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[Nov. 30th, 2009|10:31 pm] |
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thank you dave! i now have interweb at home! perfect timing too, really didn't want to have to walk over to the library once winter really kicks in |
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| self reflection and a lot of ramble |
[Nov. 23rd, 2009|10:54 pm] |
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toady at work we had around 300 or so kids who apparently were done with school as of last friday for thanksgiving break, they all had tickets to play laser tag and of course that is where i was. so i get them to bring me a counselor and make arrangements based on what the counselor told me for half of them to play in a time set up that would prevent us from being overly rushed and allow for other people who might walk in to play. problem solved before problem started right? no, my boss calls me up and asks why i'm running games on the time schedule that i am and after explaining it all, including the part about leaving openings for other customers he gets cranky and asks why i didn't call a manager about it, there was no problem so no need right, wrong, anytime i set up a schedule for that large of a group i apparently need approval. really? even if there is no problem and everything is running smoothly i have to ok something that is not a change from the day to day except that it was for 150 people all at once rather than all spread out. the best part is that i got switched to the front shortly there after, thinking at first that it was because they were swamped with kids, no it turns out that the manager decided to switch everything up that i had arranged. it all went to hell. nearly all of the kids who had already signed up didn't hear the announcement that their time was changing and because he put the games closer together, and that trying to get children to do anything in an organized manner is like herding cats, the workers went able to keep on schedule and fell behind and caused more problems as a result. the best part is is that he tried to blame me for the shit storm after the fact. after he switched everything and made a mess. the real self reflection is that i have always looked to go above and beyond in my jobs mainly because that's how you get raises, but also because it gives me more to do and i hate being bored. in this job when i do go above and beyond i get nothing, i found out recently that there are NO raises, the one i was promised during my interview was only promised because there was going to be an increase in minimum wage, the legal minimum wage and they claim that to be a performance raise. in some areas i can't help but go above and beyond just so i won't be bored, but beyond that i can't do it anymore. four more years, give or take, until i become a doctor, and not a day too soon. maybe i can get a part time gig in a lab or something once i get my B.S. my biochem teacher used to work in a lab right by the chicago botanical gardens, maybe he could get me in there. i don't care if all i do is lab tech work, at least it would be quiet and mentally stimulating. |
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[Nov. 19th, 2009|04:17 pm] |
needed a break from biochem, apparently they play this every morning at ft bragg during pt
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| batting 1000 |
[Nov. 16th, 2009|05:19 pm] |
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today was nearly a complete failure. i went back to fedex to finish applying for the seasonal position and the office was closed. the people who did the mandatory tour before one can apply said that the office was open mon - fri 9 to 5, turns out the office is open tues - sat 9 to 5, after that i was going to stop by my old dentists office so i could get pricing from him for cleanings and the like and his office was closed with no hours posted, so i have no idea when he is open, gonna have to look him up online or something, maybe i need to get a yellow pages. anyway, i guess i can only ignore my organic chem teacher for so long |
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| online classes |
[Oct. 21st, 2009|03:09 pm] |
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as i've said before this is the first time i've ever taken an online class and i have mixed feelings about it to say the least. however, today i have found a very practical side, i took my midterm and got the result, including getting to look over what i got wrong immediately after taking it! 84%, yeah coulda been better, got mixed up on a couple of things on whether this coded for DNA origin or midcycle and the question on cloning was far too generic and i read way too in to it, but all in all 3 wrong i'm ok with that. |
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| being injured sucks! |
[Oct. 8th, 2009|01:45 pm] |
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today i should be getting ready for the eliminator, but no my side is still pissy at me. have to go back in to the clinic and see if the new x-rays came out so i don't have to redo them again. also, since the last clinician who wrote my release to work note didn't do it on letter head i have to get another one, i didn't know these things needed to be done on letter head, oh well. |
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| damn ribs! |
[Oct. 5th, 2009|05:18 pm] |
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so apparently the x-rays i had done on friday don't show enough of what the head of radiology wanted to see so i have to get more views done. the good news is that i'm not being charged for these new ones. at this point i have lost about 15 hours of work in the last 4 days, not good, and it took some work to get the clinician to write up a new note so that i could go back to work, still with a restriction of no lifting over 40 pounds, but that should allow me to get back to my normal schedule. on another note, my organic chem teacher is driving me up the wall. so far this is the third time that we all got to class and he had the wrong slides printed out for us. we're on chapter 7 and he gave us slides from chapter 15, and just the end, not even the entire chapter. we don't need these, he just copied the wrong ones, again. $267 per credit hour, 3 credit class, yeah i'm thrilled. |
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| need a break |
[Sep. 30th, 2009|01:00 pm] |
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so i've been working on microbiology for about an hour or so now on my computer and i opened my book because i needed to look something up. i open to my book mark and realize that i'm reading a chapter that we're not covering. ok, no big deal reading ahead, but no. i looked back at last weeks assignment and we were supposed to read chapter 6. this weeks assignment has us reading one section oh chapter 3 and one from chapter 5. i hate it when instructors do this. i understand that sometimes bouncing around is necessary since some ideas are better explained that way but it's not my preferred way. well, maybe someday i'll teach online classes and then i can do it my way. like i said, just needed a break. have to finish this so i can get on to biochemistry. then i get to do an open house for people who want to enroll in the massage program. no big deal, just a q & a session as an alumni. hopefully the guy who is supposed to do the anatomy portion will have to bail so i can do that too, that at least would be kinda fun. i have been near a dissected body in a while, kinda miss it. alright, no more procrastinating, hey look a blimp! no really a blimp is flying over my school! ok ok, homework yes |
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| funny |
[Sep. 25th, 2009|07:16 pm] |
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see now this is why i love biochemistry. today my professor explained to the class, in rather amusing detail, why pregnancy is by definition parasitic. that was just damn funny! |
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| obligatory vacation |
[Sep. 3rd, 2009|04:17 pm] |
yes there really is such a thing. obligatory vacation means that i am here in houston for 3 days with fuck all to do. yesterday my dad took me out to what claimed to be a cajun restaurant and it was a let down, don't get me wrong their sea food was good, but the were spicy for the sack of being spicy rather than as a flavor. today we went to a bbq joint for lunch and it was good, now i've been sitting here for the last 3 hours or so waiting for my step-mom to get home so we can go to the shooting range. my dad bought a 9mm smith and wesson over 2 months ago and still hasn't taken it to a range. he even applied for a conceal carry permit, but hasn't yet shot his gun. so we're gonna go do that today. my step-mom is coming b/c she has never fired a gun before and she is also applying for a conceal permit, so this should be interesting. anyway, i guess the biggest problem is that i'm sitting here bored out of my mind, since after all there is nothing to do in houston, and even less to do in katy, a ways outside of houston, and what i should be doing is getting ready to go to the eliminator. 2 days of working out earlier this week, and i'm still a little sore, but i have really missed this feeling. i hurt when i stand up and it's great. i can't wait for post-grad school, when all my classes are in the day time and i can go to EXTREME KUNG FU!!! every damn day, or at least 3 times a week, plus saturdays for 3+ hours of salty frothy death.
by the way, crow, it's 101 degrees today! |
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| progress? |
[Aug. 19th, 2009|06:38 pm] |
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so yesterday at work my manager talked to me about my availability for more training, since they are losing so many people in a week i'd say it's about damn time. the extent of the training i have seen in these last 2 days is 10 min in the go-kart area. i guess it's better than nothing, but he also talked to one of the head techs about my experience and she said that she could definitely use the help and that i didn't need as much training would be good too. so we'll see. this might be workable after all |
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| frothy hate |
[Aug. 12th, 2009|06:08 pm] |
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so yet again i REALLY hate my job. today was an average day in that there were only 735 kids. the problem is that the kids that i work with have their heads so far up their asses that blowing their noses would give an aortic air embolus, hey why not. i was working the candy counter by myself, again, and i look over to the other one and see 3 people working, ok fine no big deal, but then i look over to where 4 other coworkers are and realize that 3 of them have no customers and are standing around with their pollicus buried in their rectum. as politely as i am able to at this point i ask that they either help me out or at least restock, i am met with indignation, i guess they would rather be yelled at then asked to actually work. later i hear a rumor that management is considering firing everyone who doesn't work and starting over with a new crew. must be great to be management in today's economy where they have more applicants than they will ever need. additionally, i found out today that we are losing nearly half of the current staff who is going back to school, and i still haven't been trained on anything. these guys are out of their minds. you're about to lose nearly half of your staff, why would you not train up those who aren't leaving. if they're planing to fire me then they are just plain stupid. that's ok tho, i could go back to UPS, i have a friend who is a manager there who has been trying to get me to come work for him for the last month or so. anyway, yeah, i hate my job |
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| bummer |
[Jul. 22nd, 2009|09:09 pm] |
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so for the first time my 5 to 8 class let out early, at 7 no less, so i decided to hit the gym. when i get there i find out that it is time for board reviews for the chiros which are going to be going on for the next 3 weeks from 7 to 10 mon thru fri. which means that if i want to get any bag work in i have to go during the day or first thing in the morning. mornings and me really don't get along that well when it comes to exercise, reading and coffee is what does. i guess the only time i'm gonna get to use the bag is on days that i don't have work. |
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| where am i? |
[Jul. 20th, 2009|08:04 pm] |
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i've been walking around in a total haze all damn day. here it is after 8 and i feel like i just woke up. all i can remember from work this morning is that there was a large group of what my managers called "special needs" kids, like 50 or so of them and only, so far as i saw, 4 adults. they really weren't any different than any of the i guess "non-special needs" kids, but my manager made a big deal out of "you guys really need to keep an eye on them", fuck i'm not paid enough for this shit. apparently when i have no voice people think i'm angry or something. i had 2 coworkers ask me who i was pissed off at, i was in any mood really, like i said i was in something of a daze. maybe i can get mondays off till fair is over since for the most part i always get sent home early on mondays anyway and the last thing i need is to have people think i'm pissed just because i can't talk. hmm, maybe i could do monday morning massage on site? i've never been around for monday mornings except for labor day. could be fun. maybe i need a drink. oh wait, it's noodle pho day, that's right maybe some coffee and thai food will make me feel better. let's find out |
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[Jul. 13th, 2009|05:22 pm] |
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another season of fair has arrived, and the first thing that happens is on my way i get a flat tire. these things have only 12,000 or so miles on them and they are damn near bald. if i spun my tires all the time i wouldn't be surprised but i don't. so i had to change my tire on the side of the tollway, and i managed to gouge a small hole in a finger on the mass of spiny metal on the outer part of the tire. thankfully my evening was saved. opening weekend was great! apparently we had record numbers at opening gate for the last 5 or so years and for the most part people seemed to be in good humor. the last few years it has been really hit or miss on whether or not a person would play along, but this weekend most people were playing along and really enjoying it. of course that could've just been the booze. either way i had a great deal of fun. and next weekend my hand won't be all fucked up |
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| tales from lombardia |
[Jul. 8th, 2009|05:01 pm] |
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so yet again i hate my job. yeah, i know, in this economy i should be, and am, happy to even have a job, but today was really bad. until today the biggest crowd i had seen up till today was 637 kids, today we had a grand fucking total of 1035, give or take a few, kids and 70 or so counselors, plus the people who were unfortunate enough to come in voluntarily since it was raining. and now i have 5 hours of classes tonight. if i'm lucky i'll get the chance to hit the gym for 30 min or so between classes and get a little workout or i just might have to strangle someone. in medical spanish i already wanted to stab my instructor, again, and that was only a one hour class. the worst part is that i really REALLY want a cup of coffee after work, but i didn't have time, i had one this morning but i needed more. on a happier note i got an A on my physics midterm. even tho i forgot to write down 2 of the formulas i ended up needing, thankfully i was able to work backwards and figure it out, go me. |
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