OK, here's the deal on the moving. After realizing that I'll soon be 26 (less than month now....yikes), and that I had no savings to speak of, I got a little freaked. This is something that's been bugging me since part-way through last semester. So, I applied for the Public Service of Canada. When I did this, I let them know that I would be willing to work in Halifax and Moncton, and I think I may have also said Sackville, NB, but I honestly can't remember.
By including more than Halifax in this criteria, I figured I'd:
(1) Increase my odds of getting offered a job in the first place, and
(2) By allowing for the chance to live in Moncton or Sackville, I could live significantly cheaper than in Halifax-a bonus, since I am currently up to my ass in student loan debt at the moment.
So here's the deal, and unfortunately it's all related to money for the most part-I friggin need it hahaha. Seriously though, my freak-out some months ago relating to possible marriage/kids (brought on by, well partly brought on by the idea of getting older, the other part being responsible was my imagination going wild I suspect).....where was I? Oh yeah.....I have no real interest at the moment of working myself towards marriage/kids, I'd rather that just kind of happen when it's supposed to, but with it in mind, I need to prepare myself. I had a friend from high school buy a house a little over a year ago, as well as meet someone last year who is a bit younger than myself, but already has plans regarding homeownership.....so that stuff made me do a rethink I guess. I have no desire at this point to settle down in one area, I'm just not ready for that at all, but when it comes, I want to be prepared.
But with all this mind, I have yet to be offered a job yet, I'm just covering my bases let us say. I have told some people some time ago that I might leave, but for those closer to home I'm still breaking the news-slowly at that as well. My family doesn't know yet at all-except for Ian.
Oh yeah, go to the embedded link in the title to see someone's collection of their own personal top 50 videos of 2005. The link has been floating around on various sites I noticed, but just in case someone missed it, there it is. I personally liked the M83 song-very good, although the video isn't what I find all that entertaining. The Royksopp video is definitely cool, plus I like the song-I'm listening to it now! Brendan Benson too-good song......the video is neat as well. I haven't gotten too far in the list though, those are the highlights of the well 5 total I watched.....it's an ongoing process.
a bientot.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
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It's interesting that you feel this way because I feel the same way myself. As we are both recent university graduates (same class might I add), it feels as if there's nothing to work towards anymore. School provides such of sense of structure, purpose and guidance. And without that, I feel that if I don't work towards marriage/kids/house/savings, that I'm way off track and not working towards anything. And it doesn't help that some people our age are working towards this or already have it. I always feel like there's something wrong with me for not wanting/having it... or perhaps it them. Who knows. I know I'm rambling but it's nice to know there's at least one other soul out there that feels (at least I think feels) the same way.
I hear you there...walking around SMU now with some of the teaching staff our age makes me feel a little out of place sometimes. I guess for myself I have no desire to be the type of person who hits 30 and wonders what I did for a decade....school was fun, but there's more out there I know. I promised my mom I wouldn't start a family or settle down young like she did, and I guess I made good on that. Next chapter time....jeez, now I'm rambling haha.
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