June 1
From my brain
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2009
Me 00:42, 1 June 2009 (EDT)
So, had the chat with Wifey today. Rather, she had the chat with me regarding the whole culinary school thing. I could have addressed it with her, and I had really intended to...but it woulda been volatile.
Instead, it ended up her apologizing from the get-go for being partly selfish. It is true that this is going to be more than just a two-year commitment for the family we're talking about here. She made that statement the other day, and I didn't refute it. However, tonight she admitted that for the last two years or so, I've put up with still working at ThePit while she's stayed at home. If she has to go back to work now that I'm pushing for school...maybe that's what we have to do.
I didn't like her having to come to that realization, but like I said, it woulda just been a completely flamewar if we started talking about it when I was originally gathering my thoughts. Still though, it's nice to know we're on the same page. I have to do this.
I have spent my entire life just "coasting". I happened to be good at math and a bit of science and did good with my business classes. Easy major choice in high school. Went to Devry because I liked computers and likewise was good with them. It wasn't what I expected, so between what money financial aid had given me and what money Mom enabled me to live on, I coasted through that summer. Then, ThePit comes along, and I spend the next 14 years just going with the flow there.
I have only rare instances where I have made A Stand in my life. I need to make this stand. I 100% view this change in my life as a gift, but it's not something I can just ride out. It's going to take a crapton of determination and some actual effort to make it through this. There's not going to be any room for my procrastinating self any more.
I have to move beyond that old "B+ philosophy" from high school and make something of my life. No one else is going to do it for me.
2007
Me 07:39, 1 June 2007 (EDT)
Sometimes, you're just surprised by random acts of kindness.
Last night I took the car in to replace the tire that I popped the sidewall on last week. The place was busy, and two separate people had come into complain. It was a discount tire store, and I needed cheap (that car doesn't deserve much more), so I waited patiently.
After standing around for 10 minutes or so, we go out to the car and he starts writing down the size of the tires and whatnot. Straight out, the back rear tire is shown to have a real low tread on it. In fact, it's already down to the secondary rubber. We walk around to the front right tire and that one is so far down that some of the steel is showing.
One tire has now become three. Since you don't just buy three tires, I'm now looking at a full set. Yeah, the money from the mortgage can cover that, but that won't be in for another day.
He starts in showing me what tires they have available. He offers me the standard ones, and then will "cut me a deal" giving me the next grade up if I get all four today. I tell him no can do; I wasn't prepared for two tires, much less a full set. He starts to try at giving me the next tier even up, but I tell him that it's not going to happen until tomorrow. (I had said that I didn't "get paid" until tomorrow, which wasn't a lie, it's just that "get paid by the mortgage company" didn't need to be shared.)
He gets this look on his face for a minute, starts hitting keys on the keyboard, and then drops his voice down so that no other customers could hear. "Tell you what. I'll put the front two tires on there today. Take your car home and go to work tomorrow. Come back here tomorrow, and I'll put the other two on then. Don't pay me until you get paid. Ask for me when you come in and I'll take care of it."
He could have seriously just tried to either A) hard sell me, or B) say, OK sir, I'll just put the one tire on for you,", or C) "Alright, would you like to make an appointment for tomorrow?" No, instead he went out of his way -- and putting a big trust in me to come back -- to do something good for someone he'd never met before.
What a great way to start a vacation.
Me 10:21, 1 June 2007 (EDT)
Let's throw another shrimp on the barbie.
So I got this horrible evil hellbeast of a woman calling me, looking for someone else in the company, but not knowing who. I track down the person and then go ridicule the hawt receptionist for sending me the call. While standing there, the HR director pulls me into her office.
Crap! I'm gonna get busted for talking to the hawt receptionists too much!
Nope. Instead, she inquires if Lisa would be interested in a job. Part time. Second shift. It'd be in a different department, but still...it's back here.
Thankfully, we'll have a week of vacation to think about it.
Like we needed MORE stuff to think about.
Then again, if that is a reality, the other stuff that needs thought about might not be an issue.
GAH!
Me 13:42, 1 June 2007 (EDT)
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