I heard the news today ohhh

Yes...It's been a while. Turns out I'm not great at daily blogging, but it doesn't really matter because I GOT A JOB! So, no more unemployed musings on here. From now on it will be the thoughts of a savvy, impressive, employed office manager.

I'll be working in the office of Rafik Kamell, a local lawyer who liked me enough to hire me right after the interview.

Shout out to Natalie, my Thai biff:)

That is all for now.

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Turns out I missed the Orange County Arab-American Festival. I had no idea that Orange County had such a festival and I feel cheated.

To compensate for my missed cultural experience, I'm listening to Pimsleur's Guide to Egyptian Arabic as I write this. Next time there's a festival, not only will I be there, I will be there with curiously strong Arabic skills. (Hopefully all Arabs in the OC are Egyptian.)

On a strange note, I was researching children's books for Laurel Elementary School and I kept getting distracted by the bizarre books available. One was titled "Little Toby and the Big Hair," which was awesome because my ex-roomie (Emma!) is dating a guy named Toby. Another intriguing title was "A Pig Named Perrier."

The Amazon description for "A Pig Named Perrier" goes like this:

For a potbellied pig, Perrier seems to have it all: "a rhinestone-studded harness, a jaunty sports cap, and special piglet-sized dark glasses." And with his movie-star owner Marabella, he even gets to live in a luxurious nursery in a luxurious mansion, "a place as posh as it was plush, and spic as it was span." But Perrier still can't get over the gnawing feeling that something's missing from his squeaky-clean life, "an emptiness in the pit of his little potbelly."

I thought it sounded amazing and started reading it. I then got self-conscious over being distracted, once again, by a book aimed at 7-year-olds. On the whole, it was an enlightening experience and I'm giving the point to Enjoyment.

Current tally: Unemployment:1 Enjoyment:1.


Today's Funky Word: Yella. This is a really common Arabic word that means "come on" or "hurry up!"

In lieu of a story and life lesson, I'm going to stick a small sneak peek of "Baby, it's Cold Outside," performed by me, Hannah, Steve and Eydie. (Yes, I'm the man. Yes, I look like a creeper.)