A Very Boring January

According to my calendar, today is January 31, but to me it feels as if 2011 is much further gone. I suppose if I were busy, instead of sitting around the house all day waiting for a job to magically appear, time would feel more rushed. However, each day drags on and feels more like two or three.

If I had to describe this January in one word, it was definitely a month of waiting. I had applied for a job in mid-December, and the organization's hiring process took a lot longer than I expected. First I had to wait through the Christmas holidays for my phone interview, then I had to wait a week for their decision, then I had to wait a week for my flight to Maryland, and then I had to wait for their final decision. In the end, all the waiting added up to a big pile of nothing, except one more failed interview experience under my belt.

My time wasn't completely wasted, though. I know what once I start working somewhere, I'll have a lot less time to spend on my actors and books. So what better way to spend those long, empty days than catching up with my obscure British actors, discovering new ones through all the TV shows and movies I discovered, and reading books. And with no homework assignments or shifts at work, I was able to spend a lot of quality time with my friends. This wasn't the most exciting January, but it certainly beats another semester at school.