Stand up and be counted!

It's been a while since I posted a REAL post so here's a little update on my life... as if you care...

I started working for the US Census Bureau as an Enumerator on March 19th. This is actually a temporary job consisting of 10 weeks but I could be offered more work after that if I'm needed/wanted. I have a hand held computer which contains lists of addresses and maps. My job is to verify every address on the list and make a spot via GPS on the map as to where the house is. This includes a LOT of walking... to the tune of about 7-8 hours a day of it. Every address in the country will be done like this (even yours!) so be nice to them and don't give them looks like they are a stalker or something. Also- don't call the police on them, that's just down right mean!

Thoughts on this job so far:
~I like to pretend I'm really house shopping for my dream house. I see a lot of houses for sale but so far I'm sure I can't afford any of them.
~I have a an even worse hatred for Windows based operating systems now and I didn't think that was possible. Our hand held computers have awesome capabilities but because they are Windows based they CONSTANTLY crash, freeze or both.
~I judge people by the contents of their recycling bins. I don't have much to keep me amused so yeah, if you have an empty container of Muscle Milk and a million bottles of Vitamin Water cluttering up your bin... I WILL judge you, your life, and your family.
~I love talking to people but I HATE knocking on doors. Part of our job is to make a "courtesy knock" in order for people to know who we are and why we are standing on their steps. It's like a FedEx knock; real quick and then we bolt. However, if you answer the door I have to turn around, go back, give you my spiel, hand you a little form and then answer all your dumb questions. Please, just let me do my thing and know that I am not going to rob you... besides, no one is trying to rob you during daylight hours... that would just be stupid.
~I NEED to get some new music on my iPod. I have over 2300 songs on my iPod which would last me 6.1 days but it's a lot of shit I don't want to listen to any more so I'm bored with listening to the same thing over and over during my 8 hour shift.
~The cats brighten my day, even more so if they let me pet them! I carry my camera with me and whenever a kitty comes up to me I take a picture of it. I will eventually put the Census happenings as it has to do with cats up on here soon. It will be super adorable. DON'T YOU JUDGE ME!!
~Lastly, (for now) if you don't know what the census is... please educate yourself!! I know that we all can't be smart, but honestly, this happens EVERY 10 years... without fail... It blows my mind that people don't know what I'm talking about.

Right... that was more than I thought I was going to write.

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