Well, today has been a really productive day… well, not really. I fell asleep last night on my futon in my office, so since I wasn’t in my bedroom, I didn’t have my alarm go off this morning. I woke up this afternoon around 2pm to a phone call. I can’t believe I slept until 2pm! Well, I guess I can, since I havent gotten much sleep all week. At least today I didn’t have any commitments or meetings, so that worked out ok.
Around 2:30, a guy I know, Donny, instant messaged me wondering if I would be able to give him a ride to the pawn shop. He had to pawn off his TV and Bicycle so he could pay for his car to get fixed. So I drove over, and helped him get his stuff to the pawn shop (so he didn’t have to carry his 27″ TV 8 blocks). He got his cash, and I drove him to the shop. Unfortunately, he didn’t get enough to cover the cost of the repairs (new water pump and some belts). So I drove him back home.
He had to be in Milwalkee for work on Monday, so I told him, if he couldn’t figure out a way to pay for the repairs by 5:30 when the shop closes, I’d give him a ride to Milwalkee on Sunday night. He made some calls, and an hour later, was able to get his boss to advance him $100 to cover the rest of the repairs. So I gave him a ride back to the shop and he got his car.
I think it was pretty cool that I was able to help Donny out. I like helping people, I guess thats why I’m in the business I’m in (web development and hosting) because I get to help other businesses and individuals succeed online.
