My one errand today….

So like I said earlier today, I got called in short notice. I was only there for a short while. Then we were hungry. And it was my turn to pay (when we order out, we take turns, and it was my turn). So we ordered burgers from Red Robin. And learning my lesson from the last time, I didn’t order any shakes. And on my way home, I stopped at the Wally World in Puyallup and got my insulin (which was my original errand to run today).

Now I’m watching the Mariners game. King Felix was pitching tonight. It is currently tied in the 7th. Hopefully they can go over .500…

Off to work...

So, I thought I was going to have to run just one errand today. Nope. I'm needed at Mrs. Fields. I'm not going to complain, though. Such is the way of business, things happen unexpectedly. It's only for a couple of hours, though. And it gets me out of the house. And I needed to shave anyway...

Goodnight everyone….

One last post before I retire tonight. Today was the first day in almost a month that I didn’t have to leave the house. No errands. No work. No interviews. I don’t have anything on the agenda tomorrow, but I am down to my last dose of insulin, so I will be calling upon the pharmacy of Wally World, and waiting for call-backs. Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

500 by 8….

The Mariners won today. Again. IIRC this is the 8th time this season that they’ve hit the .500 mark in the team record. But every time they hit the mark, they immediately lose. Maybe this time they can win some more. Because, it would be nice for them to make it to the post-season again. Since the last time they’ve gone to the playoffs, both the Seahawks and the Sounders FC have made it to the playoffs, and in fact they’ve won it all. Actually come to think of it, the Sounders FC have always been in the post-season. Every season since they’ve been in MLS… Now if only King Felix can stay healthy…..

A few days off….

I had to work Mrs Fields today. Not a big deal. With my pending job offer, I’m going to take some time off for a few days. At my previous job, I had a vacation scheduled in the middle of August, so I’m going to go ahead and take it now, as it will be a while before I accrue any time. When I was job searching, I had designated Tuesday as a day off specifically so I could rest (I did answer the phone when I got call-backs).

While I was job searching, I thought I could be more productive if I could do it out of the house. So I packed my laptop and headed out to Mrs. Fields (I know I can connect to the store’s Wi-Fi, and there are times when you need encouragement from the store’s owner). But usually happened is as soon as I got there and pulled my laptop out, I got put to work. Again, not a bad thing, as I had something to do.

But for now, I’m going to just chill for a couple of days. I have a feeling that this might be my last time I can veg for a while….

Things are looking up

THings are looking up on the job front. Interviewed at a couple of places, and a job offer was made. However, the potential employer does have a definite social media policy, and I’ve already been fired for my own stupidity more than enough times. So, let’s just leave it at that I have a job from now on….

Well, not yet, but I’m closer to employment than yesterday…

EDIT: I will disclose that my second job is at Mrs. Fields. As for my first job, however, let’s just have that I have a job suffice…

Day off got pulled out from under me

So, after getting fired two weeks ago, I do have a lot more free time than I used to. I am putting applications in left and right. I’ve put in some good applications this week, and so I was going to take today as a day off. And decided to bring my laptop up to Mrs. Fields so the store owner and I could Netflix and chill for a few. It didn’t happen that way. Long story short, I came in and got penciled in to work. I’m not complaining after all, I’m hourly. But everytime I bring my laptop in, I end up working….

On Mental Illness…

Mental Illness doesn’t care how much money or fame you have. You’re as sick as is if you had a physical illness, but there’s no out ward sign, so you end up stigmatized. With no apparent way to get help. But this is less about mental illness, and more about suicide. We lost Chris Cornell to it recently. He lost Kurt Cobain to it. And today we’ve the lead singer to Linkin Park. When the hurt and the pain get so bad that you feel your only option is to end it all. This is not right. The state of mental health care in America is a fucking joke. I can think of at least three recent mash shooting that could’ve been prevented if people had gotten the treatment that they needed. But no. While mental illness is just as real a diseases as pneumonia or measles, we still stigmatize it, and those who suffer from it. And that has to stop.

BTW, if you’re thinking about killing yourself, please call 1-800-273-8255. Help is out there. YOU’RE NOT ALONE!

About the unfortunate events last week….

Ok, I think it’s time to discuss the Unfortunate Events last week:

Basically, I lost my job. Not the second job at Mrs. Fields, but my primary job. My full time job. I’m not going to go into the details about it, but it is not a pleasant thing to be called into the office and told to go clean out your locker. I’m not going to mention my (now former) employer nor am I going to say anything bad about the company. Hubris only makes it worse.

I am pulling a few hours at Mrs. Fields, enough to pay the rent. And I have updated my resume to the cloud. And reactivated my profile on Snagajob and Monster. We’ll see how it goes…

A day off…

Still not going to say anything about last week’s unfortunate events. But my last honest, do nothing day off was June 30. That’s going to change. I’m taking tonight off. And tomorrow to. It’s been a stressful week. And I need the rest. I could tell this from the fight I gave my alarm this morning. I need to take care of myself, before I can take care of anything else. I know there are other times when this would not be the case, but the world is not going to end tomorrow, and if it did, I don’t think 1 person would make a difference….

Goodnight.

New Chair…

Christmas of 2001. My younger brother (current roommate) surpises me with a new computer desk and an office chair. No way near top of the line items, but they did the job (in fact, I still use the desk. This post is being written at it). The chair held up through the years. I took it apart when I moved out of Puyallup, and when I put it back together I didn’t put the armrests back on (they got in the way). But the chair continued to serve faithfully, holding my ass up during my misadventures on the internet. It worked through 4 towers, and 3 laptops. But it had lost its height. The air cylinder had lost it’s air. So, off to to the Worst Buy website and I ordered this one. And it is comfy. Headrest. Armrest. And I can lean back in it. I think I can now throw out the easy chair that I never really use anymore.

Having said that, I ordered it before last week’s Unfortunate Events. I wouldn’t dare order it now. Live and learn. I’m not ready to tell the tale of what happened last week. In due time, I will. But not now. Let’s just say that things are going to be a bit lean for a while…

EDIT: I can still use my easy chair. I just have to rotate my new chair around so I can watch my 55” TV. Which is good, since I can use my laptop in my easy chair…

Things are looking up…

Things are looking better than Thursday. But it is still best that I not discuss them at this point….

It hit the fan today.

I got some really bad news today. But it’s best if I don’t mention it here for the time being…

The end of the weekend….

I had the day off today. It wasn’t really a weekend for me, I’ve had split days off more often than not since I transferred to this location. But I’m not complaining about that. That’s just the nature of business. But today was my last day off this week. And I’m working 6 days straight until my next day off.

But on my day off today, I did call upon my other employer Mrs. Fields Cookies (The Commons at Federal Way), and I bought some cookies for my co-workers at my main job. The owner was there, and he was going to hook me up, but ethically, the right thing was to pay the regular price for them. Which I did.

I’d always said I’d bring them cookies. Now if I really liked them, I’ll tell them which ones I didn’t spike….