Last week I got a job. It’s a part time position at the local community college. My job is to basically sit in the lab supply room and hand out equipment when labs are starting, and then put the equipment away at the end of the lab. The rest of the time is mine to do with as I please. This means writing my thesis primarily, especially since I have taken a week and a half off of writing. I’d like to say I was cleaning the house, but that only happened sporadically. So this job will provide desperately needed structure. The commute will be horrible in the morning, taking about an hour to go 25 miles, but I’m off around 2 which means an easy drive home. I expect to work between 25 and 30 hours a week. That will pay most of our bills each month, with my student loans paying for the rest of our living expenses until I get a full time job.
My brother’s birthday was thursday. He mentioned wanting a mixer, and since my mom didn’t know what to get him, I suggested we go in together. We ended up finding a mixer that also had effects. It was a good deal, and will give him tons of things to play with once he figures out how to hook it up to his little 4 track recorder. And since he plays noise music, the effects will be really useful. I also bought him Daredevil #80 since he mentioned wanting that. But he had no clue he was getting this mixer, so I feel very good. It’s nice to give people gifts that they don’t expect and that they enjoy.
Speaking of gifts, one friend offered up the most valuable of gifts - her uterus to be a surrogate mother if Carrie wasn’t well enough to conceive when we wanted children. I’m not going to go into details because it’s just between us, but it was very sweet of her. I don’t expect us doing it, but the offer is appreciated.
Sarah wants to have Christmas at her new house this year with her friends. However, she has some crazy idea of not having gifts. What?! Lol, it’s not Christmas without gifts. There will totally be gifts, though not expensive gifts. I’m not exactly sure how this will all work out, but we’ll be there. I’m sure she doesn’t want to have her first Christmas in her new house without other people there. That would be a bit sad. And hey, in Oregon we’re guaranteed a white Christmas right?! 
