Hello hello.
So I finally moved into the apartment a week ago. After many many weeks of waiting and waiting, I am so happy the move is done. It was crazy hectic and I could only take one day off from work (work has entailed absolute madness lately), so needless to say, I was EXHAUSTED. But everything is finally set up. I'm waiting until I can afford some bookshelves and maybe one or two cool pieces of art, and then my apartment will be complete. I'm going to wait to post pictures until then :)
A lot has happened since my last post. The man made his move to the Big Apple, and started his job today. What a big day, right? He moved about three weeks ago and is LOVING it. His only complains thus far have been expensive lettuce and paying $4 for a tiny bottle of mayonnaise. His apartment looks great, though (from what I've seen over Skype), and I can't wait to see it. He's so good at adjusting to new places and new situations. I really admire that about him, because I really don't think I can boast a similar quality. I have been known as being hard on myself, though. Regardless, I'm visiting him in two weeks! And the cherry on top? Not only to do I get to see him, I get to see one of my other good friends from college, and my two best friends from college (all current New Yorkers). The total package, eh? I can't wait to see them!
I don't know if I mentioned NetIP (Network of Indian Professionals) before, but I joined the organization recently as a Marketing Co-Chair. Since, I've realized that with my job, I don't have the time to be a fully devoted chair, so I've been relocated as a pseudo "promotional writer" of sorts. I've written some event copies and am being published in their newsletter this month as a guest writer. The topic was pretty broad: A creative piece about being South Asian, new to Chicago, and a member of NetIP. What I ended up writing was a little fluffy, and maybe a bit out there for the audience, but let's see how it's received. I really didn't want to write a bland piece about being Indian. So I wrote about identity, and the inevitability of mundane questions when you're in a new environment, and surrounded by new people. I wrapped the piece up with a discussion on how fascinating idiosyncrasies are, and how important it is to learn the "nitty-gritty of what makes us, us." Definitely wasn't my best writing (I had to jot it down between projects at work), but hopefully it'll get the point across. I also kept my "bio" similar:
A is a twenty-something native Clevelander who moved to Chicago to pursue a career in Advertising. She studied English, Psychology, and Marketing in college and is thus perfectly positioned to persuade you with her eloquent prose and her understanding of your inner workings. Platitudes and pointless chitter-chatter bore her, but she has found her fill of interesting and exciting people in NetIP since her recent relocation, and is looking forward to meeting more.
Again, sort of fluffy, sort of sarcastic, but hey, they wanted a person piece. As I was working on the piece, though, I realized that I haven't written in so long. I used to be all about creative writing, poetry, short stories, and I've just been so disassociated from that lately. And I miss it, a lot. I miss reading and writing and feeling inspired and sitting in literary seminars in college and thinking about a short paragraph until my brain ached. That was beyond enriching. The best feeling in the world. Don't get me wrong, I think until my brain aches every day at work, but not about literature. Yum. I love it and I miss it. I still occasionally flirt with the idea of getting my masters/PhD in English. I never really talk to anyone about it (except my mom haha), but I don't know if I see myself in business for the rest of my life. Actually, I'm pretty damn positive I don't. But I guess you never really know. The more plans you make in life, the more plans fall to the wayside, right?
Anyway, I'm going to try writing more regularly. I've acquired a lot of free-time lately = a lot of time to think = a lot of things to say.
Hope everyone's doing well. Happy Friday :)
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