*Warning, what follows is an unprecedented long post from Mike*
So, I'm sure most of you are sitting out there, wondering 'How's Mike doing with that move out to Washington DC?' 'Why doesn't he ever post on the blog, when we know he reads it everyday?' and the all important 'When is Mike going to get some nookie?'
Well, inquiring minds, let me 'splain things.
DC = Goodness.
Starbucks = Evil
Evil = Money/Career?
Money/Career = Less debt
Less debt = Something I can't even begin to imagine, approaching nirvana I believe.
That's right, a carrer in Starbucks. They love me, I like them. I get to stand around all day, chit chat, and drink coffee. To them, this means I have managerial qualities. So, soon, within the next six months, I will be running my own store. After that, doing more of the above (Drinking coffee/ chit chat) I suspect I can go in for district manager... so on so forth, until I achieve the end goal of roaming about the world serving coffee, and chitchating. That's right, Starbucks pays people to go to places like Italy, Spain, Russia... to open new stores, train new people, set things up. Might be doing all that in less than five years.
And all because my manager kicks ass, my DM kicks ass, and I... well, according to them, kick ass.
Beyond work, personal stuff is alright. Decent to middling. Made many good new friends, who RP, play magic, golf, drink coffee, do drugs... the usual setup. Life with Steve and Belinda could be much better, could be much worse. You know the pair, you know me. Even I am having problems being patient with Steve's daunting repetiveness and fondness for obscure history trivia. I look forward to the day I can watch a war movie without the side commentary.critiquing.
As for Mike and women... none yet. There was that Karen thing, and most of us know where that went. For those that don't....
Karen, very attractive, flirtatious met while working in Ohio.... she had boyfriend, so Mike still moves, though we like eachother. Because Mike learned it's not good to fool around with people who are currently dating.
While in DC, months later, Karen tells Mike she has dumped old BF. Kinda good news, if Mike wasn't in DC. Vut Mike holds on, visits when he can, things are okay...
Last visit, Karen tells Mike 'We need to Talk'... we hang out, go shopping, by nifty scanty undies for Karen... once back in car, Karen tells Mike she's gotten back together with old BF.
End of story.
So Mike finds hisself unattached, per the norm, in DC, where many cute, but attached girls are.
Nothing promising on the horizon, so it's a waiting game again.
Let's see, what else is new?
Oh, still trying to convince people to come out, namely Zack and Marc. We'll see how that goes.
People should visit me. Really. I've made the drive myself a dozen times, it's not that hard, not that expensive. Really.
Oh, why I don't write more often...
I'm a lazy SOB.
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