so, some of you may remember I was doing the corporate dealio with WWG, a purveyor of industrial supplies.
It was my big break in August of '05, and it turned out to be such a great gig that I worked hard to get my hombres in there, too.
We enjoyed superior pay (for warehouse/pick/pack guys) as well as a great woking environment, on top of better-than-most benes.
. . . that good ride ended not-so-well, all three of us got canned in the same month. (in another post, I might get into those details -- not this post's purpose.)
So after being treated well and then getting shafted, I took up snowboarding.
if some of you don't know, I live near Tacoma, Wa. The nearest good ski spot is Crystal Mountain. If you've heard, they're having an epic snow season! There has been so much powder, its just incredible!
I don't think I'll see another year as finest as my first here. (but I'll be the judge of that
) So one of my boys heads right up here, since he knows somebody, and gets hired on as a lift-operator. Within a week, I'm the only one left in town. I knew I could have a job up there if I wanted, but dormlife didn't appeal to me (liftops can stay up there in a dorm, if the drive sucks. only 125/mo and they take it out of your check.) and I wasn't hot about the idea, neither was my parental unit.
But see, when you're unemployed, bored, and boarding sounds so much more fun than job hunting -- I went back up.
I'm making this post from my dorm where I stay with my boys again.
To begin with, its HALF of what I'm accustomed to being compensated. ($8.50/hr
) But to wake up to snow every morning, in a place that's totally new to me -- Now THAT is something I can dig. Operating these lifts are easy, my job is not difficult at all. I get to ride my board about every couple hours when I swing to another station, and I'm getting better on it. In fact, I'm actually ENJOYING myself!
Dormlife isn't bad -- I haven't minded having to clean the kitchen before doing anything food-related. We've got some foodstuffs in the room, so its not always necessary to cook to eat. I get to smoke all the weed I want. Oh! And my car is not only the only turbo in the lot, mine's also the nicest looking! The mountain gave me Columbia Ti riding gear (jacket and pants) and my season pass costs $5. I get the best two days of the week off --Mondays and Tuesdays, so I can ride all day for free, in the best conditions without a whole grip of people getting in my way.
I guess this is also considered my first living-away-from-home experience. There's no mommies. There's no daddies. Theres's no bedtime. No rules, no drama, just chillaxin'.
This must be how fratboys live. Speaking of -- there are some pretty cute snowbhunnies up here, too. Good tail to chase, party environment. . .
So far I've learnt how to wax my board ( I knew nothing about skiing/boarding before last week.) I can adjust/replace my bindings (03 burton freestyles) and I can even kinda ride toeside!
I guess the point of most of this is that I'm working, and I feel like I'm on vacation. I'm learning, I'm having a great experience and a change of scenery has been the best thing that's happened to me.
