Waiting For A Reply

so i talked to Pinakidion on sunday about the job that he had me apply for. as it turns out they are doing a second round of interviews. i am still waiting for a reply. but i am hopeful.

Ice Skating

this last weekend i and the kids went ice skating. we went ice skating with a group that i have a bible study with on monday nights. it was fun, i have not been ice skating in about 5 years. and yes i did fall down, twice. the first time was great. i was trying very hard to keep my balance and ended up over compensating, my feet went forward and my torso went back and i landed flat on my back and skidded for about 6 feet. it really was not that bad until i realized after i go up and started back around that i had hit my elbow, hard against the ice. i had to take a break for a while. the second time i fell i was headed for the exit of the rink and slipped and went down with one leg under myself, did i mention that i was wearing shorts? i got up with scratches all over the outside of my shin. i decided i was done after that.

Scaring Co-Workers

sunday night was was driving to work, and i saw one of my co-workers turn left in front of me. so i made the right so i was following him. my car is a dark blue ford taurus. and my co-worker is driving on a suspended license. i pull right up on his tail. he of course could not tell who i was. with the shape and color of my car in the dark i looked a little like a police car. i followed him all the way into the parking lot and parked right next to him. as we got out of the cars he was upset with me and telling me that what i did was not cool. i was laughing to hard to really care. maybe it was mean for me to do that but it was fun to mess with him.

It Is Friday

ok i know i already put up a video but this is good. apparently this guy has many videos and has a website and everything. i found this guy on another site. i hope you like the William Tell Overture.

Chick-Fil-A Song

here is a funny video that a friend of mine found and posted on facebook. so i had to share it with all of you.

Job News

so i talked to my friend that works for the school district, at the job that i applied for. as it turns out they still had two interviews this week. he tells me that they are most likely going to make the decision my thurday maybe friday. so i am still hoping to hear some positive news.

A Quote

i have a friend on facebook that has this quote on her page:

"A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her." Maya Angelou

i thought it very interesting. thinking that this is the way things should be, but are most of the time it is not. i have been considering this for about a month now, but i am still working on it. i like the concept but do not understand the application of it. i suppose that when the time comes it will be revealed. thanks to my friend in oregon for putting it up. i will always remember it.

Advice

well i got advice from a friend last night. i am not going to expand on it at the moment. but i am hoping that this will not cause the bough to break. i do hope to put things in to motion this week.

also as a side note. i have not heard about the job yet.

The Title I Forgot

so i suppose i should update everyone on the job that i applied for. i had an interview last week on wednesday. so that is a good sign. however i do not feel like i interviewed well. i was told that i should hear something by the first part of this week. my friend that works there told me that they are in need of filling the position. so he thinks they will make the chose today. so with any luck i will hear today. and may have a new job.

on a side note. i was told last friday by my supervisor that the manager wanted to talk to me. that he meant to talk to me on thursday morning before i left, but was distracted. so i need to stay late on friday so he could talk to me. this of course had to do with the letters that the school sent out about me appling for the job. appartly he is upset with me. i still have to talk to him.

The Park

it is currently 70 degrees. so today my son and i stopped at the park and threw the frisbee around for while. it was fun and with the nice sunny day it was beautiful to be outside. after the park we stopped at subway and got lunch. all in all it has been a good day so far, we have the doors and windows open and the air is off. i hope you are all having a good weekend. i think i may take a nap. i only got about 4 hours of sleep this morning.

You Mean It Is Friday Already

this has been a fast week for me. had a lot going on. the time has just flown by. so today i am pulling out a great song, one of my favorites from a band that i really like. this song was quit popular about 10 years ago. some of you may remember it.

Piercings

i have never liked piercings, on myself or on others. however if some one is going to get pierced, it is my belief that they should go to a professional to get it done. last night as i was picking up my daughter from work, i found out that she had pierced her eyebrow. i saw it and did not even think anything of it, to be honest. i suppose that i have seen to many people with facial piercings to notice anymore. she thought i was going to be really mad at her. when she pointed it out to me i kind of shrugged. apparently her mom freaked out on her. i did find out that she and her cousin did it on sunday night while i was at work. i know you are wondering how it is that it took until wednesday for me to notice? well to be honest i have not seen her much in the last 2 days. with her hanging out with friends and doing my own things on monday and tuesday nights, i have not seen much of her. she was very surpriced that i was not upset with her. i did tell her that if she pierces her lips i would be upset.

with all of this in mind, i am confused by something. this has not been the first time that i have been faced with people i know not telling me things because they think i am going to get angry. even my roommate treats me this way. to the point of having my daughter lie to me to cover for him, just to find out the next day anyway. and once again i was not angry. i am told that they are afraid of me looking down on them. this baffles me because i do not think that i look down on others. but for some reason people feel like i do. i am not sure how to feel about this, nor what to do about it.

Radio

today was beautiful. this afternoon one of my roommates came home early. he an i hung out listening to Blue Man Group and talking about relationship stuff. he is starting a relationship with this lady we know. we decided that as nice as it was we needed to be outside. we went out on the patio but there was no sun out there. so we took two chairs out to the front of our apartment. we sat out there for a while. then we decided to install the radio in my car. i have not had radio in my car since the end of september. it has been a long fall and winter with out music.

Dinner Last Saturday

i think i have mentioned that i attend a bible study on monday nights. one of the things we do is have get together on other nights. this last saturday was a group dinner where everyone brings something to eat. we have a host, and everyone is assigned a dish or drink or the like. i brought dessert, brownies. when i showed up i did not know anyone that was there. i recognized some of them but i have never talked to them. so once again i was stepping out of my comfort zone. we had a good night talking and laughing. one of the topics was what he did for a living. when it came to me i told everyone that i got paid to watch movies and listen to audio books. this caused some strange looks from everyone. then one of the ladies asked if i worked in IT (Information Technology), and i said yes. it caused a good laugh from everyone. the rest of the night was fun.

what was even better was talking to my friend in seattle today and telling her about it. she was shocked that i was being so bold. among other thing that has been going on in my life, she is wondering who i am and what i did with her friend. as always she knows me to well. i guess that is what good friends are for. reminding us of who we are and how we grow.

Funny Co-workers

when working on the overnight help desk we are not always that busy. when we are not busy we tend to surf the web and watch movies and the like. we all have head phones so as not to disturb each other. however my co-worker was sitting her watching a show and wearing his headphones, but i can hear everything because the headphones are not plugged in. so i asked him "why are you wearing the headphones when they are not plugged in?". at this we both busted into laughter, he was embarrassed and i thought it was funny. it is good to have fun at work.

License Plates

i saw a cool license plate today. it read:
E MC SQRD

New Phone

sunday i took my daughter to get a new phone. she has not had a phone of her own for about 6 months now. which means that i have had to share my phone with her. this means that for the first time in that 6 months that i get to carry my own phone. the really cool thing is that she is paying for the whole thing herself. she will start to learn to pay bills and responsibility. but most of all i get me phone back. not that anyone ever calls me.

Found Out

friday morning i was sitting at work, and my supervisor, who sits across the wall from me; so with the slightest turn of the head we look right at each other, turns to me and says "i have something for you". puzzled, he hands me a bundle of papers. as i unfolded them i say the logo on the paper. the logo of the school district that i am applying for a job at. as i continue to unfold it i see that it is a request for reference. still a little confused and startled that he had this paperwork, he continued by asking me to explain. i told him that i applied for a job. he then informed me that that did not bother him, only he would have liked to know before getting the papers in the mail. i had to explain that i had only had to list my supervisors and was unaware that they would be sending out this paperwork. i do not know what will become of this. however my manager also will be getting the paperwork and will know as well. i do rather hope that i get the job so that there will be no awkward moments between us.

Audio Books

i do not know if i have mentioned it before but i have been listening to audio books for about 4 months now. last november a friend of my gave me an iPod and 15 audio books. i started with listening to them and when i finished them my supervisor told me about a site that you can download free, public domain books, most of them classics. so i started listening to them. but yesterday a friend of mine in seattle contacted me and she had an account on audible.com, which is a site to buy audio books. she did not like listening to audio books, so she gave me the account and i downloaded 12 books for free. so know i have a new group of books to listen to. \m/ >.< \m/

MMM MMM MMM MMM

took a while to find this song. i had not heard it in a while. but youtube had this thing about disabling the embedding of some videos. i am sure it is requested my the artist and the like. or maybe it is a copy right issue. so here is a live version of the song. enjoy

Stepping Out On Limbs

my entire life i have not been out going. this has never really bothered me. but it has stopped me from many things that could have forwarded many parts of my life. i am by no means bitter about any of it. however yesterday i took a step out on a limb. i asked a women that i am very much interesting in to go to breakfast. as it turns out she already had plans with her sister. sad but, it was a step for me to even be that bold. but with a little more time i should be able to ask her for another time to get together (sigh). well that is life i guess.

Is It Spring Yet?

it is starting to feel more like spring around here. it is raining(yah)and it is getting warmer. most of the snow is melting. and of course the oh so wonderful beginning allergy issues. let the spring begin

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti

New Opportunities

opportunity knocks. a friend of mine works for one of the local school districts at the help desk. he has been trying to get me to apply for many different jobs over the years, and i have for a few of them, however i have never been so lucky to get positive feedback. a job opening on the help desk and it was posted last week. my friend told me about it and i applied. on friday i got an email asking me to fill out the paper work and fax it back. so to night while at work i faxed it in. now i have to wait and see what will come of it. i will have to weigh the pros and cons of the job. even though it is about 5 grand more then i am making right now, however i would have to pay more for insurance. i have yet to do the math but it may work out to taking home about the same as the job i have now. only i would be working days across the desk from one of my best friends. i would appreciate any prays on what to do.