June 2006 Archives

A little update on the purse theft thing.

My sister drivers a 1999 honda accord. The ignition only starts with a special key, which they are charing $190 bucks for. Damn expensive keys.

This is frustrating. Also, it will be coming directly out of my bank account, since right now that is the only one that can be accessed.

To say the least, I'm a bit frustrated.

We already had a money issue, and now we have a money drain. On top of that, the rent arrangement for the house changed, so we are also paying a much larger fee for that.

I still am happy that we have our health, and are intact. Granted, that does not detract from the fact, that our financial stability is virtually gone. Soon we will start to watch the dance of missing utilities. Always a favorite of mine.

Another time, people have stolen some of our property.

First, it was my mom's purse.
- The little bastards got arrested for that one.

Then, it was my mom's cell phone.
- We have a basic profile of the person who stole it, but so far no luck.
- Dominican bastard made $80.00 worth of international calls on it.

Now, my sister's purse got stolen. This was about 40 minutes ago, at Six Flags.
- Bloody hell! This one was a double wammy. Her cellphone was in her purse. I've already called the bank, and reported the card as stolen, and called Sprint and reported the phone as stolen.

Still, ever so slightly starts to get annoying. My phone has also been stolen in the past, but that was some time ago.

I'm just happy that I believe in the concept of Karma. That makes me happy at the end of the day.

Sometimes you know that the decisions you are making are just not right.

You think, well, I would have done this differently, or you know exactly what you SHOULD do, but, well, that's such a hassle.

This time, I'm going to actually go for it. When making a decision, I'm going to do, what a better marcio would have done. Pretty much asking: "If I was a better version of myself, what would I do?"

That's the key concept. With time, I should become who I urge to be inside.

Granted, that's the side-effect of reading a lot of motivational, and self-help websites. Still, it got me some new fresh ideas. *smiles*

Sometimes, too many wishy washy things muddle up life.

At that point, everything starts running together and wasting time. I'm just about at that point. Needing desperatelly to drop some things, and refocus.

The net, has it's wonderful bits, but it also has an amazing capacity to cause time wasting. I've been getting much too familiar with the net time waste. One large part of that, being chatting online. Yes, log into an IRC room, and chat with some wonderful brilliant people from around the world. Four hours later, and well, that's the problem. The time passes quickly, and many other things take second place to that.

So, I have removed myself a bit from the net, in that aspect, and some other aspects as well.

That's all.

I know some people that are sporting nice new jobs and internships.

Did they get it by searching an online job bank? No
Did they get it by checking the paper? No
Recruiting Agency? No
Did they check the local companies to see if they had nice opportunities? No

Well, then how did they get it?

Simple, family, and friends. Always a wonderful, and very biased group of people, who ignore so much, and give you opportunities, that people may not ever get.

It's silly, it's a tad annoying at times, but networking, and knowing the right people opens the door to a wide array of opportunities.

Making key contacts, gets your feet in many doors that otherwise would not open. Yes, you can drop an application off, which piles on top of many other applications. Knowing someone automagically puts it into the desk of the people that need to see it. It doesn't always work like that, but it has a much higher chance of being so.

For someone who is introverted, it can become a rather challenging aspect. Granted, it's all about putting the effort out regardless. Yes, it might take more effort, but the outcome is still as wonderful.

For a bit of indulgence, all it takes is a nibble.

I have a know weakness for sweet delights.

Open a bag of hugs in front of me, and I'll eat it till I get sick. I never tried to add all the calories in that, because it would be simply traggic.

I've managed to stay away from most things, but with friends and family who love giving gifts that are sweet, it's hard to keep away.

My birthday surprise was sweets. Grandma came to visit from Brazil, and there were sweets. Some friends of ours, when they come over, they bring sweets as a little token of friendship.

It's easy to discount it, under the pretenses of not wasting food. Also, it's easy to say, that you will eat in moderation. But once you get a little taste of it, you want more. The problem is, there is more. Usually much more.

So, you just open up another sweet treat, and the another. Soon, you have a pile of wrappers sitting on your desk, and an empty bag, with some confectionary label on it. There is now way, that you ate all this. Well, the problem is, it often happens.

Giving up the things that bring you confort, and give you some kind of pleasure, is very hard. It's taking away something that has been with you for a long long time.

I used to weigh more than I do, even a bit when I was younger. I was never really fat, but I was always teetering away from my ideal weight, and BMI. I still meander around it a bit,while trying to get healthy.

Old habits are hard to break. I plan on eventually elliminatiing all those waist busting sweets. Sometimes, you have to learn the power of NO.

It's hard to remember, that as much as we wish, not everything falls on your lap.

Mostly not a job.

Over the past few weeks, that has started to hit home really really hard. I applied for a few places, and expected things to go just right. Well, they didn't exactly go right. There were no callbacks, and a lot of times, they jobs were just to capacity. Hence, there was no need for me.

It seems that just skimming the latest ads, sometimes doesn't wield everything one wants. Sometimes you have to gid for the opportunity. Those opportunities that are not just thrown out there into the field. Sure, they require more work, but there yield is better.

That's all.

Ahh, I made it to school far too early, and thought about getting a half-sized locker, like I had planned.

I ended up getting a full sized locker, and I'm glad I did. It fits all the plans I have for it wonderfully. I'm adjusting my schedule so I can work out in the morning. Should be interesting how that one turns out.

On the other hand, the job I had applied at school, is currently fully staffed. That along with 2 other jobs I applied for. Heh, it's all good, the world keeps on spinning.

If I didn't catch this train, there will always be one coming down the line, and I'll just catch that one.

Sometimes in life, in do things so they stand as bookmarks. Reminders that you have visited it, and need to visit it again.

Every semester, I get a gym locket at school. I have actually used the thing, about say, 20 times throught the years. But while I may not use it much, it serves the purpose of reminding me that I need to go to the gym and work out.

Much like my gym memberships of the best. (Sorry mom for the financial hassle. Oops!) It's a semi-motivation to do what you need to do.

So again, with renewed hope, I will wake up at f'ing 4AM, take a shower, and head downtown.

Why?

It's simple. That's when you get the full and half sized lockers. If you are not there any earlier, you end up with a 1/3 locker. Those frankly suck. You can pretty much fit your bookbag in there. Nevermind a workout bag, or say, clothing. You might squeeze it there, but good luck. Also, you get a lesser chance of your stuff getting funkified. Yes, lockers have vent holes, and when the number of lockes adjacent to yours multiplies, you can imagine what happens. More chance for that male funk to infuse all your stuff.

This semester, I will hopefully be visiting my beloved, randomly assigned, hopefully half-size, locker, a lot more.

In the past I have distanced myself from my family, because frankly, nothing but trouble came from them.

Latelly, I've been visiting, and talking more to some of my family members. It's pretty nice I have to say, and they've been friendly.

Still, I have to watch out for what information I disclose to them. I hate to have to keep watch, but at a moments time, it might come back to hit me in the face. It's something that i've gotten used to, so I can still enjoy the company and friendship of my family, without causing harm to myself.

The main instigator, my grandma. Granted, it was due to a potassium issue. Now she takes her potassium, and she stays moderatelly sane. Her core is still the same, but at least she doesn't explode or cause problems every day. So, she's been good. You can see that she feels the animosity that she has caused, and still suffers partial indifference, and sometimes lack of politeness on certain issues.

Anywho, it's been relaxing to not have any tensions. We'll see how things flow.

That's all.

So, I actually made some money today. It wasn't much, but it was more than I have made in a long time.

It was one of those focus groups things. It was for a company I can't say, it involved things I can't say, and I did a lot of stuff I can't say.

*grins*

Heh, lots of fun confidentiality agreements. Of course, they are all in place, since you talk about, or get to see things that are not quite out yet, or are still in planning. It's always interesting to see the process. I'm always amused at some things that are silly, but they still want to know about.

I have my fingers crossed on that school job I applied for. It would fit my schedule perfectly, and since it's at school, there's no need to drive anywhere else. The bad part of it, is that my life will become "life at school." I'll be there every single day, for most of the day, for 7 weeks straight. Good thing I like the food, and I know all the nice confortable spots around campus. *joy*

That's all.

Something to always remember, when opportunity knocks, open the door quickly, because it's just not going to sit around and wait.

So, there's a story behind this of course.

I was applying some more for jobs, and got a lead form my sister, that she gave me a long time ago, and she asked me to send a Resume to her. I just put it aside, and always said I was going to do it later.

So, I sent it now, and I was proud I did, since this was a hurdle. What ended up happening, is that she no longer works for the company. I received a e-mail back from the system saying that "Person was deactivated on 'date' "

When there's a good opportunity, take it!!!

I have an idea, of where to be about 1 year and 1 month from now.

I'm thinking Las Vegas, or Biloxi. It all depends on gas prices, or flight prices.

Gambling, or trying your luck would be the perfect thing to do on that day. Even if it's just for fun, and nothing serious.

I'm sure all kinds of places are going to be running some crazy promotions. I'll probably put some money aside for this trip. I talked to family already, and they are with me.

Also, another wonderful thing, is that this day will be a Saturday, which is very convenient.

666 is done and gone, let's look forward to 777.

Hey, look. Nothing at all happened that was bad today.

People are silly, and the news is sillier.

I did have wonderful chocolate cate, made by my sister, after much pleading. So, it was quite a nice day.

Ohh, also had to go in the morning to qualify for community clinic. Since I don't currently have health insurance (or job)

It's one week before school starts. That means I gotta start sleeping early, and waking up late.

Books have been bought. I started reading them, and had a sour taste in my mouth. Yeah, they are not yummy books.

I applied for a job with the computer lab at school. Getting it would be quite the wonderful, for the simple fact that it would be a very flexible, and enjoyable job, that is very near my field.

*crosses fingers*