Friday, January 06, 2006

Fri
6
Jan
2006

Good Thing I’ve Already Given Notice

That was a colossal waste of time.

I went to work at the pizza place, opened the walk-in door to see if one of the food orders had arrived (he had placed two-jerk!) and felt no change in air temperature. Bad thing. The thermometer on the cheese rack read 56°F and the temperature in the store was about 62°F. Since it's supposed to be less than 40°F (I don't remember the exact temperature), there was no way I was going to waste my time making dough that will proof too fast and end up getting thrown out anyway. So, I cut some peppers, shot the breeze with one of the food service drivers that I hadn't seen since the end of October, weighed out the sugar/salt cups for tomorrow, then came home. So now I get stuck doing two days dough tomorrow, but not being able to get the full day off afterwards. That sucks. I'm glad that there is only 9 days of this bullcrap left.

On a brighter note, the new job seems to be going well. I don't feel like I made a huge mistake yet. That's a good thing. It will be even better when I'm not a walking zombie because I had been up since 2am doing pizza dough job. I can't wait for the 16th. I am jealous of the company's owner. He's got a lot of money and likes to spend it. I hope eventually he spends it on me (lol). Seriously, the dude has this huge house in the mountians, a separate building to house our offices, a Hummer, a huge camper, dirt bikes for the whole family, a hot tub on the back deck, a basketball court.....and I haven't even seen the inside of the house yet. I have a brand new iMac that was purchased just for me to work on. There's a T1 line. I keep forgetting to take my camera to snap some pictures. I hope this works out because the work environment is really nice.

Marcus found out a couple of days ago that the owner of our mobile home park is selling. That's opening up a whole new can of worries. Do we have to find our home a new spot? Are they going to raise lot rents even more than the ridicuous amount they already are? Are the new owners going to be @ssholes and nitpick every little rule infraction? Are they going to harrass everybody until we get fed up and leave so they sell this land for huge profits because of the Fitzsimons redevelopment? Do they plan on filling all the empty spots with really low class, trashy people? I hate that kind of limbo. Feeling a little unsettled at the moment. Grrrrr.

It's MacDude's (otherwise known as Marcus) birthday today! Go wish him a happy one. He's off of work today and I won't be around, so you know he'll be on the computer all day long!

OK, must go take a shower and get ready to go to my REAL JOB!!!!

Monday, January 02, 2006

Mon
2
Jan
2006

Things Are Looking Bright, Indeed!

Today was a long-assed day, but I'm feeling good.

Only 13 more days of pizza and I still have no regrets about giving notice...front door is still broken, dough bowl was filthy, dough trays stacked higher than I could safely get down, something smelled dead in the walk-in and made me gag. Yep, not gonna miss that place at all. I am going to miss one thing, though. Listening to Rick Barber. I won't miss it enough to get up early to hear him or Coast to Coast AM, though. Oh, well.

I really want to post something significant, but I'm pooped. Sorry. Maybe on Saturday...

A*Teens—Halfway Around the World

Sunday, January 01, 2006

Sun
1
Jan
2006

Hell Weeks Begin

Well, It's almost 6:30 and I'm off to bed. Fourteen (14) more days of pizza hell. I really, really hate going to bed this early. After my merrymaking last night and not getting to bed until 1 am, then work this morning, I had no time today. Boo. If anybody screws with me during the next two weeks at the pizza place, I may quit on the spot. I'm not taking anybody's crap anymore. Hopefully, it won't come to that. Just finish my sentence and be released on the 15th. LOL

I'm feeling hopeful about the year ahead. Since I've resolved to take better care of myself, leaving pizza is the first major step. Less stess and anger, no flour in my lungs, no soda handy to drink, more sleep...a big step. I'm going to start practicing yoga as soon as possible after the pizza gig is up.

I had a lot to say, but I can't think of any of it right now. I'm just putting off going to bed anyhow. Guess I'll jot notes during the day tomorrow and hopefully have time to give a quick recap of the first full day at the new job.

G'night.