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Hey kids....
Things have been a whirlwind lately... Been working for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County....say that a few times fast. haha. Anyway...seems i am now an "assistant statistical analyst"....how they picked me for the job...no idea. But hopefully ill be moving up to management or at least "management in training" here before too long if i continue to play my cards right. A fantastic woman named Lisa has taken me under her wing...we do not have computers or phones yet (and since that comprises a good 95% of our job) we have spent our time walking around with her introducing me to the 2400 and change employees...especially the ones i need to know that i didn't know through rob. Every man in the county has a gigantic crush on her, so being her new sidekick doesn't hurt at all in getting what we need. She just came back to the county after a 10 month leave of absence to have a baby named Jasper. He is adorable, three months old, and i get to play with him often - so what else could you want? Lisa comes from a long lifetime of being very...hmm...priveledged...and she seems to think that i need to know what its like to be surrounded by finer things. She has given me makeup, clothes, shoes (dangerously high heels), etc.. im so simple in comparison when it comes to so much of that. we went to marshall fields during a little lunch break today to look for a pair of green sweat pants to go with some 140$ boots she bought last night. i don't think ive ever spent 140$ on anything to go on my body....ever. shes a big fan of 2000$ designer handbags and the list goes on.... as superficial as it all sounds...she is about the sweetest woman i have ever met. we get along so well...trying to plan trips to florida and new york.
Speaking of lisa....i was so lucky to have her. my car has been all but giving up the fight for the past few months. robs had broken down as well, and not having the money to properly fix it...we had been driving mine. Rob was going to be downstate on thursday so i drove into downtown and decided i was going to go out rather than spend all night alone. After being blown off by a couple of friends lisa asked me to come over and have her husband look at my car. we made it there and the second he got in to test drive it....it pooped out. for good. he had to drive me the hour home at midnight and have it towed to shop where he is going to try and work on it this week. i feel so vulnerable without a car. sure i live in chicago and transportation is great...but we happen to live in a part of the city that somehow escaped most of the busses/trains/etc that infest the rest of the land around us. its only about a mile and a half to the train station to go downtown to work...but once i come home again...cant really go anywhere and take care of things. it is really stressing me out but im working on solutions.
speaking of stress....rob was made downstate kerry director...so most days we work all day, then turn around and work most of the night at either a donated office that is just getting set up, or kinkos, or the house. 100 days more! I got asked to speak in front of 20-25000 muslims at a parade coming up in august, however i believe i am turning it over to someone more high profile and more experienced. was going to work on getting edwards there at least, but with such short notice and everyone at dnc...dont think it will happen. we really wanted to go to dnc but things needed to be taken care of here. is nice to see obama as the keynote speaker tonight...hes a great guy and im glad i helped get him nominated. he will win, im quite sure of it. as for kerry....the fight is still on. at least its slightly more organized than the edwards campaign, although part of that has to do with getting to organize a lot of it ourselves. i wanted to come down home to campaign as its such a great ground and really an untapped territory...but the idea got shot down at some point in the chain of command. no worries....now that im working for the county, its not like i can take off and go down there anyway. although....man...what ive learned just in the short time since ive been with the county....could fill a few books. things i never thought i would see...and people i cant believe ever got jobs. luckily my department is awesome...truly believe in working and getting things done...plus having a sense of humor. cant ask for much more than that. also they were looking for speakers for the domestic violence kaleidescope program. they wanted managers, but since i should be close to that soon (After three weeks? haha. work those connections girl!)they nominated me to join. as that is something i feel so strongly about, im very excited. plus with rob doing all the work with the sex offender unit, so its like we are fighting for similar causes and can help each other out. oddly enough, now that we work in the same building....a measly 9 floors apart, i see and talk to him less than ever.
ive been diving a lot into my artwork when i have any free time....painting, stenciling shirts, glass work, you name it. i go to galleries and rob says "oh no, what project is the kitchen going to be filled with next?" haha. makes me feel good....so no worries. also getting more requests for photo shoots so that will be nice to bring in that extra money. went to china town and the new millennium park on sunday during a little break from working on kerry stuff....it was really nice. wish i was seeing more plays/concerts....there have been so many that i wanted to see lately/coming up....madonna, jewel, bnl+alanis, my buddy john mayer, diana krall, sarah mcl.,eric clapton, the list goes on. there is something here all the time - we just cant find the time or money to go. is a shame. hopefully going to go see the king and i soon with lisa's mom at the very least. have to take advantage of the time we have in the city as a LOT of travel lies in the future. not sure i will always accompany rob around the state as there is lots that needs to be done here, but should be fun one way or the other. wanted to go out on the boat this weekend, but looks like a trip to rock island instead.
things would be ok if i could just get sleep. these new MAOI's im on make it damn near impossible to get rest, even when i finally do knock myself out like every third night or so of not sleeping. they make me hyper...so i run around cleaning and organizing and creating....driving rob and the neighbors nuts im sure at 3-4 in the morning, not to mention myself. now that i work so much - i just cant seem to get rested. is this what it is like to live as a grown-up? work work work, no sleep? don't even have kids. lol. at least ill have fantastic insurance starting next month. that is a huge stress off of our shoulders. if i can get a raise, stay in the same department, and finally replace my car, computer, and cell phone for ones that all work....ill be doing ok. still working on the house, but things like a bookshelf and a dresser have been bumped to the utter bottom of the list for now.
there are a couple of philosophy books that a friend recommended...might have to treat myself sometime to some new train reading material. actually with my paycheck im rewarding hard work with a pedicure...not something i usually ever do...but man will heels do a number on your feet after a couple of weeks.
if my computer ever decides to behave i have a million pictures...you guys know i keep the cam in my purse just so i can snap them whenever. honestly, it helps....my memory is so shot...its nice to have a record of all the things i do.... i swear im literally missing a couple years worth of memories.
how i just babble on and on. i believe that is quite enough...time to get back to working on some things...the night is still young. take care kids...give me a ring as im never on here anymore. love to catch up with you all.
Things have been a whirlwind lately... Been working for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County....say that a few times fast. haha. Anyway...seems i am now an "assistant statistical analyst"....how they picked me for the job...no idea. But hopefully ill be moving up to management or at least "management in training" here before too long if i continue to play my cards right. A fantastic woman named Lisa has taken me under her wing...we do not have computers or phones yet (and since that comprises a good 95% of our job) we have spent our time walking around with her introducing me to the 2400 and change employees...especially the ones i need to know that i didn't know through rob. Every man in the county has a gigantic crush on her, so being her new sidekick doesn't hurt at all in getting what we need. She just came back to the county after a 10 month leave of absence to have a baby named Jasper. He is adorable, three months old, and i get to play with him often - so what else could you want? Lisa comes from a long lifetime of being very...hmm...priveledged...and she seems to think that i need to know what its like to be surrounded by finer things. She has given me makeup, clothes, shoes (dangerously high heels), etc.. im so simple in comparison when it comes to so much of that. we went to marshall fields during a little lunch break today to look for a pair of green sweat pants to go with some 140$ boots she bought last night. i don't think ive ever spent 140$ on anything to go on my body....ever. shes a big fan of 2000$ designer handbags and the list goes on.... as superficial as it all sounds...she is about the sweetest woman i have ever met. we get along so well...trying to plan trips to florida and new york.
Speaking of lisa....i was so lucky to have her. my car has been all but giving up the fight for the past few months. robs had broken down as well, and not having the money to properly fix it...we had been driving mine. Rob was going to be downstate on thursday so i drove into downtown and decided i was going to go out rather than spend all night alone. After being blown off by a couple of friends lisa asked me to come over and have her husband look at my car. we made it there and the second he got in to test drive it....it pooped out. for good. he had to drive me the hour home at midnight and have it towed to shop where he is going to try and work on it this week. i feel so vulnerable without a car. sure i live in chicago and transportation is great...but we happen to live in a part of the city that somehow escaped most of the busses/trains/etc that infest the rest of the land around us. its only about a mile and a half to the train station to go downtown to work...but once i come home again...cant really go anywhere and take care of things. it is really stressing me out but im working on solutions.
speaking of stress....rob was made downstate kerry director...so most days we work all day, then turn around and work most of the night at either a donated office that is just getting set up, or kinkos, or the house. 100 days more! I got asked to speak in front of 20-25000 muslims at a parade coming up in august, however i believe i am turning it over to someone more high profile and more experienced. was going to work on getting edwards there at least, but with such short notice and everyone at dnc...dont think it will happen. we really wanted to go to dnc but things needed to be taken care of here. is nice to see obama as the keynote speaker tonight...hes a great guy and im glad i helped get him nominated. he will win, im quite sure of it. as for kerry....the fight is still on. at least its slightly more organized than the edwards campaign, although part of that has to do with getting to organize a lot of it ourselves. i wanted to come down home to campaign as its such a great ground and really an untapped territory...but the idea got shot down at some point in the chain of command. no worries....now that im working for the county, its not like i can take off and go down there anyway. although....man...what ive learned just in the short time since ive been with the county....could fill a few books. things i never thought i would see...and people i cant believe ever got jobs. luckily my department is awesome...truly believe in working and getting things done...plus having a sense of humor. cant ask for much more than that. also they were looking for speakers for the domestic violence kaleidescope program. they wanted managers, but since i should be close to that soon (After three weeks? haha. work those connections girl!)they nominated me to join. as that is something i feel so strongly about, im very excited. plus with rob doing all the work with the sex offender unit, so its like we are fighting for similar causes and can help each other out. oddly enough, now that we work in the same building....a measly 9 floors apart, i see and talk to him less than ever.
ive been diving a lot into my artwork when i have any free time....painting, stenciling shirts, glass work, you name it. i go to galleries and rob says "oh no, what project is the kitchen going to be filled with next?" haha. makes me feel good....so no worries. also getting more requests for photo shoots so that will be nice to bring in that extra money. went to china town and the new millennium park on sunday during a little break from working on kerry stuff....it was really nice. wish i was seeing more plays/concerts....there have been so many that i wanted to see lately/coming up....madonna, jewel, bnl+alanis, my buddy john mayer, diana krall, sarah mcl.,eric clapton, the list goes on. there is something here all the time - we just cant find the time or money to go. is a shame. hopefully going to go see the king and i soon with lisa's mom at the very least. have to take advantage of the time we have in the city as a LOT of travel lies in the future. not sure i will always accompany rob around the state as there is lots that needs to be done here, but should be fun one way or the other. wanted to go out on the boat this weekend, but looks like a trip to rock island instead.
things would be ok if i could just get sleep. these new MAOI's im on make it damn near impossible to get rest, even when i finally do knock myself out like every third night or so of not sleeping. they make me hyper...so i run around cleaning and organizing and creating....driving rob and the neighbors nuts im sure at 3-4 in the morning, not to mention myself. now that i work so much - i just cant seem to get rested. is this what it is like to live as a grown-up? work work work, no sleep? don't even have kids. lol. at least ill have fantastic insurance starting next month. that is a huge stress off of our shoulders. if i can get a raise, stay in the same department, and finally replace my car, computer, and cell phone for ones that all work....ill be doing ok. still working on the house, but things like a bookshelf and a dresser have been bumped to the utter bottom of the list for now.
there are a couple of philosophy books that a friend recommended...might have to treat myself sometime to some new train reading material. actually with my paycheck im rewarding hard work with a pedicure...not something i usually ever do...but man will heels do a number on your feet after a couple of weeks.
if my computer ever decides to behave i have a million pictures...you guys know i keep the cam in my purse just so i can snap them whenever. honestly, it helps....my memory is so shot...its nice to have a record of all the things i do.... i swear im literally missing a couple years worth of memories.
how i just babble on and on. i believe that is quite enough...time to get back to working on some things...the night is still young. take care kids...give me a ring as im never on here anymore. love to catch up with you all.