if you could be anything you wanted then you'd be disappointed am i right

things have been pretty ok of late. my grandfather is currently in critical care at st. clare's hospital in schenectady, but i'm sure he's going to be ok. and most everything else is going well and smoothly so

all in all: i am happy.

for the time being i'm living with my aunt and uncle in new hampshire. this is because i've still been unable to obtain a real job, and my uncle got me a temporary job painting someone's house in St. Johnsbury, VT. this has been going quite well, though progress has been slow this last week thanks to thunderstorms and the threat of thunderstorms. i love living with my aunt and uncle. they are so unbelievably generous and fun, and they have this wonderful way of treating me like an adult (and even a semi-intelligent one at that). i wish i could live there forever. but unfortunately i'll have to leave in a couple of weeks or so when house-painting is finished. i did get a job offer, though, from my cousin (daughter of aforementioned aunt and uncle) who manages a law firm in wyoming. she says i can have a job there as a legal assistant whenever i want. i was really excited about this offer, for several reasons, a few of which will be outlined presently in the form of a numbered list:

1. wyoming! (read: mountains, yellowstone, adventures, etc.)
2. low cost of living (as opposed to a big metropolitan area) which means apartments can be rented, bills can be paid and money can be saved for things like trips to far-off lands
3. guaranteed job
4. good work experience
5. a new and exciting place

so i think i would like to go. the trick is going to be convincing my favorite person in the world that it's a good idea and that she should come along with me. i think maybe just maybe i can. i sure hope so.

and speaking of Favoriteperson: in less than 48 hours i will be boarding an airplane and i will take a frustratingly indirect route to chicago where i will finally see her again. i get to visit her for a whole week and do lots of fun chicago things and top it all off with the pitchfork music festival next weekend. it's gonna be great. it's gonna be great even if i have to do her lazy asshole landlord's household projects for him.

i'm not going into that now though. i'm going to bed. i'm tired from driving through mountains.