I was off all this weekend and it felt good. I go back to work. Expenses have seemed to be climbing. I am looking at cutting some of my monthly expenses. For example I have taken steps to reduce my monthly telephone bill including DSL from 130 to almost 80. Well, back to work tomorrow. The rest of this month and all of next and my training will be complete.
Another 2 days off. I am taking Henry to the Vet today for his 6 month proheart shot and an allergy shot. I am also going to do a couple of errands. Was sick on Monday and work 3/4 of a day. Had to go home wanted to stick it out but just could not do it.
Yesterday felt fine and work an hour and a half over. Loving the new job. I will be working this weekend. Next year is a short week. Thank God for that. Also, got some monetary issues clarified from a couple of bills stand point and work owes me some money.
Take care everyone.
Well, I am off this weekend. Just a note to all, you will not see Webcam updates for a couple of weeks or may a couple of months. I am going to be re-installing my operating system within the next couple of months. I am having a few issues that I created so I will be resolving them with a fresh install. I probably won’t even attempt it until after the 4th of July weekend. So, for those of you looking forward to my annual 4th of July update it will not be happening this year.
I may be buying a new computer this year if I do it will be around Christmas or at the beginning of next year. I might be buying a new laptop this year. I am not sure if I will or won’t. If I do it will be around the end of August or September. I am doing some budget restructuring so that I can still get my own house in 2 years or sooner.
I changed my DSL service today I currently have 1.5 megabits down and 384 kilobits up. But, the telephone company says I can take my $133 monthly bill and cut it down to around $80.00 a month with a special package. The only things that will change is my upload speed will drop down to 128 kilobits and I will be switching my long distance carrier from AT&T to Verizon. But, the long distance is supposed to be unlimited so we will see.
Well, I am off the next 2 days and plan on doing nothing but relaxing.
Well, another day off. I did mostly nothing. It has been raining all day. Sunday is my last day of my first round of training in my new job. A good friend of mine today became Police Chief of Solcomb, AL.
Sorry I have not blogged in a long time. But, the new job has long hours and more days off to catch up on sleep. The new job is going great. Don’t know what I am going to do this weekend besides getting a hair cut and maybe mow the lawn.
Dell finally replaced my hard drive. However, for some reasons or another I did not backup my address book in Outlook. So, I am re-entering information and may not have everyone’s information.
I watched a DVD today called “The Recruit” not bad. Give it 3.5 stars out of 5. Henry got groomed today and I spent over over $170.00 today. Grooming and food for Henry.
My Dell computer is losing it’s hard drive. The hard drive is failing. I have contacted Dell because it is still under warranty and they have said that they are in the process for the support people to come out and fix it. So if the hard drive does fail I will be offline for a few days.
Tomorrow off again. But, I have to take my Grandmother to Inverness to the dentist. Yippee!
Well, I am back to work tomorrow looking forward to it. This is a long week. I work Monday, Tuesday off Wednesday and Thursday then go back Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
I have been hiccupping since yesterday. I think it might be from the medication I am on. It does stop when I a sleep. Thank God for that. Once, I wake up it stays stopped until I drink or eat something. I hope it stops for go soon.
Well, I went to the Doctor yesterday and I am on 2 antibiotics, a steroid, cough medicine and I continue to take my Clarinex. When I am done with the steroid I am to start taking my nasal spray again. I have a severe sinus infection. This is one of the worst I have had in terms of coughing and duration. I go back in two weeks to see if I have improved. I have improved about 10% since Friday.
I have four new DVD’s to watch this weekend. I also have some studying to do for my new job. Last weekend I watched some DVD’s that I had bought. Catch Me if you Can is OK. Emperor’s Club is OK and Road to Perdition was a 3 1/2 star one. I also bought A Few Good Men but have not watched it because I have seen it before.
The New Ones are Windtalker the Directors Collection, The Recruit (looks pretty good), Atlantis Milo’s Return (also looks good) and Star Trek: Nemesis.
Well, on the financial front my second paycheck was lower than I expected. However, I believe they started taking out for Insurance. So, I will have to wait for next month to tell how much of a pay cut I took. However, I will be over the amount I was making at my last job by the middle next year. The money I got from leaving my last job has paid off several bills. I wish it could have been more. I would play the Lottery, however, I have just enough money for expenses and bills next month. So, maybe next month sometime I will come up with a little extra money.
Well, this was a long entry because I wanted to catch everyone up. I updated the website with several new photos, some new music on some of the pages and update a couple of the pages (i.e. the My TV Shows page and My Calendar page).
Well, I just finished my first week on the job training at my new job. I have been assigned a training person. She shows me how to handle different situations. She has been great. She is knowledgeable, friendly, funny and has a great personality. I feel lucky to have her training me.
Sorry I have not posted in a long time. I have been very busy with my new job. I just finished the class room training and start the on the job training on Wednesday. I like this new job a lot more than my old one. I am going to enjoy my next few days off. Take care to everyone.
Well, my weekend was ok. Spent it just relaxing. Still in training in my new job. I have this week and next week to go before I go to the 2nd phase of training.
Just wished it was a little cooler. It has been very hot here lately.
My first week at my new job was just as I expected, training. I can’t wait until the training is done. Also, I should have enough deductions to do a long form this year and get a little more money back. Got to go do a little shopping for some new things for my new job this weekend.
I am also in the midst of a cold and sinus infection. Luckily, the doctor prescribed some antibiotics for the sinus infection. I am not feeling a 100% percent right now. But, hopefully by Monday I will be. Might turn the webcam and screen cam on later on this weekend.
I started my new job today. Everything was going fine until the last hour. I got a call from Personnel and said they did not have my initial application. I had to go down and fill out another one even though I could not remember all of the original information. They said that did not matter and that unless I wanted my start date to be tomorrow and be considered a temporary worker today I need to redo it. So off to the Personnel Department I went and filled out what I need too. Of course it was not as neat and thorough as my original because I was rushed and unprepared. But, other than that went about the way I expected. Tomorrow is going to be a long day. I have to be at work at 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. But only a half of day training on Wednesday.
Update. I have finished all my projects as of Friday. I am free free to relax until I start my new job Monday.
Well, I was invited to a good friend’s house today for dinner. I had an excellent time thanks Irene, Ryan, Nicholas and Frank. Also, thanks to Krystal for listening to me while I was riding over there. I Nextelled her about an ex-friend.
Here is a picture of me and Henry today. Isn't he looking great from the last picture I posted. No more eye surgeries for him and his vision is improving greatly each day.
Going to do some minor updates to the website this week. Next week I will probably not have enough time, with starting my new job and everything.
Well, I mowed the yard yesterday, cleaned my room today and got Henry groomed. Only 2 things left to do is to get my hair cut and clean my truck. Plan on doing those things on Friday. Start the new job on Monday.
Well, tomorrow is Easter. Just remember the Lord died and 3 days later rose to complete his promise to give us eternal salvation. Yesterday, we went to my grandmother’s cabin in Inverness. We had a good dinner up there. My Aunt Shirley made pork roast, green beans, sweet potatoes and etc. It was 5 stars out of 5. Today, I am just lazing around. Catching up on Tivo shows and the like playing a couple computer games. I also made a couple of editions to the website. Hope everyone likes them! That is it for now.
Today was my last day at my current job. My fellow co-workers got me a shirt and a plaque. Thanks Robert, Edwin, Michael Meyer, Bill, Chris and Krystal for the gifts. They were great. Take care to all of you and great success to all of you in the future.