Just Thinking

I'm out of flavored creamer again and I haven't made myself go to the grocery store lately. I could buy a small bottle of it from the gas station for, like, $3. That's what I did last time I ran out. I stopped for coffee today out of desperation, since I was getting gas anyway and I hadn't had a coffee fix in a few days. It dawned on me that I could basically get a 12-oz cup of "coffee" and fill it up with flavored creamer for less than a dollar. This wouldn't work at the SuperAmerica down the block from my house because only has the little single serving creamers. But the Holiday down the street has a whole dispenser thing with hazelnut and irish cream. Rock on.

Also, I hate when I forget to bring chapstick to work. It's very dry in here. *lick*

I made a doctor's appointment. I talked to about four different people. All I wanted was to make an appointment at a particular clinic with the first available doctor. Not sure why I got bounced around like that, but whatever. I had been to another Park Nicollet location for my last checkup three years ago (right on schedule, I am), so fortunately they had me in their system and I don't have to worry about getting records transferred or anything.

Yesterday at work I talked to this guy who used to be the Production Manager and is now manager of one of those fuzzy sort of positions that they created just so they'd have something for him to do. I asked him what I needed to do to get a job in engineering. He asked if I had gotten in touch with either of the Engineering Managers. I said that's hard to do, but I have sent them emails. He suggested I make sure they have a copy of my resume and to try leaving them voicemails. So I sent off resumes. Haven't left any voicemails yet. I kinda don't have anything more to say than what I just said in my email, but I suppose I ought to do it anyway. I also mentioned the fact that these jobs don't seem to be posted internally and noted that they just brought two people in this month for positions that were never posted. He said something about budgets being up in the air and red tape with our parent company. Also -- and this is what I really wanted to hear -- he said that he'd ask around and see what he could find out. Don't know if he'll actually do that, but I'm glad I got a word in with him. Not a lot of people like him, but he's got influence.