Thirsty Thursday.

Hey all,

It's Thursday, another end to another week! I feel like I've been in this city for years already! So, the latest development in my life is (1) a for sure date with Jake and (2) I think I am going to transfer out of the School Psychology program. More explanation:

(1) Jake is a dude I "met" on Craig's List and we are getting drinks in Ravenna. Him in a nutshell: a grad student in mechanical engineering at UW with a full time job, 24 years old, 6 foot 2 inches tall, curly brown hair, really cute, etc. You don't need to know much more than that. I have also been talking with other boys such as Jon (a good-looking, witty 26-year-old who graduated from UNC, dabbled in non-profits, and is now a librarian in Seattle), EW (a cute 20-something that knows how to rap), and Nick (a hot 25-year-old who has yet to email me back). I can't decide my favorite so far, but I know one thing for sure: I feel like a girl on the Bachelorette. Seriously. Plus, I have my little "love from afar" on the side in one of my classes. Oh geez.

(2) Yeah, so I think this whole School Psych thing isn't suiting me very well. I don't want to BE a School Psychologist. I think I just want to do plain old Psychology without the Education thing. I mean, it's not for sure yet, but I am very easily figuring out that I am not that interested in the mental health population, special education, and abnormal psychology - things a school psych deals with on a regular basis. Plus, I don't want to limit my options to just working with children. I would like to, at some point, work with adults as well. I don't know, it is so damn difficult to streamline my interests - I have so many! I told my mom last night that, in a perfect world, I would be dancing and singing in a Broadway production, counseling, and making my own line of fashion on the side. Oh, and maybe I would be interior decorating, too.

I took my first hip hop class at the IMA (Intermural Activities Building - basically, it's a rec center where everyone works out) today and it was interesting. I think my outlet throughout grad school is going to be dancing. It makes me so happy. I just love doing it so much. I hope to take some more classes once I get my loan money and I am better adjusted to this lifestyle. I even have a dance studio a half mile from my apartment! How lucky am I?

Okay, I have to go eat dinner. I haven't been home yet today and I need to organize my homework, my thoughts, and my life. I also have some reading to do.

If you talk to me on the phone and I'm stressed, politely remind me that my mental health comes first and order me to do something like take a bath or drink some tea. I'm gonna need that.