I'm still amused at how much everyone I meet loves my accent. I'm still not used to hearing people say cawfee (coffee) and I don't think I ever will get used to it. I also don't think I'll ever get used to the insane traffic and crazy drivers. One day it was raining slightly and it added a good 20-30 minutes to my commute b/c people had no idea what they were doing. I'm told that it's even worse in snow. Great.
Besides traffic and crazy accents, I LOVE it here. There's a whole lot to do (obviously) and I am so ready to be completely settled so I can start enjoying the scenery more. My job is incredible. I am loving being an analyst because it really allows me to be the nerd that I am. I literally dreamed about a spreadsheet last night and woke up happy... I'm not joking. I know I'm not normal. The best part is that I'm not stuck behind spreadsheets and numbers ALL the time. I get a lot of interaction with others and there's definitely a big teamwork emphasis, which I love. When I chose to study business, I envisioned my career to look something like me sitting in a room with really smart people coming up with awesome ideas and then going off and implementing them. Now that I get to do that... I'm loving it.
My apartment still isn't anywhere close to what I want it to look like. It's been a long process with getting furniture delivered, etc. and I still have basically nothing decorated. My couch is being delivered tomorrow so I'm trying to get the last of my things unpacked and organized so I'll have room for everything. It's definitely interesting having so little space when I was used to having my own house. I like it though. Cleaning is SO easy and quick.. and frankly, I'm just one person.. I don't need a ton of space to live. I plan on getting a lot of my decor, etc. when I go home for Thanksgiving this week, so that will make this place feel more like home. Also, I'm just REALLY excited to see everyone at home.
I know this blog is super long (I wouldn't have this problem if I'd update more through the week, right?!) but I also want to briefly talk about HOW MUCH FUN I had at a Foo Fighters and Social Distortion concert this week. It was this past Monday at The Rock (Prudential Center) in Newark, New Jersey. The Rock happens to be where the New Jersey Nets play currently, but they are moving to Brooklyn next year. We had general admission floor tickets so we got to stand pretty close to the stage. I was worried that people would be all crazy and pushing/shoving but it wasn't really the case. A few people were, but for the most part everyone was pretty calm. I don't know a lot of the music, but I enjoyed the show anyway. Dave Grohl, the lead singer, is an incredible entertainer. The highlight for me was the the drummer was wearing a "Wildcat Pride" t-shirt!!! It was really cool. I literally made it my mission to get a good picture of it but he was moving so fast with drumming it was hard to get a good one. Here's the best one I got...
For now I'm off to go get my car detailed (for $25.. thank you Groupon!) and drop off my laundry. I know, it's an exciting Saturday! Tomorrow is my big day, though. Going to make Kevin one of his favorite meals (chicken fettuccine alfredo) in exchange for him being so kind as to take me to see Breaking Dawn Part 1.
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