Giving away laptops is a BAD idea!

Ok, so...

I apologize to all the grammar nazi's who are sure to read this, I do not claim to be good at it, but please consider that I am just trying to express/alleviate myself, so be kind :)

At work, we were informed about a week ago (out of the blue) that we were going to be raffling off the old laptops that we used to have at an all-employee meeting (Dell Latitude D600/D610's, real stinkers). Bullshit aside, we finally got around to today and 50 laptops were raffled off. We did our parts in preparing them, stating from the beginning that we were just going to be giving them away, no support, you-get-what-you get. Now, an HR person (who will remain unnamed) just told Kevin (and Kevin alone) that Joe, my boss, will be taking care of this and that he would have to send out an email to all of the Troy facility. I wasn't very happy about her obvious show of disrespect for us. I am also unhappy about how most people here do not know how to follow directions regarding the "You get what you get" and "No support" policies we all agreed upon.

Oh well. I have had some time to cool down at this point and I have been talking out my frustrations with many people. Aside from this, work has been going well. I've had pleasant conversations with my manager and got some good food in my stomach. I'm probably going to be packing up some more later tonight, setting up my laptop next to all of my bags and boxes and sorting through what I will actually need to bring with me when school starts (less than a month away!).



Something that suprises me is how much I have enjoyed re-watching Dollhouse. I tend to be a little more critical regarding Joss Whedon's work, as his earlier career was comprised of relatively one-dimensional space sci-fi romps. Dollhouse seems to transcend that classification, being more about the moral implications and tribulations of it's characters (most of whom are, essentially, programmable people) rather than shooting stuff and wearing jumpsuits (though those are present, as well).

Another cool thing is that my final week at Behr Automotive is nearly here. I am now on my 5th to last day, and things are proceeding along nicely. Work flow is fair, nothing too strenuous (aside from what I mentioned earlier), but there are certainly things to do.

I have discovered something cool with my Droid X. I can send print jobs to mainstream retailers straight from my phone (by simply selecting the picture I want printed, pressing options>print, then selecting the store and size I want printed). The charges would go to my selected means, either the phone bill or my bank/credit account. I assume I would then go to the store and prove the validity of my claim, then receive the pictures. This will make it so much easier to get good pictures and have them developed.

Simply having a wonderful Christmas Time!

Had a grand weekend. Left work on Friday earlier than I usually do (3:30pm) and was careening my way to Buffalo Wild Wings in Kalamazoo to see CC. She, as always, was as I had remembered her. Beautiful, smiling, able to fill me with happiness. We had a very wonderful time all weekend.

On Saturday, we went to see Legend of the Guardians (OWL CITY!!!). It was pretty good, but reminded me of how different movies are for this generation of kids than how it was for us. Clyde and Isabelle were very well behaved. I've only been around them for about 4 hours thus far, but they have become precious to me. Thanks CC, for introducing them to me.
Played San Juan again. It has been so long since I have played that game. Very cool. Also, had my first experience playing a game with CC, I hope in the future she and I will play more games together.

Dinner was to die for.

Sunday was bitter sweet. We enjoyed waking up next to each other once again, but regretted the fact that this would be the last time this week. Fortunately, we had hope, as we started planning for next weekend, and decided that we would do extra time in the week so that we could get out early (or not come in at all) on Friday, so that we could see each other sooner.

Next weekend is going to be kinda hellish for us. We have so many variables to work with. We have to figure out how we are getting to CMU, where we are sleeping, what are we doing on Saturday, and so on and so forth. Makes me wanna sleep. Zzz Zzz

Speaking of busy as hell, work started out like your average day. The weekend had given me a great amount of rest, so I came in with enthusiasm and charisma, but soon, the DHCP server had to be restarted, and all the test machines (36 of them) had the same .dll error, and someone couldn't get connected to the network, and someone's computer wouldn't start up, and emails to read and etc. Now, things have calmed down, but I feel like I have been spent.

I miss you, CC. I can't wait to see you again. I love you <3

Slowish day

God, what a slow day today. I have successfully deployed 2 laptops on my own this morning and Kevin has been deploying desktops all willy-nilly.

Bdubs will certainly calm me down. Only ten more minutes til I'm in delicious heaven.

Speaking of heaven, CC is coming over tomorrow. Success for me!

Evening

Hello world. Had a very eventful day.

Morning - get up, say good morning to CC. Go to work. Kevin, the other contractor, arrives shortly after I do and is already up and running on helping me with my projects. He is a good guy.
Here's the deal though:

On Monday and Tuesday, the contractor from Netarx, Jeff, comes in at 8:30am. He is supposed to be coming in for 8 hours, but he leaves at 4:30pm, which is before I even leave, and only counts as 7 hours. Jeff's work was pretty good, but it wasn't worth the fact that we had to pay almost triple the price of a normal employee to have him.

On Wednesday and today, Kevin comes in, on time, and helps with my job and is very knowledgeable about everything that we do. He helps me with some image rebuilds and also nails down the process for building laptops. We talk a lot, and I learn he has a brother who lives in Rochester. Very cool.

We've decided to stick with Kevin and let Jeff go, given the cost savings that we will benefit from.

Also, I got my paycard from HR in order to rectify the missing pay from tomorrows reciept. They gave me what they call a pay card, a debit card that can be used as a credit card (will have $300 on it). I will probably cash it out tomorrow.

Evening - get into IM chat with Amanda. She is bored, so I introduce her to xkcd and amazingsuperpowers. She doesn't get it. Guess it's not her kinda thing. We leave for lunch around 11:30am and we talk about school, all the while Brandon sitting back just listening, since he doesn't go to Kettering and doesn't know what to say. We felt bad. Ate a full meal at Buffalo Wild Wings. :)

Later Evening - Keep working, you know.

4:40pm - leave work, satisfied with the things I have accomplished.

6:30pm - Dad and I drive to the driving range and he gets me back into the swing of things. (pun!) At first I have issues with keeping my left arm straight, but after a while, I am able to use my momentum to help me (it really is all in the hips). I loosen up and start getting the muscle memory from back when I golfed avidly (age 10-13ish).

7:50pm - remember to get into the Up Til Dawn phone conference. Have my part to say and get some work to do. Good meeting. Finish at 8:28pm.

8:30pm - call CC, finally. I wish I had a chance to call earlier. CC seemed mad at me for not having called earlier. Have a nice conversation with my other half. Grounds me. I love you CC.

Since then, I have been packing all of my clothing and things in preparation for going to Port Huron and seeing CC. I miss her so much.

To CC: I'm sorry for not calling sooner. I know you've wanted to talk to me. I miss you.

As I am typing this stanza (correct me if I am mistaken), only 19 hours remain until I am in Port Huron and get to see CC again. Success!

Watching cinemassacres Godzillathon as celebration.
Can't wait for pay day tomorrow. I love getting over $1,000 every other Friday! :)

Friday, oh what a day

A contracted worker from Netarx started today and I was training him in what he's going to be doing. He's a pretty cool guy. He's got that 'engineer' attitude about things and I can respect that. Very willing to learn and figure out a new way for the future.

What else is going on.
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Oh! That's right!



Got my beautifully delicious and gigantically pretty new phone: The Droid X. I love this thing, and I'm sorry for making this space on the internet my shrine of worship to this phone. I'll shut up now.



Tonight, CC is coming to my home and I plan to show her a fun and relaxing time. She seems to have been having a stressful time these past few days and I want to help her come back down to earth. If I can make her smile, I know I've done my job.

CC: as much as I love my phone, I love you more.


Hm...

I have started contemplating the Gettier Problem: (generalized) What makes a belief become knowledge? It stems from my interest in ontology, but it has evolved over the years (religion as a being, thought as a being, etc). I guess I just really like these ways of viewing and reviewing ones own system of thinking. I can also say that I am a firm subscriber of conceptual metaphor, which is exactly what it sounds like: understanding one domain based on it's cognitive relation to another.

Just wanted to type that. Had to get my mind off of work for a few minutes.

Anyway...see ya in about 5 hours CC. I can't wait!

Hectic Monday!

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//As much as I dislike CS as a class-load, I seem to get a lot of enjoyment in writing it.

This has been the most hectic Monday I have ever had. Here is the rundown:
4:00am - wake up/take a shower

4:50am - leave Allegan, MI

7:00am-7:40am - freak out because my gas is dangerously low

7:40am - get gas at a very out of the way Sunoco

8:13am - arrive at work

8:15am-10:00am - read and write emails to co-workers regarding clocking in, deployment, etc.

10:00am-10:20am - have a phone conference with head boss/new lead in our division. Joe and Muhammed clearly dislike his style

10:45isham - finally respond to CC's pre-mail (preemptive email) to me, best part of my day

11:00am - go to install new Sprint SmartView software to our new head-head boss' computer.

12:00pm - now - enjoy some comfort food (McDonald's while listening to Party in the USA)

I've been doing pretty good in terms of packing lunch, but today I really needed an escape. I was literally working from the time I got in to work til now. Very busy today.

Had a wonderful weekend with CC (the reason I was in Allegan this morning). Miss it already. Great food, entertaining TV, good friends, perfect girl. Couldn't ask for more (except time).

(just for the hell of it)
current TV shows:
Mercy
Glee
The Event

Also, it is FUUUUUUHHHHHHHREEZING out here!

Happy October!

October is here again (when is it ever late?). Starting to feel the weather changing, though it goes from sunny and beautiful to rainy and near freezing temperatures.






Droid X on it's way. And yeah, I know. In an earlier post, I said I had decided on the Samsung Fascinate. Well, you know what? I changed my damned mind. Plus, Droid X has a bunch of docks and accessories, and I love that stuff. I will be saving my money though.







Work is pretty good. Gonna get out early today. Worked about 15 or so minutes extra everyday this week, so now I get an hour off of today, on top of the fact that I started earlier today.
3:20pm can't come sooner!

Also, CC has been discussing the idea of cruising with me. What a wonderful idea!

I keep on realizing the fact that I haven't watched Adventure Time in over 2 months. So, here is a meme. Bone Appetite.

Silly things that I've learned from work

Silly things that I've learned from work:

1.) 3.8 lpf = 1.0 gpf

2.) Feedback on the PA system sounds like a Banshee, a Fire Alarm, and a whistle all had a baby

3.) Coffee is best with lots of milk and sugar

4.) Phones will always give you problems

5.) People, even the most un-impressionable, love shiny things

6.) Computers make people stupid

7.) I miss CC :(

The things I miss

I miss the past.
Nostalgia comes close to defining my state. My feelings aren't due to my missing the events of the past, but my gratitude for how I've have grown from these past events.
I could name the names, place the places, and reminisce of the memories, but nothing compares to the present, and the past can't replace the future.

"Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived." ~Jean Luc Picard

I miss the friends I once knew. I miss the schools that have taught me so well. I miss the bus rides that I couldn't stop laughing in. I miss the girls that I couldn't stop staring at.

But nothing compares to my friends now. Nothing compares to Kettering. Nothing compares to my car, Roxanne. Nothing compares to CC. My wonderful, beautiful, gorgeous CC.

No one can take any of my happiness away, only myself.
And I will be happy, god as my witness.




Also, the game (/gotcha!)

Muhammed's company

Muhammed just got done telling us about his company, Netrops.
Many of his friends have referenced it in their resumes. I am tempted to do so as well.

Muhammed is the sole member and CEO/Director of the company.

As of right now, the only product or service that they perform is maintaining their very simple (but still pro) website.

They are reaching a point where the business cannot sustain a $29.00 fee for maintaining the website, so it will be coming down soon.

Please visit their website at www.netrops.com and show your support.

BTW, /sarcasm

First day at work today

About three-fourths of the way done with work today. Having a good time seeing everyone again. Life is good.
I feel much more talkative than I've ever felt, probably due to the positive outlook on life that I currently have. CC has greatly improved my happiness. She is my #1.

Can't wait to see what this term has in store. Also, enjoying the benefits of a well rounded resume!