So Holly Miller started a blog?!

She also started speaking in the third person.

Well... I decided to start a blog, mostly because some people that I know have done so and it's entertaining to read as it probably is also fun to write. So, I will give it a try. Communication via technology is really quite fascinating, eh? In addition, I figure this is a good way for my family and friends to see what I'm up to, since I'm usually frolicking about new lands, and it seems more neat and tidy than posting to people's walls on Facebook. Don't fret, I won't turn this into a 17 year old boy's emo journal... or I'll try not to channel my angst through my blog. I'll save that for Facebook statuses, right?

So, here I am, blogging world -- feel free to follow me.

Currently, I am in Washington, DC for a semester. I'm in a program called "Transforming Communities" which consists of a seminar class 3x a week, and an internship. It's a class unlike any class I've taken before. We go to sites and speakers almost every class and learn about all sorts of community related topics (housing, poverty, civic engagement, etc.). Moreover, I'm finally taking an art class!!!! Wootwooot... for those who don't know, I'm pretty into art, have always had an inkling to pursue it, but haven't yet. It's called "intaglio" which is Italian for carving/cutting. Drawing is an essential skill for this art, so it's the only reason I could sort of plop into the class. I think the teacher is a little frustrated by my unfulfilled pre-reqs (which I had waived by begging and pleading). So hopefully she'll see through my rather sloppy first prints and see a glimmer of talent in my rusty artwork. If not, well I'll take it as a sign from god (or Dawkins, as I see him...) and I'll lay my pencil to rest and shall never look back!


As for the weather, there has certainly been lots of snow. AU is actually closed, as is the rest of DC pretty much. Apparently Maine has set my expectations high as far as snow plowing and removing goes. How will I use all my free time? Well.. considering I have a ton of reading to do, I'll probably be drawing. Or having epic snowball fights. Or being angsty and tortured and write in a moleskin journal. (I've been really good at the emo-girl thing lately, as many of my friends I've recently talked to will already know) ahem, Emily Knauerhase.

Allora. Off to read, off to read. I'm supposed to have a (phone) interview tomorrow, but I'm wondering if they'll even be in the office domani. Also, wtf? (Sorry, older generations) phone interviews are so lame! How am I supposed to get a feel for the office or a general attractiveness rating of the staff?

Enjoy your week friends. Thanks for tuning in.