Woohoo! - I'm Working Again

“Thanks again all! :-)”

“Great news Artex... I hope you can do some in depth reporting on backpacking.”

“Great Artex!

Good Luck!”

“Kewl Beans.
When ya start?”

“They left the start date up to me. I'll probably see if a week from today works okay with them.

Also, my best friend who works in real estate and has great connections can hook me with up with an awesome deal on a very, very nice apartment. Sleeping on my brother's living room floor has actually worked out quite well, but I must say I'm looking forward to sleeping in my bed at my own place again! :-)”

“Artex - You have mail.”

“Very cool Artex.
Congratulations and best of luck to you.

I'm still looking.”

“StoveStomper - didn't get it. :-(

Good luck, HPM, you'll get something soon.”

“Congrats, Artex! Hope you've managed to avoid the PR machine again!”

“Mail resent to artex_ny at yahoo.com.”

“Artex, with notebook in hand with pen poised above it:

"So tell me ma'am, did you ever ressle hawgs?"”

“2. Is there film of the event?

3. May I watch it and comment on your form?”

“"Congrats, Artex! Hope you've managed to avoid the PR machine again!"
Phaedrus
12:21:43 PM
04/28/03

I would hardly equate PR with journalism!!! :-)

Sorry guys, no more hog hunts until fall. Too warm now, the dogs get tired too quickly and can't pick up on the scents as easily.”

“So that's why he wants a journalism job ...

Is this TV journalism or real journalism?????”

“I worked for a rag for a year and saved up to return to school and get my teacher's certificate.

Careful about the drinking. I do a bit myself, but those guys are wild (hmmm, maybe I can blame their bad influence).

I was at a rugby tournament Saturday and a journalist friend was there for a suburban paper. I said, 'Marty, you gotta see this.' I dragged him over to a big@ss pickup and showed him the bumper sticker. It had a picture of a pig and the caption, 'You never forget your first pig.'

Gotta luv the country.

Keep in touch.

Doug”

“Hey arty! Congrats! Journalism is one thing that I wished I had gone to school for because I love write. Good luck!

I'm so glad to hear that you won't be sleeping on the floor anymore!”

“Gremlin - teaching is still something I really want to do, but this job seems pretty sweet and I think it'll keep me happy for a while and also allow me to prepare financially for school, which is a plus.

Hickerchic - journalism in general is an exciting and crazy business, but very rewarding.

Geo - whether it's TV, newspaper, radio, or other.. I'm not telling, neener, neener, neener! Oh okay, I'll drop you an email. ;-)”

“Don't tell me.
You are now the wacky TV weather guy, right?

Artex at 11.”

“Let's go to the pig, I mean the map!”

“Highs in the 90's with a 50% chance of jerky.”

“LOL! :-)”

“Oh! And here I thought you got the job as the new Iraqi Information Minister!”

“Alright Artex!!!! When is the next pigroast, we just might show up!!!”

“Perhaps Artex is fullfilling his secret desire to be an exotic male dancer at Porky's ?

bow chicka bow bow”

“waving dollars in the air

congrats Arty!
:o)”

“Congrats Artex. It's fun to work at a job that you love.”

“Dancing at Porkies? He'd eat up the clientele!”

“More importantly, when you coming up so we can get out butts kicked in the mountains??

Seriously (well, I was about the butt kicking), this is most excellent news. I assume this is the job we were talking about the other week?”

“Pennsy, sup buddy! Dude, I'm going to give you a call..”

“CONGRATS!!!!! I know how great it is to finally get somewhere you have been trying to go for what seems like forever. Savor the feeling, and I'm glad for you. Hope it is as good as it seems.”

“Thanks VV. I hope so as well. :-)”

“E-mail ME about the job, fellow journalist!! C'mon....!!

Actually, I just got a job offer after an interview last week. I gotta debate office structure vs. freedom, night meetings vs. sleep, pay, quality of life, how close nature would reside, etc. It would be more structured, although the office seemed fairly low key. The publishers put out two agriculture trade journals. OHHHH, and there are trips to conventions.

Any clues to your decision might help me in mine. And... CONGRATS!!!

Tsk, tsk... gotta figure out my next life move by Wed. >8-O”

“I am pleased to be informed that you are living where you want to and doing what you want to. I bet you are happy to be spending time with old friends on the beach again.

I hope to see you this summer.”

“Congrats Artex! Good luck with the new job, and have fun buying gear again!”

“Ice - thanks dude. I spoke with Pennsy on the phone last night, I'll definitely be up there sometime this summer. Hard to say when yet, got to get in my routine and see what's up.

BB - Hell yeah! I'm getting a sea kayak pretty soon, that's gear of a sort. Probably won't be backpacking too much this summer, at least not around here, too hot and humid. Hence the kayak. Frickin' sweet!”