peace.love.music.chik

Hey. Remember me?

We used to blog together?

Yeah. So. I got a new one. We'll see how it goes.

click just like cam jansen's photographic memory.

visit me. i can't promise anything.

posted by Hae @ 4:04 AM 0 comments

My 7 things

1. I'm a circus freak. Well, I could be. I am extremely double-jointed. My left thumb bends completely back to touch my wrist - forward AND backward.
2. I burst into random bouts of song at any moment. I think there is just music inside of me. My sister probably just thinks I'm annoying.
3. I would rather be anywhere than the place where I am currently located. Traveling bug galore. This is why I can't decide on a major, can't decide on a place to live, can't decide on my dinner on most nights.
4. I have a nervous laugh. If your laugh lasts more than 5 seconds, you are unable to carry a conversation, or you smile like there are fishing hooks on either side of your mouth - i gaurantee you i will fill the uncomfortable silences and laugh nervously.
5. I chew a LOT of gum. I think I have an oral fixation and get your mind out of the gutter while you're at it. So to fill the rests between talking, singing, eating, and drinking - I chew gum.
6. I slept on a boat deck one night - from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Bari, Italy - wrapped in all of the clothes and towels and pillow covers I had with me. It was effing cold.
7. I can envision myself in certain careers, certain points in my life, even with a kid or two - but I can't envision myself married. Weird.

There it is. Love me or hate me. But probably, you should love me because I'm fun. Just don't laugh or converse in a manner that makes me feel awkward. :)

posted by Hae @ 10:46 PM 1 comments

And I'm BACK IN THE GAME! (I think I've already used this title once).

I declare . . . BANKRUPTCY! Ok, actually not. But I do declare this the grand re-opening of my blog. I got LAZY over the summer/"fall", yo. And I miss posting photos or poems or silly words - i LOVE the silliness.

S - Start. Monday is my start date at the new job - orientation day. Although I get to spend the entire day with HR going over my retirement plans, so that I can live comfortably when I'm 40. Oh. Is that not when you get to retire? 42?

I - Insurance. Apparently I need it, especially so I can get some of that laser eye surgery and still get hit by cars. Now if someone could just tell me what the hell all of the mumbo jumbo in these benefits packages means, that would be FANtastic.

L - Lillehammer. It's in Norway. I know this because I took a World Traveler quiz and I am an expert.

L - Laughing. A lot of this has been taking place in our home, thanks to How I Met Your Mother: Season 2. "Hello!"

I - Interstates. That past few weekends have been filled with them: 17, 10, 5, . . . San Diego and Oceanside (before the wildfires), Flagstaff, and Flagstaff revisited. There were sea lions involved, Arrested Development marathons, the baking of vegan foods, and oddly enough - a man wearing a bear skin, hanging out a second-story window, drinking a large glass of wine at 11 a.m. and throwing paint balls at unsuspecting parade participants.

N - Numerous. The amount of new books either on my shelf or on Kristen's shelf or in our living room that I am excited to read! And P.S., Bookman's is probably the greatest second-hand book store/record store/film store/poster store/magazine store . . . ever!

E - Eat. Where? Food. Good. Okay, so tonight my sis and I are going out to dinner to celebrate the fact that I will no longer be able to use the phrase "Well, today on Ellen . . ." I'm supposed to pick the restaurant. Okay, you can help me here: Brewery, Pizza, or "Sonoran Cuisine" (a.k.a. Mexican). You think Beer, too?

S - Seven. The ungodly hour at which I will soon have to rise to catch the bus for that thing I was once so excited about: work.

S - Stop. Like at the end of a telegram, but this time at the end of a blog. Peace and paychecks, bloggers

posted by Hae @ 5:15 PM 2 comments

Working for the Man . . .

Actually, a bunch of women. And SOOOOOOO happy about it! :)

49 applications. 11 job interviews. 4 job offers. 1 that finally felt good. :)

So the self-imposed ban is lifted, and I am allowed to blog again. I made a deal with myself that I could not blog until I got a job - I was only looking out for you guys, you know. So you wouldn't get anymore of those pointless or frighteningly boring blogs. And so, I am the newest employee at Arizona State University!

This came at a WONDERFUL time, as I have only enough rent for November, and that's only without food and other luxuries. Also, November is when I must start paying back my student loans. So really - a paycheck will be MUCH appreciated. Thank you, God. For serious.

posted by Hae @ 11:47 AM 2 comments

"I wish alcohol was calorie free . . ."

-or-

Things I wish I hadn't said aloud.

I got to schmooze with the big cheese this morning. In other words, I had an interview at the uni. I don't really want to blog about it because I feel like that will jinx it. However, it was the most chill I've ever felt before, during, and after an interview. Granted I spent all of yesterday studying interviewing tips and reading about the office where I applied - but this morning, sitting outside the office - no butterflies, no nervousness, no urge to run out the door. Meh. Now, in keeping with the title (or rather, subtitle) of this blog, they did ask one question to which I wish I had either kept to myself or lied.

Them: "What are the two tasks you least enjoy doing?"
Me: "Hm. I didn't enjoy dusting at the bookstore."

Seriously - what are you supposed to say at an interview for an ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT job? "I don't really like doing those things that other people don't have time for - like filing, copying, typing, answering phones . . . you know. I don't enjoy working, actually. I'd much rather stay home and watch Weeds. So those would be the two tasks." Come on. Really, all I've ever "not enjoyed" doing was being a chummy, pushy, phony salesperson at the bookstore. And dusting. So I was honest.

Let's hope my *cough* midwestern farm-charm . . . or something like that, won them over.

Some closing notes:
-watch Weeds Season 2. you will bust a gut, then be begging for Season 3.
-i wish i could have been a cast member of arrested development.
-i need to apply for more jobs. out.

posted by Hae @ 2:12 PM 2 comments

Song lyrics to categorize present life.

I'm gonna let the bad times roll:
I flooded the laundry room yesterday.
I have applied for 21 jobs in the past 10 days.
Whoever said a Psychology degree can be used for anything - LIED.
I overdrew my bank account last weekend.
No one has bought my car.

Are you having a good time:
My sister is awesome and got me Weeds Season 2 for my birthday.
Incubus is playing here soon, and I missed their Red Rocks show this summer.
I ordered 4 CDs, and they have been shipped.
I like Arizona.

posted by Hae @ 12:42 PM 0 comments

By the time I get to Arizona,

You'll be falling from my grace.
- Halloween Alaska

check it.

Well helloooooooo blogging world . . . all two of you. I must first apologize for leaving you with a blog about, uh, and . . . things. Two months is far too long for these, uh, topics to remain listed.

This blog is pretty pointless now that I live with the main reader. SO I may change up the content . . . maybe to test out poems or, more pertinent to my current predicament, cover letters and whatnot. Oh come on, you know you're EX-CIT-ED. I shouldn't blog when I'm sleepy.

Um, maybe more tomorrow . . . wow, I've turned into Boring Haley.

posted by Hae @ 9:32 PM 0 comments