aaaaaand...SHE'S BACK!
Aug. 12th, 2009 11:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
duchess_of_piesorry sorry sorry. i'm still alive. i just went undercover for the last week or so due to new jobbing and fringe maddness. since i have so much to say about the fringe, i'm just going to go ahead and make my usual journal entries and then add a section on it at the end until i'm done talking about it.
so i've got this new job, see. and i totally owe it to kris and lauren. i owe them dinner big time.
the company: anyhow, it's at a financial firm. i'm really not going to to into what they do here because i don't want to turn your brains to yogurt. it really is dullass stuff, but the job itself isn't bad. the bennies are pretty damn good (almost as fabulous as chapter 13 USED to be), and the people are awesome. they're not your typical boring office folk; they're quirky and funny and really really nice. it's a comfort to know too that you can screw up really badly here and not get fired for it...not even yelled at. it's so different from the bosswich's regime that i'm wondering when i'll start relaxing and stop agonizing over every little thing.
the work itself: i mostly format documents in word and excel. there's some correspondence in there too, but mostly editing. i've only been in the chair for a week and i've learned so much about macros and spacing and headers and footers that i may have raised my MS level up to mage.
the area: i'm in "lowertown" st. paul, in the pretty glass-ceilinged plaza, right next to the most beautifully landscaped park. there is a farmers market and music in the park twice a week. it's also a dog park, so lots of squees. i thought i'd miss my walk through downtown minneapolis, but i park a distance away (to save money) and get my walk in that way. i also thought i'd miss being able to go to the Y directly after work...but there's a YMCA in my building!!! screw "after work" when i can go before or even during lunch!
anyway. it's an office job. and that's all i really ask for. we'll see how i like it once i get paid. there will be plenty of characters coming soon. hopefully, tales of the office can start up again.
FRINGE FEST NOTES, PT. 1
to be honest though, i didn't get to any shows during the week. between starting a new job, laura coming to visit, and a few performances within the week, i needed a little down time.
THURSDAY, 7/30:
-PERFORMANCE - BARD FICTION
we hit the ground running. the laughs were a little confusing and didn't come in the spots we were expecting, but they did come. in droves. LOUDLY. after that performance, we knew pretty much what to expect.
-BLUE RIBBON BURLESQUE
for those of you not familiar with lilly's burlesque (and, to be fair, i've never seen one of their regular shows, just appearances), they do real, old-timey burlesque. strip teases with gloves, fans, tassles, and real-figured women. sadly, this performance put most of their skinny-minnies on stage, but they still pulled off a fun show. i acidentally made friends with a creeper while waiting in line, and he decided he'd like to sit by me during the show. he turned out to be a narrator. you know the type. they sit next to you and comment on everything you can already see for yourself. awkward.
FRIDAY, 7/31:
-SILENT POETRY 2
a mime duo. she was a student of marcel marceau himself for three years. he was not. you could tell the difference. that's all i have to say about that.
so i've got this new job, see. and i totally owe it to kris and lauren. i owe them dinner big time.
the company: anyhow, it's at a financial firm. i'm really not going to to into what they do here because i don't want to turn your brains to yogurt. it really is dullass stuff, but the job itself isn't bad. the bennies are pretty damn good (almost as fabulous as chapter 13 USED to be), and the people are awesome. they're not your typical boring office folk; they're quirky and funny and really really nice. it's a comfort to know too that you can screw up really badly here and not get fired for it...not even yelled at. it's so different from the bosswich's regime that i'm wondering when i'll start relaxing and stop agonizing over every little thing.
the work itself: i mostly format documents in word and excel. there's some correspondence in there too, but mostly editing. i've only been in the chair for a week and i've learned so much about macros and spacing and headers and footers that i may have raised my MS level up to mage.
the area: i'm in "lowertown" st. paul, in the pretty glass-ceilinged plaza, right next to the most beautifully landscaped park. there is a farmers market and music in the park twice a week. it's also a dog park, so lots of squees. i thought i'd miss my walk through downtown minneapolis, but i park a distance away (to save money) and get my walk in that way. i also thought i'd miss being able to go to the Y directly after work...but there's a YMCA in my building!!! screw "after work" when i can go before or even during lunch!
anyway. it's an office job. and that's all i really ask for. we'll see how i like it once i get paid. there will be plenty of characters coming soon. hopefully, tales of the office can start up again.
FRINGE FEST NOTES, PT. 1
to be honest though, i didn't get to any shows during the week. between starting a new job, laura coming to visit, and a few performances within the week, i needed a little down time.
THURSDAY, 7/30:
-PERFORMANCE - BARD FICTION
we hit the ground running. the laughs were a little confusing and didn't come in the spots we were expecting, but they did come. in droves. LOUDLY. after that performance, we knew pretty much what to expect.
-BLUE RIBBON BURLESQUE
for those of you not familiar with lilly's burlesque (and, to be fair, i've never seen one of their regular shows, just appearances), they do real, old-timey burlesque. strip teases with gloves, fans, tassles, and real-figured women. sadly, this performance put most of their skinny-minnies on stage, but they still pulled off a fun show. i acidentally made friends with a creeper while waiting in line, and he decided he'd like to sit by me during the show. he turned out to be a narrator. you know the type. they sit next to you and comment on everything you can already see for yourself. awkward.
FRIDAY, 7/31:
-SILENT POETRY 2
a mime duo. she was a student of marcel marceau himself for three years. he was not. you could tell the difference. that's all i have to say about that.
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Date: 2009-08-12 04:22 pm (UTC)I thought I had mentioned that the YMCA was in the building! Oops. Yeah, it's pretty sweet. That's where Lauren goes, from what I know.
I hope you've been able to talk to Lauren a little more. When I talked to her a couple weeks ago she was like, "I was really quiet at lunch because Sarah was shit-talking people and I was biting my tongue."
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Date: 2009-08-13 05:30 am (UTC)http://bular.livejournal.com/profile
Check out the screen name. Then check out what her profile says her real name is.