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Jobs, Jog, Junk Mail
Jul. 15th, 2013 09:55 pmJobs
Today's goal: apply for that job working with advisors in one of the colleges. Done.
Now I'm trying to decide whether to apply for a part-time job as a receptionist/mailroom person general helper in a department. It has all the benefits of a UT job except that, since it's only half time, the pay covers only about 2/3 of my expenses. (Unlike unemployment compensation, which covers all my expenses!) On the other hand, I would only have to work half-time. And if someone wanted me to help with degree audit stuff, I could be available for that. And it doesn't start until September 1. I do have enough savings to cover the difference if necessary, so I'm thinking I'll apply.
Remodelling
I started a jog but aborted it when I saw something that might be usable for a butcher block cutting board to put on top of a dishwasher. I've been looking for such a thing ever since I saw that someone got one from IKEA. But it has been out of stock at IKEA and now IKEA doesn't even pretend to stock that small size of countertop. And I haven't seen one anywhere else though, oddly, I had not yet checked Home Depot. I was going to check there next, then give up after so many months and get a too-big counter from IKEA for much bigger bucks and cut it down to size.
The hunk of wood I found was wet, dirty, stained, and burnt. (How to make it rain--schedule a large trash pick-up day.) Now it's just stained and burnt. And a little bit too shallow, but we can probably work with it: Sand it, oil it, add some depth, cut out the tiny cabinet and drawer between the sink and fridge, get a dishwasher, get a plumber to teach the pipes how to properly welcome the new dishwasher, have the pipes and dishwasher shake hands, and install the counter. It could happen.
Carrying that big hunk of wood back was definitely exercise, so that was good too.
Mail
Robin got a postcard from the dealership claiming to have good news about his truck. Apparently the good news is that he can get rid of it, because on the back of the card was a super-shiny cartoony photo of a new model of truck by the same company. Looks like a stretch limo pick-up truck. Hilarious. In case you're wondering, the existence of that truck is not actually good news to Robin.
Current Resident got a post card saying that the McDonald's which I previously reported as a pile of rubble is re-opening July 30. It is getting to be awfully pretty with red brick and white stone and no stupidly large windows. I looked it up online and there is no sign that there will be a playground in the new version--sad. Not that I ever played on the old one, but it did look pretty fun. The coupons are quite good--three of them require no purchase--except of course that they are for McDonald's food. But one is for a free McCafe beverage which includes the smoothies. The small ones have a reasonable amount of calories (220) and some of them have actual vitamins.
Today's goal: apply for that job working with advisors in one of the colleges. Done.
Now I'm trying to decide whether to apply for a part-time job as a receptionist/mailroom person general helper in a department. It has all the benefits of a UT job except that, since it's only half time, the pay covers only about 2/3 of my expenses. (Unlike unemployment compensation, which covers all my expenses!) On the other hand, I would only have to work half-time. And if someone wanted me to help with degree audit stuff, I could be available for that. And it doesn't start until September 1. I do have enough savings to cover the difference if necessary, so I'm thinking I'll apply.
Remodelling
I started a jog but aborted it when I saw something that might be usable for a butcher block cutting board to put on top of a dishwasher. I've been looking for such a thing ever since I saw that someone got one from IKEA. But it has been out of stock at IKEA and now IKEA doesn't even pretend to stock that small size of countertop. And I haven't seen one anywhere else though, oddly, I had not yet checked Home Depot. I was going to check there next, then give up after so many months and get a too-big counter from IKEA for much bigger bucks and cut it down to size.
The hunk of wood I found was wet, dirty, stained, and burnt. (How to make it rain--schedule a large trash pick-up day.) Now it's just stained and burnt. And a little bit too shallow, but we can probably work with it: Sand it, oil it, add some depth, cut out the tiny cabinet and drawer between the sink and fridge, get a dishwasher, get a plumber to teach the pipes how to properly welcome the new dishwasher, have the pipes and dishwasher shake hands, and install the counter. It could happen.
Carrying that big hunk of wood back was definitely exercise, so that was good too.
Robin got a postcard from the dealership claiming to have good news about his truck. Apparently the good news is that he can get rid of it, because on the back of the card was a super-shiny cartoony photo of a new model of truck by the same company. Looks like a stretch limo pick-up truck. Hilarious. In case you're wondering, the existence of that truck is not actually good news to Robin.
Current Resident got a post card saying that the McDonald's which I previously reported as a pile of rubble is re-opening July 30. It is getting to be awfully pretty with red brick and white stone and no stupidly large windows. I looked it up online and there is no sign that there will be a playground in the new version--sad. Not that I ever played on the old one, but it did look pretty fun. The coupons are quite good--three of them require no purchase--except of course that they are for McDonald's food. But one is for a free McCafe beverage which includes the smoothies. The small ones have a reasonable amount of calories (220) and some of them have actual vitamins.