Overloaded.

I was really excited about working the two jobs I got, but after two days, I think I signed up for too much. As a result, I'll be "quitting" the yogurt shop job. I haven't actually started work there, but I think it's the right call. Shoeboxes is giving me quite a lot of hours more than I expected.

The whole point of this year (at least until October 9th) is to take the LSAT and rock it. It's necessary. I want to go to a good school and I would like to do it for not too much money. I'm wasting my time and money if I don't improve on the LSAT and I need to focus on it. Indy is wonderful and I love him so so much, but he is also a huge amount of my time and energy. Something had to give and the yogurt job is the easiest to cut.

Work has been pretty great. My main coworker is an older lady named Lisa who is hilarious and very opinionated about the boss. The cash register is complicated and there is a lot of un useful information about "comfort" shoes I'm going to have to learn, but the pay is great and i get a 50% discount on anything! What up.

This is crazy, but I kind of want another dog. Not a puppy (that would be insane, not just crazy). I'm thinking about getting one from a rescue? Or being a foster parent? I don't know, I just love life with Indy and I think he would love a companion. It's probably crazy. It's definitely not going to happen until Indy is at least 1 year old. Agh, Kirsten was right, puppy fever never leaves. And there are so many dogs that need a home. I wish I could help more.

Things I want to do this year:

1. Go to the Pecan Street Festival

2. Roadtrip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras

3. Run the entire Town Lake Trail

4. (then) Run a half marathon

5. Eat a whole lot of queso

6. Tube in San Marcos

7. Go see a concert in an arena

8. Eat at the Salt Lick (I've never gone)

9. Two-step at Midnight Rodeo

10. Go out on Sixth Street

11. Find some good hiking in Austin

12. Climb Enchanted Rock

13. Volunteer at SXSW

14. Go SUPing on Town Lake

15. Learn my way around campus

16. Run the Capital 10,000

17. Jet ski on Lake Travis

18. Go to Alamo Drafthouse

19. See Harry Potter at midnight

20. Throw a themed party

21. Do THIS http://www.mudquestrun.com/ YES PLEASE!

That's all for now. But trust me, more are coming.

Some of my videos of Indy

this one just made me laugh out loud (legitimately)

Apartment Mumbo Jumbo

Apartment hunting is a lot of work. It took me a solid week of looking every day to find one. Luckily, I found one that was a reasonable price, seemed nice, wasn't loaded with college kids (no offense, but the majority of college kids are loud!), and in a good location. So success!

I'm living in the "Park at Allandale" which is right off of Anderson Lane and near Northcross Mall. Hence, the Shoeboxes job is super convenient. The apartment is a whopping 700 sq. feet and even has a little laundry room that will instead be used for Indy's playspace. It's got a tile floor and I can use a baby-gate to shut him off. That way, when I'm gone at work or errands, he can play with his toys and not be stuck in his little crate. It's also got a nice little patio for Indy and is on the first floor so it'll be easier for me to get in and out. I'm also quite close to the gorgeous pool. Hooray.

Not gonna lie, looking forward to not having to climb our epic hill to go on runs. It's close to Shoal Creek, which is an awesome place to go biking.

Anyways, I'm excited. I cooked for my dad's uber-late Father's Day celebration last night and it made me miss shopping and cooking for myself. Not sure how long that'll last, but at least this place has a dishwasher and disposal. Towards the end of my time in the Yellow House, I chose my meals by what involved the least amount of dishes. It was ridiculous. Hopefully I'm going to be trying some great new recipes (ala Josh Cleveland) and posting them and pictures of them on here. What can I say? I'm a foodie.

In non-apartment related news, Indy is so close to not having to be on his leash all the time and getting to go to the dog park again! It has been a pain not being allowed to take him out anywhere! He has been going crazy in the house. He gets the "zoomies" where he'll just take off up and down the stairs and run in to walls. Too. much. energy. Not enough outlet! We went on a short walk yesterday but he was really odd for the rest of the day so we'll take it easy. Today he has just been sleeping.

Incredible.

So I asked for a job.

Within hours I had two interviews. I have a part-time job working at Shoeboxes that starts next Tuesday and my second interview tomorrow. Any time I feel tempted to doubt God's hand in my life....well, I'll remember this.

The Shoeboxes job seems perfect. Really flexible hours and I can pretty much walk to work from my new apartment. My boss seems really cool, though a bit talkative, and it seems like there will be a lot of person-to-person interaction with the customers. Plus a 50% discount off of really awesome shoes (Keens! Reefs! Fancy things! Rainbows!) and super cute dresses (remember that one I wore on the Senior Boat Cruise), and a whopping $9 an hour means it's just about perfection.

I have an additional interview tomorrow with a yogurt place. I don't really have a ton of details about the position (they haven't even told me if it's full or part time) but I figured I would at least check it out. It would be nice to have some more hours and some more moolah.

Anyways, I'm incredibly thankful and feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I'm excited to move in to my apartment and start "real life" on July 31.

edit: Apparently I already mentioned the Yogurt place interview. Well, the interview went well, it just depends on if they are willing to work with my schedule.

A Yob

My plan is to study for the LSATs pretty much full-time until the big L-Day, October 9th. Then I'll find a job.

However, about two months off this summer has driven me semi-insane. It's not that I want to work full-time, I still have a lot of work with Indy to take care of. BUT I hate hate hate spending money and not putting any in the bank. As soon as I start paying rent on my apartment it'll be even worse. I need something just to fill a couple hours each day. Frankly, I need something that will get me out of my Nike shorts once and awhile.

So with that said, I'm pleased to announce I got my first interview today! I have to actually call and schedule it, but I would be a cashier at a yogurt place called Sprinkles (if I got it). It sounds pretty interesting and their application was actually fun to fill out. They asked about my hobbies and such. I don't really know the details or even if they are looking for someone just to work part-time, but I love yogurt and it's relatively close to my parents new house. So that's something.

I've also applied to be a dog bather, work at a dog daycare (fun!), and to work at a store that sells lots of nifty clothes and shoes. I'm not sure I'm fashionable enough for that last one, but eh. It's almost across the street from my new apartment and that is awesome enough right there.

The Big Snip-Snip

Indy was neutered yesterday.

He was drowsy and walking in to walls all yesterday. He is terrified of his cone and runs in fear of it.

Today is a whole other story. He is WIDE awake and raring to go for a run. He wants to play and run up the stairs and cause his usual ruckus. It is so hard to not communicate to him that this is for his own good. He seems to feel no pain from the surgery and just wants to zoom around like crazy. He's compromised by dominating his Nylabone and assorted toys.

Life with the Kraken

I've wanted a dog for pretty much my whole life. I've always loved animals and it near broke my heart when I found out I was allergic to dogs, cats, and birds. The last two were just salt in the wound.

I decided that after I graduated, I would finally get a puppy. I knew I need a "hypoallergenic" dog (heads up, true hypoallergenic dogs don't exist). I looked at Italian Greyhounds for a long time and thought that was the breed for me. I really wanted a dog that could run with me. I stumbled upon the whole designer dog craze and thought about Cockapoos for awhile as well. I couldn't seem to find a reputable breeder in Texas. Then I found Indy. He is an "XS Petite Goldendoodle" but I think the name is a little long. I wasn't sure about him even when we met. I was entranced with a smaller girl dog, but Indy just made sense. I wanted a jogging partner, a frisbee fiend and an active dog.

He's a puppy so we have our problems with housetraining, barking and the like, but he is such a good dog. He is smart, affectionate and so wonderful. My whole family has fallen in love. Even my mom, though you'd be hard-pressed to get her to admit it. We call him the Kraken when he tears around the house like a mad man.

You know those commercials that say "Having a baby changes everything" ? It's pretty similar with puppies. My whole schedule has changed to be better for him. We go on long walks

together and to the dog park almost every day. I

used to stay up late and sleep in, but we need to be out of the house by 9 at the latest to even pretend to beat the heat. Pretty much he is the best thing that could've happened to me right now and will probably be a big focus of this blog.