Happy Halloween! (update)
It's been a while. Several factors have conspired to keep me busy, not the least of which are my two new jobs. I'm about two weeks in now, and about as adjusted as I will ever get with them. The factory clean-up job is not hard, although I find myself doing the same things over and over again throughout the workday. Since the machines used to manufacture these automobile parts are drenched with industrial transmission fluid, it dribbles on the floor quite frequently, and it is my job to clean all of it up. I also have to refuel the machines with more transmission fluid once they are getting low. This is done using a barrel with a pump system screwed onto the top, with your every-day gas hose attached. For major spills and catch trays that look like they might be about to overflow, there is another barrel with a pressure system screwed onto it that turns it into a handy vacuum with a liquid suction hose attached. The pace of the work is quite leisurely and I can usually get everything done twice in an eight hour day, typically working from 12pm to 8pm.
Then I go to my second job at Walgreens. I work at their distribution center here, doing something called AKL, which is basically placing sell items of various kinds into tubs that come by on a conveyor belt. The facilities at the DC are quite impressive, but the job itself is really demanding. Speed and accuracy are important, and the job will wear you out quickly. I'm currently on a three week evaluation trial. If I do well enough, I will be hired on after this. So far I think I have been doing all right...In any case, I'm currently only working part time there, from 9pm to 1 in the morning. Also, I am beginning to hate so called 'ergonomically designed' bottles. When you grip them at a leisurely pace, choosing one at a time, it works excellently, but when you have to move a whole bunch of them very quickly, they tend to fly right out of your hands. And I never realized how dangerous shampoo bottles can be-I gouged myself on one of them and frequently hurt my fingers trying to grab one just right.
Then I do it all again the next day.
In other news, I got the last official thing I needed to complete my Journey collection: The MTV Raised On Radio documentary. It's the band's second documentary after "Frontiers & Beyond", and offers a look into the band at a period in their careers where the music took a very interesting turn, growing from casual rock into something more sophisticated. Steve Perry was the principle factor behind that charge, and from what I remember It did put something of a strain on the band, especially when Perry convinced their management to let go of drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory, a longtime member and a founding member. He replaced them with Randy Jackson and Michael Baird. I think Perry said that the decision was made because of musical differences and wanting to get the new sound he was experimenting with just right. The year was 1986 and I cannot fathom whatever possessed Randy Jackson to wear such outlandish costumes. It's funny to watch them though; The styles they're all wearing appear to be a mixture of 80's and 90's styles.
Umm, let's see, what else? Well, if you want some free music, check out my review which finally went through. Act quickly though, I don't know how long it will last.
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Now playing: Journey - I'll Be Alright Without You
via FoxyTunes
They say that all myths and legends have some basis in reality. Well, some archaeologists believe that we've finally found the lost city of Atlantis.
Here's 25 health tips I found from a doctor online.
Oops! Looks like one of our naval ships accidentally fired on Poland while a gun was being serviced. Hope they're good sports about it.
Then I go to my second job at Walgreens. I work at their distribution center here, doing something called AKL, which is basically placing sell items of various kinds into tubs that come by on a conveyor belt. The facilities at the DC are quite impressive, but the job itself is really demanding. Speed and accuracy are important, and the job will wear you out quickly. I'm currently on a three week evaluation trial. If I do well enough, I will be hired on after this. So far I think I have been doing all right...In any case, I'm currently only working part time there, from 9pm to 1 in the morning. Also, I am beginning to hate so called 'ergonomically designed' bottles. When you grip them at a leisurely pace, choosing one at a time, it works excellently, but when you have to move a whole bunch of them very quickly, they tend to fly right out of your hands. And I never realized how dangerous shampoo bottles can be-I gouged myself on one of them and frequently hurt my fingers trying to grab one just right.
Then I do it all again the next day.
In other news, I got the last official thing I needed to complete my Journey collection: The MTV Raised On Radio documentary. It's the band's second documentary after "Frontiers & Beyond", and offers a look into the band at a period in their careers where the music took a very interesting turn, growing from casual rock into something more sophisticated. Steve Perry was the principle factor behind that charge, and from what I remember It did put something of a strain on the band, especially when Perry convinced their management to let go of drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory, a longtime member and a founding member. He replaced them with Randy Jackson and Michael Baird. I think Perry said that the decision was made because of musical differences and wanting to get the new sound he was experimenting with just right. The year was 1986 and I cannot fathom whatever possessed Randy Jackson to wear such outlandish costumes. It's funny to watch them though; The styles they're all wearing appear to be a mixture of 80's and 90's styles.
Umm, let's see, what else? Well, if you want some free music, check out my review which finally went through. Act quickly though, I don't know how long it will last.
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Now playing: Journey - I'll Be Alright Without You
via FoxyTunes
They say that all myths and legends have some basis in reality. Well, some archaeologists believe that we've finally found the lost city of Atlantis.
Here's 25 health tips I found from a doctor online.
Oops! Looks like one of our naval ships accidentally fired on Poland while a gun was being serviced. Hope they're good sports about it.