I spent all day in king soopers today, and sold a whopping 1 subscription. That should be about enough to pay for the gas I used to drive to Aurora, my lunch bill, plus a little spare change to throw around. On a day like this, I question whether quitting the deli was such a good idea.

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Oven the past 24 hours, I have done the following:

My Unweekend is underway. Since I have nothing work-related that needs to happen until Thursday night, I find myself with more free time on my hands than I've had in a long time. The past few weeks have been booked nearly solid for me, so I've almost forgotten about this thing called "free time", where nothing specific has been scheduled.

Sold 10 discount subs today. Not bad for a Friday. Not bad at all. Loveland was good to me. (It didn't hurt that I was able to offer the super extra discounted versions, plus free Safeway gift cards with purchase to residents of outlying counties, a deal not available in the main metro area. I wish we could do that everywhere.)

Yesterday, Tobias went back to Stan's, where the wheel work was completed. After dropping him off, I wandered on foot over to the Colony Square, saw Finding Nemo, and ate lunch at Tokyo Joe's.

Pixar's latest is a fun movie. Nemo, a little fish, gets taken away from his home, so his dad goes on a big adventure looking for him. It's got the Pixar magic touch. So hit the dope.

It was pretty much just like any other day there. Another day at work. But my last. How strange.

Besides getting to sleep in for the first time in a week, I spent the morning trying to decide what to do with regard to my employment for the near future. As documented in my last rambling, the decision was not nearly as easy or clear cut as I had anticipated. But I knew I needed to have something ready to say to management at the deli when I arrived. By the time I left for work, I knew what my message would be.

Today, having made almost $150 over the course of 11 hours, I feel a little better. Averaging what I made today with the earnings of yesterday, it comes out to almost $10/hour. If we assume that this is to be the approximate norm for the foreseeable future (a somewhat shaky assumption, given the wild fluctuations that are possible), then I have a tricky decision to make.

This morning, I got up bright and early, drove down to south Denver, and worked for over 6 hours. Total earnings: $24. Less than minimum wage.

I rented this on a whim after another content farmer recommended it. (That link only works if you're logged in over there. But I suspect that the majority of the known readers do, so I'm using it.)

Don't ask why, because I don't know anymore. But at 9am today, I found myself at the Denver Colosseum, waiting amidst a very long line of cars for entrance to the parking lot. The event? "Get Motivated." A day-long seminar featuring a bunch of much-lauded speakers who would motivate the people of Denver to greatness. Or something like that.

This morning, I got up and drove Tobias to get his wheels realigned and oil changed. He's developed a nasty habit of pulling to the left, and since he had his 30000th birthmile last weekend, I decided it was waaaay past time to get him his first wheel realignment. (One is normally supposed to do it about every 7500 miles or so, so it would be correct to say I have been grossly negligent with regard to that matter.)

Today, working with a different subset of the crew, I heard a little more which caused me to alter my view somewhat. I didn't have all the facts yesterday. I still don't have all the facts. I'm just a babbling idiot on the sidelines. So here goes.

Today, I returned to work my shift in the deli. How exhausting.

Having turned in my receipts for the weekend this morning, I stopped back here to checkin with Argo again.

This marks the conclusion of my second day selling subscriptions for the Denver Newspaper Agency. Though I sold less subscriptions today (7) than yesterday (9), I made more money this time. This due to the fact that 3 of the orders I sold today were for 7-day subscriptions instead of all weekend only orders today. Since I'm under 25, no bonuses for me this week though. :(

I'm beat. During the course of a 12+ hour workday today, I sold 9 subscriptions. Assuming no chargebacks and no bonuses (which I hope to earn tomorrow), I get $108.

Yesterday, I went to Best Buy where I acquired the Animatrix DVD. While I was there, I also went browsing, and couldn't resist a couple other items I ran across. Family Guy, Volume 1 and Spirited Away.

DVDs. They're my addiction. But at least it's a less expensive habit than crack cocaine.

Did another shift at the deli today. Despite attempts to the otherwise, I'm finding it harder and harder to make myself care whether I'm even doing a good job there anymore. I merely go through the motions as my sentence nears its probable end. I just want it to be over, and the next phase of my career evolution to begin.

This morning, I drove down to the selected Safeway store to learn the ropes of newspaper selling from the master.