The current stat shutdown inspired me to write the following essay.  I'm thinking about revising it and submitting it to the news as an opinion peice.

( Compromise is Not a Dirty Word )

I now have the insomnia of those not feeling well. I came home from work, flopped into bed, and woke up at 3 am. So I'm not tired again enough to go back to sleep. I just hope I recover this weekend. At work, there are basically a couple of people who if they take off I can't take off because our stuff overlaps, etc. One of them was out this ( Read more... )

I now have internet in the apartment. Yippee.

I also got a new job. I'll be working for foreign exchange in downtown starting in October. And I'll be on days.

Getting up at 6 am since high school-- this is going to suck.

But I think I'll like the job better and I'll get paid more, so it should be worth it.

Ok, so I'm giving myself a break from more unpacking. Yes, I still have more stuff to unpack and we need to figure out some arrangements ( Read more... )

So far, we haven'tset up internet or landline or cable in the new place. I know we need to get on it,and least we'll have more time now that I'm completely done clearing out the old place ( Read more... )

Because of the bridge I have been spending a lot of time over at the new place in ST Paul which does not have internet access yet, so I'm probably not going to be online all that much as we complete the move. My brother got married yesterday and I was one of the ushers, and today my family that was in town came by to see the bridge. There's a ( Read more... )

I'm typing this entry first, before I check my e-mail. I wanted to give a heads up and tell everyone I'm fine. I'll be trying to call around the next couple of days ( Read more... )

I actually get a three day weekend because I took sunday off. Yay ( Read more... )

I applied for the JET program-- teaching English in Japan for a year-- and I got to the interview. So now I've got to figure out how I'm getting to Detroit and back in 3 weeks. I almost wish today wasn't my day off, because I'm nervous about being able to get that Friday off. Fridays are busy, but it is 3 weeks away and its not around a holiday ( Read more... )

This one is so not starting out well ( Read more... )