After the fact.

It all went by so fast. I had a great time, got a little fatter in the bank account, and ended up getting 4.0's in all three of my final classes! The next step will be finding an apartment. It's not like I'm super eager to move out, but it seems like the most logical next step. Even though its a kind of "bottom of the barrel" job, I've been having some concerns over the flexibility of my position at Seattle's Best. Being out of school makes me feel pretty liberated, and I want to take this opportunity to do a bit of travelling, especially to visit my friend in California when she gets there (Disneyland!!!!). This job pays relatively well for what I have to do, and I don't want it to look like I'm being a flake, requesting off a lot of time and expecting it to be waiting there for me when I get back. I've only worked there for just over a year, and I don't want it to seem like I'm taking advantage or something. I was expressing these concerns to my dad when he said something that made a pretty big impression on me: "don't let practicality be a prison." I'm not planning on making this job into a career. I just don't think that working for Starbucks (even if its in a salary-paying position) would be fulfilling in any way. It's just coffee. I'm hoping that Steven and I will form our own production company and start making our own feature films! Might as well dream big at this point. ;)