Mood: optimistic  Music: Untouchable (Radio Edit) - Girls Aloud  Reading: Zombie Survival Guide, The Book of the City of Ladies

I wish I could feel forty stories tall.

It’s been pretty quiet in Gill land. I would like to say that I have opened my photoblog. I am using my real name, so it’s kinda freaky, lol. But I figure as long as I am controlling the information that is out there about me, I should be OK. And all the info that is out there is hopelessly outdated and are on Yahoo Groups that should be deleted.

I had a class meeting with the head of Special Collections at UNLV today. My Senior Seminar class met there and he told us about the fascinating local history that Southern Nevada and Las Vegas has. He showed us a bit of the collection, stuff on Howard Hughes and Goldfield, NV. I was trying really hard not to be rude and touch everything while he was talking! lol. I love touching old things, it helps me to understand it better.

UNLV got a hold of old ledgers, letters and photographs from the early 20th century Las Vegas, and explained how Vegas was basically a stop on the way to LA from Salt Lake City. Knew that already but to actually have tangible evidence of such a significant time in history right there in front of you is incredibly humbling. He said with the personal letters and photographs that a guy sent to his mom in 1908-1910, they’re gonna be able to digitally archive and educate the public about the history of early Las Vegas this way. How cool is that?

The stuff we generate now: emails, photographs, handwritten letters, newspapers, magazines, stories, YouTube videos, and God knows what else, could be of historical significance someday. I LOVE that about history. What we’re doing now, they’re gonna be writing about in high school textbooks in the near future. That’s crazy!

His job basically combines two of my favourite things: history and web design. I was a little confused about the way he answered my question. I asked if there was any special training needed to digitally archive things. He explained the process that he has to go through, deciding which to post and then he had a team of people who work on the website downstairs, and so on. But it was just the way he said it. He kinda talked down to me, as if I didn’t know how to work a computer and didn’t know what a website was. Maybe I should’ve spoke up and corrected him. Oh well. People will assume things even if you correct them. :/

I’ll be honest, it sparked a fire in me about digital archiving and public history. I keep leaning towards that sort of future. Plus he said that in order to get anywhere, you’d need a Master of Library Science. I was gushing about that a few months ago! So maybe this is a sign to push me in the right direction. And did I mention that there is an MLS program at San Jose State? lol. ANOTHER reason I should move back to Cali!

I’ll be honest. If the economy doesn’t pick up, I can’t go back. I’ll have to make do here and delay it. UNLESS I can get into the MLS program at San Jose State and have a fabulous financial aid package. But then I’d have to pay out of state fees and crap. Plus my grades kinda suck. See, if I knew what I wanted to do a LONG time ago, I would’ve fought harder. I mean, dang, I’m a senior already. I can’t change those half-assed grades and my GPA. DAMN IT ALL.

I completely blanked out and forgot to talk to my teacher about the school paper. My Senior Seminar prof is also the faculty advisor for the paper. The current newspaper team are graduating this spring, and the associate editor’s one of my acquaintances. He was trying to recruit me last night, because they’re afraid to leave it in incapable hands. I think I should face the inevitable. Writers usually have journalistic backgrounds. It’ll look good on CVs, as Ate Kris so thoughtfully reminded me. I could take cool pics of school-related things and get it legitimately published. Ooh, I’m getting all excited. I should email my teacher, lol. I’d rather talk to him in person tho. We’re meeting in our normal place next week, so I think I’ll bother him then.

I decided to try Catholic Match out. I’ve been seeing ads everywhere for it and it’s not like I have anything to lose. I am only looking and if I do find someone, all the better. I am inspired by my pending graduation to be serious about that other part of life- the romantic one, haha. It’s about time I surrender myself to that. Breakin’ down like Modthryth in Beowulf. A lot of the guys looking at my profile are kinda too old for me or aren’t really my type. But in order to message another person, you have to have a paid account. The only free thing you can do is send someone a smile. Wat. That’s ridiculous. I should change my “about” section there and be like, “Google me so we can talk.” lol.

I Googled myself and my photoblog is one of top three results already and I didn’t even have it open yet! I think it’s ’cause my name is so uncommon. I wish I was named Ashley or Jennifer or summat, then I could blend in like everyone else. However, I really should just accept that I’m destined to NOT blend in.

It’s like 100 degrees in my room, and there’s a nasty thunderstorm about to roll in. My window is open to try and get some cool air in. I also love the fact that it was raining while the sun was still out. That’s Vegas baby, lol.

This was quite a lot to nosh on. Just trying to catch you up on the madness that is my boring life.

Now, it’s time for some homework, NCIS, and Guitar Hero ’til I pass out, lol.

?: “What kind of weather do you like?“