such an adult now...it's kinda stressing me out! Have so many paperwork to do too. Also, need to figure out which health and life insurance to enroll in. Gah! I'm so exhausted and training hasn't even started yet. I'm hoping I'll get a nice roommate...need someone to bond with! I have all my stuff hovering around my suitcase already...I just need to pack it up and go. Can't do it yet until Monday night-ish, I don't want my "business attire" to get wrinkles.

I guess I'm going to miss my life in NYC while I'm away for training...I'll be spending my 27th birthday in Atlanta (>.<!!!) alone!!! But meh...I guess it doesn't matter, just another birthday right?

So how is everyone?!

It's almost 3am here on the east coast, and I am still awake. I've been unemployed for 1 week now. Crazy huh? I gave my 2 weeks notice on March 28th and my last day was April 11th. During my last week of work, everything was crazy and hectic as hell. The people I worked with talked behind my back and even said I was a "traitor". Funny eh? I guess people love putting others down to make themselves feel better about staying at a dead end job.

On with the good news, I finally got a call from the company I interviewed for back in February, last week. April 9th, the recruiter called to congratulate me with a conditional offer. She asked me to fax them some paperwork so they can do a background check. The next day I faxed the paperwork and on Friday I went to Boston with Dylan to visit my parents.

I got back on Monday after renewing my driver's license (she retook my photo too! yay no more high school learner's permit photo!). So on Wednesday, I got a call from them asking me to call them back within 24hrs. I called back and left a message, but it turns out she gave me the wrong number (T_T). So I called their HR number and the guy told me to call another number. It turns out, she was off by one number...it was a 1 not a 4. I left a message at the correct number and Thursday morning, the recruiter called me back and told me that I've been accepted into their training academy. Talk about good timing, huh?

So I guess this past month has been rather crazy...my old job was driving me crazy and I had to leave, and as if the company I applied to knew about this...they called me the moment I quit? I got pretty lucky. But I'm not in the clear yet...I still have to pass 6 weeks of intense training. I'm nervous and excited I guess...but I dunno...I do know that I will finally have benefits, better pay, and I get to be an adult...and did I already say benefits?

My new dilemma is what should I pack! Everything has to be business attire. I need some skirts too. Meh...I feel like such an adult now.

So it's Feb 29th and apparently a bunch of us (namely me...my roomie, friend, coworker and another friend) all woke up late today. I wonder if that's common to wake up late on a leap day. Did you guys wake up late? :P

I know I shouldn't be laughing for coming in an 1h15m late into work...but I just thought it was funny...the busiest day of our work week and I totally overslept :P I blame my new cellphone for having such a "soft" vibrate that didn't wake me up...I only woke up because work called me lol...

On a gaming note: I got the achievement in LO for "Thanks a Million:  Inflict a total of more than 1,000,000 damage points" for a whole whopping 10G. Dylan and I also downloaded on his account an Xbox Live Arcade game called n+. It's actually pretty fun...but in co-op mode I'm usually the one holding us back from accomplishing all the episodes （￣へ￣） I reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally suck at wall jumping...in eveeeeeery fricken action game. What kind of gamer am I? (*゜Д゜*)

Ok back to work and it's lunch time!

So, after the interview on Valentine's Day...I got the flu that lasted about a week and a half...and I'm STILL coughing...I know this cough isn't going anywhere for a while...

The morning of the interview...I barely made it on time for my plane! by the time I got through security it was already at "last call for Flight 505 to Atlanta" yeah...I had to take off my heels and run like a mofo :D nice way to start the morning eh? The interview was looooong...started at about 12:30pm to 5:20pm? I think we all knew right from the start who were going to get the conditional offer and stuff...It's usually the loud mouth girl/guy who is peppy as all hell. Out of the 30 of us...they picked about 6...4 girls and 2 guys...I'm not one of them which to me was kind of a relief. I wasn't too sure if I wanted to work for them or not...They want pretty boys/girls with fake smiles and well I'm definitely not that. I did meet a bunch of normal everyday people though that I thought probably deserved the job more than the ones that they did end up picking...especially the two Asian guys I met that actually spoke Mandarin or Cantonese like they were advertising for...it boggles my mind...really...

So back to more job hunting...actually I'm thinking about temping...any ideas for a good temp agency in NY?

On a non-serious note...I ended up buying an Xbox 360 for myself...well more like I begged my roomie to go out and buy me one while I was half alive in bed with a fever of 104.7! I caved in and got it because of Lost Odyssey (T_T) I'm such a fangirl...This game is rather short but man the story is very emotional!!!

Lost Odyssey ATYoD: "Hanna's Departure"

First "short story" of the game...

Lost Odyssey OST - Disc 2 Track 22

And here's the theme song of the game...very epic!

The game consists of these "memories" that the main character forgot about but something in game triggers his memory and he suddenly remembers them in the form of these short stories...Even if some of you guys won't play this game at least read these stories! Very well written by a very famous Japanese writer. I'm thinking about getting the Japanese "novel" of this and try to read it in Japanese...(keyword "try"!!). Try not to cry too much now!

I just love these kind of games/stories...sad stories are very awesome D: even better if they were in a game...some of the stories about "grandma" type figures made me cry even more since it reminded me of my own grandma that recently passed away...and those stories gave me an even deeper connection to the stories...I wish I can write that well...or draw well enough to turn these stories into some kind of "movie". It was really well done though...so I hope you guys take the time to watch/read a few of them.

Hey guys,

So I have my interview on Thursday of this week...after waiting for them to call me 2 weeks later they set up my appointment for Thursday. The interview will be in Atlanta at 12:30pm...I didn't get my flight info yet and I am worried that the flight to ATL will be at 6am in the morning...

My question to you is...should I be wearing my interview clothes already? or should I try to run around the airport to change into my interview clothes before I flag a cab IF I have time? Just worried since there might be flight delays which will make the push to change even that much more challenging? Also, if I am gonna be wearing my interview clothes while on the plane...how do I keep them from wrinkling? It's going to be a 3 hr flight...and I've never flown in anything more than just a pair of jeans, converse sneakers and a hoodie >.<!!!

I feel like Cinderella on her first job interview :'(

HELP ME PLEASE!

This is our second year anniversary. I can't believe we've been together for this long. Wow :D He makes me very and I love him very much! He means a lot to me and I'm very happy we've been together this long.

To Dylan: Thank you for always being there and always supporting and showing me that you love me with the things you do. This year I will try harder on my part to be more "romantic" and sweeter. I know you missed that side of me!

Hey guys! I hope you guys had a wonderful year so far. Things are looking up for me...I landed a job interview for next week or the week after. They will contact me some time this coming week for the appointment date and my ticket to fly down there for the interview.

But this is where you guys come in! I need help in what to wear, something that makes me look professional, mature and a little more womanly. I have a tendency to look younger than I really am and that bothers me when trying to land a job and have them trust me that I won't fuck up anything. Also, remember I'm very petite so any stores that have small/petite sizes are a plus! And try to attach some pics or send links for ideas!

List of things I need help with:

• Where do you suggest I should shop at for a bag? Something classy please! Nothing that screams "OMG she's young and not professional with no sense of fashion!"
  
• I need ideas on what to do with my hair...should I cut it? It's pretty long right now and I haven't cut it in a long loooong time...professionally cut that is :P
• What kind of pants and shirt should I wear? Should I wear a blazer/suit jacket?
• Last weekend I bought a pair of mid-high heels...I think they look classy and professional, but should I wear something else? It's also really hard for me to find shoes in my size >.<
• Should I wear a watch???