Well, hey. I got a job. This is how it happened:

Me: Hey, Universe, I think I want to leave Twin Oaks and get a job at a Montessori school in Northern Virginia. Also, I'd like to make decent money so that, you know, I don't have to live in my parents' basement for very long. I know it's August, and most of the teaching jobs are already full, but I'd really appreciate it.
Universe: Well, OK. Just because I like you. Don't you start taking me for granted now.
Me: Thanks, Universe! You're the best.

In other news, I've been trying to get out and about a fair amount. As I said to the universe, I'm living in my parents' basement. This could get depressing. Hence going out. I went to an awesome party last weekend, featuring electroswing music. I had not previously been exposed to this genre. Here's a fairly laid-back electroswing tune featuring a song I know and love from my childhood:




Another effort to get out of the house: I signed up for a 10 week belly dancing class! How fun. It's through the Fairfax parks and rec department, so it's pretty cheap. We'll see how it goes. If I like it, I could follow it up with Belly Dancing II. I'm hoping to be able to cross some of the skills over into my hooping; it would be nifty to do belly dance things with my arms instead of just flailing them around.

Speaking of hooping, I made a video of myself (link) for the first time in ages. It's just a practice session, so don't get too excited. But hey, I can do tricks and stuff. It's something.

I'm hoping to make a habit of attending the Meridian Hill Park hoop jam on Sundays. I can't tomorrow, unfortunately, but I'll do my damnedest to get there next Sunday. I will get out. I will do things. I will have an interesting life.

I sent a bunch of postcards Twin Oaks-ward a couple days ago. I wonder whether they've arrived. I cried for the first time in a while yesterday. Clearly, I shouldn't have listened to that emotionally loaded song. (Coast of Maine. It's a new heart breaker for me.)

I'm doing pretty well. I feel much more solid, except for the whole, "living in my parents' basement is super surreal" thing. I'm excited about making things happen. I'm excited about things that are already happening.