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I am now a licensed California driver, I even have a little piece of paper that says so! Passed my test and only missed one, took a crappy mug shot, and don't get the actual *license* license for 60-90 days. I'm amazed, though, at the stupidity of some of the people in the office. I actually had all my paperwork there and ready when it was my turn. There was one guy in front of me in the test grading line who could barely comprehend basic English commands like 'read line A1 out loud.' It took the guy behind the counter six different repeats and the Chinese guy about three minutes of shuffling before he managed to read the line. Repeat this four times, and you can understand the frustration of the guy behind the counter. BUT. I am licensed, finally. No more having to go to WA to get my renewal (which, admittedly, I only had to do once), it's all set. Go me.
This weekend saw us converting the now-spare bedroom into an office, and dealing with the second bathroom. We also did some carpet cleaning, and oh my god, I am impressed by the Rug Doctor, but also kind of nauseated by having to empty out the tank. It's amazing how dirty carpet can get. But there are a few spots that look MUCH better, yay.
Got a new desk for Brett, two new shelves (one display-type shelf and one bookshelf), both for the office. One of the sets of shelves is glass, matches the desk, and we've got some display-type stuff on it, as well as the hub, firewall, and phone. The other shelf is more a bookshelf type, and I got to bitch at it yesterday while putting it together. I swear to god, people who make ready-to-assemble furniture are sick, sadistic fucks. :)
Also bought a TV/DVD combo for the bedroom. We're planning on getting DirecTV, so it'll be nice to have another TV around to watch, plus it's nice to have some background noise sometimes.
We also got some stuff for the second bathroom--our bathroom is green tones, this one is now blue tones. Dark blue rug and shower curtain liner, smoky marbled blue shower curtain, frosted glass soap dish and wastebasket, and a plant in the windowsill.
In other words, it was a *very* productive weekend, and that should be followed by a pretty productive week, since we're still not done yet. :)
Posted by Liz at May 5, 2003 09:34 AMYay for having an office! We lived for a long time having computers in the bedroom, and it was horrible if one of us wanted to sleep and the other wanted to putter.
Posted by: Melissa at May 5, 2003 11:09 AM