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| Wednesday, August 29, 2007 |
| Blingo |
Normally, I don't refer people to register for websites or sweepstakes, but since you're likely to Google things anyways, I should tell you about Blingo. It's Google with prizes. You sign up, you Google like usual and if you win, a window pops up and you get a prize. Many many given away each day. Most of them are little, but you never know. Besides, you're going to Google anyways, so why not have a chance to get something free. You can click on the link below to join me in Googling for prizes. :)
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posted by Jen @ 9:15 AM   |
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| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 |
| marvelous day for a monday |
Went to work yesterday like it was any ordinary day. The air was muggy, the sun trying to shine through, a bunch of people with bicycles broken or acting up over the weekend for me to contend with. Mondays never fail to be busier than one expects. The season is winding down for us, people receiving notice of their impending layoffs (not I, having three seasons seniority), others going off to school. Myself wondering just how much work and how many hours one can expect in such a shop over the winter months and daydreaming about some form of perfect job where I might get to enjoy my weekends out doing things or simply at home relaxing.
Daydream interrupted by the Regional Manager wishing to speak in private (which means one of a few things, many of them have the possibility of being negative). Fearing a bit for the worse (a layoff even after my years of servitude), I went forward to this pow-wow.
To my great shock, delight, surprise, speechlessness, and internal conflictedness, I was offered a new opportunity. A new job had been created at our Burnsville store with myself in mind for primary candidate to fill it. A job which works normal people hours during the week with weekends off. Spends most of my time behind the scenes and little of it face to face with customers. The catch, I had to decide quickly. I'd be starting immediately. The downside, I would have to continue to drive to work, my bicycle commuting plans put on hold (and at the time, I though my plans for purchasing my new bicycle I've been saving for in order to fix said troublesome automobile).
Standing in the parking lot, looking at my sad little Honda and thinking about my great co-workers and my current job of fixing things from 10am-9pm many days and how much my hands hurt from a summer's worth of wrenching and my weekends which could be freed for thing neglected (such as biking and camping), I just took the job. Reached out and grabbed it with both hands. It was mine and all the great benefits that go with it.
Starting Thursday, I am in charge of store operations at our Burnsville location. My bike is ordered with an interest free loan courtesy of my company, my car will most likely be posted for sale soon with plans to purchase a different one with a few less issues, and my weekends are now open for whatever I wish :)Labels: daily life, events |
| posted by Jen @ 8:42 AM |
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| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 |
| Put Me in the Zzzzzzzoooooo! |
At the end of July, baby girl, her mama and I made a trip to the zoo on my day off. We made use of the Mpls library museum pass to get in for free (baby girl is still young enough to get in for free anyways). We had a great time hanging out for several hours, seeing the butterfly garden, the Tropics Trail, the monkeys, and the fish building.
 Baby girl sporting her new favorite 'do: ponies .
 Not sure who was more excited about the butterfly garden, me or the babe.
 As I was trying to take this, I was being instructed "Nenie sit" (yes, nenie. J is a hard sound)
 If you've been to our house and met our fish Betty, she will grow up to look like this, only probably not be 18" long like the one in the coral reef exhibit.
 Baby loves her fishes.
 Watching mama's favorite: the monkeys.
 The most fun part of the whole visit, splashing in the dolphin fountain in front of the zoo entrance. Maybe next time we'll just do that on the next hot day.
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| posted by Jen @ 6:55 PM |
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| Sunday, August 05, 2007 |
| One Year |
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| posted by Jen @ 7:13 PM |
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| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 |
| Bridge fell down, but we're okay |
At about 6pm today, the 35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River fell down into the river. On a normal day, Matt would be on his way home from work and likely on that bridge. Today he was at home having had a commitment at 1pm downtown to attend to. After hearing on the news about the ridge collapse, he and our upstairs neighbor booked it on their bikes down to the scene. Below are a few of the very surreal photos Matt took with my camera (which he grabbed in his quick thinking on the way out the door). There are some pretty incredible photos on the websites of local news channels like KSTP, KMSP, WCCO, and KARE11.
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| posted by Jen @ 10:13 PM |
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