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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
A few things
1. We saw a parrot on a leash last night when Anne and I walked around Shelley Lake. He was wearing a small harness too. So, you know, there you go.
2. This time next week, I will probably be in my new home in DC. WTF, mate? I cannot believe how fast this has all happened. Now that I've got a place to live lined up, I'm pretty excited though.
3. I've been reading this fantasy series called A Song of Ice and Fire. The first four books (of seven planned books) have been released, and the fifth is due out this year some time. I thought I might be interested in trying out some fantasy books because, well, why not? I really enjoyed the Harry Potter series, and I heard ASOIAF was one of the best fantasy series out there. I read the first two books of the series and I was REALLY impressed. Each book is close to 1,000 pages though, so I'm taking a break before I crack open the third book. I'm reading The Golden Compass now. Good stuff so far.
4. This commercial is fantastic:
"Your son Rip is on line toot." hahaha
5. The Yankees' bullpen this year is going to give me an ulcer. I mean, really. Let's put some of those limitless resources toward a pitcher or two for the 'pen, yes? Thanks.
6. Don't forget to hit me up in the next week or so. I'm gone to DC after that!
Later!
-BG
2. This time next week, I will probably be in my new home in DC. WTF, mate? I cannot believe how fast this has all happened. Now that I've got a place to live lined up, I'm pretty excited though.
3. I've been reading this fantasy series called A Song of Ice and Fire. The first four books (of seven planned books) have been released, and the fifth is due out this year some time. I thought I might be interested in trying out some fantasy books because, well, why not? I really enjoyed the Harry Potter series, and I heard ASOIAF was one of the best fantasy series out there. I read the first two books of the series and I was REALLY impressed. Each book is close to 1,000 pages though, so I'm taking a break before I crack open the third book. I'm reading The Golden Compass now. Good stuff so far.
4. This commercial is fantastic:
"Your son Rip is on line toot." hahaha
5. The Yankees' bullpen this year is going to give me an ulcer. I mean, really. Let's put some of those limitless resources toward a pitcher or two for the 'pen, yes? Thanks.
6. Don't forget to hit me up in the next week or so. I'm gone to DC after that!
Later!
-BG
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Movin' on up!
But not to the east side. To the northwest side. Of DC.
That's right! The job interview I went on two weeks ago went really well, apparently, because they offered me the job!
It has been quite a whirlwind for the past two or three weeks. I applied for the job on Wednesday, May 6. They called me on Friday, May 8. I interviewed on Tuesday, May 12, and they offered me the job on Thursday, May 14.
It's been crazy ever since. My start date is Monday, June 8, so I had a little more than three weeks to find a place to live, move there and start work. I was smart enough to pick up a few apartment books when I was in DC for my interview, and I went through them to look for places.
No luck really. Anne and I drove up to DC the Saturday after I took the job to look at apartments in the suburbs, and we came away severely disappointed in what we found. Mostly, we were unhappy with how much I was going to have to pay to get not that much space pretty far away from the city.
So I started searching Craigslist for a situation where I could rent a room in a house or apartment with a few roommates to lessen the cost. I found a room in a great row house a block and a half from a metro station (the DC subway, in case you didn't know). And the best part is it's pretty much going to cost just as much as living in Raleigh.
I'll do that for six months, and then Anne will finish school and be ready to come up. Now we'll have six months to find a suitable place we can afford instead of THREE WEEKS.
So there you go! In a little under two weeks, I will officially be a program manager at a DC public relations firm, working downtown just a few blocks from the White House! Pretty awesome. I'm really excited.
I went back and read my old Livejournal I had when I worked in Clinton. I was talking about how unfulfilling it was to know I'd never make that much money working in newspapers. That's when I decided to go to grad school and see what I could do with myself.
Well, I won't disclose exact figures, but suffice it to say, it's more than a 100-percent raise over what I was making at the Chronicle. Yup, this is exactly what I had in mind when I went back to grad school. Don't get me wrong; I loved almost every second of that job. But fun don't pay the bills.
Yeah, so I'll be moving next week -- hopefully on Wednesday to give myself some time to get settled, get to know the new roommates and figure my way around a little bit before starting work in two weeks. Pretty crazy how fast it all happened.
If you're in the Raleigh area, hit me up and say goodbye before I'm gone next week!
That's right! The job interview I went on two weeks ago went really well, apparently, because they offered me the job!
It has been quite a whirlwind for the past two or three weeks. I applied for the job on Wednesday, May 6. They called me on Friday, May 8. I interviewed on Tuesday, May 12, and they offered me the job on Thursday, May 14.
It's been crazy ever since. My start date is Monday, June 8, so I had a little more than three weeks to find a place to live, move there and start work. I was smart enough to pick up a few apartment books when I was in DC for my interview, and I went through them to look for places.
No luck really. Anne and I drove up to DC the Saturday after I took the job to look at apartments in the suburbs, and we came away severely disappointed in what we found. Mostly, we were unhappy with how much I was going to have to pay to get not that much space pretty far away from the city.
So I started searching Craigslist for a situation where I could rent a room in a house or apartment with a few roommates to lessen the cost. I found a room in a great row house a block and a half from a metro station (the DC subway, in case you didn't know). And the best part is it's pretty much going to cost just as much as living in Raleigh.
I'll do that for six months, and then Anne will finish school and be ready to come up. Now we'll have six months to find a suitable place we can afford instead of THREE WEEKS.
So there you go! In a little under two weeks, I will officially be a program manager at a DC public relations firm, working downtown just a few blocks from the White House! Pretty awesome. I'm really excited.
I went back and read my old Livejournal I had when I worked in Clinton. I was talking about how unfulfilling it was to know I'd never make that much money working in newspapers. That's when I decided to go to grad school and see what I could do with myself.
Well, I won't disclose exact figures, but suffice it to say, it's more than a 100-percent raise over what I was making at the Chronicle. Yup, this is exactly what I had in mind when I went back to grad school. Don't get me wrong; I loved almost every second of that job. But fun don't pay the bills.
Yeah, so I'll be moving next week -- hopefully on Wednesday to give myself some time to get settled, get to know the new roommates and figure my way around a little bit before starting work in two weeks. Pretty crazy how fast it all happened.
If you're in the Raleigh area, hit me up and say goodbye before I'm gone next week!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Back in town
I'm back from DC. Got back last night a little before 11 actually.
I don't want to jinx anything or count any chickens before they hatch and such, but I feel pretty good about the interview. I was there for almost four hours, and I met four of the five partners, plus three other people. And the fifth partner called me this morning for another short interview.
So I feel pretty good. I took their writing test, and talked with people for a few hours. I don't think they would have gone through all that trouble if they weren't interested at all, so that's good. The woman I talked to this morning said they'd get back to me within a week.
WE SHALL SEE. FINGERS CROSSED.
In the meantime, I find it pretty irrational how much I like this song. Plus, that's a pretty ridiculously fun video. I dare you not to find this song sickeningly catchy. Ready, set, GO! (Embedding is disabled, so follow the link to Youtube for the video. You won't regret it.)
I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked by Ida Maria
I don't want to jinx anything or count any chickens before they hatch and such, but I feel pretty good about the interview. I was there for almost four hours, and I met four of the five partners, plus three other people. And the fifth partner called me this morning for another short interview.
So I feel pretty good. I took their writing test, and talked with people for a few hours. I don't think they would have gone through all that trouble if they weren't interested at all, so that's good. The woman I talked to this morning said they'd get back to me within a week.
WE SHALL SEE. FINGERS CROSSED.
In the meantime, I find it pretty irrational how much I like this song. Plus, that's a pretty ridiculously fun video. I dare you not to find this song sickeningly catchy. Ready, set, GO! (Embedding is disabled, so follow the link to Youtube for the video. You won't regret it.)
I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked by Ida Maria
Friday, May 8, 2009
Oh snap!
Job interview in Washington D.C. on Tuesday!
Holy Shnikeys!
I don't want to say too much about it because you never know with the way people Google things nowadays, but it's a PR agency in DC. I got a phone call today at like 6 or so. The woman said she saw I'd applied for the position they have open and would I be interested in an in-person interview sometime next week.
Why, yes I would! Does now work for you? Oh, right, I'm not there.
So Tuesday at 1 p.m. it is then. She called back saying she'd forgotten I was coming from out of town, and we can do the interview over the phone instead if I wanted.
No way, man. All in. I'm heading up to DC Monday afternoon, and we'll see what happens.
Woohoo!!
-BG
Holy Shnikeys!
I don't want to say too much about it because you never know with the way people Google things nowadays, but it's a PR agency in DC. I got a phone call today at like 6 or so. The woman said she saw I'd applied for the position they have open and would I be interested in an in-person interview sometime next week.
Why, yes I would! Does now work for you? Oh, right, I'm not there.
So Tuesday at 1 p.m. it is then. She called back saying she'd forgotten I was coming from out of town, and we can do the interview over the phone instead if I wanted.
No way, man. All in. I'm heading up to DC Monday afternoon, and we'll see what happens.
Woohoo!!
-BG
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Flag Football victory!
Monday night was fantastic. I've been playing in a flag football league for the past several weeks. We've been playing our games on Monday nights. It's a 6-on-6 co-ed league.
That means there has to be a minimum of two girls on the field at all times. Also, at least one out of every four downs has to be a "girl play," where an effort is made to have a girl advance the ball forward.
It's been a ton of fun. The problem is we haven't been all that good. We've got some pretty crazy athletes; we just haven't been able to put it all together. You could totally tell we haven't played together before and all that.
But yeah, so two of our players were varsity athletes in college. Meredith played field hockey at Indiana and her boyfriend Chris as a pitcher on Indiana's baseball team. Needless to say, we like when Chris can be there to be the quarterback. Not a bad arm at that guy...haha.
We improved solidly each week, but still lost each game...until Monday! We were 0-4 heading into this week's game. We'd seen the team we were supposed to play around the fields before, and we knew they were a little older, a little slower and a little more out of shape than our team.
So you're saying there's a chance!
Yes I am! We won 6-3 (touchdowns only count for one point in this league)! I missed last week's game, but the week before I had my best offensive showing, scoring a touchdown under pressure to pull us within one with time running down. This week, I had my best defensive showing, taking an interception back to the house for a touchdown and picking up a sack two plays later.
Good times man. Good times.
So we're now 1-4! I'm not sure how the playoffs work, but I think it's probably safe to assume unless all the teams make it, we need to win out even to have a shot. But we've got our confidence now, and we know we can do it. Our defense (which was our biggest liability in our four losses) has really hit its stride, and we're realizing the key is NOT to have all our receivers run deep on every play...haha.
In conclusion, let's go Kiss My Tight End!
Laaater!
-BG
That means there has to be a minimum of two girls on the field at all times. Also, at least one out of every four downs has to be a "girl play," where an effort is made to have a girl advance the ball forward.
It's been a ton of fun. The problem is we haven't been all that good. We've got some pretty crazy athletes; we just haven't been able to put it all together. You could totally tell we haven't played together before and all that.
But yeah, so two of our players were varsity athletes in college. Meredith played field hockey at Indiana and her boyfriend Chris as a pitcher on Indiana's baseball team. Needless to say, we like when Chris can be there to be the quarterback. Not a bad arm at that guy...haha.
We improved solidly each week, but still lost each game...until Monday! We were 0-4 heading into this week's game. We'd seen the team we were supposed to play around the fields before, and we knew they were a little older, a little slower and a little more out of shape than our team.
So you're saying there's a chance!
Yes I am! We won 6-3 (touchdowns only count for one point in this league)! I missed last week's game, but the week before I had my best offensive showing, scoring a touchdown under pressure to pull us within one with time running down. This week, I had my best defensive showing, taking an interception back to the house for a touchdown and picking up a sack two plays later.
Good times man. Good times.
So we're now 1-4! I'm not sure how the playoffs work, but I think it's probably safe to assume unless all the teams make it, we need to win out even to have a shot. But we've got our confidence now, and we know we can do it. Our defense (which was our biggest liability in our four losses) has really hit its stride, and we're realizing the key is NOT to have all our receivers run deep on every play...haha.
In conclusion, let's go Kiss My Tight End!
Laaater!
-BG
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Congrats Jon and Lisa!
Been away for while. Lack of updates and such, but this requires an update.
CONGRATS TO JON AND LISA!!
Jacob Ryan Hassell was born today at 2:53 p.m. -- 7 lbs. 14.5 oz. and 20 inches long.
Incredible. I've known Jon since we were 13-year-old seventh graders at South Charlotte Middle School. We were co-conspirators in a lot of interesting things (The Cycle, a half-assed attempt at writing a TV pilot, an unbelievably unspectacular start to college), and now he has a SON. That's fantastic.
They've been married for almost three years now, so it wasn't unexpected. They've got a great house near Charlotte, and a dog and three cats. And now, a baby boy. I know Jon and Lisa are thrilled, but is there a giddier guy right now than Jon's dad? Something about your first grandchild being a grandSON that does good things to a new grandad.
Congrats everyone. I'm so incredibly happy for you, and I can't wait to meet the little guy.
Back with more later on.
-BG
CONGRATS TO JON AND LISA!!
Jacob Ryan Hassell was born today at 2:53 p.m. -- 7 lbs. 14.5 oz. and 20 inches long.
Incredible. I've known Jon since we were 13-year-old seventh graders at South Charlotte Middle School. We were co-conspirators in a lot of interesting things (The Cycle, a half-assed attempt at writing a TV pilot, an unbelievably unspectacular start to college), and now he has a SON. That's fantastic.
They've been married for almost three years now, so it wasn't unexpected. They've got a great house near Charlotte, and a dog and three cats. And now, a baby boy. I know Jon and Lisa are thrilled, but is there a giddier guy right now than Jon's dad? Something about your first grandchild being a grandSON that does good things to a new grandad.
Congrats everyone. I'm so incredibly happy for you, and I can't wait to meet the little guy.
Back with more later on.
-BG
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