J-Sin

I think this blog entry about high paying jobs is compelling enough to staple to my brothers don't you? Look at the huge divide!

Speaking of jobs (note the lack of 'high paying', while I realize that it's all relative of course), my new job in management is going well thus far. I have lots to learn and really need to backfill a position badly. So if you're the web developer type and want to work for an awesome boss (no, no, really!) you should hook me up with your resume. Isn't it interesting that resum´ and the word 'resume' are essentially the same thing except in pronunication and an accented 'e'?

Anyway. Thanksgiving was fun as always. My son definitely has the whole stranger anxiety thing now so that was a little daunting for him. My brother's daughter is cute and growing quickly though it's weird to see a baby 2 months younger and realizing how much Keeg's has changed over time. It was great seeing my family for my favorite holiday, I just wish I had had an opportunity to talk more and eat MORE--one helping of mashed potatoes is pretty much blasphemy. Speaking of my son, hanging out with him today was awesome, it's hilarious to see him be so enthralled with the cats.

I made some lovely fake-beef stew in the slow cooker today. I was so craving that for some reason. Fake beef can't compare to the real thing when it's slow cooked and tender. I realized in the last couple of days that I'm super craving a bacon cheeseburger from Five Guys or somewhere but I shall resist! Sometimes it sucks to be a vegetarian like when you order a veggie burger from the downstairs cafe (which now boasts a nice Christian cross on the wall, just in case you needed a confession as you gather condiments!) and get a few strips of bacon tossed on just in case 'veggie' was redefined somewhere along the line and not everyone got the memo.

So speaking of food, I think I want to try to make my own French Fries some time soon! A little paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic powder and a pan full of vegetable oil (if I choose to fry rather than bake) will make them awesomer.

Looking forward to moving into our new home but not really looking forward to all the headaches of getting there--selling our house, buying furniture, spending an assload of money, etc. But dude, a six-disc AM/FM intercom system in my house!? That's amazing! Granite countertops in my own gourmet kitchen!? A Florida room!? A finished basement complete with a ton of storage space! Incredible I say! I don't think I'll make a recording studio or anything crazy like that, at least not yet. I think the other room in the basement would be better suited to be similar to the model home, which had it decorated as a kid's playroom. We have a library/study room on the main floor so we don't have to worry about where to put our computer and desk stuff. With four bedrooms, we can have a room for Keeg's plus his future brother/sister, and a guest. I think it's hilarious how the rooms I'm the least excited about decorating we probably already have stuff for--the formal living room and formal dining room. Whatever! Snooooore. So again, when will several thousand dollars fall out of the sky and magically into my bank account so I can take care of all of this? Honestly if I won the lottery (which would be amazing since I don't play!) I probably wouldn't quit my job unless it was in the several, SEVERAL millions. Granted I probably would be more on a coast than I am now, not fearing being fired or whatever, but I'd still give it my all. I just think I'd be too bored at home all day. Though I really miss the time with my son and wife.

New Botch DVD is extremely incredible. Our friends from Seattle come on Monday which should be fun. I hope my buddy brought his Wii so I can make terrible 'wee' jokes. "Hey I want to play with your wee", "Your wee is sooo expensive!", "That's the whitest wee I've ever seen!", "So this is the controller for your wee?", "Why is your wee so small?", "Are there lots of things to insert into your wee?", and other such luminous and insightfully witty jokes.

ps. Pandora deserves some snaps for hooking me with some We Are Scientists before I go to bed...