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Been awhile. Let me sum things up:
In March, Tom applied for a job. It was on a whim, fully and completely anticipating he wouldn't even get a call back because he wasn't qualified for it (on paper, anyway).
In April, he got an interview and was hired the next week. It's a great deal. Salary's good, benefits good, room for advancement, it's a place with secure future, and a not-for-profit.
Only catch (and, no offence Tom, probably the reason they had trouble recruiting someone for the position) it's in rather rural north eastern Oregon.
So we moved, suddenly and unexpectedly. I was planting my garden on March 20th, and I didn't even get to see it sprout.
Well, I should say that Tom moved up there, I and my dog moved in with my parents so I could keep working for a while. I spent four months in a bit of limbo. Don't get me wrong, mom and dad are great, they even fed me and did my laundry for free! It was just awkward (also: no internet or cell signal at their house, which is why blog posting difficulties).
Now I'm in a different kind of limbo. I'm living in a new place and I'm unemployed. I'm not bored, I've got enough projects to catch up on but... let's say I'm still adjusting.
Something that helps with that adjustment: Tom just got a raise. He's now making more than I was at OSU, and he doesn't even have a college degree. Punk.
Here, have some random photos of my new home:
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Pictures later. I gotta collapse now.
Edited to add: Pictures here and here and here.
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We went to our first tournament last weekend. It was a whirlwind tour. I carpooled up to Seattle Friday, had just-for-fun singles racing that night, regular team racing all the next day, and drove back home Saturday night. We were home by midnight, and I was completely wiped out Sunday.
I've learned many things.
1) Flyball tournaments are sort of like sitting inside an idling jet engine.
2) My dog could fall asleep inside an idling jet engine.
3) After all the careful, restrained work in agility class to keep my dog calm and quiet while other dogs are working, there is something cathartic about allowing her to get completely hysterical while lined up during a race.
4) Zelda can be a complete hysterical lunging barking monster one second, and focused and calm the moment she realizes it's her turn to run
5) Zelda is biased against light-colored border collies. It's something I've suspected for a while now, but it's finally confirmed: she takes an instant dislike to merles of her own breed.
5) We finally got her timed: 4.6 seconds. I'm told that's pretty fast.
6) It is stressful to try to drive to the Seattle waterfront during rush hour.
7) Flyball is fun, but I like agility better. |
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