I’ve been feeling rather uninspired over the past couple of weeks, but am hoping that lots of free time at the current temp job will fix that. I guess part of the problem is that there’s only so much I can say about a stalled job hunt and kind of static personal life. It’s easy to get in a rut even when there’s nothing to keep you there. Some thoughts that have been flitting through my head of late though are collected below.

1. I’ve been a little preoccupied with a Halloween costume. There’s still really no decision on what we’re doing tomorrow night, but I have a get up that does not lend itself to staying in. I’m attempting to be a phoenix, but will likely end up looking something more like a crazy red/orange bird. The combination of wings and feathers require a little more space than some one’s living room can provide. One thing’s for sure, I’ll be hard to miss.

2. While I like snow and don’t mind winter, the transition from warm and sunny to cold and crappy is embittering. Maybe I should just head south for the season. Better yet, I’ll head west.

3. Speaking of heading west, the new years trip is finally shaping up. Once more, I’ll largely be one of the guys, but at least they’re cool guys. Essentially, we’ve planned a road trip to Baja that looks very much like it will be Bratislava the sequel. It’s probably not the best idea for me to go on this trip, but it was likely ill-advised for me to go last year, and to Argentina for that matter. We still need to manage a Rio trip, but there’s at least one other destination that must be hit first:

4. Bangkok. It’s a long way off, but next August will feature a festive trip to Thailand in order to witness the most blessed union of my extraordinarily pettable roommate. It looks as though at least one other friend will be there, and we’ll get to wear saris, so this is going to be a fun adventure. Of course, while celebrating the joy of her impending nuptials I’ve also threatened to latch myself onto her leg in order to prevent her from leaving. Honestly, find another roommate? Pshaw!

5. This means that next August will also have just seen me move my not minimal possessions to another location in the greater DC area. I’m hoping for the city, but we’ll see how finances and roommates go. Maybe I’ll find one of the lovelies here to look for a place with. Of course, they do for the most part have pretty great living situations already, so that could be a hard sell. I hate moving, and I hate that I’m already obsessing over the trouble of finding a roommate and packing my belongings. I should just start shredding and filing now.

6. On the topic of my own shortcomings and neuroses, I find myself once again predictably sick of being single. I had already come to the conclusion that I’m not particularly datable at the moment due to self-confidence issues brought on by unemployment, but I’ve also recently begun to wonder at my own capacity to be in a relationship anyway. The islands of my past that involved another human being seem a lot farther past and more isolated than they actually are. I did recently, however, realize that regardless of level of commitment it’s been relatively rare for me to be happy while possessed of a significant other. Is this a sign that I should become a spinster, or just that I’m being a wee bit dramatic and jaded?

Alright, well there’s enough of that. As I said, nothing terribly exciting going on here, just the treading of water.