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So, in the last 15 minutes of my shift here at my second job...oh wait. You didn't know I have a second job? Yeah. New development. I guess that's what I get when I don't update at least once a month. Anyway, in no apparent order, here is a short list of things that have been happening lately:

  • I got a second job last week. Obviously, if we're FB friends, you'd have known about that already. But whatevs.
  • I ran out of money on my UTA (Utah Transit Authority) card, so I had to hoof it or bike to my new job all this past week. It's two miles in one direction. With this upswing in physical exercise, I've come to know that biking two miles isn't easy when you're going at a constant uphill incline. And one would assume it'd be easier going back the other way. But it isn't. The streets here in Provo going towards Y mountain have weird inclines and declines and well, if you're going towards Utah Lake, you should have a slight decline in the way the road goes. But you don't and I think it's stupid. 
  • Needless to say, with the upswing in exercise, I think my weight loss goals will be easier to attain this summer. On the nights I don't work my graveyard shift, I'll be stopping at the Provo Rec Center to go swimming or lift some weights. Plus, summer time is always a good excuse to stop by and swim...and people watch. 
  • I have been paying my hospital bills off. Slowly, but surely. It's been tight, money wise, hence the reason I got a second job. My pay days from both jobs just worked out so I could get a paycheck every week, so I'm excited. 
  • I got a raise at my graveyard job. I'm hoping that the Program Director sees how little he's paying his graveyard instructors and bump my raise up to an even dollar amount. It'd be a 55 cent raise, and it'd help. A lot. But I kind of doubt it. In any case, I'll be happy with my 35 cent raise. 
Anyway, that's the short list of things that have been happening. New things anyway. When I have a little more time, and I've gotten some sleep (I haven't slept since yesterday morning...at 10:30. Except for that 2 hour nap between jobs. ooof...). 

Till tomorrow. Or the next day? 

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