Out with the Old and In with the New

Sinking of the ship? It's been a stressful couple of weeks at work. First my boss, the VP of Sales, gave notice. A few days later, the VP of Marketing, also gave notice, both of them going to different competitors. And all this just weeks before our annual Conference event for our customers and resellers. In a company with just 60 people, even just one senior manager leaving is noticeable and the timing couldn't have been worse. Ce la vie (or however that's spelled). A few vultures are already positioning themselves for raises. And others will be positioning themselves with the departees to jump ship too. Hopefully, this isn't a sign that the wheels are finally falling off the bus although it could very well be.

Other notables during the last two weeks was that a new tenant moved into the house in Huntington Beach. The previous tenant lived there for 2 years and gave notice a month ago to move to Texas with cousins. In the end, the plans fell through at the last minute and they ended up not going to Texas after all but I had already re-rented out the house. The stars and moons lined up and a colleague at work was looking to rent at the exact same time of my vacancy. So literally the old tenants moved out on the evening of the 31st and the new tenant picked up the key an hour later! And increased the rent by $175 to boot. Nice!

Mon 3/27:
$3 lunch from Viet takeout shop
$0 prepared dinner
$16 cellphone headset on eBay
$25 thirty day subscription to recruiting jobs database

Tues 3/28:
$0 expensed lunch for 5 after demo in San Diego ($101 rotisserie chicken at Sammy's Woodfired Pizza)
$30 dinner for two at Haveli (Indian buffet)

Wed 3/29:
$6 lunch at Oki Doki (vermicelli noodles with eggrolls)
$0 leftovers for dinner
$10 lottery tickets

Thurs 3/30:
$11 lunch and dessert at Matsuri Japanese Market (tuna and spinach pasta in cream sauce)
$0 leftovers for dinner

Friday 3/31:
$8 lunch at George's Thai Bistro (spicy eggplant and chicken bowl)
$13 dinner for two at Jack in the Box
$73 misc stuff at Walmart
$37 stuff for rental property at Lowe's

Sat 4/1:
$29 breakfast for two at Zov's
$14 drycleaning
$73 Marshall's
$25 dinner for two at China Palace (sliced sole in black bean sauce and chicken in spicy garlic sauce, saved $10 with Entertainment card)

Sunday 4/2:
$10 groceries at Ralph's
$36 groceries at Costco
$0 prepared dinner (rib eye beef stew)

Monday 4/3:
$0 brought lunch
$0 prepared dinner (grilled mozzarella and basil sandwiches)
$150 one raffle ticket for a million dollar house in Santa Barbara

Tues 4/4:
$7 lunch at Matsuri
$0 leftovers for dinner

Wed 4/5:
$3 lunch at Viet sandwich joint
$0 happy hour appetizers at Acapulco and leftovers for dinner

Thur 4/6:
$105 orthodontist copay
$0 lunch at home
$7 Mega Millions tickets and snack at 7-11
$0 leftovers for dinner

Fri 4/7:
$0 brought lunch
$16 takeout from KFC

Sat 4/8:
$0 leftovers for lunch
$5 coffee and cupcake at Starbucks
$16 drycleaning
$46 Marshall's
$65 dinner for 2 at Cafe Hiro (spicy tuna tartare with wonton skins, diver scallops with mushroom risotto, pumpkin soup, fried halibut with squash risotto, walnut creme brulee, green tea melange)
$40 two tickets for Long Beach Playhouse show

Sun 4/9:
$0 sandwich for lunch
$80 massage at Tustin Health Spa
$52 Ralph's supermarket (saved $28 in coupons)
$0 prepared dinner (onion and red pepper hamburgers, salad and apple pie)