A recap of the last couple of months.

First, a bit of bragging. As some of you may have known, one of the big reasons I moved out to Chicago was that I grew up in the middle of nowhere, and I really wanted to be somewhere that had museums and shows and live music. Well, in the last 3 months I’ve been to at least 18 shows. In list form, working ( Read more... )

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"We had an employee with a suspected case of swine flu on our floor.  We have taken the necessary precautions and steps to clean the area.  If you should exhibit any flu symptoms, you should seek medical care."

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Since I first saw the trailer for this movie about 2 months ago, I've been excited to go see this movie.  Yesterday afternoon I saw it. I can't really talk about it, because the whole movie is based on a twist, and while it isn't entirely unexpected, I would hate to ruin it for anyone.

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First and foremost, I am moving because it is much cheaper to live with other people, in this case, Andu and Luke. I’m moving under unusual circumstances, which dampens my enthusiasm for it, since I am taking Jenny’s spot in her apartment.

That said, it happens to be an amazing apartment. Brand new condo with a finished rooftop deck (two fireplaces ( Read more... )

So I did this once before, back when I worked for the pesticide plant.  I thought it would be fun to try something like it again.

13% raise!

Four day weekend!

Getting a new computer!

The week is looking up 

So, I bet you didn't know, I am in San Francisco.  I came with the Maintenance Rotables team yesterday afternoon.  I'm here to take notes and stuff for our negotiations.  The maintenance base is kinda neat. It is a pretty typical office park/airport, only with half taken-apart airplanes all over the place.  Huge hangers too, like stadiums but with ( Read more... )