Erin's Blog

Link/Tip of the day:

This is a neat place where you can get free help trying to identify fonts.

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More boring stuff about my life....

The geek girl I met the other night blew me off on our second date. She called in sick. Oh well.

The trainer at my new company got fired after only three days of training. Now I am on my own at work and am enjoying it quite immensely.

I went back to my old job today to clean out my locker and get my last check. It felt kind of strange, that's for sure.

Oh well, off to do laundry!

_erin

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This looks like something I could put to good use!

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More boring stuff about my life....

I went on a date last night. A very fun date, with a very cute geeky girl. I love geek girls! I am definitely going out with her again, too. Hey M! If you're reading this, I think you are totally cute! ::reow::

I started working at a new company on Friday of last week. Training has been kind of boring (it is a mandatory 2-week training session). My training manager was fired today, so now I will have to see what will happen with that. Arrghh!

I saw a friend from where I used to work today, too. I called her up and we will likely have dinner together tonight to catch up and see what is happening at "Company A" where she works and "Company B" where I now work. I am honestly glad to have a job.

Speaking of which, Company B found out very quickly that I am trans (as far as I know, Company A had absolutely no clue). They did a background check on me and found my old name, etc. The General Manager called me into his office and asked, and I told him the truth. He said if it weren't for the background check, he would never have guessed! I guess that is a Good Thing(tm).

In any case, we discussed my past, he asked some questions (all the while trying not to be offensive) and I think that Things Are Good(tm) between me, him and the company. While I was in his office I asked him for more money due to my experience, and he said that they have to hire everybody in at the same base salary. Blah. He seems like a nice guy and I certainly hope that we will get along well.

Some of my good friends from back East invited me out to party with them in Times Square for New Year's. I've never been there for New Year's, but have certainly watched "the ball drop" for quite a few years now.

Which reminds me... The big 3-0 is coming up in a few weeks. Yikes! I certainly never thought I would be where I am today at 30!

Oh well, off to dinner.

'Night!

_erin

Link/Tip of the day:

A fascinating look at the disaster in New Orleans from within the city itself. Go back to the beginning and read up until the current day. I read it all the way through and then keep going back every day to read the updates.

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More boring stuff about my life....

A lot has happened in the past month. I got laid off. I applied for unemployment. I got some work despite being laid off. They are firing people from our side of the fence. Seven so far. Eight of us (including myself) are calling in daily to see if there is any work available. Some very bad decisions are pissing off our customers. Our customers are threatening to abandon us and go to our competition. My friend J, (who helped me move) got fired.

I have applied at several more jobs -- including our major competitor. In fact, I interviewed there and am expecting a call to tell me when to start.

The Seattle Times e-mailed me out of the blue today. They are looking for a systems analyst with CCI experience. Nice. I would _love_ to live in the Pacific Northwest again.

An ex-gf of mine, Ca is sending out my resume all over the east coast. She wants me to move back. In a way, I want to move back too. All of my family and friends are out that way. I miss it out there, despite the traffic and the fast pace. In fact, I miss it there _because_ of the traffic and the fast pace.

I needed a recent picture of me, so I took one of me in my new place:



I'm tired. It's late. 'Night.

_erin