Semi-regular ramblings formerly known as Blog by Arni
So I posted the blog and then went to take out the trash and check the mail. There were two nice surprises in the mailbox. First was a postcard from the girls at McGee's Irish Pub. The other was the QT from the Independent-Mail. I found it funny that Emily had a theme about misspelled names in her column, then proceeded to misspell mine.
When I worked at the newspaper, I got in the habit of getting up late and then rushing through errands before I had to go to work. Now that I have a job that limits that ability, I have to do it all on the weekend.
I got up early today because I had to get my passport renewed -- in April, my new job will take me to Japan, but my last passport expired six months ago. So I had to get up early to get to the only place in Indianapolis that does Saturday passport processing. Unfortunately that post office told me I had to file by mail, so I just had to get my photo taken at the post office and sent it off. Hopefully I did everything right.
But getting up early gave me the chance to runto get some stuff that I needed. And I finally decided to see the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. It was a very good miovie and glad I took the time to see it. Maybe next I can take in Miracle.
Other than that, life is kinda hectic as the first race rapidly approaches. Lots of work to do before Friday, when we leave for Miami.
Wow, two weeks in Indiana and time has really flown by. I know I've been really bad about updating the old blog, but I was a crappy blogger to begin with.
But now, the DSL is hooked up, so I don't have to dial in to update anymore and my life is almost as it was when I lived in South Carolina. I really like my place. I have more space (and room for anyone who wants to come visit). I may take some photos and throw them online just for the virtual tour.
OK, here's the quick update. I like my job -- even though I left my first paycheck in my desk today. I'm all moved in, and it was pretty painless -- except for my fish dying.
I actually just spent four days in Arizona where the IRL conducted an Open Test for the teams. The IRL has its own jet, so no airport security, and we got to leave right after we were done at the track. Arizona was kind of boring through. I didn't have a car, so once I was back at the hotel I was basically trapped in the area where our hotel was. I ended up walking to eat dinner at a couple places. I was ready to come home.
The first race of the year is two weeks from Sunday, so I'll start preparing my work hyping up that race next week, then we'll be off to Miami.
Other than that, not a lot going on. Most of the people from work are older than me and have families, so there's not the cool work vibe that the old Independent-Mail had. I'm trying to make new friends, but it's hard when you don't know the town.
Maybe in a few more weeks, the social life will be normal too. Til next time.
Arni
Greetings from Indianapolis -- my new home. The move went pretty well, except I had to leave behind a chair/futon that would have come in pretty handy here. My loaded down car made the 560 mile drive without trouble. The movers even got my stuff to me on Saturday night, which was much earlier than I expected.
Now some of you may be wondering why I haven't posted about making it safely when I left Anderson five days ago. The answer is simple. My phone line, which was supposed to be connected on Friday, didn't get turned on until Tuesday. What about work? Don't you have a computer there? Not yet. But that's another story for another time.
I like my job. It's about what I expected. It's just a matter of getting a feel for the place and my new co-workers.
I haven't explored much of my new city, though there's plenty to do here. I basically come home from work every night and try to get my boxes unpacked. And try to stay warm, since it's really cold here.
