Well Butter My Buns!

There's no particular reason for that title, I just think it's rather silly.

Updates in my life! I have two (count 'em, TWO) jobs now, which is amazing considering the economy and the five-month job search previous. This also means I am extremely busy most of the time and rarely have a true day off -- if I'm not working at one place, I'm working at the other.

Day Job is data entry and updating product information for an electronic components company. ("Components" meaning the itty bitty pieces that larger electronics companies buy to create their products that we the consumers buy.) I get to sit in from of a computer all day and translate part numbers, edit and/or create spec pages, and overhaul product listings and information for the corporation's website. It gets tedious but the office ambience is extremely laid back and fun. Plus they like to remind me to take lots of breaks. ;)

Night Job is at a popular fabric and craft store. Team members do everything there: cashiering, cut counter, go-backs and recovery, typical retail stuff. Being surrounded by crafty and creative supplies for hours at a time is extremely dangerous for me... I constantly want to turn right back around and put my entire paycheck right back into the store! This one is just a seasonal position for the holidays but there is always a possibility they may ask me to stay on after the new year. To be honest I haven't decided what I will do if that turns out to be the case, because Day Job pays better and will [probably] have more long-term options for me.

In other news, I had my first real car accident on late October. No one was hurt and the damage was relatively minor, but my poor little car was sans driver's side mirror for a little while. Driving on California freeways is an ordeal in and of itself, but lacking a mirror makes it ten times more terrifying. Little Blue actually just came back from the body shop two days ago, and while I can honestly say that while I am glad to have her back in nearly good-as-new shape (minus a few previous minor bumps and bruises), I miss the rental. A Chrysler Sebring is just a different class of car than what I drive, though it drove extremely touchy and took a little getting used to. As of tomorrow I won't be missing satellite radio though: after hearing me rave about it for a week, it's going to be a Christmas present from my folks!

We called the police right away, and they found the guy who hit me at fault for the accident. I thought that would make things simple: police report states he's at fault, his insurance is forced to accept liability and pay for everything, badda bing badda boom my car gets fixed and I get a rental with no out-of-pocket expenses. BOY was I wrong! He decided to claim the accident was equally as much my fault as his (which is baloney) and so his insurance won't cover our expenses. Luckily I just had to pay the deductible for the repairs and the rental was cheap; both our insurance companies have my statement and the police report now anyway, and my insurance is going to kick his insurance's ass and make them reimburse us.

Neither here nor there: As of late September, I am the proud new owner of my first smart phone. Being a Verizon customer, I chose the DroidX and absolutely looove it. The (compared to my previous plan/phone) astronomical bill is a little daunting, but with two jobs I at least don't have to worry about affording it.

That's about all I can think of right now, so I'll catch you cats later. Hopefully I'll remember to start up the prompt thing again at well. Stay cool!