Hello, Monday

          I'm sitting at a desk, filling in for the receptionist (who's gone home with a sore throat and no voice) at the temp agency I've been using to find work.  Unusual.
          I also found out today that I'm the top candidate for one of the jobs I interviewed for - so that's exciting!  It seems like a great job; I especially like the environment at the office.  It's laid back and friendly; the founder and owner of the company knows the warehouse guys by first name.  I don't wanna jinx it, but I really hope I get the job.

Things about Denver  I'm getting used to (yes, preposition at the end):

• Driving on hills
• The weather (and learning to predict it)
• Distances (everything here is farther apart than they are in the Midwest)
• Thin air and the correspondingly more intense sunlight
• Really hot summer days
• Abrupt summer afternoon thunderstorms
• Low humidity (dryer sheets are crucial, standing in the shade actually works)
• Hail does not mean there will be a tornado (goodbye, tornado alley!)
• King Soopers, not Jewel or Hy-Vee
• Right-turn-yield-lanes, instead of right-turn-on-reds
• Going on dates because I'm not 1,000+ miles away :)

Things I've done recently:

• Went mini-golfing
• Saw Toy Story 3 (sweet, nostalgic, made me feel old)
• Listened to a heated and lengthy but friendly debate about the standing political structure
• Had steak and potatoes and unexpected onion rings
• Found a dozen donuts for $1.75 - proceeded to eat four
• Discovered Dead Like Me
• Watched The Losers (which was entertaining)
• Bought The Children of Hurin and The Inferno for a total of $10
• Had a picnic with homemade chicken salad sandwiches

          Despite the uncertainty of looking for a job and not having my own place, life is pretty good right now.