Silhouettes and Lines

These are two things that I always like to take pictures of. (Yes, I know that ends a sentence with a preposition, but I'm not a prescriptive grammarian. I'm about to be a gradumacated linguist- I do what I want.) Today I have some lines for you.

Graduation is Approaching!

I filed to graduate from CSULB today, which means I have about two months to figure out what to do next. I have been at Long Beach State for five years now, so it will definitely be strange to leave the place that I have been living, go to school and working at the whole time, but I am looking forward to something new. The one thing that I will miss, though, is all the changes. Our school is seriously under construction, with new buildings popping up everywhere. (How they are building things, but can't afford to pay professors to teach enough classes so every student has a desk or chair to sit in, I don't know, but I digress...) I feel like if I leave now and come back to visit in a year, I won't recognize anything but the pyramid.

I had a wonderful birthday last month, and for the first time, I was able to visit Hearst Castle. Well, 2nd time, I think I remember Mom saying that I went there as a baby, but that doesn't really count. I love exploring the place, but even though the tour Chad and Kelly chose for me was through the library and the study, I was not as impressed with those rooms as expected to be. The Beast's Library sets an unrealistically high bar, but I can dream that I will find it one day. The rooms I really enjoyed at the castle were the guest rooms, especially this one called the jewelry box room. It was an up in the attic room, but with every wall made of colored glass windows half-way covered by curtains that absorbed the sun and colors and made everything look like it was made for Jeannie the genie or Princess Lollipop.

Also for my birthday, my family came over, and my mom, who is always up for a challenge, made a delicious purple cake. We redecorated my bedroom, played taboo and ate. A lot. Great birthday by my standards!

Now... here is my list of jobs that I will be looking into, in no order whatsoever. Please give your suggestions, advise and opinions, because right now I feel like I am playing a game to which I don't know the rules!

1. Dolphin Trainer (probably not gonna happen)
2. Librarian
3. Flight Attendant
4. English Teacher (more school!!!)
5. English Teacher in a Foreign Country
6. Disneyland Performer
7. Camp Counselor
8. Novelist
9. Work for American Girl Magazine
10. Chocolatier