my life as a nomad

new job, man-boots, and a cell phone

started work today... sort of. just filled out paperwork, went over company policies and were told useful bits of information like "don't bring a gun to work" and "don't steal stuff" and my favorite, "don't pee in customers back yards." so we pretty much covered everything important. i should be starting some *real* work either tomorrow or monday, getting some training in actual package delivery (hopefully... keeping my fingers crossed... by bike!). so that will be cool.

i also got my uniform... jacket, pants, and brown stocking cap. i was slightly disappointed that i didn't get a shirt or one of their sweet baseball caps, but that perceived loss was made up for by the fact that the jacket is awesome. i got the best one out of the pile. it has sweet pinstripes down the sleeves, you can zip a fleece or something into the inside of it, has pockets in all the right places, and it of course has the u.p.s. logo on it. (small sidenote... u.p.s. doesn't stand for anything anymore. used to be 'united parcel service,' but now it's just "ups." don't ask me why). the pants are a slight letdown... they said they were my size, looked like they were, but they're a tad tight in the legs. i guess they didn't expect such massive leg muscles on their delivery personnel when they tailored their pants. hopefully they'll stretch out a bit... otherwise i'm going to be looking mighty fine in my form-fitting, beautiful brown pants. if you hear whistles in the streets, it's because i'm walking by. or... not. yeah.


i bought some new man-boots today. why do i call them man-boots? because they're boots, and very manly. the pair i was going to get was all sold out in my size, so i ended up doing a slight upgrade and getting this pair. some coupons and stuff helped defray the cost... but anyways, a good pair of hiking boots is well worth the investment. and they're so amazing, they practically do the walking for you. i'm not even joking. i'm a little sad to relegate my previous pair of ll bean boots to 'backup' status, but they've given me several years of good service and they're more than ready to be retired. so i'm thrilled to death to have this pair... probably more elated about them than i would be if i got a new car. because, after all, boots can take you anywhere a car can go, and plenty of other places besides


i also bought a new cell phone today. i'm drastically less excited about that than i am about the boots, because i needed a new pair of boots due to heavy use of my former pair. i need a new cell phone because i'm a moron and left my other one on the roof of the van... in north carolina... and didn't notice it was missing until four or five hours of highway travel later. so it died an ignominios death, and i needed to get a new one so i wouldn't have to keep paying the bill without being able to use a phone. and buying a cell phone at full-price is expensive... painfully so. but it is pretty cool, and i got more phone for my dollar than i did when i first got mine, so i basically upgraded for the same price to this model. and i must say... it's pretty sweet. but i still like my boots better


last but not least... i got thrifty mr kickstar by dryve in the mail today. i had a heck of a time finding a copy of it, but amazon.com came through in the end. i bought it basically for one song... "rain." was a staple in the song selection at camp over the summer, and these guys wrote and performed it. i'd still take being in the rec hall and hearing uncle elvis sing it with a hundred plus kids joining along, but this cd will suffice in it's stead. and the rest of the tracks are pretty stellar, too.

mom bought some ice cream that i need to go eat. it's chocolate and vanilla and other tasty stuff mixed in, and i'm going to put peanut m&m's and whipped cream on it. and it. will. be awesome.



"i'm a working stiff now... and that's ok."


-noonan-

posted by Patrick @ 8:25 PM