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| MS laid off a bunch of people yesterday. Honestly, I was kinda disappointed I wasn't one of them. The severance packages are amazing. 6 months pay, PLUS a lump sum to cover 2 months of my (expensive but optional) meds? Yes please! I'd be back in Indiana so fast... and the financial stuff wouldn't even be a concern. But alas, I remain trapped out here by my "good" fortune.
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| I'm trying to watch Twilight in the background as do other things, but it's painful... At least the main chick is hot...
My Dad suggested I watch White Collar when I got the chance, so I finally got around to it tonight. Pretty good show; I can't wait to watch the second episode. One of the main characters look a LOT like Gage, and about as equally suave, so it's kinda like watching one of my friends on TV. Kinda cool. Even aside from that though, it's a really good show. I highly suggest it.
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| I have vaguely considered taking up horseback riding. My primary interest is really just in meeting other people who ride... but I suppose it'd be fun just for the sake of riding too. I have made no traction on this.
I've more than vaguely considered moving back to Indiana. I feel fairly confident that I could land some kind of job there, but I'm sure it wouldn't pay as well as MS. That being said, I'd have to figure out some way to lighten my financial load... I'm paying around $1300/month in loans and car payment alone... I can't take a huge paycut and still survive. And moving back will probably cost a couple thousand to haul all my crap cross-country... And I'll probably miss a month of work at least just to get settled and find a new job... So while moving is something I'm very interested in, it's not something to be undertaken lightly.
My new meds have given me a little hope that I might actually advance at MS. They were amazing on Thursday, but I didn't notice much effect the past couple days, which is disappointing. I'm interested to see how this week goes.
Women are so hostile here in Seattle. I went out to dinner with my group last night, and the girls were discussing various times they were hit on and they seemed offended that a man would have the gall to approach them... I feigned laughter like everyone else, but it made me a little sad. It's not just one woman here or there. It's all of them. It's the Rose Princess Complex amplified and spread on a metropolitan scale. This environment makes it very hard to have any respect for women.
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| I cannot believe the change induced by one simple pill... A pill? That can make a man larger? Wait... no, not that pill... But seriously, the difference between me yesterday and me today (after taking my Concerta) is the difference between night and day. I'm happy. Not manically so, but definitely more than just content, and for no real reason (aside from the obvious chemical one). I was so much more productive today. I stayed late just because I felt like it. I had a good conversation with the hot PM and I didn't get anxious and I didn't have to search frantically for words to fill the silence; they just came to me. I love this stuff.
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