An auspicious week

An auspicious week

At work, I had declared it "Susan-free week" because both Susans were on vacation. I was to end it with a visit from my friend Lawrence (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2006/12/hawaii-ink-who-named-sumocat-video.html). Everything in-between was to be uneventful. It was not.

Monday was mundane enough, until Rob announced his big giveaway at GottaBeMobile (http://www.gottabemobile.com/Ho+Ho+Ho+It+Is+Christmas+Time+At+GottaBeMobilecom.aspx), which led to him awarding me a big prize (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2008/06/gottabemobiles-givin-away-goods-to-me.html) on Tuesday. Great day and it got even better when I was contacted about selling ad space on the blog (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2008/06/sumocat-sells-out.html).

I put the idea of selling ad space on the table a couple years ago (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2006/11/sss-why-seek-sponsorship.html) as both a means to advance the ink blogging experiment and finance my gadget purchasing, which in turn leads to more blog content.

The amount I just made will in no way bankroll a gadget spending spree, but it's a nice subsidy. Furthermore, the dollar-for-content ratio puts to shame what got paid when I freelanced.

Going into Thursday, it looked like the gains I'd made through my blog were a big deal... but then my wife's company issued their second annual summer bonus to offset high fuel costs, which pretty much stole my thunder. Suffice to say, she got paid a prettier penny, but I'm not exactly crying over being handed a bag of money. And her bonus is extra sweet since we're already compensating for high gas prices (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-love-high-gas-prices.html), so it's just free money.

The week closed out with me hanging out with my friend Lawrence at the Maryland International Raceway, and that got even better when he learned he had all of Sunday free to do whatever. So instead of lingering with him while he works today, I'll be touring DC with him tomorrow. And it turns out he's staying in Chantilly, which is just fifteen minutes away.

Overall, what was expected to be a good week just kept getting better. Definitely can't question my karmic alignment (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2008/03/every-decision-today-has-been-wrong.html) this week.
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