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This Whole Matchmaking Online Is Hard

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How in the world do people do this whole online dating thing? I have finally agreed that it is a good idea for me since the whole setup from friends and family isn’t really happening. The only problem is how do you be witty and funny when email a bunch of potential dates that you think you have interest in? I mean I know I can be witty and funny, and good at creative writing but this stuff is hard. I have come to realize that part of my problem is my issue with taking posed photos. I cannot smile on queue. It is an affliction I have had since like middle school or earlier. I just cant do it. That factored with I tend to take photos allot so I am not in them as much. Why do people always assume that since I am in the technology field I can use a dam camera (I am talking to you and others Carrie)? I think that may be hindering me but who knows.

Just a bit frustrated, and tired. Mostly tired. I am off to bed…

What’s Next, Ties?

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I can’t believe it myself, so I have to write it down. I actually bought dress shirts. Well dressy for me. I normally wear Polo’s to work, or as Scott (my friend Scott not me) calls it the IT uniform. My new job doesn’t care if I wear polo’s to work or not. It is within the dress code, but for some reason I took it upon myself to just go out and get some nicer shirts. I got one at Macy’s over the weekend and it didn’t suck wearing it all day earlier this week so I went back and got some more. Jayson showed me the really decent wrinkle free ones that are nice and soft. WIthout a tie it isn’t so uncomfortable to wear at least in the cold weather. I guess I might be growing up? It is still early to tell!

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Reno 911

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I went with Jayson to see Reno 911 the movie today. It was funny, but not funny enough for me to want to go out and rent I when it comes out on DVD. That is my new ranking system. The movie wasn’t bad but it wasn’t spectacular. Before we saw the movie we got to hit White Castle. I have some weird attraction to that fast food place. After the movies we went down to Union Square so Jay could goto a guitar store. After that we hit Heartland Brewery for drinks and food. It was a nice afternoon in the city. I would complain about the cold since we were walking around everywhere but I like the cold even when I bitch about it when I am freezing. At least I am getting my money’s worth out of my new P Coat.

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So How Is The New Job?

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So how is the new job? That is the question that is asked by almost everyone I know. It has been defining my existence for the past 2 weeks. Part of the reason I left my last job was that it was consuming too much of my personal time. The simple fact is I don’t have a good answer to that question yet. I have first impressions, and I do believe that first impressions are very important. The simple fact is I cannot make any judgments yet since I am not yet fully doing the job I was hired for. Lets face it I have said before that most new hires almost anywhere take up to 3 months to settle in and become a productive member of any team. This week I have gotten up to speed on allot of stuff, and even took the lead on some projects that needed work. It is just too early to give a truthful answer to that question. For now lets just say that I think things are moving in the right direction. Lets hope it stays that way.

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Drinks with Friends

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I was able to go out and have a few drinks with Jayson and Danny after work today. I swung by Jayson’s office. Very nice. He really upgraded from our last place. We ended up at the Playwrite. We drank and ended up just drinking at the bar. We talked, and then Danny was able to get away from his new job and then we all drank and talked. It has only been 2 1/2 weeks since we all worked together but allot has been going on so it was nice to catch up.

Uncle Sam’s Money

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I got my tax’s done the other day. I originally had an appointment next week but since I am starting a new job I needed to reschedule. This is the first time in a while that I paid to have the tax’s done. I used to do them myself online, but after going to this place I am glad I went. I am extremely happy with my return. Now the only question is what toy can I buy with the refund and still have money to put away into savings?

Sort of Lazy Day

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Not much going on at work again today. I got in around noon. Then went to lunch with Rob and James. We hit the outback. It was good. Then I went back and cleaned up my office a bit. I then went out and had my Mac Mini’s memory upgraded. Since Jay and I upgraded my old one I could probably get through the upgrade myself but I read that the new Intel Mini’s are even harder to upgrade since you have to remove the drives to access the memory slot. For the $50 they charged to do the install it was worth it. Only took like 30 minutes for the whole thing.

After the upgrade I went back to the office and carried a bunch of my remaining stuff home. Man, you can accumulate allot of crap over 5+ years somewhere.

Half Day With The Family

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I took the afternoon and went out to my parents. I wanted to see them since I don’t normally spend enough time with them, and I had an other things I needed to do in their neighborhood. I needed to hit my safe deposit box and get my ID (Social Security Card) so I can have it for my W-2 paper work when I start my new job next week.

Since it was my sisters birthday yesterday we ended up going back towards her place for dinner. We picked up Morgan and Zack from the Nanny and meet my sister at the restaurant. We had a good dinner. Morgan was behaving most of the time and was being friendly. I like it when I get hugs and kisses without having to ask for them. Zack just doesn’t like to sit still. He is so funny and my mom is right he has such a personality.

Overall a good day. My only problem is that even without having to get up early for work I still couldn’t sleep. This is now 3 weeks and counting were I am having sleeping issues. With all the stress related to work, the job search, and now waiting to start a new job I am not surprised. I just thought after I gave my notice and I had a job lined up I would be able to sleep a bit better. I haven’t been. I think I am just anxious to get to my last day, and then actually start my new position. There are lots of unknowns around starting a new job, so I guess I am still stressing about that. Only 7 more days to go and hopefully I can sleep well.

And The Band Played On

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That is what they said of the band on the titanic as the ship sank. I cannot fathom why. I understand the logic that people use when trying to explain it, but it still doesn’t make sense to me. I bring that up because I get the same feeling when I think about my current employer. It seems like people are delusional about how things are. Moral is fine I heard someone in a key position say. I guess he was in the band, because 5 people giving notice in less than two weeks time out of an office of 60 doesn’t give the air of great moral.

I wish them luck. Maybe I am over reacting, but all my friends and people I trust don’t seem to think so.

Yesterday

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My exit interview was interesting. I spoke my mind, and HR took it all in. Surprisingly (or not) I hear that my feelings are not only my own. I know the guys in my group feel the same way, but it appears that others that have left may have eluded to similar issues.

Yesterday afternoon turned out pretty much like I thought it would. Jayson ended up coming with me to see Jeff. I ended up seeing Jeff, David, Nick, Jeffery, and others. It was weird to see so many people who used to work at Jeff’s company return to it. I think Lefty and I are the only ones that haven’t returned. David, Jeff, Jay and I went to Pete’s Tavern for lunch. It was nice to catch up with them.