I'm surprised LJ doesn't close down your account it you leave it inactive for over a year.  Seems a little silly to be hosting all of this.

Anyway, I stopped posting here because things started to get too hectic and too depressing to write about.  Stressed out at LEGO through most of the year, dated a girl who decided that I was less important than ( Read more... )

I never quite realized how bad commuting in a Chicago winter was before.  Tuesday night brought me a four hour commute home, instead of my usual hour or hour and a half.  Today brought me a pothole that destroyed the sidewall on one tire and stressed another sidewall enough to cause a bubble to form, weakening the tire enough to make it a ticking ( Read more... )

I have become a strange mix of old and young: spending my Saturday morning listening to National Public Radio while building a LEGO Transport Ferry on the floor of my living room.  Granted, the LEGO building was actually work--this model is going on display in the store tomorrow night--but it's still a youthful activity, counterbalanced by ( Read more... )

Being this worn out this early in the holiday season is worrying.  And yes, it is the holiday season already--Macy's has had trees for a month, we've had advent calendars almost as long, and last night the mall put up the decorations.  The reaction of every staff member was exactly the same: "no, no, no, no..."  The greater problem is how hectic ( Read more... )

Well, there goes the whole monthly update plan.  I suppose this is still technically a monthly update, but it's been over a month since I posted, so I don't know.

I'm in the middle of an extended break from work.  I had to use up a week and a half of vacation before mid-October, so here I am.  Just spent a few days down at necklessone 's house, playing too ( Read more... )

The title is misleading--I haven't worked any overtime.  But things have been crazy hectic at work, so it feels like I have been.  Most of the craziness is because of the new LEGOLAND Discovery Center that opened up across the street from Woodfield Mall.  Customers are so confused.  They think that they are us and we are them and that black is ( Read more... )

Working at the LEGO store has been a blast so far.  The crew is great, and the kids have all been well-behaved.  All of them.  I think it has to do with the type of kid that likes LEGO, more pensive, more considerate, more creative, and (apparently) better at sharing.  Two weeks ago, we had the BrickWorld festival in Wheeling, IL, where I got ( Read more... )

So.

I believe that I can get away with ceasing radio silence on here now.  I decided not to post for several months due to the prospect of potential employers reading this blog while I was feeling less than charitable to my previous employer and the world in general.  Yes, you read that right, previous employer.  In early March, Borders Group, Inc ( Read more... )

Just writing a quick update to say this week went much, much better than the one before.  My car is back, with her shiny new chin.  Progressive handled everything as smoothly as could be asked for, so I tip my hat to them.  I've talked things over with Jessica, and she says she doesn't want a relationship with anyone right now (like I haven't heard ( Read more... )

Okay, here's what has happened to me so far this week.  Keep in mind this is only up until Wednesday morning.

• Had to drop my dad off at the airport (sad, but not some crappy unexpected load of bollocks like the rest of my week)
• Gas pump didn't automatically stop, spilling gas all over my rear fender (Merrilville = Hades)
• Damaged my front bumper on a ( Read more... )