Weird.....
For some strange reason ,possibly involving the verbal destruction of my supervisor, I'm in an insanely good mood tonight. So good in fact that I decided to grace you lot with a post. I know, weird right?
So let's see, work is still work....I continue to suffer from low wages and assholish employers and racist co-workers but I think I'm finally finding some kind of working class equilibrium among my fellow employees and managers. I go in everyday and I bust my ass and refuse to whine and complain. I do pretty much anything they ask of me and I do it better and better every time. I'm learning a lot too. Pretty soon I think I'll be able to make a case for getting my DCJS license. For those not aware that's Department of Criminal Justice Systems. You absolutely HAVE to have it to be a full technician and I'm going to have it by at least middle of this coming year if I have to sacrifice two flawless black bulls to Satan to do it.
I'm also making a lot more in-roads with my co-workers than I was. They're beginning to respect me more and more. This has been a problem for me since most of my previous jobs have either been retail or relatively white collar. In the construction world you HAVE to earn the respect of your fellow workers or you will fail. So what did I do? I stopped worrying about it. I just let them know that I don't particularly give a damn what they think about me or about others and that I'm there to work and collect a paycheck just like them. I also have refrained from making them feel inferior as much as possible lately. I think that's helped a lot. I don't mean that to be insulting to them but I have a higher level of education and honestly more interest in my education than most of them do. So sometimes when I'm talking I can see their eyes kind of glass over or feel them beginning to resent the smart guy so I've tried my best not to impress upon them my views about uneducated people. God, no matter how I freaking put that it still sounds arrogant!
I've been notably absent from the online world as of late and I feel kind of bad about because I used to talk to quite a few of you very regularly. Please know that I still read your posts whenever I see them and even if I don't comment often it's not because I'm not concerned with you. To those who still read my journal I would appreciate it if you would comment to this post so I know who still reads this and who does not. Thanks!
So, due to adoraheatherly I've been sucked into the wonderment that is the BBC series Merlin. Seriously, if you haven't seen it....find it....watch it....it fucking rocks!
I've also been watching House, M.D. a lot lately.....just something about Hugh Laurie's comedic timing resonates perfectly with my own. I love it!
To those of you waiting to see The Dark Knight now that it's out on DVD....stop waiting and treat yourself!
Also, to those of you who like well structured metal music I would highly encourage you to check out Trivium! Their newest album is just fucking sick! Think Bullet for My Valentine but harder...
Okay folks, that's it for me for now!
More soon!
-Rob
So let's see, work is still work....I continue to suffer from low wages and assholish employers and racist co-workers but I think I'm finally finding some kind of working class equilibrium among my fellow employees and managers. I go in everyday and I bust my ass and refuse to whine and complain. I do pretty much anything they ask of me and I do it better and better every time. I'm learning a lot too. Pretty soon I think I'll be able to make a case for getting my DCJS license. For those not aware that's Department of Criminal Justice Systems. You absolutely HAVE to have it to be a full technician and I'm going to have it by at least middle of this coming year if I have to sacrifice two flawless black bulls to Satan to do it.
I'm also making a lot more in-roads with my co-workers than I was. They're beginning to respect me more and more. This has been a problem for me since most of my previous jobs have either been retail or relatively white collar. In the construction world you HAVE to earn the respect of your fellow workers or you will fail. So what did I do? I stopped worrying about it. I just let them know that I don't particularly give a damn what they think about me or about others and that I'm there to work and collect a paycheck just like them. I also have refrained from making them feel inferior as much as possible lately. I think that's helped a lot. I don't mean that to be insulting to them but I have a higher level of education and honestly more interest in my education than most of them do. So sometimes when I'm talking I can see their eyes kind of glass over or feel them beginning to resent the smart guy so I've tried my best not to impress upon them my views about uneducated people. God, no matter how I freaking put that it still sounds arrogant!
I've been notably absent from the online world as of late and I feel kind of bad about because I used to talk to quite a few of you very regularly. Please know that I still read your posts whenever I see them and even if I don't comment often it's not because I'm not concerned with you. To those who still read my journal I would appreciate it if you would comment to this post so I know who still reads this and who does not. Thanks!
So, due to adoraheatherly I've been sucked into the wonderment that is the BBC series Merlin. Seriously, if you haven't seen it....find it....watch it....it fucking rocks!
I've also been watching House, M.D. a lot lately.....just something about Hugh Laurie's comedic timing resonates perfectly with my own. I love it!
To those of you waiting to see The Dark Knight now that it's out on DVD....stop waiting and treat yourself!
Also, to those of you who like well structured metal music I would highly encourage you to check out Trivium! Their newest album is just fucking sick! Think Bullet for My Valentine but harder...
Okay folks, that's it for me for now!
More soon!
-Rob