Well, we've been donating more lately. I've donated twice since the first time and I haven't had any other problems, so I think it was just because I didn't eat enough the first time. We've got $5 left from yesterday's donation after going to Wal-Mart and getting a few necessities, and we don't have any other things that we really need since most things are provided for at the Center of Hope. So from now on, after each donation, we're going to eat, and put the rest back into savings unless we need things like shampoo or whatever.

Also, a lot has been going on at the Center of Hope as well, a lot of drama. The people there fight all the time and sometimes Kim and I find ourselves in the middle of it. Not actually a part of the fight, but sort of asked to take sides, you know, and we're not going to do it. A really Christian black lady there (named Willie) told us that it was Satan doing what he does best (divide and conquer), and it really does seem true. It's just funny how she talks, because everything is in some way related to Jesus.

Anyway, I'm done with this blog for now. It's time to get back to StarSphere! See you guys later.

Phew, what a day yesterday. Everything started out fine, you see, but it took a change for the worse, much worse. Yesterday was the day we were going to donate plasma for a little extra spending money, so we took the bus to DCI (the plasma donation center) and signed up. We were figuring on being there for about two to three hours, but instead we were there for about seven hours. We got there about 11:50 AM to donate. We signed up and filled out all of the paperwork, but were waiting because there was only one nurse who could do physicals on the new patients. How unlucky we were, because there were 3 or 4 people ahead of us. Well, after waiting about six hours or so, I finally took my physical and went to get hooked up to the plasma machine.

First, let me explain what happens: after getting hooked up to an IV in the arm, they draw blood. The blood then goes through a centrifuge and is separated from the plasma. The plasma is collected in a container and then your blood is fed back into your arm. Very few people seem to have a problem donating, but however, I seemed to have ran into some. While the blood was collected and spun, I was getting very light-headed, dizzy, and such. It was bad enough that I honestly felt like I was about to die. I couldn't think of anything but what was about to happen and whether or not I was going to feel better. It just happened so quickly that I didn't really know what was going on. I got very hot and was sweating profusely and lost most of the color in my body. However, once the blood was fed back into my arm, I was fine. However, they repeat this process enough times to fill the container, so I went through this four times, if I can remember correctly. Anyway, after getting disconnected and sitting up, my blood pressure was VERY low. It was at 90/60, and which if you know me, my blood pressure is high if anything. So, this has got me wondering if I have a bad heart or blood problems or something of the sort. I made a measly $25 for this, which I then used to eat with and pay for a taxi back to the shelter.

This morning, I wasn't able to get up because I didn't sleep very well and was very weak, so Kim had to go outside alone today. For lunch, I wasn't hungry because the shelter just doesn't really serve food that is appetizing for me (and yes, I know, I'm picky, but I just don't eat chicken and turkey, which is what they have served almost every day that we've been here).

Well, anyway, I hope some people start signing up for the e-mail programs I've been talking about. Some extra money for me that I don't have to feel like I've almost died for would really be appreciated. Anyway, later all.

I just got an idea, and I would like everybody to help me if at all possible. As most of you know, there are paid-to-read-email sites that send you advertising e-mail, but you get paid to read it. As I am in a jam right now, I would like to refer everybody that would be interested in helping me to these programs. Then, if you can refer others, we both get a percent. It's not much money, but if I can get enough support, I will have a little bit of living money until I can find a job. First, though, you need to sign up for a program called e-gold. It is a lot like Pay Pal, but I'll make a little extra if you sign up for that too. Here is the link for it: http://www.e-gold.com/e-gold.asp?cid=1368798. After signing up for that, you'll get an account ID that you can use for many of these programs that don't send personal checks. Anyway, here are the sites:

http://www.himalaya-mail.com/pages/index.php?refid=jfox1980
http://www.beta-cash.com/pages/index.php?refid=jfox1980
http://getmecashmails.com/pages/index.php?refid=jfox1980
http://www.acar-cash.com/pages/index.php?refid=jfox1980
http://www.ProPaideMail.com/pages/index.php?refid=jfox1980

Sign up for as many or as little as you like. As I find more, I'll post them here. Thanks for everybody's support, and feel free to comment if you sign up for anything. Thanks!

Okay, well, it hasn't been much of good news to report. I'm now homeless living in a shelter with Kim. We're looking for jobs together and have a few good leads, especially with a dry cleaning job. We might get lucky enough to both get a job there, but the bad thing is that we don't have a car anymore, so we're stuck walking. *sigh* Well, after we get our first paycheck, we'll be able to afford some bikes hopefully which will make the transit to and from work a lot easier, at least from the shelter.

The reason we're in the shelter? Well, we were staying with Kim's parents, but it just got to be too much. They were forcing us around without any respect and giving out hipocritical rules which they themselves wouldn't always follow. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind working, in fact I want to work to show them my respect, but they just wouldn't give me or Kim any in return, treating us like children. When we tried to talk to Barbara about it, she just wouldn't listen, she was always more interested in what she was going to reply to us with. We respect her opinion but just didn't believe in the ways, which is why we parted. I said something in anger to her while leaving, which pretty much banned me from their family. I don't care though because Kim is with me, and if I'm banned, so is Kim. I hate to split a family up like that and I've told Kim that she should try to ammend the relationship with her family, but she just won't do it, at least not yet.

Well, I'll talk a little about the shelter now. It's actually a pretty nice place and Kim and I have both made friends with a marriend couple who is just about our age. He plays Dungeons and Dragons, so we've been playing a lot of that lately, but it's hard to find a place to play sometimes. We get three meals a day, and we can get seconds or thirds, but they don't always serve what we want, but either way, we're getting exercise and eating healthier. I already feel like I'm losing weight, and so does Kim. We're also going steadily to a church now, which we both REALLY enjoy. It's a great setting with great people, but with a twist. I can't say what twist just yet, as I've invited my Mom to come, so I don't want her to know just yet.

Well, anyway, I'm going to get out of here. I'm on a library computer, so I don't have a lot of time. Goodbye, all.

Again, another update. First, I'd like to ask a favor of all users who read this post. I have been a member of a website called Epinions, which is a site that you get paid to write opinions. Well, actually, you get paid a few cents every time a user reads and ranks your opinions. So, my favor is to have anybody join epinions (under me) and read and rank my opinions. You can sign up at the website that I just listed. Also, if you sign up, be sure to add me to your web of trust. Read and rank all of my opinions that you can, because it will really help me out.

On another note, I'd like to introduce you downloaders out there about a new file sharing system, called BitTorrent. You can get basic information about the program there, but to actually download files, I recommend using a client called Azureus. It's very simple to set up, just read the instructions on the site. As far as what you can download, it's very extensive: games, music CD's in mp3, movies (DVD and Theater), games, applications (including MS Windows itself), comics, books, etc. To actually download these, though, you'll need to use a website that links to the files. My favorites are SuprNova and Torrent Bits. You'll need to create a user account for Torrent Bits, however, which is free.

Lastly, a little about my life. I'm in a very bad mental state right now, because of bills and the lack of work and such. I'm very close to losing my house and becoming homeless... I don't really like talking about it, but I'm making every move to fix it all. Everybody, please pray for me.

I guess that's all for this post. Leave your replies, I do read them, I just don't always reply. Later, everybody!

Not much new this blog... Sadly enough. Well, a few notable things happened since my last post. For one, I got my income tax in and got a few new toys as well as the bills paid up. I'm happy with my new DVD/Home Theater system and Gamecube, heh. It feels good to be out of debt, at least for a little bit. Yeah, I'm still with my job at RGIS, too, and I love it. The work may get hard sometimes, but it's worth it to be around good people and at least decent pay. It doesn't really pay the bills all the time, but it'll be a great secondary job when I find another job.

So, anyway, I guess that's about it for now. I can't really think of anything good to say since it's so late right now and I'm starting to get sleepy, heh. Well, peace out everybody!

Phew, it sure has been a long time, hasn't it? Well, don't fret, I haven't quit my blog, I've just been, uh, without a computer, without internet access, and for the most part without time (but I may be lying, heh). Well, anyway, I'm really enjoying my job. It's a job that I'll stick with for a while, that's for sure. I love the travelling and my coworkers, so it's really cool. Even with this job, though, I don't seem to ever seem to have bills fully paid. I'm always getting into deeper and deeper and debt and don't ever seem to have much food in the house.

Well, I just wanted to update my blog for all who care. Post a reply, guys, let me know you're alive! :)

Latah

Long time no see! Well, I got a job now at RGIS, which is an inventory company. Kim got the same job, too, and it seems to be working out quite well. This is even probably my favorite job ever, since it doesn't feel like I've got supervisors watching all over me and I can work at my own pace. Basically, what I do is use an audit microcomputer (which is like a superpowered calculator) and count inventory at different places. So far we've inventoried at 2 Beall's, Super One Foods, Goody's, and Lowe's. I liked Super One Foods the most, since in that store we do what is called an automatic count, which is where we scan one barcode and count the number of that particular item, type it in, and hit enter. It sounds easy, but let me tell you, this calculator can be quite intimidating. It has many functions, and I'm still really learning how to use it's functions, although I can do my job with what functions I already know. At clothing stores, we do a manual scan, which is where we have to scan EVERY barcode. That can get annoying, if you ask me, but then again, you don't have to look all around a shelf to count how many items is there.

So anyway, with RGIS just being a part time job for the both of us, we're still not making enough money to pay bills, so we're both out looking for other jobs as well. I'm not going to quit RGIS even if I do get a full time job, just because it's so fun to do, and the people are really nice. I just hope we can come up with enough money to get all of our bills paid, otherwise it'll be to the streets with us, since nobody can really take us in at this time.

Christmas has also passed since my last writing. It was a great Christmas. Kim and I went to both families to have it, which was pretty nice, although I had to deal with Stoney. I got Final Fantasy X 2 for Christmas, and Michael and I went half-and-half on Kingdom Hearts for Kim. Both games are great, I just don't ever know which game I want to play, hehe. Kingdom Hearts is a really cool RPG made by none other than Squaresoft and Disney, which are the two titans in their fields. I'd have never thought an RPG with characters like Donald, Goofy, Tarzan, etc. would be such a good game.

So anyway, I'm out for now. Check you all later!

It's been a hectic day. Going to sleep at 4:00 AM and waking up at 11:45 AM didn't allow for much sleep, but I can't help it. Anyway, today has been the first real day of job hunting. Today, alone, I put my resume at Radio Shack, application at Office Max, and went to the Texas Workforce Commission to look for jobs. I got one good lead at the hospital for a Material Clerk, which I am going to turn in tomorrow since it was too late today. I also got the phone number for the college, who I will try and call tomorrow.

However, tomorrow won't be an easy day, either. I have to be at the Clarksville MHMR tomorrow morning at 9:30 AM just to have another screening, but perhaps I can talk to a doctor or something about this desyrel/trazedone stuff. I just hope they'll listen. For once, I'm not wanting medications to "feel good" on or whatever, I want medications to help me through life and make things a bit easier. Hopefully my Dr. will understand this, because I will be quite truthful with him... Well, that is if I can see him tomorrow.

So anyway, I'm praying something good will come out of all of this. I'm honestly trying as hard as I can, and I don't want to lose our house. Maybe it was my mistake of quitting in the first place? Oh well, doesn't matter now, that's the past and now we're looking at the future. So, that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed reading this blog as much as I enjoyed writing it. Love to all!

It's been a crazy week, weather wise. Hot one day, cold the next. Rain every other day. High winds some days, calm others. Fall weather, got to love it. Yesterday, it was very windy, but I made sure to get some leaf blowing in, finally. I haven't been able to really use it since buying it, so I just said screw it and did some of Anna's yard.

The MHMR is really kindof upsetting me. They have been in such disorder since I came in that it's not even funny. They gave me trazedone, a pill I don't like, under the brand name Desyrel, which I was unfamiliar with since I'm a cheap-o and only buy generics. I've told nurse after nurse and caseworker after caseworker that I don't want it and will not take it. They gave me a sample bottle of 30, which I will not take because it makes me all funny-headed the next day. I have an appointment next week, maybe I can straighten things out then, if only I can actually see a doctor.

Well, if I don't blog again by Thanksgiving, I hope everybody has a good one. I'll see you all later!

What a week. Monday, I'm in Terrell, Friday, I'm out. Not by Dr.'s orders, of course. I got out because of the judge, who put me in outpatient rather than inpatient. I feel like this is the best thing for me, since Terrell was nothing of a help to me. Just a place to get medication is all it was, but I can do that in outpatient as well. All I can say is that it's good to be free. The Dr.'s seem to think I'm a serious threat to myself and others, but they know nothing. I wouldn't do anything to hurt myself or anybody else, and any close friend or relative can vouche for that. Silly Dr.'s have too much time on their hands. Well, anyway, I'm feeling better, just knowing that I'm free. I wish in maybe one way or another that I was still there, though, just to help other people along and talk to them.

Well, anyway, I'm out for today. I hope you can all can stay more sane than I can, heh.

Well, I hope everybody's had a happy Halloween! Mine was kinda crappy, since we couldn't afford candy for the trick-or-treater's, not to mention I had to work that day, but oh well.

Oh, and did I mention that I've quit TCIM? Yep, I've finally severed that tie, hopefully we won't be seeing each other again for a long time (except to pick up my last paycheck, of course). So, anyway, I've been on the job hunt lately with some very professional looking résumé and cover sheets, all nicely tucked away in their own individual folders. Unfortunately, today I was only able to drop one off at the bank here in Detroit. I didn't know thalobbies's shut down at 3:00 PM, and all of my other résumés were for banks, so I'll just have to go before 3:00 PM tomorrow. It was nice talking to the manager, though. He said in his opinion that I was overqualified for a position with them, but unfortunately they're not hiring at the moment. So, I finished my job hunt by going to the other places I applied and checking on the status of the application, but unfortunately there was no luck. Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have a better job.

On a positive note, I've felt better today. Maybe it's just because I'm not thinking about TCIM all the time anymore. Plus, I'll finally be able to really use my leaf blower tomorrow unless it rains, so yay! Kim, however, isn't doing so well; she's getting another ear infection and I think the stress of our lack of money is finally starting to get to her.

And finally, I've started to learn the DVORAK keyboard layout; it's confusing as crap, but hey, it's designed for speed, not to slow you down like QWERTY is. After I learn it, maybe I can break 100 WPM, that would be sweet.

Site of the day: http://www.opera.com/, a browser that looks nicer and is much faster than Internet Explorer, especially with a web filter. Check it out!

Hello, World! Life sucks, doesn't it? Well, nah, can't complain too much, we all have our ups and downs, although it's been a lot of down lately. When you're at the bottom, though, there's nowhere to go but up! I wish I could actually believe everything I say all the time, because you know when you feel bad, you don't always feel like that. Don't get me wrong; I don't feed great, nor do I feel terrible. I'm at that horribly boring in-the-middle area lately, which is a great advance from my past week. So what if I don't have money? I have a job, and I have food. The bills aren't all paid, and they won't for a while, not unless I stick to the budget that I've been working out. This budget even includes getting a savings account, that way if it's not in my pocket, I won't want to spend it, because I'm too lazy to go to the bank. :P I remember my first savings account with Jennifer. It was a good feeling, because I felt older, I guess you could say, to have this savings account, AND a checking account. It wasn't all fun after some auto-withdrawals pushed me over the limit, and now, I have that debt to pay back, but you better believe me I will! Having this house has done wonders to me and my take on bills and life... I never knew I liked gardening or yard work, but it's actually nice when it's you're own yard, not your parents. It's a little late in the season to really do what I want to, but I'm still having fun with it nonetheless. I actually saw a really nice leafblower/vacuum/mulcher at Wal-Mart for about $70 that I'm looking at getting as a birthday present to myself, since nobody else seems to have remembered it. I figured my dad would have at least sent me a card, and it should be hard for him to forget my birthday, since they're so close together. Don't you just love scorpio's?

Hey, let's see what my horoscope is at http://horoscopes.astrology.com/:
If there's no love in your life, draw strength from the memory of a happier time. Prospective home-buyers consider looking into a new neighborhood. Don't let hunger or thirst blind you to what's healthy.

Don't horoscopes always have a funny way of seeming true? It's hard to tell if they really are sometimes true, or just say something that almost anybody could be going through... Oh well, not much to think about, really.

Anyway, it's not like my birthday sucked. Anna gave me $20 to go to China Star, which is one of my all-time favorite restaurants, however I always seem to leave there miserable because I ate too much. Kim and I went there, spending $19.70. Kim secretly talked to the waiter there while I was getting my plate of food about singing happy birthday to me. Let's just say that was the craziest experience I've ever had. Have you ever seen the movie A Christmas Story, where they go to the Chinese restaurant for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, whatever it was? Remember how the Chinese people sang? That's how they sang to me, except the song was right until they said my name. It came out like "jehr-uh-my," and when they said it, I started to feel a little weird, and looked at Kim, who sure enough was thinking the same thing.

Well, anyways, with the addition of the leaf blower, I have my eyes on one other thing, something nobody probably knew I wanted; I myself didn't know I wanted it until I saw it. A Sonicare toothbrush, costing $108. Kim said she'd go in with me half and half to buy it, and I can't wait to have it so I can clean these freaking nasty teeth. Speaking of health, though, I still need my contacts. These glasses suck and I can't stand it.

Well, I guess that's all for now... Stay tuned for the next edition of BlkFury's Life!

It's not been a good week. First of all, Tuesday, Kim's back was still hurting, so she called me at work to pick her up to take her to the minor care clinic at St. Joseph North. Lisa, that idiot supervisor of mine, was rude with her on the phone, then the message that she gave to me was rude. Oh well, nothing I can do about it. So anyway, after I get her to the hospital, the car won't start! The fact that it is sitting on a hospital parking lot isn't good; they'll tow it away. So, after the next day, we call a tow truck to tow it to our house for $30! I also had to fill a prescription for her that cost $38. So then, I have to start driving Mom's old car. When I crank it up, it's sitting on empty, so of course, I have to put gas in it. I've already put $20 into that car because it doesn't get near the gas mileage that our car does. I've had to pull all this money out of rent, so now, on the next paycheck, I'm going to have to pay all of rent, whatever Kim can't pay in electricity, and whatever other bills that come in at the first of the month. Oh yeah... Our refrigerator also died. Half of our food went bad. Mom was supposed to get a washer and dryer for a late wedding present for us, but she's been in the hospital, and now is out of money, so that won't be happening. We have to keep mooching off of Anna, and I feel really bad for it. Kim is also making less money now because Anna can't keep up with her and her own work at the same time. Not to mention last week I only got about 20ish hours, so this is going to be a short paycheck. She's only made about $23 this whole week, and electricity is due, which is about $60, leaving me with the $40 dollars balance remaining. *sigh*

Well, it's a change in time tonight, so that gives me an extra hour of sleep, so that'll be kinda cool. Oh yeah, I've added my Yahoo! Calendar. It's at http://calendar.yahoo.com/jfox1980, check it out.

Welp, see you people later!

Is my frequent blogging better as of late? I hope at least a few people actually read this, as I know some of you do. So, let's talk about today. I talked to Roy, the computer guy at work that I mentioned that last blog is supposed to come pick me up tomorrow to take me golfing (first time, yay, but I know I'll suck), and a 6 pack, and some Linux installation fun.

It seems my last rip, if you remember, of Dreamcatcher, which was so inconveniently cancelled by Michael, so I started it up again today. It'll all be groovy when it's finished. I can't wait to have a 2 CD rip; only the select few movies worth it get the privilege of being on 2 CDs.

Yeah, today sucked, they always do (just kidding). Today was actually pretty nice, but I'm tired of TCIM's crap about one person saying one thing, and another saying another thing. Disorganization will be the death of that place, I'm sure. Well, something else kinda cool has come up. Mike (from TCIM a long time back, I'm sure some of you might remember him), just broke up with his last girlfriend to get with Stephanie, who is my next door neighbor. They look really happy together, and I wish them the best, I just hope they don't have to do through the things I've been through.

Still, I'm under some kind of stress... I wish I could explain it, or even talk to a doctor, but I'm too poor, and can't afford new bills. A simple script for valium or xanax would do fine, I think that would help at work much more than anything else. I don't want stimulants anymore, because I can't stand how ritalin and whatnot makes me feel after like 3 hours, I'd rather just feel less stress with the addition of being more tired or whatever, just for the shortterm, of course. I wouldn't dare get on a script longer than 6 months again, I can't stand looking at myself as a person who needs pills.

Maggie also just had puppies today, 6 to be exact. 1 of them is white. 3 males, 3 females. It's going to be fun to watch these puppies grow up.

Not much left to say, so I'll just catch all of you later! Have a good one, people!

I got my first write-up at work yesterday. In so little time, too. Just because I called in when I was really sick. Man I can't stand that. Plus, the supervisor that wrote me up wouldn't even listen to me. While I was talking to her, she just got up and walked off. I can't stand it. She'll get what she deserves someday, I know I've sure gotten mine lately.

I went to C-Tech today, too. It doesn't look like they've started yet, but it looks like there will be business there. The guy said I needed to bring in a resume, which I'm going to print out today and probably bring back in tomorrow if I get another hour lunch.

Let's see, what else... A new friend of mine who I was in training with is coming by my house on Saturday, so I can go by his house and talk computers with him. He seems to know quite a bit, more than most other people I know, and he doesn't put on a front about how much he knows. I'm sure we'll hit it off pretty well.

I guess that's about it, all and all. Have a good day, everyone.

I was absent today at work. I know, I know, I didn't want to miss. I tried my hardest to go, but let me explain things first. I woke up yesterday at 8:30 AM, which is about an hour earlier than I normally wake up to go to work. Kim went to Anna's for the transcriptioning thing and I went to Wal-Mart to get some things. I found a rake for only $3.97, so I bought it, since I'm such a yardwork freak lately. I also got some envelopes for myself, envelopes for Anna, and a 12 pack of Diet Dr. Peppers for Anna (only $2.50, can't beat that). Got home and was pretty much semi-busy all day long. Michael also rented Dreamcatcher, which I have been dying to see since I read the book. Let's say the book is much better than the movie, but the movie was good too. Only a couple of things were changed, but all-in-all it was nice. As a matter of fact, I'm ripping it right now. We also raked the back yard, and man, lets say there was a bunch of leaves, especially in the corners of the fence. The leaves were so thick that I think that's the reason why the grass wasn't growing. Well, anyway, I'm trailing off here. The reason I didn't go to work is I didn't sleep ANY last night. I tossed and turned and I felt clammy all night. I couldn't sleep a wink. I was still planning on going to work, but however, at 7:00 I could barely keep my eyes open. If you know me, I'm not too good at staying awake while driving after I haven't slept in a long time. Kim insisted that I stay home, so I did. I couldn't find the 800 number to the call-in line at TCIM, so I had to call in at the last minute. I'd rather have called in sooner, but it just wasn't possible. Well, around 8:15 or so, I finally fell asleep, but I woke up at 12:00 noon so I would be able to fall asleep tonight. So yeah, I'm still pretty tired. I don't feel too good either; I'm still clammy and I have cold sweats every now and then, plus my appetite is shot. I feel really bad that I didn't go to work today, but this is one of the few honest days that I just really wasn't able to. Maybe I'll get lucky and they won't write me up. As far as I know, I won't miss any more days, plus we really need the money, and a whole day is a pretty big blow to the finances, but I'll try and cut the 8 hours down a bit by clocking in early and clocking out late throughout the week.

I don't think there's much else... I guess that nice fat paragraph will just have to do for today. :)

Well, I made $487 this check. Not too shabby, but I'm still mega-behind in bills. I still owe $12 to the electric company, I'm paying $61 for water, and when gas comes in, it'll be a minimum of $70 because of all the activation fees and whatnot. I've got about $40 saved for rent, but that'll probably get used up in the next two weeks, meaning on my next paycheck, I'll have to pay $275 again, plus $12 for electricity, then another $70 for gas. Add in a few miscellaneous things like gas for the car and food, and I'll be breaking even again. But, I do have good news. Kim is in training for medical transcriptioning, by my aunt of course. She'll make 6 cents a line, and Anna will make 2 cents for every line they type. So anyway, Kim is at her house right now, and will be for the most part of the day, so that leaves me all alone to do what I please. I guess it'll be Final Fantasy, eh?

Well, back to TCIM, since that seems to be the only thing on my mind right now, anyway. Yesterday was payday, of course, and let me tell you, there must have either been a lot of call-ins or people just weren't scheduled to work. On normal days, we have around 80 - 90 application CSR's staffed, which towers over activation. Well, since there was so few activation people there, many application reps had to take activation calls. Here's the kicker: there only showed to be like 50 staffed in application, which is a loss of 30 people. On normal days, we've had like 30 application reps available and waiting for calls, so what this did is make a hit to that number, and leave us w/ 5 - 10 reps available every time I looked. That meant higher call volume for everybody actually on the floor. I remember when I used to miss a lot. It's easy to tell why TCIM writes you up so easily for missing a day, now. Boy, I was sure irresponsible then. But now, since it's only me working, I have to put in my 40 hours a week. I don't like getting sent home, and I don't plan on missing any days. I've had no writeups yet, so after 3 months, I'm going to apply for whatever new job is posted on the job posting board.

Right now, I'm burning Bulletproof Monk. The Core, which I downloaded a few days ago, looks a little big, so I don't know if I'll be able to burn it or not. If not, I can just split it, perhaps cutting off the credits and intro, but there's usually not many bits in there, anyway. I don't think I want to do a halfway split, because I consider that a waste of a CD. Oh well.

Well, seems TCIM has slowed down. Ever since Sunday, it's been pretty slow. It's been about 300 seconds (five minutes, but our timers count in seconds), which means that if I take 40 calls in a day, that's about one 1 hour 40 minutes a day of just sitting there. I don't mind it being like that, but when it gets exceptionally slow, I get sent home early, which means I'll just work more time on another day, which isn't too fun.

Let's see, what else is new... I beat Final Fantasy 1 of Final Fantasy Origins. Now I'm working on Final Fantasy 2, which is the only Final Fantasy that I've never beaten. I don't like the level system very much, but maybe it'll get better the more I play. Also, right now I'm downloading The Core, but it looks like it's going to take forever. Not enough users sharing it.

Well, that seems to be it for now. Life's been pretty routine, nothing interesting to talk about. Latah.

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.