Author Archives: A Dreamer

What a week.

Posted on August 17, 2019 by A Dreamer

So, last Friday, I talked with the manager about the testing job, and Monday morning I got an email saying he’d gotten the OK to extend an offer and that he was really excited to have me on the team. … Continue reading →

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Welp

Posted on August 12, 2019 by A Dreamer

I am officially under consideration for the testing job. When I talked to the manager about it, he seemed very excited that I was interested in it, and loved my experience from prior to being with this company, and the … Continue reading →

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The wheels of corporate do grind a bit slow…

Posted on August 8, 2019 by A Dreamer

A week and a half after starting the process of trying to find out the salary for the testing job, I am finally in possession of the pay bands and manager name. And it doesn’t pay half of what I … Continue reading →

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Again…

Posted on August 4, 2019 by A Dreamer

Yesterday, I was still trying to process what happened in Gilroy. Who shoots up a garlic festival? (We know, the answer is repeatedly the same – violent white supremacists.) All of these shootings have bothered me – this one, the … Continue reading →

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I need to get the fuck out of this town.

Posted on August 3, 2019 by A Dreamer

So, I’m on Nextdoor, for reasons I cannot even begin to explain, but OK. Earlier this week, a woman a few neighborhoods over posts. She’s been in the hospital for a month, and some things have had to slide – … Continue reading →

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Much to think about this week…

Posted on July 29, 2019 by A Dreamer

I have been doing this job for ~6 years. 3 years, then a hefty gap, and now coming up on another 3 years in another month and a half. I love the work – I love figuring out why the … Continue reading →

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Another vacation comes to an end

Posted on July 29, 2019 by A Dreamer

And despite my brain being an ass (and forgetting to post this last week), it’s was pretty darn good. Already counting down til next year. A mere 345 days. – Great weather, if a little hot. – Quite a lot … Continue reading →

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Wildlife roundup

Posted on July 18, 2019 by A Dreamer

I love how many critters we see on a daily basis here. Poor artists renderings from things I could not get pictures of. Turtles Little ocean fish, little pond fish, carp, and big spinny fish who thought, “Today is the … Continue reading →

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Be nice to folks in the service industry

Posted on July 17, 2019 by A Dreamer

Went and got my coffee this morning – ordered two, got a paper and a pound of beans. One coffee came to the pickup counter. Mind you, I had no idea if I’d only ordered one (possible, because I’d not … Continue reading →

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Battling the news of the day…

Posted on July 16, 2019 by A Dreamer

With more tacos, beer, good dogs, and some retail therapy. No beach today, it’s 94 and feels like 116 and there is thunder in the distance, so porch time it is for the afternoon. Tip Jar

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