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Survivor, The Office, and SNL special did not disappoint.  Still have to watch new recorded eps of Top Chef and Community.

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I may be too easily amused!

Key Words = Decison, Resignation, Scared, Relief

“Employees don’t quit companies, they quit people” — I was the 7th person to leave over a three week period, and just today I found out #8 turned in his notice.  And yet the “people” in this quote still don’t get it.

Buh-Bye evil corporation.  Adios to being thrown under the bus.  So long to unprofessional ass hats with no people skills.  Kiss my ass all the angry self righteous bitchy customers.  To the nice people I dealt with over the years:  thanks for making up for the aformentioned crappy ones for so long.

Two weeks ago I quit my job.  Yes in this economy and job market, I vouluntarily walked out of my job.  Yeah, it just got that bad.  My regret?  — that I didn’t do it three years ago.    I won’t bore you with the details, I think anyone who knows me either personally or just from reading my (seriously neglected) online home here, knows the day to day trials and tribulations I had with my job.  Not that there were not good aspects over the years, but there just came a point where the negatives just totally took over all aspects of daily work life.  Stomache aches, headaches, and daily dread became normal.  It was actually odd to have a good day and that’s just fucked up.  Life’s too short and frankly I think I deserve better.

So after taking it easy for a couple weeks, but still doing my part time job from home, I am going to get my resume and face out to the greater Pittsburgh area.  Doing what?  Not sure yet.  I’m still pondering that.  I’m trying to reflect on what I like in life and how I can make that work for me.  Maybe it means doing any kind of work while training for something new in a new field.  Who knows?  Not me……..yet.

Monday Already?

It’s the start of another week.  Weekends go way too fast.  How did it come that work weeks would be five days and weekends only two?

The job hunt is on again. I got a letter telling me I must be insane for applying at this company and to go suck it and never bother them again.  Ok, actually it was a very nicely worded letter informing me the position has been filled and good luck with my future endeavors.  But when you first read it, it reads like I first described.  But I am glad to at least get some kind of notice rather than waiting and wondering, as is often the case after interviewing.

Interviewing is the worst thing in the world.  Seriously I would rather have tooth surgery than answer “and what would Brent bring to abc company?”  “tell us about yourself”  and the all time favorites “what would you change about yourself /  name a weakness.”

How about naming a strength, like sitting through these questions without my head exploding.

Is it Tuesday yet?

Scratch This

Lottery tickets are like a lot of little instant disappointments.

Hi, I’m Brent and I’m back. Miss me?  Of course you did.
Soooo since I have been on hiatus from my online home a lot has happened…

Two more GOP Governors admitted to having affairs. Does being in the public eye make it harder (pun intended) to keep it in your pants?

Started Job # 2, it’s online and work from home 10-20 hours a week ranking, rating, and analyzing search engine results for a technology company. So far I’m liking it even though it is more challenging than I thought it would be. My time management skills need work, but that’s nothing new. I keep telling myself I will get up early and put some time in before going to Job#1 but my will to stay in bed as long as possible has won out.

Took a Civil Service Exam for a job with the city, discovered it was a test for accountants, did bad. Came out of test and discovered my two hours of parking cost $23.  So that day just did not start well.

Interviewed for another new job, still waiting to hear.

Michael Jackson died. Seriously though, enough already with the daily coverage, he might have been a great entertainer but he was no role model.

Farrah Fawcett died, sad and overshadowed by MJ and that’s terrible.

Sarah Palin, in the news again popping up like a roach that never dies.

Softball has been going well, winning some and losing some but having fun. I’m glad I got back into it this year.

Matt and Erica came for a visit, it was fun to see them.

There was probably more stuff going on recently but my short term memory and/or attention span is  limited at the moment so I will just say a quick hello for now.  But check back, I’ll visit more often!

Enough Already

SOOO over it:

John and Kate + Eight: Baby popping reverse mullet angry mom and a spineless clueless Dad exploiting their kids, who will be able to Google them someday. And both have reportedly cheated on one another. And it all plays out on a “family channel.”

Supreme Court nominees: And its only been like a week. First of all, I’m pretty sure there are other traits to be considered other than stance on abortion, but you would not know it for the first several days of Obama’s announcement. Only now are we getting more background info but without any real questions being asked of the nominee or clarification all we get is media speculation and partisan fucktards chanting “racist.” Which brings me to…..

Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich calling anyone racist: Really? These two wind bags calling anyone racist is just the end all of hypocrisy. But I expect it to be lost on people like these who have their head so far up their asses that living in the real world is a long stinky journey they are unable to make.

Bad Movies: Just watched Paul Blart Mall Cop. Really, this made a lot of money??

OK, enough for now…..

The FB Dilemma

What to do when people you work with want to “friend” you on facebook? I try to not blend my work and personal life. It is why I never disclose where I work anywhere online, here or FB, etc. With the exception of a few trusted work friends from my Michigan days, nobody from work knows about my little online ramblings home right here.
There are a few people from work I genuinely like but still it crosses a line. And you run into the problem of “friending” those that you like and then having others at work who are their friends discovering you on FB and wanting to be friends.
So I have made rules for “friending” people on FB. No coworkers, with the exception of one or two from my previous work home in Mich. And only being FB friends with people I would actually want to sit with and have a meal and the conversation that goes with.