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August 27, 2003
nine months, it took.
Went to see Rear Window in Grant Park yesterday, with the gazillion other urban hipsters that brought picnics and did the same thing. I love this venue, but I always forget to bring a chair, so I end up fidgeting on the blanket like a little kid with ants in her pants.
there were, for the record, no ants, nor was i wearing pants. I was wearing a lovely silk skirt with a ruffled edge in a green the color of a lettuce leaf. mmm... silky skirt...
I don't need to tell you it was a fabulous time, with fabulous people, and fabulous beverages. I think that if I'm not bitching about something, it can be assumed that everything was coming up roses.
The only glitch of the evening? That we stayed out too late. Normally, I wouldn't be allowed to think "too late" of any evening, as I usually have nothing to do in the morning that would preclude sleeping 'til all hours and leisurely preparing for an afternoon of reading through the want-ads.
But Wednesday morning, at 9 o'clock, I started my new job.
yup, that's right, I landed a job. after nine months of looking, nine months of financial downhill spiral that landed me in my parent's guest room, nine months of wondering how the hell I was going to pay my bills....after these nine months, I've finally convinced someone to hire me as a part of their web design team.
it was worth the wait. I like being paid to wrangle pretty print into pretty pixels.
granted, there's no insurance, no bells and whistles, but....there's a paycheque.
and a great team of content providers.
and a super location - I love working downtown almost as much as I loved working in evanston.
I'm letting myself take a deep breath before looking for a part-time gig to fill in that 'health insurance' gap....
so here I go. taking a nice, deep, cleansing breath, while I decide what to wear to work tomorrow.
hee! I'm even giddy when I'm ironing!
Posted by Heather at August 27, 2003 05:15 PM
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Mucho congratos, chica!!!! now you'll NEVER return my e-mail. . . . :-P
Posted by: Oblivion at August 28, 2003 01:20 PM
congrats! we should do lunch sometime - i love finding new loop lunch-mates.
where's your office?
Posted by: miss ellen at August 28, 2003 02:29 PM
Hey! Congratulations!
Posted by: Andrew at August 28, 2003 03:59 PM
That's great, good for you! Happy while ironing is definitely something.
Posted by: Glovia at August 29, 2003 09:24 AM
say! thanks y'all!
I'd love to lunch, Ellen - I'll have my girl call your girl!
you're right, glovia, happy ironing is something I'd never thought I'd be. Thank *god* it was my own shirt....because if I was happy ironing the man's shirt, y'all'd have to come over and shoot me.
never fear, oblivion. I'll be answering your e-mail soon enough. you *know* it takes me forever. I responded to your lovely wife, however - but I wasn't able to give her the big kiss...smooch her for me, would ya? ;)
Posted by: heather at August 30, 2003 12:59 PM