captpackrat: (Windows uber alles)
Wow, it's been a while since I've posted here.  I tend to post more often to Twitter because it's so much easier and faster.  And Skyrim had consumed a huge portion of my life for the last month and a half.  Damn you, Bethesda!  Although I haven't posted anything, I do read everyone else's posts regularly.



Got woken up by a phone call at around 9:30 a.m. on Friday.  It was a recruiter wondering if I was interested in a Network Server Admin job in Lincoln.  The client was in a big hurry, and I got an interview that same day at 1:00 p.m.  The interview lasted a whole hour, one of the longest I think I've ever had.  Shortly after I got home at around 3:30, I got a call that I was hired.  They e-mailed me a bunch of paperwork in PDFs, and I digitally signed them and sent them back by 5:30.  6 hours from initial phone call to being hired, that's gotta be some kind of record.

I start work Monday.  I'm replacing a guy who is retiring on Friday, so I get a whole week of training before be thrown into the job.  There's only one other IT person there, a temp who's only been there for a few weeks.  This is gonna be fun!  At least the pay will be good.  It's temp-to-hire, which means in 6 months I'll hopefully be permanently employed.
captpackrat: (Weather - Dr. George)
There were tornado warnings in just about every county surrounding us, but nothing in this county.  There were 3 tornadoes spotted near Nebraska City and 1 near Glenwood, IA, and a confirmed EF1 that destroyed some houses and outbuildings in Jefferson County.  We were briefly under a severe thunderstorm warning and there were some pretty strong winds, but I didn't see or hear any hail.  Power came back on about 11 pm.

The worst part about thunderstorms around here is they usually happen at night.  Towards the end of the storm, visibility was down to under one mile so if there had been anything coming at us, it would have been invisible until it was too late.

Had a job interview early this morning.  Not sure if I really want it, as it doesn't pay all that well, it's at night and it will require working 12 hour shifts, but it's only for 3 weeks, it's relatively nearby and it is money.

Did some light shopping, got home, undressed, laid down in bed and almost immediately fell asleep for about 4 hours.  I was short on sleep the night before and I only got about 5-6 hours last night, so I really needed it.
captpackrat: (Push Tail To Open)
Had some coupons for Costco so I picked up a box of 50 wooden hangers for a mere $20.  I'll finally be able to get rid of all my old wire hangers.  I also picked up a nice Jabra Bluetooth speakerphone for only $50.

I picked up the last two Voltron DVD sets, so I now have all five metal lion cases.  I also picked up the second season of Drawn Together and the third volume of Beavis & Butthead, and just for the sheer cheese factor, I bought Galactica 1980, "with all ten thrilling episodes on two discs".

I'm always pessimistic about job interviews; I'm really not sure how well I did.  My SO apparently kicked ass at his interview; within a few hours he'd been called in to fill out paperwork and take a drug test.

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