Lemons and Financial Specialists

So I had a pretty good week. Really good actually. Yesterday I had an interview with Samaritan Health Services for a data entry job. The interview was going pretty well, but then it got even better. The lady that was interviewing me decided I was better suited for a different job....a job as a financial specialist. It sounds pretty impressive, but what it really means is that I call people and let them know they owe Sam. Health money. My job would be to make sure they understand their medical bills and help them set up a way to pay. But they seemed pretty impressed and gave me the distinct impression they would be offering me a job once they did a background check and called references. So, barring an unforseen problem (and that has happened before) I'll be giving my two weeks notice at the clinic sometime soon. I couldn't be happier. Trading in a job as a medical records bitch....er....clerk at $8 with semi-decent benefits for an $11 an hour job with great benefits sounds pretty good to me.

The other news of the day was that today was the annual OSU Spring Awards Banquet. This is a dinner where they honor OSU alumni who have well-represented the university. The most prestigious award is the E.B. Lemon award, named for my great-grandfather. After graduating from OSU in 1912, he continued to work at OSU as a professor and later as a dean until he retired. He was known as "Mr. Oregon State." Pretty cool, actually. Anyways, every year they give out this award with his picture on it to some extremely successful Oregon State Alumni, and every year our whole family goes. It's really a big deal for my grandpa Butch, and he's always proud to show off E.B.'s great grandsons (as well as the rest of the family.) Pretty fun stuff....and it's always fun to be able to say your great-grandfather was one of the most influential people in the history of OSU.

That's about all I have. The OC almost (repeat: ALMOST) made me cry last night. Great season ending. I will be anxiously awaiting the start of season 3 in the fall.