A spider has taken up residence in my shower. So far he's lasted about a week and has built a rather fancy-looking web between a bottle of conditioner I never use and the shower wall.

I have named him "Paul".

You know what was meant to go together? Whiskey, peaches, basil, and honey. This is the most refreshing alcoholic smoothie that ever there was. Especially after a day of good ol' hard labor.

Civ V is a powerful drug. It's seven in the evening, I have olive bread, a full bottle of Coke, and next thing I know it's 1:30 in the morning, I still have olive bread, my bottle of Coke has not been sipped, and I'm laying siege to Singapore.

My shoulders hurt so much.

As long as my loins are girded with Adventure Time panties, there is no trial I cannot overcome!

Mmmm... book meme.

So work has been interesting in the last week. We've fired one guy, hired two others, and I got a very good learning experience with the accounting software when I totally screwed up a few GL accounts and had to go about fixing them. Mistakes really are the best way of learning.

Also, my Advanced Corporate Finance teacher is terrifying in a way that only brokers can be terrifying. This means I have to wear especially childish t-shirts to class. It's the only way to counteract his extra crisp suits. This week will feature the "unicorn shitting marshmallows" shirt.

I have clearly lost my ever loving mind because I've become ridiculously excited that the Wakfu beta is finally releasing the Sacrier class. It's my fave class in Dofus, so...

OH FRENCH MMOS, WHY SO SEXY??

In other news, I have survived my 90 day probationary period as a real live accountant! Huzzah! I think I need to go buy a pocket protector and nerd glasses in celebration. Spiffen up my image since we're getting new employees soon and, despite a haircut, I still resemble a runty, shaggy dog.

It used to be that I updated this thing while I worked at the bank. That was two banks and three jobs ago, and now I've reached a job that, while it doesn't exactly have a great deal of free time, also does not block lj. Maybe this thing will get regular updates again!!

Maybe I'll also see faeries dancing in the back lawn.

So, short story is I'm now working at a printing firm that does commercial and advertising work, things like displays for trade shows, or in-store banners. This week we churned out two tile murals for a grocery store! I'm also three classes away from getting my Masters in general business.

This place has been amazing for my overall mood and work ethic. At the previous bank, which had an atmosphere so hostile I compared it to the Stanford Prison Experiment in my business ethics class, I had slowly become a grumpy, bitter pile of slacker. I'm still grumpy (it's inhumane to have to wake up before six!), but there's a distinct lack of bitter and now I feel guilty if I'm not getting overtime because it means that I obviously haven't been working my fair share. Today's something of an exception because there's nothing for me to pack, nothing for me to clean, and no accounting for me to do, so I'm kind of trying to stay out the way. Everyone else has their hands full with things I can't help with, so it's best if I'm not making a pest of myself. ;)

Still living with my parents.

Still have two utterly psychotic dogs.

Now spend way to much time on TVTropes. Dear god, TVTropes will ruin your life.