This past week was a bit better than last weekend but not really by much. September is just turning into one of those months that could probably be wiped off of the planet as far as I care.
WORK
Things have been going OK. I’m learning a lot of new things and it’s a lot to take in but thankfully I pick up on things pretty quickly so I’ve been OK so far. For the past week or so I’ve been in the training process by an uber-cool chick who’s had a lot of patience with me, even though I took over her desk. Supposedly when I go in tomorrow I’ll have my own desk and computer but who knows if that’s going to happen because the one making it happen keeps changing his mind on things. Either way I hope to be less of an inconvenience to her soon.
I know for sure that I’m going to keep this job, while I would prefer to be doing something in the design field, I guess I can handle just having a decent desk job for the time being. The people are all nice, it’s relatively easy work (once you get the hang of it) and the downside for me is the amount of time I’m probably going to have to spend on the phone but eventually I’ll suck it up and get over it.
DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS
Everyone is sick. A kid at work had walking Pneumonia, I had my abscess kicking my ass for a few days, colds and germs are flying around all of the schools right now thanks to whoever was incapable of covering their mouth when they coughed. Lu got pretty sick this past week as well, but her’s was more chest pain than anything. Sean’s allergies have been kicking his ass pretty bad this week as well. I really hope that there’s enough medicine in the world to cover everyone else that’s sick. Thankfully I was able to steer clear of the Pneumonia because of the antibiotics that I’ve been on. The downside is the abscess is coming back on the other side AGAIN. I don’t want to live on antibiotics the rest of my life so I really need to get my teeth straightened out.
I want to hold off until I have Insurance this way I’m not shelling out $2k per tooth considering the three root canals that I need as of right now. I kind of wish everything would just fall out and then I can worry about implants or something. At least they wouldn’t hurt as bad as the real ones. I’ll take a screw over an infected nerve any day!
STORMS n SUCH
Alicia was in New Orleans when the hurricane hit this past week, and upon evacuation she made her way up to Mobile, AL which was currently under tornado warnings. Thankfully after a lot of shit she was able to make it home so she’s at least safe and sound right now.
The storm that was supposed to be “oh so bad” for the Island was a total dud last night. It moved itself further north than originally anticipated so we were hit with some minor wind but I’ll admit it was a fairly decent amount of rain. I was soaked to the bone TWICE before I picked up an umbrella and all of the wind managed to knock that out of play within a half hour of it’s purchase. Why can’t they make them stronger the way they used to? Dad had a huge umbrella for the last 20 years or so that finally gave out on him, it was solid wood and never once had an issue. I know you can get them for $3-$4 but Jesus…make them last a little longer!?
AGN STUFFS
I’m a week behind on email, I know it’s pissing a lot of people off but the lack of time does play a major role in things right now. I’m trying to figure out how to schedule everything so I have a few extra hours during the day so I can maintain my own business but I’m not sure how that’s going to happen if I can’t change my hours at work. I’m doing 10-7, I’d like to do 8-5 or even 9-6 this way I’m home at a semi-reasonable hour where I can sit down and have dinner and then work until I have to go to sleep to do it all over again for tomorrow. I don’t personally see that happening right now though. Maybe in the future I’ll be able to do it, but not too sure as of right now and trust me when I say that’s getting on my nerve.
I have three accounts to complete – to my knowledge – and the only REAL time I have for them is on the Weekends. I look at a computer all day long but I’m not permitted to check personal email at work. I can understand their reasons for it, most of the sites are actually blocked anyway, as far as I know.
CELL PHONES n SUCH
Within the next couple of weeks Sean and I are going to get the cell phone stuff situated. We’re going with Verizon because they have better coverage on the Island (mainly due to the slew of cell towers, on the north shore at least. I know for sure that I’m picking up the Voyager and slapping a data plan onto it for unlimited browsing and what not. My second choice is the pink BlackBerry Curve (8330). Either one would give me all of the options I need. Sean is looking to pick up a flip phone but he does want the ability to get online so I have no idea of what choice he’s going to make. Either way we should have all of that taken care of soon.
In any event, time to check my email. – oy!
