What a day...

It's such an overwhelming day today! I think our projects for getting our apartment ready are pretty much done, so now we have to focus on real life...As hard as some of the adventures of getting stuff for the apartment were, it's still nothing compared to figuring out how to actually live and work and study and be here. I spent the morning applying for jobs and that was so fun as usual. But I always wonder if I'm still missing something. Am I doing this all right? Is submitting my 300th resume online actually helping me towards gainful employment or am I just wasting my time when I could just settle and walk down the street to one of the 300 Starbucks or Gaps that might want to hire me?

It's also horribleness outside again today, and compared to the beautiful weather of the past 2 days, the incessant drizzle, combined with the fun game of dodging umbrellas, just does something to your spirits.

This afternoon we ventured back down to NYU for Eric's interview (didn't get the job- it was actually for a 4-midnight position, which he obviously couldn't take...otherwise he said it went great) and his first class. I was planning on spending a lovely afternoon researching jobs, printing resumes, having a coffee, doing the NY Times crossword, and buying textbooks. Wrong. It's going to take me some time to get used to dealing with hoards of people all the time, as well as just how things are done here. (I know- I'm in a new place...There's a learning curve...But I'm still frustrated!) I can't even explain how much more stressful it is to do anything at NYU than it was at UOP.

For instance, I went into the bookstore today and my experience at the frightening Trader Joe's yesterday was nothing compared to how many people were in the book store! I somehow managed to find half the books I needed and stood in a line that went halfway around the store only to get to the checkout and find out that they don't take credit cards. In fact, I don't think they have even heard of credit cards because the blank stare the cashier gave me when I attempted (God forbid) to use something other than NYUcash would have been laughable in any other situation. Is every other NYU student aware of this? And do they all have the endless flow of NYUcash that I took so much for granted at Pacific?? After a loooooong time, we figured out I could write a personal check, and then I had to find my way out. This led to even more embarassment and frustration. And then it was back into the rain and crowds...

At this point, all I want is to get on my computer and drink a latte. But nooooooo- Starbucks has a line out the door (yes, I know I could have gone to another one practically across the street- but it was raining and I had a lot to carry and I was wearing heels because it was sunny when I left this morning and I was dunzo by then) I eventually landed in the library, hoping to print some resumes, but of course, I need campus cash to print (or regular cash- and, conveniently, I left my remaining $3 in my other jeans). So I try to get on the wireless network which I assume works in the library. No. Can't figure it out. Finally found a computer lab that actually allowed me to pull up working Word documents, purchase text books, AND get to email (and blogger, duh). Wow- who would have known.

OH MAN!! That was a lot of complaining. Sorry to get all whiney and bloggery on you, but the crowdedness and lack of things going right have gotten to me in the past 2 days. I really hadn't noticed the city being crowded until this week...I guess it's the flurry of the beginning of the school year or something. Everyone's all abuzz I guess. And having to dodge umbrellas doesn't help either. At least I can go back to sanctuary of the Upper West Side...

We finally caught our 3rd pesky mouse. I guess he couldn't resist the cheese we sneakily put on the glue trap. I woke up in the middle of the night to the loudest squeaking ever because the poor little mousey was stuck! It was pretty sad, but I was more than happy to wake Eric up and make him dispose of the mouse. I could at least sleep soundly for the rest of the night!