I bought this today:
http://www.marinbikes.com/2008/us/b ikes/specs_sausalito.php
...for only $395.16. God, REI may suck sometimes, but there are some sweet, sweet benefits to working there. Of course, to get that price, I did have to order it directly from Marin, and I will now have to wait 4-6 weeks, pay for shipping, and then pay for assembly, but it still comes out in my favor.
Work was ok. I remembered how to do things from last month and therefore felt very smart, but damn was my head exhausted after an hour working in Excel and collecting data from half a dozen other spreadsheets and rearranging them and turning them into graphs and pivot tables and whatnot.
http://www.marinbikes.com/2008/us/b
...for only $395.16. God, REI may suck sometimes, but there are some sweet, sweet benefits to working there. Of course, to get that price, I did have to order it directly from Marin, and I will now have to wait 4-6 weeks, pay for shipping, and then pay for assembly, but it still comes out in my favor.
Work was ok. I remembered how to do things from last month and therefore felt very smart, but damn was my head exhausted after an hour working in Excel and collecting data from half a dozen other spreadsheets and rearranging them and turning them into graphs and pivot tables and whatnot.

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as for exhausted... eh. that's life. anyone who doesn't get exhausted (mentally, physically, or emotionally) at some point or another from their job is either lying or the energizer bunny. you do have my sympathizies, cause i know what exhausted is like, and it ain't fun! *hugs*
and are you still going to come meet my kitten? i'll be around the house but my phone isn't working so don't be surprised if i don't answer...