From : "Amy H." Subject : ALU 20040310 Sent : Wednesday, March 10, 2004 4:00 PM -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Hi everybody, it's your favorite time once again! I'm at work, so I cobbled this together from various e-mails I sent to people. I hope it makes sense, and I don't repeat myself. I'm working for Axcelis, which is in Beverly, MA. It's about an hour to an hour and a quarter NE of here (depends if I leave the house before rush hour or not). That's been sort of weird, because I'm working for them through a staffing company (first time for that too) and they don't seem to have figured out exactly what I should be doing. I'm on my third project in 3 weeks, having never finished the first one because they decided not to do it anymore. The second one is still awaiting approval. Contracting is a bit weird because I don't know if they'll have anything lined up for me when this contract is done. and i don't know exactly when this contract will be done, now that the first project is cancelled and the second hasn't gotten a go-ahead from the higher-ups yet. Fun Fun! Scott and I are still in the midst of packing/moving. We've moved most of our stuff, and we've started sleeping at the new place, but we're trying to go back to one or the other of our apartments each night to do another load. I have another load remaining at my house, and there are probably 3 at Scott's. I have to be out by the 15th, Scott by the 28th. We've got the fish moved into the new apartment. They weren't exactly happy about the move, but they're settling in OK. The girls' tank is next to Flounder's, and we really think that they're planning a jailbreak to hop into his tank and breed like crazy. We watch then eyeing him and sizing up the gap between tanks. I'm going to have to be extra careful to close the lids from now on. Animal has been acting up, and I'm really considering a new car. I just thought she was going to stay together a bit longer, but I've put $1200 into her in the past 3 months. The check engine light came on this morning and I'm hoping it's something I can handle myself. Dad seems to have full faith in my abilities. -Amy