The Unemployable

Ah yes. Here we are. I have stopped cruising and I’m not looking for a full time job in Chicago, like a real life adult. Which is how this glorious blog got started. What’s funny, is that three years have passed and yet, here I am, back to where I started from. Searching for jobs and hoping for interviews. Has anything changed? Nope. So far, I’ve been rejected twice and ignore 75 times. But, more on that later. Right now, I just want you to know that, time may pass, fun may be had, but when you’re looking for a job, no matter what year it is... it always makes you feel like a failure.

I got to surprise my best friend in Washington DC. I was there as a child, but I feel like I wasn’t as impressed with everything DC has to offer then. The actual city is sort of a mishmash. For example, they have a city block that’s completely developed, next to a city block that is all abandon. Which is surprising, I mean the more I think about it, it probably means they are less segregated in their neighborhoods? Which is probably good. It seems as if they are doing a lot of building and some great shops, cafe’s, etc are going up everywhere. The night life seems to be lacking, but I did notice some really cool cocktail bars with specialty cocktails and foods. We went to a couple of really cute restaurants that are located inside boutique hotels. The national monuments are the same, busy and crowded and hot. But, what’s amazing is how wonderfully kept they are, I mean I haven’t been there in 20 years and they all look exactly the same. We walked around Georgetown and did some shopping. They have great stores, all the regulars you would find near you, if you lived in a major city. Super crowded and very hot. However I did run into a couple of pop up boutiques which sold great stuff. All in all DC can be down over a three or four day trip. It’s not very big, and after all the monuments, you can see everything else pretty quickly. And for an extra bit of fun, you can go to the White House and read all the signs people are holding up.

I went to Preakness. Although I don’t know anything about horse racing, I throughly enjoyed myself. Just a couple of tips if you decide to go. It was so muddy, like to the point your feet sunk into the ground and got stuck. I was covered in mud, so don’t do what I did and wear heels. Wear rain boots and call it a day. Oh, and make sure you eat a Maryland crab cake. They are everything everyone says they are. Heaven.

Just because it's so pretty. 😊 (at Marina Bay Sands)

We're not entirely sure what we are eating... #isthisacartoon #ithascornonit #ohandbeans #vansadventures (at Chinatown)

Down on the Water. #vansadventures (at Singapore)

Welcome to the jungle.... #vansadventures (at Asia/Singapore)

I see you. #vansadventures (at Singapore)

Some Singapore Girl Power. 💃🏻😎#vansadventures (at Singapore)

It's time to tea. ⏰#Singapore #vansadventures (at Tea Chapter)

It's one million degrees here. #singapore #vansadventures (at Singapore)

We have the meats. #theresasmell #vansadventures (at Hawker Chan)

Lego Flowers. 🌺🌻🌷🌹#gardensbythebay #vansadventures (at Garden By the Bay Singapore)

Gardens by the Bay. #singapore #vansadventures (at Garden By the Bay Singapore)

Asian delights. 🇲🇾#vansadventures (at Chinatown Point)

Singapore. I love you! #visitsingapore #vansadventures (at Asia/Singapore)

I wish to marry this pancake man and ride around on his motorcycle pancake maker, while eating coconut chocolate heaven for the rest of my life. #lifegoals #vansadventures #whenitsloveitslove (at Phuket, Thailand)