Ch-ch-changes

Things are going... better.

I've worked twice for AmGen, and the last time they decided to move me up to a cleaner environment. I don't know if you've ever spent time wrapped in Saran (say, 5.5 hours?) but it's not the most pleasant experience. You do get used to it, especially when the conversation leans toward "which Episode of Star Wars sucked the most, and why?"

And no supervisor.

Early July I'll be doing product demonstration (help me!) at the local Sam's Club. I'm not happy about it, but it pays more than that call center that wants me back. And I'm so not enthusiastic about that.

We are now incorporated. Hosana, hosana. What this apparently means is that we are now subject to new types of junkmail, because we don't accept credit/debit cards. That would be because we don't really operate a business as of yet. We'll see what we can do about that, but my wife is pessimistic about anything coming of it. Especially now that she can't work.

Some of my cohorts at school are trying to scrape up some money for me to buy/keep one of the mixers I wound up with, instead of selling it. Since I'd rather have the new "omigosh" one, that's the price I gave 'em. There was sweating, and some mention that I better pump out the bread-products for that kind of dough (insert rimshot here). Somebody coughed up a few bills, since I've tossed out doughnuts and various other goodies over the past two semesters, but there's something to the idea that I need to bake more for one of these beasts. I currently plan on making about 50 loaves of bread over the next semester, with maybe some pretzels tossed in.

Ambitious? Well, yes. But I refuse to think small. Heck, I'm not sure I can.

The in-laws forked over a check to cover the tuition we couldn't afford.

"Pride never helps. It only hurts." - Marcellus Wallace, Pulp Fiction

So, to sum up:
Some work
Mixer thing is coming together
school paid for.

total: no worries!

P.S. The AmGen thing is pretty long term, in that, once a month on a Saturday, they'll be doing roller bottling and sending us into the fray. They also hope to take some of us 2nd level goons and place as at 3rd level cleanliness. Which involves some medical procedure with a wire brush, as I understand it.

Sounds like fun.

Oy.