long awaited

So, lots of updates (written on friday)

The main one, which explains why I have been absent from the world of journaling, is that I have re-joined the world of employment. That’s right. I’ve worked a full 2 weeks, and I get my first paycheck tomorrow. To avoid getting dooced, I will not write anything else about my job ever, since the new employer is HUGE and VERY CAREFUL about employee relations.

I will however complain about my new commute. It’s not horrible in itself. I don’t have a ton of traffic to deal with. The problem is that it is LOOOONG. As in, I get to work around 8:20 am, and I leave my house at 6 am. But, I am not driving the entire 2+ hours, so I can crochet, read, sew, work, etc.

More news –
A close family member had heart surgery. She is fine. I just want to point out how different family relations are between J’s family and mine. The patient visited a doctor for a second opinion, during which her entire family (brothers and sisters and daughters and grandkids) came with. To the appointment. From 100’s of miles away.

I personally would be a bit overwhelmed with all the people there. J and I have discussed, and we both agree that if we were ever in a similar sitch, we would only want eachother and maybe our parents present. I think having all the family there would freak me out totally, and I wouldn’t be able to pay attention to the doctor.

Even more news –
We have a new family member - El Bandito is our newest leopard gecko - that means we finally got spot a husband. Problem is, Spot is close to 10 inches long, and El Bandito is maybe 4. Spot would eat him. So, they are currently in separate cages until El Bandito grows a bit. Then maybe we’ll have baby geckos. Should be interesting.

TV news – I’m so sick of reality tv. Yes, I still watch it faithfully, but there’s no way Scott Sabol should have been in the top 4. America let me down.

And the Paula thing? One of them has to be lying, and they both have criminal records. This is newsworthy because? Personally I think the kid is just trying to get promotion for his new cd. But I also think Paula is dumb enough to sleep with a contestant.

24 – crazier and crazier, isn’t it. I still don’t understand why CTU didn’t just napalm the place in the desert where the bad guys got the football. Yes, I know that sentence doesn’t make any sense unless you are familiar with the show. Too bad – go watch it.

Saw The Interpreter Liked it, but Nicole needed to get her hair out of her face.

Book news – Finished House on the strand by Daphne Du Maurier. Started Mary, Queen of Scotland and the Isles which is 900+ pages, so I should be stuck on this one for a while.

Quilt news – my “even-feed” foot broke, so I bought a new machine. I love it. I don’t need to even use the pedal, there is a button that starts and stops the sewing. Plus, it came with the “even-feed” foot.

Both Lieutenant and Anniversary are coming up, plus we pay off the Honda next month! Go Us!