new year, new job...

it seems i've bitten the bullet: i start training for a 9 to 5 job on monday. (pause for WTF?!) it's seasonal, so it's not a permanent lifestyle change, but it will take some adjustment. hence, starting tonight, it's on with the melatonin and time to start setting an alarm clock again. like a complete space case, i forgot during the interview to ask how much it pays, so it's still possible i won't take it, but it's unlikely at this point. the job is basically admin & customer service, a rough combination of the two jobs i have now. it's a tax office, so it's something new to learn (80% discount on their online classes for employees), which is always fun. and the seasonal aspect will give me a chance to try out this whole day-job concept (for the first time in almost a decade) and see if i can really hack it before considering something more permanent. not a bad way to start off the year, given my realization that i need to do more working this year and less being lazy. i'll keep the real estate gig, of course, and i'll be able to pick up shifts at the cafe on the weekends. in theory, this means i can still take a nice big trip whenever this job is done for the season. (didn't get a solid answer in the interview on when that would be, but i'm assuming late april.) and if the pay is decent and/or if i buckle down and work weekends in february at the cafe, i could still do a quick weekend trip in march & catch a couple spring training games. (decided against bike week for several reasons.) and, of course, this leaves me the theoretical option of spending summer in new york for the third year in a row. add to that the fact that i won't have to drive around searching for a parking spot after work, and the pro list well outweighs the con list (which consists of the early wake-up and the sudden lack of schedule flexibility). so, tomorrow i'll find out how much it'll cost my car to pass inspection, and hopefully after that i'll go register for at least one class at JSR. i was hoping for at least two, both for general progress and for loan deferment status, but i have a feeling the car is going to suck up a chunk of the school money. plus it's been so long since i've worked more than 30 hours or so a week, i should probably ease back in carefully.