the end of the end

This is it. I've been sitting here all morning trying to finish these last minute tasks asked of me. Trying to figure out if I'll be able to entertain myself this final afternoon. The "team" is about to take me out to my farewell lunch. Free lunch for me is definitely a plus.

I actually got interrupted for that lunch and just returned. I enjoyed my food thoroughly and the fact it was free. It was the first time I've been out with the whole team in a while and I remembered why I usually didn't attend team lunches. Too many silent parts for my own good.

Anyway, I am in absolutely no way prepared to leave for the Blacksburg to Harrisonburg trip tomorrow....I take that back. I'm definitely ready to get the hell out of here. I've got a ways to go on laundry and packing tonight and tomorrow though.

Well. Just a few more hours. Start wrapping things up here and never look back. I s'ppose the next entry will be from the good 'ole Shenandoah Valley. Here's a sneak preview.

latest update....ever

Well. I decided to wait for a number of things to happen before I returned here to make any sort of update on my plans. I know I have previously made comments about tentative plans coming this summer and to not only everyones surprise, this has been quite for myself as well. I was hoping to make moves by the end of July, so that I could easily transition out of my current apartment lease and venture out somewhere. My predicted time line has been grossly shortened, and now I'm slated to leave next week.

My plans to venture into the nursing field are very real now. I tried my best to line up classes at TCC so that I could potentially still work and live out my lease in Virginia Beach, but it turns out the place who's slogan is "From here, go anywhere!" doesn't actually like having questions asked of them and must really, and I mean really hate trying to help someone out. I can't understand how prerequisites and red tape should matter to a non degree seeking student who wants to give you money. If I wanted to pay you to teach me how to sow a sock, and I never showed up to "class" and still paid you, would you really care?

I resorted to quitting my job and signing up for a chemistry and stats at JMU and biology at Blue Ridge Community College, requiring my presence in that area to attend lab sections. I'm leaving Friday the 15th for Blacksburg so I can see my brother finally graduate college (5 year plan looks like it worked well though). Then Sunday I'll go straight to Harrisonburg so I can attend the first class of my undergraduate career, round 2. I'll be in and out of VB while moving my stuff in waves while re-establishing myself as a resident of Harrisonburg.

I'm extremely excited and scared, seeing as I'm leaving a very safe station in life so that I can owe a lot of money in a couple of years. Things will be good though. Harrisonburg will treat me well and I will treat it well. Looking forward to posting some more positive thoughts in the future.