I did it :)

I had a phone interview today for an out of state job, and I think I came off sounding intelligent and very excited about the project, which I really am. I have no idea what is in store for me in the near future, but I'm in a great relationship, I'm interviewing for good jobs (I'm hoping the perfect one is just on the horizon), and I'm just all around happy at the moment. I'm enjoying the fact that life just seems good, despite minor complications. Hey, I'm happy! What more can you really ask for besides no financial or health worries? Hahaha, I like what I've got.

I found it!

So, my sister and I went shopping and found a suit for my interview! We found two at Ann Taylor that we liked...



...and we decided that the more classic brown one was the best choice. I did not get the shirt that they show with it, but instead chose a very nice green one with a rounded neck line and a special knotted detail (could not find this shirt online, sorry). The only thing I have left to get are shoes.

I'm really excited about the whole thing. And I think I'm going to look pretty good during the process. Go me.

Something new!

I am so excited...tonight I am going shopping with my sister for an interview outfit! Yes, the idea of the interview is exciting, and I am really glad that I have an interview at all after a long list of one page letters arriving in the mail to say that the position has been filled or that I have not been considered to be interviewed, but I'm more excited about the outfit and shopping with my sister, hahaha. My sister is a fashion guru. She knows what she should be wearing for the season (though nothing that is ever fad-ish, only stylish and trendy in a classic way) and where to get it for the best price. As she is very petite, she never has to pay full price for anything, usually getting it at 75% off because her size is always left. Yes, she gets to wear sizes that will only fit on one of my legs. While I do have the tendency to be jealous of this fact, she is a wonderful sister and I can't hate her for her beauty and petiteness, that and she is nice to have as a resource for making me look better. So! I will be heading to my interview in style and looking fashionable and elegant, professional and sharp.

I can't help wonder what sort of outfit I will come away with on this shopping trip. Will we head to Ann Taylor for an updated suit-like ensemble?





Or will we go to Banana Republic?




Or perhaps head to J. Crew?





I don't know, but I'm excited, and can't wait to see how she plans to transform me from plain old Courtney Jean, into elegant Ms. Interviewee.

Aquatic weekend wonders

I went to the beach this weekend to relax and spend some time with my man, and we had a great visit. We stayed in my family's place at Emerald Isle and did a little shopping (though not too much, I didn't want to bore him to death, and I try to be a good girlfriend), we lazed around and watched some movies and went for a walk, and we went to the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium! It was amazing to see the difference in the place after a 5 million dollar renovation. I hadn't been to the aquarium since 2002 and they reopened in 2006 after their big makeover, and I was majorly impressed. They had over 40 new exhibits and so many more animals to look at.

I love aquariums. They are amazing places, they really are, and maybe one day I'll have something to do with the greatness of one of them. I've always thought working at an aquarium would be wonderful.

Somehow though, a movie named Closer has tied itself to the idea of aquariums in my mind. It's a very interesting movie, dark and sad, but perhaps I can write a better book named "The Aquarium" than the one that was mentioned in the movie. Who knows...now I'm just thinking of water, being immersed, floating, soaking, and indulging in my hydrophilic traits.

Monday moodiness...

I'm on a roller coaster today. I was feeling a little tired when I came into work this morning, and my blood sugar dropped mid-morning, but I fixed it. Then I started to get moody. I received a great pick me up before lunch that had me floating around on a cloud of perkiness and smiles, only to come crashing down later. Is it the fact that it's Monday? The day that starts the work week and saps my enthusiasm. It can't be the doctor's appointment this afternoon, that's nothing, just routine. However, something is amiss. I'm chemically imbalanced. I think I need some...chocolate....

Why wearing black three days in a row doesn't matter...

I have just remembered why it doesn't matter if I wear different black shirts every day of the week at work. I work in the basement of a library where I consistently start to freeze for the entire day only an hour after arriving. I combat the frigid temps in the recesses of my dungeon by wearing the same black zip up sweatshirt everyday (sometimes I also wear a second pull over), and no one gets to see my endless supply of black shirts.

On wearing black...

I have noticed that I have relegated myself to the shadows with my most common choice of clothing color...black. I tend to buy everything in black these days. If I find a shirt that I like, my first thought is - does this come in black? Out of the last twenty shirts that I have purchased, I can honestly say that I think 17 of them were black. Just plain, old solid black. Should I see this as a problem?

Today, I am wearing a solid plain black t-shirt for the third day in a row. Perhaps I do it because I know that black goes with just about everything, that it is slimming, and that I look good in black. The only thing I really decide on in the morning is the kind of neck or shape that my black shirt of the day is going to have...
v-neck?
boat-neck?
scoop-neck?
crew?
square?
tunic?
sleeveless?
cap sleeves?
strappy? ...and the choices go on.

I know that I don't wear black because I'm a mid-twenties goth chick, or because I'm a beatnik poet (which would be kind of cool), or a depressed personality. If I only wore colors that matched my personality I'd continually be in yellows and reds -- bright, happy, and warm. However, black...it's classic, it's basic, it's easy, it's simplicity in an all enveloping color.

No matter how many black shirts I have, the next shirt I buy will probably be...black.

Officially a slacker...

I am officially the worst blogger of all time, hahaha. My last post was well over a month ago. I know I have things to say, I run around looking for people all day to say them to. So why don't I just record all of these pearls of wisdom and randomness on this wonderful blog that I created? Who knows...certainly not me.

I'm currently reading Frank Miller's complete Batman works. Have I ever told anyone that I'm a fan of comics and graphic novels? I don't think I've mentioned it because I forgot about it until talking about how I used to steal my brother's comics to read, and then picking up "The Complete Frank Miller Batman" (ISBN:068140969x) -- (yes, I work in a library and I like to pass on critical information that someone could use to get this book besides the title, which honestly is not a reliable way to identify a book, thank you very much.) Batman has always been one of my favorite heroes, and I am really enjoying Frank Miller's contributions to the Batman that I know and love.

I don't know if anyone reads this blog, but if you do and like comics and graphic novels, perhaps you could suggest a few volumes for me to pick up to reintroduce myself to this wonderful genre. The recommendations would be greatly appreciated.