Dropkick Murphys

Okay, so found a new band I really dig. Called Dropkick Murphys, they're catagorized as "Oi/Punk". It's kinda like Celtic Thrash. It's awesome. More punk than Flogging Molly, they're alot of fun to listen to. I mean, with songs like "Kiss Me, I'm Sh**faced", but traditional songs like "Finnegan's Wake", how can you go wrong?

Other than that, not much going on. Work is work. Stupid people appear to reigh supreme, or at least outnumber the rest of us.

Once More Into the Breech, Dear Friends...

Once again, I sit at the bittersweet end of the weekend, facing another week of work. True, work allows me to such things as pay rent and bills, afford my book habit, and vacations. But it also takes up a great deal of my time. I usually leave the house about 7:50am, and don't get home 'til almost 7pm.

Ah, but such is the life of an adult. It's funny: When you're a child, you can't wait to be an adult, and do fun adult things. Like get mail. Somehow, I never believed my parents when they explained that the mail you get tends to be stuff you don't want, like junk mail, and the dreaded bills. The joy of getting mail is pretty much gone at this point!

Oh, and late bedtimes. Those were so cool as a kid. Now, I've come to realize as much as I still love late bedtimes, they kill me the next morning, when I have to drag myself out of bed for work.

Remember when it used to be a big deal to control the remote, and watch what you wanted on TV? Yeah, now I get to control the remote, but there's rarely anything on to watch. And that's with satellite TV, and umpteen channels to choose from.

I will admit to enjoy being able to choose the restaurant I eat at; I don't have to compromise, or give in to where someone else wants to eat. Tonight, I ate at a fabulous new steakhouse about 3 miles from my house. Called Blackhat Steak House, it's darn tasty. I had a 10 oz., very rare, prime rib, with a baked potato, and crisp, steamed brocculi, cauliflower and red peppers. Then I had peach cobbler for dessert... Mmmmm... I enjoy that part of being an adult. I even enjoy being able to pay for my own dinner.

Anyway, Happy Solstice/Palm Sunday/First Day of Spring! Hope everyone has a week that doesn't make you wish too terribly for the differently complicated life of a child. Enjoy youselves; I'll try to do the same!

Friday Never Comes Soon Enough!

Once again, I've last to the weekend. Had several days this week when I wasn't sure that would happen. Tonight ended much the way it's gone this week; I got a customer on the phone, with a longstanding issue. Issue couldn't be resolved immediately on the phone, and his head was on fire. He wouldn't listen. Blech. Nice way to fall into the weekend.

However, it is now the weekend. I'm home. In my room. Have the weekend ahead of me. I'm sure I'll squander it, like I usually do, with sleeping in, and getting not much done. But it's my weekend. I can do that, if I want. And I do.

Next week's check will be the first at the new pay rate. That'll be nice. I'll be up at $2/hr more than I was.

Trying to check on hotels for the trip to CA this summer. August, but I'd like to know where I'm staying ahead of time.

Other than that, not much going on. Miss you, those of you in far away places!

Yo-yo Week...

Okay, you ever have one of those weeks, when you're up and down so much, you start to get dizzy? I'm having one of those weeks.

Monday morning, I got into to work to find an email from one of the sales guys I work with. It was a forwarded email from a customer, giving me all kinds of kudos for helping her with an issue. Received all kinds of happiness from company high-ups about it. In addition, the company brought in "The Coffee Guy" who made lattes for everyone who wanted. I figured, great news, free sugared coffee, life was good. Should have known that it was Monday. Mid-way through the afternoon, I found out the permanent job I applied for a week ago Monday, I didn't get. Right back down.

Tuesday was, well, Tuesday.

Today, I found out from my boss that I was #2 on the list for the permenant job. Made me feel a little better, but I'm still a temp. I got a call from the HR person this afternoon, asking if I had time to meet with her quickly. They have a long-term temp position opening up, because of someone going on military leave. Read that as deployment. Anyway, they're offering the job to me. Didn't interview anyone else.

That would mean I don't have to take a week off, without pay, for every 90 days I work there as a temp. She's checking to see if there'd be a pay increase, vacation, benefits, etc. She thinks it means I'd be union, which I would think would mean I'd be a union employee, and subject to union pay rates. Also need to check with her to see if I could still apply for a permenant position if one became available.

So life is back up. I've got fingers, toes, and everything else!, crossed that it stays up.

I'll keep you posted!

So It's Been Awhile...

Yeah, I know, it's been awhile since I posted. See, with work right now, I'm the only person taking inbound only calls. We get a lot of inbound calls. I'm averaging 133+ every day. Some days more. Much more. Like the day I had 180, or the day I had 192. Blech.

Anyway, on the news front, I applied for, and didn't get, a full-time job with APL. Hoping there'll be another soon, so I can apply for that one. See, the mighty pay doesn't start 'til I'm a permenant employee (I'm a temp right now). Health benefits, rather a big deal, don't start 'til 3 months after I become a perm EE. So, fingers crossed that something will come through soon.

Anyway, nothing too terribly exciting going on. Haven't saved the world, or even destroyed it.