let's fold scarves

days since getting sick: 57.

a few minutes ago, over instant messenger:
joe: blogs are hard to market.
me: haha, i guess… especially ones like mine which have no real universal point of interest.
joe: well, it just needs a mission statement discussion.
me: like...?
joe: oh, i dunno… these things are done on a whiteboard.
me: i mean, what is a mission statement?
joe: to be focused, a program or organization develops a vision statement, mission statement, and goals. the vision statement defines what the ideal would look like. the mission statement defines the organization's role in achieving that vision. the goals are specific measurable steps in performing the mission to gauge effectiveness
me: eh, i think i just prefer ranting to anyone crazy enough to read my blog. oh, and you.
joe: hehe… well that can be a mission statement.
me: my mission statement is let's fold scarves.
joe: yes, let's.
me: my blog takes an adamantly pro-folded scarves platform.
joe: too bad known terrorists have been seen wearing folded scarves. and i hear your folded scarves are muslim.
me: the scarves themselves are muslim? like, the actual cloth?
joe: or maybe muslin.

hahaha. (this is why we're friends.)

in other news, my internship ends in 2 ½ weeks, and i'm actually pretty sad that lcv can't offer me a continuing position as a staff member. i had a pretty good day organizing (not helping organize, but actually organizing) the conference call we're doing with our donors tomorrow, supplemented by going down to the national press club to attend the press conference that lcv's president led. good conversations today with the staff members in my department, too — i think they will miss me.

i was definitely PUMPED by the time i went to meet up with grandma and ivan (her boyfriend) for dinner, which went well although i'm worried the prices at the restaurant i suggested we go to (that place down by the waterfront in georgetown, i forget it's name) might have intimidated them. so i feel bad about that. but now i'm back in my room, having finished my homework for tomorrow and totally avoiding paper writing, résume building, cover letter drafting, even european vacation organizing...

speaking of which, i really need to amp up my search for a new job. fuck, it's already november. i'm going home in 3 weeks and before then i need to not only apply for jobs/internships for the spring semester, but write 2 humongous papers as well. of course, i'd rather do the former — i am beyond ready to graduate! (luckily, my advisor seemed pretty on board with me graduating early.)

i convinced jeffrey to apply to cal state northridge even though he protested it was too close to home. i'm really anxious about him with regards to his college application process, even though he already got into arizona state. i guess this is my way of avoiding thinking about grad school.

oh, and i think something else happened this week... ah, yes, i remember...

YES, WE DID!