New day, new blog. Today was probably the easiest day of work that I've had yet, because we were having 600 - 700 seconds between calls. I don't know if it was just a slow Sunday, or because there weren't that many call ins today, or perhaps it was the new training class that just got out. We had 20 - 30+ reps available most of the day, which meant calls were about 10 minutes apart, so basically we were talking 10 minutes, then off the phones 10 minutes. Maybe it'll be slower through the week, I just don't want to get sent home early again. We were sent home 1:15 min early, but I asked if I could stay until my scheduled time. Didn't happen. In the old days when I started at TCIM, I was always looking for days off or to leave home early. I guess I've changed. I sure wish I was at the pay rate I was at then, though, sheesh. Well, with this paycheck, I'm going to have 80 hours and 26 minutes of overtime. It'll be a nice fat check. Too bad I have to pay this last months rent, plus half of next months rent. That'll a big chunk of change!

Well, so anyway, I'm burning They. It might actually be done by now, I'm not sure. I might watch it tonight, or perhaps play some more Final Fantasy. Final Fantasy Origins, to be exact. Part one right now, the oldschool Nintendo game with souped up graphics and a few small alterations. I'm also glad to see some comments coming in for once. In case you don't know, on the left side of this page is a place to sign up if you're so interested in my life that you would like e-mail updates every time I update the blog, which obviously isn't as much as I'd like to, since we don't have an internet connection at the moment.

Remeber the old site-of-the day things that I used to do? Here's a new one: http://www.phonespelling.com/, a funny site that you can use to see what your phone number can spell. Try it out.

I can't believe I haven't blogged since that last blog. So dark and depressing, phew. Glad that's all over with. Well, time to do some catching up. We've made it out of Vic's house, finally. Not like I don't like Vic, as he's one of my best friends, but man, so many people just aren't meant to live together. Well, anyway, Kim and I are living in Detroit again, except this time, it's our own house. We have our own yard, our own fence, driveway, porch, everything. We've kept it up very nicely, too. As a matter of fact, we just finished weed eating today, and I also swept the porch and walkway. If you know me, I've never been big on yardwork, but now that I own it, it's not so dull anymore. The only bad thing about where we're living is our neighbors. On one side of our house where a nice old lady used to live is a house full of people. I'm still not sure who is living there because so many different people are always coming and going. Their back yard is a total mess of metal and junk, and there is a toilet sitting in the front yard. So far, we've mowed 3 times since we've been there. They've mowed once, with a weedeater, so it wasn't all that good. The neighbors across the road are always fighting, but they keep their house up, so they don't much bother me. And of course, diagonally across the street, is my Aunt Anna, who I still call "A-nana."

Well, today, I'm supposed to start training at the Paris Motor Speedway, but I have to get a hold of Jamie somehow. Hopefully I can work tonight so we can buy some food, but the past 3 or 4 times I was supposed to start training, it was either raining or it was too busy up there. I was promised the job by the owner himself since I helped fix their printer that one day. Maybe they'll finally pull through with the promise.

Also, I'm working at TCIM again. I'm in applications now. I used to be in activations, but I did some applications back then too. There aren't many people there that were there then, maybe 10 or so. Not to mention they've also completely changed around both programs, just not the scripts. The activation program now looks like the old application program did, and now in applications, we offer credit protection, which used to be a specific activation program. We also do balance transfers and have the whole 2 rebuttals thing to do, but I don't get cussed out near as much as I used to in activation. I'm also making $2/hr less, but I'll advance in the job, I hope. I haven't missed any days yet, either, which is pretty good. But I have only been working there since the 10th of this month, so that's 17 days. I hope I don't ever have a reason to miss a day.

Kim was talking to me last night about starting a lawsuit against the social workers at the hospitals in Tulsa for grievance and loss of income, plus whatever else we can get them for. If the lawyer thinks the case has a chance to win, he'll take the case for free, then take a portion of our profits. Of course no amount of money will ever replace Celes, but some money sure would help in stabilizing our condition right now. Just one person working at a job at $6.50/hr where you're not guaranteed to get 40 hours a week is quite a gamble at paying bills. However, as soon as I can get my tax transcript from last year, I'll be able to get Kim into college to get her started doing medical transcriptioning. I really wish I could go first, and she did tell me a long time ago that I could go first since I'm older and have wanted to go for a longer time, but she's probably forgotten that, and I won't hold it against her. It does make me a little sad and jealous that she gets to go first, but oh well, I can just stuff my pride.

Anyway, I'm working at ripping a DVD right now. Wes Craven's They, which I haven't even watched all of yet. Gotta return it to get a $1.00 credit! Hehe.