i'm so freaking thrilled about my new job. my brain is, like, on fire with awesome. I'm learning again..! it's like college again! I spent my first week taking notes, then I went on vacation for 10 days, and expected to lose all of it with some help from gin and jinkies. haha.
but no, i didn't lose a step.. I was super motivated all week, learned a ton, and I'm actually comfortable on one or two very-low-level tasks. After spending so much time in a job where i didn't actually DO anything, it's a joy to actually deal with something from start-to-finish, and call it done.
When i was expressing all this to one of my coworkers, he was actually laughing to see so much enthusiasm... I am not sure he remembers the last time someone that enthusiastic worked in the vicinity. I just can't help it, i'm positively GIDDY.
PLUS and PS and BY THE WAY.. we have recycling bins in the office now (i bugged my boss repeatedly). Oh Yeahhhhh! I stayed an hour later than our early-release time (i love my company) in order to make 'Mixed Paper', 'Cardboard', and 'Plastic/Metal & Aluminum' labels for the new bins.
AND i just played a bunch of really awesome scrabulous words on facebook.
Now for the completely off-the-wall... My mom sent me a build-a-bear. No shit. with sparkly sunglasses and ponytail holders on its little bear wrist. anyone else think what-the-fuck??
I was tagged by my buddy will!
What was I doing 10 years ago?
ten years ago I was married to the former-missus-kat. a smaller, younger Jonas and I were still rolling around, albeit on another, different floor (with carpet of a similar color). I was working full time and I was also a full-time university student enjoying the summer before my last, most difficult, and yet best semester at arizona state. (dean's list)
What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?
1) do my timesheet. DONE
2) buy cat food. DONE
3) go to the gym. DONE
4) unpack. ... not...done..
5) answer this tag.. In progress!
Snacks I enjoy:
Your mom.
Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
...Your mom.
Places I have lived:
Phoenix
Tempe
Ahwatukee
Tempe
Pleasanton
Walnut Creek
San Francisco
Oakland
NASHVILLE!
Jobs I have had:
your mom
teriyaki girl
tutor
data entry monkey
tape rotation monkey
Office Goddess
babysitter
housesitter
party entertainment
estee lauder salesgirl
sandwich maker (note: not sandwich artist)
sysadmin
Sun instructor
support at that horrible company for that horrible, corrupt, sickening, disgusting evil man i hope he loses an eye.
internal support
switch i-can't-believe-its-not-tech
switch tech :)
Not much time. paid 5 bucks for 20 minutes of interwebbing. gotta get my bags and head off to yosemite, which i hear is east of here. mostly east. i hope to follow the signs.
did some shopping in haight. did lots of eating and drinking, and lots of drinking, and also? tons of drinking. now i remember what living here is like. I'm broke and exhausted. and probably a little puffy.
had a so-so manicure and a tasty wrap from the 'hanks' something or other across from Lush Lounge. mmmm. good stuff.
big ups to Jinkies and Sweeeeet for making my time here so amazing. hanging out on the patio with wine, chips, oprah and john adams was just about the best thing going. can't beat that.
one minute left..
GOMEZ, I LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY. SEE YOU SUNDAY.
also? love you.
mwah.
Jinkies loves breakfast!
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Suitcase exploded.
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vacation... FTW!
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I will pay you cash money to quit that internship. (and no 14+ hour days!)
I love you. come home safely.
PS we need dishsoap. is it supposed to be that color? khaki?
See you tonight.
mwah.
me
happy father's day to everyone's daddy. Most especially, happy fathers day to MY daddy, i love love love you and i miss you hella. I'll call you in a bit so you can open your gifts before whatever is inside dies because there are no air holes in the box.
So
a) tomorrow morning at 7am I start a new job. I will have my fingers on many important buttons. No longer will I be bored, sitting at my desk at 5:45 pm counting the seconds until 6pm releases me to a world of crappy classes at the gym. No-- I'll be off at 4ish, and I've got my whole gym-agenda set. And important buttons? Reponsibility? Fuck yes.
b) Yesterday was fab. I did the 'Ellie's run for Africa' 5k.. Cool and a bit rainy, the weather was GREAT. My time wasn't terrific, but there were some challenging hills, and I was running with a newbie.. a dance friend, Antsy. (she held back the whole race and then sprinted at the end and beat me by 1 second, how's that for awesome?? [paybacks are a bitch])
c) after the race Antsy and I went for breakfast at Fido. Yum. Vegetarians, ho! We had the village burrito with portobella mushrooms, eggs, feta cheese, etc. and the Spuds McCheesy, and a big fake sausage patty. It was all divine. Sorry I didn't think to take a picture until my plate was empty!
d) after breakfast we sat on Antsy's tailgate talking about random stuff and watching the rain. Then we drove to Borders and fondled the books. In particular I fondled me some Barack Obama. (don't we look sweet together?) Sorry ladies, it doesn't come with centerfold, a la Teen Beat, to stick on your wall.
But a girl can dream.
e) I did a little shopping. Bought some new socks (socks! FTW!) and two new CD's (Dresden Dolls 'No Virginia' and Panic at the Disco's Pretty. Odd) New headphones to match the super music phone I'm playing with, and when it's out in the market I will be telling you how much I LUV it. Really, very impressed. (and i'm never impressed by cellphones)
f) just spent some time napping. It's really too hot to be doing anything. Ew Ew. My kingdom for an apartment with good insulation and a rockin AC.
g) this week is going to be insane. In addition to all the juicy new classes I can take at the gym, I've got at least one private dance lesson. Topic: Aerials. for the uninitiated that means my feet leave the floor, ass over teakettle. Yes, in this heat. Tuesday is a hip-hop dance class, and I'd really love to get out to the honky tonks at least one night this week, to work on my fast dance. Then, friday morning I fly to Cali, and Pebbles's wedding is that night. I'll be reunited with some of my very best Bay Area buds.
h) I'm not even going to begin talking about where and what i'm doing in Cali. I'll just say, for those who are keeping up:
Swing Central
Tin Cup at Le Colonial
TBA.
Mmm fido:)
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