I had been looking forward to last night for awhile, and it didn't disappoint. Lots of folks showed up and I think a good time was had by all. I got my first noise complaint, just a friendly request from a tired neighbor asking me to lower the music. Testing the limits of a new place is important. I was up until 4:30 and went to bed after some late late night diner.

Today has been all about cleaning up, picking through and sorting the wreckage in the aftermath, taking in the calm after a storm. It's as lazy as Sunday afternoons get. Tomorrow I'm going to get a bite on sending out some more resumes. I've been thinking about my employment situation a little too much lately for my tastes.

I'd call last night's shindig a success. Fun was had by all in attendance. Ash and I hit the Party Mart beforehand and picked up decorations. Jen brought Twister. We avoided the cops, but a security guard showed up and warned us about the noise at around 1. That cleared out about half of the crowd, and the rest of us had a good time sitting around talking for awhile. Andrea and I went to bed at around 4. I'm trying to upload some of the pictures I took to Facebook, but the connection is spotty.

I'm now the proud owner of a Dirt Devil Vision Wide Glide vacuum cleaner. I picked it up at WalMart. I was the last person in line at the checkout and I had to hold the "Lane Closed" sign to ward off additional shoppers. Quite the harrowing position to be placed in.

The place is a mess.

It looks like I landed that job at the Legislative Support Office Publications Centre, proofreading debates for the Senate of Canada. I'll hear next week about the finer details. I showed up to the interview dressed to impress though everyone in the office was quite casual. The coordinator gave me a tour and I saw where I'd be working - a cubicle. My first cubicle. This will be only the second office job I've ever held, but Filament Communications was pretty open concept. This is an office through and through, located in a building on Elgin near Parliament. I'll be just like those folks moseying around in business attire talking on cell phones and wolfing down pre-afternoon-meeting lunches. Except it will be the middle of the night. As long as I know where the coffee machine is, I think I'll be okay.

Andrea and I went to WalMart for some things before going back to her place and making dinner. We went over to Erin's to hang out, and the man, the myth, the legend, Simon Haisz was in attendance. It was certainly good to find out that he hadn't REALLY fallen off the face of the earth, as most folks seem to have indicated.

In a moment of ridiculousness the cops showed up and said that we were being too loud. If we avoid the cops tonight, it will be a miracle. Ash, Ian and I are having a pretty big party of the Tiki variety, with 24 folks currently on the guest list. I need to buy a vacuum cleaner and get this place looking better. Lots to do today. Should be fun.