jeez willikers! i pretty much have been jumping on and off the face of the earth lately. just have been insanely busy.
let's see...
thursday i was heading into Curves when i nearly ran over some chick with reddish hair. i looked at her - she looked familiar, but whatever, i kept driving and pulled into a spot.
2 seconds later the redhead is in front of my car. oh shit, is she going to growl that i almost drove over her?
"erin?"
how'd she know my name? i know her somehow, where the hell do i kn-----
"hey it's lynne. shamrock. shamrocketship."
HEYYYYYYYY! oh cool, duh! i've met her before - but my brain is like a sieve.
we chatted for a couple of minutes - apparently she goes to my Curves as well. neat!
it's in the complex where i work.
[insert gasp from you the Reader followed by "WORK!!!??? what?!!"]
yes. i am going to break the news here. i probably shouldn't but, whatever...
i got a new job. i was poached by a company down the shore here. i had never sent my resume to them and i had a phone call one day asking me to come in. i did. 3 minutes later the position was offered to me. 4 hours later, i took it.
it's a great small place that does decent work. and they have multiple clients - as opposed to my last job where i worked on 2 websites over 2 years. in the past month, i've worked on 7 different sites/flash projects/etc. it's great. the people are great - it's very small. 17 people in the company, 6 of whom are in my office -- including me.
here's the best part... well, ONE of the best parts (besides the fact that i am actually able to take an hour lunch outside the office)........
it's FIFTEEN MINUTES away from my house.
anyway... other than that, i've been busy with the freelance stuff -- one angel of a client (jim) and one devil/satanic one (namewithheld)
so... not too many bitchfests about the commute anymore. i pop on the parkway and then 15 min later i am popping off the parkway and am in the office.
yes. i took a huge paycut. but, actually, when you think about the cost of the commute to nyc and the stress and wear and tear on my body, it evens out nicely. very nicely.
i've been dying to tell you all this for a bit now... just haven't been able to.
