Sunday, September 28, 2008
In a Big Country...
Apparently that's what they call this region of Texas. Or at least that's what they call it on the channel that I have on in the morning for news.
And I really don't quite grasp the meaning of all the lyrics of that song, so I can't testify if it was written about this area.
But either way, I dig it here. For now. The people are super super nice. I really enjoy my job. I have actually worked more than 8 hours a day without charging them for the overtime if that tells you anything about how much I like it! But to be honest, on those days that I stay later, there was usually a big chunk of downtime at some point so I feel like it's only fair to not charge them for 15 minutes of overtime if I spent 30 minutes earlier that day sitting on my ass. Although I can guarantee you that if I hated the place and the people, I would. But that is so not the case here.
I not only like the peoples I work with, but I really dig most of my patients too. I had this fabulous guy who was fascinated by the idea of me being a travel tech. He told me he thinks I should write a book about my travels. I told him I don't quite know if I have a book in me, but I have a blog. And then I realized that I hadn't updated this since I had been here, so I figured for Mr. R's sake, I should do that. So here I am, doing that.
So in other news, I recently had a very good day. I FINALLY got my California license! Every day I would check out the website and search my name. Every day for 5 weeks it would not be there. But then the other day, IT WAS! I actually yelped when I saw my name! I'm a dork though. Then I got a call from from my agency that they were extending this gig till the 17th. YAY! THEN I got a message from my sister that my uncle who'd been quite sick seemed to make a turn in the right direction. So I declared that day "A Very GOOD Day"!
So I must confess, that I am v happy right now. I will be sad when this gig ends. But alas, I could not stay here for long because it is not a place I could be happy long term. It is too small town. There is no Barnes and Noble nor a Borders. I know I don't often take advantage of the cities I have lived in, but I have always needed to know that I could if I wanted to. This place is a bit too much like the town in Hope Floats for me to ever feel like I fit in here long term. And unfortunately, the big difference between here and there is no Harry Connick Jr.
Well I'll try and be better about updating. (Don't I always say that?)
I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert
But I can live and breathe and see the sun in wintertime
Stay Alive
Thursday, September 04, 2008
The stars at night are big and bright....
Deep in the heart of Texas!
Yes, I'm going back to Texas :) YAY! I got a call Tuesday morning from my recruiter about a site that needed a tech ASAP and since I already had my TX license I was that tech! We did a phone interview that afternoon, and by the end of the day the gig was booked!
I was supposed to leave today, but because I had to pee in a cup first, that got held up and so I go tomorrow. I am leaving shortly to pick up my rental car. Yes, I am driving! But at least I am not driving my own car.
My boys are coming with me and they are less excited than I am. But they agree that they'd rather be in a car with me than not be with me.
Our first night of the drive we are stopping at the birthplace and kittenhood home of Ringo Stu Kitty, Atlanta. I don't know if he'll remember it much because we left when he was about 6 months old. The second night we plan to stay somewhere in Louisiana. I'm not planning that more than that though. I figure I'll go with the "drive till I don't wanna anymore" method of trip planning. I'm hoping to find a place to stay as classy as the "It'lldo" that we stayed at in west Texas way back when.
The gig is at this point a month, with potential to extend. They will have me till they replace the permanent person they lost. I don't know how long it will take to find a qualified tech smack in the middle of Texas, over an hour to the nearest city. I did not pack my Christmas scrubs, but I did pack my Halloween ones just in case :) I think I'll leave my Christmas ones on the couch though, right inside the door. If it comes to that I'll be there that long, I'm sure my neighbor who has my key would come in and grab them and drop them in the mail to me.
I'm so excited, and I'm even looking forward to the drive now. I went to Borders and bought a bunch of Audio Books for the drive. I got the new Kathy Reichs, and the oldest Jennifer Crusie- one that was previously out of print and just released. YAY!
Well Sherry should be here shortly to pick me up for to bring me to my car, so I'll end this now. Perhaps I'll blog from the road...