good day/ bad day

i'll do bad day first:

so, sims will never work on my computer. ever. why? because my video/graphics card thing is only 64 MB. guess how much sims needs? 128. that's right. my computer is probably the only computer made in the last five years with less than 128 MB for this. i'm BEYOND angry. or at least, i was. i'm kind of at peace with it now, even though i've just made all these improvements to my computer for no reason. at least i can rest well knowing i've just made it possible for my computer to last like five years longer...although, what's the point, if you can't play games on it? 

now i have to make the decision about whether to sell the game, or keep it and just play it on OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPUTERS. of course, the only time i ever want to play is when i'm ALONE, so this doesn't really add up. but i can't bear to get rid of it just yet... i just loved it so much. so, so much.

good day:

yesterday i had two really great interviews with people from two different AmeriCorps sites. After the first one the woman called back an hour later and said, "Well we still are supposed to interview more people but we just have such a GREAT feeling about you! We just want you here working with us!" and that, of course, felt really nice. i've been feeling like a total loser with no future, so it was nice to hear someone thought i sounded like a great candidate for something. the second interview that day went really well, also, and to be honest i'd rather have the second than the first, but it's nice to have an option. i'm still a little torn about a paying job versus volunteer job, but i really think AmeriCorps will help me get some skills on the ol' resume.  i DO need a new car though...and the interest on my private loans just keeps piling up. but, that debt will ALWAYS be there. it's not like it's going to go away in a year anyway, so what's the difference, really? besides, the one i want is in freeport, which is a nice little town. and it sounds like a sweet little job (just me and the supervisor and that's IT, and she was pretty great on the phone, and i'd get to do exciting things like GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING and HANGING OUT WITH KIDS ALL DAY and GOING ON FEILD TRIPS). so...yes. i don't know still. but that second one is sounding mighty good.

that's all. that's my current update. oh, and i got some stuff from the battises today for the yard sale. AND mr. and mrs. battis told me i could have the blue chair that's in the garage, so YAY! they joked that there might be mice...i sincerely hope that this is truly joshing... :/. ha.