UnpleasantlySexy

Well, we've moved, and holy poop! I'm tired.

There's still cleaning and other piddly bidness to take care of, but for all intents and purposes, we are now officially South Austin...nauts.

Woohoo!

I don't have a lot to tell you, but one thing I just learned is that I am going to be assigned a massive new project in September - one in which I will be writing the multimedia component of our next product (called Extending Literacy). This is GREAT NEWS! If the product publishing plan is approved, it includes covering my salary through next March, so there's a much better chance than before that I will still have a job come next year. This is a big step into the real nitty-gritty of this industry, and the experience will be invaluable. So, though it doesn't sound all that exciting, trust me - it is. Plus, I am the only writer, and I'll be working with two editors, so I will be referred to as The Writer. I'd like to insert the word "Pimpalicious" in there somewhere, as in "The Pimpalicious Writer," or even "Pimpalicious: The Writer," but...well...baby steps, you know?

Other than that, Julia has had a friend visiting us (that she met via one of her geekity-geek Battlestar Galactica forums), and despite the bathtub-full-of-action-figures kinda person that "internet-fan-forum friend" conjures, this one's actually very cool, and Julia's been having a blast doing all sorts of nerd-related activities with her.

Also, four dogs is a lot of dogs, in case you didn't know. Apparently, at some point during the move, one of us accidentally bumped the switch from "Normal Setting" to "Butthead Setting" on both of our dogs. It's been a barky, growly, four-doggy-and-one-cat funtacular time!

Lastly, it has been determined that it is time to get rid of the van. She's been a good ol' girl, but it's time to part ways. Part of me wants to set it on fire in the street and pee on it, shouting "House on fire! House on fire!" but I don't think anybody would buy it after that.

If any of you are looking for a used minivan with a new engine, a half-new transmission, and an insatiable appetite for power steering fluid - I can hook you up. In the immortal words of Han Solo, "She may not look pretty, but she's got it where it counts."


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