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

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Sat
31
Dec
2005

Bye, Bye 2005

Only 35 more minutes to go and 2005 is history. Yahoo!

I gave my official notice at the pizza job yesterday. My last day will be January 15th. There is no way I'm going to try to work both of those jobs. I really realized being off both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day how badly I hate working every day. Especially when your hard work is not appreciated by the morons you work with. So, two more weeks of hell and I am FREE!!!!!!! After that, I'll have to do some freelance work on the side to get ahead financially, but at least I won't have to work every danged day.

Today was a decent enough day, though. Marcus and I did housework. Mike, Nina, Sarah and Dave came over for a belated Christmas gift exchange (I had no presents to give because I still suck). I received a boxed Chronicles of Narnia set from Mike and Nina. Dave gave me a Foxtrot book and a Chicago Christmas cd. Marcus got me a Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets game for my PC. Marcus BBQ'd some burgers and brats and I put together a veggie tray. I'm having a nice buzz from the couple of Sam Adams I drank that Dave brought (I don't drink much anymore and I'm really a lightweight). Soon we'll ring in the new year (2006 is going to be my year!!!!), I'll give Marcus a big kiss and then I'll have to go to bed because I have to work tomorrow morning. Booooooooo! Only 16 more days of that crap. It will be nice to not have to go to bed early and get up in the middle of the night.

When I am done with pizza, I can dig into the knitting book that Marcus' mom got me. I'm looking forward to that.

So, I guess tomorrow I'll do a post about my New Year's resolutions.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY!!!!!

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Thu
22
Dec
2005

A Lot of Good News

Well, I was offically hired as a graphic designer today. I start on January 2nd. Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!

More proof that 2006 is going to be my year (since my lucky number is 6).

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Wed
21
Dec
2005

A Bit of Good News

Well, I had a job interview today for a graphic designer position that starts in January. I'll find out tomorrow if I got it. Starting pay is lower than I would've liked, but it's more than I was making at the screen printers. There will probably be a substantial pay increase after six months. I figure this will be like an internship more or less until I prove myself. The big drawback is the place is in Larkspur (you know—the place where they have the Colorado Renaissance Festival every year). I guess the guys that work there carpool alot, so that could be cool. I know the two guys that currently work there from Platt, so I don't have any doubts that I can work and get along with them. I guess we'll find out tomorrow, eh?

Our power kept going out on Monday evening. If you tried to access our websites then and couldn't, that's why. It sucked because it was really cold outside and snowing a little, too. We burned stuff in our fireplace to keep warm until we gave up and went to bed. Of course my alarm clock's battery was dead so it wouldn't keep time every time the power went out. I'm not sure when the power came back on for good.

I've been a movie watching fool the last few weeks. I'm trying to make the most of my Netflix subscription while I'm underemployed, plus HBO had a free preview weekend in there, too.
The Longest Yard (2005)—wasn't sure I'd like this remake, but I did! (Except for Rob Schneider)
March of the Penguins—those Emperor penguins are insane.
Love Actually—still can't stand Hugh Grant, am liking Emma Thompson more and more and why does Alan Rickman (Snape) always have to be a bad guy?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—um, I don't get why this is popular.
Batman Begins—great movie. Much better than the previous Batman incarnations.
Beauty Shop—not as good as Barbershop, but a cute movie.
The Office: Series 1 (British Version)—just like the American one, took a couple of episodes to grow on me, but I like it.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—this just weirded me out. That single Oompa Loompa was too disturbing.
Spiderman—wasn't impressed.
13 Going on 30—love all the '80s references!

I'm sure I've watched more, but that'll do for now.

Well, I'd better get back to decorating the tree that Marcus slayed.