two dolla

I’m pretty much the best daughter on Earth, because I never send any cards to my parents ever, and if I do, they’re never on time. It was absolutely no surprise to me when I noticed on my calendar that Mother’s Day was less than a week away. I, sadly, am not doing anything for my mom, except existing, which is pretty monumental in its own right. I’ll probably call and be all HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY and that’s about it. (Sorry to ruin the surprise, Mom.)

But you know what you can do to make up for my lack of gift-giving to the woman that had to clean up my vomit and put up with my entirely ridiculous attitude problems from age 8-18? Sent some mother’s day flowers or a card or some balloons or really anything, because you know your ma’s gonna like it.

P.S. I totally came home on my lunch break, had a turkey sandwich, and had time to blog! WIN AGAIN for the new job!

• Dear new job, please don’t suck as bad as the one I quit yesterday. I promise not to steal anything. Yet. #
• @best_day_ever wow. i should probably log in to aim stat! #
• At lunch on the new job. Walked past a strip club and 2 porn shops already. Gotta find food now! #
• New job: awesome. They had cake and a card welcoming me to the company. And they all know I have no recruiting experience. #
• The gay boy in my department is already calling me "love". I think I’m gonna like it here. #

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I started a new job today. And, sure, I was only there for eight hours, but man - it was super awesome. It’s an industry that I have absolutely zero experience in, but I’m very, very excited to learn more about it. I’m pretty sure (like 99.7% sure) it’s the absolute most perfect fit for me, and I can’t wait to really find my groove.

Reasons why my new job is awesome (so far):

1. 4 mile commute
2. I don’t have to be there until 9pm
3. There was cake the first day
4. I can wear jeans on Friday
5. The department was as excited for me to start as I was for me to start
6. I walked around downtown on my lunch break.
7. One of my favorite restaurants is within easy walking distance.

I really do want to tell you all about it, but I just want to be completely cautious with the whole situation. There’s lots of talk about Googling this and that, and the last thing I want is for someone to find out I’m blabbing all my new work’s business online somewhere. It’s bad enough that two dolla comes up as #7 when searching for my full name.

So far, I can tell you that today was the first day I’ve ever actually enjoyed training at a new job, even if the afternoon was spent doing industry research on our competitors, just to give me a better idea of what’s out there. I LIKED IT A LOT.

• I’m trying to stay wake until 8pm, so then I can go to bed. For the night. Working is HARD. #
• I would like a roommate whose sole responsibilities in life are to make me brownies and pick dog hair off everything. #
• Just had to send an "appreciate your enthusiasm, but i really don’t like you that way" text. Probably shouldn’t have enjoyed it that much! #
• I may not come back after lunch. Seriously. #
• And I can’t take it anymore. Headed home for the day. Bar-gating and baseball right after an interview at 430. #
• @suzi109 I think I would have probably become physically violent all the time. I didn’t even get a chance to steal anything good! #

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Jenni’s been talking about a Lowrider Parade that’s happening in St. Paul this weekend. Her fondness of cars is beginning to remind me of my little brother. When we were kids and stuck in the car on various long road trips, he’d have to talk my ear off about his car and truck magazines - how the paint job on this truck was stupid, or how the rims on some foreign sports car was way awesome. I usually replied with “I don’t care”, but that didn’t stop him from sharing his opinions on every single Mustang 5.0 with flames painted down the side that he saw. And in the early 90s, that was kind of a lot.

I’m kind of glad I moved away right around the time he graduated from college and moved back to our hometown so I didn’t have to see websites full of wheel and tire packages, especially considering how bored out of my skull I was with his black and white magazine pictures. Here’s the thing, though - a website like Wheelfire may have garnered more of my interest!

I just customized my car with 22″ inch rims, and even though buying a set of tires and wheels would cost more than what the Dead Hooker is actually worth, it’s fun to dream about my car looking like, well, the fanciest 2001 Ford Escape XLS in all of Minneapolis. While silver or chrome is more up my alley, I can’t help but think I’d be looking mighty awesome cruising down the streets in the summer with some gold plated wheels.

I gotta send this link to my little bro, so he can live the bad ass wheel dream with me. Or replace his collection of adult-themed entertainment with pictures of wheels… which sounds about right for him.

I had to watch American Idol tonight before I went to bed - mainly for curiosity, but also just in case one of my new co-workers wanted to talk about it. I didn’t want to be the new girl that was completely in the dark.

It was a weird format, compared to other years when the performers would sing two songs. This time, they let all five remaining wannabe-idols do their thing before going quickly down the line of three judges to hear their results. Paula was drunk and/or stupid, OR American Idol is completely rigged. I have yet to figure out which the case might be, but here’s what I’m basing my evidence on:

What the eff, Paula?

Regardless of whatever prompted the above situation, I swear to God I’m not watching it anymore if Brooke White doesn’t have the lowest number of votes after her craptacular performances tonight. I listened to maybe the first four bars of each song before I fast forwarded right to the end. I have no idea how I’d watch that damn show if it weren’t for the beauty that is my Tivo.

Now I have to go to bed angry about American Idol. There better be something good on TV that puts me to sleep quickly or I’m gonna be dragging as at the new (and permanent) gig.

If I turned the oven on more than once a week for reasons other than making frozen pizza or one of my cousin’s calzones, the first thing I’d do is make cupcakes. Jenni made some a week or so ago that were so awesome I almost died, and that was after she’d made some prior to that with FROSTING IN THE MIDDLE. I know. It blew my mind, too.

Know what else blows my mind? The individual cupcake holder. But considering one of the aforementioned desserts had mocha buttercream frosting with a cherry on top, these are vital in the successful transportation of fancy pants cupcakes! I know Gladware is absolutely sufficient for something like this, but now that I’m back at work, I totally want to make cupcakes from a box and bring one in something like this. I’ll make friends instantly if I bring my co-workers their own cupcakes; I’m sure of it.

The same website that has cupcake holders also has margarita glasses that hold 1/4 gallon of your favorite tequila-based drink. And I’m pretty sure there’s where I’m getting the next four years worth of gift ideas.

• @rickmcmillin You’d only need to worry if it were a White Sox hat, I think! #
• Packed my lunch for work tomorrow. Without ziploc bags. Glad I "think outside the box", as I told these folks in my interview. #
• I think this work thing might be overrated. At least getting up this early is anyway. #
• Well that commute took 30 minutes less than expected. And I’m reminded how much morning radio sucks. #
• I can’t figure out how to make my phone not beep after sending a text message which is frowned upon while in training. #
• My manager just took me out to lunch. I forgot to mention to her that I’m quitting tomorrow. #
• @billhelm Yep! #
• @swirlspice yep! 2nd offer came after I alreary accepted this one and starts 2 days later! confused yet? #
• I have now visited every floor’s bathroom because I am that bored. But at least I’m getting paid. #
• @fontosaurus it’s building 21! #
• It felt pretty good to be a grown up today! #

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• I just saw myself in 10 years and holy shit am I awesome. #
• @best_day_ever awww! happy birthday to nigel/mike/miguel!! #
• I have to go to bed at normal people time tonight, because I have to work tomorrow! After over six months of not doing so… Yay, I think! #
• I really hate that the closest movie theater to me is Block E. So, I’m learning how to ride the bus by myself today!! #
• Just kidding. I forgot they validate your parking there. Plus, I MISSED THE BUS. #

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Sure, right about the time I get a job is when I have five bagillion things going on this week, but they’re all very good, I might add.

Sunday: Rick gets to Minneapolis (or at least a suburb).

Monday: WORK!!!1111one

Tuesday: WORK! (less exciting then the first day and also the last day at this job), an interview for a different job, and a Twins game with Rick, Jenni, and Matt.

Wednesday: First day at new job! Something yet to be determined with Rick!

Thursday: Second day at new job! Another something possible yet undetermined with Rick!

Friday: Work, Brooke and the kids coming into town!

And the weekend will be full of getting caught up on dishes and laundry and cleaning and all those things people with jobs do on the weekend!

Man, it kinda feels good to be back in grownup land again.

(P.S. Version 2.5.1 of Wordpress makes me want to completely scream. It saves my draft every FIVE SECONDS. Thanks, but it’s more irritating than helpful!