Apparently I Enjoy Projects
So, let me tell y’all a story. Once upon a time I worked horrible, wretched hours and hated life, so I begged my boss for a normal schedule and she, surprisingly, agreed. Then on the first day of my wonderful new schedule, wherein I was only required to be at work for 9 short hours, I forgot to go home on time. As in I, completely by accident, stayed 45 minutes late because I was so absorbed in my projects. When did work become so enjoyable?
First, I used my sexy hot handywoman skills to turn this jumblage of parts:
into this shiny new bike:
and guys, I only had one screw left over and I know exactly where it went and made a conscious decision that it was unnecessary. I rock.
Then I got involved in an orgy of construction paper and glue sticks and markers that made me nostalgic for high school art projects. I was so deeply absorbed that at 5:43 I looked up and asked Jessica why she hadn’t told me I was supposed to go home 45 minutes ago. I guess I really did get used to living at that damn clinic!
Also: the spammers are getting more creative. I got an enticing offer today to endow me with a “larger copulation organ in 3 weeks.” I’ll be damned if those bastards didn’t go and get themselves some dictionaries.
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Still giggling.
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Yesterday I had fun at work. Actual fun, as in given the choice between working on my project and, say, watching a good movie, I probably would have chosen to keep working. What a strange feeling. My boss asked me to research some custom postcards to send out to patients on various occasions. After a few very lame and disheartening websites, I came across VistaPrint, which also has many lame templates to choose from, but many cute and modern ones as well.
Here is the “thanks for the referral” postcard I designed:
And the “welcome, new patient” postcard:
And the birthday postcard:
A lot of the designs I picked out were pretty girly, so I tried to go with gender-neutral colors. I hope the boss likes them!
And in other good news, I told her that my schedule was sucking the life out of me, and she was quite willing to change it! Starting on the 28th, I will be at the office a normal 9 hours a day instead of a marathon 11.5. Thank God. Now if I could just get a bigger raise…
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Can I just say that my favorite part of dyeing my hair red is how my shower resembles a violent murder scene afterwards? Quite entertaining.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (1)Weekend Update
Well, it’s been a while since my last post so for those of you who don’t already know, I am recently single. I am sad about ending what was certainly a life-changing relationship, but at the same time I’m looking forward to just dating a lot and not getting into any serious relationships for a while. This is something I happen to be very bad at, so hopefully I’ll get in some good practice.
In butt-related news, mine is doing splendidly. I think all the bills have finally rolled in and I’m looking at about $2300 if I don’t qualify for assistance (which I should, considering how shitty my pay is). Did you know you can get separate bills from the hospital and from the doctor who treated you? Ridiculous. But at least my ass is fixed and I’m not going to go into any monetary panic until I find out how much I’ll actually have to pay. The really depressing news is that I won’t be able to afford to move and pay off these medical bills, so I will be staying where I am for the foreseeable future. I was really excited to move, but I’m trying to be true to my optimistic nature and see this in a “one door closes another one opens” kind of light. For instance, I get to continue spending tons of time with my sister, and Merlin gets a free babysitter during the day.
I’m about to head into Boulder to have my beautiful resume printed up so I can mail it out to various clinics (oh, and also pick up my credit card from the bar where I left it last night - oops!). I am just so burned out on these work hours. I’m only 24, damn it! I don’t have a family to look after and I shouldn’t have to bust my ass so hard. I need some time to have fun. I hate that I have to spend three quarters of my weekend just recovering from the week, and by the time I finally feel rejuvenated enough to leave the house it’s only a few hours before I should be in bed to wake up at 5 a.m. the next morning. So, the search for a better job begins.
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