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::comes out of dwc::

I have no meetings this week except for our weekly staff meeting on Thursday. This upsets me to no end because that means that there will be a lack of Meeting Cancellation Updates this week. Maybe I could just say that I have meetings and then say they're cancelled. Wait. Dammit. Just told you that I didn't have any. Oh well...

Well Sunday nite insomnia wasn't too bad last nite. I didn't get to bed until about midnite last nite because ghosts of the past decided to rear their ugly heads once again and I was concerned about Janna's mystery illness. You better get your ass to the doctor this morning or I'm coming up to Minnesota and taking you there myself, young lady! Let's see... nine hour drive... eight with the time change... so by the time I'd get there you'd be... dead. Yeah, go to the hospital!

Not much went on yesterday. Got some cleaning done b/c the rents are coming over Saturday for the game. I liked it better back in the day when we spent all our time at Nate's when they were here rather than now b/c it's easier with all Ewan's stuff being at our place. Damn kid. You think you're in charge, but you're not. At all.

It's very interesting to me to realize this. The fact that a defining goal of your life should be to become less selfish. When you're an infant you're 100% selfish. It's all totally about you and your needs. You think nothing of anyone else because you don't have that ability yet. As you get older you should become less selfish and more caring towards others, at least that's the idea. I'd say I'm now about... what... 90% selfish? And that's only in the last 3 months. I'd say I was 95% selfish until July... maybe 98%... There are people who are far less selfish than I at this age... you know... like democrats and good mothers. I have to preface that with good because there are certainly those aren't good-- and no I'm not defining my definition of 'good' because there ain't no way I'm going down that road when the bulk of my readers are women, several of them mothers, but those women should already know what that means.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a selfish person. I am. Very much so. Hell people here at the dw say that 'it's all about Matt.' That says a lot. I've been here for four months and they already know that. I'm looking out for myself and my needs as much as I can because I know no one else is. I don't know if that's being selfish or not, but it's very much a part of me.

I think that's why I've had three jobs now since I graduated from college the first time. Three jobs in five years. I could've stayed at Anderson for 25 years and taught and retired early and had a very good pension and been able to provide for my family and been fine, but I wasn't happy. Then I was happy at Purdue but not in a place where I could be able to provide for my family, so I took this job. Now I'm kinda happy... just frustrated as hell... and I can more or less provide, but this job ends in eight weeks so I have to find another one. If I were to get this new job at Purdue I would probably have the best of both worlds-- happiness and the ability to provide for my family-- but it's only for 13 months.

See? 90% selfish. Want to be able to provide, but I still want my Star Wars stuff and be able to watch the game in peace.

I have no idea why the hell I'm bringing all this up. Really don't. It boggles my mind as much as it does yours. Wow I shouldn't get deep and retrospective and thoughtful in here... it scares people. Um... boobies. Lesbians. Episode 3. Boilers. There, I feel better.

On the Purdue job update front, the job got posted on Friday, they're going to take 5 days to collect resumes, and then I'll be going up next week sometime for an interview. So hopefully I'll know for certain by the end of next week. I just hope there's something at the end of all this that's good.

As a sidebar I just wanted to state for the record that it bothers me that many people believe that I look like Eddie Izzard when I wear makeup. Ask Mickey or Aliya for proof.

Okay, that's it. Have to start looking like I'm doing something. Have a great day, everyone.

::heads back to dwc::

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Oh, and I forgot to mention last nite we had Behind the Actor's Studio on last nite with Robin Williams on and we had Ewan on the floor in front of the tv. Now Ewan's like entranced by the tv, particularly football-- I'm sure it's the change in colors and the movement rather than it being the Boiers, but a dad can dream-- but he was just going off while watching the Robin Williams thing. He was laughing and doing his talking thing and yelling and stuff at the tv. It was hilarious. It's good to know that the boy has good taste in comedy already.

And he was like hypnotized by Alias, which was funny. During the car chase he just sat there with his eyes wide open, watching Syd and what's her face barreling through the streets chasing after Sark and Sloane. Guess we're hypnotized by Alias for different reasons...

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::comes out of dwc::

So my interview on campus is on Tuesday next week at 2:30. Anyone have free time before that? Maybe get some lunch or something? Lemme know :)

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::comes out of the command center::

Just like Mardi to give me string...

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
hofmannison goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as jedi.
electriclime tricks you! You get a piece of string.
eyelineraddict gives you 5 yellow chocolate-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
honey6733 gives you 9 blue grapefruit-flavoured gummy bears.
iam2faboo gives you 5 dark blue chocolate-flavoured jelly beans.
kom4tablynumb gives you 12 light blue root beer-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
llamagirl gives you 18 purple raspberry-flavoured miniature candy bars.
notashamed gives you 14 yellow blueberry-flavoured pieces of taffy.
paleltlspider tricks you! You lose 5 pieces of candy!
vena903 tricks you! You get an old sock.
wendyladyejw gives you 17 brown grape-flavoured gummy worms.
hofmannison ends up with 75 pieces of candy, a piece of string, and an old sock.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Well the ladies were pretty nice to me there, let's see what the guys got me:

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
hofmannison goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as jedi.
amplifiedmouse tricks you! You get a broken toy car.
dakotameyers gives you 10 green orange-flavoured gummy worms.
mcbarnes1970 tricks you! You get a button.
natewave gives you 9 light blue root beer-flavoured gumdrops.
wanderinbilly tricks you! You get a broken toy car.
hofmannison ends up with 19 pieces of candy, a broken toy car, a button, and a broken toy car.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Figures.

::heads back to the command center::