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After passing the 4-year mark at my employer I decided to seek adventures elsewhere. This week I started a new job, working down in the warehouse district of Minneapolis again. The work is more technology-focused and a little more organized. It’s a good step up from what I have been doing for the past couple of years.

I was sad to leave my post in Plymouth, though. I will miss the good bunch of people working over there. They are working their tails off to change a company’s entire outlook on business. It’s a hard uphill battle to wage. I just ran out of steam.

Incidently, I now work directly across the street from a previous job I had 5 years ago. While interviewing for this job I kept starring into the window of the room where I used to sit. “There’s the bathroom I used,” I kept thinking. Unfortunately for them, it looks like the pool table is no more.

Tomorrow is payday. I love going to the bar on payday. It just seems right. Nothing beats walking in with a brand new paycheck in hand and asking for their finest brew.

Thanksgiving came and went quickly. I enjoyed my fair share of turkey and family. I tried to bulk up as much as possible for the onset of winter, which came quicker than I think any Minnesotan wanted. It’s here now. Time to change jackets.

I’m a little overly concerned about Christmas gifts this year. Last year Courtney and I went nuts buying people gifts that we liked that we thought others would too. It’s a good way to shop, just look for cool stuff you like and find someone to give it to. But it seems a little passŠ this year. I’m also not one of those people who have all my shopping done in September. I’ve got 4 weeks to get it all done.

The guys at work finally caught on to the web cam and hacking it. This is the result of about 4 minutes of wasted work time and some good laughs. I highly doubt this will be the end of the defacing. I’m just glad no one has caught me yet with my finger up my nose.

I have done it! I have conquered the Minnesota Winter! This morning was supposed to be a record low of 14 degrees below zero. Yours truly walked to work this morning. And quite honestly, I’ve been colder. Unlike the days of middle school when I would refuse to wear a hat to the bus stop in fear of getting teased, I was quite bundled up. I even dared to put on the tights..er…”thermal underwear” that my parents bought me for walking to class in the college years. I also had to break out the flannel-lined worker pants. NONETHELESS, I still have my nose and I made it! Take that Winter! Screw you. I want the nice 40 degree winters back.

There’s a new suggested Napster download. It may be hard to find on Napster. If you can’t find it I can hook you up. For the most part response to my music suggestions has been overwhelming positive. But I highly doubt everyone will like this week’s selection. Good luck on your quest.

Well, I just barely managed to get through some horrid mental abuse (read: client meeting). I can’t stand meeting with this client. They don’t understand the tasks at hand and are unaware that they are driving this project the wrong way. Instead of handing over control to the people who know (us) they wish to tell us how it should be done. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

The grass isn’t always greener on the other side.