Hey everyone!
So all is well here in San Diego. The weather is getting better. Well, it is always good but now it isn't raining. It is getting to that time of year when it is cold enough to where a jacket or long sleeves in the morning but then it gets to warm for a jacket by noon. Very annoying when you are at school as those of you that went to school down here remember. But I guess it could be worse. I don't have much to complain about.

I continue to keep my eye out for apartments and try to figure out what I will be able to afford. I am pretty much set on trying to live by myself. I am pretty sure I can do it. Probably just in a studio apartment but that is all that I need. I just don't like the hassle of roommates and it should only be a little bit more to get a place for myself.

Work is good. I am still at Sport Chalet and my internship. My internship is definitely a learning experience. I do something different everyday I am there. On Monday I edited a phone greeting (on hold music and vocals...thank you for calling blah blah blah...that stuff) and worked on my website. On Wednesday I had to write a script for a phone greeting for a vending machine company...weird...but I did it and was praised for it. Chad (my boss) said that is was really really good and he was very happy with it. That is always nice to here. Especially when I was having a not-so-creative day on Monday. It was good to know that I could come back and perform. I need to start sending out feelers for jobs in advertising when I graduate and hopefully I will get a job set up before I graduate so I know what I can do apartment-wise. That would be awesome.

Things are going well with Matt. We are both ridiculously busy; him especially. He just started a third job. He is riding petty cabs (the bike cab things) downtown on Friday and Saturday nights to pick up some extra cash for bills and stuff. So that in addition to working 9-5 mon-fri at the letterpress print shop and in the bike shop at Sport Chalet about 4 nights a week and training for triathlons makes him a busy, busy man. But I do get to see him sometimes. It is nice that we work together a lot at the Chalet so I see him there. And the print shop is pretty chill so when I get a chance I can go hang out there with him and his brother, Tim. So good but busy.

School is great. I have my two important midterms next week. So I guess it is good that Matt is busy so I can concentrate and get some studying done! I have to present my group's new product for my advertising campaigns class on Thursday. We had to develop a new lotion so we came up with one designed for men called Chrome. It comes in a silver "chrome" bottle that is shaped kinda like a rectangular box. It is pretty cool. The second half of the semester is coming up with the advertising. This half has just been the product and research. The second half will be much more fun. Only 9 weeks left of school!! Whoopee!! I can't wait.

Well sorry I decided to go off and bore you all with my life stuff but there you have it. I love you all and really enjoy reading all of the details and stories about your lives. It makes me feel like I don't live so far away from you all! Love you!

Marnie