Wednesday, December 7, 2005 | by nathan

Long-Awaited (snicker) Update

There has been a lot going on the past several weeks. I will update on what I can, but some of it is not stuff I want people learning about on here - everyone call me who has my number - but I will try to give a general rundown.

Yesterday I gave notice at OKCCC. I am still a little terrified, as this represents a big, huge, large pay cut, but I am doing it so that I can take the internship I’ve been wanting for quite awhile.

Which is here:

at the Oklahoma Gazette, my favorite newspaper, the one I read front to back every Wednesday when it comes out. It’s billed as an “alternative newsweekly,” which I guess it is, but also, it’s the third-largest circulation paper in Oklahoma, so there’s that. Anyhow, it’s a wonderful publication that I love dearly, so yay! But the internship is unpaid, and I don’t have time to work at OKCCC and do this, so O-Trip (and a bunch of money every month) had to go.

But Brian got a raise, so I guess we’re okay. God has this awesome timing, y’all.

Also, Summer got the neck brace off and is off the blood thinner, so:

she can drink beer now. Which is yet another step in the process of her getting her life back, piece by piece.

Ana is mad at me, but the semester is winding up, and I get to take Humor Writing next semester from this guy, which is pretty exciting, because he won a Pulitzer and wrote a pretty successful novel, as well as some pretty cool cartoons. So I’m stoked about that. And this internship is actually going to free up a fair bit of my time next semester, so I may be less stressed (imagine!). Also, because Ana is mad at me, I have put together a fairly easy plan as to how to be the best graduate assistant ever for next semester that will reduce both our stress levels.

So things are good. There’s better news afoot, but you have to call me for that.