Right now for my job I can come in early and leave accordingly. With that being said, I've been coming into work an hour earlier for the last couple weeks, maybe even a month. A quiet workplace is very nice in the morning because any sort of task that needs to get done is finished with little to no interruption.
Another perk of getting to work early is that I can walk in with my sweatpants and nobody will say a word. Oh, that's because nobody else is there other than me. Hm, funny how that works.
I even get to blare my music without anybody yelling at me. Coming into work early is the move. Get hip.
Monday, November 11, 2019
Friday, November 8, 2019
the armpit state
Recently, I applied to work for Feds. That's right. The Federal Government.
I had a phone interview to work for the Department of State in the Big Orange (please understand the comedy behind me saying the Big Orange), and I am hoping and praying (AHHHH) that I get this job. It would open up a number of doors for me, especially since I am trying to become a FSO. They got to one of my references quickly after the interview, so if anything that should be promising. I really believe that this is going to be my next BIG step in life, and I could not be more ecstatic. However, I have to live in the present...
With that being said, it's Friday! The family is going out to dinner tonight at an undisclosed location, but just know that the restaurant that we're going to has bottomless fries. Kinda fire, if you ask me.
My music selection as of late has been a little bit better. Instead of letting the same songs rock over and over and over and over I've decided to let the radio for some songs come on. It's something different, granted I literally listen to the same songs over and over again.
A good friend of mine just had her interview to work in Africa for the Peace Corps. We had lunch this past weekend. It's always good to see your friends moving on and progressing in their lives. If you have someone that you want to reach out to, even just to text em' and say "What's good", just do it bruv.
Right now, I am drinking my first cup of coffee of the week. I bought a water bottle yesterday. Last night I split a Canada Dry/Lemonade mixture with my girlfriend. Oh, and a large bag of Cool Ranch Doritos. And two bags of gummy worms. My stomach hurts this morning, but it was all worth it.
Hm, what else should I add to this rant? A few comrades and I are creating a podcast. Yes, a podcast. It's going to be great in the already saturated world of public broadcasting on a myriad of topics that some people certainly don't care about. What's special about this podcast is that we have absolutely ZERO expectations from this, so anything that comes out of it will be success. A fan, a dollar, or a complaint, the fruits of this podcast venture will be sweet to the core.
Hasta la proxima.
I had a phone interview to work for the Department of State in the Big Orange (please understand the comedy behind me saying the Big Orange), and I am hoping and praying (AHHHH) that I get this job. It would open up a number of doors for me, especially since I am trying to become a FSO. They got to one of my references quickly after the interview, so if anything that should be promising. I really believe that this is going to be my next BIG step in life, and I could not be more ecstatic. However, I have to live in the present...
With that being said, it's Friday! The family is going out to dinner tonight at an undisclosed location, but just know that the restaurant that we're going to has bottomless fries. Kinda fire, if you ask me.
My music selection as of late has been a little bit better. Instead of letting the same songs rock over and over and over and over I've decided to let the radio for some songs come on. It's something different, granted I literally listen to the same songs over and over again.
A good friend of mine just had her interview to work in Africa for the Peace Corps. We had lunch this past weekend. It's always good to see your friends moving on and progressing in their lives. If you have someone that you want to reach out to, even just to text em' and say "What's good", just do it bruv.
Right now, I am drinking my first cup of coffee of the week. I bought a water bottle yesterday. Last night I split a Canada Dry/Lemonade mixture with my girlfriend. Oh, and a large bag of Cool Ranch Doritos. And two bags of gummy worms. My stomach hurts this morning, but it was all worth it.
Hm, what else should I add to this rant? A few comrades and I are creating a podcast. Yes, a podcast. It's going to be great in the already saturated world of public broadcasting on a myriad of topics that some people certainly don't care about. What's special about this podcast is that we have absolutely ZERO expectations from this, so anything that comes out of it will be success. A fan, a dollar, or a complaint, the fruits of this podcast venture will be sweet to the core.
Hasta la proxima.
Monday, November 4, 2019
Mondaily/Not a reddit thread
Monday. The beginning of the work week. The jovial aspect that we ALL have to get up (well, some) and get back to the grind. Honestly, waking up and knowing that you have a job is a great feeling. I was reading an article on what your first job means for your career and where to go when and if you don't like it. The money that we make from our jobs funds our hobbies. Just reading that sentence from the solid 5,000 article was enough for me to loathe coming into work a little bit less.
And it's not like my job is terrible. It really isn't that bad. Right now its 8:30-5 with a 1 hour break. Really can't complain, if I'm being honest.
Monday is a solid way to start anew, if you will. Start that book that you've been meaning to read, pay that parking ticket that you've been putting off, hell, it could be anything. For me, this Monday is a start for me to cut down on spending. Everyone has their own financial goals, and cutting down on spending is always a solid way to get it done. What specific goal will my cutting on spending do for me in the long run? Shit, I have no clue. But, as long as I don't spend money on things that aren't necessary, then I will be in the clear.
Ya wanna know what sucks about this Monday, though? Stocktwits made such a corny joke about McDonald's CEO getting the boot after having a consensual relationship with his coworkers. It's all fun and games until POLICY and RULES and REGULATIONS get in the way.
I don't know, maybe this blog post will be a call to action for someone to get started on an important project or something like that. Maybe it won't. Whatever!
And it's not like my job is terrible. It really isn't that bad. Right now its 8:30-5 with a 1 hour break. Really can't complain, if I'm being honest.
Monday is a solid way to start anew, if you will. Start that book that you've been meaning to read, pay that parking ticket that you've been putting off, hell, it could be anything. For me, this Monday is a start for me to cut down on spending. Everyone has their own financial goals, and cutting down on spending is always a solid way to get it done. What specific goal will my cutting on spending do for me in the long run? Shit, I have no clue. But, as long as I don't spend money on things that aren't necessary, then I will be in the clear.
Ya wanna know what sucks about this Monday, though? Stocktwits made such a corny joke about McDonald's CEO getting the boot after having a consensual relationship with his coworkers. It's all fun and games until POLICY and RULES and REGULATIONS get in the way.
I don't know, maybe this blog post will be a call to action for someone to get started on an important project or something like that. Maybe it won't. Whatever!
Friday, November 1, 2019
halloweeeeeeenie
Halloween is always fun because you see others dressed up as ridiculously as they can, and for one day it's acceptable. Why can't we have Halloween like, every week? Every month? Whatever. Tradition.
I got a last minute bail out for a costume by wearing a boof wig, helmet, and snowboard goggles (I was a crusty Shaun White), thanks Barb!
What makes this past Halloween so, so special is that I had to be to work at 6:15 this morning. My 5:30 alarm was so painful to hear this morning. I will say, though, that bumping your music going as fast as a Hellcat down Broad is pretty fun.
Alas, it's Friday. Nationals just won the World Series. It's November. Too early for Christmas decorations? Way too early. Please, don't get any funny ideas about skipping Thanksgiving. Mom's Mac and Cheese will not be disrespected by the overplayed Christmas Music.
I got a last minute bail out for a costume by wearing a boof wig, helmet, and snowboard goggles (I was a crusty Shaun White), thanks Barb!
What makes this past Halloween so, so special is that I had to be to work at 6:15 this morning. My 5:30 alarm was so painful to hear this morning. I will say, though, that bumping your music going as fast as a Hellcat down Broad is pretty fun.
Alas, it's Friday. Nationals just won the World Series. It's November. Too early for Christmas decorations? Way too early. Please, don't get any funny ideas about skipping Thanksgiving. Mom's Mac and Cheese will not be disrespected by the overplayed Christmas Music.
Monday, September 16, 2019
My thoughts on the Malarkey
I work for a non-profit that has extended its services to help Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC's). This means that this child is under the age of 18 and crossed the border without a parent/guardian. What happens once they get caught crossing the border illegally is that they get transported to a DHS facility (Department of Homeland Security). The process for the transfer of children from a DHS facility is SUPPOSED to take no more than 72 hours. However, with the heavy flux of immigrants that have been flowing to and through the border, one can imagine how hard it is to document the thousands that in need of services.
On August 21, multiple reports from a variety of credible news sources announced that the Trump admin. is moving to change one of the key takeaways from the Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA) that allows children and other immigrants to stay in ORR custody for no more than 20 days. This would make it easier for immigrants to get deported back to their home country.
This is very controversial. Critics are, for a lack of better words, WILDING THE F**K OUT about what this means for those who are seeking asylum in the United States and how it undermines the humanity of those trying to make their lives better than they were before.
If I'm being honest, I truly believe that this is unconstitutional. I mean, for one we are keeping kids and their families in cages. We aren't giving them proper medicine. We aren't giving them proper sleeping materials. We aren't giving children access to their family members. We ARE proposing that trauma for these children is better than giving them a chance at a better life. We ARE proposing that family separation is good as long as it doesn't affect OUR citizens. We ARE initiating an action that in its entirety goes against what our American morals should be.
This is a scary time for immigration, asylum seekers, pro-immigrant advocates, and our nation as a whole.
A-hem *send tweet*
*character limit has been reached*
On August 21, multiple reports from a variety of credible news sources announced that the Trump admin. is moving to change one of the key takeaways from the Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA) that allows children and other immigrants to stay in ORR custody for no more than 20 days. This would make it easier for immigrants to get deported back to their home country.
This is very controversial. Critics are, for a lack of better words, WILDING THE F**K OUT about what this means for those who are seeking asylum in the United States and how it undermines the humanity of those trying to make their lives better than they were before.
If I'm being honest, I truly believe that this is unconstitutional. I mean, for one we are keeping kids and their families in cages. We aren't giving them proper medicine. We aren't giving them proper sleeping materials. We aren't giving children access to their family members. We ARE proposing that trauma for these children is better than giving them a chance at a better life. We ARE proposing that family separation is good as long as it doesn't affect OUR citizens. We ARE initiating an action that in its entirety goes against what our American morals should be.
This is a scary time for immigration, asylum seekers, pro-immigrant advocates, and our nation as a whole.
A-hem *send tweet*
*character limit has been reached*
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Midlo Tuesday
First of all, what is a Midlo?
Answer: THE DAILY DOUBLE
A Midlo is someone who is from Midlothian and goes to the local bowling alley for $1 beers and $2 games. That's a Midlo.
Or someone that went to Midlothian High School. It can be either. The first one is way cooler, though.
This steal of a deal was found by fellow Midlo Alums that didn't get married, still live at home, and update their LinkedIn profiles daily.
A Midlo Tuesday usually goes as follows:
1. Get off of work at 5
2. Stay in traffic for 30 minutes
3. Linking at an associates house
4. Actually bowling
5. Shooting the shit for a solid 30 minutes after the bowling sesh
6. Crying yourself to sleep
7. Alright maybe not #6
So that's it. A Midlo Tuesday. When we're 30 and stable financially, King Pin will be where we have our annual bowl-a-thon.
Answer: THE DAILY DOUBLE
A Midlo is someone who is from Midlothian and goes to the local bowling alley for $1 beers and $2 games. That's a Midlo.
Or someone that went to Midlothian High School. It can be either. The first one is way cooler, though.
This steal of a deal was found by fellow Midlo Alums that didn't get married, still live at home, and update their LinkedIn profiles daily.
A Midlo Tuesday usually goes as follows:
1. Get off of work at 5
2. Stay in traffic for 30 minutes
3. Linking at an associates house
4. Actually bowling
5. Shooting the shit for a solid 30 minutes after the bowling sesh
6. Crying yourself to sleep
7. Alright maybe not #6
So that's it. A Midlo Tuesday. When we're 30 and stable financially, King Pin will be where we have our annual bowl-a-thon.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
que te diviertas
Post Labor Day hangover. What does that exactly mean?
1. Feeling the aftershock of being bodied by a 220 former football fallacy's elbow during a pickup game of basketball
2. Waking up at 6:30 this morning and wondering why I was awake (I had to go to work, hilarious right?)
3. Seeing a text in the group-chat saying "I think I broke my foot lol" and then actually seeing the person's SnapChat only to see that they actually broke their foot
4. The weird crave for Kombucha (I'm not too sure how this fits on the list but I decided to put it anyway)
So, what is Labor Day anyway? Is that the day where we all, the under-represented yet innumerable proletariat rise against the bourgeoisie in order to establish a proper welfare state for a real, interactive representative democracy where the voice of the 99% doesn't necessarily trump the 1% but has a pretty damn loud voice that is heard? Which might, in fact, lead to the defeat of the 1%?
Or is it just another day that we have off and read discussion forums to get a cheap laugh?
Or is it just another day for a cookout?
You decide.
Work has been.......slow.
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