Couch Surfing

So I am officially 20% moved in to Indianapolis. I've had a slight delay with x FBI and our living arrangements, so keep your fingers crossed and if all goes well I should officially have a place to call home by Thursday. In the mean time I've become the queen of couch surfing. Tuesday, Wednesday: Rachel's (friend from college) house. Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 3 different couches in a quaint neighborhood called Broad Ripple Apartments aka walking distance from the bars :)

I haven't quite gotten into the swing of things with my job yet, as each day has been completely different. Wednesday I spent the morning with the ex newbie of the company, Aaron. We went to a Sam's Club, Walmart, and Marsh and showed me the products we sell to them. Thursday I spent the day with my boss, Jim, and a new potential client (sales rep named: Rick). As you may understand by now, I think southern accents are hilarious and it is extremely difficult to take them seriously, and Rick took the southern accent to a whole new level with phrases like: "that boy is as good as the day is long" or "now you don't want to go grabbin a tiger by the tail" or "now that fellow sure was a crook back in his day" Kept me entertained all day. After a day of Rick, Rachel and I decided to celebrate. The next day, I had a 9:30 am conference call for Preppy Puppy with my boss in Miami to discuss website renovation. It wasn't my most graceful morning but it does lead me to job perk #1: the conference call in my bed at Rachel's in my pajamas with blankee. Can't be mad at that.

But no good deed goes unpunished as they say. This coming Thursday, Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday I will be attending the 44th annual HH Backers Pet Industry Christmas Trade Show and Educational Conference in Chicago. Some people might respond: oh, a trade show, that could be fun. But people that know me, and know I'm allergic to any and all animals with fur, just laugh. At the show there will be a Grooming Competition as well as a Best Dressed Dog Competition. Basically my head is going to explode snot all over the beautifully groomed dogs. I go to Walgreens and explain my situation and ask, "so what do you recommend I do?" The pharmacist just looked at me and said, "Don't go." Me: "But I have to go." Him: "Then you should start taking Zyrtek. And if that doesn't work then take Benadryl, but that will make you sleepy." Great. I'm going to have snot running down my nose, jacked up on coffee to fight off the Benadryl drowsiness, while trying to pretend I'm an animal lover so my boss doesn't think I'm insane.

Should be an interesting weekend.