So the news of the week is my new job. Yes, I am now gainfully employed. I'm working for a consulting firm (I guess that is what you'd call it) as a research assistant. Or the government term for it, "documentation specialist". I'll be working in the division which contracts with the Coast Guard, researching manuals and other stuff. Basically whatever they tell me to do. I'm just happy that I don't have to answer phones. I'm getting paid ~23K a year, with excellent benefits, and a review in 6 months with a pay increase of 10-15%. It's also fairly close to where I'm living, so that's also a bonus. I don't even have to go into the city.
I really don't have much to say. Last weekend, Alex's roommates had a party. Alex and I weren't there for much of it, because one of his friends was having a party too. Needless to say, there were many more people at his friend's party than at his own apartment. So after a while we came back and hung out.
Umm, I can tell you about my two favorite books. One is "Watership
Down", by Richard Adams. What a great book! Rabbits looking for a new
home. It's got joy, pain, romance. What more could you ask for? It's
such a classic. I haven't read it recently, but I think I need to
re-read it. And then there's "The Talisman", by Peter Straub and Stephen
King. Stephen King has written a great fantasy novel here.
My favorite
movie has to be "Say Anything". Alex and I watched it on New Year's Eve.
You've gotta love the movie, even though Ione Skye has to be the worst
actress ever. Actually, I think Andie McDowell wins that prize, just
because she's been in more movies.
Those are my thoughts for the week. Please send me questions...what stories do you want to hear? I have a lot. Ask me about my spring semester...
later
erica
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