The Year In Review...
So December is here, which means that 2009 is quickly drawing to a close. For better or worse, I'm glad it's over. This has been a very trying, aggravating, tumultuous year to say the least. Let's review, shall we?
I've had more jobs this year than I've had in the last 4; this is not to say that I don't like to work, it's just that hard to find a steady, non-migraine inducing job here in Champaign. I've done temp work, beta tested a very successful game for the 360, worked security, even went back to serving. The whole job hopping thing was fun when I was 17, but not now. Back then it was "oh you want a video game, get a job and save up for it." Now, it's "oh you want a place to sleep that doesn't involve the underside of bridges, get a job, period." I'm dreading tax season this year...for the time being, I'm working at Olive Garden as a server, but this won't last much longer. One, I don't like non-steady work. Two, I'm becoming physically unable to perform the job as well as I was once able to. My wrist gave out on me a few weeks ago, and I haven't been the same since. I've got two potential jobs on the horizon...we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Three, and this relates to #2, I'm honestly getting too old to be a server. I'm not as young as I once was, and quite frankly, am tired of working with a bunch of high, drunk, and horny twentysomething college students. Again, it would be freaking great if I was still 25 and single, but I'm neither and am happier because of it.
I've also given up any real hope of moving up north for the time being. I was hoping that we would be down here for a year, get tired of it, then move back up to the 'burbs. But I realize now that isn't going to happen, and after what happened with regards to Sarah and ray's wedding, I'm rather glad it isn't. I know I would be miserable up there, only because we would both be working 50+ hours a week for a crappy one bedroom apartment that we would probably hate. It's obviously not as bad down here, but I do miss my friends and family.
Sarah and ray's wedding was a total clusterfuck that got way out of hand over a private comment that I made and was turned public. Long story short, I made a comment on my private LJ that I really didn't want to go to the wedding, as it was causing all kinds of problems with my wife. Someone then took that PRIVATE comment and made a PUBLIC spectacle out of the whole thing. Basically, I ended up not going, and haven't talked to Sarah or ray since, and...nope, I'm not going to say anything else here. All I will say is don't say what you're thinking kids...we don't live in a country where people are able to express their opinions on things, and people will take it out of context and create needless drama with it.
I'll add to this later; I need to get off my ass and do a few things before I go to class today
I've had more jobs this year than I've had in the last 4; this is not to say that I don't like to work, it's just that hard to find a steady, non-migraine inducing job here in Champaign. I've done temp work, beta tested a very successful game for the 360, worked security, even went back to serving. The whole job hopping thing was fun when I was 17, but not now. Back then it was "oh you want a video game, get a job and save up for it." Now, it's "oh you want a place to sleep that doesn't involve the underside of bridges, get a job, period." I'm dreading tax season this year...for the time being, I'm working at Olive Garden as a server, but this won't last much longer. One, I don't like non-steady work. Two, I'm becoming physically unable to perform the job as well as I was once able to. My wrist gave out on me a few weeks ago, and I haven't been the same since. I've got two potential jobs on the horizon...we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Three, and this relates to #2, I'm honestly getting too old to be a server. I'm not as young as I once was, and quite frankly, am tired of working with a bunch of high, drunk, and horny twentysomething college students. Again, it would be freaking great if I was still 25 and single, but I'm neither and am happier because of it.
I've also given up any real hope of moving up north for the time being. I was hoping that we would be down here for a year, get tired of it, then move back up to the 'burbs. But I realize now that isn't going to happen, and after what happened with regards to Sarah and ray's wedding, I'm rather glad it isn't. I know I would be miserable up there, only because we would both be working 50+ hours a week for a crappy one bedroom apartment that we would probably hate. It's obviously not as bad down here, but I do miss my friends and family.
Sarah and ray's wedding was a total clusterfuck that got way out of hand over a private comment that I made and was turned public. Long story short, I made a comment on my private LJ that I really didn't want to go to the wedding, as it was causing all kinds of problems with my wife. Someone then took that PRIVATE comment and made a PUBLIC spectacle out of the whole thing. Basically, I ended up not going, and haven't talked to Sarah or ray since, and...nope, I'm not going to say anything else here. All I will say is don't say what you're thinking kids...we don't live in a country where people are able to express their opinions on things, and people will take it out of context and create needless drama with it.
I'll add to this later; I need to get off my ass and do a few things before I go to class today