............ Friends. In the absence of a particular significant other, I am definitely
thankful to have such a wonderful network of friends (and even co-workers),
many of whom are not male. I certainly wouldn’t be who or where
I am today w/o them, and in return, I certainly try to be the best friend
I can, be it help moving, help w/ their homework, lifts to and/or from the
airport, etc. ............. My Dad. And of course the most important man and friend in my life is my
dad, whom I not only visited this past Thanksgiving, but who also visited
me this past Christmas. They were both good and busy visits, which
gave me the chance to meet a few of his friends and reacquaint myself w/
his part of Indiana, and him a chance to meet some of mine and reacquaint
himself w/ Los Angeles. The position had gone through some turnover w/ several
temps, so no guarantee was given regarding permanency, but within weeks
everyone seemed to agree I was a good fit for the position, department and
organization as a whole, and in October ’06, I accepted their offer
to come onboard as staff w/ benefits, and it’s been one big birthday
party, baby shower or holiday party after another since then. In a nutshell, the California Endowment was created in 1996 when Blue Cross converted from a non-profit corporation to a for- |
profit one. The Endowment sits
on ~$4 billion, of which it is required by law to give away ~5% or ~$200
million per year. The Endowment has five regional offices (in Fresno,
Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco), and employs ~160
people. http://www.calendow.org/Article.aspx?id=134 ........... clothing. When I started working at the California Endowment, I only had
six dress shirts, so it became quite a challenge to mix and match them w/
my five dress pants to not to appear to have such a limited wardrobe.
At the end of April ’07, I began replacing them w/ new shirts from
Express and am now up to ~25. I’m still looking for pants, but
there’'s less stress about that. ............ shelter. Lastly, for the longest time, I’ve had the idea of making
my bachelor pad less of a bedroom and more of a den, and thanks to my job
w/ the Endowment, I was finally able to afford to make it happen.
I had a little housewarming party in March ’07 to celebrate it, and
most people who’ve seen it really like it. Maybe by March ’08
I can post some pictures of it. <hehehe> |