So I've decided to kill the blog. As it turns out, I really don't have the time or energy to post clever and/or interesting things in a long-form medium. I've found that I prefer FB and Twitter to get my point out there. I may bring this back to life someday, though probably not on Blogspot. I'll most likely rework my website (yes, I have one, and no, it hasn't been touched in several years) and use it.
Until then, keep it greasy.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Slow Goin'
Hey there, kiddies.
Shocking little has been happening lately. I've noticed that, when I'm on my work schedule, I tend to not do anything else during those days, probably because I know I'll have several days off in a row soon afterward. I switch each day between my pajamas and work clothes. I rarely wear jeans on my days on, which is really weird for me. It feels like being in a rut, but kind of a controlled rut. I know I'll have all kinds of time to get my shit done when I'm off, so I don't sweat it. DAMN, this schedule rules!!!
Shocking little has been happening lately. I've noticed that, when I'm on my work schedule, I tend to not do anything else during those days, probably because I know I'll have several days off in a row soon afterward. I switch each day between my pajamas and work clothes. I rarely wear jeans on my days on, which is really weird for me. It feels like being in a rut, but kind of a controlled rut. I know I'll have all kinds of time to get my shit done when I'm off, so I don't sweat it. DAMN, this schedule rules!!!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Should I Be Doing Something Else?
I have a hard time relaxing. I'm used to always having something to do, or, more accurately, having TO DO SOMETHING. But in this week off of school before summer classes start, I find myself with the nagging feeling that I'm not getting something done that I should get done. Even when I finish up the stuff I plan to get done, I still keep thinking that I'm missing something. It's really fucking annoying. Just saying.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Likin' The Nightlife = Likin' To Boogie
Hey there, kiddies.
It's about 2:45am, and I'm trying to maintain my newly developed sleep schedule. I just finished my first four days of midnights, and now I have the next three days off. Once I'm back, I'm officially on my seven-on / seven-off schedule. That will be the next hurdle to, uh, hurdle. I haven't done seven straight days on midnights yet. Not at Walgreens, anyway. I did it plenty when I worked for the PT, but that was a long time ago. It should be fine. I have easy access to a boatload of Coke, so I'll be able to make it through the nights. The trick will be maintaining some semblance of a similar sleep schedule on my days off. I probably won't stay up until 10am like I am now, but I'll get it rather close. If I try to go back and forth a lot with my sleep patterns, I will most likely have a psychotic break. Best to avoid that, what with summer school about to start and all.
The trick will be having things to do at 2:45am. At least with school I'll have homework and junk to do. Beyond that I'll need activities that don't involve making a lot of noise. Tonight I dumped two garbage cans full of grass clippings in the woods at the end of my block. I'm sure I looked pretty shady walking down my street at 1:30am with a full trash can of grass, though I doubt anyone saw me. The downside is that now my hands smell like rotting grass, a smell that won't come off despite three sepreate hand-washings. Kinda gross.
It's about 2:45am, and I'm trying to maintain my newly developed sleep schedule. I just finished my first four days of midnights, and now I have the next three days off. Once I'm back, I'm officially on my seven-on / seven-off schedule. That will be the next hurdle to, uh, hurdle. I haven't done seven straight days on midnights yet. Not at Walgreens, anyway. I did it plenty when I worked for the PT, but that was a long time ago. It should be fine. I have easy access to a boatload of Coke, so I'll be able to make it through the nights. The trick will be maintaining some semblance of a similar sleep schedule on my days off. I probably won't stay up until 10am like I am now, but I'll get it rather close. If I try to go back and forth a lot with my sleep patterns, I will most likely have a psychotic break. Best to avoid that, what with summer school about to start and all.
The trick will be having things to do at 2:45am. At least with school I'll have homework and junk to do. Beyond that I'll need activities that don't involve making a lot of noise. Tonight I dumped two garbage cans full of grass clippings in the woods at the end of my block. I'm sure I looked pretty shady walking down my street at 1:30am with a full trash can of grass, though I doubt anyone saw me. The downside is that now my hands smell like rotting grass, a smell that won't come off despite three sepreate hand-washings. Kinda gross.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
What I'll Miss Most
Hey there, kiddies.
I've had a lot of extra time to think lately. My drive to work, while a much further distance than it was previously, takes about the same amount of time, only now I get to drive most all of it on the interstate, as opposed to before when I had to take surface streets the whole way there. Much slower. Too many lights. And now, too much construction. The point is, now I can space out and just drive a fairly empty road without having to stop every seven seconds. During that time I've figured out two things. One, Smiley's show is actually funnier than Bob & Tom, though overall they both kinda suck. The other, I figured out what I'll miss the most about my old job.
I hadn't thought much about the subject before. I just didn't pop into my head. But as I drove I started to break down the various elements of the job that I actually enjoyed. These elements were few, to be sure. The job itself was actually really shitty, but there were some high points. Please note that I am NOT including people in this list. Yes, I liked most of the people I worked with in Indy. The people I couldn't stand where, oddly enough, the people I was told that I would not be able to stand before I started the job. Amazing how that worked out.
Anyway, excluding people, I realized what I'll miss the most. I really liked the parking. Sure it cost $10 a week, but it was covered (no ice scraping or 2000 degree car) and I could park there anytime I was downtown, which came in pretty handy during football season. That was pretty cool. Next, I miss my iPhone. I still have the phone, as I had to buy it myself because the company I worked for would only buy them for "certain" people. Nice. If I hadn't bought it myself, I would have been stuck with a three year old Blackberry. It sucked. But the iPhone was friggin' awesome. I love that thing. Next, I liked the money. It wasn't a lot, and we were all actually way underpaid for the demands placed upon us. But that's the way it goes when the firm you work for is failing. Finally, I enjoyed MacBook Pro they gave me. I liked having a laptop, espcially one with the pop of a MBP. That's pretty much it. Literally every other aspect of the job was a nightmare.
Here's what I realized next. I'll someday be making much more money on my current career path than I ever would at my old job. I had pretty much reached the last level I could (or, more accurately, would want to) reach, and since raises were being all but eliminated, I wasn't going to be bringing in any more scratch. And since I still have my iPhone, I can always get the service myself, so that's not a big deal. And MBP's can be purchased at your nearest Apple Store. So in the end, the only thing that I miss about my old job it the parking.
Parking.
Yep.
I've had a lot of extra time to think lately. My drive to work, while a much further distance than it was previously, takes about the same amount of time, only now I get to drive most all of it on the interstate, as opposed to before when I had to take surface streets the whole way there. Much slower. Too many lights. And now, too much construction. The point is, now I can space out and just drive a fairly empty road without having to stop every seven seconds. During that time I've figured out two things. One, Smiley's show is actually funnier than Bob & Tom, though overall they both kinda suck. The other, I figured out what I'll miss the most about my old job.
I hadn't thought much about the subject before. I just didn't pop into my head. But as I drove I started to break down the various elements of the job that I actually enjoyed. These elements were few, to be sure. The job itself was actually really shitty, but there were some high points. Please note that I am NOT including people in this list. Yes, I liked most of the people I worked with in Indy. The people I couldn't stand where, oddly enough, the people I was told that I would not be able to stand before I started the job. Amazing how that worked out.
Anyway, excluding people, I realized what I'll miss the most. I really liked the parking. Sure it cost $10 a week, but it was covered (no ice scraping or 2000 degree car) and I could park there anytime I was downtown, which came in pretty handy during football season. That was pretty cool. Next, I miss my iPhone. I still have the phone, as I had to buy it myself because the company I worked for would only buy them for "certain" people. Nice. If I hadn't bought it myself, I would have been stuck with a three year old Blackberry. It sucked. But the iPhone was friggin' awesome. I love that thing. Next, I liked the money. It wasn't a lot, and we were all actually way underpaid for the demands placed upon us. But that's the way it goes when the firm you work for is failing. Finally, I enjoyed MacBook Pro they gave me. I liked having a laptop, espcially one with the pop of a MBP. That's pretty much it. Literally every other aspect of the job was a nightmare.
Here's what I realized next. I'll someday be making much more money on my current career path than I ever would at my old job. I had pretty much reached the last level I could (or, more accurately, would want to) reach, and since raises were being all but eliminated, I wasn't going to be bringing in any more scratch. And since I still have my iPhone, I can always get the service myself, so that's not a big deal. And MBP's can be purchased at your nearest Apple Store. So in the end, the only thing that I miss about my old job it the parking.
Parking.
Yep.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Still Around
Hey there, kiddies.
Sorry I haven't posted for a bit, but I've actually gotten a gig. It's weird, I didn't think I'd ever work in retail. It took some deep soul searching, to be honest. I thought about it for a while, and I realized that I used to really like working in at restaurants, but I really didn't like cooking food. Weird, I know. But the rest of it was rather fun. All the running around, always having things to do, blah blah blah. So this was almost an obvious move for me. I'm a bit more glad that things at my last job worked out the way they did. I may not have gotten this opportunity if I was still wasting my time at the other place.
So, to recap, I'm working now, but I'll still keep posting.
Sorry I haven't posted for a bit, but I've actually gotten a gig. It's weird, I didn't think I'd ever work in retail. It took some deep soul searching, to be honest. I thought about it for a while, and I realized that I used to really like working in at restaurants, but I really didn't like cooking food. Weird, I know. But the rest of it was rather fun. All the running around, always having things to do, blah blah blah. So this was almost an obvious move for me. I'm a bit more glad that things at my last job worked out the way they did. I may not have gotten this opportunity if I was still wasting my time at the other place.
So, to recap, I'm working now, but I'll still keep posting.
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