lazy-fest 2009 had to end some time...

so i started my job today. yay for not being a jobless bum! but instead of licking ahem for the ACLU, i am doing said task for an organization called save the children. it turns out that the first canvassing place i was going to work for, grassroots international (who campaign on behalf of the ACLU) were modern day slave drivers. their focus was almost entirely on the sale (which i am not a fan of) and not the actual cause (which i am a fan of). and so i moved onto hopefully greener pastures - an organization called public outreach. they do not operate on commission, and once i pass my 30 hour evaluation, i will get paid a tidy sum of 14 bucks an hour. not to shabby for basic conversation. and did i mention the eye candy? oh, lord! the eye candy! of the 4 main staff in the office, 3 of the guys were hot and one was totally cute, but gay. that's a 75% margin there! that's right! i pulled the math card!

also, save the children is a pretty respectable organization. i did some research and (for you math junkies out there) 92% of every dollar goes directly to programs - only 8% overhead. that's almost unheard of in non-profit administration! so that's pretty awesome! not to mention they tackle health and nutrition, childhood and adolescent development, education and HIV/AIDS prevention. so yeah, i'm actually pretty stoked about it.

mostly i am stoked that soon there will be more variety in my dinner menu - black beans and rice, while conducive to slimming my figure, not so conducive to pleasing the palate. and let's face it, mamma likes to eat.

and drink. tonight, there is a cheap wine and poetry event going on down in capital hill. while generally not a fan of poetry readings, the show is curated which means the poets have to be at least slightly more interesting than a zach braff movie. BA-ZING!!! and did i mention dollar glasses of wine? oh god. i love seattle.

with that i leave you, your found item of the day: