my first ever 'we need an update' comment. wow!

things going on here:

- my older brother just got engaged, which is exciting.

- my younger brother is playing lots of video games. he goes back to school next week.

- my sister is finishing her move into the city on saturday. she'll start classes at the art institute sometime the next week. hippie.

i have been alternating between productive and non-productive days, although i'm coming off a streak of back-to-back non-productive days. mostly my fault when this happens. in fact, three straight non-productive days, with wednesday's lack of productivity involving at least an oil change.

but, then again, there's only so much one can do, i guess. my mom said as much to me after dinner, when i was guiltily admitting to waking up at [yes] noon. "it's not like you've got anything you need to do anyway, right?" to which i said something to the effect of "don't say that." you know, because i don't need the seed planted.

however, as mentioned earlier, the first two days of the week were quite productive. three more resumes/cds out to teams on monday afternoon, which is worth something, and three more packages out to the local sports stations on tuesday. i spoke with a national network that broadcasts out of the 'burbs on monday, to the sports director. "hey, i've been doing minor league baseball play-by-play for the past four years and i'm back in the area for the time being...i was looking to stay sharp and keep on doing some work." "do you have any tape of yourself doing update work?" "not anymore, although i did some in college. all i've got is my play-by-play from the last few years." "send it in, and i'll give you a call next week, and we'll get you to do some mock updates." "what kind of positions would you have?" "oh, probably some fill-in shifts, anything from a couple a day to several in a week to a few in a month." which could be at least some semblance of a job, i guess. we'll see, but that's positive.

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also, it's now been three weeks since i've shaved. i look ridiculous, being that there's no actual real facial hair there. but there's something. maybe i'll shave soon or, more likely, i'll simply begin to shape it.

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thoughts on this, please:

a boss (number two) of mine took exceedingly long lunches, particularly during the fall months. one day, several coworkers and i decided to make guesses as to when he would return, and watched in amusement/amazement as he didn't return for a full 3:26 when, bear in mind, we're supposed to take an hour. inevitably, this became an office pool, among anywhere from three to six of the underlings. pretty hilarious, really, to realize that the man averaged 2:48 per lunch when, again, bear in mind, we're supposed to take an hour.

today, i get this email:

Subject: How Are You Doing?
[Me],

Just wondering how things are going for you. As you’re probably aware, [replacement] has started and is doing fine.

[Number one] mentioned something to me the other day I wanted to follow-up on. It involved my work day, early afternoons in particular and a “pool”. Does any part of this make sense or do you know anything about this? I’m just looking for a little background and trying to figure the purpose of it all.

I’d appreciate a quick response so I can move forward.

Thanks,
[number two]

The question is, what's the proper respone to that email? I didn't give a response today, but I will Monday. Lemme know.

Ri-dic-u-lous.