A New Adventure

Well I did it.  I decided to look for another job (well I had a bit of help from friends) and so as of this week July 7th, 2010 I have started a new job.  My first day was fun it basically was an intro day where we went around to all of the locations and introduced ourselves.  There are 10 of us in this hire group and I have to say it's a pretty nice group.  Overall when the final paycheck hits I will have done very well in the long run.  Also it is just a better environment to work in.  No pressure to browbeat customers into something they don't want and then get punished because the customer wouldn't sign on.  My opportunities are endless if I play my cards right.  I believe I have found the work place that I will retire from in another twenty years.

Looking at one of my earlier posts I have to say that I have gotten my act together but ended up not fencing as the cost was quite enormous for the weekly classes.  I have been doing exercises and riding my bicycle now that the sun has started to come out more often.  I am planning on going back to the gym in the fall and winter since I figured out that exercise and watching my food will result in a loss of pounds.

Looking backwards and forwards

Wow so I haven't been here for a while and yet things are pretty much the same.  I'm having serious doubts about my job and am trying to rectify the situation but am failing somewhat.  I'm feeling consternation over changing jobs and it's freaking me out.  Should I throw out the last 10 years and start over again?  Not sure if that's the right decision but currently I'm still not happy.  Oh well gotta make a choice one way or the other.  I need to move forward in some fashion and not stay stagnant dreaming about the future.

I have become more consistant with exercise but still not losing any noticable weight.  I am hanging in there though as I know it will happen it's just going slow as I'm older so my body burns calories much slower.  I now need to fine tune my eating habits and that's like pulling teeth from a shark.

Alright not much to say really but it feels good to make my first entry for 2010! 

Life

So vacation came and went and I didn't do half the stuff I thought I would. That's ok though as I still enjoyed the time off. Last week I discovered that I still had time I could take off so I'm already planning on more down time. So trying to set some goals for this winter. I want to get back to fencing ( no not the illegal kind) but I need to buy some equipment as my stuff doesn't fit anymore ;( Hopefully tho once I get back into it I will lose some weight again and maybe this time keep it off without too much trouble.

Been thinking about the job again and having some doubts. Not unhappy just not happy. Yes I know it's a job and right now I should just shut up and be glad I have a pay check but......

It's a beautiful sunny day and I just came from a walk and so need to shower.

Vacation

Yep vacation is just around the corner. I will be spending two weeks doing what ever I want. Don't have to set an alarm clock if I don't want to, don't have to be anywhere on time unless it's in my best interest (lunch). I have plans, just not the type that need to be done at or by a certain time. I'm sure I will post here and on Midnite 2 Six, also head to the used book store and possibly go to the casino. If possible I will read at least one book and a bunch of comicbooks and maybe even organize my living space, it surely needs it. Back later.

Where have I..knock knock..been

So haven't been doing my thing lately as I'm walking wounded. I seem to have acquired a bum shoulder and it's throwing (painfully I might add) me off my game. So there I have posted something and it's really about nothing which is to say, everything.

I'm not a doctor Dammit

Ok this is a random post. I was thinking about my other blog Midnite 2 six and suddenly it hit me. I am writing a fictional account of a radio dj who encounters stuff on his nite shift and some people have taken it as real. Not their fault I admit I'm writing as if it is real. But the following thought occurred to me. I don't remember it's origin and I'm sure someone will tell me, but anyway. Maybe that Doogie Houser guy shilling for a deodorant? Here it is, "I'm not a doctor, I just play one on TV". If you're wondering what does that have to do with things, well my response to the people thinking my radio dj stories are real, goes something like this. "I'm not a radio DJ, I just write about one". Hey I didn't say it was gonna be mind shattering. insert winking smileyface here.

Movies

So in the last couple of weeks I've seen some movies. A couple of first runs and a couple of dvd features. In the theatre I saw the new Star Trek and then Wolverine. I enjoyed StarTrek as the idea of starting back when the characters hadn't been in Star Fleet at all or not very long was interesting and made for a different approach. I thought the guy who played Kirk did a great job and of course the actor who played Spock was awesome. It was a time travel story sort of but still worked on all levels. Wolverine was also good but in a different way, comic wise we'd seen most of it. The back story on Wolvie is quite a roller coaster ride but he has a lot of baggage. We get to see why he has no memory of his past life but they do take some liberties with the story. Overall I recommend both of these films.
Now over the weekend I saw Memoirs of a Geisha and Sweeny Todd. A drama and a bloody Johnny Depp/Tim Burton gore fest. Geisha was actually ok for a drama as we saw a young girl get sold into slavery by her sick (ill) and poor parents. The idea of course is the girl will be better off than she is with the poverty that surrounds her. The story runs time wise thru WWII and we get a look at a bit of Japanese society and the geisha in particular, hence the title. Then we come to Sweeny Todd, wow. I expected a bloodfest but not all of the gruesome and gory details that unfolded or shall I say splashed across the screen. Depp is once again in his element with a character that he can really bring to life. Yeah if you can take the spurting blood and other gross stuff I highly recommend this film. Oh by the way it's a musical, with Depp and company singing their hearts out.