It is over. I left Progressive to become the baddest Lit manager in Farmers history. Now after anout a year I am no longer the Litigation manager. Now I get to see if I will enjoy my new career or just confirm I've made the miggest mistake of my life. Well, not the biggest mistake. That no-interest derivative mortgage jumbo loan I invested the ward's tithing money in last week seems to be a bad decision as well. Who knew. It seemed like a lock for big money.
I cleared out my desk and wiped all the dust bunnies off of my desk and piled all my stuff in a corner. I will be working out of the Vancouver office for the next week. Then I can't decide if I will work from home or find another office I can plan in. I like the idea of getting up and not getting out of the jammies, just turn on the laptop and act like I'm working. Oh sure, about 11 or so (after Price is Right) I will get serious and ruin some poor adjusters life by auditing the living poo out of a file or two, then it's nap time. You have to pace yourself. No reason to burn out too early. Or perhaps I have no idea just how seriously busy I will be. Likely the latter. I will, of course, let you all know what I decide on the blog. The tuxedo'd Pup will let you know.
The one thing I will miss from the litigation position is all the ridiculous allegations in the complaints filed. There was one suit - Mom died and left her two sons a parcel of land, which she split downn the middle. There was a garage that was on the property line. Son 1 wanted to sell his property, son 2 didn't want to but son 1 needed the garage thing resolved. Son 2 took took a chainsaw and cut the damned thing in half, right along the property line. Then, to provide the piece de resistence, took out a jack hammer and chiseled out his portion of the foundation. You just can't make up crap like that. There are a few more that are of a sexual nature that I will share in another setting. The tux Pup is not R rated.
Go Cougars. BCS busters - I hope.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Long time no blog
Well, I guess I really didn't kow what I was getting into when I said I would blog. I realize my life is ordinary but maybe I didn't realize just how ordinary I feel my life really is. I come home each night and think, "Did I really do anything blog-worthy today?" That is digno de blog for all of you in spanish land. I live an ordinary life. I go to work. I work. Then I come home and work a little more. I ride my bike in the morning. I eat my regular cereal and test my blood sugar twice a day. I take my shot of insulin at night.
There you have it. My entire life in a paragraph.
Replay it every night - that is my life.
OK a few new things. I was in San Diego last week for three day(4 nights). It was lovely. I went to the beach Sunday evening when I arrived and it was nice. Not a lot of people out because it waas a little chilly. It was only chilly if you live in San Diego. For us Oregonians it was the best weather ever so I hung out for about an hour. Then I finally got out of my meetings on the last day and went to the beachh again. It was even better because it was earlier in the day and I got to hang out a few more minutes. Warm weather and surfers and everything. I wish I could afford to live in San Diego - best weather all year long but a bit pricey.
When I was down in SD I was chillin' with my new audit people. We started the day at 8AM and we diligently talked about auditing until about 5PM. Then the people they were training went home and we, the managers, stayed for what I thought would be a few more minutes to wrap up some details. It turns out there were many details to talk about. Not only did we talk about them. We repeated them until I wanted to puke and watch my own head explode. These guys like to talk about audits. Go figure - auditors wo want to talk about audits. Since I'm the new guy on the block I can't really say - "Hey, let's go do something else." So I sat there and tried to keep the glossy lookk out of my eyes until I could get in my own car and scream , at the top of my lungs, "What the F*^&^%$$ is going on." I waited until I was far enough away that no one would see my eyes bugging out of my head. It did get better the next few nights but that first night I wanted to staple my knee caps.
Faye and I got new callings at church. She and I get to go to the singles ward for the next 18 months and fellowship inactive young adults. This should be interesting. I get out of my calling as Scout Committee Chairman and Faye is released from her sentence in the nursery. It will be interestiing to be away from our regular (it eats lot of roughage) ward but we will give it a shot.
So there you have it. I blogged. Yo Bloge.
See you all soon. Or not. Whatever.
There you have it. My entire life in a paragraph.
Replay it every night - that is my life.
OK a few new things. I was in San Diego last week for three day(4 nights). It was lovely. I went to the beach Sunday evening when I arrived and it was nice. Not a lot of people out because it waas a little chilly. It was only chilly if you live in San Diego. For us Oregonians it was the best weather ever so I hung out for about an hour. Then I finally got out of my meetings on the last day and went to the beachh again. It was even better because it was earlier in the day and I got to hang out a few more minutes. Warm weather and surfers and everything. I wish I could afford to live in San Diego - best weather all year long but a bit pricey.
When I was down in SD I was chillin' with my new audit people. We started the day at 8AM and we diligently talked about auditing until about 5PM. Then the people they were training went home and we, the managers, stayed for what I thought would be a few more minutes to wrap up some details. It turns out there were many details to talk about. Not only did we talk about them. We repeated them until I wanted to puke and watch my own head explode. These guys like to talk about audits. Go figure - auditors wo want to talk about audits. Since I'm the new guy on the block I can't really say - "Hey, let's go do something else." So I sat there and tried to keep the glossy lookk out of my eyes until I could get in my own car and scream , at the top of my lungs, "What the F*^&^%$$ is going on." I waited until I was far enough away that no one would see my eyes bugging out of my head. It did get better the next few nights but that first night I wanted to staple my knee caps.
Faye and I got new callings at church. She and I get to go to the singles ward for the next 18 months and fellowship inactive young adults. This should be interesting. I get out of my calling as Scout Committee Chairman and Faye is released from her sentence in the nursery. It will be interestiing to be away from our regular (it eats lot of roughage) ward but we will give it a shot.
So there you have it. I blogged. Yo Bloge.
See you all soon. Or not. Whatever.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Life as an auditor
I officially got the job last week. It even comes with a raise. I am pricing fur sinks as we speak. I officially start the job on October 1 but I get to go to San Diego (Del Mar) for most of the week of 9/22 for training and stuff. I sure wish I could stay in Portland and work my old job rather than having to spend a week in San Diego. For those of you who just aren't that bright, that last sentence was to be read with extreme sarcasm. Now read it again - out loud. I'll wait.
Uh Huh. Now, wasn't that much better. I thought so.
I also just realized (last week really but who cares) that I still have all of my budget for my last job. So, next week we are all going to Cheesecake Factory and ordering like maniacs. My boss specifically said we could spend it any way we like. I like cheesecake and I am ordering a big one. Or maybe two. Perhaps a trip to Guitart Warehouse for dessert?
Matt is off to school. While waiting in line two new students were in line as well. One asked Matt where he was from. "Oregon" he responded.
"Where's that?" was her retort. Matt thought for a while not knowing how to respond to a question the answer to was so obvious. He thought it was fairly obvious where Oregon was. The other roommate quickly told the other that it was a largish state just north of California. So there was learning in Rexburg even before school started. Good thing we weren't from Michigan of one of those difficult states. In her defense she was from Louisiana.
Blog off.
Uh Huh. Now, wasn't that much better. I thought so.
I also just realized (last week really but who cares) that I still have all of my budget for my last job. So, next week we are all going to Cheesecake Factory and ordering like maniacs. My boss specifically said we could spend it any way we like. I like cheesecake and I am ordering a big one. Or maybe two. Perhaps a trip to Guitart Warehouse for dessert?
Matt is off to school. While waiting in line two new students were in line as well. One asked Matt where he was from. "Oregon" he responded.
"Where's that?" was her retort. Matt thought for a while not knowing how to respond to a question the answer to was so obvious. He thought it was fairly obvious where Oregon was. The other roommate quickly told the other that it was a largish state just north of California. So there was learning in Rexburg even before school started. Good thing we weren't from Michigan of one of those difficult states. In her defense she was from Louisiana.
Blog off.
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