Domestic Geek

Today was a long-assed day, but I'm feeling good.

Only 13 more days of pizza and I still have no regrets about giving notice...front door is still broken, dough bowl was filthy, dough trays stacked higher than I could safely get down, something smelled dead in the walk-in and made me gag. Yep, not gonna miss that place at all. I am going to miss one thing, though. Listening to Rick Barber. I won't miss it enough to get up early to hear him or Coast to Coast AM, though. Oh, well.

I really want to post something significant, but I'm pooped. Sorry. Maybe on Saturday...

Only 35 more minutes to go and 2005 is history. Yahoo!

I gave my official notice at the pizza job yesterday. My last day will be January 15th. There is no way I'm going to try to work both of those jobs. I really realized being off both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day how badly I hate working every day. Especially when your hard work is not appreciated by the morons you work with. So, two more weeks of hell and I am FREE!!!!!!! After that, I'll have to do some freelance work on the side to get ahead financially, but at least I won't have to work every danged day.

Today was a decent enough day, though. Marcus and I did housework. Mike, Nina, Sarah and Dave came over for a belated Christmas gift exchange (I had no presents to give because I still suck). I received a boxed Chronicles of Narnia set from Mike and Nina. Dave gave me a Foxtrot book and a Chicago Christmas cd. Marcus got me a Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets game for my PC. Marcus BBQ'd some burgers and brats and I put together a veggie tray. I'm having a nice buzz from the couple of Sam Adams I drank that Dave brought (I don't drink much anymore and I'm really a lightweight). Soon we'll ring in the new year (2006 is going to be my year!!!!), I'll give Marcus a big kiss and then I'll have to go to bed because I have to work tomorrow morning. Booooooooo! Only 16 more days of that crap. It will be nice to not have to go to bed early and get up in the middle of the night.

When I am done with pizza, I can dig into the knitting book that Marcus' mom got me. I'm looking forward to that.

So, I guess tomorrow I'll do a post about my New Year's resolutions.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY!!!!!

Well, I was offically hired as a graphic designer today. I start on January 2nd. Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!

More proof that 2006 is going to be my year (since my lucky number is 6).

Well, I had a job interview today for a graphic designer position that starts in January. I'll find out tomorrow if I got it. Starting pay is lower than I would've liked, but it's more than I was making at the screen printers. There will probably be a substantial pay increase after six months. I figure this will be like an internship more or less until I prove myself. The big drawback is the place is in Larkspur (you know—the place where they have the Colorado Renaissance Festival every year). I guess the guys that work there carpool alot, so that could be cool. I know the two guys that currently work there from Platt, so I don't have any doubts that I can work and get along with them. I guess we'll find out tomorrow, eh?

Our power kept going out on Monday evening. If you tried to access our websites then and couldn't, that's why. It sucked because it was really cold outside and snowing a little, too. We burned stuff in our fireplace to keep warm until we gave up and went to bed. Of course my alarm clock's battery was dead so it wouldn't keep time every time the power went out. I'm not sure when the power came back on for good.

I've been a movie watching fool the last few weeks. I'm trying to make the most of my Netflix subscription while I'm underemployed, plus HBO had a free preview weekend in there, too.
The Longest Yard (2005)—wasn't sure I'd like this remake, but I did! (Except for Rob Schneider)
March of the Penguins—those Emperor penguins are insane.
Love Actually—still can't stand Hugh Grant, am liking Emma Thompson more and more and why does Alan Rickman (Snape) always have to be a bad guy?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—um, I don't get why this is popular.
Batman Begins—great movie. Much better than the previous Batman incarnations.
Beauty Shop—not as good as Barbershop, but a cute movie.
The Office: Series 1 (British Version)—just like the American one, took a couple of episodes to grow on me, but I like it.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—this just weirded me out. That single Oompa Loompa was too disturbing.
Spiderman—wasn't impressed.
13 Going on 30—love all the '80s references!

I'm sure I've watched more, but that'll do for now.

Well, I'd better get back to decorating the tree that Marcus slayed.

Well, the lady who wanted to interview me called me this morning to inform me that she had already hired someone else. Damn! At least she had the decency to let me know that the position was no longer open. I hate waiting and waiting and never knowing if you're going to get the job or if they had already filled it.