Well, I'm 3ish weeks into the new job, starting to feel more competent. This, of course, is not always good. I had a whole series of mistakes yesterday out of ignorance (and a ignorant ignoring of ignorance). And as I was told many'a time, ask questions, ask questions, ask questions. Today I was laughed at (all in good fun) because I didn't know how to pronounce the word 'sputum' (its 'spew-tim', not spud-um'). I'm not quite sure how I fit into an office of almost all women. Evidently I've been a talking point around the building, as male receptionists who are prone to have girlfriends are rare.
I've been taking the bus to work the past few days. This is a new and interesting venture. There's an interesting mix of people on the bus: alot of community college students, some people riding to work like myself, and then the type of people who make bus riding awkward. Yesterday I heard a 'lover's quarrel' that involved exchanges such as "Don't touch me!", "I can touch you if I want to", and "I could kill you so fast and no one would ever know", and "What time did you go to bed last night? cause you know you're supposed to be in bed by 9". These didn't appear to be the brightest people, and most of it was probably said just to say something and fill empty space between their ears. Either way, it made that part of the trip awkward and annoying. But, I'm saving a decent amount on gas, doing my part for the environment, and showing them terrorists by not supporting them and furthering America's dependence on foreign oil.
Outside of work (with the bus commute, I'm gone from 7:30 til 6:15 everyday), theres really not much new happening. I got offered the chance to play in the praise band at the church we plan on attending, so thats kinda cool, a good way to at least play bass once in a while. Sadly, weekends have been spent mostly catching up on stuff from the week, so lots of laundry, sorting paperwork, and cleaning.
October will certainly bring some excitement tho. Andrea and I are going to Missoula this weekend to visit Al (and with any luck catch Straylight Run and Anberlin in Spokane tomorrow night). Either way, it shall be an awesome weekend. Next weekend I'm hoping to see Fleet Foxes play in Bellingham. And then the following weekend my parents are visiting, and then the following weekend Nick and Lari are visiting!! Super excitement!!
Sorry for the dearth of updates, my computer has decided to be ridiculously slow, so I'm avoiding it as punishment. Hopefully I can afford a laptop in the next few months.
______ of the day: "We'll wait in line for most our lives"
The working class Ogukuo
4 comments:
I was just in Missoula last weekend. It's awesome!
Yay life! Sounds like things are pretty good. I am still a plumber. So far I haven't been covered in poo... so far.
hey man...I hope things are going well!
Also, I totally saw Straylight Run last week with Anberlin in Denver!
So...my computer is now being slow, too. I think it's catching.
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