Fewer complains in twice the time
June 18, 2006 | 10:29 P.M.

Well here I am again. I know that the gaps between my visits have been getting larger and I do apologize but while I am at work I think of great things to update about but when I actually get home and click on the "Add an entry" link and this form comes up, I can't get anything to come out of mind..down my arms..and into my fingers to put them out there into the electronic world.

I am noticing that nearly everyone on my buddy list hasn't updated in over 3 months. About four have in less time but even those have been a while. Definitely makes me wonder if there's anyone left to read anything that I do write. And all feedback in my guestbook is terrible spam which does nothing but waste my time. I really wish that they'd stop because I certainly do not pay attention to their posts let alone actually click the stupid links that they leave. And those who actually do read it and leave a post for me wouldn't either. So I hope that they realize that atleast my guestbook is a lost cause. And I really hate to close it down. I would never truly get rid of it. I would still visit it to see what people have said to me over the years. But I will do what I can to not let them ruin everything and try to keep my guestbook available for those random times that someone feels that they have something to say!

Work is work. Which is actually far nicer than what I may have said about it the past month and a half aside from the past two weeks I guess. I'd said some rough stuff about it...atleast in my head. And trust me, it deserved it. But I did get a couple compliments in the past couple of weeks. See...I like to do a job where I am 100% absolutely certain of what I am doing and how to do it correctly. But there's so much of this job that any one of us could be doing wrong. But we do not hear anything when we do something correctly/well. So we're left to stew over whether or not we are performing well. And that sucks. The threats-by-company-voicemail have slowed down a bit. And it seems that the other reps are doing a better job which helps us since they felt the need to address one person's mistakes with the entire group. Everyone getting admonished for the mistakes/errors of one other person really drops morale. There was none there for a while as one could tell by my coming home and putting in 10 online applications per day. But right now I feel that I am to the point that I will do my best to stay there for as long as I can. If I have any problems I will try to be forceful and tell them that as far as I am aware, I am doing everything that I am supposed to be doing it and to the level at which is should be done. I strive to do well and make my store look great. If it turns out to not be enough for them, I can't take the stress that comes with that. I'd have to go back to looking for as high paying a job as I can find. The prospect of a slight raise, paid holidays and paid vacation time in another 5 months or so will be awesome. I will push ahead. And you are way more than welcome to join me!

I've been thinking lately...that I miss California. Okay so I was there for only two weeks of my life. But the area where we were was awesome! Chances are good that if Jenn and I do a permanent type thing (which it seems that we will!) then we would probably move out there. Especially since she's left Philly to move here where I came from. When we went out there last year it was during the worst heat wave here of the year. The weather out there was amazing. Perfect for me. The sun wasn't too hot in that area of Cali and there was always a cool breeze. It was amazing while I was there. But in the meantime I just hope that we can go out there when I start getting a week (plus..down the line) off with pay that we can fly out to California. Without pay I'd obviously have to deal with a tiny if not insignificant paycheck when we get back. But this way I could get away with not losing a penny. It'd be great to go out there fairly often.

Tomorrow is Jenn's first day with children in her class at the zoo camp she's working at. She works at the Philadelphia Zoo as a teacher for their summer camp where parents send their children while they are at work. The children learn about the animals of the world, conservation and all about the world itself. She is very excited about it and I am very proud of her for the work she is doing. I know how the hours are because they are getting about as bad as mine were when we lived in Philly and I had taken the job up here. We'll get her a job up here but hopefully she'll enjoy this one properly and get some great experience and references from this because it's along the lines of what she'd like to do as a career.

On my side...I will push on with this job but I am working on some new software which I will offer from a new site/domain name on a new server within the next couple weeks. The work is coming along on it very quickly and I am very proud of it. This particular software will be web-based and will allow writers/authors to write and publish stories (could be used for poetry..etc..) to the Web for people to read. I am keeping most of the features under wraps right now but it should be very useful. I am working on some features that will allow me to offer a free version and a paid version. The licensed version would still be cheap but if enough people paid for it, it could really add up despite how cheap it is for each individual person.

And then the band has made some money. And over time hopefully we will bring more and more in with shows and merchandise sales. And while I am quite positive that neither would make us the kind of money we'd need to never work again, it would be and is extra money that we can earn through means that really do not feel like work because the money is earned by doing what we/I love to do anyway.

Well that's about it for now. I still have some stuff I want to do on the program before my mind gets too exhausted to actually do what I need it to do as well as get something to eat because I haven't had anything to eat since I had the two small egg sandwiches at 9am this morning (yes that's 14 hours ago).

But I shall be back and hopefully with some great news regarding something or other that's going on!

Goodnight and have a great start to the week!