Everything in this post is related, I promise.

Apparently some guy dreamed about a phone number, texted it, and now he's married to the girl behind said phone number. That's adorable. I like how things like that can still happen even though so many people are like, afraid to leave their house. Not to mention that as kids we're all taught not to talk to strangers. I realize the importance of learning the difference between good stranger and bad stranger, but if we just didn't talk to strangers, how would we ever meet people? :)

Case in point: I wouldn't have met the bf if I couldn't talk to strangers.

He's pretty stressed right now, and understandably so. Getting assignments in on time + finishing portfolio + finishing final project + finding an internship while simultaneously trying to tell them that the portfolio they want to see isn't done yet. I hope everything works out and he feels better soon. We tend to reflect each others' moods, so I'm currently feeling pretty stressed about finishing up as well.

I got my resume finished and uploaded to the school's server yesterday. I have yet to really start searching for jobs, though, because I got distracted and began searching for apartments/roommates. (I should probably find a job first so I know how much money I have to play with, y'know?) I found a few sites that are kind of along the lines of eHarmony et. al., except for finding roommates. And they all appear to suck. They fall into one of three categories:
1) Free and crappy (i.e. not updated)
2) Free, but unless you pay your listing will fall to the bottom of the stack
3) Free, but all you can do with that is set up a profile and send messages; if you want to read messages sent to you, you have to pay $6 for a three-day trial or $20 for a month
Yeah. The website mentioned in the 3rd option did seem pretty decent, though. So since it's free to start, I might go with that one, and put a note in my profile to email me at my hotmail address (written in name[at]site[dot]com format, of course) and use a specific subject line. If I end up not liking the service, hey, it was free, and any spam I do get will stay out of my gmail account. Or maybe I'll just make an "I need a roommate!" group on facebook.

Also, I stopped at Deb last night in search of black pants that actually fit me (read: are meant to fit at the hips, not the waist). I didn't check the plus size side, but on the "regular" size side, those bastards didn't have anything above a size 7. I'm a size 11. Yeah. 11 isn't even borderline plus size (I think 15 or 17 is), so it'd be awesome if a store carried a variety of pants in every size, plskthx. However, I did find a black suit coat for $20, so I was sure to nab that. Hooray for finding job interview clothes.

*skims back on last few entries*

Oh, yes. On Thursday I finally went to a free help session in the accounting department and got my taxes done. I was hoping it'd be an actual help session where they teach me how to do the paperwork, but instead, they use e-file and basically do all the work for you. That's nice, I suppose, but knowing how to do my own taxes would be a nice skill to have. But, either way, it's done now. I'll be getting like $500 eventually. Most of which will be going towards new clothes. I should start watching What Not To Wear for ideas.

But, before I graduate, I should probably go do my homework.

White

Well, NOW they put us under a winter storm warning. Y'know, once the skies actually open up and start dumping snow. "Hey, it looks bad in that area too. Maybe we should've put them under a watch?"

WTF, Weather Service. WTF.

I pay attention to the news on occasion...

Apparently one of the marketing fellas from Aqua Teen Hunger Force was arrested for putting up little light-up signs that caused Boston to go into terrorism freakout mode.

In this installment of People Are Idiots, we have... ATHF vs. Boston!

ATHF: As the Current's music blog points out, the point of marketing is to gain attention. However, I've been through all the marketing and advertising classes, and the public relations geek in me liked this blog that a Current reader linked to (which includes a video of the lights). Take a peek at the list of things ATHF could have done to make the campaign run more smoothly. Y'know, all the things someone in charge of marketing SHOULD be thinking of before implementing a campaign. Permits and contacts and interaction, oh my!

Boston: Seriously, people. They look like fucking Lite Brites**. I understand we're living in a post-9/11 world, but come on, take a couple deep breaths here.

**Lite Brite description TM one of the awesomely brilliant Current blog readers

Sigh. I need to back away from the idiots for a while. Luckily I have to go to choir now.