Nat Geo!!!!

Earlier this fall I was meeting with my advisor/head of the department, and he asked what I wanted to do with this particular degree. I didn't tell him this, but I am hoping that this one might actually get used... so far, we're 0 for 2. But when I told him what I had been thinking, he told me about an internship that National Geographic has... you don't apply for a particular department, the departments decide what they need in an intern, and if someone meets those requirements, then they are picked. So I found out on Tuesday...

I AM GOING TO WORK (as an intern) AT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC!!!!

I mean, are you freakin kidding me? Because shit like this doesn't happen to me. The catch: I have to be there and working on January 18, 2011. The problem (or what was): I am flying home on December 11 and not flying back until January 9. So here's what's happening... a friend of mine is taking my apartment, furniture and all, I am coming back, packing up my clothes in the Jeep, cleaning out the few personal things she won't want to look at, and then turning around and spending 3 days driving back across the country to DC. I'm super excited, and there is a small part of me that hopes that a job will come out of this DC thing... at anywhere. We'll see what happens. I'll live with my bro in Fredericksburg, commute a few times a week, sleep on various couches a few nights a week (hopefully), hang with Manhands and those kids, see other people that have ended up there, and play a little ultimate. So... another major change in my life, but it feels things are finally looking up :) Stay tuned (all four of you) for updates. There may be another blog started specifically to share experiences with family and professors, so look for that. For now, I'm focusing on heading back south!