Its funny how you can look forward for two years to getting to a certain point in your career, but when it is actually coming, it is not as grand as you expected it to be. Come the start of the 2006 academic year, I will become receive a promotion along with most of my other co-workers. The gap between my experience and job requirements has been ( Read more... )

Returned for Add'l PostageWhen I came home after work and checked my mail, I saw a red stamp across the last letter I would ever want sent back to me. Having that done with my rent check would suck, but my landlord is pretty forgiving since I'm practically his best tenant. It is one of two things that I mailed on April 17th - My state tax ( Read more... )

In the past week, I have been given many challenges and uncertainties. I have conquered all but one thus far ( Read more... )

On the game show Distraction on Comedy Central, when the one remaining contestant makes it to the final round, they automatically win a car or a bunch of cool smaller prizes. The catch is that they have to answer a series of questions in a certain amount of time, otherwise their prize(s) face nearly complete destruction. In the first season, the ( Read more... )

"We are the masters of short trips."The Thanksgiving weekend was a most excellent way of kicking off the holiday season. As I had written Friday, I had a lot to reflect upon as well as be thankful for. On Saturday, my mom and I wanted to get out of town, so on a whim we drove up to Flagstaff. We went to Walnut Canyon, the Lowell observatory, ( Read more... )

Dear Brady,
This is a reminder that your payment for November 2004 has not been received. Please send your payment as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
The loan company that transferred your loan elsewhere during the summer.Doesn't make a whole lot of sense, does it? I suppose not a lot does these days. I tried leaving a voice mail for the person who ( Read more... )

Last week, my mom asked me to consider taking a weekend trip to Washington to meet up with David & his family, and my mom who would fly out there. Even though I knew I had enough frequent flier miles on America West for it, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get tickets with all the blackout dates, limited seating and such. So I go to the website ( Read more... )

A guy from Columbus, Ohio needs a room and is coming into town in the next few days. The cash I need to afford extra stuff, like trips and a new CD deck for my car, might be just around the corner. YES!

Check out the gas prices in California:

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"Sorry for the heart attack Mr. Kahn..."


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