*waves* Hello again!

Hey there! Yes, it's been quite a while. *blushes*

Well, coincidentally, I am off to Arizona again and will hopefully use my downtime to start an actual travel journal, you know, an online blog of some sort... /sarcasm

Sarcasm because I have my cute little blog and just don't really find the time to use it anymore. *sigh* But life is throwing curveballs once again; life changes have happened and I think it's time I start to log those, if not for posterity, just to release them from rattling around in my head.

On the job front, I've been working from home for a few months now, but have been coveted by a business associate's friend recently. So we're going to give this whole office work outside of the home thing a go again. *crosses fingers*

As an aside, a few great websites to check out job postings in the area are indeed.com and jooble.com. I remember trolling as many as I could to see who was out there actually hiring people. So if you are still on the market, give them a clicky or two. :-)

As another aside, oh jeez, I just realized that I never really tagged any of my posts...hmmmm, there's a good activity for the plane, if they have wifi of course...

Buckle Stores Near You

I've talked about this store a few blog posts ago and I absolutely love the jewelry and accessories they have, so check it out and maybe there's a store near you. :-)

http://local.buckle.com/

Me and the other half will be training out to Arizona next month, so hopefully I'll be able to check out the AZ store. Pics to follow, just need to get wireless internet figured out for journey.

Quick Update

(as I wait to meet my new hope-to-be boss for coffee, HA!!)

- had a great time playing Mommy with Abbey, hardest job in the world by far, but it's all worth it when your little monkey gives you a hug.
- I had my phone interview finally with the people I thought blew me off (re:shortly post) and they called me back and said they would hire me! WOOOOO!! Need to sign paperwork and such, but the first day should be 1/11/10. 011110 for you palindrome and binary fans out there.
- we also adopted our cute Blueberry from the Newington Humane Society. Expect kitteh picspam shortly

Merry Christmas!

The gifts between Clive and me are unwrapped and we now prepare the house for the little one to arrive. The B will be arriving around 6:45, so T-minus OMG is approaching.

I'm really nervous. :-( But since she most definitely needs warmer clothing, we will hopefully bond over shopping, at Targeh of course. :-)

So Merry Christmas and have a happy New Year! Let's hope 2010 is a good one!
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A Plague on both your houses!

That's right, ATT and whatever it is that is making me sick!

Thankfully, the sickness is contained and very odd. Fever only lasted a few hours last night and then broke, but I'm now left with a weird icky cake batter where my normal post nasal drip would flow. Probably TMI, but I figure you've made it this far, we may as well share some bodily fluid stories, right?

Anyway...a greater Plague on ATT because ever since I moved to our new beloved Wallyworld, I get crap signals. So crappy in fact that I miss emails and more importantly SMS messages. Emails I'm willing to forgive, slightly, since we do have computer's here and ATT U-Verse for the house is phenomenal, however SMS messages!? Unforgivable.

So I cannot wait until January 31st when my contract with them is up and I will happily get Verizon. Not only was the main man Mark at the Orange Verizon very helpful, but since Clive wants a better phone, we can get the new Droid's!! Clive would get the new macdaddy Droid OMG with the keyboard thingy that comes out (I have no idea what that one is called because it's not nearly as important as mine) and I can get the Droid Eris (see that's why that's so much more important)!!

A phone with my avi name!!! YAY!!!! I'll drop a real keyboard for a virtual one for that apt name change I think. ;-)

*hisses and runs back to bed*

I believe I've caught something and it's just beginning to brew. Lymph nodes are achy and a little swollen, my throat is beginning to get sore and I feel angry and like crap. That'd be a cold and probably the first of the season for me.

Run away! Save yourself! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...*kneels on the floor and looks up with outstretched hands* Why have you forsaken me Ceiling Cat, why!?!?

Some Job Openings Here and There

Meh, I did my scanning of the various job posting sites to see what may have opened up since last week. There are a few more structural positions which makes me feel a little better. I think either people are anticipating a building rush for this coming spring or have twisted a few client's arms into building something.

"C'mon, you just got a couple million dollar loan approval, build something you stingy bastard!"

"HEY! How did you find that out!?!"

"One of my drafters is dating your receptionist. HA! The money cat is out of the bag! You owe me a project! I gave you all those subs for no retainage!"

*ahem* I got on a slight tangent, but yes, that's probably how the conversation would go, but you didn't hear it from me...;-)

Anyway, a few more places have my resume and portfolio and the waiting game will be played yet again.