I'm Tired of Summer Already
Make this heat stop. That's all I ask. I know I don't care for the air conditioning as a rule, but I have come to depend on it much more than I am comfortable doing. The A/C at the office has been on the blink for the past 2-3 weeks. And with temperatures hanging out in the high 90s and low 100s (before the heat index), I am not comfortable, ever. I look forward to extra shifts at the theatre just because it's cool.
In brighter, and much more humane news, Ayelet and Moe popped into town last week. For 3 years in a row, the three of us have managed to get a mini vacation in with each other. 2 years ago, it was in Las Vegas, when I planned to go with family, then Ayelet decided to visit her grandparents living there and Moe decided to come along, too. Then last summer, when Moe was staying with my parents for her summer internship in Portland, I stopped by for a visit and Ayelet drove up from California for a weekend. This time, Ayelet came for a visit to NYC and Moe decided to drive through on her way to her sister's house in Jersey. I'm guessing next year will be in San Francisco or Pittsburgh (their respective homes).
It was good to see them, though I'm sorry I couldn't make it to the second gathering of the group. Instead we have to revel in the yummy Peruvian Food and ice cream. It was a lovely gathering of the usual suspects.
In more recent excitement, I acquired something that many people own - in some form - but never really see. When I worked for Morgan Stanley, I bought into the stock purchase plan, paying a percentage of my paycheck back to the company for discounted stocks. Well, after you have been gone from the company for 5 years, they make you take responsibility for these stocks. I got a notice that I had to roll my shares over to a private account or they would cash them out to me - sort of. Since I didn't have an account to roll them into (and was too lazy to do much about it), they cashed out my partial shares and sent me an actual stock certificate. I think that's pretty nifty, actually. Of course, it's really not practical, but it is cool to have. So, I did the responsible thing and opened a brokerage account which is where the certificate will end up going. But until I send it in, I will still have my fancy little stock certificate.
In brighter, and much more humane news, Ayelet and Moe popped into town last week. For 3 years in a row, the three of us have managed to get a mini vacation in with each other. 2 years ago, it was in Las Vegas, when I planned to go with family, then Ayelet decided to visit her grandparents living there and Moe decided to come along, too. Then last summer, when Moe was staying with my parents for her summer internship in Portland, I stopped by for a visit and Ayelet drove up from California for a weekend. This time, Ayelet came for a visit to NYC and Moe decided to drive through on her way to her sister's house in Jersey. I'm guessing next year will be in San Francisco or Pittsburgh (their respective homes).
It was good to see them, though I'm sorry I couldn't make it to the second gathering of the group. Instead we have to revel in the yummy Peruvian Food and ice cream. It was a lovely gathering of the usual suspects.
In more recent excitement, I acquired something that many people own - in some form - but never really see. When I worked for Morgan Stanley, I bought into the stock purchase plan, paying a percentage of my paycheck back to the company for discounted stocks. Well, after you have been gone from the company for 5 years, they make you take responsibility for these stocks. I got a notice that I had to roll my shares over to a private account or they would cash them out to me - sort of. Since I didn't have an account to roll them into (and was too lazy to do much about it), they cashed out my partial shares and sent me an actual stock certificate. I think that's pretty nifty, actually. Of course, it's really not practical, but it is cool to have. So, I did the responsible thing and opened a brokerage account which is where the certificate will end up going. But until I send it in, I will still have my fancy little stock certificate.
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