Fingers uncrossed. I have a job! It's a hefty 1.5 hour commute to Beaverton, OR, but a job is a job! I'm going to be working in a call center in the sales retention center. Basically, I'm going to be trying to convince people not to drop their service with our clients all day. And our clients are video gamers. Pretty cool! It might be a rough job, but I'm up for the challenge. I'm up for anything after a two week + job search. The workplace is pretty nice, too! There's a pool table and video game systems/computers everywhere to use during break. It kinda reminds me of that movie Grandma's Boy with Nick Swardson. I really need this job to work out well!
In celebration, Arlo and I went to St. Johns Theater and Pub for dinner. They have a cool deal on Tuesdays that includes a beer, a burger, and a movie for $10 per person. There are so many privately owned gems like this here! It's definitely not like this back in Jersey where just about everything is corporate owned. I had a beer made by McMenamin's called Ruby, which is a delicious raspberry ale. It makes we wish I had the chance to try Weyerbacher's raspberry ale while I was still on the East Coast. Hopefully, they'll still be making it when I come back sometime!
I'm still missing Dunkin Donuts.... they were drinking it in the movie we saw tonight (Fair Game).
Now that the weight of not having a job has been lifted off my shoulders, I plan on cruising through town tomorrow on my bike for a while. I'm excited to finally get to know the town without speeding through it to get to an interview or somewhere important. I'm going to spend my time paging through books at Powell's City of Books and the Central Library. I'm going to stare into windows without want, but with simple appreciation. I'm going to savor a pastry or two from Voodoo Doughnuts, and then rest in the park along the Williamette River. Maybe I'll pedal through Chinatown or peek in a thrift store. Whatever it is, I'm going to take it slow, and enjoy.
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