Got a call today from an executive search firm. Its a slow day, and I was in a good mood, so I was willing to hear what he had to say. Turns out his client is a London bank looking to expand its operations to PHILADELPHIA and is interested in hiring an analyst to follow utilities... hmmmm.... The job would require three months of living in London and would entail some international (European) travel. COOL!
So, I am sending over my resume and may interview with this guy next week. Random, huh?
WE'RE GOING SKIING!!!
Staying at a fabulous B&B just 10min away from the ski resort (http://www.beldinghouse.com/index.htm)
We wanted to stay through NYE, but couldn't find a place that was available Fri-Tuesday. It was going to be too much of a hassle to spend two nights at one place and the next two nights somewhere else, so we've decided to drive up on Thursday after work. We'll ski Friday and Saturday and leasurely make our way back on Sunday.
It's a drag that this still leaves us with nothing to do for NYE. We really, really, don't want to spend the night in Center City waking up to the parade in the morning and haven't come up with a good alternative yet. Ugh.
I love Cathy!
Show us your favorite winter activity.
SO EASY!!!! The only reason I like this season is SKIING!!!!
And of course, skiing with a flask of pear schnapps, can only make it better!
My parents put me on skies at an early age. Its become a nice activity that allows me to bond with my dad and sister. I plan on throwing our kids onto skies at an early age too!
We are trying to go skiing for NYE, but its probably going to be tough to find a hotel room in VT this late in the game.
What is your daily commute like? What is the weirdest thing you've seen on that commute?
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I have a grueling commute.... I cross the street and turn the corner.... I'm very spoiled! Actually, as obnoxious as this will sound, I would prefer a commute that is a bit longer... get some exercise on the walk home and give me a chance to decompress after a busy workday.... during my brief stint in NYC, my commute was 15-20min, about a mile of walking, or less than that if I used the bus for part of the trip. I enjoyed walking home, getting some exercise and catching up with friends & family.
I never want to go back to the 1hr 20min+ commute I used to do to NYC fresh out of college. Ugh.
What's on your holiday wishlist?
1) TO PASS MY EXAM!!!!
2) A drama-free holiday with my bothersome in-laws.... (K&L -- not you of course!!!)
3) A good present idea for Adam; so far I have only come up with practical things - nothing fun or spontaneous.... It's not that he won't like the All-clad pots I got him, but I got him some for his bday earlier this year - BORING!!!! And, he so sick of me buying him clothes, although that's the only way anything gets added to his wardrobe...
I consider us very lucky that we (no longer) need to hope that we get things for the holidays that we really need but otherwise can't afford. It's nice to be in a financial position where we can spoil/splurge on our parents instead. I like giving family members present ideas for things that we would "like" but haven't gotten around to getting and not things that are necessities that we couldn't afford....
With FOUR families, I have a hard time keeping track of what idea I gave who!!!
Posted Molly, my dear Civic on craigslist this afternoon.... I had given this responsibility (selling the car) to Adam back in AUGUST, but he's done nothing about it. Beyond annoyed that he didn't event ATTEMPT to do anything about this.... I'm sick of nagging him to do it, so, with the test over I am finally taking care of it.....
I left a phone number figuring that it takes more effort to call than simply respond via email, so it will hopefully ditract people that aren't seriously considering buying. Should be interesting to see how many phone calls we get.
My only prior craigslist experience was trying to get a sublet in NYC... that was an insane battle. I have a feeling that the Philadelphia car market is unlikely to be as competitive as that fiasco was.... hey, there were some interesting stories from that saga, including Frankie!!!
Found out that this is the day that they will post the results of my exam..... Less than a week later study classes for Level 2 begin. Wow, not much of a break between finding out your fate and decided what your next move should be.
I am pretty sure I won't repeat Level 1 if I did indeed fail, but don't know if I have it in me to sit for Level 2 in June. Unfortunately, Level 1 is the only thing offered in December, so I don't opt to take it right away, I would have to wait a whole year and a half to have another chance.... Level 2 is the hardest of the three levels. UGH. I have a few friends that plan on sitting for it, so that makes things slightly less bad.
One step at a time.... let's see if I passed first. FINGERS CROSSED!!!!
Seems our city has its own Bonnie & Clyde, without all the messiness of murder - this has been in the papers for the last couple of days. The apartment building that these two lived in is just a few blocks from us and is extremely upscale.
I love, love, love that bitter ex-friends of this girl created a facebook group to swap stories/lies about the couple. Can't wait to log in and check it out!
My company recently yanked the ability to use streaming media from all computers -- although YouTube is still accessible, which seems odd to me. I believe this is in an attempt to save broadband space for the branch offices.....
I miss Sirius Radio!!!! It's weird switching from listening to music all day, to not. I don't like it one bit!!!!
