I have not been feeling very good the last couple of days. Even my sense of smell is off (I hope so anyway). Yesterday I walked into the public restroom here at work and I thought to myself "Mmmm... Smells like Thai food." Then I remembered that the source of the smell coming from under and over the closed stall doors was far from the cuisine that I enjoy (or did enjoy!) and it almost made me vomit.
Needless to say, I can't wait to get feeling and smelling better.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
It's that time of year again
This year we get a little break
With W-2s in Hand
and the 1040
Oh Yea Tax Refund!Monday, January 26, 2009
Survivor: Randstad Style
I have never gotten into the show Survivor but lately I find myself to be a contestant of some sort. Here’s how it all went down:A few months ago I discovered my self on an island in the middle of a sea of small cubicles – isolated from the work place society by the label “contractor” always lingering over me. The other contestants and I were only one day into the challenge when we found the weak among us falling away. It was not long after Chandler (the first of us to quit the race) left that we found ourselves voting Regis off – and with our host's final acceptance he was gone.
Time took its toll on others like Victoria and others, like Will, the producers had to remove from the game.
A devastating blow came to all when only nine of us were selected to enter a Semi-Final Elimination Ceremony and the other 17 were sent packing.
The Semi-Final Ceremony was intense and each of the nine were drilled with questions and asked to divulge professional information. Resumes were compared and candidates critiqued. In the end only three would continue and the remaining six would face the dreaded unemployment.
Chris, Trevor and I were the Survivors!
We will continue playing the game and competing in silly challenges to become: A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE!
Stay tuned for clips from next weeks episode. Only on Blogspot.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
A ray of hope!
Wednesday I was contacted by the HR rep here at work and was told that I was one of 9 top performers that were selected to interview for another temp. assignment here at Vanguard. Thursday I interviewed with two people from another department here at Vanguard and was told that job offers would be extended today. I anxiously waited to here the news, good or bad.
I got an email from the HR rep asking me to come and meet with her. I arrived at the HR lobby and found two friends of mine from my team. We sat and chatted for a while until the rep arrived. She took us into a room and extended a job offer to us.
I start Monday and will work for two weeks at the same pay and schedule. After two weeks I will work a 7:30 am - 4:00pm shift (traffic is going to suck!) at 45 cents less pay. It is still just a temporary job and was told that they anticipate the contract extending through May (but this contract was intended to go through April so who knows!?!).
I am glad that I will not have to go even one day with out a job but was looking forward to some time with the little guy and hoped to finish the last few details on the basement.
I got an email from the HR rep asking me to come and meet with her. I arrived at the HR lobby and found two friends of mine from my team. We sat and chatted for a while until the rep arrived. She took us into a room and extended a job offer to us.
I start Monday and will work for two weeks at the same pay and schedule. After two weeks I will work a 7:30 am - 4:00pm shift (traffic is going to suck!) at 45 cents less pay. It is still just a temporary job and was told that they anticipate the contract extending through May (but this contract was intended to go through April so who knows!?!).
I am glad that I will not have to go even one day with out a job but was looking forward to some time with the little guy and hoped to finish the last few details on the basement.
Monday, January 19, 2009
The Filling in of Boyle's Pond.
Have you ever wondered what 15 tons of fill dirt looked like? I did but now I know all to well.Being the restless guy that I am I figured no there's better way to spend MLK Day then to shovel some dirt. So I got online and found someone willing to deliver a dump-truck load of dirt in-front of my house.
Having received notices from my HOA for having gravel fall from my front yard onto the road I came to the obvious conclusion that they would not like the idea of 15 tons of dirt being there for too long.
In a little more than six hours and a lunch break Quentin, Felicia, Maria, Karen and I managed to shovel and haul all the dirt to the back yard.
Having now seen what 15 tons of dirt looks like (and feels like... my back, hands and arms are killing me) I hope to never see it again!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Open mouth insert foot again...
Last night I realized that I over stepped my boundaries.
The previous post that has now been removed was wrong of me and inappropriate. I apologize to those I offended and those who's business I put my nose into.
I went to bed last night and could not stop thinking about what I wrote and in the middle of the night got out of bed and removed the post. I found my self venting in an inappropriate fashion and should have kept my comments to my self.
I realize that every one's situation in unique and that the best way for everyone to work through the hard times is to draw near unto one another and rely on the strength of unity.
Again I apologize to those that I spoke poorly of and ask for their understanding and forgiveness.
The previous post that has now been removed was wrong of me and inappropriate. I apologize to those I offended and those who's business I put my nose into.
I went to bed last night and could not stop thinking about what I wrote and in the middle of the night got out of bed and removed the post. I found my self venting in an inappropriate fashion and should have kept my comments to my self.
I realize that every one's situation in unique and that the best way for everyone to work through the hard times is to draw near unto one another and rely on the strength of unity.
Again I apologize to those that I spoke poorly of and ask for their understanding and forgiveness.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Oh to be a child again...
I wanted so badly to comment on a blog earlier that I read but I did not want to directly call anyone out. Instead I am going to post my thoughts and everyone can take it for what it is worth.
Right now life is pretty rough for many people. It is so sad to hear about friends and family who are loosing jobs, having trouble finding jobs, loosing their homes and cars, facing pay cuts etc.
It is really very depressing.
Maria and I have not been exempt from these hardships. I have lost two jobs in a short period of time. I am so very grateful for Maria's job and for her willingness to leave her child with another while she works so hard to support us. It is so selfless of her and I love her so much for her sacrifices.
Some people have been sheltered to so much of this hardship. Not because they managed to prepare properly and avoid it but because they are immature, naive, and blind to reality
Family and friends are such a great resource for when someone finds them self in extreme need. Maria and I are so grateful for all the assistance that I receive from my parents for schooling and appreciate their faith in my potential. Maria and I are very grateful for the many friends who prepared meals, gave food, gifted clothing and so much more as Maria was out of work for maternity leave and I was unemployed.
It takes a great amount of humility to lean on someones shoulder in a time of need. It takes an extreme amount of pride (the bad kind) to take advantage of those who are willing to help.
Turning away employment, wasting money, and being totally selfish at the expense of those who love and care for you is extremely shameful.
Believe me - I would love to be a child again and be protected from the cruel world without a worry snuggled in my bed at my parents home for the rest of my life, but reality is that I am an adult and as an adult I have the responsibility to provide for my self and family to the best of my abilities. It is necessary to not only get older every year but to grow up a bit more each year as well.
I am not sure whether those who my remarks are directed towards read my blog and even worse if they are smart enough to realize that I am talking about them. It is very possible that they will read and agree with me but do nothing to change because they are not seeing the whole picture.
It's time for everyone to learn and realize that your troubles wont just melt away! You need to confront them and do something to resolve the issue and move on.
And to the author of the anonymous blog - it is time that you pack your crap, move out, and feel the realities of life. You will grow in strength and wisdom - something you can use a lot of.
Thank you Amber for talking me out of commenting on my friends blog and suggesting that I rant anonymously.
Right now life is pretty rough for many people. It is so sad to hear about friends and family who are loosing jobs, having trouble finding jobs, loosing their homes and cars, facing pay cuts etc.
It is really very depressing.
Maria and I have not been exempt from these hardships. I have lost two jobs in a short period of time. I am so very grateful for Maria's job and for her willingness to leave her child with another while she works so hard to support us. It is so selfless of her and I love her so much for her sacrifices.
Some people have been sheltered to so much of this hardship. Not because they managed to prepare properly and avoid it but because they are immature, naive, and blind to reality
Family and friends are such a great resource for when someone finds them self in extreme need. Maria and I are so grateful for all the assistance that I receive from my parents for schooling and appreciate their faith in my potential. Maria and I are very grateful for the many friends who prepared meals, gave food, gifted clothing and so much more as Maria was out of work for maternity leave and I was unemployed.
It takes a great amount of humility to lean on someones shoulder in a time of need. It takes an extreme amount of pride (the bad kind) to take advantage of those who are willing to help.
Turning away employment, wasting money, and being totally selfish at the expense of those who love and care for you is extremely shameful.
Believe me - I would love to be a child again and be protected from the cruel world without a worry snuggled in my bed at my parents home for the rest of my life, but reality is that I am an adult and as an adult I have the responsibility to provide for my self and family to the best of my abilities. It is necessary to not only get older every year but to grow up a bit more each year as well.
I am not sure whether those who my remarks are directed towards read my blog and even worse if they are smart enough to realize that I am talking about them. It is very possible that they will read and agree with me but do nothing to change because they are not seeing the whole picture.
It's time for everyone to learn and realize that your troubles wont just melt away! You need to confront them and do something to resolve the issue and move on.
And to the author of the anonymous blog - it is time that you pack your crap, move out, and feel the realities of life. You will grow in strength and wisdom - something you can use a lot of.
Thank you Amber for talking me out of commenting on my friends blog and suggesting that I rant anonymously.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Looking for a Job... Again.
Well the good people at Vanguard and Randstad let me and 27 of my fellow employees know yesterday that we have two weeks to find a new job.
If you know of anything let us know.
If you know of anything let us know.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Late night chores.
Lately I have been feeling so bad for Maria. She wants to be up when I get home at nine and she almost always has dinner ready for me. She then goes to bed about 10-10:30 and has to get up at 5:00am to feed Davis and to get ready for work. At best she is only ever getting seven hours of sleep a night and with Davis some nights can be rather restless. My work schedule allows me to sleep in until about eight so most nights I am getting TEN hours of sleep!! I decided a few days ago to make things more fair I was going to begin getting up in the mornings with her.
While she feeds Davis we read the scriptures and then eat breakfast. Maria showers and I watch the news and put Davis back down for a couple hours. Maria leaves for work and I always plan to clean the house or do laundry for the few hours before Davis wakes again. The reality is though that Maria leaves and I crash again.
Having our time stretched thin almost always many house chores have gotten neglected. I decided tonight that I would put Maria and Davis both to bed and I would stay up late and get the chores done.
I have been busy at it for the last three hours and have done 4 loads of laundry (washed, dried and folded), cleaned both bathrooms, our bedroom, the living room, and kitchen. I have filled and taken out four bags of trash (one entirely soiled diapers from around the house... I told you we had been neglecting the chores).
Needless to say I am tired and ready for bed.
My reasons for writing this are:
1) Proof that I help out around the house.
2) To publicly humiliate us for how bad we let our house get in hopes that we wont let it happen again
3) To again publicly thank Maria for all that she does. She is such an amazing mother and wife and is always willing to put me and Davis before her self. It has been hard for her the last three weeks to leave her baby and home to go to work and she wants nothing more than to be able to stay home. She realizes though that this is for but a short time and that soon her prayers will be answered.
While she feeds Davis we read the scriptures and then eat breakfast. Maria showers and I watch the news and put Davis back down for a couple hours. Maria leaves for work and I always plan to clean the house or do laundry for the few hours before Davis wakes again. The reality is though that Maria leaves and I crash again.
Having our time stretched thin almost always many house chores have gotten neglected. I decided tonight that I would put Maria and Davis both to bed and I would stay up late and get the chores done.
I have been busy at it for the last three hours and have done 4 loads of laundry (washed, dried and folded), cleaned both bathrooms, our bedroom, the living room, and kitchen. I have filled and taken out four bags of trash (one entirely soiled diapers from around the house... I told you we had been neglecting the chores).
Needless to say I am tired and ready for bed.
My reasons for writing this are:
1) Proof that I help out around the house.
2) To publicly humiliate us for how bad we let our house get in hopes that we wont let it happen again
3) To again publicly thank Maria for all that she does. She is such an amazing mother and wife and is always willing to put me and Davis before her self. It has been hard for her the last three weeks to leave her baby and home to go to work and she wants nothing more than to be able to stay home. She realizes though that this is for but a short time and that soon her prayers will be answered.
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