come fly with me

i realized today that, in the past year, i lost roughly $350 to the airlines due to my not purchasing my flight reservations for the correct dates, then having to purchase new reservations due to certain airlines' lameass rules preventing refunds. that doesn't even count the time i had to buy a last-minute ticket from dc to california that time i missed my flight. in other words, my finances are a mess, and i'm afraid it's all my fault.

that all being said, i arrived back in california today. hopefully, i can save some money by not having to spend it on 2 months' rent, thus "recovering my losses" vis-à-vis the aforementioned flight travesties. actually, however, i'm enjoying myself so far... i know, i've only been here for a few hours, but hey, i'm usually sick of it by now. looking at my schedule, i'm due to be really busy while i'm here, which will be nice with regards to giving my life a sense of purpose. i have an interview at a temp agency on tuesday, too, so hopefully if they can give me some assignments i can make some dough in that way.

i've come to the conclusion that, even though i don't like actually flying in practice, i like the concept of flying. i realize this a very white thing of me to do, but it makes me feel important. ;) i mean, if i didn't go to school so far away that i had to fly, i'd probably still be flying as seldom as i did before college. instead, i feel all businessman-like and awesome! :)

speaking of which, on may 26, i'm flying to raleigh to spend a few days there with jack before i go on to the ihs seminar in fabulous winston-salem (that's sarcasm... they sent us a "list" of things to do and there were all of 2 bullet points). afterward, i'm hitching a ride up to dc, where i'll get to see everybody for a few blessèd days before i take my 5-month leave of absence from the national capital area. now that's gonna be weird.

so, as you can tell, this all involves a lot more flying for me. i'm not enthralled that this is where all my money seems to go, but what else can i do? i'm currently bicoastal, and i can't seem to escape that until i'm through with my undergrad.

my flights (baltimore to burbank via phoenix) today were okay. southwest is a weird airline.

anyway, my 20th birthday was fabulous. thanks to all for the great birthday wishes. on wednesday (my actual birthday), i went to black cat with joanna and saw the thermals. definitely a great show. at the end, i shook the bassist's hand and told her that i loved her, and she told me that she loves me back! yay! ♥ yesterday was my 1990s-themed party, which was fun, albeit bittersweet. i'm definitely going to miss that crew (and, in fact, i already do). pics will be on facebook soon.

all right, i'm falling asleep... it feels so much later than it is. will write more later.