New and Improved. . . or at least different

Ya harrr. Finally back to the old blog.

My biggest news is that I have a new job. I no longer work for KPI in Gettysburg; I now work for LSC Design in York. It's a shift that I have needed for a long while; I just wish I had done it sooner. LSC is better in every way compared to KPI. There are things I will miss about KPI, but seeing four digits instead of three, in front of the decimal point on my paycheck, will keep me from missing them too much. I've completed my first week, did all the paper signing and touring and shaking hands. I can't wait to begin some real work!

I had an awesome weekend. All my brothers and I got together and spent two days with my dad on his boat. We got great directions this time. . . good job Michael and Google! Last time, we got a bit lost, and we hit a $5 toll road. Ouch. This time, we took a route through lots of scenic back roads with little or no traffic, it was 30 miles shorter each way, and took the same amount of time to get there. The brothers and dad and I spent the night on the boat saturday, and drove back sunday afternoon. It was a bit too windy on the bay to go out, and the tide didn't want to adjust itself to fit our schedule. . . but it was just great to have all the Sams men together for a weekend. We very rarely get to do such things. It would have been good to have our sister along. . . even our mom perhaps. . . but it was still awesome. We managed to install a nice stereo in the boat, using some speakers that were already installed. Next year, the marina will tremble to the sound of Motorhead. . . It's sad that we won't get to go out again this season, but there's always next year. . .

Boating this weekend meant missing the group trip to the Ren Faire. I was really looking forward to that, seeing all the grrlz spiffied up in their outfits, seeing the Tartan Terrors and watching the glass blowing, getting some overly-expensive Faire food. . . hey, Anna, did you get your dragon? But the brothers/boating outing takes precedence over the Faire. I'll catch the Faire next time. I hope y'all had fun, and didn't freeze. Ha, maybe next year I'll have the money to buy a kilt and a tartan. . .

Gonna be a rough month, money-wise. Due to some not-very-clearly-explained vacation time policies at my old job, I got paid for only one week instead of two on my final paycheck. I have to pay four weeks' worth of bills with three weeks of pay. Arrrgh. Good thing I like ramen. . .

Just some random thoughts. . . Chris has his new apartment all set up, it is very nice, I'm a bit jealous, but he has no kitties in his place. . . I'm playing Grandia III right now, and really liking it, I guess I won't be needing a PS3 until next holiday season. . . sorry I had to bail on your yard sale last weekend Patti, especially after I said I'd be there, but that was before I found out I was screwed out of a week's pay, I'll see if I can do something nice for you at AUSA to make up for it. . . I desperately want to be out shooting every weekend until it gets too cold, I have lots of shooting projects to do now. . . we stopped at a fantastic Waffle House near the marina over the weekend, had a fantastic server named Sara, wish I had brought my camera along. . . AUSA coming up in two months, I guess I'm not teaching Mah Jongg this year. . . yawn, damn, I could use a nap.

I'm gonna try to update my blog once a week. I have doomed myself to failure by typing that, but I'll try anyway. Once I get a faster internet connection at home, it will be easier.

K then. Done for now. Post again soon.