On the Market Again

So it's not 100% official yet, but the word is, my contract with the Bank is going to end prematurely. This isn't through any fault of mine, so get that idea right out of your head. Turns out, that the contractor slots I and two others occupy were allocated for one year (starting at the beginning of the year) and even though I've only been contracted to the bank since August, those slots go away at the end of this year. And on top of that, since all the billing has to be completed by the end of the year, the actual time the contract comes to an end is roughly mid-November. Needless to say, I've spent the day on the phone with recruiters and updating my resume.

So the call goes out to anyone who may be reading my blog who happens to have a great job for me. "WILL WORK FOR FOOD!" OK, that's a little inaccurate. "Will work for money." Doesn't sound as good, but it's a lot closer to the truth.

The roads are not safe!

It's been a long time since my last post! Too long maybe, but there really hasn't been much to report on. I'm still working, and my daily commute is so long, there's really no time to do anything worth talking about. I think the one big piece of news of late, and the reason I'm posting tonight, is that Zuli got her driver's license! So clear the roads! Here she comes!

OK. Well, so that's all I had to say? I guess so. Maybe once I get a new laptop with bluetooth that I can be online while I'm on the bus, I'll start blogging more. I have been working offline lately on a little project of mine that I'm not ready to go public with -- too many idea thieves out there who might do it before me if I let it out. Once again, it'll probably have to wait until I get my new laptop before I can really go anywhere with it.

I guess I did have a little more to say than I thought, but now I'm done. Really.

The results are in! Out little Brittany won a one year contract with the Atlanta Film and Fashion Board for being "Best Child Talent" during the talent search finals. And we've got the DVD of the entire show for your viewing pleasure. Congratulations to Brittany. And now that she's got her own modeling career started, I'll be setting up her very own blog sometime very soon. Stay posted for the address.

We just got back from Brittany's modeling finals. There was a photo shoot, a talent show, and a fashion show. We got video of the latter two, and I've got it up on Google Video. Everything went great except Brittany forgot her dance routine. :) Here's the video:

What a weekend! Or should I say, what an expensive weekend!

For starters, there was the party. It wasn't as big as last year's party, but there was still plenty of booze, and way too much BBQ. If you couldn't make it this year, maybe you can make it to the next one. We'll try to announce it a little more in advance this time. Don't yet know when it will be, because we're trying to get to Panama for Christmas this year. But if we're here, we'll probably host another New Year's party. If it's anything like last year, it should be a good time for all.

After spending Sunday recovering from the party, we spent Sunday shopping for outfits for Brittany's modeling finals next Sunday. We found most of what we needed, but there's more shopping coming this week.

That brings me to the most exiting news of the weekend. WE WON THE LOTTERY! Now before all my long lost cousins and new best friends start climbing out of the woodwork, it wasn't the jackpot. But we did win $300. Not even enough to pay for all the clothes we bought, but at least it paid for the party.

I've written enough now. My stylus hand is starting to cramp up.

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