one. more. day...i feel like it's x-mas eve or something.
i was gonna go to the midnight showing of ep. 3 tonight, but i'm just not up to it. so i settle for 9:50 tomorrow night due to my 11-8 work schedule. i cant wait.
it will also be nice to prove the there won't be some sort of cataclysmic end to existence now that star wars is over; as far as the films are concerned, anyway. hopefully, there won't be too many existential crises after this weekend. it is, after all, only a movie...
it's only a movie...only a movie...
i was gonna go to the midnight showing of ep. 3 tonight, but i'm just not up to it. so i settle for 9:50 tomorrow night due to my 11-8 work schedule. i cant wait.
it will also be nice to prove the there won't be some sort of cataclysmic end to existence now that star wars is over; as far as the films are concerned, anyway. hopefully, there won't be too many existential crises after this weekend. it is, after all, only a movie...
it's only a movie...only a movie...
seems like i blinked and a month flew by. things are ok, started a new job. it's more of the same, customer service usually is, but at least the company is cool.
not much else is new. the gf works late nights because its busy season for her company, and i'm working til 8 right now so there's not much time for a life outside of work and sleep. hopefully i can get a better schedule soon.
not much else is new. the gf works late nights because its busy season for her company, and i'm working til 8 right now so there's not much time for a life outside of work and sleep. hopefully i can get a better schedule soon.
so things are most definitely looking up since last time...
i got a job offer on friday, another interview today(which is for a really cool job that i really want) and put in my notice with the collection agency...to which they replied, go ahead and leave today...it makes sense due to the fact that i was a temp there. the thing that makes me feel better about the whole situation is that i was told the door is always open should i decide to come back. even if its bs, i felt better about leaving what i thought was a great company, even if it isnt what i want to do with my life.
my birthday is thursday. the big three-oh. it's cool. i'm ok with it. really. no, seriously. it's cool.
i still can't decide what tattoo im gonna get for myself, if i get one...i wish someone could give me a good idea for a fight club one. i'm drawing a blank.
i got a job offer on friday, another interview today(which is for a really cool job that i really want) and put in my notice with the collection agency...to which they replied, go ahead and leave today...it makes sense due to the fact that i was a temp there. the thing that makes me feel better about the whole situation is that i was told the door is always open should i decide to come back. even if its bs, i felt better about leaving what i thought was a great company, even if it isnt what i want to do with my life.
my birthday is thursday. the big three-oh. it's cool. i'm ok with it. really. no, seriously. it's cool.
i still can't decide what tattoo im gonna get for myself, if i get one...i wish someone could give me a good idea for a fight club one. i'm drawing a blank.
not much is new...still temping, but it looks to become permanent by april. the big-three-oh hits in less than two weeks. my brother and his wife are expecting again.
i think i want to get a tattoo for my birthday but im not sure what i want....i was thinking about the chevron portion of this emblem from a '63 chevy II.
i dunno...i still want to do a fight club tattoo but i cant think of a really good idea...blah....gotta go clean the litterbox...
i think i want to get a tattoo for my birthday but im not sure what i want....i was thinking about the chevron portion of this emblem from a '63 chevy II.
i dunno...i still want to do a fight club tattoo but i cant think of a really good idea...blah....gotta go clean the litterbox...
last entry is a tad dusty, so here's what's up-
new job- tolerable...i seem to be dumb-lucking my way into the good graces of my management...its ironic how much ive complained about management in my previous employment experiences all being textbook examples of the peter principle in action, and it might be happening to me.
or perhaps i just work my arse off and im finally in a place where that actually gets recognized and rewarded, instead of punished as in the past when i made my former immediate superiors look like talking chimps.
i am being taken to lunch tomorrow by the owner-of-the-motherfuckin-company(and no, i won't be ordering a sam adams- that commercial is fucking lame) as a reward for finishing in the top 4 in my training class...ive also been recognized this week for exceeding my monthly goal as a collector.
thing is, im not that good at it...people have just been paying me money when i call. its totally random. i guess i shouldnt be looking gift horses in the mouth, but im stressing a bit under the suddenly high expectations placed upon me.
the good thing is that i seem to be impressing everyone with my effort. its refreshing. i didnt realize that hard work counted for anything any more, thanks to the dens of fucktardery and kissass in which ive previously worked.
things might be looking up. gotta run.
new job- tolerable...i seem to be dumb-lucking my way into the good graces of my management...its ironic how much ive complained about management in my previous employment experiences all being textbook examples of the peter principle in action, and it might be happening to me.
or perhaps i just work my arse off and im finally in a place where that actually gets recognized and rewarded, instead of punished as in the past when i made my former immediate superiors look like talking chimps.
i am being taken to lunch tomorrow by the owner-of-the-motherfuckin-company(and no, i won't be ordering a sam adams- that commercial is fucking lame) as a reward for finishing in the top 4 in my training class...ive also been recognized this week for exceeding my monthly goal as a collector.
thing is, im not that good at it...people have just been paying me money when i call. its totally random. i guess i shouldnt be looking gift horses in the mouth, but im stressing a bit under the suddenly high expectations placed upon me.
the good thing is that i seem to be impressing everyone with my effort. its refreshing. i didnt realize that hard work counted for anything any more, thanks to the dens of fucktardery and kissass in which ive previously worked.
things might be looking up. gotta run.
it's been a loong time since i last updated. really, not much has been happening. i was jobless til this week. i spent most of my time playing video games and waiting for one company to get its shit together and set up a training class for a job that was first offered to me in december, and that still hasnt happened. so im on a temp-to-perm basis with a collection agency at the moment for really shitty money.
but its enough to keep the bills paid, at least. after 60 days i may get a permanent offer for a job, and then i get bonused for any amount i qualified for during the probationary period. that could be good.
other than that there isnt much going on. im thinking, yet again, of going back to school. the issue at hand for that to happen is overcoming lack of time/lack of money. time will tell on that one...
but its enough to keep the bills paid, at least. after 60 days i may get a permanent offer for a job, and then i get bonused for any amount i qualified for during the probationary period. that could be good.
other than that there isnt much going on. im thinking, yet again, of going back to school. the issue at hand for that to happen is overcoming lack of time/lack of money. time will tell on that one...
this weekend:
-met my girl's parents. they're in town for a week.
-went to savannah with girl and her parents.
-saw historic stuff.
-went bar-hopping in savannah.
-fell whilst stumbling out of final bar at last call.
-got sick back at hotel.
-passed out in shower stall.
-came home to watch the jags lose the game and hope for playoffs.
it was pretty eventful. i also tentatively have a job starting 12/27. i am addicted to a computer game. i think i'm coming down with something as well.
i guess that's about it for now.
-met my girl's parents. they're in town for a week.
-went to savannah with girl and her parents.
-saw historic stuff.
-went bar-hopping in savannah.
-fell whilst stumbling out of final bar at last call.
-got sick back at hotel.
-passed out in shower stall.
-came home to watch the jags lose the game and hope for playoffs.
it was pretty eventful. i also tentatively have a job starting 12/27. i am addicted to a computer game. i think i'm coming down with something as well.
i guess that's about it for now.
so i went to a testing session for a new job today. i feel pretty confident i'll get called back in for an interview. i can't say that i'm thrilled with the idea of another customer service job, but it would be a paycheck where i'm getting none at the moment.
the tests are fundamentally all the same- reading comp, math, personality inventory. i also took a data entry test. these things are so easy and mind-numbing that i think the primary purpose is to weed out anyone who doesn't want the job bad enough to sit through four hours of this crap.
i think the room we tested in was possibly the most uncomfortable room i have ever been in. all the chairs were too high to fit under the tables. the tables were so low that i had to double over to reach the paper. top that off with the fact that in florida, when the temperature drops under 60 degrees in the morning, just about every office building in town is running the heater. so yes, it was very warm in the room. ironically, during the warmer days, most buildings have the a/c blasting to below-60 temperatures. go figure.
the moral of the story is that i wish to god i had finished my bachelor's. i am finally gonna go back in the summer. imagine my surprise at finding that tuition at unf has doubled since i last attended a state university.
fortunately, every job for which i've applied offers tuition reimbursement.
no more to report at the moment.
the tests are fundamentally all the same- reading comp, math, personality inventory. i also took a data entry test. these things are so easy and mind-numbing that i think the primary purpose is to weed out anyone who doesn't want the job bad enough to sit through four hours of this crap.
i think the room we tested in was possibly the most uncomfortable room i have ever been in. all the chairs were too high to fit under the tables. the tables were so low that i had to double over to reach the paper. top that off with the fact that in florida, when the temperature drops under 60 degrees in the morning, just about every office building in town is running the heater. so yes, it was very warm in the room. ironically, during the warmer days, most buildings have the a/c blasting to below-60 temperatures. go figure.
the moral of the story is that i wish to god i had finished my bachelor's. i am finally gonna go back in the summer. imagine my surprise at finding that tuition at unf has doubled since i last attended a state university.
fortunately, every job for which i've applied offers tuition reimbursement.
no more to report at the moment.
