On this day, Saturday January 16th 2010, I turned another page in my life. I moved into my own apartment!

OK, so it's really a part of my parents' house. But still, I am living the independent life of an adult now! I just did my first food shopping for the week. I am still unpacking things, and probably won't be done until Monday or Tuesday. The TV isn't working properly for some reason. (BTW, anyone know how to get the channels in on an HD TV? Only one station comes in and that really...

I don't want to get took excited and be left with nothing, but I just want to share with how my job hunting has been going.

No, I did not get that teaching job I mentioned earlier. Sigh. But I did recently have an interview at my alma mater for its immersion program. It helps students who performed poorly on the assessment exams. If all goes well, I'll be a writing tutor, helping students write out debates, opinions, arguments, and the difference between "your" and "you're"....

Tomorrow, I have an audition with Kaplan, the testing program (here in the US, its a place that prepares you for college entry exams). The audition will have me giving a "how-to" lesson on whatever you choose (I'm going with how to blog, since I am familiar with that).

Anyway, since I have not gave a presentation since high school, and that was nearly 10 years ago, I am so nervous! I'm practicing in front my mirror, and once CSI is over, I'll rehearse in front of my parents....

Yep, one of my big sisters announced today that she is pregnant! She's 7 weeks along, and is due around late June/early July.

This is so awesome! The first grandkid in the family! I can't believe it! I mean, it doesn't seem real now. I guess when I see pics of my sister with a baby bump, I'll believe it is real (She lives in NC).

But wow, I'm actually going to be an aunt! Aunt Megan. Who would've thought? My sister has been married for 5 years,...

I was just on Facebook when I noticed I had a friend request. So, I checked it out and saw it was a girl who had lived next door to me when I was little. This is the third time she - I'll call her J - has tried to friend me! The previous times I ignored her requests because she was so mean and cruel to me growing up.

We went to school together from kindergarten to college. Up until junior high, we were friends, but it wasn't the best of friendships. J was manipulative and emotionally...

Here's something I posted on Facebook:

1) I am the youngest of three daughters

2) My sisters are much older than me

3) I have a Master's degree but still no job (yet)

4) I have a Master's degree but no diploma to prove it (yet)

5) U2 is my all time favorite band

6) Lord of the Rings is my all time favorite movie(s)

7) I have a tattoo on my right shoulder

8) I have nine piercings...

...I just want everyone to know that today my graduation day! I got my Master of Arts in Journalism. All the headaches, heartaches and sleepless nights are over; I am free to go back into the real world now

Its been a long 16 months. Sometimes I wondered what was I thinking going back to grad school in the first place. There were some assignments I slacked off on because I missed being financially independent, living the adult life and not that of a student.

...

I had a strange encounter on Facebook just now.

I friended a girl I went to high school with, and we were writing on each other's walls, telling each other what we were up to.

Then I suddenly get a message from one of her friends, a girl who bullied me in HS.

Here's what she says:

"u probably don't remember me, but I remember ur face. Sorry for being mean to u in hs...I was a dumb ass but have since grown. Hope u accept my apology!!!!"...

...I just want to say that I'm sorry.

I am sorry about my man bashing comments that I've made on FYM recently. It was wrong, stupid and unfair for me to say that all men are egotistical, especially when I know plenty who are not.

I tend to bear grudges for a long time. And by that, I mean years. Ever since I started working, as a high school graduate working in retail, I encountered some very nasty, sexist bastards out there. If I ever tried to confront them, those...

...and I am ready to pack it in.

I am so fed up with assignments, readings, my internship, everything! I'm just sick of it. I talk to my classmates, and everyone feels the same way. We all know the six weeks will be here before we know it, but it just seems so far away.

I'm also stressed from all the assignments that are due. The election stories, my thesis project, other assignments. I have a confession: I ate a candy bar and a bag of M&M's today in less than...

Last night I did my first open mike session! I read three of my poems at this artsy cafe in front of about 20 people, and I received some good feedback. Which is relieving, because I was quite nervous. I was afraid I would be laughed at or someone would call out "you suck!" You know, the usual stage fright .

The previous night, I stopped by the cafe to film its artwork for a school project I'm doing on the arts scene on Staten Island - which is a ferry's ride from...

...that was how the spring semester began this past Monday. In less than one week, we were all sent out all over the city, reporting on political rallies, surveying New Yorkers, and so much more. Naturally, since Super Tuesday is coming up, so our professors didn't waste any time throwing us out into the wilds of reporting. Hectic as it sounds, it has been fun so far. Chatting with total strangers and finding out what concerns them the most this election year, interviewing student leaders and seeing...

I meant to keep my tattoo a secret from my parents until next spring when the lighter clothes would make it more visible than the heavier clothes worn during the winter.

But it didn't work out.

My parents -- who are totally against tattoos -- recently got back from their vacation out west. While my dad was trying to upload photos on the computer, somehow my pic of my tattoo came up...and I had to confess I got it done. Needless to say, my parents are fuming. I keep...

Today was my first day of classes for grad school. I had two classes today - Research Methods and Legal & Ethics. Both were kind of dull today, as most first time classes are. All it was about was introduction to the syllabus and each other - the usual saying your name and where you come from and all.

I've met so many new people during orientation week and today. My classmates are from all over the country and even the world! They are from Nigeria, Canada and Northern Ireland....

Well, yesterday was my last day at work at a local TV station. Grad school would be starting next week, so it was my time to leave. I tried to get a freelancing position but for some reason, they couldn't budget me into their freelancing budget. So after three solid years there, I left!

I got a good-bye and good luck card on Thursday, with so many co-workers wishing me well and telling me I would be missed. Aww! It was really sweet. I felt very touched by it.

I got...