Bye Bye R*d Cr*ss

Friday was (finally) my last day at the pictured organization. (I'm avoiding names to hopefully stay undetected by search engines.) I was a temp here for nearly a year, and while I'm thrilled to have a full-time, not temporary job, it was bittersweet to say good-bye to all the people I'd worked with for so long. Bye bye ARC!

My new job is for a certain fundraising organization that I have also worked for in Salt Lake City. I'm going to be the office manager for this organization. I'll supposedly have some marketing duties as well. I started part time last week, and everyone seems really nice!

I'm most excited to have a full-time paycheck again. (Scott too.) I can finally buy a new bra! And new walking shoes! And new tires for my car!

Tropical Storm Cristobal

Yes, Yes, Its hurricane season here in the wonderful South and for those of you watching the weather here you may have noticed that we have had our first tropical storm of the season. The news here in Wilmington was reporting expected winds of up to 40 -45 mph and HEAVY rain for at lest 12 hours. Well.... it rained pretty heavy for about 4 hours and there was barely enough wind to blow out a candle. We were very disappointed. Hopefully we will have better luck with the next one.

NC Bugs

One thing the South is famous for (or at least should be) is its insects...cockroaches as large as small cats, mosquitoes that can drain a man dry in 3 seconds, crickets as loud as F-16 taking off, and dragonflies just slightly smaller than a Boeing 747.

Speaking of dragonflies, I snapped this picture of a bug I have never seen. I think it's a dragonfly because it has 4 wings, but each wing looks like a single thin wire with a small black flag on the end it. I can't figure out how it can even fly (but it does). If anyone has any idea what it is I'd love to know.

Cool, huh.