whoo hoo! the IRS is hiring again. I'm applying to every position they have for which I qualify. So far, that's all but one. Wish me luck!
I have also finished my class project, so now my attention shifts to the Final Exam (dun dun DUN!) on Saturday. After that, I move on to the take home exam that is due on the 30th. Then I have 15 days to write a paper, and fill out our taxes (ewwww.). After all that, things calm down for a week, then I have another paper to write, and three exams to be preparing for. Its just like work, only, sadly, education doesn't come with a wage.
In other awesome news: I'm volunteering for food prep duties this Thursday at the DC Central Food Kitchen. I think it will be a blast, and I'm looking forward to it. Did you know that soup kitchens are booked on volunteers for weeks in advance? Maybe that's just up here, but its crazy.
Finally, I've been working on the Couch to 5K running program. I'm in the middle of week 4, and my mean time is 24 minutes for two miles. I don't see an NFL contract in my future, but when the zombie apocalypse comes, I'll be zombie food rank two. I'll be safe from small children, the elderly, and fat zombies, but not if they have rascals.
Here's to rank 3.
-Pete
Monday, March 22, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
long time no see, stranger
So its been over a month. Wow. What have we been up to in all that time? For one, Kate got a job! We have experienced the trouble the nation has in finding work first hand, and I am still on the market. Several interviews, but so far, its been "maybe next year when the economy's better."
Second, we have a ton of photos, but we haven't been able to sit down and really load them up. Its a weak excuse, but when the option is to load photos or go to bed, we choose bed. We'll get them up at some point though!
Third, Hank had a scare that sent him to the vet. Apparently, male cats are very prone to kidney stones, so they need to drink lots and lots of water to, um, keep things flowing? Thankfully, since we've been to this rodeo before with Ivan, we caught the signs early. So early in fact that the vet complemented us on our speed. All told, Hank's ordeal cost 1/4 of Ivan's since we spotted it so early on.
Finally, its insanity for me these next two weeks. I have a project due on Tuesday, a final exam next Saturday, and a take-home final exam due on March 30th. I also have a paper due on April 15, but that's two weeks further out, so I'm not worried about that yet in my triage of schoolwork.
So sorry to leave you all hanging out there in cyberspace. Its been busy and its not letting up for a while.
'til the next train comes
-Pete
Second, we have a ton of photos, but we haven't been able to sit down and really load them up. Its a weak excuse, but when the option is to load photos or go to bed, we choose bed. We'll get them up at some point though!
Third, Hank had a scare that sent him to the vet. Apparently, male cats are very prone to kidney stones, so they need to drink lots and lots of water to, um, keep things flowing? Thankfully, since we've been to this rodeo before with Ivan, we caught the signs early. So early in fact that the vet complemented us on our speed. All told, Hank's ordeal cost 1/4 of Ivan's since we spotted it so early on.
Finally, its insanity for me these next two weeks. I have a project due on Tuesday, a final exam next Saturday, and a take-home final exam due on March 30th. I also have a paper due on April 15, but that's two weeks further out, so I'm not worried about that yet in my triage of schoolwork.
So sorry to leave you all hanging out there in cyberspace. Its been busy and its not letting up for a while.
'til the next train comes
-Pete
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