Well, I was premature on my accusations. I did the get the stock job...but I will only work on weekdays...plus work the floor on weekends. Still better.
I played with the good old Penney's crew. It was my first real time I played Texas Hold 'Em...and I came in third place. The only reason they invited me was cause they needed a 7th player, but impressed I could provide a good challenge. Even more so, I surprised I did so well. I thought I was going to be out first.
Unfortunately, things didn't end well, upon getting home, I noticed a light was out. Right thing to do was change it. Well, I guess karma was not on my side as after I changed the bulb, the glass part that goes over the bulb shattered (must have tightened it too much. Got 7 cuts on my hands (4 of them pretty deep). While they don't really hurt (except my thumb) doesn't seem the best time to them...especially since I will be moving boxes. While I really won't be able to tell how much they hurt until morning, I figure if I was able to hold a controller in my hand or be able to type, I can handle the boxes by Monday. Seeing how I typed this, I am okay.
Well, with things seeming to be turning out well, I guess something bad had to happen. At least, no stitches are required yet (the cuts seemed to stopped bleeding only slight throbbing on the thumb).
I played with the good old Penney's crew. It was my first real time I played Texas Hold 'Em...and I came in third place. The only reason they invited me was cause they needed a 7th player, but impressed I could provide a good challenge. Even more so, I surprised I did so well. I thought I was going to be out first.
Unfortunately, things didn't end well, upon getting home, I noticed a light was out. Right thing to do was change it. Well, I guess karma was not on my side as after I changed the bulb, the glass part that goes over the bulb shattered (must have tightened it too much. Got 7 cuts on my hands (4 of them pretty deep). While they don't really hurt (except my thumb) doesn't seem the best time to them...especially since I will be moving boxes. While I really won't be able to tell how much they hurt until morning, I figure if I was able to hold a controller in my hand or be able to type, I can handle the boxes by Monday. Seeing how I typed this, I am okay.
Well, with things seeming to be turning out well, I guess something bad had to happen. At least, no stitches are required yet (the cuts seemed to stopped bleeding only slight throbbing on the thumb).
I love JC Penney's.
I asked to transfer to stock a couple of days ago. Seeing how I never sleep until 10 AM as it is (shift for unloading the trucks is 3-10 AM) it pretty much would have been a great shift for me. The assistant store manager was for it, as was one of the men's managers. However, the other manager for men's department blocked it stating that he needed me for his front and that he promised me more hours for his front.
Please note, he told me he was willing to give me more hours after the fact if I got him more credit card applications. So now, I will still be working in the same department, getting the same shitty hours...and if I get the credit card applications...well, same hours cause that statement was bullshit. Come on, I have been promised more hours how many times if I did this or this? Did they ever come through? No. I don't care if the men's department is understaff. This isn't about me being happier with my job. The only real way that will happen is if/when I get an animation job. This is more on the basis of survival. I want to get rid of my credit card bill. I can't do that if I only make the minium payments. I can't survive with only 20 hours a week. I need full time hours.
And to make things better, I got a 50 cent raise yesterday. Problem is that I should have gotten the 25 cent raise back in November, but that didn't happen. The other 25 cents was because the store raised the minium hire rate to $7 instead of $6.75. So that was going to happen anyways. I just love that I finally get the raise I was supposed to get about 4 months after I was supposed to get it when I ask to leave the department.
Fuck that place. Seriously, I should have quit a long time but didn't because it was the only real money maker for me. And I even use that term lightly. I only earned $328 from them this month. My bills are $320.
That place has been taken advantage for to too long. First chance I take, am out of there.
My parents always said the other part time job at Gamestop takes advantage of me. At least I understand their hour situation. JC Penney's can just go to hell.
I asked to transfer to stock a couple of days ago. Seeing how I never sleep until 10 AM as it is (shift for unloading the trucks is 3-10 AM) it pretty much would have been a great shift for me. The assistant store manager was for it, as was one of the men's managers. However, the other manager for men's department blocked it stating that he needed me for his front and that he promised me more hours for his front.
Please note, he told me he was willing to give me more hours after the fact if I got him more credit card applications. So now, I will still be working in the same department, getting the same shitty hours...and if I get the credit card applications...well, same hours cause that statement was bullshit. Come on, I have been promised more hours how many times if I did this or this? Did they ever come through? No. I don't care if the men's department is understaff. This isn't about me being happier with my job. The only real way that will happen is if/when I get an animation job. This is more on the basis of survival. I want to get rid of my credit card bill. I can't do that if I only make the minium payments. I can't survive with only 20 hours a week. I need full time hours.
And to make things better, I got a 50 cent raise yesterday. Problem is that I should have gotten the 25 cent raise back in November, but that didn't happen. The other 25 cents was because the store raised the minium hire rate to $7 instead of $6.75. So that was going to happen anyways. I just love that I finally get the raise I was supposed to get about 4 months after I was supposed to get it when I ask to leave the department.
Fuck that place. Seriously, I should have quit a long time but didn't because it was the only real money maker for me. And I even use that term lightly. I only earned $328 from them this month. My bills are $320.
That place has been taken advantage for to too long. First chance I take, am out of there.
My parents always said the other part time job at Gamestop takes advantage of me. At least I understand their hour situation. JC Penney's can just go to hell.
Friends always offer the best advice.
Me: I really need to do something about my money situation...I am $40 in the hole in my checking account...plus the $2000 credit card bill.
Derek: I tell ya Mike, you need to get into porn.
This, by the way, is the 17th time my friend Derek told me to go into porn to fix my money situation. I am beginning to think he is actually being serious now...
Speaking of poor money situation, I will have only about 12 hours next week combined. Bad, cause I need the money. Good, cause it looks like I can make it to Iowa to visit my sister and my newly born niece. And if we are lucky...I might be coming home with a car.
Problem is due to work always being so close and the Metra train, I haven't driven in 4 years...so, someone is going to have to relearn. Hopefully that should be quick.
Also, now that the Valentine's thing is out of people's systems, maybe things can return to normal. I am getting sick of hearing about this couple shit of what he did for her etc.
Me: I really need to do something about my money situation...I am $40 in the hole in my checking account...plus the $2000 credit card bill.
Derek: I tell ya Mike, you need to get into porn.
This, by the way, is the 17th time my friend Derek told me to go into porn to fix my money situation. I am beginning to think he is actually being serious now...
Speaking of poor money situation, I will have only about 12 hours next week combined. Bad, cause I need the money. Good, cause it looks like I can make it to Iowa to visit my sister and my newly born niece. And if we are lucky...I might be coming home with a car.
Problem is due to work always being so close and the Metra train, I haven't driven in 4 years...so, someone is going to have to relearn. Hopefully that should be quick.
Also, now that the Valentine's thing is out of people's systems, maybe things can return to normal. I am getting sick of hearing about this couple shit of what he did for her etc.
First all, thanks for the nice birthday comments. I will get to responding to them.
I had to work on my birthday (which always sucks), but friends from work took me to dinner afterwards. Twas very nice.
The day after, my sister gave birth to my niece Katie. She lives Iowa, so I probably won't get a chance to see her unless I get Sunday off for some odd reason when my parents come to get her.
My parents, however, will be coming back with my brother in law's car. RuneLateralus ---> future car owner. The only question is how I will pay for it. The good news once I get this car, I might be able to get a job at a hotel for the night shift. Pays more and I pretty much do nothing but watch Conan O'Brian and surf the web all night. Hopefully with the extra money, I can get my new gaming rig as well....probably not, but hey, I can deam.
In other news, I got through 70% of Bark at the Moon in Guitar Hero on medium. The first 3 tries I only got about 18%. Go ahead and laugh if you haven't played the game...it is a really hard song to play and I am not a musician.
I had to work on my birthday (which always sucks), but friends from work took me to dinner afterwards. Twas very nice.
The day after, my sister gave birth to my niece Katie. She lives Iowa, so I probably won't get a chance to see her unless I get Sunday off for some odd reason when my parents come to get her.
My parents, however, will be coming back with my brother in law's car. RuneLateralus ---> future car owner. The only question is how I will pay for it. The good news once I get this car, I might be able to get a job at a hotel for the night shift. Pays more and I pretty much do nothing but watch Conan O'Brian and surf the web all night. Hopefully with the extra money, I can get my new gaming rig as well....probably not, but hey, I can deam.
In other news, I got through 70% of Bark at the Moon in Guitar Hero on medium. The first 3 tries I only got about 18%. Go ahead and laugh if you haven't played the game...it is a really hard song to play and I am not a musician.
I think it is time to get a little realistic here...
I am turning 23 tomarrow. I have a bachelors. Yet, I am earning less than $400 a month. Why?
Cause I think I need to finally admit I am not talented enough. That the past 4 years of my life that I dedicated to animation was nothing more than a waste of time or effort.
Am I good? Sure. But amazing? No. The art test made me realize that. I will not ever get a job in animation/video games. From what the people told me...the art test should have taken 6 hours. Why did it take me 8 hours more than it should have? Because I am a shitty artist...I am a shitty animator. Whatever made me think I could do something in this field (especially when only 9 people in the past two years at my college ever got a fucking job) is beyond me now. And even if I get an interview someplace else...what if it isn't in the area? How will I be able to get there for the interview? Better yet, how can I move there with no money?
It was my dream to do something I wanted to do in either animation or game design. Too bad that it was nothing but that. A dream.
The way things are, I can barely pay student loans and my credit card on time. Plus, add a future car in the line, it is quite obvious I am not going to survive as a failure of an animator.
Now I have to figure out a new path in life. Hopefully this one won't end up in the shitter like my first choice.
At least next year I won't have to waste money on that webspace again.
I will still be attempting for the time being, but I am sure I won't find anything.
UPDATE: It is amazing how a kick in the nuts, while painful, can really help you think somewhat better. Though my nuts hurt...and I think I am going to slash someone's tires....
I don't know the exact path my life will be headed...but I got time to think about it.
I am turning 23 tomarrow. I have a bachelors. Yet, I am earning less than $400 a month. Why?
Cause I think I need to finally admit I am not talented enough. That the past 4 years of my life that I dedicated to animation was nothing more than a waste of time or effort.
Am I good? Sure. But amazing? No. The art test made me realize that. I will not ever get a job in animation/video games. From what the people told me...the art test should have taken 6 hours. Why did it take me 8 hours more than it should have? Because I am a shitty artist...I am a shitty animator. Whatever made me think I could do something in this field (especially when only 9 people in the past two years at my college ever got a fucking job) is beyond me now. And even if I get an interview someplace else...what if it isn't in the area? How will I be able to get there for the interview? Better yet, how can I move there with no money?
It was my dream to do something I wanted to do in either animation or game design. Too bad that it was nothing but that. A dream.
The way things are, I can barely pay student loans and my credit card on time. Plus, add a future car in the line, it is quite obvious I am not going to survive as a failure of an animator.
Now I have to figure out a new path in life. Hopefully this one won't end up in the shitter like my first choice.
At least next year I won't have to waste money on that webspace again.
I will still be attempting for the time being, but I am sure I won't find anything.
UPDATE: It is amazing how a kick in the nuts, while painful, can really help you think somewhat better. Though my nuts hurt...and I think I am going to slash someone's tires....
I don't know the exact path my life will be headed...but I got time to think about it.
I am feeling better about the whole art test thing. But that feeling passed as I working. It was unusally busy today....like no one realized that the Superbowl was on. And to make matters worse, the Misses department decided not to do work and forced about 15 people from downstairs to be called up....me included. So what are the employees doing in the department when I get there? Not cleaning, but closing their registers. Assclowns....
I have decided that I will be returning to school in the fall to get a second degree in computer science. I am not giving up the whole animation thing, but lets face it...when I am unemployed...I get about $240 to about $400 a month. I am not fucking joking. January I earned about a total of $300. I figure that since I already graduated with a bachelors, shouldn't be too hard to get a computer science degree. And that way, a simple IT job would be much more suitable for me than this retail shit. I might have to deal with Penney's for a couple more years, but hopefully not much longer. And...maybe Gamestop can give me about 4 hours a week everynow and then.
I have decided that I will be returning to school in the fall to get a second degree in computer science. I am not giving up the whole animation thing, but lets face it...when I am unemployed...I get about $240 to about $400 a month. I am not fucking joking. January I earned about a total of $300. I figure that since I already graduated with a bachelors, shouldn't be too hard to get a computer science degree. And that way, a simple IT job would be much more suitable for me than this retail shit. I might have to deal with Penney's for a couple more years, but hopefully not much longer. And...maybe Gamestop can give me about 4 hours a week everynow and then.
"So you tried your best. And you failed miserably. The lesson is never try." -Homer Simpson
Well...that was a bust....
Not officially yet, but I am 90% sure I fucked up and will still be working in the retail world.
I am really beginning to question this animation and art thing....
Well...that was a bust....
Not officially yet, but I am 90% sure I fucked up and will still be working in the retail world.
I am really beginning to question this animation and art thing....
For the few that saw the last entry, I got it finished and attempted to fix the flaws.
Not perfect but then again, what is? All animations can be improved.
I am beginning to think that this project that was supposed to only be "a few hours" that turned out be a 14 hour project was a a test. Not of skill, but of just being able to fucking complete it.
...
Whether I get the job or not, I know what I will doing afterwards...
Sssssssllllllleeeeeeeppppp.........
Not perfect but then again, what is? All animations can be improved.
I am beginning to think that this project that was supposed to only be "a few hours" that turned out be a 14 hour project was a a test. Not of skill, but of just being able to fucking complete it.
...
Whether I get the job or not, I know what I will doing afterwards...
Sssssssllllllleeeeeeeppppp.........
