RAVE: Started a new job two months ago. Had a project get out of hand and was in danger of having to miss the deadline of what is my client's biggest new initiative like ever. If you're in the U.S. you'll know what I'm talking about on Tuesday if you haven't already heard the hype. At the last minute and lots of kissing ass, saved the project from missing the deadline. Having to tell your clients "Remember when we told you we messed up, JUST KIDDING, everything is great" feels pretty good on a Friday.
Rant: Sick. Rant: Took a sick day, but does that mean I got to sit on my ass all day? Nope, had to replace my garage door opener.
RANT: FOH Apple. 19 months after getting my 5S, its begun to fall apart. Already replaced the battery twice, now Ive developed a cool little software glitch where the battery percentage freezes and only updates when the phone is turned off and back on. Also, if you do that while charging it, or run it until the battery is below 25% and then charge it, the phone goes into a reset loop where it will flash blue screen and restart every 2-3 min. Just fucking delightful. What a joke
Rant: (caveat: from an admittedly unconfirmed Facebook post, but I suspect it is correct) "This week, an 11 year-old boy shot an 8 year-old girl because she wouldn't show him her puppy. She died. An 11 year-old boy accidentally shot his 12 year-old brother during target practice on a camping trip. He died. And a 5 year-old boy shot his 2 year-old sister with a gun he'd received for a birthday gift. She died." What. The. Fuck. This angers me. No, it ENRAGES me. Why are we putting weapons into the hands of children? And don't give me any of that "teach 'em young so they'll be responsible" crap. None of these children behaved responsibly. But they all knew how to point and shoot a weapon at another human being. Some of them probably even knew how to load those weapons. This isn't okay. DEAR USA - ARE YOU HEARING ME? THIS IS NOT OKAY. FUCK YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. THIS IS NOT FUCKING NORMAL. You're all so fucking scared of "the other guy" that you're arming yourselves to the teeth and lying in wait for a chance to defend yourselves. But in the interim? In the interim, you're falling apart. The rest of the world fucking sees it. For some reason, you don't. Open your fucking eyes. Be embarrassed. Be ashamed. Stop being fucking complacent about all of this. Jesus Christ.
RANT: Left Toronto Friday morning to drive the slightly more than 4k kms home. Left a day later than planned because mom didn't want me to go yet. Didn't mind staying the extra day, but it meant averaging 1.5k kms a day. That makes for a long fucking day in the driver's seat. RAVE: Never get tired of the drive through Banf and the mountains. RAVE: Playing "race car driver" through the mountains in a weighed down full-sized pickup and watching fucktards almost go off the road trying to keep up made me laugh.
Rant: Heard back last Thursday from a job interview.........and it was a no go. At least it only took about two weeks for this company to get back to me...Instead of two months for a different position I had interviewed for. And I was not even told no for the first one. I was told it was "on hold". Rave: I just had a job interview for a senior accounting role last Friday. I just got a voicemail today that they want me back for a second interview. Mostly excited about it. It will come with a higher title which I desperately need at this point in my career (not to mention the pay that goes with it.), but a lot of anxiety too. I wouldn't say that certain skills (CAM recoveries) are the strongest. Plus this will involve a lot more in depth work with the software (that I fortunately already have a lot of experience with) than I likely have. Moments like these I have to channel my dad and his experience starting his own business after being laid off. By his own admission, he had no idea what he was doing at the time and fucked up a lot along the way. But in the end, was able to build a successful practice. Fake it til you make it - That's what they say, right? Rave: A weird, financial rave. Comparing my financial situation today to how it was a year ago is almost night and day. Moving to Chicago was easily the best decision I have ever made, but it has been an uphill climb since I moved. A year ago, I had probably close to 6k in debt and not much money to my name. By the end of this week, I'm in a position to pay off any credit card balances each month plus have a couple grand in cash lying around. If the above job pays off, I'll be up for another 15-20 k pay increase (which will allow for significantly more saving, plus more irresponsible spending). It just feels good to be standing on solid ground after three years of climbing.
Rave: Went to a high end grocer. Have octopus carpaccio, caviar, and champagne waiting for breakfast. Rant: This stupid European gaysex toilet refuses to eat my giant steak shit. It's just sitting at the bottom of the can, waiting for a real toilet to flush it. I might have to find a branch to break it up. Rave: As Al Bundy said, "Someone shoulda told that toilet the yanks were coming." I'm going to leave it there as a sign of American superiority. You have no idea how pleased I actually am. Take that you low flow pussies.
Rant: I have to fly to Florida this week for a stupid work conference. Rave: Taking my girlfriend's younger brother hunting with me this weekend. It'll be his first time- should be fun.
Rave: Yesterday I got up, had a profitable client meeting, sex with the 26 year old for a solid four hours, then my wife came home and we all had a great dinner. Rant: the processing staff can't unfuck themselves enough to correct a time sensitive application since last Thursday. Five calls and an angry email and they still haven't gotten their shit together. We're in a thirty day window and they're pissing away the client's time.
Rant: My husband might be getting laid off. Should be finding out more during our anniversary/his birthday week. Good vibes this way would be appreciated.
RAVE: I can't explain it, but this morning while I was driving to a walk, I was overcome with the greatest feeling of peace. Again, no explanation, it just was. And that was great.
Rave: Was just given (and accepted) an offer from the place I just had my second interview. The only downside is it won't be a Senior role (although it seems to be an accelerated staff to senior role). That being said, it does come with a 20% pay bump (so I'll be making well above average for a staff position) which I won't shy away from. Life is good.