new things

today i went to the DEQ (i had to look up what that stands for) to get an emissions test on my new car. you can't register a vehicle or get plates without doing so. the site wasn't too hard to find, i only had to wait about 5 minutes, and the car passed. so that's good.

now i have to take that paperwork to a DMV office to get the plates. i thought i might be able to accomplish that at a satellite DMV in the basement of the mall i walk through every day. not so, says the DEQ guy. i have to go to a full-blown DMV office. he gave me a list of branches... i'm going to have to figure out which is closest to me and how -and when- to get there.

i miss my old work schedule... rolling in to the station around noon and leaving at 7 or 8. that was nice. i could get a lot of errands done in the morning on my way to work. with my 8-4 schedule now, it's a little harder. how do people get anything done? the DMV is open basically only when i'm at work. i guess a lunch trip is in order.

after work i walked a few blocks to this place to get some dinner --a giant burrito and a dos equis-- and ate on the sidewalk, watching people walk by. the weather here today is glorious. they tell me this is what portland is always like in the summer -- clear skies, no humidity, and highs in the mid-70s. fantastic.

my air shift is steadily improving. i'm feeling more at home, more sure of myself and my skills. in fact, get this: my boss got a call today from a listener who is SO THRILLED with my on-air work these past couple of days that she suggested i actually go off-air for a week and spend my time *training the other announcers*.

so there you go. i rock, apparently.