My life plans are a bit... up in the air.

[second_banana]

I'm very worried at I will need a car when I move up to Portland for school.* Now I know this is a year and a half away, but by January term abroad in Greece will pretty much eat all of my savings and work study only covers my basic school expenses. This leave me basically four months of non-school time (next summer and next janterm) to make enough money to get an apartment in Portland, pay the first school payments to Birthingway College of Midwifery, and get a car. Fuck.

Hopefully this spring I will be able to get a second work study job or a part time off campus job. My other plan (which is in addition to the first) would be to stay at Linfield next summer working (free housing baby!) and possibly get a second job working at one of the assisted care facilities in McMinnville. I'm insane.

I really want a Toyota Prius. Of all the hybrids (I really want a hybrid) it had the best gas mileage (unless I wanted a manual which would then be the Honda Insight), the lowest emission rating, most horsepower, and isn't a freaking two seater (which the Insight is) or SUV (like the Ford Escape).

Unfortunately I will not be able to afford something like this for many many years, or until I marry rich. Le sigh. Maybe there will be used ones on the market by then.

*Cheat sheet for those of you who have no idea what my plans are:
1. Continue at Linfield College and working in the costume shop for work study.
2. Take a January abroad course to Greece this school year.
3. Take summer classes while working full time nest summer.
4. Graduate a semester early after janterm next year. (Feb. 2007)
5. Move to Portland Oregon where I will be attending first year classes at Birthingway College of Midwifery that start in the spring.
6. Become a licensed Midwife. (three year program)
7. Ummm... exist.

I'm all sorts of terrified that life is going to get in the way of those plans. For better or worse.

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widdershin
Widdershin wrote one of my favorite fics ever. A Note in the Marginhttp://www.livejournal.com/users/widdershin/13979.html talks about homelessness in a very honest and caring manner. And the WIP sequel is making me squirm. She also has the sweetest replies. She really loves her readership. I want to hug her.


willicus
Will... my darling Will. He was probably my first internet friend. We haven't been able to chat much this summer as I have been woefully departed from my AIM. He is very amusing with his love of college drinks and his girlfriend. I recently told him that he reminds me of an armadillio because he can look pretty intimidating (all armory? Don't ask me how my mind works) but he's a softy down deep. And he is shiny. A friend from school commented on seeing a picture of Will that "he looks like he should be going around bashing people's kneecaps," or something to that effect. He rocks so much more than my collegiate party world.

Love cut short because I need to shut down the computer before it dies a slow and painful death. *hugs you all*

~Susan

Comments

[mongoluehring.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's all very true about Will. I am much with the missing him as well, but I never get a chance to get onto AIM either.

You've got things really well worked out for your life, my sweet. :) I think things like cars, etc. tend to fall into place as they're needed. Sure, you may not end up with the perfect vehicle initially, but you'll manage somehow. I may have already asked this, but where will you be in Greece? Athens? Very nice people there, but the traffic is scary scary.

[second-banana.livejournal.com]

Will rules. Plain and simple.

I am very good at planing. Look at my life plan! It's the following through that is scary in that I'm not always so good at it.

Funny story about Greece. I'm going there in five months with two professors and thirtyish students... and we don't know where we're going. One of the profs is over there this summer scoping it out. We'll most likely see Athens. The class is "Politics and Tragedy in Ancient Greece." We'll be going to a bunch of theater history places, I know that!

[willicus.livejournal.com]

I miss you too, Susan. And you just made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :)

In re: the car, let me just say this: Small chinese man. Rickshaw.

Think about it.

[second-banana.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I was thinking more along the lines of four half naked Russians to carry me on a litter. But the rickshaw idea has it's merrits too.

[grenciamars.livejournal.com]

if you needed to get a cheap car I would look into carmax, which is where I work right now though it won't help any since my discount only extends to immediate family. I think there is one up in seattle. They've got cars as cheap as 5k, like dodge neons with 50ish thousand miles on them. They're not hybrids but they're basic transportation that will hold up until you can afford a prius (they have lots of hybrids too but they run in the range of 10k to 20k) I know even with workstudy 5k is still a lot of money but it's going to be more reliable than buying a used car off the street since there are several standards a car has to meet to be sold to a customer.

Anyway, for now, focus on school and your costume shop job. After the first month if you're sure you can handle a second job on or off campus go for it. I know it seems impossible right now, but just take it as it comes and if it doesn't all work the way you want it to it will work out somehow, even if it's less ideal. Don't give up and it will happen somehow, I know you can do it ::hugs::

[second-banana.livejournal.com]

Money is the debil. *hugs you back* I have things to tell you. Things that will not surprize you at all... but I should tell you. But not here. Oh the intrigue!

If I get an apartment in the right place in Portland, I may not need a car for a good five years. But I'm not counting on that. I'll keep carmax in mind though. They sound super neat.

I won't be looking at a second job until after my writing class of DOOM is over.