good times
Well, since my last entry I got a new job working at IBM being a machine operator. The job pays well, and the hours are good in a way and suck in another way. It basically runs on a 2 week schedule, where one week I work Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; and the next week I work Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. So out of every 14 days I actually only work 7, so I get a lot of time off. But it's all 12-hour night shifts, 7pm-7am. So while I get a lot of time off, the nights I'm actually working I don't get to see Jenn much because she goes into work at 7am and gets out at 5pm, so that's like an hour and a half or so I actually get to see her. But as I mentioned before I get a lot of time off, so the other 7 days out of every 14 I'll be here and it will be ok. So the week I only work 3 days it'll work out to 36 hours, and the other week will be 48. That's pretty sweet because due to the weird schedule the pay is like $12.54/hr, and I do get overtime, so the 48 hour week I get 8 hours of almost $19/hr. So like I said, the pay is good (which is the only reason I'm willing to put in 12 hour night shifts).
This afternoon Jenn, her friend Amber, and I are going to look at an apartment we're really interested in for next year (the 4 of us when you add Amber's boyfriend Richie are planning on living together next year). It's in an apartment complex that's run by a property management company type thing instead of a private landlord, and supposedly the building is brand-spankin' new (as of 2005) and they're having an open house this afternoon. I'm really excited about it and have been all week. I'm not really sure why considering nobody's moving until this summer, but I'm still excited. I think I like thinking about living with Jenn officially (she stays here almost all the time anyway but she doesn't technically live here). Plus living in a new building would be great; old buildings are cool because they're old but they also suck because things break because, well, they're old. Then tonight we're going to the USABDA dance, which is always a good time. Unfortunately it's supposed to be really really cold so Jenn isn't going to wear a dress, which is too bad because I really like dresses, but it's ok I'll deal ;-). So it'll probably be a pretty good day overall, I'm looking forward to it.
This afternoon Jenn, her friend Amber, and I are going to look at an apartment we're really interested in for next year (the 4 of us when you add Amber's boyfriend Richie are planning on living together next year). It's in an apartment complex that's run by a property management company type thing instead of a private landlord, and supposedly the building is brand-spankin' new (as of 2005) and they're having an open house this afternoon. I'm really excited about it and have been all week. I'm not really sure why considering nobody's moving until this summer, but I'm still excited. I think I like thinking about living with Jenn officially (she stays here almost all the time anyway but she doesn't technically live here). Plus living in a new building would be great; old buildings are cool because they're old but they also suck because things break because, well, they're old. Then tonight we're going to the USABDA dance, which is always a good time. Unfortunately it's supposed to be really really cold so Jenn isn't going to wear a dress, which is too bad because I really like dresses, but it's ok I'll deal ;-). So it'll probably be a pretty good day overall, I'm looking forward to it.