The Final Countdown
I'm in the midst of a little phase I like to refer to as "Honey, where's the Prozac?"
Office life has been crazy as ever. Lots of reporting deadlines these days. For some ungodly reason I have to be a part of every and any telecon with the US. As if I'm from there or something. The most interesting recent event was the realization that one of our contacts in another department suddenly had a new last name. So she got married, you're thinking to yourself... Well let me inform you that it was a man. His email address was still the same, but his last name on the account had completely changed. If nothing else, it provided a fun little diversion from the daily grind. And it was all the more interesting because I had gotten a fairly strong "friend of Dorothy" vibe from dealings with him in the past. My fellow trainee then had a chat with him on the phone and it was confirmed that he had gotten married...to a woman. Maybe she's got a penis. I don't really know.
The clock is ticking at this end… No, not the biological one. Although that one is making some funny noises as well. I have one more week in the office and then vacation (ie. relocation) through the rest of the month. I'll be flying to Chicago from here on October 18th.
I spent much of the past week spazzing out, realizing that I have to find a way to get rid of all my furniture before moving out. So I've been busy placing ads on eBay as well as some local sites, and I've had a lot of success within the past week. Not to mention, it's been a very international sale. My Hungarian coworkers bought my large candleholders, an Argentinien couple stopped by to look at my bed, a Polish couple purchased, dismantled and hauled away my large armoire in the bedroom, a German coworker purchased and took my table and bar stools to the Netherlands, and an Iraqi man purchased my entertainment center and shelves, large painting, another table, and the armoire in the front entrance. So I feel a LOT better about things and the place is emptying out. The only items left to sell are my bed and the sofa. The sofa is set to sell on eBay tomorrow. I've received two bids already, but as of right now, an additional 46 people are watching the auction! Will be interesting to see if they make some noise around auction closing time. All I really care about is if someone picks it up within the next week and a half. And if they're hot, then all the better.
(Update: The bed just sold and will be picked up in 2 hours. Looks like I'll be sleeping on the couch tonight... Just call me Bill Clinton.)
We had Wednesday off of work for Reunification Day here in Germany. YAY for reunifications. Ya'll sing with me now - "Reunited and it feels so good..."
On Tuesday evening, the landlords (old couple) and the guy they hired to find new renters were here looking at the place. I hadn't seen the landlords in two years, which was back before I moved in. The lady was very chipper and chatty with me. She said she had hoped I would have gained some weight within the past couple of years. Ha. Guess I disappointed in that regard. I should have told her that I wasn't able to afford food due to the high rent.
Basically my mind's been going a mile a minute trying to get anything and everything planned, not to mention beginning the search for living arrangements, a car, etc. in the Chicago area. I'll be in a hotel upon arrival at any rate.
To say there's a lot going on at the moment would be the understatement of the year - at least on this side of the Mississippi. But it's really an exciting time and I couldn't be more ready (well, almost) to wrap life up at this end and resume it in Chicago...
...BIGGER and BETTER.
Office life has been crazy as ever. Lots of reporting deadlines these days. For some ungodly reason I have to be a part of every and any telecon with the US. As if I'm from there or something. The most interesting recent event was the realization that one of our contacts in another department suddenly had a new last name. So she got married, you're thinking to yourself... Well let me inform you that it was a man. His email address was still the same, but his last name on the account had completely changed. If nothing else, it provided a fun little diversion from the daily grind. And it was all the more interesting because I had gotten a fairly strong "friend of Dorothy" vibe from dealings with him in the past. My fellow trainee then had a chat with him on the phone and it was confirmed that he had gotten married...to a woman. Maybe she's got a penis. I don't really know.
The clock is ticking at this end… No, not the biological one. Although that one is making some funny noises as well. I have one more week in the office and then vacation (ie. relocation) through the rest of the month. I'll be flying to Chicago from here on October 18th.
I spent much of the past week spazzing out, realizing that I have to find a way to get rid of all my furniture before moving out. So I've been busy placing ads on eBay as well as some local sites, and I've had a lot of success within the past week. Not to mention, it's been a very international sale. My Hungarian coworkers bought my large candleholders, an Argentinien couple stopped by to look at my bed, a Polish couple purchased, dismantled and hauled away my large armoire in the bedroom, a German coworker purchased and took my table and bar stools to the Netherlands, and an Iraqi man purchased my entertainment center and shelves, large painting, another table, and the armoire in the front entrance. So I feel a LOT better about things and the place is emptying out. The only items left to sell are my bed and the sofa. The sofa is set to sell on eBay tomorrow. I've received two bids already, but as of right now, an additional 46 people are watching the auction! Will be interesting to see if they make some noise around auction closing time. All I really care about is if someone picks it up within the next week and a half. And if they're hot, then all the better.
(Update: The bed just sold and will be picked up in 2 hours. Looks like I'll be sleeping on the couch tonight... Just call me Bill Clinton.)
We had Wednesday off of work for Reunification Day here in Germany. YAY for reunifications. Ya'll sing with me now - "Reunited and it feels so good..."
On Tuesday evening, the landlords (old couple) and the guy they hired to find new renters were here looking at the place. I hadn't seen the landlords in two years, which was back before I moved in. The lady was very chipper and chatty with me. She said she had hoped I would have gained some weight within the past couple of years. Ha. Guess I disappointed in that regard. I should have told her that I wasn't able to afford food due to the high rent.
Basically my mind's been going a mile a minute trying to get anything and everything planned, not to mention beginning the search for living arrangements, a car, etc. in the Chicago area. I'll be in a hotel upon arrival at any rate.
To say there's a lot going on at the moment would be the understatement of the year - at least on this side of the Mississippi. But it's really an exciting time and I couldn't be more ready (well, almost) to wrap life up at this end and resume it in Chicago...
...BIGGER and BETTER.
posted by jason at 7:32 AM
1 Comments:
Just sing along, dammit.
:-)
And this time I want you to FEEL the lyrics...
I'm thinking I should have told my landlord that it looks like she had NO problems whatsoever putting on weight over the past two years hehe. Hey if my weight is fair game for discussion, then so is hers!
What? Who? Spooky Zoo? That's great - I'm so there! Is that where the monkeys dress up like the flamingos and the zebras run around with Richard Nixon masks?
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