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A Short Breather

Posted on November 19, 2005 by Ching under Movies, School.

After a frustrating night of coding and an even more frustrating morning of more coding, it looks like our group project website is finally coming together. You all should check it out and give me some feedback. Other items on my “to do” list this weekend include:

Study for HRM 466 exam
Finish ACCT 410 take home exam
Begin ACCT 410 financial report project
Complete MIS 605 extra credit assignment
Go to the gym for much-needed workout
Work on HRM 466 simulation graphs
Continue work on MIS 610 project
Schedule bonding times with suggies
Try to avoid a nervous breakdown

That’s just all that I can remember right now. The list goes on and on and on. As items get marked off, new tasks continue to be added. It’s really frustrating. My only consolation is that I have only one more month until the end of the semester and only one more semester to go until graduation.

BTW, I finally got a chance to watch The Longest Yard. Brian and his dad watched it in the theater when it first came out but I never got a chance to see it. Man, did I miss out. It’s a great movie! I should have insisted on going to the movies with them that day. Although, I might have had other things to do that day. You all know how tight my schedule is. Anyway, I’m taking a break from school work for just a bit. Brian wants to watch Man of the House right now. I should be back in here in a bit, though. I’ve still got lots of school work to do.

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I’m So Depressed

Posted on November 17, 2005 by Brian under Life.

Man do I hate this Job. I have been here since April and it just gets worse. At first, I was just thankful that I had a job. Now I am wishing I would have taken a few more days to look into something better. But, like our house I jumped into something that I thought I was going to be able to grow, expand and flourish in. Instead, I ran into deceit, betrayal and politics (I hate Politics). I thought to myself “OK, I’ll come in here and play the game for a bit then jump on the first supervisor position that becomes available and get back into the swing of business. However, I learned very quickly that in this place (like so many others) its not a game of what you know, but who you know. Case in point. A supervisor position became available in the Account Services area where I currently work. I decided that this was the chance for me to make my move. I had made my intentions very clear when I hired in and they were very accepting and even encouraged it. When I confronted my boss. I advised her that I was wanting to apply for the position (regardless of weather I got it or not I still wanted to apply). I was told then, “Were sorry but you have to be employed for 1 full year before that can happen”. I was depressed but thought to myself. Fine! I’ll work threw it. Then 2 weeks later they announced that they had hired a new supervisor for the position. After they announced the sup I realized that this prick had been one of my training classes recently. He had only been on the floor 2 months. His actual class that he hired in on did not hit the floor till August. I was pissed. I decided to confront my boss and ask her what the hell was up. She informed me that he got permission from the director of our department and Shannon our manager. I ask “Why wasn’t I told that I could do that” she had no response for her actions. I was so pissed that I almost walked out. Since then I have watched this ass kisser that has not one clue as to how to perform his job struggle threw his daily tasks, talk on the phone and surf the internet for things that are fancy to cook (I think he might be trying to impress some woman…Ha! Good luck.). Since then the word on the floor is that he was hired in to be the next supervisor. However we all know that this is a lie or they would not have held the interview process and he would not have needed to get permission from the director and manager (I checked). So evidently word of my unhappiness and several others that were wanting to try for the same position and got told the same lie has gotten around and they felt a need to cover up the truth. But those of us that keep our head above the scum and Tierney of political bull shit already know and we are not happy. Me, I’m currently looking for a new job, something with worth and meaning. Something that will challenge what little intellect I have. The only thing that keeps me from walking out of this place is the love of my wife. By leaving I would leave her as the only bread winner in the house. That stress added to the already mounting stress of her school and the ever increasing stress of her job would probably drive her right over the edge. I cant allow that and would have no-one but myself to blame if that occurred. I had a wonderful interview with a local software company that had a lot of promise. I am very hopeful that I will hear from them next week and will be offered the position. This job has everything that I am looking for. Room to grow, no politicking. No bull shit and an ever expanding and ever changing environment. I have 2 friends that currently work their and they have never been happier. If I could see into the future and insure that I had the job I would leave this one and take a small vacation. But unfortunately we all know that fortune telling is a hoax and the only people on the planet to be able to see the future are women! (don’t hurt me!). Well I think that I have cried on my electronic shoulder for long enough. Now its time to walk around this dreaded call center brooding in my self pity. Till next time.

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What a Brilliant Idea

Posted on November 11, 2005 by Ching under Games.

You know how they have shot glass chess? Well, that doesn’t really work for us because Brian can’t drink. We found this at World Market today and thought it absolutely brilliant!

I mean, what better motivation to take chess pieces! Right?

Of course, you’d probably want to prolong the game for an opportunity to eat more chocolate chess pieces so that renders my four-move checkmate pointless.

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Our Suggies are Home

Posted on November 11, 2005 by Ching under Babies, Movies.

Brian and I have decided that we are going to stay up all night with Ginger and Star on their first night home. It took them a while to venture out of the pouch and start exploring. We actually couldn’t coax them out. I think they were too afraid. Brian and I finally decided to just leave them alone and watch a movie in the family room. We left them to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was pretty good actually. Johnny Depp always does a great job no matter what character he plays. Anyway, I went to check on Ginger and Star halfway through the movie. I was supposed to just take a quick peek but it was so neat to watch them jump about their cage, play with their toys and explore their new surroundings. I just had to call Brian over. What was supposed to be a quick peek turned out to be quite an intermission. We had to move the wodent wheel to the cage floor because it fell from the first shelf. Ginger was in there vigorously running. The base of the wheel kept inching its way closer to the edge. Brian and I decided that we better move it before it fell over, but it was too late. Just as we tried to reach in there, it toppled over. Thankfully, Ginger jumped out in time. Besides the near miss, they both seem to be having fun. They are so much fun watch. We are very pleased with our decision to add them to our family. I think we may end up watching another movie here shortly. We need something to do if we are going to stay up with Ginger and Star. Anyway, I just wanted to give you guys a quick update. It is now 1:04 am and I’m going back to the glider room to hang out with our babies.