Love, Go, YES!: long days.

long days.

Today's been quite a long day.

Work was a bit tedious, but hey, what can you do? I've also recently been told by my previous employer at the research lab that she will keep me on payroll and that I can come in whenever if I'd like to put in some hours and help every now and then (so Britt and Karen, I suppose I've become a Derek???).

I also found out (via text from my dad) that I no longer have health insurance. Fantastic. I wish I had known ahead of time so I could have at least gotten refills on my prescriptions? Anyways, que sera, sera. Thankfully, Eric helped me look for insurances, so maybe I'll go ahead and sign up for a temp. one until I eventually get employed full-time. I figured that it's not ridiculously necessary. I mean, I can do without a couple prescriptions and budget some of the ones I have left so I don't go cold turkey, but the thought of not having insurance is scary. Maybe it's what you get from being around medical people all the time? I've heard about awful stories of how (if it's not life threatening) hospitals may just give pain medications and not necessarily treat you at the ER and etc. etc. I dunno... I think I'd rather have insurance just to be on the safe side (and for cheaper meds!). It's crazy, too! One of my prescriptions is $160 without insurance and $10 with... isn't that terrible?

After work, my dad called to berate me on all levels. My internship, my lack of definite future employment, my wanting to move to Austin, living arrangements, not being important to my sister anymore, failing as a daughter, medications, etc. etc. etc. even my wanting to use public transportation (crazy, yeah?). It was ridiculous and quite frankly, made me feel like crap. Bah. And it's silly, isn't it? I mean, these are things that I think I should already be used to hearing, but it still gets to me sometimes (especially recently). I suppose if I keep ranting, this post will be ridiculously long.

Anyways, I felt ridiculously awful, but thankfully, I was invited to go with Karen and Joanne to the DMA for an alumni/jazz event. The weather was pretty nice, and they had a small jazz band, hor d'oeuvres, and a balcony from which to see the outside jazz event for the public.