The good news is that I'm still in contention for a floating teller position at Parkvale (between Downtown, Arlington, North Side, and Mt. Washington), it's salaried (I think) and insurance costs would be about 1/3 of what I'm paying now.

Here's the bad news.  It won't be until at least Thursday for clearance to come back.  At that point, I feel ( Read more... )

I have an interview with Parkvale Bank on Thursday, and in response, my parents have delayed move-out by a week.  This is, all things considered, a Good Thing.  If I do get hired, it means I stay.  However, I'm no longer sure where I'll be living.  If it's for the original FT job on Arlington Ave, I'm off to the South Side.  If it's for a floating ( Read more... )

So World Cup is over.  It was fun, but not perfect.  I have some suggestions.

1: Replay
Institute replay reviews on all set pieces (free/corner/penalty kicks) and any action within the 18-yard box.  The fourth official will be responsible for asking for a replay before the end of the next stoppage of play.  Replay can be used only to verify/overturn ( Read more... )

So my parents aren't on the same page as me, and require me to have a job first and pad second.  *sigh*  Looks like misery is inevitable ( Read more... )

Short version, I have 3 weeks to decide the rest of my life.

Long version: My optimal solution is to have myself, my girlfriend, and another friend move into a 2-bedroom apartment in Pittsburgh once my current lease expires.  She would be working and going to school, I would have a finance-related job, and there would be a car (hers) to spread ( Read more... )

or "The one where we went to TPIR Live"

• JD Roberto hosted (again). David Ruprecht announced.  Wasn't sure what was more freaky: that Ruprecht had grey hair or that it wasn't slicked back.
• Of note: 2 games were won outright, $500 from Plinko (on 2 chips), a Wheel win by default, and a Double Overbid on the Showcase.
  • The DOB wasn't even close, too.  ( Read more... )

• Apparently, Vegas does start to close after a particular hour.  Sure, there's still stuff to do, but not much.
• You know your luck is bad when you can't even light incense for the Buddhist shrine
• The theme today was food: g/f's mom made eggs, bacon and toast, and then we all went to a buffet
• Those booms you hear from the Bellagio fountains are from det ( Read more... )

Day 1 recap:

• Flight was fine, albeit a little dull.  Didn't realize how much brown there was.
• Southwest was actually pretty liberal in terms of frills.  Free snacks and drinks.
• The guest room for my g/f's parents has a computer (old Compaq Presario), TV (about 13"), DVD/VCR combo, internet access, and apparently, it's own bathroom.  This added to the ( Read more... )

So a number of interesting things happened this month

-Britain passing the Digital Economy Act, which would interfere with Net Neutrality and disconnect file sharers without a hearing

-A blogger's house getting raided by police because he studied a leaked iPhone prototype, and his superiors saying it shouldn't happen because he's a journalist.

-A VO  ( Read more... )

I've returned from another Tekko. It was fun, to be sure, but something interesting came up.  I was speaking to a friend of mine about things for future cons when I brought up my desire to do game shows.  In non-disparaging reply, he asked an interesting question: do cons really need game shows ( Read more... )