Epic, so glad to hear it.
I went straight to college, as did my brother. My sister did as well, but it took her about a decade to get her bachelor’s and never really got a job that was relevant. I don’t know what she would have done with a gap year.
Going to a solstice labyrinth walk at a friend’s UU church. It’s the only holiday really resonating right now. Boss let us off an hour early and I’m getting paid for 40 even though I’m five hours short. He and I had a good chat today about a couple things. It’s been great having someone from another shop here for different methods, and also to tell my bosses shit I have been saying but they can hear it from them. So we shall see.
Epic!! That is wonderful news.
That’s such good news, Epic!
Whoo hoo, Epic! Excellent news!
Reports have come in that a postcard I mailed IN SEPTEMBER from Italy arrived at its destination in West Seattle today.
(This gives me some hope that Matilda's birthday card will eventually make it to San Francisco. Holy Dinah.)
(This gives me some hope that Matilda's birthday card will eventually make it to San Francisco. Holy Dinah.)
Talk about a surprise birthday treat!
Yes, Epic! Such good news!
my “work hard in high school and get the fuck out of Indiana and away from the fam” plan
Yeah, going straight to college 900 miles or so from home was the best thing that could've happened to me. I didn't particularly need to escape my family, which as families go was pretty damn functional, but I sure needed to get out of the small-town milieu, and I don't think Auburn or anywhere else in-state would've been quite far enough. Hell, if nothing else, I'd probably still be a Republican if I hadn't left!
I'm feeling better about Alex's situation. He's going to submit an appeal asking to be reinstated, and I think he has a better sense of what he needs and wants to do. And while we don't want to be helicopter parents, we've offered our assistance with this particular maze of bureaucracy because it's definitely adulting on one of the harder settings.
And it's good to hear folks' stories of unconventional post-HS paths. I get the sense there will be a lot of kids in the pandemic generation who need a little extra time to sort themselves out, too.
