As Trader Joe's will forever be incapable of promising me steady, reliable scheduling, I have decided to try going back to VCA to work the front desk for like 20 hours a week. I can use some of my vet knowledge, my people and cash handling skills while staying safe and clean behind the front desk. I can probably even use dead time to study ( ( Read more... )

We have relocation.  My new 'hood is 48th and Hazel and it really rocks hard.  The new house is excellent and the company even better.  The process to get there, somewhat less full of win.  Anthony and I made a brilliant team as we moved the combined belongings of four people, mostly on our own.  Jenn was down for the count because of a sprained ( Read more... )

For those of you who didn't get to hear the story from my lips, here is the tale of 2 cities and one kitten.  The Philthy Dragon lease was up on the 31st of July and by the week before, both of our subletters had abandoned us to live somewhere that wasn't full of boxes and screaming felines.  This left me, Briana, and Steve with the task of getting ( Read more... )

This week is really sucking.  I HATE moving, with a blazing fiery passion and I can't wait for it to be over. The past 3 days I've just been reducing my belongings down to reasonable proportions by donating or throwing out everything nonessential.  The crazy shit I have been moving around west philly just boggles my mind: action figures, Pokemon ( Read more... )

Saw a place on 43rd today between Pine and Spruce and we're gonna take it. It's rented by Wally Wood like this house, so we can transfer our security deposit and stuff (also no credit check/application process). The apartment is 2 bedrooms on the second floor of a divided house with a back deck and a jacuzzi tub. The kitchen is HUGE for west ( Read more... )

Started the apartment hunting process in earnest yesterday.  Made one fatal miscalculation, we don't have the deposit money yet.  This may turn out to be a good thing though, because we saw an apartment yesterday that was about 50% perfect.  The place is located on the ghetto side of UC, right across from West Philly High, with not a tree in sight ( Read more... )

I thought I had managed to escape veterinary medicine and move my life in a different direction, but it appears I'm probably going back to Society Hill.  Actually, it has been my favorite job, hands down, but I still feel like I'm crawling back with my tail between my legs a little.  I'm really hoping they have some lovely office - y thing for me ( Read more... )