Rant - I am in the worst mood here lately. Just grumpy. I feel raw and I don't know why. Little things are irksome, things that have never been irksome before, and it's making me even worse. Rave - I made an appointment with a counselor for tomorrow. Maybe that will help.
Rave: Broke into a garage through a window on the side today, went completely undetected and got away easily. Rant: It was my own garage* and I had to get inside through the window because the garage door is not working and whoever built it decided a side door wasn't necessary. Rave: Well, this is one of those times I'm glad I just rent. *Not really my own, not responsible for fixing it. Rave: My girlfriend doesn't believe in the "three months salary = amount to spend on engagement ring" bullshit.
Rave Wound up accepting a job offer at a company I just recently interviewed for. And for a staggering amount more than I was expecting. I was expecting maybe a few grand more. The actual wound up being closer to 14k higher than what I am making now, not including benefits. I busted my ass working later nights and weekends on bullshit pay with the current gig, so I think it is safe to say I'll be working a little harder at the next job. The phone call getting the job offer was funny. Bear in mind again I was not even remotely expecting the pay bump/ Recruiter: So you'll be getting the offer from the company today. I would expect them to offer around (about 8-9 grand higher than expected) plus 10% bonus, plus benefits. Me: *Jaw Drops* *Hand not holding cell phone pushes jaw back* .......I think I can live with that. Then the later call with the HR person offering me the position. HR Person: Now...what can commonly happen is a person gets a counter offer and then changes their mind Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, I'm not too worried about that. HR Person: But still it can happen, so make sure you explain that you are leaving for more than just money. Which is true. The bump in pay was such a small factor in leaving. I just wanted to leave such a miserable, pointless, dead end position (which I plan on telling them). And I now that they would never even remotely be able to offer a decent counter offer. Being the accountant afford that knowledge. Plus.....I'll get a bonus. You know what I got for a bonus at the last job? Fucking box of chocolate and some nuts......Woooooo?! The owners made sure to give themselves nice 5k bonuses. Must be nice to reward yourselves for sucking. I should be a business owner sometime. Anyway, rambling aside......Never settle at work folks. If it's bullshit and has no promise of improving, just leave. It's not worth it. Not even remotely. Now I just have to go in tomorrow and let the bosses (or boss since one just went out of town today, I guess) know. I'm.......not expecting a positive experience. RantSo, date with cute nerd didn't pan out. Got the "busy at work" blowoff text. I handled it pretty well, just went and started chatting with some other cute girls, so we'll see where that leads. Onwards and upwards and all that jazz.
Rant Some asshole just pulled the fire alarm in my apartment complex, at 5:00 am. I'd go back to sleep but I have to wake up in an hour anyway for work. Fucking dicks
Rave: Talking with the counselor was at least helpful. I like her a lot. Rant: It'll probably take a session or three to get to the root of the situation, but at least I like her. Pet related rant: Spring MUST be (despite evidence to the contrary) in the air - my dog is on a roll eating things. Yesterday he ate one of my roses. Today a bag of rolls. God knows what else he will find his way into.
Dear lady sitting across from me in the rheumatologist office: turn off the fucking volume on your phone. I do not need to hear you play Candy Crush at decibel levels normally reserved for torture. Also, your boots are ugly and you're wearing enough makeup to coat a bull moose. Kindly fuck off.
Rant: I never should have gone to see a shrink. This is becoming a nightmare and spinning out of control.
Re: Re: Rant & Rave Thread Rant: I fucking suck at interviews, I have been filling in the lead hand spot and have been doing a great job at it. Interviewed for it on Tuesday and hear a rumor today that they are doing second interviews today, I never got a call. Fucking drinking beers tonight for sure.
Rave: Selling my current house and winding up to the uber-reno, think the photos turned out pretty well: <a class="postlink" href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s5d237v01qchjnq/Dr0-kiBGl1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s5d237v01qchjnq/Dr0-kiBGl1</a>
Rant: Fuck you Microsoft, for making me waste three days trying to fix a non-existent problem I only thought was there because your instructions are shit.
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Rant: Although it is the first day of spring, it is still only -1 outside. Despite this, our office building has turned on the air conditioning. My nipples are like little stones.
Rant Gotta go to a hospital an hour away on Monday to get some tests done and talk to some other shrinks. I think the doctor mentioned something about an MRI but I don't know how that is going to help diagnose a psychiatric problem. Apparently there is something wrong inside my head, but they sure as fuck haven't told me what. It was a mistake to ever go see a doctor. Now I'm stuck in a position where I can't deny a doctor's orders and I'm spending more time getting medical help from people who don't seem to have the slightest clue what's wrong than I am working. I just want to go back to my job and be left alone.
RANT: You know your credit is fucked when you get declined for a secured credit card. RAVE/RANT: Who needs credit when you have 24 hours OT in one week.
Rave: PR for the last 5 years in 5K this morning (and an award). Suck it, old age! Rant: I was sprinting so hard at the end that almost puked on the little kids inflatable area after the finish. Rave: Didn't puke.
Wtf? I'm going to be best friends with police non emergency before too long. There is apparently a stop sign bandit in my neighborhood because this is the third time in 6 months I've come across an intersection within 2 blocks of my house that is mysteriously missing a stop sign. Is this a thing that people do now? And why is it apparently so easy to snatch them?
Rave: Two double yolker eggs for breakfast yesterday. Rave: Two goals playing hockey today and set one up as well. Rant: Moving blows donkey dick. Rave: Finished cleaning, now I only have to sort out all the junk to throw away at the new place.
Rave: Into the new place, and it's beautiful. The wife is happy, she feels like her hard work has finally paid off, and this makes me happy. Rave: I watched the sunrise over the Delaware (which I can see from my living room) this morning. Rave: I set the kitchen up the way I like. Since I do all the cooking, this is fantastic. Rave: The cats are finally less freaked out due to the move. Rant: My one cat scratched the heck out of me when I put him in the cat carrier for the move. Rave: The 55" Samsung HD tv is amazing. The Klipsch sound system ain't half bad either. Rant: Need to get laid, badly. Rave: The week of shit has ended. Rave: Dark Souls II is phenomenal. My God, on a 55" flat screen it's even more gorgeous than I could have imagined. Rant: 6 a.m. walk. Rave: With a dog I would take in a heartbeat. Rave: Overall, things are more than OK. I'll chalk that up as a big win.