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So it looked like today was going to suck, because Boston public transit has temporarily gone batshit insane for the stupid marathon and last night was a Red Sox game so half the city was drunk anyway.
But then I discovered that the mini-market across the street from where I work had a Subway installed, which means every time I go to stock up on frozen lunches for work I can get myself a sub for that day. ♥ At work I did nothing but upload LJ icons for hours (you should clearly check them out) and at the end of the day Ashley Simpson not-of-the-music-of-the-tech-support-company asked me if I could show him how to install a printer on a new Mac.
After that we had a conversation that went something like this.
Him: You seem kind of handy to have around. What are you doing tomorrow morning? Hahaha.
Me: Hahaha.
Him: No, seriously. What are you doing tomorrow morning at around 9 AM? I have a client who needs someone familiar with Macs and I just don't have the time to learn another OS.
Me: Um... Actually I'm not doing anything.
Him: Oh good. You see, I spoke with Meghan about it--
Me: *TWITCH*
Him: --and she gave it a try and she just HATED it--
Me: *that's because she's a retard*
Him: --but if you wanted to help out a bit occasionally, I'm willing to pay you a bit more than your current salary--
Me: * O___O *
Him: --and you could get some experience. What's your background?
Me: Um... English lit and Japanese studies. And my masters is in library science...
Him: That's like, database stuff, right? So what do you think? You could be a 'platform assistant', or maybe a 'system engineer'...
...I could be a system engineer. He says he doesn't want to "compete" with my current employer so only in what free time I have, but... I would so much rather do tech stuff than library stuff. Crossing my fingers!
But then I discovered that the mini-market across the street from where I work had a Subway installed, which means every time I go to stock up on frozen lunches for work I can get myself a sub for that day. ♥ At work I did nothing but upload LJ icons for hours (you should clearly check them out) and at the end of the day Ashley Simpson not-of-the-music-of-the-tech-support-company asked me if I could show him how to install a printer on a new Mac.
After that we had a conversation that went something like this.
Him: You seem kind of handy to have around. What are you doing tomorrow morning? Hahaha.
Me: Hahaha.
Him: No, seriously. What are you doing tomorrow morning at around 9 AM? I have a client who needs someone familiar with Macs and I just don't have the time to learn another OS.
Me: Um... Actually I'm not doing anything.
Him: Oh good. You see, I spoke with Meghan about it--
Me: *TWITCH*
Him: --and she gave it a try and she just HATED it--
Me: *that's because she's a retard*
Him: --but if you wanted to help out a bit occasionally, I'm willing to pay you a bit more than your current salary--
Me: * O___O *
Him: --and you could get some experience. What's your background?
Me: Um... English lit and Japanese studies. And my masters is in library science...
Him: That's like, database stuff, right? So what do you think? You could be a 'platform assistant', or maybe a 'system engineer'...
...I could be a system engineer. He says he doesn't want to "compete" with my current employer so only in what free time I have, but... I would so much rather do tech stuff than library stuff. Crossing my fingers!