Rave Got a new job. Time to start paying off credit cards and now I'll be more relaxed around the 1st. Rant Getting older, my first thought when I got the job was time to pay down my debt. When I was younger I'd go get a nice bottle to celebrate, now I'm not because that $35 could be used elsewhere.
Rant: A co-worker is still being a bitch over a week after I pulled a great prank on him and is a pain in the ass with his supervisor. I don't think a hit to your pride/feeling butthurt is a valid reason to delay work that could have/should have been done last week. Rave: I am so, so thankful I took the job with the sales and not marketing team (all two of those assholes), and screw him the prank was still worth it. Rave: Things falling perfectly into place for turkey hunting trip and a rifle shooting/testing trip in May, and a canoeing/fishing trip in June. Stuff on the calendar to look forward to. Rave: Schell's Bockfest is on Saturday. I should apologize in advance to my liver.
RAVE: After firing half my building, the remaining people here (myself included) will in fact be getting a bonus
Rave Well I decided to try out that Plenty of Fish site on Sunday. As of tonight I'm set for a date with a super cute girl that dressed up as River Song for Halloween and referred to Matt Smith's Doctor as a "drunk giraffe". Yeah. I'm a little bit excited.
Rave: I'm settling in for the night with a plate of bacon and Ever After on Netflix. DON'T YOU FUCKING JUDGE ME.
Rant: Getting sick of NavyFed randomly shutting off our card due to suspicious charges, all of which are me. It's embarrassing when I am trying to pay for a year supply of contact lenses for myself and el el husband for $325 and my card not going through. Luckily I have a checkcard but you know what? Fuck them. I wanted the cash back reward on that amount. Not to mention the only fraudulent charge that happened a couple weeks ago, they didn't catch. I keep a close eye on my accounts, mkay? Back off!
Rave: I have client who is a good dude, always pays quickly and generally has a good business sense. Rant: His 50% partner is a fucking idiot, is always late, and generally has no clue about anything. In addition, he is hard of hearing and almost never wears his hearing aid. Instead of asking for people to repeat stuff, he just gets little bits of things and generally fucks up important relationships by repeating incorrect information. And, fucking AND, he doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut. Dammit.
Rave: Wife's company is having their national sales meeting starting today so I get to go to all the dinners for the next 3 nights. Tonight, filet mignon and lobster tail at The Cowboys Golf Club. Love me some surf n' turf.
RAVE: Its been awhile since I was on here. Between work, the house, the woman and firefighting I haven't had time for much. RAVE: Things are going excellent on the home front. My lady and I couldn't be happier and we are really seeing what's out there. Remember when I said she was progressively getting kinkier and kinkier? Well we both came to the conclusion that we should open our civil union and start swinging. SO FAR it has been awesome. We had our first full swap last week (she is 41 he is 43) and it was a blast. We both had fun, talked about it and we want to keep going. Last night we had a date with a new couple and it went great until it came time to kiss each other goodnight. That woman was the worst kisser ever, she pretty much opened her mouth and tried to eat my bottom lip going towards my chin. My girlfriend said he was worse, he didn't even open his mouth but like tried to stick his tongue in her mouth? Weird. If they fuck like they kiss we are in for a shitty night. We are going to a house party this weekend and from what we were told it's going to be fucking wild.
RAVE: Just had a phone interview with an agency I really want to work for. Secured the in person interview. Every job up to now has been a stepping stone. And at age 27, going 28, that's not super healthy or productive. If I get this job which I'm pretty excited about, because they're in a rush and I'm qualified as hell for it, I'd be starting my career.
Rave: The dinner last night was truly outstanding. Not only was the food exceptional (one of the best filets I've had), but the folks who work with my wife are great. So many of them went out of their way to introduce themselves to me, brag on my wife and the impact she's made there already. The guy who owns the company said to me, "Does she talk a lot at home, too? You're a very patient man." I thanked him for taking her off my hands for 60 hours a week and giving my ears a rest. Each year, they have a Fantasy Trip for the top sales producers (all independent reps) and occasionally, someone from corporate gets an invite. This year, the destination is Monte Carlo, all first class accommodations. Past trips have included an African Safari, several European destinations, and Tahiti. I told my wife to work harder. I'm so happy she got in with a really good company that appreciates it's employees and their contributions and isn't working for a bunch of jackals whose only concern is preservation of their own careers and their exit packages. That company has pared its marketing department down to 18 people, but across the board, not a single director or VP has been cut. What a bunch of parasitic shit stains.
I have to double down on this. Got another call today to interview for the agency that has Toyota account. I haven't owned a car my entire life, and now if I get this job, they will give me one. Not to mention work at one of the biggest agencies in the world, on one of the biggest accounts in the world, setting my career/life for success. Funny part was, I was JUST getting used to funemployment. Timing is always funny. Rave: Dry is doing God's, Allah's, Buddha's, Vishnu's, and Ron Hubbard's work in the Boobie thread.
Rave My brother threw on skates for the first time in 30 months. I never thought he'd skate again, pretty amazing he's recovered this much. Also he's developing a girlfriend, I can't really be much happier for him.
Rant: tons of rain + termites + ceiling leak + shitty drywall + lazy landlord = ... (itunes card added to provide scale)
Rave: Start the new job tomorrow. If I never see another Binder & Binder commercial, it'll be too soon.
Rant: Why is there always a crying baby in the seat behind me when I fly? Can't there be a rule that all parents must travel by boat or train? Or have to check their children like baggage?
Rave Long day of work, homework and more homework. Now I'm sitting back with a beer and watching hockey, not bad at all. I've had a lot of raves lately, maybe thats a rave too.
Rant: instead of packing my cheap and super comfortable Mary Janes, it appears that I packed my expensive and stupidly pinchy Mary Janes. Goddammit, it's going to be a long three days.
Rave: Page 8 of boobie thread. Phenomenal. Rave: Pages 1-7 of same thread. Rant: I'm really getting burned out on walking dogs in sub freezing temperatures with a total of one day off in the past 5 months.
This day, that had the potential to be somewhere between disaster and catastrophe, actually turned into something decent. I guess it says something about me that I'm not surprised when the whole world goes to shit but I am dumbfounded when things go well.