The bad news first: I got sick of sitting around my apartment watching tv all day long, so I decided to go to the Twins game this afternoon... and got to see them get thumped 12-4. I guess it was coming, but I just was hoping it wouldn't happen today. Things started looking bad starting in the second inning and it just never got better. The Royals were hitting everything Joe Mays threw their way today. I think Gardy was prepared to take a loss too, as he didn't finally pull Mays until they had given up 6 runs on 12 hits. Then he brought in Kevin Frederick, who gave up a 3-run home run to the first batter he faced. Later in the game Gardenhire brought in Tony Fiore for Frederick in a situation where one would usually bring in Hawkins, Santana, or Romero: no outs, runners on second and third. The final sign that Gardenhire was willing to take a loss today was when he brought in Cuddyer for Mientkiewicz - one of only two players (the other being Ortiz) who was doing anything offensively today. Like I said, I guess sometimes you have to watch them get thumped as well.

The good news is that the temp agency finally called me back. They called while I was at the game today, so I called them back once I got home. I talked to the girl working there, and we set up an appointment for tomorrow morning to go over paperwork and have them test my proficiency with various software and office tasks. Even if I don't hear anything back from any of the more permanent jobs I applied for, hopefully this will lead to something.