Of course, I’ve not had a proper summer since I graduated school, but since I quit my job at The Firm - the training program, or lack of any direction from management, frustrated the hell out of me - I’ve been spending my days getting my life into some degree of order. First came finding a car to replace the one that was stolen, oh, ages ago now. I’ve pretty much set myself on a ‘99 Ford Escort ZX2, which is being offered at three grand less than I was planning to spend on a car, which means more money for other things I need. Score! I’ll hopefully be picking it up tomorrow from the girl who’s selling it.

Second, I’ve been trying to find another job. I’ve had loads of interviews, all of them positive, but most of them pertaining to the same position I’ve decided to get out of. Let’s face it, doing sales one hundred percent of the time is not my idea of a good laugh or a long-term career. However … I’ve been called back for what looks to be the most perfect job ever. The position is that of ‘junior project manager’ for an investment firm - yeah, finance again, but it gets better - that is looking to expand abroad. The job duties would include researching various countries of interest, including all securities and business laws and requirements, and then traveling to those countries and meeting with lawyers and officials to try and set up a division of the company in that specific country. For example, last month the senior project manager went to India with the CEO, and stopped in Paris en route back to the States for a relaxing end-of-trip weekend, all of it covered by the company. Sweet. Anyway, it’s the perfect blend of my interests - international politics and law, and travel. So, tomorrow I’m to have a meeting with the CEO to discuss potential opportunities. There are only a few people up for the position - the senior project manager interviewed everyone initially, then sent the resumes to the CEO who made the final decision for those he thought fit the profile - and I want this job so badly. Plus, it’s got a great salary. No commissions, woot!

Finally, now that Meg has a job, we’re getting an apartment together closer to her work and in a less urban (more safe) area than where I live now. We found a gorgeous place some thirty minutes from here that’s affordable (I’ll be paying over a hundred and fifty dollars less per month, a nice change!), is all done in hardwood, has three large bedrooms, a huge basement, and, the piece de resistance, a two-car garage. Move in date: September first. So soon! I love it! I’m going to have a room three times as big as the one I’m in now! Let’s face it, I was about to go mental.

Anyway, so that’s what I’ve been up to, which is part of my excuse for not updating this thing. That, and my laptop has gotten so slow it’s unbearable trying to do anything with it. Once I’ve moved, I definitely want to get a new computer, probably a desktop ‘cos I never need to take my laptop with me anywhere anyway and it’s cheaper that way.

Whew.