No change on the job front. Haven't heard anymore on either the OfficeMax job or the one at Lucent. Maybe I'll just quit talking about them and let whatever happens happen. That's usually a better way to handle uncertainty - then I can focus on what's in front of me and needs handling now. That's quite a bit. I have my second shift job at Zurich, studying now for two more certification exams, and starting my first MBA classes in about 10 days. Should be an interesting Fall. ;-)
Seen any good movies lately? We've seen a lot! About six weeks ago I signed up for the Blockbuster No More Late Fees program. For $24.95 a month I get to check out two movies at a time, keep as long as I like, then swap them for two more. Kind of like Netflix only I have to do the transportation of the disks. Anyway, it worked out great for us at first 'cause the Blockbuster is next to the grocery store we go to all the time - made the swaps easy. I think we watched over 20 movies the first month - more than we'd rented the previous year! Really got caught up on the movies we'd been meaning to see.
Then, a couple weeks ago, Mary Lynn saw an ad online for Netflix - they have more subscription options now and are boasting better service. Now, we tried Netflix when they first started several years ago, but we were living in downtown Chicago at the time and the turnaround time for disks via the mail was to inconsistent. It would take up to a week for them to get to us and there was a pair of disks that never showed up at all, so we cancelled. I think at that time they only had two warehouses for the whole country; now they have lots more distribution centers so we thought we'd give 'em another chance. Well, turns out the local warehouse is in Carol Stream - just a few miles from the house! Very handy. We ordered up Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 - one of our favorite anime series - late in the evening, and it was in the mailbox the second day after that. Since then, we mail 'em back one day, I get an email report when Netflix receives them, and another later in the day that they mailed our next ones, and they're in our hands the next day. I can't complain about a one-day turn-around. Anyway, it's a little cheaper now too - just $17.95 a month for three disks at a time.
The best part is the selection. We were bummed with Blockbuster because once you got through the A-list of new releases and the odd small film that shows up there occassionally, the stock on hand is pretty limited. I have yet to search for an obsure film I've read about and not find it on Netflix.
Ahhh, pizza! We went into Chicago today for doctor's appointments and then went to Connie's Pizza on Archer for lunch! Yummm!! We used to get Connie's all the time when we lived downtown, but it was always delivered - we had never visited the restaurant. Then we moved to Schaumburg and discovered they just didn't deliver that far out of town! Bummer! Anyway, Mary Lynn had the spagetti with meatballs marinara, and I had the chicken caesar salad - then we ordered up a pizza to take home with us. Good plan! Lunch was great, and then I took a couple slices with me to work for dinner - I'm afraid they were gone in the first hour. Too good!
We got three more movies in the mail today. The fun never ends. ;-)
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