RAVE: Stopped in the local KMS Tools to pick up some drill bits and misc table saw pieces-parts, and they had a draw on for some power tools. Ended up walking out with a fucking kick-ass Skil Worm Drive saw (one of the industrial, magnesium ones) for $100, after tax, along with an assorted array of top-end blades. Brought it home, plugged it in, and giggled like a little school girl at the raw fucking power in that thing. It's 9pm and snowing, and I want to go frame something in my back yard.... is that wrong?
Rave:The heat gun I pulled out of a dump truck for free last fall worked really well last night (removing a tight barrel from a rifle). Rave: New marketing work is going really well and my bosses are happy. Glad I made the push to do that switch. Rant: I'm helping with sales calls again because the newest guy on the sales team isn't pulling his weight, and prior to this his incompetency really didn't affect me but now it does. Stupid lazy fucker. Why he is still around is a mystery to all of us.
Rave: BOOM! Rush tour this Summer. May 26 in Atlanta(ish)! Woo! Rant: Can't decide on another show to go to . . . Denver or Philly? Denver is on the weekend and the Rockies play the Braves that afternoon; but, I've never been to Philly.
Rave: I passed a test today that will allow me to add a certification on my teaching license to teach history, government, etc. I'm not sure if I would be a good history teacher, but there wouldn't be as many papers to grade. I then went to eat at one of my favorite restaurants and have some of my favorite beer. It was a pretty good day really. Rant: I got brave and decided to teach my classes about satire and Charlie Hebdo. I didn't try to hide anything from them, so at this point I'm hoping I don't get complaints and/or torches and pitchforks. I am however genuinely surprised by my student's reactions. I thought they would be virulently racist and bigoted towards Muslims and have zero sympathy for the terrorists. Oh how I was wrong. My ideas of fostering an understanding and appreciation of the concept of free speech were quickly shattered. Here is an example of some student writing: I'm not even sure how to approach that. That student wasn't alone in their sentiment either. There has only been a small minority of students who thought that Charlie Hebdo should continue to publish what they want. The future is looking scarier by the minute. Oh, bonus points: to teach satire I was using political cartoons. I decided to use some (both sides being all fair and balanced) about Ferguson. I asked a class if they knew anything about what happened in Ferguson, and a girl joked/mumbled "yeah, that nigger got shot." Good times.
RANT: Just got word that a woman who was very much my 2nd mother is going to pass. All 6 of her children are with her, she always considered me her 7th and I can't be there. I told them to make sure they told her I love her. God damn it. You're not supposed to lose ALL your loved ones by the time you're 50.
Rant: Holy shit, I see some depressing, heartbreaking crap every day. I try to be optimistic and a positive part of someone's day, but there's only so far I can stretch. Wine helps, but it doesn't fix anything or help a fresh quad stand up and walk. Guys, don't go under the knife unless you positively, absolutely, life or death have to. Death, paralysis, stroke, etc, etc is always a risk, even if it's a minor procedure, and I see "the rare cases" all the time. It happens more often than you think. I think I would be monster to be desensitized to it.
RAVE I just retired from the Military. 20 years and now I'm forced to grow up and get a real job. RANT I have to get a real job.
Rave: Saw Grouplove play a show at Troubadour and in their encore they covered Beastie Boys' "Sabotage," one of my favorite songs as a kid. Was so awesome
Rave: My roommate got a new dog. This effectively means I get a new dog, but bear none of the responsibility. Rant: Fuck predatory loans in the ass. Fuck me for being dumb enough to get one when I was 18. I borrowed about 10k. I've at this point paid $3500 (and have no late fees, or other penalties) and the balance is basically the same as the amount I borrowed. Like a $50 difference. They also told me there wouldn't be any interest until I graduated. Lo and behold two months after borrowing still in my first semester I got a letter explaining interest started now due to some fine print on the bottom of page 47 or where ever the fuck. At least I can now make extra payments, and it's still not an obscenely high number, but still... really fucking pisses me off. Rave: I like my boss at the new job. He seems like a good guy and doesn't react to problems by throwing a fucking tantrum, which is basically what my old boss did. Rant: I think by living in a small town (20,000) I'm going to have to eventually resort to online dating once I get a couple other things settled. Never done it yet, but the stuff I've seen from craigslist is really not encouraging. "Hi1!! I'm a BBW with 8 kids. You need to be at least 6 foot 8 and make no less than 150k. Ur pics get mine! xxx" Combine that with me drawing from a limited pool and so many people get married here before they turn 25 and this might kind of suck. Rant/Rave: My computer has all but totally shit the bed. Spent all weekend trying to fix it to no avail. Really, I'm due to get a new one anyway though so it's not all that bad.
Neither Rant or Rave Because I have ADHD I've seen a therapist for a little bit a long time ago. That person tried to connect with me on LinkedIn. I may be wrong, but that seems like a gross violation of privacy. Is that even legal?
I'm drunk. I'm about 15 mimutes from landing in Denver and meeting my friends to drive to Winter Park for a lot of skiing and boozing. I got a ghetto upgrade on the flight ( no one in the seat next to me). I have no rants. Go life!
HUGE RAVE: While I was still in school I heard of a great opportunity to work for the county jail system as a nurse. Faxed my resume to the doctor in charge and right after I got my license he called me and we met. We hit it off really well but things changed and he didn't have a spot open. We kept in touch and I knew eventually he would call. Last week he texted me that he would like to meet for dinner and discuss details of an offer. It was comparable to what I'm making now with the same benefits package, better schedule, more flexible hours, and believe it or not, MUCH better work. Putting in my notice at my current soul-crushing shitty job today! Something is wrong when working in a county jail is better than working in a nursing home. I don't have to be up at 5 am anymore, I don't have to worry about being on call, or working double shifts, or getting forced to stay if the weather is bad, I don't have to spend half my day giving out medicines, writing orders, or catching up on the relentless, never-ending paperwork, or coming home completely exhausted an hour to an hour and a half after my scheduled time because of it. I don't have to deal with my phony, turn-on-you-on-a-dime nursing supervisor, and best of all I don't have to pass meds with a state inspector standing over my shoulder, which is coming up soon. My new job is literally better in every conceivable way, especially the actual medical experience and in the use of my skills. I just have to avoid getting shanked.
Rave: Despite doing a bucket of extra work this week and being absolutely knackered because of it B shift was pretty good. A few extra hours of leave in lieu never hurt either. Rant: Except for this one mongoloid oxygen thief pea heart that is. Complained this afternoon that he was so fatigued he couldn't keep working. Dumb fuck expected to be out of work early after we had been over time every night this week and didn't bring any food. Comparing his IQ to that of a bag of rocks would upset the rocks.
Rant: I know I'm becoming one of those people who talk about their jobs and nobody gives a shit, but I just need to vent. Almost everyone at my workplace seems cool as hell, so why did I have to get stuck with being mentored by the one douchebag? My first Monday there he asks me "So what do you do on Sundays? Do you worship your lord and savior Jesus Christ?" Fuck you. It's none of your business and who asks this within 5 minutes of meeting someone in a work setting? The motherfucker takes 10 minutes to say something normal people say in 15 seconds. He repeats himself like he has Alzheimer's. I had to set up a brief meeting with one of our employees, ask him to attend/add input and he says fine. I tell the person, me and captain fucknuts wanted to talk to you, come to office at x time. He drops into a fucking 20 minute speech (in front of everyone working under me) about how I wanted to talk to her, not him and blah blah blah. Who gives a shit? I finally unloaded on him as this was the 500th incident in less than 2 weeks this guy has lectured me on something retarded and been so long winded and he starts into another "Do you know who I am?" (exact words) speech. This dip shit isn't my boss. He isn't even higher up than me in the company. He's just been around longer. I would just brush this annoying crap off if he didn't ramble so long and say the same god damn thing over and over and over again during the same speech. He's constantly bitching about other departments, and lies to the team we're supposed to lead to try to make other departments look bad. When our boss' boss tells him to do something he agrees in the meeting and then refuses to do it later because his whiny bitch fragile ego is offended. He gets a hard on by talking down to people. He has 5 kids with 4 different women. He is the fucking epitome of a hypocrite who tells you not to do something and then turns around and does it not even 5 minutes later. The sad thing is everyone in the company seems to not like him and thinks he's a jackass except my boss (who's awesome). Thank God this clown is leaving in a month for half a year and after that I shouldn't have to deal with him. I'm new here and I don't want a reputation as a problem person so I'm dealing with it as diplomatically as I can. The good thing is by the time he comes back I almost definitely won't have to be around this jackass on a regular basis.
Rave: Annual review today. $5k raise, and a $4.5k bonus. Can't complain. Rant: Tomorrow's celebration hangover is gonna suck.
Rant: My girlfriend decided she's going to be a camgirl. Am I really fucked up because her being a camgirl bothers me? Seriously I'm asking.
RAVE! You guys, my car is a motherfucking champion. Driving through a foot of snow is super fun, and 4 wheel drive is the best invention ever. What was I doing driving a tiny car in Michigan for so long? So foolish.
Rave: The formerly stay-at-home wife just accepted job offer at my work. A good thousand bucks or so extra a month is always nice. Rant: Now I gotta hire a cleaning lady.
HUGE RAVE: Going to Australia for a few weeks in April. I haven't been there since I went to high school for Grade 11 in Perth. Anyone on the board who's around Perth, Melbourne or Hobart (that I haven't already talked to) let me know if you want to grab a drink. EVEN BIGGER RAVE: Flying Cathay Pacific and Quantas. Thank Jesus I didn't book a leg of this trip on some shitty Asian airline. Knocking on wood, of course.