Does anyone know how to go about changing your screen-name on here?

So I went and talked to HR for fire a while back, and it turns out that they made an elligibility list of 100 applicants (out of about 1000) and I was 101. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. Oh well, I should be a shoe-in this year. Plus the other day I got offered a job out of the blue at a place I applied to way back in September. I'm going to be selling ATVs, snowmobiles, dirt-bikes, side by sides, etc. So at least I'll be making some decent money in the meantime. Funny thing is I don't even ride any of those things, so I have no idea about the controls and such right now. But that's why god invented bull-shit, right?

Wow, who would've ever thought that I would be considering becoming a cop? Either way, that's happening at the moment since I could get into the Edmonton Police Department fairly easily and would soon be making decent money. Everyone's telling me I'd make a good cop, but I just don't know if I'd enjoy it as much as fire fighting. To be fair, I guess I could still apply to fire...

Either way, weird. My physio for my shoulder is going decently, I had to take a couple weeks off from work, and I have a requesition in for an MRI which will take a couple months, then I go see a shoulder specialist who'll decide whether or not to do surgery. Fun fun stuff, hey? At least it's forced me to cut back on weight training and focus on cardio which is what I really need to be doing.

Wow; I dislocated my shoulder SO bad last night! Worst it's ever been, had to call an ambulance (by the way, turns out that none of the painkillers EMS is allowed to use work on me, they tried 3), go to the ER, get two full-grown men to force it back in, get X-rays anda sling, etc. Now I'm looking at surgery and physio. Fun fun. This doesn't bode well for getting into Fire this year, but I'm going to try not to let it stop me.

WOW, I've felt like shit ever since getting back from Vegas. Had aches and pains this whole time, had a sinus and throat infection, etc. Have a massage booked for tomorrow, so hopefully that'll help. Maybe I should go get tattooed, that always makes me feel better! Or DRUNK! That usually helps too.

WELL, no firefighting for me again this year. Now to decide if I want to keep busting my ass and hope to get in next year, or if I should start looking for something else... It's going to be a tough decision.

P.S. Hey, I'm posting sober for once!

Is it weird that I only post when I'm drunk? Is it weirder that I still self-spell-check when I'm drunk? Can't type, but my spelling is the SHIT! This holds true for all of my deleted drunk-blog-entries also* (which is all my entries except those that remain, which were still made while drunk**)! Anyways... Beer rocks. People suck. EXCEPT THESE PEOPLE! http://news.sympatico.ctv.ca/home/ns_couple_gives_away_11m_in_lottery_winnings/8c0f035c

I'm a softie at heart.

(*I was drunk for all un-deleted ones also, just getting better at leaving them up.)
(** I may still over-drink on occasion, but not NEARLY as often as I used to, and now it's for fun, not depression!) (GO ME!)

GOD I hate days like today. No energy or motivation to work-out (trying to force myself anyways), not looking forward to work, and it's snowing. Bah. Anyways, that's enough whining out of me.

ALRIGHTY! The interview is over! I had a waverey voice for a bit, and I'm not going to lie... when they asked me about my proudest moment I almost cried (I'm not going to publicize why, but hopefully they don't think I can't handle emotional situations because of it) but over-all I think it went well. God, I hope so. I don't know if I can handle another year of waiting and hoping. I keep putting off my life both romantic and otherwise waiting for a time when I don't have this to think about and can enjoy myself. Hopefully it comes soon. life is boring with no one in it. (my friends and family are all focused on careers too, and spread out. I am so bored. Never felt lonely until recently.)

OH YEAH, Physical is over and done with! I did pretty damn well it sounds like, and I was the first person through it this year, which is kind of cool! Hopefully Human Resources takes that into consideration, who knows.

FIRE FIGHTING PHYSICAL ON MONDAY!!!!!

I'm booked for the first day of physicals, and I am going to kick some serious ass this year! In case anyone actually happens to read this and is wondering what the fuck I'm talking about, you can read about the physical here!

So wish me luck!

EDIT: The physical has a fail mark of course, but it's not just a simple pass/fail. The whole recruitment process takes just under a year, with an aptitude test, physical, interview, station assessment, Thresh-hold knowlege test, medical, resume evaluation, reference check... Each part counts for a certain percent of your overall score, so the better you do, the better chance you have (it's extremely competitive) and the physical is worth 30%, so it's a big deal!