i have a job interview on wednesday for a store in the portland area. it's a position that is tailor made for my experience, and i would love to get it. keep your fingers crossed.
i'll have to spend less scratch when i get out there, too...a friend of M's donated a bed, bed frame, and nightstand to me. which saves me like $700 right off the bat. sorry IKEA! this has all come together better than expected, better than i could have planned. and i'm beginning to be VERY excited about moving. i love the energy i get from the thought of beginning a new phase of life.
M and i are also trying to get a list of names together for the bambino. it's amazing all the rules that crop up when trying to choose a good name for someone. the yell test is my favorite...cos if it don't sound good when you're trying to call the kid in from outside, it ain't gonna work. if you have suggestions, let me know. something off the beaten path, but easy enough to avoid confusion.
it's storming here right now and elladog is freaking out. the older she gets, the more sensitive she is to loud noises and being alone, and the more she does crazy shit like stare into corners and the bathroom for no reason. i've begun calling her blair witch. i actually have to give her sedatives during storms or she becomes far too unmanageable and anxious. a few days ago i gave her a little too much of a pill (i have to cut them in half) and she was so fucked up she fell off the bed. she just stepped off into space and wound up wedged against the wall with no idea of what had happened. sad and hilarious.
on an unrelated note, i wanted to give something back to my roots by posting this. fair warning, this becomes law once i achieve world domination.
3.25.2008
light as a feather when it's all said and done
i talked w/ the district manager of the bookstore chain i work for out in PDX yesterday and there are a couple of positions open that i might be able to step into. more accurately, same position, two different stores. they are a new the company has made for stores that have high volume cafés, and that would be right up my alley. so it looks like the chances are good i may have viable employment when i go....this is a HUGE load off my mind. i was beginning to get a bit anxious about not having a definite plan. if i did get one of these positions, it would probably move my leaving date up to next month.
after the conversation about the job went well, i began packing in earnest. my books are done, i've ripped about 300 CDs and put them in boxes (i'm planning on selling off most of what i own before leaving, music included). i attempted to clean my oven by a "proven" green method, which didn't work out at all. i tried to read some of the Omnivore's Dilemma, but w/ so much to do, i feel guilty spending too much time reading.
the next thing i want to do is sell some of my knickknacks. for a few months i've had this driving feeling to get rid of a lot of things i don't need. i feel physically weighed down by all this stuff. i really am beginning to understand the idea of how the things you own end up owning you. i don't like it and don't want it anymore. i'm trying not to spend money on music (gasp!) and will be ripping all my CDs to a hard drive and then selling them. i'll be selling most of my furniture too... it's just cheaper to sell it and re-buy what i need out there rather than moving it. Uhaul wants $1300 just to rent a truck and dolly for my car. fascists.
after the conversation about the job went well, i began packing in earnest. my books are done, i've ripped about 300 CDs and put them in boxes (i'm planning on selling off most of what i own before leaving, music included). i attempted to clean my oven by a "proven" green method, which didn't work out at all. i tried to read some of the Omnivore's Dilemma, but w/ so much to do, i feel guilty spending too much time reading.
the next thing i want to do is sell some of my knickknacks. for a few months i've had this driving feeling to get rid of a lot of things i don't need. i feel physically weighed down by all this stuff. i really am beginning to understand the idea of how the things you own end up owning you. i don't like it and don't want it anymore. i'm trying not to spend money on music (gasp!) and will be ripping all my CDs to a hard drive and then selling them. i'll be selling most of my furniture too... it's just cheaper to sell it and re-buy what i need out there rather than moving it. Uhaul wants $1300 just to rent a truck and dolly for my car. fascists.
3.23.2008
a spin around the block
so i've been doing nothing in other blog areas but surveys & quizzes, and i'm sure everyone is completely bored w/ that by now. i thought that since i'll be moving soon, beginning a blog here will be a good way for me to talk about what i've been up to once i'm gone, and for people to...well, read about what i've been up to. you lucky bastards.
i also miss my old column. i miss keeping an eye out for random happenings and odd individuals to report on. not that my column was any good - or read for that matter - but it was fun and gave me something to do.
watch out world, here i come! until i see something shiny and forget about all this.
i also miss my old column. i miss keeping an eye out for random happenings and odd individuals to report on. not that my column was any good - or read for that matter - but it was fun and gave me something to do.
watch out world, here i come! until i see something shiny and forget about all this.
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