So, I took a week away from blogging... but I assure you that it hasn't gone to waste! I've done a ton of work on my website (for those of you who dont know, you can visit it here).. And while you're at it, I would really appreciate it if you would sign the guestbook, submit an answer to the poll, and post in my "huh?!" section...
On top of that, I've been hard at work trying to cover up that nasty BLOGGER banner at the top of this page.. (which I'm sure you saw while the page was loading). I've done it! But not totally the way I wished.. right now, my "blog" is only centered on monitors running 1024x768... which seems to be the norm these days.. anyone running anything higher, you'll see the banner sticking outta the top right.. but meh - sucks to be you!).
Alright folks, it's time to catch up on a weeks worth of activities.. I posted last monday afternoon, and I'm sorry to report that my VCR is STILL mad at me (or dead.. dont know how to tell the difference).. looks like Mr. VHS is gonna get a talking to.... *lightbulb* I know!!! I'll stick in a tape of Plan 9 From Outer Space... THAT will show it! haha... teach all the VCR's of the world to respect me.....
ok! Monday night = nothing.
Tuesday I am presented with something. My brother tells me that there's a job opening on a highway construction site in Caledon. I smile, but think that I'm happy with my job at the theater.. I'm really psyched about working there and getting to know the people. That was my Tuesday.
Wednesday is when it all starts. I'm told that I need to make a choice... in short, this new job would pay me more than twice as much as the theater would, and give me almost twice as many hours... that works out to approximately 4x's as much as I'd be making at the theater for the summer... is there a question here??? I dont know.. anywho, I get really emotional at the thought of not working with a bunch of people that clicked with me instantly... it was really strange.. for the orientation a couple weeks ago, I was among the oldest there.. most of them were 17-19 years old, and I guess they took a liking to me.. they hung off of everything that I said, and actually asked me questions to promote me to talk more.. that *rarely* ever happens! it was a good feeling. Anyway, I got really emotional when I put 2 and 2 together and realized that I NEEDED the money from this other job, and it was foolish not to take it. I ended up bawling on the phone to my brother when I explained this to him. but in any case, after that, in the end - I accepted the job and quit the theater.
Thursday it continues. Kevin (for those that dont know, my brother) set up meetings for me with the boss, co-workers, and a few others. All were great people. I had to go through a Health and Safety thing with Greg - the superior to my brother, but subordinate to Roy, the Big Boss.... (affectionally called "Uncle Roy" by his employees.. if you met him, you'd know why). Then we went out to the "Site Office", the office out on the job site. I met Zammin (dont know how to spell his name yet so I spelled it phonetically). He's gonna be the dude that I report to. We started talking, and he took a real interest in my knowledge about computers, and it sounded like he'll be using me in the office, too. We'll see how that turns out.
Oh, I haven't explained my job yet! Dont worry, it's easy... my day starts at sun-up and I work 'till sun-down, Monday-Friday (with the occasional Saturday). I'm on my feet all day out on the highway (Highway 10, WAY north.. up in the Boonies in Caledon.. 10 minutes from where I *first* used to ride, btw.. it was the first place I had riding lessons, the first place I went to for a riding camp, and the first place I got my first certificate for jumping a course! ooo.. I was good.. I still have all my ribbons and certificates and everything somewhere, but they're all packed away in a box.. I'll write more about my riding career some other time). Anyway, my job will require me to watch out for trucks on the job-site coming in with the paving materials... the stuff in the road.. and it's my job to sign tickets saying that they're carrying exactly what they should be carrying. Then write reports on them at the end of the day. Fun, huh???
Friday - I wake up with yet another headache. The day that I was supposed to go to The Woodlands, I'm stuck at home in bed with what feels like a balloon inside of my head being blown up.. I've gotta tell you, picture a headache you get, and multiply it by about a billion... I start to sweat, my eyes start to go blood-shot, droopy, and glazed.. my speech will slur, and I want nothing more than to get a drill and just make a hole in my head and back of my neck to release the pressure... I've been getting them for about 15 years. My doctor never believed my parents or myself when we told him about my bad headaches.. he just said take tylenol. Anyway, I went into him one day while I had a headache, and he looked into my eye with his little parascope-light thingy that lets him see in the back of my eyes.. and his words were "holy shit"... literally.. he couldn't believe what he saw. My reply? (remember, I was in about grade 7 or 8 at the time) "no shit!"
him - Holy Shit!
me - No Shit!
it was almost comical. lol
anyway, he gave me a script for caffeine pills... basically their function is to diolate the blood vessles in my head, speed up my blood, and hopefully remove the pressure in my head. They work, sometimes... but I occasionally have to have in excess of 750mg of caffeine (5 full pills) to get these buggers to go away...
anyway, back to the point of my blog - catching up on the week... that was friday - I spent the rest of Friday in... I was going to visit Jessica at Bingo, but I wasn't up to driving long distances in the rain. I was far too jumpy from the pills that I took earlier in the day, and shouldn't have been driving.
Saturday - this morning... I get up around noonish.. Get clean and dressed, and I head over to square 1 to return a pair of pants I got for Easter. I then go into Champs looking for some shirts. I see some I like, and guess what??? T-Shirts, regular $15.99, on sale for 4 for $29.99! what a deal! I get four... A red one, a white one with a black collar, another white one with a black stripe across the chest, and a black one with a grey/white stripe across the chest. Really nice shirts for the price.
I also went shopping for a Cell Phone. I'll more than likely need one this summer for my job. The way I saw it was Fido is the way to go. They wouldn't require me to sign up for a year or two years... they had a nice phone that was pretty cheap (Click Here to see the phone I'm talking about). and I'll be able to get 300 minutes a month, voice mail, caller id, and 100 text messages I can send, all for $30/month. Great price, great phone, billed to the second, no contract... WHAT MORE IS THERE TO LOOK FOR?!
Anyway, I came home and wasted the rest of the afternoon.. Got *another* headache tonite... god, I thought I was growing out of them... this week has just been killer.
And that brings me to now!
me thinks it's about time that I delve into my mind and write about something different from my day-to-day activities. Stay tuned for that. It will be regarding the SubTitle of my site: Gettin' screwed while everyone else is gettin' laid. watch out for that.
Until next time......
*fade to black*
:: Eldorado ::
Sunday, May 25, 2003 ::
2:38:00 AM
