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Sooooo sleepy right now. I've been on the Internet all day looking for an article on school spirit/pride that was written by an African American or Hispanic/Latino female (darn state textbook committees and their ethnic count regulations!).
This weekend I went out to dinner with my friend Emily, who was actually a summer intern at my old company. While she was there, she ended up helping me out by updating website content for me after I gave her a brief lesson in the basics of HTML. When we were at dinner, she told me that the work she did for me led to an interest in website development, so she switched her major from business to information systems management. She is graduating in the spring and already has a great job lined up in her new field.
I suddenly came to the realization that I had influenced someone's life in a positive manner--that definitely made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
Yesterday I attended a staff meeting for Chicago Dance Magazine, a new publication I'm doing some writing for. I also received copies of the first issue with my first article--I love seeing my name in print, even though I'm not sure I agreed with all of the editor's changes. I've decided to get back into ballroom dancing, which I did in college, so I'm going to be the magazine's resident ballroom expert. I start lessons in January and I'm just praying that I won't be the only single person there.
Last night I had my first phone conversation resulting from my adventures on Match.com. The guy seemed pretty friendly and outgoing. We had a nice conversation and are going to go out sometime after Christmas. The only thing I'm concerned about is the fact that on his profile, he chose the option "I don't drink alcohol." What does that mean? Is he an alcoholic? Does he abstain for religious reasons? What normal 29-year-old guy wouldn't indulge in an occasional drink? I'm not looking for a lush or anything--I just really enjoy drinking wine in a social setting and am not really sure how I should act when we do go out.
Of course, he contacted me, and I'm assuming he read my entire profile in which I repeatedly mention my love of wine, so hopefully he won't have any issues with that. I just think it's kind of odd.
This weekend I went out to dinner with my friend Emily, who was actually a summer intern at my old company. While she was there, she ended up helping me out by updating website content for me after I gave her a brief lesson in the basics of HTML. When we were at dinner, she told me that the work she did for me led to an interest in website development, so she switched her major from business to information systems management. She is graduating in the spring and already has a great job lined up in her new field.
I suddenly came to the realization that I had influenced someone's life in a positive manner--that definitely made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
Yesterday I attended a staff meeting for Chicago Dance Magazine, a new publication I'm doing some writing for. I also received copies of the first issue with my first article--I love seeing my name in print, even though I'm not sure I agreed with all of the editor's changes. I've decided to get back into ballroom dancing, which I did in college, so I'm going to be the magazine's resident ballroom expert. I start lessons in January and I'm just praying that I won't be the only single person there.
Last night I had my first phone conversation resulting from my adventures on Match.com. The guy seemed pretty friendly and outgoing. We had a nice conversation and are going to go out sometime after Christmas. The only thing I'm concerned about is the fact that on his profile, he chose the option "I don't drink alcohol." What does that mean? Is he an alcoholic? Does he abstain for religious reasons? What normal 29-year-old guy wouldn't indulge in an occasional drink? I'm not looking for a lush or anything--I just really enjoy drinking wine in a social setting and am not really sure how I should act when we do go out.
Of course, he contacted me, and I'm assuming he read my entire profile in which I repeatedly mention my love of wine, so hopefully he won't have any issues with that. I just think it's kind of odd.
posted by Chicago Spinster @ 1:35 PM
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