Wednesday, September 11, 2002
bloop bloop....
i kind of have an excuse this time. i moved and had no internet. that shut me out of everything (even daoc) for like 6 days or something. not to mention the trouble of moving and stuff.
so yeah, here's the deal....
work is kind of getting to me. i've been going out of my way to ask people about how their jobs our and stuff. like the cable guy came over, and i was like, sooooo how is it being a cable guy? he told me about it, it sounded pretty intruiging. but still, i think i would hate any job i was at. i got back to thinking about REI a little bit ago, and how much i absolutely hated it, or more importantly should have hated it. that place sucked. i mean, it was a terrible place to work. i was a gomer, it was my first real job that i had (besides my month stint at hollywood video which i don't really count). i was anal about stuff, like, i thought things had to be done. but really it wasn't important. it was a lot of added stress, and me skipping lunch breaks, etc etc. on top of that, for all my hard work, my managers still got mad at me for stuff. the were never downstairs keeping an eye on us, so they had no idea. they would always more or less accuse me of stealing things. the ironic thing is, now that i think back, i was probably the only one who never stealed anything in my department. but yeah, i shouldn't have put up with it. i should have quit long before. but there was kind of an aura of coolness that came with being an REI employee. it was just sweet to say "oh yeah, i work at REI." really it didn't mean much. its kind of like me saying "oh yeah, i'm a restoration ecologist" now. it doesn't mean anything, its just something i do to try and validate the hundreds of hours i put in each month. its all about appearances, after all.
that is what it truely comes down too. it is all about appearances. make people think you are something you are not. get away with as much as you can with out people noticing. i mean really, i have pretty much a dream job right now. flexible, low key, good pay, good coworkers. crazy boss, but who's boss isn't. they are letting me dictate my own schedule when i start school again. what other job would let me do that? they are cutting back my responsibilities even. this was a big shock to me, because all they have ever done was drop more in my lap. i was fully expecting to have to do what i do now, plus more, but with a 24 hour work week instead of a 40 hour work week. but now, they actually cut back the stuff i was responsible for. that was pretty sweet. i think once school starts i'm going to be a happy man. a few nights a week of class, a botany class nonetheless, something which i now have extensive field experience with. i'm going to go into that class like 10 steps ahead of everyone. and its something that ties into work, so i won't have to completely shift gears from work to school. this could be a good thing or a bad thing, but in the long run i think it will be good.
it has always been such a struggle for me to keep plugging away at school. i always lose all interest. this is why i am still barely a sophmore and taking part time night classes at community college. even when i try to be good, after a few weeks its just like, why bother getting out of my chair to go to school. this is a rut i'm hoping to break out of. i'm going to treat it a lot like work. i mean, i'm not going to take it seriously, but i'm still going to show up, no matter how stupid it seems. and thats all school is really about. show up, and do the work that is absolutely necessary. if you keep plugging away, at least you'll graduate. it may take a while, but it will happen. hopefully you will find something that you can apply yourself towards at some point along the way.
man, i was reading through my last post, and i sounded pretty belligerent. i mean, i sounded pretty defensive during that whole questionable sexuality thing and that really isn't what i meant to do. blah. no wonder i don't post, i spend too much time reading over past posts :P
OH OH OH!!!!!!
i got this thing today. it is perhaps the greatest thing ever. if it was a song, it would be greater than that soul decision song, faded i think. and thats saying a lot, because that song is currently the greatest song ever. one of my coworkers clued me in to this new household appliance called the snackster. its a lot like a waffle iron, but with huge pocket thingies. its made for grilling sandwiches. i picked up one of these things today for 10 bucks at target, and holy shit let me tell you. i don't know how i lived without it for 21 some odd years. i mean, you can cook two sandwiches at once, and it seals the edges so all the stuff stays in, AND cuts it into convinient triangles. so you get these wedges of toasted melty cheesy goodness. today at lunch was one of the greater moments in my life. if you have 10 bucks laying around, i seriously suggest looking into one of these. you aren't limited to just sandwiches. you can like fry eggs and make burritos and such. i'm going to have to try it out.
another thing i need to share with everyone.... there is this movie coming out in america around april 2003. it is called Shaolin Soccer. it is about these kung fu masters who try bring back kung fu by applying their skills to soccer. i mean, check out the trailer here. tell me this isn't going to be the greatest movie ever. this movie might even pass the snackster in greatness. i mean seriously. it will probably bust just like all the other movies i hype completely beyond all expectations, but i think this one is destined for great things.
oh yeah, and the boob thing is gone. i finally get internet back, and its gone. oh well....
i managed to go through a whole post without mentioning 9/11... oh wait, i just blew it. i'm guessing most people will have some sort of post about it, but i don't really find one necessary. i don't really have anything to say, so it seems stupid to make up something just for the sake of trendiness.
check you all later, and thanks to ariel for complimenting me on stuff :p i don't know how you stumbled on my page, but oh well.
and as always, shout out to jing, because he replied about stuff. he always does :) and i only remember that plastic rum night through stories and forum posts. thank god for the internet, eh?
i kind of have an excuse this time. i moved and had no internet. that shut me out of everything (even daoc) for like 6 days or something. not to mention the trouble of moving and stuff.
so yeah, here's the deal....
work is kind of getting to me. i've been going out of my way to ask people about how their jobs our and stuff. like the cable guy came over, and i was like, sooooo how is it being a cable guy? he told me about it, it sounded pretty intruiging. but still, i think i would hate any job i was at. i got back to thinking about REI a little bit ago, and how much i absolutely hated it, or more importantly should have hated it. that place sucked. i mean, it was a terrible place to work. i was a gomer, it was my first real job that i had (besides my month stint at hollywood video which i don't really count). i was anal about stuff, like, i thought things had to be done. but really it wasn't important. it was a lot of added stress, and me skipping lunch breaks, etc etc. on top of that, for all my hard work, my managers still got mad at me for stuff. the were never downstairs keeping an eye on us, so they had no idea. they would always more or less accuse me of stealing things. the ironic thing is, now that i think back, i was probably the only one who never stealed anything in my department. but yeah, i shouldn't have put up with it. i should have quit long before. but there was kind of an aura of coolness that came with being an REI employee. it was just sweet to say "oh yeah, i work at REI." really it didn't mean much. its kind of like me saying "oh yeah, i'm a restoration ecologist" now. it doesn't mean anything, its just something i do to try and validate the hundreds of hours i put in each month. its all about appearances, after all.
that is what it truely comes down too. it is all about appearances. make people think you are something you are not. get away with as much as you can with out people noticing. i mean really, i have pretty much a dream job right now. flexible, low key, good pay, good coworkers. crazy boss, but who's boss isn't. they are letting me dictate my own schedule when i start school again. what other job would let me do that? they are cutting back my responsibilities even. this was a big shock to me, because all they have ever done was drop more in my lap. i was fully expecting to have to do what i do now, plus more, but with a 24 hour work week instead of a 40 hour work week. but now, they actually cut back the stuff i was responsible for. that was pretty sweet. i think once school starts i'm going to be a happy man. a few nights a week of class, a botany class nonetheless, something which i now have extensive field experience with. i'm going to go into that class like 10 steps ahead of everyone. and its something that ties into work, so i won't have to completely shift gears from work to school. this could be a good thing or a bad thing, but in the long run i think it will be good.
it has always been such a struggle for me to keep plugging away at school. i always lose all interest. this is why i am still barely a sophmore and taking part time night classes at community college. even when i try to be good, after a few weeks its just like, why bother getting out of my chair to go to school. this is a rut i'm hoping to break out of. i'm going to treat it a lot like work. i mean, i'm not going to take it seriously, but i'm still going to show up, no matter how stupid it seems. and thats all school is really about. show up, and do the work that is absolutely necessary. if you keep plugging away, at least you'll graduate. it may take a while, but it will happen. hopefully you will find something that you can apply yourself towards at some point along the way.
man, i was reading through my last post, and i sounded pretty belligerent. i mean, i sounded pretty defensive during that whole questionable sexuality thing and that really isn't what i meant to do. blah. no wonder i don't post, i spend too much time reading over past posts :P
OH OH OH!!!!!!
i got this thing today. it is perhaps the greatest thing ever. if it was a song, it would be greater than that soul decision song, faded i think. and thats saying a lot, because that song is currently the greatest song ever. one of my coworkers clued me in to this new household appliance called the snackster. its a lot like a waffle iron, but with huge pocket thingies. its made for grilling sandwiches. i picked up one of these things today for 10 bucks at target, and holy shit let me tell you. i don't know how i lived without it for 21 some odd years. i mean, you can cook two sandwiches at once, and it seals the edges so all the stuff stays in, AND cuts it into convinient triangles. so you get these wedges of toasted melty cheesy goodness. today at lunch was one of the greater moments in my life. if you have 10 bucks laying around, i seriously suggest looking into one of these. you aren't limited to just sandwiches. you can like fry eggs and make burritos and such. i'm going to have to try it out.
another thing i need to share with everyone.... there is this movie coming out in america around april 2003. it is called Shaolin Soccer. it is about these kung fu masters who try bring back kung fu by applying their skills to soccer. i mean, check out the trailer here. tell me this isn't going to be the greatest movie ever. this movie might even pass the snackster in greatness. i mean seriously. it will probably bust just like all the other movies i hype completely beyond all expectations, but i think this one is destined for great things.
oh yeah, and the boob thing is gone. i finally get internet back, and its gone. oh well....
i managed to go through a whole post without mentioning 9/11... oh wait, i just blew it. i'm guessing most people will have some sort of post about it, but i don't really find one necessary. i don't really have anything to say, so it seems stupid to make up something just for the sake of trendiness.
check you all later, and thanks to ariel for complimenting me on stuff :p i don't know how you stumbled on my page, but oh well.
and as always, shout out to jing, because he replied about stuff. he always does :) and i only remember that plastic rum night through stories and forum posts. thank god for the internet, eh?
