Rugby

Some of you may know, I own a rugby ball. I have never used it to play a rugby game, but I was once taught the proper way to throw the ball. I really want to try to play some time. I think the game would be a blast to play. I just have not put enough (any) time into figuring out if there is a pickup team around or what. Before I die, or grow too old to play, I want to play a game of rugby. Might need to get into better shape first.

VEGAS!!!

Well, I have had some quite busy past few weeks. Let's start with the freshest in mind.

I just got back from Vegas. Mike and I drove out Friday morning to see two of our friends tie the knot. It was a total rush in Vegas. I am not sure I love the city, not even sure if I would say I like it. The trip was a lot of fun, but it felt like a total tornado. I felt like we ran from place to place just to see everything. To be fair, most of the places are beautiful and I am looking forward to my next trip when I have less planned (no weeding) and more time (more than the 24ish hours we had), oh and having more money might not hurt.

It was a nice wedding and just a great time hanging with some really cool people. Vegas did get me for not gambling, I have a rather large blister on my foot.

On the plus side, I had a suit that I bought awhile back, tailored by a friend of mine. I dropped it off the night before we left and picked it up 5ish hours before we hit the road. Thanks, Brad, for doing it last minute. It looked great!

Short Update for the Upcoming Days

Well I must say, it's nice to have awesome friends. My buddy Brad, who I have mentioned a few times in this blog and who has his own blog here, invited me to work with him as a technician installing security systems . I am really hoping this works out, but for this week, I will be driving to Yuma tomorrow morning to train for a few days then go off by myself. From there, I am not totally sure, but we will find out when the time comes.

Let's see how this goes.

Not Always the Most Technical Minded

I recently got a wireless router to hook up to the modem so that I don't have to sit at the kitchen table whenever I am using the internet. I just got the router, no manuals or anything so I have been trying to figure out how to hook it up. It took me about an hour to figure out that the reason it wasn't working was because the transformer I had was incorrect. I manage to get my hands on the correct one. Still nothing. My phone and computer can see the signal but nothing from the internet. It really bugs me that I can't figure this out. Might help if I spent more than 40 minutes trying to figure this out. Stupid short attention span.

Something New!

Nothing big. Just thought since I haven't posted in a while, I would try and post mid-day. Don't do this very often, I usually just do it at the end of the day right before I go to bed to sleep. Still looking for a job, but trying to keep my chin up. It is never a fun process, but I guess it'll give me time to do other stuff. like apply to school! If I get in, maybe everything was for the best, but I am going to hate dealing with student loans. Even with that though, I will be so glad to be a student again.

Well without anything else to write (I do have a lot to write actually, just not right now. Don't want this post too cluttered. Maybe I'll post again tonight.) I'll post some pics.

My little bro and I in California, after a VERY long night. Great to see him again!
I actually dressed up for Halloween! Haven't done that in years. Face paint looked like a cross between a zombie (what I was supposed to be) and Rambo (not what I was going for)


Me in the sweet hoodie I took from my last job at Siren. I figured since I liked it and ran the inventory for a bit, no one would mind me taking one since they usually just take them around the office.

Not the Best Day Ever

The day started a bit goofy. Not anything in particular happened but it felt like it was going to be one of 'those' days. Boy, if I only knew what it was going to turn into, I might have called in sick.

If I looked at the work day up till 4:30pm, I would have just called it an over frustrating day, but then 4:30 hit and the proverbial shit hit the proverbial fan for me. I happened to randomly be walking by the VP, Chad's, office while he and Brandon, one of the managers, are pushing some chairs into it. He asks me to come in so we can talk about a schedule. I really don't have a schedule that I work on cause I am paid on salary so I am thinking that he is trying to get my opinion on the schedule for the call center. We all sit down and he calls my direct manager in. The three of them proceed to tell me that I am being moved back into the call center and I will now be hourly. The position will be for 22 hours per week and I'll be paid $10.00 per hour. So I will go from $500.00 per week to $220.00 This will be starting the week after next. The reason it has to wait that long is that the executive managers, sales reps, and techs will be going on a PAID COMPANY CRUISE. One of the executive managers going on this cruise doesn't really do anything. I see her half the time on Facebook, she updates her status 3+ times per day during work. Another frustrating part is that I was doing inventory in the outside office and have created most of the processes for tracking and forecasting inventory, yet they give the job to someone else. When I got back here, I was told that I was going to be the 'Corporate Office Manager' and take care of the reps here, but it seems that they will be giving that job to someone who just returned to the office. I come back here and they sort of cut my pay, they paid for my housing out in Fort Worth but not here, yet I didn't get a raise. I am incredibly frustrated but really have no idea what to do. I have to find a new job soon I guess.

The good part was that Chad and Brandon seemed to want to help me find a new job. They offered to write recommendations and said that they really do like having me here. It just doesn't really help right now.

Not Much of a 'Photo' Guy

I really wish I had a new profile photo for here and my Facebook profile. The problem is I don't take photos of myself. Getting a good self photo is, in my opinion, pretty tough, and even more so when I only have a cell phone camera. Its funny that most groups have someone that always pulls out a camera and takes about a billion shots. In one of my groups (that's right, I roll in many different groups) that person is my brother. Recently, he hasn't brought his camera out cause his nose is stuck in one of his text books. Even when he takes the camera out, I usually stay out of this flash cause I'm hanging next to him. Though of the few photos that people have taken of me, I am always pleased with the way I look in the ones he takes. He really seems to have a gift for it. (maybe the years of doing it and the classes helped)

One day I will start taking more photos and, hopefully, like the way I look in them. Fingers crossed!