June 18, 2003 :: 4:36 p.m.
won't you be my swollen lymph node?
Mer. I hurt. My shoulder hurts from sitting at the computer, and there's a swollen something under my jaw (possibly a "lymph node") that's less than a jolly good time. It's not as big as it was last night, but it's still tender and is causing very simple things to be painful. Like swallowing and chewing and coughing and yawning and poking around in my mouth with my tongue and leaning my head down and to the right and pressing on the inflamed bump, which I probably shouldn't do but am too weak to resist. Eating aggravates the situation, but that's not notoriously a problem around here. I had a bowl of Fruit Loops when I came home from job-hunting this afternoon, and some honey-roasted peanuts about 20 minutes ago. I love them, but they're not the best thing for someone with a painfully swollen jaw thing to be eating. Alas. Why must I always enjoy things that are bad for me?
I went to a camera shop in Lemoyne that's looking for retail help and put in an application. I would totally love to work at a camera shop, because discounted photographic goods = happy Amanda. I was going to stop by Commerce Bank and apply as well, since Carla works there and told me that they're looking for tellers, but I have no gas whatsoever and was afraid that I wouldn't be able to make it home from Lemoyne, let along the bank. I was going to put my remaining 4 bucks worth in the tank, but I got distracted at Dick Blick and ended up spending it on a little piece of canvas board and a pen that I really didn't need. I went it intent on buying a few cheap colored pencils to sketch with, as my preferred color of Col-Erase has been reduced to a stumpy, eraser-less freak, but they didn't have the ones I wanted. The people who work there are very intimidating (and sort of pushy), and I felt weird leaving without buying anything, so I picked up the above-mentioned stuff. Didn't need it. Didn't really want it. But pretentious artsy people scare me, okay? I'm pathetic, leave me alone.
I also stopped at Joann Fabrics, intending to grab an application - they're looking for seasonal help, and again, discounted craft goods = happy Amanda. I didn't get one, though. I didn't know who to ask, and this intensely annoying sewing machine rep guy (who is ALWAYS there) kept opening his screechy mouth and making my ears bleed. So I looked at the yarn and buttons, did my best to wipe up the trail of drool that somehow appeared behind me, and went on my merry way.
One very productive thing that I did today was call HACC to ask about the placement tests that I supposedly have to take - reading comprehension and writing. According to the little pamphlet that I got about the tests I should have been exempt from both, so I called my advisor lady to see what was going on. Turns out that they just got my transcripts today (jesus, that took forever...), and they hadn't been reviewed yet. She said that since I had As in both of my English classes at LVC and sufficiently high SAT scores (1320), I'll most likely be exempt. I'm going in on Monday to register for classes. Exciting.
Anyway... I'm hungry. Adam called a bit ago, not feeling well and sporting a hurt arm, so I'm not sure if we'll be doing anything tonight or not. If not, I'll probably end up hanging out at Joe's or something. Maybe I'll call Amanda and see what she's up to.
Hopefully this one will actually post.
Ciao.
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