Let’s see what’s been happening with me lately…

For starters, I’ve been going to the gym regularly. Doing a hundred crunches, a hundred pushups and getting my usual 30 minutes of cardio in. Class has been going well and will go even better now that the work-sharing government program is in effect.

This work-sharing program, if I haven’t already mentioned what it is, allows a company that is slowing down in work to have non-union staff (such as office staff and IT) to take a mandatory day-off at a certain percentage of pay (between 45% and 60% of your current wages for that day off).

Well, that is going into effect the first week of May… So, during my day shift, I get Friday’s off and during my night shift I get Wednesday’s off…

So that means for twenty-six weeks (upto thirty-eight weeks) I will get those days off. Which means I can have some kind of social life and back to class which I’ve desperately missed… Next to golf, cooking, chatting with N and being on the computer, Class is my only ability to really let myself go and enjoy it to the fullest.

WoW Update.

Just a quick note. We downed Nefarion after 18 tries over 2 days. Green and Black were the colours of the Dragons. 3am EST when we killed him… long, long day…

DVD’s that you want to see and should, dirtbag!

Other than that, Red vs. Blue Season 4 has ended and the DVD will be out soon. I’m looking forward to that.

I’ve also been backing up alot of DVD’s lately from the rental store… So far I have (and will see, if I haven’t seen it already):

Foreign films:
White Dragon
The Warrior
Final Fantasy Advent Children
Kung Fu Hustle
Memoirs of a Geisha

Other films:
7 Seconds
Art of War
Aeon Flux
Just Friends
King Kong
Domino
40 Year old Virgin
Capote
Fun with Dick and Jane
Layer Cake
Corpse Bride
Kingdom of Heaven
Transporter 2
Lord of War
The Crow 3
Red Eye

The Lion, the Wedding and the Stag… no, not a movie title…although it could be

I missed Dave’s Stag because I had to work. I get a message from Jenn asking why I didn’t go, etc etc… I told Dave on the phone when he called me that I had to work nights a week before his Stag. If I could go I would, but there was no way I could of gone… Sorry I missed it. Don’t worry, the wedding (as you keep reminding me) is only under a month away… I get it already…

Father’s BDay, Mother’s Day and Golfing… what a dilema…

Got a call from my dad recently, wanted to know if I wanted to go golfing, as if I’d pass that up. In a few weekends its his bday… It’s also mother’s day. I’d better get mom a card and a cake or something for her special day (other than her bday and christmas). I don’t know, I may be able to buy her that Porsche since dad and I are playing a thousand dollars a hole… Maybe a trip to Bermuda…

Other than that I’m not that busy really.

Work is Work. Many days I hate people.

Quote of the Month (formerly known as a symbol or a day)

“People are like slinkies. Not really good for anything, but still can put a smile on your face when you push down the stairs.” – Ayerthen, maelstrom guild Cenarius.

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It’s amazing how a long weekend can put things into prospective.

I know I haven’t written anything in a while, because nothing has really happened in a while.  Although I did get a call from Dave and Jenn and they asked me to come out and see the boat etc. I did. Jenn asked if I was coming to the wedding and if my folks were.  I know I will be.  However, I’m not sure about the folks.

So, that means that I’ll have to get a suit, or a few suit jackets and pants. You can never have enough suit jackets and pants. Although I never really have an occasion to wear them… It’s not like I’m blazing into a boardroom with a whole bunch of IT problems… I mean, the servers could be crashing, clients on the phone wondering what the hell is going on. All that wouldn’t matter because I’d be fashionably and sensibly dressed

I got the lawn cut as well today, that was fun. Sweating my ass off in long jeans and a greg norman collared shirt… Yup, that’s my idea of a good time.

You know that guy that did the thing… the first thing or the second thing…

I ended up seeing Scary Movie 4. If you haven’t seen that and need a laugh, go see it. It was well worth the price of admission. They brought back the entire Scary Movie 3 cast for this one and you even get to see both full frontal and back nudity in it… Be warned though it was Leslie Nelson… ya, it freaked me out for a sec as well… If only Politics were as funny as he is.

That;’s about all I can think of right off the top of my head this early on a Sunday morning…. I do hope that my LLT and the beautiful and talented Numfar are doing well… The occasional Hi I’ve been busy with life really gets in the way of Blogging I take it

PS. Ya I know I’m favouring Numfar So sue me long, lost twin I know you’d agree with me.

Vx Out

I was working the afternoon shift… like I do week to week… and I decided, you know what… I’m going to go out and have a nice dinner for an hour, the shop won’t burn down on its own.

So, I went out to my favourite restaurant, Kelsey’s. I called up CM to see if he wanted to go and we met there. Well, I usually just walk up to the bar and sit down… well I did just that and I hear a voice say, “I want you to throw that guy outta here…” It was Dave and Jenn… “Only if he pays for my bar tab” I replied.

They motioned to me and I shoke hands, etc etc, had dinner with them and CM came in and for a good little bit, it was an enjoyable time. It was good, until Jenn started to take over the conversation with her students and yet again became the center of attention…

I learned a few things that night…

1) They are light eaters.
2) They enjoyed the fact that I got gingerbread penis’ (see last years christmas party rant). While all Dave got was a Fajita maker (skillet and all) and Jenn got Alcohol (what a shock)
3) The bachelor party is apparently on Apr. 29 and that we’ll be golfing (Dave and I) that morning…
4) That I still need to hand in my RSVP and that Jenn still hasn’t meet my Mom and step-dad
5) That Jenn can finish off a Half bottle of wine, 2 Vodka Martinis in an hour
6) That Chicago is apparently shorter to get to from Detroit than Windsor to Toronto, Kilometer wise…

At least my burger was good and instead of the usual hug, I got a hand shake from Jenn. But, they did ask when I was coming over for dinner and that Dave was going to be in town cleaning his boat if I had time to see him. I have to get my hair cut tomorrow so we’ll see.

I did have a fun time though… despite my comments.

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Work is getting curiouser and curiouser everyday… (name that quote and get eprops from me)

It is almost my 1 year anniversary with Company #5. Yay me. Which means that I get a pay raise… A minor increase.. but an increase nonetheless…

What I have just learned is really setting off the red flags in my mind.

1) The Economy is rough in all areas of business.
2) Work has been extremely slow.

What the company is doing is applying for a government grant that will not only give the office staff, including myself and my co-worker, a day off… But it will also give us 45% of our wage for 26 weeks for that one day we have off…

That’s six months of working, 4 regular days, and getting 1 day off with half pay… I asked for the day that my JJ class is on.. that way I can at least enjoy my class and not feel left out…

That’s the good news…

Bad news is, if they cannot find anymore work, etc… then they will have to actually lay off people… I plan on applying anywhere I can elsewhere.

Vx Out