This Coffee Tastes Awful

Well, what to say? I'm listening to some Ziggy Marley right now. The notion struck me last night before heading into work, and hell, why not? How about a little reggaeton to uplift the spirits? Personally, I'm all about it this morning. Near as I can tell, my opinion still is and will continue to be indefinitely, the only one that matters in this world. Good luck to all of those would-be contenders.

Work. Work is going surprisingly well. I'm finishing up my purgatorial sentence on graveyards and heading back to my original swing shifts next month. For this I am incredibly grateful. I miss the sun. I miss seeing people. Mostly, I miss the place I used to go for lunch all the time. Costa Vida, it's rad. I would kill for some right now. Sad? Probably. But I don't care. Give me enchiladas or give me just one... enchilada. Whatever. In addition to the shift change I'm also up for review. Year end reviews this time around mean contention for the lead man shifts that will be inevitable once our new building is approved by intel. So far I've got a great monthly review, and as it turns out, my versatility has proven me to be an essential member on an a very commodity-heavy team. I'm crossing my fingers for the next 3 months.

That's about it for me. This coffee is still awful. I'm jettin'.

things that bother me

This:
http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

What the hell? I hate people.

wtf??

So I'm looking online for a fairly inexpensive road bike on craigslist and I can't find anything that isn't single speed. What the heck? When did fixie rule the bicycling world? Granted, I bought myself a fixed gear bicycle earlier this year, but that's different. Maybe this is a sign...

oh, hey

just put in my two weeks over at office max yesterday. A little bittersweet, but I think it's mostly because I'm worried about the unknown. Progression is key though, and so I'm striking forth with a temp to hire job. This one's in a chemical mixing lab of some sort. Not sure how cool it's going to be yet, but at least it's better than retail. Anything is better than retail.

Jumping into a new book, Fight Club. Love the movie, and so far I'm really diggin' the book. Just wish I had more time to read it. Wishing I had more time for everything.

Also, I'm a 21 year old man who's afraid to talk to girls. Suck. Oh well. Tennis this weekend. Who knows what else. End.

If you haven't already

Check out the UK version of The Office. Turns out that the Brits are still funnier than we are.

Granola Bars and Sunny Delight

So I've been so darn tired lately, and I'm not enjoying it. I think it's because in changing jobs I've become less active. The old metabolism's starting to slow down again. I find this quite unfortunate. I should probably consider some kind of workout schedule. I think it can be crammed into my schedule...

Got my online course finally. Checked back on it almost a week too late, but hey at least the course seems fairly easy. And it's just one more thing to keep me busy. Now all I have to do is make sure I get it all paid for on time.

speaking of payments... I had to call in to my old insurance company yesterday and inform them that they were still billing me after I'd canceled their services. They proceeded to tell me that I just hadn't sent them any request for cancellation via email, so I forwarded my original copy and sent an additional angry letter. We'll see if they actually reimburse me or not. Fuckers. To top it all off it would seem that in withdrawing from my account they also incurred an overdraft charge on one of my credit cards as I'd set up a payment for that that didn't go through as a result. I'm sure I'll see some nice late fees attached as well...

Fight Club

So I've been having this desire lately to watch fight club. Finally got around to doing so this morning, and I gotta say that it's still a winner in my book. The story is just brilliant. I should look into finding the book and actually giving it a read through. The End.

Weekened Update

So this is the first entire weekend I've had off in about as long as I can remember. Doesn't really matter I suppose, I don't have any plans anyhow. Though it is giving me an opportunity to find some new tunes to jam to. Currently I'm jumping on board the M.I.A. train. Pretty groovy stuff. I'd recommend checking out her Kala album if you haven't already. Some crazy Hindi influenced experimental, electro pop-ish stuff. Also checking out a little TI and Slim Thug. Thuggin' out and whatnot.

Back in classes now. Got through the first week without dying. only nine or ten more to go. Think I might sign up for some fun classes over the summer too. A little supplemental bit and whatnot. I'm supposed to be writing up a rough draft for a paper, and man I'll tell you, that's a lot harder than I figured it'd be. Shouldn't have gotten out of the habit of writing...

Work's going pretty well. While it's definitely where I want to be in a year's time I do have a bit of flexibility and I'm doing a decent enough job where they'll keep me around without complaining.

trying to think of sme fun hobbies that I might enjoy. Lately, and particularly since I've quit my second job, I find myself with a bunch more time than I'm used to having. nothing particularly wrong with it, though I wish that I had something constructive to do with it. Perhaps I'm just being lazy though, there's more than likely a ton of stuff that I could be doing to fill the void in time. I'll be exploring this further as the week progresses. Maybe studying a new book. Been a while since I can remember reading anything good. Think I still Have some Camus lying around to read. The Plague speaks to me. Yes.

Also considering a trip to Canada this summer. I'd like to see that go through since I've never been out of the country before. Gonna have to scrounge some money together though, so we'll see how that pans out. Also if there's anyone who'd really like to tag along you should let me know. the more the merrier.

And that's that.

Day One

So I'm feeling pretty upbeat today. Schedule's changed around. No longer am I having to wake up at ungodly hours of the morning. Along with finally dropping my second job I've been able to acquire enough time to head back for a couple classes at the old community college. Which is nice. My math class this morning seems pretty slow, but really I can't complain too much. I'm more than likely retarded at this point. In addition to that I think one of the girls in my class I knew from high school. I'll have to ask later...

Now it's off to the old Max where I'll start my new position as a tech specialist. Sounds pretty sweet I guess. Here's hoping for the best. Haven't really ever worked past 1 there... Not sure yet if I really want to. Whatever pays the bills.

Megan, if you read this I hate you. Why not you call me back hoe! We are not friendsies.

Well, more updates later? We'll see.

Deep Breaths Please

I think it's so amazing how the world can look one way for a moment and in the next is something entirely different. There are so many variables I find it amazing that humans as a species are able to comprehend and react accordingly. Entire networks of relationships realign themselves without rhyme nor reason. People you think are here to stay take off, and those you thought you'd never hear from again find a way back into your life. And in this moment of reflection... I'm glad for it.

Not because i embrace change. It scares me to death. But more so because I fear that things may stay the same. For a person who doesn't like themselves for who they are or what they experience I imagine this to really be the most comforting thing in the world. The ability to mend your past. To reconcile our future to fit goals the we constantly reset. While in the end we are entirely a product of our surroundings I find no greater solace in this moment than to know it's my decision what those surroundings are. Who I associate with, what I do for myself, and even where I choose to reside, be it a residence or otherwise. A resolution for a better outcome is the only difference between being content and miserable.

So there is my vague thought of the day as well as my first post in a couple months. To end things on a different thought... my legs are pasty and white. This summer weather is not going to be good to me. And also, who wants to road trip? I need to get away. Let's go together.