Whew...remember that time when I thought I'd have so much more free time once my thesis was done? Yeaaahhhhh....no

Just got done with a temporary summer job, which means I'm now down to working two jobs again instead of three. I was an exhibit assistant at the museum here on campus this summer, which ended up being a lot of fun, but a lot of work. I was also quite sad because the curator I was working with all summer and who's been a teacher/mentor type of person for the past few years just got a new job in Ohio and left about a week ago. On the plus side...that means his job will be opening up soon...and I might actually be qualified for it!

Still in search of a "real" job. Now that the museum work is done (they could only employ me for the summer because I'm no longer a grad student), I'm just doing my part time work at the pet store and trying to get this non-profit off the ground. Things have been going well with the non-profit so far...we've got a lot of people interested and even have a few jobs here and there (we're in the process of developing a museum exhibit for a local archaeologist now) but it costs an arm and a leg to file the final paperwork with the IRS :-P booooo

One of the other things that's kept me busy these past few months is my brand-new 55 gallon saltwater tank! I swore up and down that saltwater was voodoo and I'd never set up a tank, but two of my friends who are hardcore saltwater buffs finally wore me down. In fact, the tank itself was a surprise...I came back from AC to find it set up in my house and ready to go! I'd given one of my friends a key so he could take care of my animals...sneaky friend. Right now I have a Christmas Wrasse, three purple firefish, and a royal gramma, along with an assortment of corals. It is a lot of work, but I'm enjoying it a lot more than I first thought. Yay fishies!

Hope everyone is doing okay out there. I know I've barely been on the 'net this summer, which I apologize for. A big hug to everyone and here's hoping I'll see more of ya!