Snowboarding was fun, not quite as successful as I'd hoped but I did manage to go down the ultra-bunny-baby hill quite a number of times without falling on my ass, and was even getting up a good amount of speed at some points, but those usually ended in can't-stop-can't-stop-woooah-ow ( Read more... )

Work is cool, work is good. I got $10 from a nice lady to help feed the homeless today ( Read more... )

Lesson of the day ( Read more... )

( OFFENSIVE!!! )

Just got back from the first day of training. I'm pretty psyched about this job. I know the pay is going to be shite for the first month, especially as we're not eligible for hourly bonuses (read: more than minimum wage) for the first two weeks. BUT once the bonuses start rolling in, holy mother can I make bank at this place. I fully believe I' ( Read more... )

Considering that it's somehow "Sunny and 2 degrees" right now and that the weather service is issuing wind chill warnings down to -20 and talking about frostbite and hypothermia, I'm thinking we won't go snowboarding tomorrow. Pity ( Read more... )

Hooray! I got a new job this morning. I have PTO to burn so I'm taking a lazy day (already said I'd be late) to draft my letter of resignation and make a real lunch. I could start Tuesday if I want to, but my current supervisor is good people so I'm willing to work an extra couple of weeks if it means not screwing him over ( Read more... )

So, in the last few days I've emailed a guy at the EPA to ask questions about grad school (he's a UVA alumnus), tried to call & then e-mailed the local development association to ask about volunteer projects, and called to set up an interview for a charity fundraising job ( Read more... )

Pipes are frozen again. It should not be an issue of me considering going unshowered or being late for work (I chose late for work). I tidied up my apartment a bit so that if the plumbing starts leaking I won't get a threatening letter again. At least I finally e-mailed the guy from the EPA! Argh, I suck at life ( Read more... )

Some "I have a digital camera now" pictures:

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