I'm just so unbelievably happy right now! Today was awesome! It was my first day of training at work....oh yeah I was gonna tell you guys about it. Well I know this may sound chronically boring, but I'm going to be an insurance agent. It's definitely not something I saw myself doing, but they got ahold of my resume and called me and invited me to this presentation (followed by an interview), and I really liked it. I thought I'd totally screwed up the interview too. Because...well it's a long story (even by my standards ), but anyway apparently not because later that evening they called and offered me the job. Anyway I think I'm going to like it, the commission is good, the benefits are nice, there's an excellent retirement/investment program (yeah I worry about stuff like that, I've already had an IRA for like 2 years now ), and I only HAVE to go into the office two days a week, the rest of the time I can work from home for the most part. Besides I think it'll be fun meeting new people all the time and getting there "life story" (even if it does focus on health/finance ). So anyway today was my first day of training and it went pretty well, then I had a meeting with the other people on my "team" (LOL I LOVE teams!), and our team manager (who's really nice, he's like a grandpa or something, and I VERY highly regard my grandfather and grandfathers in general so it's quite good if I associate him with one). Plus all the people on my team are pretty darn nifty too! In fact I was coincidentally sitting next to one of them during the class. Yeah the training is like this "class" for three weeks, then you have to pass your licensing exam (which is actually completely seperate from the class, that's not what they teach you, you study that on your own), then you're good to go.

So anyway after work I went on this crazy, fun shopping spree . Oh my gosh it was fun! I got like everything. Two ties, three dressy button down shirts, SEVERAL pairs of nice socks, a nice belt and some new pants, all for work. Then for fun I got like 5 or 6 T-shirts, I'm having so much fun with those now! I used to seldom buy T-shirts because they were usually too big (or bigger than I liked) BUT I found the secret....you shop in the little boy's department . LOL it's perfect! I like the way they fit better, they're cheaper, and they're actually cuter too! Like I got this one that says, "Sure to be grounded this time tomorrow" and another fun one that says, "I tried to be good but I got bored" , and anyway I don't feel silly about it, because 1) it's my business anyway and 2 ) I saw these other 3 gay guys doing the same thing . I also got a few "casual" shirts, I looked at jeans but didn't like any of them, I got this other AWESOME belt. It's so cool! LOL and really gay looking (or maybe really punk/emo, but regardless I like the look ), and then I even bought some fancy underwear.

So then I had a lovely chat with the lady who was checking me out (ringing up my goods that is, I don't think she was interested in that way :king: ), she was from Los Vegas, and had just found a new job with the Texas school board. In 8 years the value of her home in Los Vegas TRIPLED! Anyway so then on the way out my dad called. So usually talking to my dad makes me nervous and stressed, but this time it was fun! Blah so that's all I'm gonna say about that instead of psychoanalyzing it.

Anyway then I went to this yuppie grocery store/market that only sells over-priced organic, high quality foods. It was so much fun! I got a buncha nifty stuff! Including this gorgeous artichoke! some really nice leeks, and corn. A jar of hearts of Palm (MMMMMMmmmm), some pomegranate juice (I'd been wanting to try it for months now!), a fillet of Halibut steak, a New England Lobster cake, a blue crab cake, and a chocolate decadence cake for dessert (I bought some whipped cream too ).

Cooking it was so much fun and it all came out really great! Of course I had to have really tiny portions of everything so I could try everything, but that just means I've got several more delicious meals left!

My mom, aunt, and two good friends also called today. Those conversations were all really fun too. Plus I had a nice chat with several really awesome people online! (you know who you are ), and I got to watch a little of this gay romantic movie I bought the other day, Latter Days (I watched the whole thing when I first got it, I just watched half of it again while I was eating). It's REALLY good, and it was recommended independently by two really wonderful guys here.

LOL I had the pleasure of climbing the gate to get back into my apartment again today (well I could have gone all the way around but climbing the gate is WAY more fun) .

Oh and another observation back in Lousiana we always called those big raised things in the middle of the road designed to prevent people from going too quickly "Speed bumps". Here apparently they're called "humps". So you get the interesting frequent occurrence of a sign announcing, "Road Humps" Maybe I'm like 12 but I think that's really funny . Of course I always did wonder where alleys came from.

I've also decided I really love being gay (well I decided that along time ago, but I was really thinking about it today)! It's so much fun! I don't see how I could be as happy as a straight guy. LOL, maybe, but I dunno, being gay is pretty neat! I'm so lucky , I mean most people don't get to be gay! And then some people that are don't even enjoy it properly.

So I'm going to stop there even though I really wanna tell you guys about some of my new friends, and also that dishwasher story Matt mentioned in the last blog, but I guess it'll have to wait.

Have an awesome day everyone and take care!

Kevin

P.S. so I know this entry is really poorly written, but I don't feel like editing it, so you guys are getting it "raw"