Found my coffee shop today. I've been looking for a while, since I was really tired of the coffeechainstores. They've all been hyper expensive for bitter, over-roasted crap. Yesterday, I found The Common Ground (Hamline Avenue & Iowa Street, about 3 blocks south of Larpenteur Avenue in Saint Paul). A buck for coffee and 25 cents for a refill, ( Read more... )

Thank you, so many of you, for offering condolences for, let's say, the unpleasant events of the day.

This afternoon, Gunthar and I drove over to Sara Cura, Miss Alis' nifty new store, and picked up a brand-new silver ring for our wedding recap on Monday. She actually called the Coffee Hag in Mankato so we could find out if they had a duplicate ( Read more... )

News of the Day: I've calmed down a bit.

You see, there's this thing about being a Proofreader, as I've been in most of my job history: If something is wrong, it's your fault. It sets you up for perfectionism and anal retentiveness. I was so paranoid about f%$&ing up making mistakes as the Receptionist, I've been incredibly stressed about working ( Read more... )

First, an announcement:
My sister is cancer-free! *happy dance ( Read more... )

I'll start work in... oh, eight hours? I guess I should go to bed, but it's been a long while since I had to keep a "normal" schedule.

I'm happy about the job, nervous that I'll be able to work up to their expectations... Yeah, that first day of whatever thing.

I'm gonna need a Job icon.

I've been putting off posting. You may have noticed, maybe not.

First, an update of sorts:
Work, work, workI interviewed for an Internship with the Federal government. Pros: It's Communication, and the hours will work around my future part-time job. Cons: I'd be working the Republican Convention this Autumn. Ick. I'm one of four people who ( Read more... )

( aka, Assorted Notes from last you heard from me. )

I know you've missed me, but I've been just a bit too tired to visit you.

Okay, davidkingsley, why didn't you warn me? This job--specifically scoring 3rd grade writing--requires an active brain, but it makes you emotionally exhausted and angry at the horrendously substandard education in America. I hope I won't be too financially desperate to do this next year ( Read more... )

( Notes from Stressvile )

My brothers came in yesterday, one from New Jersey, the other Missouri. My one-hour drive looked positively puny. Of course, I got the call in the middle of laundry and bread-baking, but what else are you gonna do? I ditched the laundry and loaded the bread dough into a loaf pan, and off I went. Gunthar wasn't feeling the best, so it was just me ( Read more... )