According to the Chinese calendar, 2011 is my year. It’s the year for the furry, cotton-tail, carrot-eating rabbits! So far: 2011 is A-Okay. The good: Got a job. The bad: Bowser sounded like a teapot until K&S Auto performed $300 worth of repairs.
The good: I successfully completed my first work week! I was so anxious that I didn’t sleep a wink the night before I started. I really just tossed and turned all night long like it was Christmas Eve instead of the First-Day-of-Work-for-the-Rest-of-My-Life (which is slightly more ominous and depressing than presents). Despite having a vat of caffeine that day, I think I’m going to like it there. My boss/owner of the company is crazy. She called me back to her office to help her figure out why she couldn’t get volume out of her speakers. She was watching youtube trailers for Portlandia and then started talking about Bridalplasty. Also, during the tell-a-bit-about-yourself in the team meeting, she put a squash to the NE vs SE debate by informing everyone that she was a NW, hills kinda-girl because she was rich. Her daughter, my guardian angel that offered me the position, is a raw foods enthusiast and is known to make a pretty awesome non-bake apple pie. The girl training me looks a lot like Vanessa from Gossip Girl and says the word ‘totally’ like she’s back in the 90s. I’m fairly certain that is going to rub off on me. It’s going to be the 2003 ‘honey’ fiasco all over again. And everyone else is really great and quirky too.
The bad: My poor truck had a bad spell and made a whistling noise whenever I had my foot on the accelerator. I took my truck to 80th and Sandy, and this hilarious Asian man got him back to snuff. Apparently, the front brake pads were worn out. It was a three hour operation in which I spent in this renovated coffee shop down the street. The coffee shop played bluegrass music and gave me free coffee. This man walked in and spent a chunk of time telling me about his days in Jacksonville being a carpenter and then changed the subject to his bike. He kept telling me that I was nice.
Lately, I’ve been playing Cribbage with my roommates. It reminds me of Dane and also makes me feel like a 60 year old lady. I haven’t won yet, but I can feel that the next game is mine! I've also been playing some Mah Jongg lately. Ben bought me my very own set for Christmas!
Today is Ben’s birthday!! I took the birthday boy out for the best mac&cheese in Portland(except he didn’t actually order mac) and tonight we’re celebrating with Bryan and Lizzy at Russel Street BBQ. He had a small shindig last Friday:
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