With regards to roommates...

So here I sit, in my magic chair letting the blog magic happen. I have been doing calculus homework for the last hour and a half and I'm a little fried. I have been trying to do too much of it in my head and so my mind is fatigued at the present time. I'm trying to distract it so it can recooperate a little bit so I can push through and finish it. I decided to give another update on the thermostat issue so that all of you faithfull readers out there can have a little closure ;-)
  So it appears as though we have won the war. The thermostat has not been changed in either teperature, heat or fan settings for about a month though. I think the comment (which is still written on the white board downstairs) scared him off. I think it may have made him realize that maybe there are other people in the universe, right? Its amazing to even consider the fact, preposterous even. We may have won, but it came at sacrifice. The temperature of the house is still at 69 degrees, which is still a little cold for my taste, but oh well. WE WILL ADAPT!!! (Borg [Star Trek species of cybernetic beings who strive for perfection] quote)
And there's your closure, I know you were all sitting on the edge of your seats, dying to know what happens next, and it is concluded, I think.
-D

With regards to my employment...

So the other day at work I found out why I was getting so few hours. About two weeks ago I wrote my manager a note asking if I had done something wrong because I wasn't getting any hours. On monday my manager and I (who will remain unnamed so I avoid a lawsuit) had a sit down and talked about it. Apparantly my hours had been cut for a whole month because she did not feel like I had been treating management appropriately. She cited an incident in mid january where I had a disagreement with the store's security head. She had been having me followed for about a week or two by the plainsclothes security officers which makes me very mad, she had also been riding my case a lot for things that had not happended while I was there. Well she got on my case again and I simply responded with an answer, however it was not one that she liked and she ran at me yelling (which I find funny considering she is a rather large woman) and telling me that I had better not have that attitude with her (I think I recall my mother telling me this several times). So because of the incident and one day where I came to work in khaki slacks instead of black pants because mine were filthy I had to take a student loan so I could pay my bills this month. My total income for Feb. was $160. That's not even enough for Courtney and I to buy groceries (expect another blog about that soon). So I'm furious about this and as soon as I get another offer for a job, even if it is in fast food, I'm taking it and quitting immediately at that place where I work (__Mart). While we were having our little talk she also told me that she had been meaning to talk to me about this for a few weeks but our schedules never coalligned. However she is the one in charge of scheduling and considering that she is management I feel that she might be obligated to make some effort, like staying for an extra 15 minutes or I don't know, maybe calling me or scheduling me for a time that she would be there? She has my phone number for a reason, but is apparantly unable to remember how to use a phone unless if she wants a very inconvienient shift covered, in which case I'm #1 on her list. Well now she's #1 on my list, my shit list. So I just figured that you folks would want to know why I was getting crapped on by __Mart.
-D

With regards to employment...

So I was just sitting in my comfortable chair (where all my blogging magic happens) and am waiting until its time for me to go to work and am just pondering life. I'm pondering where I've been, what I'm doing and where I think I want to be going. Two questions I wont elaborate on in this post. Today I want to talk about what I'm doing. Right now I'm existing, but that's about it. I spend most of my days sitting at home browsing the vast knowledge of the web while my bank account slowly drains. I still work about one day a week at K mart for reasons that are still unknown to me; and nobody seems to be wanting to hire me. I only occasionally sell things on amazon now because no one seems to be buying anything. I'm sitting here and thinking about jobs or places I could work. I have a job that should be starting next monday if contracts get signed and I complete my training this saturday/sunday. I'm still looking for a small to medium sized truck to buy because my car is just not really making the cut anymore, it worries me sometimes, though I still love her. I'm going to school but can't seem to get my chemistry test grades above C's. The bad part is that I don't care, I realized that you wont always have all the answers to all the questions and since I realized that I think my test scores dropped a little. I have also realized that I like tests in subjects that have definite answers and only one answer though several ways to find it (aka MATH) the other questions are all on small particulars and occasional circumstances effect them greatly and they are just annoying. I feel like I should put in my two weeks notice at K mart in the hopes that the dawning of actual unemployment will force my hand and kick my butt into gear to make me find a new job. I don't even have much of one but that extra kick might be what I need. So here's where the advice part kicks in, I'm reaching out to my readers wanting to know what you think I should do. Should I leave K mart? Should I lower my standards and go back to fast food?  Should I become an entrapenuer and start a small computer tech company? If you don't have a blog account (and can't leave comments) just send me an email (petedan2@isu.edu) or contact me on facebook.
Thanks guys,
-D

With regards to roommates...

So this is the latest update on the thermostat situation, I figure that some of you who read this blog my be interested to know, well there's BREAKING NEWS!!! (duh, duh, du du du du, duh duh)
  After waking up to another frigid morning three days ago Anthony (my direct room mate) and I decided that enough was enough. It begins with a letter on the newly hung whiteboard downstairs. We offered a reasonable temperature of 69 degrees that they could be happy with because apparntly 71 is too hot for them (aka J__e). We explained how we get very cold upstairs because of leaky windows and how it would be better if we set it to a heated temperature and left it. This is the latest update and so far there has been no need to exacerbate the situation so far. Like I've said it has only been three days though, so we'll see what comes a little bit later (in another day or do).
  Still very annoyed but atleast its some progress...
-D

With regards to Valentines Day...

  Another Valentines Day is upon us, as it comes every year. And for another year I have a lovely little angel that I get to hold close to me. If everything goes according to plan then I'll never have one of the "vile nasty evil" Valentines Days that I keep hearing about on Facebook. I don't understand why they're all so upset, I find it to be a nice holiday. I believe I'm going to enjoy this specific Valentines Day because of where I'm living. In my apartment there are only 10 of the 21 people who will be celebrating :-). I know its cruel of me to think this but these last few months they have really been trying my nerves. I believe that there may need to be some making out happening on both sides of the apartment just to rub some salt in the lonely wound. But onto less maniacle things...
 So this blog post was made for two reasons, first just to let everone out there know that either be with someone or suck it up, aka try again next year (plenty of fish in the sea), and to let my little sunshine know that I love her very dearly and always will, so here's to you Courtney: I LOVE YOU!!!
-D