thumper

i would like to brag about my wife.

first off, the government of australia has just decided to pay her to be smart. she doesn't need to give them anything in return, she just needs to keep being smart. and become a doctor. in exchange for becoming a doctor at one of their schools, they are going to pay all fees and give her a living stipend which will cover our monthly rent and bills and also probably pay us some money to move here, even though we already did. they'll do this for three years.

when is the last time someone paid me money just for being smart? that would be two weeks ago last never.

although, now that i think about it, that would be good work if i could get it. i think i'm pretty smart, especially in the buttockal region, which i think is why they call me smart-ass? i'm not sure. i guess i'm only half-smart.

i am also proud of my wife for having a working heart. for the past month or so, we weren't so sure. we suspected it might be a lemon. the EMTs who showed up in the ambulance weren't sure. two doctors weren't sure (one, honest to god, cautioned her against dying). the heart monitor was vague. her heart was past it's warranty, so we were kind of worried.

then today she finally found a doctor who knows how to speaka english and he drew her some pictures. one had a bunny and one had a smiling can of tomatoes and the third was of her heart. he said her heart is a bit spastic, but then it's HER heart, so that fits. he said it wasn't a big issue. that we should be more concerned about that smiling can of tomatoes.

we are.

last night i got some drinks with my old boss from the symphony. he's in town for some meetings. we had a good ol' time drinking beers and talking shop. i suppose in this not-so-fun period of job hunting it's relieving to have my old boss happy to hang out with me and put in some good words on my behalf with the local symphony. it counter balances the temp agency bastardos not returning my phone calls.

i have a feeling that soon i will consider dressing up as a giant hotdog and handing out coupons a decent career move.

then i made some new friends and got to pet a doggy so all told it's a pretty good day.

up: gobs of cash, working heart, two friends, dog
down: giant hotdog future, smiling can of tomatoes

seems like we're doing okay.