Home Again

Well, John and I are back in Norwich for the final stretch. The next time we fly to Georgia it is to stay!

Our rental agency has started showing our apartment to potential renters. I'm all for this since we can get out of our lease a few days early if someone else wants to move in. But I've never lived in a place that was being shown before. Apparently some people came by when we were out of town, and another trio showed up today. The agency doesn't seem to care that we haven't done anything to prepare for these showings but I do feel a little bad that our flat isn't as neat as it could be. Good thing Sarah and Jesse's visit is forcing me to really clean.

Yay

John turned in his paper so he is done with his second semester! Now he just has to write his thesis and he'll be LLM-ed! We are doing some more traveling to celebrate so we may be radio silent for a couple of days.

Oh, and UGA asked me if I wanted to move up the Specialist degree in Education for School Library Media and I said yes! I got into a competitive program without even applying to it. And without having any previous Education degrees. Anyway, with a little extra work this will successfully get me certified to be a Media Specialist in Georgia and may even bump me to a higher pay scale.

Worried Girl

John and I are about to embark on our Amazing England Adventure (driving around for days in the rented car) and to keep the mold from completely taking over the flat while we are gone I decided to clean the bathroom. I've managed to not catch John's cold so far but I'm afraid the cleaning chemicals might have irritated my sinuses enough to give the germs a foot hold. Let's hope my mucus membranes rebuild themselves and kick the germs out!

I convinced John that I deserved to see a movie because I worked so hard this morning. So, we finally went to see The Boat that Rocked. The ads for it came out a while ago, so I feel like I've been waiting forever. I enjoyed it!

I've still been working away at my guitar playing. Since I decided to learn guitar I've been harboring some vague hope of writing the occasional folk song, but like David Rees, with Bush gone I've been wondering what there is to make social/political commentary on. The economy?

21st Century Worried Girl Blues (sung to the tune of Worried Man Blues)

Chorus:
It takes a worried girl to sing a worried song
It takes a worried girl to sing a worried song
It takes a worried girl to sing a worried song
I’m worried now, but I won’t be worried long

I’m looking for a job, but no one will hire me
I’m looking for a job, but no one will hire me
I’m looking for a job, but no one will hire me
They say that Ponzi has ruined our economy

Chorus

I’ve applied all over town but I haven’t heard a thing
I’ve applied all over town but I haven’t heard a thing
I’ve applied all over town but I haven’t heard a thing
You need a PhD to work for Burger King

Chorus

I’ve been goin’ to school for the past 21 years
I’ve been goin’ to school for the past 21 years
I’ve been goin’ to school for the past 21 years
And all I’ve got, is loans up to my ears

Chorus

I ain’t got no way to pay back all these loans
I ain’t got no way to pay back all these loans
I ain’t got no way to pay back all these loans
I hope my folks will let me move back home

Chorus

Surely I am the voice of the 21st century 20-something...

What are you worried about? Leave your own verses in the comments.