Huh what now?

Tired of the news this morning, I changed over to Disney Jr the Hub network where they're airing old episodes of Animaniacs. (Harmless fun nostalgia.)

During one of the commercial breaks, a commercial for a toy called Doggie Do came on. Yes, Doggie Do. It's like those life-like baby dolls where the doll drinks real water & wets her diaper (ever notice how baby dolls are almost always female?). Well, for this toy you feed the cartoonish dog something resembling a cheese poof, then watch as it . . . reemerges.

This is for sale? Really?

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change of plans

So the scoring facility called me about three weeks ago, offering me a position for the upcoming project as a scorer.

Then they called about a week & a half ago, requesting that I be a team leader. I would have accepted, but the bus would not get me there on time, as I'd have to arrive early. The extra week of work would have been nice, but I knew I could not accept. I asked them to keep me in mind for future projects.

Then just now I received a call, asking that I do a concurrent project beginning Nov. 6. It's a more specialized project that few folks get called for. It lasts just as long as the first, so I decided to accept. If I do well with this, I may get called in the future for similar projects that land between the major ones.

Ultimately, this is good news. :) They're thinking of my skills in broader terms & for broader applications. I know I can't stay with the scoring facility exclusively indefinitely--I simply do not make enough annually--but it's nice to be appreciated.