as i get older, it seems my humility and modesty are being replaced by confidence and arrogance as i grow more and more fond of the one thing i really love about myself: that i'm a fucking genius ( Read more... )

in order to have the funds to get a place right away, i applied for a loan last week, but got denied. it turns out being denied was a great thing, because last weekend i found out i'll be going to BNCOC [Basic NonCommissioned Officer Course], a 2 week course at Ft McCoy, Wisconsin :D [BNCOC is the school i need to get promoted to Staff Sergeant/E6 ( Read more... )

so i gots me a new job: i now work for the Military Department of Indiana. having a State job is SO GREAT! i make more than twice what i made at my last job, with a regular full-time schedule [i work 2nd shift], and LOTS of paid days off [vacation, sick, personal, military, and comp days]. all my fellow employees, and everybody above me [my SGT ( Read more... )

one of my best friends died a few days ago, and the funeral was today. he was closer than any of my family. its been a painful week, but unfortunately, the world doesnt stop when somebody dies. the individual isnt important to the overall picture; social networks, and thus the world, function the same as the brain: individuals all interact in a ( Read more... )

so what sucks is that, after my illegal demotion and suffering through discrimination, it appears that, at store level, there's just a big misunderstanding. but the fact remains that what happened is illegal. hopefully i'll feel well enough tomorrow to call this lawyer and get the ball rolling. thats one of the first steps in getting my life ( Read more... )

so i've been fucked over at work by the store manager and apparantly the owner as well. but the joke is on them. what they've done is totally and completely illegal, no matter how you look at it or go about it. and i'm not just gonna take it like a bitch. i'm gonna raise a fuss. ideally, i'll be entitled to damages for a violation of my rights ( Read more... )

so i applied for a job with the city, as a Meter Reader; with Veteran's Preference, i have a good chance at getting the job *crosses fingers*. this has the possibility of matching up perfectly with me now being the Assistant Manager at Dominos, because i can 'door hang' (you know those coupons that get stuck on your door knob?) while out reading ( Read more... )

i'm thinkin of picking up a 2nd full-time job, cuz whats the point of free time if you're not doing anything with it?

Ancient Romans had automated factories; Babylonians had batteries; they had dentists in the Stone Age... why do we think we're so advanced?

i got jewed tonight. standing outside through the entire storm, listening and watching as the tornado sirens go off. i wanted to see a damn tornado, but there wasnt even a single rotation in any of the clouds i could see ( Read more... )