Random Thoughts Collected at The End

It is my last day of work.



I am bored.


I don't know how much I like the term 'fiance'. I am not sure what etiquette is in regards to an engagement. People that have always known Lauren as 'my girlfriend' now have to know her as 'my fiance'. I think.

How do I refer to her to people that I have known throughout the duration of our relationship? Two weeks ago she was my girlfriend. Now her title has changed.


And don't even get me started about 'Lauren Drury'.



I try to refer to her as simply 'lauren' to anyone that I know. It is more respectful. But the situation does come up.


The Red Sox are in the playoffs. It is nice to see the franchise doing so well lately. I am still very sad to see Manny go. Dustin Pedroia is turning out much more valuable than even his biggest supporters expected. I wonder what the future holds for Varitek. Our pitching staff could use some tweaking next year. I hope we keep Lowrie. It is a better option than spending big money on a Short Stop again. I wonder how our outfield will look next year.



The Bears are 1-2. They very well could be 3-0. A decent team.


I really enjoy sports.


I start my new job Monday. I love 4 day weekends. I am going to miss the bike ride to work. I will be carpooling with a friend for the time being. I might bike to the light rail station again next summer. I am hoping that the job opens up my free time more. I would like to get outside, exercise, ride my bike, go to market, go to church, go out to eat, etc. Before my time was always swallowed up trying to make ends meet. I can not count how many hours I spent applying for jobs over the past year. I can keep my second job working for unions from home. Bit I don't have to kill myself adding an additional 8 hrs on workday when projects come in.


We are breaking our bondage to the cell phone industry. We currently pay a total of $80/month for two cell phones. We have ordered Vonage and will be paying only $14.99/month. Vonage has as many minutes as our cell phone plan and long distance. We will be canceling our cell phones later this week. It is amazing that so many people have become addicted to these things. They are expensive, require very long contracts and can cost alot of money on a per month basis. I survived 21 years without one. It took me along time to be convinced of their necessity even after I had one. I do not know if I was ever fully convinced.


Phone shopping was fun. We spent 20 minutes in Target 'practice answering' phones.



I think we are have friends over on Friday. We are becoming so very popular here in Portland. We are going to have food, White Russians, watch some of the debate and maybe the Big Lebowski.


Someone that Lauren knows from Pittsfield is moving here within the month.



See Stuff White People Like #111 (It is in the book but might not be posted online yet)




I am at work.




It is my last day.