Monday the 3rd was punctuated with a trip to Madison in our best attire for the inaugural ball for the new governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker. The evening was full of excitement, joy, laughter and music, as it has been 8 years since a republican has been governor of Wisconsin. Unfortunately for us, we didn’t know anyone, and the possibility of finding some people we knew was slim because of the number of people spread throughout a number of rooms. We made our way to the large exhibit hall in the basement of the building to hear Scott Walker give a short address. It seems as though he will be good for Wisconsin; he has high hopes of creating jobs and has started actions to make that happen.
On Tuesday, the 4th I got to see my best friend, Amanda. We got coffee and went shopping like we normally do. Is there really any better way to spend an afternoon with your best friend? I fail to think of something new each time we get to hang out, which is rare.
Now, I am barreling towards my last semester in college. I am terrified of being unable to find a job. I don’t mind ending school; I’ve had enough. I admit though, I will be very sad if I have to leave friends behind, and I know this is more likely than not. It may be early, but I am already applying for jobs. I want something lined up before I graduate.
I recently shrink-wrapped the windows in my bedroom. Although they are new and very nice windows, their installation is rather sub-par. Because of the window space they are in and the angle of the wall, the space between window and wall cannot be framed. And the small amount of insulation in that space wasn't doing much to stem the cold airflow. Thus, if I closed my door, the temperature dropped about 10 degrees. Already I can tell the shrink wrap is helping. I can't feel cold air near the windows anymore! And in the mornings, when I sleep the whole night with my heat off (it really does cut down on cost), my room is the same temperature as the rest of my apartment. My only problem- my windows were almost too big for the shrink wrap I bought! It works, though!
So that wraps up my Christmas break experience, though I forgot to mention we saw Joe Satriani at some point before my surgery. We went to Chicago to see him, and it was intense. He's one of the best guitar players currently in existence; most of his music is spacey/futuristic/alien-like, I guess. He was fantastic, here's some of his music.
Ok. I'm done. For now. I'll ramble on about nonsense in a few days, I suppose.
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