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Ok, so its probably only a job I can handle doing for a few months, but it pays $10 an hour (she claims that's just for during training and I'll get a raise after that, but I suspect it either won't be much or won't happen, and either way its enough to get by on), and its in Kerrisdale, which means Ger can continue going to doggie daycare there. Which would be easier than if I were to work downtown. I'll basically be making reservations for people for a few hotels in Vancouver, Victoria, and Nanaimo. Apparently it gets pretty busy in the summer. She doesn't seem overly concerned if I were to leave in September. I have to work weekends, which sucks, and definitely inhibits my climbing plans for the summer, but there are both morning and evening shifts, so I could probably swing it so I work, say, a Saturday evening shift, and can get up early to go climbing. I'd be okay not going out on Saturday nights if it means I get to go climbing during the day!

Also, go California! For those who don't know, the California senate just passed a bill legalizing same sex marriage. W00t! Perhaps the tide of theocracy in America is starting to turn?

Also, I'm writing up a storm these days. I'm planning on writing like crazy the rest of the month too, and hopefully having a lot of pieces stored up so I can concentrate on mostly creating my website in June, to launch by the end of the summer at the latest. Of course, I have to come up with a name first...that's going to be the hardest part I think. This is proving to be pretty fun, something I would like to continue doing as an aside to whatever I end up doing to pay the bills. Maybe in the fall and winter, I'll start making submissions to magazines and such. You know, trying to actually get paid for writing instead of just getting self-gratification.

In my final note of news that makes me happy, a friend in my French class did the Interior Design program at BCIT that I'm looking at doing. She loved it. She's back at UBC doing a History degree, but she says it isn't because she dislikes her interior design work but rather that she wanted to finish a degree she started awhile ago. She said the program was awesome and that it isn't difficult getting a job when you graduate, even if you start out as just a CAD monkey. I don't know, I think CAD monkey would be better than phone monkey, and likely pays better too! Plus when looking at the program, it seems like something I would love doing. And they TEACH YOU how to draw, so my semi-lack of drawing skills would be okay. Maybe I'll go back sooner than I thought, just take some time out to travel and get my PR status.

All in all, things going well in the land of
~Brie~
P.S.: My dog turns 1 year old on Monday! He's all grown up!