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So.. Yeah.
Sep. 6th, 2004 12:28 amSo, it's labor day weekend. Why am I so tired?
The SWRAP Expo was this weekend; It's a "Con" for Commodore 64/128 Enthusiasts; My best friend Dave essentially put the whole thing together himself and I was his backup this weekend; So it was essentially me and him running the whole she-bang. So I'm running on sleep deprivation like you wouldn't believe. But I had a ton of fun doing it, I met lots of nifty new people who kickass, and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
evil_phoenix helped out and brought us lunch and stuff. :)
sanjikrhys stayed home; she's not into commodores like I am -- she understands why I like them and do what I do, they're just not her thing, and so she let me do my thing. She's usually very very understanding about the hobbies that she doesn't share with me, that's one of the reasons I love her so much. So she went out to visit her folks and her Mimi and helped her sister prepare for the PSAT.. which leads me to the next thing..
I got a call fromsanjikrhys yesterday at the Expo. She gave Mimi her wedding invitation, and Mimi gave sanjikrhys our wedding present -- $500! *jaw drop* That's going into savings with the rest we have in savings and my 401k towards a down payment on a house.
I talked with Dave about FTD where I interviewed; he seems to think I may have been the only applicant/interviewee. However, it sounds like they want to wait and hope for a Phd to walk in willing to work for $30k, and so were waiting to act. However, I suspect that they'll be making me an offer this week. (Hoping and crossing my fingers. I think I aced the interview, even if I -am- the only one they had,) and I've been telling myself over and over that that's MY job, being positive about it.
Everything else fell into place perfectly --sanjikrhys was hired on permanently at her job at just the right time, we've found affordable (well, for the suburbs) houses that we like closer to Chicago, and so on. The last piece of the puzzle is for me to get the new job for me to get out of this hellhole called Rockford and begin to live what I like to think of as "The Life I was supposed to have." So I'm almost starting to get impatient.. y'know, like it's already pre-ordained and they're just dragging it out; Yes, I know it's not -actually- guaranteed, and I'm prepared to face that reality, but.. damnit. I want a good salary. I want to be able to pay my bills and not be worrying about making it to the next paycheck; I want to have my own house where the bathtub doesn't leak and the electrical standards can keep up with my usage and things. Plus, I really want this job because it's entry level IT. Even if I can't make it my career, at least I'd be working in IT, and maybe that would help me get other IT jobs instead of working all these "joe" jobs that have nothing to do with my education or experience! (Not to mention, there is NO IT in Rockford, Screw Capital of the World.
This weekend was On the Waterfront which we didn't make it to; Usually I go almost every year and I hate to miss it, but this year the Expo was the same weekend due to scheduling conflicts of one of our other members, and this year's musical lineup was so not worth my time; In the past, I've seen The Band, Blue Oyster Cult, SevenDust, Staind, Powerman 5000, Blues Traveller, and so on --
This year the headliners were the Allman Brothers and TESLA. Ugh. The only thing worth seeing were the smaller bands on the Ethnic stage like Yid Vicious and The Tossers. And it's just not worth the hassle of parking at Target, catching a shuttle bus to downtown and dealing with all the crowds and people.sanjikrhys was upset because she really wanted to go because she likes festivals and the shopping at all the merchant booths that come to town for it.
Speaking of Waterfront, I'm really kind of pissed at my job. My office is downtown, in the heart of the area that shuts down for the festival. So Monday the week before Labor Day, life becomes hell as workers put up barricades, parking becomes non-existant, and traffic overflows. The festival's been going on something like 23 years; Our office has been in the building for 17. You'd think by now they'd know what to expect and at the very least could let workers go a couple hours early on Friday to help avoid all the BS related to Waterfront. Considering right now we're something like 17 days ahead of our production goals for the year, I think they could spare the time. (Personally, I think we should get the whole Friday off, but I'd settle for a couple hours.) Although frankly, if I get the new job at FTD, it becomes a moot point and I don't really care.
Frankly, another reason I want this job is for the satisfaction of giving my two-week notice. "Why are you leaving?" "Because I got a real job in Chicago that actually pays me a real salary. Take your 10 and 20 cents a year raises and shove them up your ass." (Okay, no I wouldn't really say that, but I can't deny the satisfaction of the two-week notice.)
Today, we went to Oregon to visit withpsychomerrell's Mom because she's making our wedding cake. For Free. (Go Mom!) So sanjikrhys and I designed our wedding cake with her. It's gonna be fall themed with orange/fall colored flowers, and the cake will be frosted in a parchment color with maple colored highlights at the base, with a Celtic Triskell design at the top. We're also going to have a basic white sheet cake decorated with elements of our shared Geekiness; dice, goth stuff, role playing, silent bob, etc..
I have so many pictures on my digital camera; As soon as I get time, I'll be posting pictures from Wizard World Chicago, the SWRAP Expo, and other miscellaneous odds and ends (Including a very rare picture of me clean-shaven and fresh-haircutted and suited for my interview!) But for now, I'm really really tired. Time to cuddle and sleep.
The SWRAP Expo was this weekend; It's a "Con" for Commodore 64/128 Enthusiasts; My best friend Dave essentially put the whole thing together himself and I was his backup this weekend; So it was essentially me and him running the whole she-bang. So I'm running on sleep deprivation like you wouldn't believe. But I had a ton of fun doing it, I met lots of nifty new people who kickass, and
evil_phoenix helped out and brought us lunch and stuff. :) sanjikrhys stayed home; she's not into commodores like I am -- she understands why I like them and do what I do, they're just not her thing, and so she let me do my thing. She's usually very very understanding about the hobbies that she doesn't share with me, that's one of the reasons I love her so much. So she went out to visit her folks and her Mimi and helped her sister prepare for the PSAT.. which leads me to the next thing..I got a call from
sanjikrhys yesterday at the Expo. She gave Mimi her wedding invitation, and Mimi gave sanjikrhys our wedding present -- $500! *jaw drop* That's going into savings with the rest we have in savings and my 401k towards a down payment on a house.I talked with Dave about FTD where I interviewed; he seems to think I may have been the only applicant/interviewee. However, it sounds like they want to wait and hope for a Phd to walk in willing to work for $30k, and so were waiting to act. However, I suspect that they'll be making me an offer this week. (Hoping and crossing my fingers. I think I aced the interview, even if I -am- the only one they had,) and I've been telling myself over and over that that's MY job, being positive about it.
Everything else fell into place perfectly --
sanjikrhys was hired on permanently at her job at just the right time, we've found affordable (well, for the suburbs) houses that we like closer to Chicago, and so on. The last piece of the puzzle is for me to get the new job for me to get out of this hellhole called Rockford and begin to live what I like to think of as "The Life I was supposed to have." So I'm almost starting to get impatient.. y'know, like it's already pre-ordained and they're just dragging it out; Yes, I know it's not -actually- guaranteed, and I'm prepared to face that reality, but.. damnit. I want a good salary. I want to be able to pay my bills and not be worrying about making it to the next paycheck; I want to have my own house where the bathtub doesn't leak and the electrical standards can keep up with my usage and things. Plus, I really want this job because it's entry level IT. Even if I can't make it my career, at least I'd be working in IT, and maybe that would help me get other IT jobs instead of working all these "joe" jobs that have nothing to do with my education or experience! (Not to mention, there is NO IT in Rockford, Screw Capital of the World.This weekend was On the Waterfront which we didn't make it to; Usually I go almost every year and I hate to miss it, but this year the Expo was the same weekend due to scheduling conflicts of one of our other members, and this year's musical lineup was so not worth my time; In the past, I've seen The Band, Blue Oyster Cult, SevenDust, Staind, Powerman 5000, Blues Traveller, and so on --
This year the headliners were the Allman Brothers and TESLA. Ugh. The only thing worth seeing were the smaller bands on the Ethnic stage like Yid Vicious and The Tossers. And it's just not worth the hassle of parking at Target, catching a shuttle bus to downtown and dealing with all the crowds and people.
sanjikrhys was upset because she really wanted to go because she likes festivals and the shopping at all the merchant booths that come to town for it.Speaking of Waterfront, I'm really kind of pissed at my job. My office is downtown, in the heart of the area that shuts down for the festival. So Monday the week before Labor Day, life becomes hell as workers put up barricades, parking becomes non-existant, and traffic overflows. The festival's been going on something like 23 years; Our office has been in the building for 17. You'd think by now they'd know what to expect and at the very least could let workers go a couple hours early on Friday to help avoid all the BS related to Waterfront. Considering right now we're something like 17 days ahead of our production goals for the year, I think they could spare the time. (Personally, I think we should get the whole Friday off, but I'd settle for a couple hours.) Although frankly, if I get the new job at FTD, it becomes a moot point and I don't really care.
Frankly, another reason I want this job is for the satisfaction of giving my two-week notice. "Why are you leaving?" "Because I got a real job in Chicago that actually pays me a real salary. Take your 10 and 20 cents a year raises and shove them up your ass." (Okay, no I wouldn't really say that, but I can't deny the satisfaction of the two-week notice.)
Today, we went to Oregon to visit with
psychomerrell's Mom because she's making our wedding cake. For Free. (Go Mom!) So sanjikrhys and I designed our wedding cake with her. It's gonna be fall themed with orange/fall colored flowers, and the cake will be frosted in a parchment color with maple colored highlights at the base, with a Celtic Triskell design at the top. We're also going to have a basic white sheet cake decorated with elements of our shared Geekiness; dice, goth stuff, role playing, silent bob, etc..I have so many pictures on my digital camera; As soon as I get time, I'll be posting pictures from Wizard World Chicago, the SWRAP Expo, and other miscellaneous odds and ends (Including a very rare picture of me clean-shaven and fresh-haircutted and suited for my interview!) But for now, I'm really really tired. Time to cuddle and sleep.
