A Quickie

Here's a paragraph from a recent email. It'll update you slightly until I get the motivation to elaborate...

I picked up my residence card. The man was so mean it was unbelievable. He spat some gibberish at me, the only intelligible thing being that I was required to complete 600 hours of Dutch social integration coursework. Yippee! I am so stoked. And to top it off, they couldn't preform my evaluation (as planned), so I have to go back again next Monday. Then I get to pick up my SOFI number on Friday, which means I can finally open a bank account. That's a relief. So, next week should be quite eventful. I have sent in several resumes for real jobs (mostly in advertising, but one in HR for Nike), and I plan on turning in the one to Body Shop as well. So I should hear back from all of them soon. And on Tuesday, I am going to meet that girl, Erika, who I met online. Blind friend date #2. I am also going to visit a breeder with Marc, and if he likes this breed (Havanese) we may be getting a puppy in only a few weeks, as we've found several available litters in the end of Jan and early Feb. To add to all of that, I have my first MEETin events (that online site I've been perusing). Monday is a pub quiz, which I am sure to suck at, as my random pool of general knowledge is about equal to that of a chimp.