weekends are wicked
one nice byproduct of being a working man is that the weekend is actually an anticipated, celebrated event once again. i like that. i plan on cleaning my room, watching tons of college basketball, and doing some shopping tomorrow. should be a good and productive dayoh, happy st. patrick's day. i'm mostly (or partly, or who knows how much) irish, so my folks always have a big st. patty's day dinner of corned beef and cabbage and irish soda bread and all that jazz. no beer, though, so i guess we're not all that irish after all. we're actually having our get-together on sunday this year because of schedule conflicts and stuff, so if you're in the area and want to celebrate, c'mon over. mom has pretty much an entire cow's worth of corned beef waiting to go, so i'm pretty pumped about that
i got paid off by the insurance company today for the car, so that was good news. it was a bit of a hassle getting everything squared away with the title, but everything fell into place in the end. i also got the check for my "personal injury settlement" from the accident... yes, they offered both andrew and i money because we reported "slight stiffness and soreness" the day after the accident. crazy. i actually got them to bump up their initial offer, too, so it feels like free money. i plan on blowing it on some crazy purchase like a ______. i'm still trying to figure out what to fill in the blank
in the midst of all my errand-running today, i also got over to the credit union and got pre-approved for an auto loan. fortunately i have pretty superb credit, so they were able to offer a really great interest rate which made me quite happy to hear. now all i need to do is find a car in my price range, and buy it. hopefully soon. it sounds simple but it's not. the rental car is due back on monday, and while i'll be able to bum rides to work from my mom for most of next week, i need a car by the end of the week for sure because...
i have ANOTHER job
and it's a sweet one. i'll be working as a 'map technician' (such a cool job title) for DeLorme. i am exceptionally pumped about it. i LOVE maps, and i'll get to work with/look at/buy them at a discount on a regular basis. so starting on the 27th, my schedule will take a quantum leap from "fairly relaxed" to "crazy-busy." DeLorme is about 30 hrs. a week, mornings, and UPS is 16-20 hrs. a week, evenings. so we'll see how that all works out. it's even more amazing that i got the job because i gave this guy as a reference. great story. and the best part of it all is that i get to work in the same building as Eartha, the world's largest rotating globe. now that's cool
so in short, today was great. God is good. and i'm probably the only person in the world celebrating st. patrick's day by drinking moxie, but hey... you'd be hard pressed to find something with more of a kick to it
-noonan-
posted by Patrick @ 9:42 PM
6 Comments:
so pretty much you should buy your dream wetsuit...the polka dotted one...
EARTHA!!!!!!!!!
That is SOOOOOOOOOO Cool!!!!
If we come on a field trip, will you be our guide????
PLEASE???????????????
EARTHA!!!!!!!!!
That is SOOOOOOOOOO Cool!!!!
If we come on a field trip, will you be our guide????
PLEASE???????????????
EARTHA!!!!!!!!!
That is SOOOOOOOOOO Cool!!!!
If we come on a field trip, will you be our guide????
PLEASE???????????????
Ooops. Sorry. This page was glitchy and I got frustrated and hit "publish" a bit too enthusiastically!
congrats! you get the randomest jobs, but they're perfect for you. i'm really glad for you and i hope you love it. i also love the story of ben's reference - ha! he never fails to crack me up... have a good day!
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