Winter's here again, oh lord
I suppose I should update with what's been going on in my personal life more often. My whims on the Internet tend to shift with certain changes...like my reading a front page article in the life section of a major American newspaper saying that Facebook was tracking it's users in a manner which I found to be a serious invasion of privacy...so I'll probably be posting here more often again.
I had a terrible Halloween, an average to mediocre Thanksgiving, and a decent birthday. Around Halloween I began running into problems of poor luck and circumstances that caused me to be within a hair's length of losing my job. It was a difficult time to go through; but I've been having this happen at around the same time every year now, for at least two years. Next year I plan to schedule vacation around the holiday. Anyways, one good thing about the experience was that I realized that this is where I need to be. I don't have any other options if I lose my job right now, so I might as well make this into my career. I'm getting paid more than I ever have, I've got the benefits that I've needed...Even though it's just a warehouse job, It doesn't make sense to approach this work as a bridge job when I have nothing to reach for on the other side of that bridge. So I'm going to see how far I can get by staying here.
Thanksgiving was ok. Work pushed us hard on Black Friday; put in a 14 hour shift (usual maximum is 12). I ended up not getting home until 1 pm because I had wanted to get a television on discount. I got a new HD flatscreen to replace my last generation box tv...Now that I finally have a HD cable the difference is astounding! I never really put much stock into HD before, but I can definitely tell the difference now that I've experienced the upgrade personally. Image quality is so much better.
Birthday was good. Just the typical stay-at-home thing, though I did treat myself to some Pizza from Mellow Mushroom, which is one of my favorite Pizza places. Got the Mega Man Zero collection (Nintendo DS) and Monster Hunter Tri (Wii). I haven't tried the Wii game yet, since I need to reset my motion sensor after getting a new tv. I'll get around to it this weekend mayhaps. Been working on some of my X-Box 360 games recently. I should really get back into the habit of writing my reviews, but it's hard to find the time any more, much less stay topical.
So there's your update! I'll post with more stuff soon.
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Now playing: Ralph Saenz - Be Good To Yourself
http://foxytunes.com/artist/ralph+saenz/track/be+good+to+yourself
Old news but awesome. Nike made Marty McFly's 2015 sneakers earlier this year, putting out an auction-only limited run of the famous power-laces shoe! Of course, we don't quite have the technology yet to be on par with the shoes in the film, but these are still really neat replicas of the authentic custom props. And hey, there's always next year to get down that power-laces thing. ;)
College Conspiracy: Is college just a scam? This little documentary raises some excellent questions on how the college institution is run here in America, and it reflects many of my feelings, having experienced learning at the community college level.
Hilariously interesting. Apparently former Libyan dictator Ghadaffi's death was accurately predicted by an 80's sitcom.
I had a terrible Halloween, an average to mediocre Thanksgiving, and a decent birthday. Around Halloween I began running into problems of poor luck and circumstances that caused me to be within a hair's length of losing my job. It was a difficult time to go through; but I've been having this happen at around the same time every year now, for at least two years. Next year I plan to schedule vacation around the holiday. Anyways, one good thing about the experience was that I realized that this is where I need to be. I don't have any other options if I lose my job right now, so I might as well make this into my career. I'm getting paid more than I ever have, I've got the benefits that I've needed...Even though it's just a warehouse job, It doesn't make sense to approach this work as a bridge job when I have nothing to reach for on the other side of that bridge. So I'm going to see how far I can get by staying here.
Thanksgiving was ok. Work pushed us hard on Black Friday; put in a 14 hour shift (usual maximum is 12). I ended up not getting home until 1 pm because I had wanted to get a television on discount. I got a new HD flatscreen to replace my last generation box tv...Now that I finally have a HD cable the difference is astounding! I never really put much stock into HD before, but I can definitely tell the difference now that I've experienced the upgrade personally. Image quality is so much better.
Birthday was good. Just the typical stay-at-home thing, though I did treat myself to some Pizza from Mellow Mushroom, which is one of my favorite Pizza places. Got the Mega Man Zero collection (Nintendo DS) and Monster Hunter Tri (Wii). I haven't tried the Wii game yet, since I need to reset my motion sensor after getting a new tv. I'll get around to it this weekend mayhaps. Been working on some of my X-Box 360 games recently. I should really get back into the habit of writing my reviews, but it's hard to find the time any more, much less stay topical.
So there's your update! I'll post with more stuff soon.
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Now playing: Ralph Saenz - Be Good To Yourself
http://foxytunes.com/artist/ralph+saenz/track/be+good+to+yourself
Old news but awesome. Nike made Marty McFly's 2015 sneakers earlier this year, putting out an auction-only limited run of the famous power-laces shoe! Of course, we don't quite have the technology yet to be on par with the shoes in the film, but these are still really neat replicas of the authentic custom props. And hey, there's always next year to get down that power-laces thing. ;)
College Conspiracy: Is college just a scam? This little documentary raises some excellent questions on how the college institution is run here in America, and it reflects many of my feelings, having experienced learning at the community college level.
Hilariously interesting. Apparently former Libyan dictator Ghadaffi's death was accurately predicted by an 80's sitcom.