A whole week...

I can't believe how long its been since I wrote in this blog... work is definitely getting in the way!! Right now I do like my job... I just feel so useless... I need to ask for help so much. I look back at my last job and remember knowing a lot of what I was doing. But then if I go back to the beginning I was asking questions all the time. So, I guess it will just take some time to get myself up to par (or as they say... ramped up).

I have got a magic deck going. One that I actually created (with some help... ok... a little bit more then some). And it is doing alright. I am having fun playing it. I will probably create some more decks eventually. It is fun!

One thing that is so nice about living here is the fact that cars don't have rust!! I love that. So... people buy so many different kinds of cars and drive them all the time. It is sooooo cool to watch for cars on the way to work!! I enjoy seeing all the different kinds.

So... if you remember me talking about how I kept slamming the same toe (and same toenail) into things... then you will be glad that I told you... the nail came off this past week. I am so disappointed... everytime I look down there all of the other nails are so beautifully painted and then that one... only about 1/4 of actual nail. The rest is dark from the scap trying to heal me. Hopefully it won't be long before there will be enough nail there to paint!

I am going to a wedding next weekend so yesterday I went to Target to get them a gift. I found the registry and looked for a cute gift... I got them some of the kitchen things that was on their registry. Then I needed to get something to rap it all in. So I go to that section of the store and found a cute bag and some paper to go in it. I take my time and find one that wasn't beat up. I was so careful when giving it to the check out lady. After she rang everything up she just thru it all in a bag... everything on top of the bag that I took so long to find. Now it is all beat up. Pissed me off a little bit. Ok... I am still a little mad about it.

But... on a happier note... I got a birthday present yesterday.... and I love it... very pretty!!!!!

Tour de Lance

I have been getting into the tour lately... and go Lance!!  He has been doing very well.  I haven't watched the tour in the past but man is it crazy.  It also makes me want to bike.  Well, first I need to get one... but who's counting!

Another busy day here at the office.  I am getting better at answering the phones but I am still slower than I want to be.  They want us to average a 7 or 8 minute talk time.  Well, I am way over that.  I did talk to my manager and he said not to worry about it at all since I am new here.  So that is cool. 

I have a little something for you to check out.  If you have volume make sure turn it on.  Its pretty good!!

 

Welcome to my weekday

I am crazy sore today!!!  I have been very good about working out lately so my body is trying to adjust to the routine.  I have the hardest time getting myself to work out but when I am done I feel so good!  Today was back and biceps.  Yesterday was chest and tricepts.  Last night I felt bruised  in those two areas... it had to be from the workout... crazy!!  Tomorrow is a light day... I will see how my body feels but I will probably run and do my pilates.
 
I have a couple hours until work starts and I have to finish getting myself ready.  I did some shopping yesterday... I had a ton of fun.  I was able to get a ton of really cute shirts and most were $3 each... and that is not a typo... really $3 each.  And a lot of them are Express shirts.  Got to love Marshalls.  I should be a spokesperson for them.  I think I would do well in that job.  But anyway... I am sure that I will be wearing one of my new shirts to work!!!  That is too much fun!
 
 

Sunday

Well,  the weekends almost over... too bad... back to work tomorrow.  I want to find out what time Marshalls opens up to see if I could go tomorrow before work.  I am looking for anything that wouldn't cost much money.  I love that I can generally find a pretty cute shirt for under $5.  And generally they are name brand shirts (Express, Esprit, BCBG...).  I love that store!!
 
Watched 2 movies on tv this weekend.  One was Simone and the other was Basic Instinct.  I really liked Simone... it was a very cute movie.  It makes you think a little bit... about how it really is starting to happen with all of the animated movies and how it could get so far as no one could tell if the person on the screen is real or not.  Also, it makes you realize that probably a lot of what the celebrities do to make themselves look cool is completely made up.  And most of us that watch don't know the difference.  Basic Instinct was alright.  It did have a good ending to make another movie out of it.  I am surprised they never did.
 
Never did get to the burger place this weekend... never went downtown.  Not like its a big deal though... plenty of time to do that anyway.
 
I am going back to working out tomorrow.  I am better about working out when I have a job.  Lately I have been working out in the morning before going to work.  I found a good routine in a magazine that I am following for lifting but last week the weight I used were not heavy enough so I am going to be going up in weight this week.  I also try to run and work on my abs everyday.  See how that will go... I defiately have gained some weight that I need to get rid of.   And that is what I am working on doing now!

Busy... Busy... Busy...

Hello again... sorry it has been so long since I last wrote.  I have been really busy at work.  I have a new work schedule... I now work 11am to 8pm.  So... I have been getting up at about 7:00am and working out, doing some things around the house, and then going to work.  When I get home I get pretty lazy and I don't get onto the computer.
 
It looks like today maybe  a lazy weekend.  Watching the Tour de France right now and then later probably working on organizing the comics. 
 
I really have going downtown on my mind.  There is a place called The Vortex that has been rated with the best burgers.  I am really hoping to go there to check it out.  If I do I will let you know how it goes!

Shoe, shoes, shoes...

I was able to go shoe shopping today. We went to Off Broadway Shoes and I had so much fun. Can't wait until the paychecks start coming in and I can really do some shopping. I also want to get a few more jeans since I can wear them to work. So, I am all ready to do some more shopping... there is a mall by my work that I can go to look for some clothes... I will be able to go at lunch. I really like that (and I am sure that Discover likes that too)!

I also got a Nintendo Game Boy Advance. It is pretty cool. I am playing Zelda on it right now and having a lot of fun. I am up to level 6... and enjoying myself.

Hard Rock

I had the most fun the last couple days!! Yesterday after work we went to basically an adult arcade. It was a lot of fun playing all the different games. They also have a large restaurant and billiards but we didn't eat or play that. We pretty much stuck with the video gaming. It was a little getto but still very fun. A few people from work were supposed to meet up with us but things happened and that didn't work out. Oh well, I still had fun anyway!!

Last night we also played a little Magic. It was fun although I only won once. I am trying to get them to play more with me but I guess since I am not much of a challenge they don't find it as fun. Oh well, the only way I will get better is by practice!!

Today we went downtown to the mall and to Hard Rock. I love the big city and I love Hard Rock!!! It was the fabulous!! I got a glass while I was there and I now have change in it. It is sitting on my desk next to the computer. I have it next to my other Hard Rock glass from when I visited NYC.

The rest of the night will consist of gaming probably and then tomorrow I need to go shoe and grocery shopping. The shoes that I have been wearing are getting a pretty funky smell so I need to get some new ones. I am looking to go to a place called Broadway Shoes Warehouse (or something like that) and it has a ton of name brand shoes at like 1/2 the price. And I love when I can get a good deal.

Check ya lata!

I like to... party all the time...

Another day of work. We are getting more into what we will actually be doing which is really nice but we will be in training until Monday.

We have been watching Lance on television thru the Tour de France. Pretty cool to watch since it is something that I have never watched before. Although I have not been into biking before I really want to start. There are so many mountains around here though it seems like it would be a lot of fun.

Other than that it has been pretty uneventful.

Poof!

So the day so far has consisted of Magic. I am definitely learning the game. And I am told that for all of you who are in the know I am to tell you that I played the Zombie hand... and am not really a fan of playing against it. I don't know how many more times I can play against the hand and still be friends with its owner!! Other than that though I am having fun and I actually have won a few games... go me!!

I also remember a first that happened yesterday that I forgot to post earlier... I saw a lady walking around downtown with a live bird on her shoulder. Probably a parrot but still... she was just walking it around like you would a dog but it was on her shoulder. I have never seen someone just walking around town like that before... crazy!!

Fireworks!!

The fireworks yesterday were fabulous!!! They lasted about a half hour and they were gorgeous. They had them done to music and it was so fun to watch. There were some that were huge, some that sparkled, some that looked like shooting stars, and some that were done in shapes (like stars, hearts, and smiley faces).

Before the fireworks there were a lot of festivities that we were able to watch. We got downtown at about 1pm and went first to a comic book store. It was pretty huge and very cool. We will be going back to that one soon. After the comic book store we went to a mall where we were able to watch Spiderman 2. It was a pretty cool movie... if you haven't seen it yet its a good one!! We then went to the fireworks area and walked around everything. There were so many people there!! I want to find out how many people were actually there. But we found a curb to sit on and played Zelda and listened to the music that played. The Spin Doctors were there (do you remember the songs that they had on the radio??) and played for about an hour. I guess they are going to go on tour again soon... if you were interested. Diana Degarmo (from American Idol) sang the national anthem. She did a very good job. I guess she has a single out but I haven't heard it yet.

Working for the weekend...

I had a really good first week of work. I have definitely met some fun people and I really think I will like the job. All of us newbies went out for lunch on Friday and had a lot of fun joking around. Luckily we have really gotten along pretty well which makes learning really fun!! Also since we are the first group to go thru the orientation process like this they are very open to our feedback.

This weekend should be pretty fun. The only real plans that I have is to see the fireworks tomorrow night. The rest of the weekend (and Monday) are really for relaxing. Sounds nice to me!!

Day 2

I found out that there is a small gym that can be used by people at our company just down the road from where I work. It is too far to walk to (and the roads are busy anyway) but I thought it would be cool to go there in the summer (especially when it is way too hot to be walking outside anyway) and go for a lunch time walk. First though I need to get my car back so I can drive there!! Oh well. Am having fun anyway. I bring a book or magazine and my lunch and sit outside (there is a very beautiful area right there that I can sit at). Unfortunately today has been rainy so I couldn't stay out there all of my lunch hour. But it was nice to be out there for a while.

We came home and worked out. It was a leg day and my legs now hurt!!! It will be so much fun working tomorrow...

Working woman

I just had my first day of work. Right now I am going in at 8:30am and getting out between 5 and 5:30 but this is for training. I will be training for the rest of this week and next week (minus Monday which is a holiday). It was really fun... there were 6 of us "newbies" who are in training together. There are 2 of us girls and 4 guys. We are the ginney pigs since they haven't ever done this kind of training before. The girl and I got along right away and were having a lot of fun training together unfortunately we are not in the same department (although we are on the same floor of the building). We will be meeting with HR tomorrow for most of the day for training about the company and our benefits that we will be getting.

When I start actually doing my job I will be on the 5th floor of a 5 floor building and overlook I-75 (although it may not sound cool I am so excited... this is something that I was really hoping... I wanted to work in a place where there would be windows and I could see the "city life"). I also don't know what my hours will be (I could go in anywhere between 8am and 11am and get out after 8 hours of work... latest being 8pm). I am hoping to have a shift that starts at either 8am or 9am but I am not getting my hopes up since I will be new.

I met the COO of the company today. He was walking around while I was doing some job shadowing and the guy I was shadowing introduced me to him. Everyone in my department seem really laid back and we joked around while I was learning how they take calls and whatnot. I worked with the head of the Tier 1 Tech. Support department and his second in command. They were a lot of fun. I found out that the department head (Joe) grew up and lived in Queens, NY until he was in his mid 20's. When he interviewed me I thought he had the accent but I didn't want to ask anything. It was pretty cool. Also, the guy I shadowed lived in Long Island, NY until he was 16. So I was having fun listening to their accents!!

Last day of freedom...

This is my last day before I start a new job... and I am excited... especially that I will be making money and will be able to meet some people from the area. But at the same time I have really enjoyed the freedom of not having the commitment of a job. I am just hoping that I get along with everyone and that I can have fun while I am there. I always really enjoyed the people that I worked with before and hope that I can find something like that at this job.

So, how am I spending the last day of freedom? Well, without a car it makes it difficult to go anywhere so I am staying at home and painting my toenails, watching some TV, cleaning up a bit, and playing some games on the computer. Should be relaxing. Which is good.

I am looking forward to next weekend being that it is going to be the 4th of July. I absolutely love fireworks and we will be going downtown to watch the fireworks. I can't wait. It should be really crowded but really fun.

Lazy Sunday

So today when I got up I thought it was like 3:00 or something... get out of bed and downstairs and with my glasses on I notice its on 9:00. Very cool!! I didn't sleep in too long then. What have I done today you ask... I played Warcraft. That is all. I have basically played the game since then. I love casting spells... way cool. And yes, this is how I am spending my last bit of freedom before beginning a new job. Not overly exciting or anything but it is the most fun.

I decided that something productive would have to come from my day so I did a pilates video. It does call for some movement and I feel better after doing one the video. Very nice!!

Last night a couple came over that I had never met before. They were really cool. He is going to college and she is an engineer. They just got a new car and it was the new color of orange that I am seeing more and more of. The first time I saw the color about a year ago I didn't like it but now it has grown on me. I really think its a very neat color! If I leased my vehicle I would have really thought about having the car in that color. We ate dinner here and one of my roommates cooked. He made fish... it was very good. We had a little wine with it. I had a very little bit and I was drunk enough. I haven't drank in so long!! It was a fun night!

Welcome to Saturday!!! Next week at this time I will be way more excited that it is the weekend... that being after I worked 4 days!!! Get some money rolling in... it will be very nice! Watched the movie The Others this morining... it was on TBS. Pretty good... not as scary as I expected but a good twist... did like it!

I am also learning a new game... Warcraft. My guy is up to level 3 already which I think is pretty cool. I am having a lot of fun with the game. I am having to go on quests but also have to set up towns. It's almost like they put Star Craft and Zelda or something together... its pretty cool!!

Another day... Another blog!

I haven't been running as much as I used to but I don't have a treadmill or elliptical here and it can get so hot outside. Right now actually it is raining so I am doing some laundry. I have gained some weight again since I have been down here. The change has really messed up my workout routine. But I am now getting back to a good one. This time I am doing more lifting than running but I am still trying to do my sit-ups everyday. I will see what happens once I start the new job (what time I go in and get out) and try to insert a running routine in there as well. With the weight training workouts though I am actually getting a good cardio work out. I am lifting heavier weights and doing them quicker which I heard elevates your heart and does a cardio workout with it. Double bonus!! Also I am trying to eat very healthy... keep my metabolism strong to continually burn calories. Although I try not to I still seem to add a little bit of chocolate to my diet. It is so hard for me to cut that out but I am working on it. I did go for a few days with out it but my head just started pounding... a sure sign of addiction!!

Even though I live in the south I think I may need to get a good tanning package as well... I have only been able to sit outside 1 time since I have been down here... just been so busy!! And when I am not busy it seems to rain. There are a lot of places here that I can go tanning and just like you I feel so pasty white!! I don't know if other people see the same thing (kinda hope not) but I know that’s what I see when I look in the mirror!

Yesterday there was another first but this one wasn't so good... I saw my first huge cockroach in the kitchen. It was disgusting. I screamed so loud I scared everyone in here... including the cockroach I think because no one could find it again. My heart was just a pounding... it came out of no where!! Yuck!!!!

Cow's Opinion

So, I begin working in less than a week. Crazy!! I have gotten used to having all this free time. Oh well. I need the money more. Also, one of my roommates also got a new job and it starts on Monday. Crazy that we both start new jobs next week.

Yesterday we set up the new (well, new to us) weight equipment. Nice to have some more stuff to work out with. We also had to move a ton of boxes that were in our way. It was a full day job but its nice to have it done.

Today I have been very busy... jk!! I have cleaned the bathroom and kitchen (which by the way were really dirty) and I did some light grocery shopping. I don't have a vehicle and a roommate was going shopping so I was more than happy to go with.

Player 1 has been eliminated...

I keep doing stupid things and hurting myself!! A couple days ago I was working out and I scraped my knee with the weight bench (there was a screw that was sticking out) and then yesterday with the bar I scraped it against my knee and now have a little burn on it too. Then yesterday a roommate and I were cleaning out the weight area and we decided to put a fan in there. There is only one fan here and it only had the back part of the fan guard still attached (no clue what happened to the front piece). We didn't know if it would work so we plugged it in. It didn't make a sound or do anything so I decided to pull around on it to see if anything would make it work. I didn't think and moved the back guard. When I did that it started working and a metal fan blade sliced 2 of my fingers. It started to bleed so I ran up the stairs to clean it out and I slammed my foot into the stair. So both hurt. I cleaned out the cuts and put some bandaids on them to stop the bleeding. I then noticed that not only did I slam my foot into the stairs I also ripped part of the toenail on my large toe. Then today we were out eating at a restaurant and I went to get up. When I went to push the chair back I moved the pressure funny and my foot slipped. The toe slammed into the bar under the table and of course it had to be on the toe that I hurt yesterday. I did everything I could to not scream and cry. I was actually scared to look at it... I knew it would be bleeding. When I finally looked it was bleeding and it was pretty bad. Actually... that was about 8 hours ago and I keep having to clean it out. It is so sore!!!

I saw the new Harry Potter movie on an IMAX screen. It was very cool to see it that large!!! I definitely think that more movies should be played on that size screen. I saw the second Harry Potter movie on Friday afternoon. Good thing too because I tend to forget movies after a few days and it makes it a lot easier to see a sequel after just watching the last one. Good story line... and there were some scary parts. A few of which made me jump. I haven't ever read the books but I really want to. I think it would be pretty cool to actually read them especially since everyone says they go along pretty well with the movie.

I also saw the Chronicles of Riddick. Very cool... lots of action. Some cheesy parts but you have to expect that... over all though very good.

Rise and shine... time to shop!!

Ok... so to say a little bit more about this new job.

They are mailing me the final papers via Fed Ex and I will start next week. I think that is pretty good... all within a month of moving here. I will be considered Tier 1 Technical Support (aka Help Desk). It is a full time job with benefits and I think it will be an excellent company to work for. They are a technology related company that does telephone and internet support via Voice Over IP for small businesses. I am very excited.

It is a beautiful area... on the foothills of the mountains. Also, the building that I am going to be working in is in a built area... with lots of big buildings!! I am so very excited... somewhat of a feel of NYC (of course not the same... but darn close)!! And you know how I feel about Manhattan.

I will be driving about an hour to work and back with is a pretty typical drive for this area. I am very lucky that I have gotten such a great opportunity so quickly. Everyone I talked to was very similar to me... wanting to learn more and to keep growing in the Information Technology field.

I will keep you posted on how my job is going once I start.

Yesterday was a very lazy day. I cleaned a little bit, painted my toe nails, and watched Newly Weds on MTV. There was a marathon of the second season because the third season started last night. It was so much fun to watch and I haven't really sat down and watched much TV. Even though I have had time off I have been filling my time with other things.

Today is another shopping day. Rise and shine... time to shop!! I want to get some groceries... again... and I want to look at a few other stores. I have already sun bathed so I have finally been able to get some sun!! But now I am sweaty and in desperate need of a shower.

LATA!!