The other night I dreamed about a fish. It was a delicious fish. Don't know if I caught or bought it. I don't know if it was baked, grilled or fried. I just know it was a very good fish.
Last night at work I kept singing pirate songs. "What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor" was my favorite. It surprised me that I knew two verses. "Avast ye' Scurvy Skunks". I made that one up.
Good evening.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Mental Holiday
I decided I was having a minor mental breakdown at work. Not really. I was just tired of the place. One of the advantages of being a ten year plus veteran is the amount of vacation I get. Add to that a my regular schedule of four days off and I can take five days off with only burning one day vacation. Not a bad deal at all.
A few things were wearing me down. I changed supervisors. Again. In normal circumstances I could careless. I'm not in normal circumstances. As I've explained before, I'm in the company drug and alcohol recovery program. I've done all the bullshit and hoops they want me to. Now it's a matter of just randomly pissing in a cup. No problem. I did two years probation without failing and now almost another two years (some of the time of work and probation overlap) of not failing at work.
Changing supervisors becomes a problem for me because it's more people that get pulled into the circle of confidentiality. I'm sure people, besides the ones that I told, know but no one ever says anything about it to me and I like that. But for my mental well being the less supervisors that know the better off I am.
So when I found out I could be changing supervisors for the fourth time in under a year I flipped out. I had to calm myself down over the weekend. Sunday I determined that I'd talk to my current supervisor and say hey man this shit is getting ridiculous. So Monday morning I talked with him and let it known how I felt about possibly switching again this summer. He listened and told me that he would mention it to the big boss woman. He definitely understood where I was coming from. I thanked him for his time and understanding. I trust him to not say anything to anyone other than his boss and hopefully get his my concerns taken care of.
So in my minivacation, I plan on a few things done and spend some down time reading, watching movies, DVR shows, the dog track and maybe a day of fishing.
Other than that I'm gearing up for my next adventure...the contract negotiations with my employer.
I think the up coming negotiations also made me decide to take some down time.
After that wraps up, I'll probably take a prolonged vacation and then start my house hunting adventures.
Adventures...I laugh myself off at that.
Good night.
The Pope
A few things were wearing me down. I changed supervisors. Again. In normal circumstances I could careless. I'm not in normal circumstances. As I've explained before, I'm in the company drug and alcohol recovery program. I've done all the bullshit and hoops they want me to. Now it's a matter of just randomly pissing in a cup. No problem. I did two years probation without failing and now almost another two years (some of the time of work and probation overlap) of not failing at work.
Changing supervisors becomes a problem for me because it's more people that get pulled into the circle of confidentiality. I'm sure people, besides the ones that I told, know but no one ever says anything about it to me and I like that. But for my mental well being the less supervisors that know the better off I am.
So when I found out I could be changing supervisors for the fourth time in under a year I flipped out. I had to calm myself down over the weekend. Sunday I determined that I'd talk to my current supervisor and say hey man this shit is getting ridiculous. So Monday morning I talked with him and let it known how I felt about possibly switching again this summer. He listened and told me that he would mention it to the big boss woman. He definitely understood where I was coming from. I thanked him for his time and understanding. I trust him to not say anything to anyone other than his boss and hopefully get his my concerns taken care of.
So in my minivacation, I plan on a few things done and spend some down time reading, watching movies, DVR shows, the dog track and maybe a day of fishing.
Other than that I'm gearing up for my next adventure...the contract negotiations with my employer.
I think the up coming negotiations also made me decide to take some down time.
After that wraps up, I'll probably take a prolonged vacation and then start my house hunting adventures.
Adventures...I laugh myself off at that.
Good night.
The Pope
Thursday, February 11, 2010
General Nothings - My Therapy
Really I want to post more often this year. Already I haven't posted anything from the middle of January.
So where to start?
Something that's a new low for me. I've twice sexed up this woman. But there's a small catch. I don't know her name. My plan is to let her call and hopefully she leaves a message with name to call her back. It's a George Costanza scheme of mine.
Sophia has definitely flaked out on me. Oh well.
I'm still pretty much a shut in. I've been out only a few times since new years.
My best friend's jobs are in turmoil. He works two jobs but he got railroaded at his day job. They demoted him and put him in evening hours. Which sucks because his other job is in evenings. So now he has to make a choice. I think the only reason he takes the demotion is cause of the health insurance for his kids. The second job doesn't offer anything like that.
Dr. Destructo, me that is, decided building my own computer isn't such a good idea after all. I had a parts list and set to buy everything. Then I went to Fry's Electronics and saw the same thing I plan on building for the same price but less headache. I'm just going to open a box and plug it in.
My union is gearing up for negotiations with my employer. I'm on the negotiating team for the union. I'm ready for it to start but we still have somethings to do before we sit down at the bargaining table. I'll be honest that I'm excited but also anxious. I imagine high stress and long ours coming up over the next two months.
Right now I'm pretty much ready to move out of the lap of luxury and into my own castle. I love where I live. It's the nicest place I've ever lived. It's just beautiful. That said though I'm in an apartment, paying rent. It's time move on. It's time for a house of my own. I can't justify paying the amount of rent I do to live in Xanadu.
The time frame for house hunting won't take place until negotiations are over. While the chance of strike or lockout is minimal I don't want to buy a house and then have that all pending. Just do one major thing at a time and things will work out.
So where to start?
Something that's a new low for me. I've twice sexed up this woman. But there's a small catch. I don't know her name. My plan is to let her call and hopefully she leaves a message with name to call her back. It's a George Costanza scheme of mine.
Sophia has definitely flaked out on me. Oh well.
I'm still pretty much a shut in. I've been out only a few times since new years.
My best friend's jobs are in turmoil. He works two jobs but he got railroaded at his day job. They demoted him and put him in evening hours. Which sucks because his other job is in evenings. So now he has to make a choice. I think the only reason he takes the demotion is cause of the health insurance for his kids. The second job doesn't offer anything like that.
Dr. Destructo, me that is, decided building my own computer isn't such a good idea after all. I had a parts list and set to buy everything. Then I went to Fry's Electronics and saw the same thing I plan on building for the same price but less headache. I'm just going to open a box and plug it in.
My union is gearing up for negotiations with my employer. I'm on the negotiating team for the union. I'm ready for it to start but we still have somethings to do before we sit down at the bargaining table. I'll be honest that I'm excited but also anxious. I imagine high stress and long ours coming up over the next two months.
Right now I'm pretty much ready to move out of the lap of luxury and into my own castle. I love where I live. It's the nicest place I've ever lived. It's just beautiful. That said though I'm in an apartment, paying rent. It's time move on. It's time for a house of my own. I can't justify paying the amount of rent I do to live in Xanadu.
The time frame for house hunting won't take place until negotiations are over. While the chance of strike or lockout is minimal I don't want to buy a house and then have that all pending. Just do one major thing at a time and things will work out.
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