Theme Song: "Voulez-vous" - Mamma Mia! Soundtrack
Life Outlook: Sick, but Good
Current Weather: 10°C, Showers
I've finally started my new job, and so far its been great. Like any new job of course there is a great deal for me to learn and adapt to - including new coworkers and group dynamics. So far everyone seems great, and I look foward to learning more about my job in the coming weeks.
Of course, as is my usual luck, it hasn't been entirely smooth sailing this week. Yesterday I had the pleasure of contacting my boss on my second day and letting her know I would be late. Due to some cruel twist of fate my bus decided to break down - and not anywhere near any other bus routes...but a block from my house. We had to wait until a new bus came, which was unfortunately not very quick, seeing as it was all the way out in St. Norbert. I'm certainly looking forward to moving closer to normal civilization. I can't imagine what people outside of the city must deal with on a daily basis if they have to commute into the city.
I have my own personal space and need to start making it my own. Any suggestions? What pictures should I put up? The last time I put up pictures at work I constantly had people asking if Michelle was my girlfriend and if Jackie was my sister. I can't say I see the resemblance. :-) Photo suggestions are more then welcome!
Alright, time to start a new and exciting day at work. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Hospital and Other Adventures
Theme Song: "Only The Beginning of the Adventure" - Chronicles of Narnia Soundtrack
Life Outlook: Positive
Current Weather: 12 °C, Slightly Cloudy
It's been over a week since my last update, forshame.
Most of last week was spent worrying about and recovering from my trip to the hospital. After all of the delays and rescheduling there was a cancellation and I was able to get in to have some tests done. I had to take some medication leading up to it...and do tonnes of fasting, and then afterwards my stomach was a mess for a few days. All in all, it wasn't enjoyable - I just hope that they found something. I won't know results until mid-June. I hate waiting, but at least it's done with now.
Josh and my family were with me at the hospital, which I am very grateful for. Needles wig me out big time, and even though they couldn't be with me while I was getting the IV done or even during the tests, I was just glad knowing that I had people there to support me. Even if they were just stuck in the waiting room for 4 hours. Thank you! :D
I haven't put much time into WoW, or Writing, or anything else lately. On the plus side, without some of those distractions I've been brainstorming a lot more lately. With any luck I'll get some positive results from that. Now, however, I just need to find an artist to help me make my ideas into a reality.
My new job starts this week, which is something to look forward to. It's bound to be a steep learning curve, but I'm excited for it. I enjoy learning new things and tackling new challenges...and I'm sure that my brain could use a little more stimulation then DVDs and WoW have provided me as of late. Wish me luck!
Life Outlook: Positive
Current Weather: 12 °C, Slightly Cloudy
It's been over a week since my last update, forshame.
Most of last week was spent worrying about and recovering from my trip to the hospital. After all of the delays and rescheduling there was a cancellation and I was able to get in to have some tests done. I had to take some medication leading up to it...and do tonnes of fasting, and then afterwards my stomach was a mess for a few days. All in all, it wasn't enjoyable - I just hope that they found something. I won't know results until mid-June. I hate waiting, but at least it's done with now.
Josh and my family were with me at the hospital, which I am very grateful for. Needles wig me out big time, and even though they couldn't be with me while I was getting the IV done or even during the tests, I was just glad knowing that I had people there to support me. Even if they were just stuck in the waiting room for 4 hours. Thank you! :D
I haven't put much time into WoW, or Writing, or anything else lately. On the plus side, without some of those distractions I've been brainstorming a lot more lately. With any luck I'll get some positive results from that. Now, however, I just need to find an artist to help me make my ideas into a reality.
My new job starts this week, which is something to look forward to. It's bound to be a steep learning curve, but I'm excited for it. I enjoy learning new things and tackling new challenges...and I'm sure that my brain could use a little more stimulation then DVDs and WoW have provided me as of late. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
A Single Day For The Planet
Theme Song: "Symphonic" - Emm Gryner
Life Outlook: Cheerful
Current Weather: 7°C, Clear
Earth Day, April 22nd.
The media was flooded with Green and Earth Day references today - a flood very much akin to the rising Red here in Manitoba. YouTube featured videos on how to live Green, television stations ran Green programs and all over the world the news was flooded with Earth Day articles and broadcasts. It's sad and kind of pathetic, but in a green way of course.
Yes, the Green movement has been gaining a lot of momentum and each day gets more and more support. However its still unfortunate that it takes one specific day for people to focus on the Earth and the environment. Earlier today Joshie wrote on Facebook, "Isn't every day Earth Day?" something that more people need to realize. Awareness needs to be raised more than one day a year.
Now of course with that being said, I can't claim to be the world's largest Green advocate. Hell, I hate the color green, but I do believe that everyone needs to do their part (however small) in order to keep our environment sustainable. Take public transit, turn off lights, use recycled products...and in my case, get audited by the city because you use less water then the average person. Yes, you heard me - I'm getting audited for not wasting water in the shower. *Sigh*
I hope that everyone has had a wonderful April 22nd, and remembers that every day is Earth Day. :-)
Life Outlook: Cheerful
Current Weather: 7°C, Clear
Earth Day, April 22nd.
The media was flooded with Green and Earth Day references today - a flood very much akin to the rising Red here in Manitoba. YouTube featured videos on how to live Green, television stations ran Green programs and all over the world the news was flooded with Earth Day articles and broadcasts. It's sad and kind of pathetic, but in a green way of course.
Yes, the Green movement has been gaining a lot of momentum and each day gets more and more support. However its still unfortunate that it takes one specific day for people to focus on the Earth and the environment. Earlier today Joshie wrote on Facebook, "Isn't every day Earth Day?" something that more people need to realize. Awareness needs to be raised more than one day a year.
Now of course with that being said, I can't claim to be the world's largest Green advocate. Hell, I hate the color green, but I do believe that everyone needs to do their part (however small) in order to keep our environment sustainable. Take public transit, turn off lights, use recycled products...and in my case, get audited by the city because you use less water then the average person. Yes, you heard me - I'm getting audited for not wasting water in the shower. *Sigh*
I hope that everyone has had a wonderful April 22nd, and remembers that every day is Earth Day. :-)
Photo of the Day: Apr 22nd
Photo Taken: 14/07/2005
About The Photo: During the summer of 2005 a group of us traveled from Winnipeg down to St. Louis (pronounced like St. Lou-is, now Lewie for the non-Americans). Our purpose, a convention for A Call To Duty (ie nerds). Our group consisted of myself, my friend Kim, a Very Sleepy Scott, Eric from Toronto, and a rather platinum blond Joshie. That'll teach him to get highlights from someone who doesn't speak English as a first (or possibly even second) language. All in all the trip was awesome and I took tonnes of pictures, and got to see the Mall of America for the first time!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Update On My Life
Theme Song: "Voulez-Vous" - Mamma Mia! Soundtrack
Life Outlook: Positive
Current Weather: 10°C, Slightly Cloudy
Life has once again changed on me, but this time it appears to be for the better. In this update I have a bit of bad news, and some pretty good news to share. The bad news is simple and comes to no surprise - but once again I woke up sick and feeling like death. I just wish there was some way for me to know what was wrong with me and fix it...
...as for the good news: I got a new job!
Now I'm sure many of you are thinking, "What happened to Investors Group?" I shall endeavor to explain. Investors was a great opportunity and honestly was possibly the best job I've ever had. I loved my job there, and not to be smug, but I was great at it. However, early on it started to become apparent that Investors was not going to be a good fit, at least not at this stage in my life. I probably could have continued on there for a few years, however it would have been a struggle and in the event that I did leave I would have had to make sure my clients were taken care of. So, rather than build a large business and then move on, I decided to minimize my impact and step down while I was still just starting up.
I immediately started looking for a new job, and for the last while I haven't had much success. One bank told me in a rejection letter that I wasn't qualified for an entry level position. Another company interviewed me but didn't hire me because they felt I was over-qualified. The list of frustrations continued to build, until I got a call back from St. Amant centre about a position.
In a few weeks I'll be starting as a Scheduling Clerk at St. Amant, doing HR work. As weird as it sounds HR/Payroll work is something I've been interested in for a while (I even applied for an HR job with Safeway) - and I think this has the potentially to be a really good fit for me. It's a day job, which is awesome, and easy to get too - which is definitely a bonus. I'm pretty pumped, and I'm sure Josh is too.
In other news, I recently finished reading A Lion Among Men. It took me a while to get into (something I've found with all three Wicked books) but once I did it was a great story. It followed the rather unfortunate life of the Cowardly Lion. Sadly during my frustrations job searching I found a lot of myself in the Lion and the chaotic events of his life. I'm now reading another book by Christopher Moore, You Suck, which is pretty awesome. I've only been reading it for a day and I'm already half done. Damn it, he needs to come out with books faster.
So yeah, that's about it for my life these days. Wish me good luck with the new job! Oh and also, check out the links on the right, and if you haven't already done so, add me on Facebook/YouTube/Twitter. Now I'm off to go enjoy the blue skies and try to write! :-)
Life Outlook: Positive
Current Weather: 10°C, Slightly Cloudy
Life has once again changed on me, but this time it appears to be for the better. In this update I have a bit of bad news, and some pretty good news to share. The bad news is simple and comes to no surprise - but once again I woke up sick and feeling like death. I just wish there was some way for me to know what was wrong with me and fix it...
...as for the good news: I got a new job!
Now I'm sure many of you are thinking, "What happened to Investors Group?" I shall endeavor to explain. Investors was a great opportunity and honestly was possibly the best job I've ever had. I loved my job there, and not to be smug, but I was great at it. However, early on it started to become apparent that Investors was not going to be a good fit, at least not at this stage in my life. I probably could have continued on there for a few years, however it would have been a struggle and in the event that I did leave I would have had to make sure my clients were taken care of. So, rather than build a large business and then move on, I decided to minimize my impact and step down while I was still just starting up.
I immediately started looking for a new job, and for the last while I haven't had much success. One bank told me in a rejection letter that I wasn't qualified for an entry level position. Another company interviewed me but didn't hire me because they felt I was over-qualified. The list of frustrations continued to build, until I got a call back from St. Amant centre about a position.
In a few weeks I'll be starting as a Scheduling Clerk at St. Amant, doing HR work. As weird as it sounds HR/Payroll work is something I've been interested in for a while (I even applied for an HR job with Safeway) - and I think this has the potentially to be a really good fit for me. It's a day job, which is awesome, and easy to get too - which is definitely a bonus. I'm pretty pumped, and I'm sure Josh is too.
In other news, I recently finished reading A Lion Among Men. It took me a while to get into (something I've found with all three Wicked books) but once I did it was a great story. It followed the rather unfortunate life of the Cowardly Lion. Sadly during my frustrations job searching I found a lot of myself in the Lion and the chaotic events of his life. I'm now reading another book by Christopher Moore, You Suck, which is pretty awesome. I've only been reading it for a day and I'm already half done. Damn it, he needs to come out with books faster.
So yeah, that's about it for my life these days. Wish me good luck with the new job! Oh and also, check out the links on the right, and if you haven't already done so, add me on Facebook/YouTube/Twitter. Now I'm off to go enjoy the blue skies and try to write! :-)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Impossible Life
Theme Song: "Beating My Heart" - Jon McLaughlin
Life Outlook: Grumpy Gus
Current Weather: 10°C, Slightly Cloudy
Michelle recently bought a t-shirt that I absolutely adore entitled Impossible Love. The shirt features a cartoon porcupine who is clearly enamored with a very terrified looking pink balloon. I love the shirt, and thinking about it brought a smile to my face - something I certainly needed today.
Life lately has just seemed to be one series of problems after another. With each issue that arises I have been able to, in time and with a great deal of help, been able to come up with a solution. However for every disaster solved, another seems to take its place. This seems to be my life lately. It's as though I came to a fork in the road, but instead of turning left or right - I chose the unbeaten path filled with sinkholes and poison oak. However, despite all the recent chaos and stress I've been doing my best to keep trying to improve my life and not let it get me down.
One of the things I've been toying with to keep from getting into a rather nasty funk is writing. Whether it be this blog, or playing around with other ideas, I've been trying to keep my brain active and occupied. I've been thinking about trying out the idea of a webcomic again. My novel attempts as of late have been marvelous disasters, so it is my hope that a change of pace and outlet might just be what my creatively starved mind needs. If anyone knows an artist who might want to collaborate with me, toss me a message on Facebook or YouTube.
I leave you tonight with an explanation as to my song of choice for the evening. I've been a fan of Jon McLauglin since I first heard him sing in Enchanted, and I've recently been watching his video "Beating My Heart" on YouTube (yes - it is becoming apparent that I am quite attached to YouTube these days). I haven't put my finger onto why I enjoy the song so much...perhaps it's the catchy melody, Jon's wonderful voice...or just the fact that he's damn hot. Whatever the reason, I hope you enjoy!
Happy weekend everyone!
Life Outlook: Grumpy Gus
Current Weather: 10°C, Slightly Cloudy
Michelle recently bought a t-shirt that I absolutely adore entitled Impossible Love. The shirt features a cartoon porcupine who is clearly enamored with a very terrified looking pink balloon. I love the shirt, and thinking about it brought a smile to my face - something I certainly needed today.
Life lately has just seemed to be one series of problems after another. With each issue that arises I have been able to, in time and with a great deal of help, been able to come up with a solution. However for every disaster solved, another seems to take its place. This seems to be my life lately. It's as though I came to a fork in the road, but instead of turning left or right - I chose the unbeaten path filled with sinkholes and poison oak. However, despite all the recent chaos and stress I've been doing my best to keep trying to improve my life and not let it get me down.
One of the things I've been toying with to keep from getting into a rather nasty funk is writing. Whether it be this blog, or playing around with other ideas, I've been trying to keep my brain active and occupied. I've been thinking about trying out the idea of a webcomic again. My novel attempts as of late have been marvelous disasters, so it is my hope that a change of pace and outlet might just be what my creatively starved mind needs. If anyone knows an artist who might want to collaborate with me, toss me a message on Facebook or YouTube.
I leave you tonight with an explanation as to my song of choice for the evening. I've been a fan of Jon McLauglin since I first heard him sing in Enchanted, and I've recently been watching his video "Beating My Heart" on YouTube (yes - it is becoming apparent that I am quite attached to YouTube these days). I haven't put my finger onto why I enjoy the song so much...perhaps it's the catchy melody, Jon's wonderful voice...or just the fact that he's damn hot. Whatever the reason, I hope you enjoy!
Happy weekend everyone!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Book Covers
Theme Song: "Hide & Seek" - Namie Amuro
Life Outlook: Up and Down
Current Weather: 10°C, Clear
Another person has been awarded their 15 minutes of fame - and in this instance that fame is well deserved.
Sites like YouTube, Facebook and even the news are abuzz about a recent performance on Britains Got Talent. A rather unimpressive woman named Susan Boyle wowed the judges and the crowd with her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from one of my favorite musicals, Les Miserables. At forty-seven, everyone (myself included) didn't believe that Susan would put on a good show, but she definitely blew everyone away. By the end of the video I saw on YouTube I had goosebumps on my arms. Wow.
Definitely a reminder not to judge a book by its cover.
This brings me back to an earlier topic about what makes one successful? For Susan, she said one of her dreams was to perform in front of a huge audience - she did, and she kicked ass. She had a goal and she went for it and not only attained that goal but blew it out of the water. Maybe dreams really do come true...
Who knows I suppose?
For now I shall continue to reach for my goal of becoming a professional writer. That goal will, of course, be long term...but it shall remain there until I succeed, just like Susan Doyle. Hopefully when my fifteen minutes come around, I will be judged for more than just my cover.
Life Outlook: Up and Down
Current Weather: 10°C, Clear
Another person has been awarded their 15 minutes of fame - and in this instance that fame is well deserved.
Sites like YouTube, Facebook and even the news are abuzz about a recent performance on Britains Got Talent. A rather unimpressive woman named Susan Boyle wowed the judges and the crowd with her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from one of my favorite musicals, Les Miserables. At forty-seven, everyone (myself included) didn't believe that Susan would put on a good show, but she definitely blew everyone away. By the end of the video I saw on YouTube I had goosebumps on my arms. Wow.
Definitely a reminder not to judge a book by its cover.
This brings me back to an earlier topic about what makes one successful? For Susan, she said one of her dreams was to perform in front of a huge audience - she did, and she kicked ass. She had a goal and she went for it and not only attained that goal but blew it out of the water. Maybe dreams really do come true...
Who knows I suppose?
For now I shall continue to reach for my goal of becoming a professional writer. That goal will, of course, be long term...but it shall remain there until I succeed, just like Susan Doyle. Hopefully when my fifteen minutes come around, I will be judged for more than just my cover.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The Cause of Success
Theme Song: "Leavin'" - Jesse McCartney
Life Outlook: Tired, but good.
Current Weather: 11°C, Cloudy
Last night I had a discussion with some friends about education, work, and the cost to become successful. The opinions expressed were varied and while I strongly disagree with one point of view, it did raise the question - what does it take to become successful and what defines success?
I sit here listening to the music of the very gorgeous Jesse McCartney and can't believe that he's two years younger then I am. It makes me wonder what I've done with my life. While I will never dream of or aim for superstar fame, I certainly want my life to have some form of meaning.
So, what does it take to be a success? Do you need to spend years in school to get a bjillion degrees and be an expert in everything? Do you have to start your own family business and build it from the ground up? Or do you simply just have to set a goal for yourself like buying a home, and fulfill it? I'm sure everyone will have their own unique answer. My answer is this: I don't know.
A year ago I would have said "to get published." However now a year later, the more I attempt to write the more I find myself getting writers block. It just feels like such an unattainable, crushing, goal. I suppose I could say that my goal at this point is to find a career that makes me happy...something that I'll want to do for a long time and truly enjoy.
What about you? Which of your goals would make you a success if you were to attain it?
Life Outlook: Tired, but good.
Current Weather: 11°C, Cloudy
Last night I had a discussion with some friends about education, work, and the cost to become successful. The opinions expressed were varied and while I strongly disagree with one point of view, it did raise the question - what does it take to become successful and what defines success?
I sit here listening to the music of the very gorgeous Jesse McCartney and can't believe that he's two years younger then I am. It makes me wonder what I've done with my life. While I will never dream of or aim for superstar fame, I certainly want my life to have some form of meaning.
So, what does it take to be a success? Do you need to spend years in school to get a bjillion degrees and be an expert in everything? Do you have to start your own family business and build it from the ground up? Or do you simply just have to set a goal for yourself like buying a home, and fulfill it? I'm sure everyone will have their own unique answer. My answer is this: I don't know.
A year ago I would have said "to get published." However now a year later, the more I attempt to write the more I find myself getting writers block. It just feels like such an unattainable, crushing, goal. I suppose I could say that my goal at this point is to find a career that makes me happy...something that I'll want to do for a long time and truly enjoy.
What about you? Which of your goals would make you a success if you were to attain it?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Long Weekend's Over
Theme Song: "Phatdippin'" - Rhett & Link
Life Outlook: Cheerful
Current Weather: 14°C, Sunny
Just got back from an interview which I feel was rather successful. I've had a pretty good day so far and my outlook on life has been pretty great over the last little bit. Don't get me wrong, things are still chaos, but my mood has improved drastically and things don't appear nearly as gloomy. I sat in the interview as I was being told about the job and just thought to myself "Wow, this would be perfect for me." Cross your fingers for me! :D
On the way home I had a choice of waiting an hour for a bus or walking - I chose the latter and I'm glad I did. I got home earlier and got to enjoy the wonderful weather we're having right now. It looks as though spring has finally arrived and is here to stay. I'm not a fan of the mud and how wet everything is - but I'd rather have it like this then -40 again. Yay for spring! It's supposed to be nice like this tomorrow (but might rain) - assuming we're rain free I think I'm going to try going for a run. :D Woo for 18 degrees tomorrow.
Josh and I are preparing to sell the house. I think our day yesterday just cemented the many reasons why we need to get out of here. I really wish it wasn't necessary to sell the place, but it's become very clear that it's just not going to work, no matter how much I wish it to.
In other news...
Josh and I went to see Monsters vs. Aliens on the weekend. It was released recently and we went early because we figured it would be crazy on a long weekend. Much to our surprise the threatre was absolutely deserted. People piled in as the previews were on - but up until that point there was only one other person there. Weird. The movie itself was pretty great, I enjoyed it. I think in terms of 3D I enjoyed Coraline better, but the movie wasn't bad at all. Had I not known in advance, I wouldn't have known that Hugh Laurie voiced one of the characters - I had expected him to sound like House but he didn't at all, which was pretty impressive.
I'll bring this post to an end as I prepare to head off to work. Go out, enjoy the sunny weather and take advantage of spring while its around!
Life Outlook: Cheerful
Current Weather: 14°C, Sunny
Just got back from an interview which I feel was rather successful. I've had a pretty good day so far and my outlook on life has been pretty great over the last little bit. Don't get me wrong, things are still chaos, but my mood has improved drastically and things don't appear nearly as gloomy. I sat in the interview as I was being told about the job and just thought to myself "Wow, this would be perfect for me." Cross your fingers for me! :D
On the way home I had a choice of waiting an hour for a bus or walking - I chose the latter and I'm glad I did. I got home earlier and got to enjoy the wonderful weather we're having right now. It looks as though spring has finally arrived and is here to stay. I'm not a fan of the mud and how wet everything is - but I'd rather have it like this then -40 again. Yay for spring! It's supposed to be nice like this tomorrow (but might rain) - assuming we're rain free I think I'm going to try going for a run. :D Woo for 18 degrees tomorrow.
Josh and I are preparing to sell the house. I think our day yesterday just cemented the many reasons why we need to get out of here. I really wish it wasn't necessary to sell the place, but it's become very clear that it's just not going to work, no matter how much I wish it to.
In other news...
Josh and I went to see Monsters vs. Aliens on the weekend. It was released recently and we went early because we figured it would be crazy on a long weekend. Much to our surprise the threatre was absolutely deserted. People piled in as the previews were on - but up until that point there was only one other person there. Weird. The movie itself was pretty great, I enjoyed it. I think in terms of 3D I enjoyed Coraline better, but the movie wasn't bad at all. Had I not known in advance, I wouldn't have known that Hugh Laurie voiced one of the characters - I had expected him to sound like House but he didn't at all, which was pretty impressive.
I'll bring this post to an end as I prepare to head off to work. Go out, enjoy the sunny weather and take advantage of spring while its around!
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