couch control

I recently received a request for more tales from the farm. Here's an all-time favorite, short but sweet:

Nick was 1, Katie was 3, I was 6, and Wayne was 8. At the time, Wayne still had a few years to go before reaching his peskiness peak, and I'd yet to earn the nickname "Big Bossy Booger." Katie spent a great deal of her time chasing butterflies, while Nick was ever improving his block-building skills.

One afternoon, my mom decided the "big kids" were old enough to watch over the little kids, and asked Wayne and me to keep Katie and Nick out of trouble while she took a quick shower. "Of course," we said, and we did.

When my mom got out of the shower, Wayne and I were downstairs watching TV. Katie and Nick were upstairs, tied to the couch by their necks.

the very couch

gainfully employed

Did I mention I got a job? Well, I did. Granted, it's doing the same thing in the same place as my so-called "internship," but now I have the salary, the benefits, and the longer hours to prove it. This is exciting. This is very exciting with the exception of the longer hours. For as much as I liked the idea of being an intern-for-life, the time had come. This means I'll be in New York a longer than originally planned, but I'm looking forward to it. I'm also looking forward to no longer living my life in four-month increments. But who am I kidding? This isn't my first job by any means. Now that I think about it...

A Brief Employment History
Weeding onions (two cents/weed, mind you): age 6 (Idaho)
Vineyard trellis removal: 7 (Idaho)
Training hops: 8-9 (Idaho)
Hoeing beet/bean/hop fields: 10-14 (Idaho)
Spraying weeds, washing windows, sweeping spiderwebs: 10 - present
Childcare (little bro and sis, mostly): 15-18 (Idaho)
Lawn-mowing: 12-18 (Idaho)
CBS (Intl Licensing Department, Intern): Fall 2002 (Santa Monica, CA)
Walgreens "Business Affairs Intern": Summer 2003 (Idaho)
BBVA Comercio Exterior Intern: Sept 2005 - March 2006 (Madrid)
BBVA Business Development Intern: May 2006 - Oct 2006 (NY)
BBVA Business Development Analyst: Nov 2006 - present (NY)

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