Dilbert

Okay, I'm not complaining about my new job. I love it. I am doing less and getting paid more than ever before. I guess I'm just not used to corporate life and society. Before, when ever I'd see three or four guys with short sleeves and ties in a group somewhere, I'd think to myself in a dorky inner voice: "Hey, did you guys see Dilbert this morning?" It kind of summed up that kind of guy. After a few weeks here in Corporate America, I have seen that exact scene play out more than once. The guys errupt in laughter so full, they start crying.
I have seen people go totally ape shit because someone brought in bagels. Those horrible 40 packs of cup-cakes with the massive ammount of icing that you see at the grocery store, are cause for great celebration. People would buy special hats if they could on cup-cake day. And the treats disappear faster than a pack of smokes at an AA meeting. The same guy comes back over and over again till they're gone.

I'm not saying these are bad people either. I'm sure they are on the whole very nice and lead very full lives outside of work.

They just kind of scare me.

JP

moving

Off to Stillwater we go!! Jen's job gave her a giant thumbs up for working out of her house in Stillwater after the baby gets here. This means we are a movin' again. This also means that we get to keep our surprisingly large salaries (for us at least) and we don't have to pay for day-care, which costs a surprisingly large ammount of money. Cost of living is a little cheaper, and we get all the amenities of a college town, like cool shows and interesting people, and attractive college kids wandering around, and better coffee. There are only 50,000 people here, not counting students. This is a big deal for us. I'm really excited. We can get a bigger house, as we have to allot a room to use as a home office, and get to write that off of our taxes. I know there are a few of you out there who think I'm going soft. But I just want to dispel the roumers and reassure everyone that I am still the urban rebel I always was. I'm just doing it from a small town with a family, working for one of the largest electronics companies in the world. Punk's Not Dead