Random Thoughts on a Thursday

1. Cory beat me to the punch on posting photos. I had downloaded pictures off of my camera last week, but never got around to putting any of them on my blog. Then he posted my pictures. Weenie.
2. On the other hand, Cory now has a job! Hooray! He's been offered a production specialist job at one of the competing stations in town. He starts on Monday.
2a. By the way, we're going to have actual days off together for the first time in over four years! Believe it or not, that's worth the pay cut that both of us have taken.
2b. The sting of the pay cut, by the way, is soothed by the lack of a state income tax.
2c. And having a job where I can actually earn overtime is pretty nice, as well.
3. Though Cape Canaveral is over 200 miles away, I could see the exhaust trail from the Atlas V rocket to Pluto from the parking lot at work.
4. Still haven't finished unpacking.
5. I love my new job. It's very nice to work in a three-person department, doing two newscasts a day... as opposed to being in a two-person department doing three shows a day.
5a. I've also interviewed some really neat people. Last week, I met a high school soccer player who's recovering from cancer. This week, I interviewed a blind triathlete and a 75-year-old World Champion tennis player.
5b. In general, people here are very friendly.
6. Got stung by fire ants today. Fortunately, I didn't have a bad reaction this time. No trip to the emergency room... I just got really, really, really itchy. In fact, I'm scratching my leg as I type this one-handed.
7. The beer selections here are excellent. They sell Labatt Blue at the hockey games. 'Nuff said.
8. I had the opportunity to go to a Florida Gulf Coast University hockey game the other day. College Hockey. In Florida. And they were really good!
9. I drive over bridges on my way to and from work every day. And I don't freak out. Usually.
10. We're still way behind on our TiVo viewing. However, we did manage to watch the four-hour premiere of 24.
11. Dial-up internet access sucks. But it's better than no internet access.
12. Thanks for joining my Frappr map!
13. Zoe loves sitting on our lanai every day. She's outside... yet she's inside. It's perfect for her. I only wish we had some trees in our backyard so she could watch more birdies.
14. Our neighbors are getting evicted. I'm not sure how I feel about this... on the one hand, they're a little strange. On the other hand, the landlord's mother is moving in next door, and that could pose some problems.
15. The do-not-call registry is the greatest thing ever. I'd completely forgotten how many telemarketers called until I moved to a new address and phone number. We get woken up every morning with credit card offers, vacation prizes and mortgage offers. The first thing I did when we hooked up the internet was visit www.donotcall.gov.
16. I went to a bridal show on Sunday. It was only about half a mile from where I work... so I took a long lunch and stopped by. I sampled many cakes, and entered about a million contests. (So much for the do-not-call list). And while I came back with some cool free stuff, there are few things more depressing in this world than going to a bridal show alone.
17. Still waiting to get our security deposit back from our last place. When it arrives, there will be much rejoicing.

That's all I have for now. Adios!