Extra Cash

My job is unreliable in the hours department, and I am sick of being perpetually stressed about whether or not I am going to make enough money this week. Unfortunately now is not the best time to be looking for work. So I ask the internet: Any suggestions on how I can make a little cash on the side? Remember that I am unwilling to do anything illegal, naked, or that involves sales.

News

Joe has accepted and offer for an associate programmer job at ANPAC. I thought that we should update everyone.

Oh, and I will be spending 7 weeks in California this upcoming semester. One of my clinicals is going to be in Woodland. Dates to follow...

Whip It, & Whip It Good!

I was doing a little bit of self reflecting today, i.e. not paying attention in class, when I realized that I have no stress relief mechanisms in place for myself. Instead, I tend to hold on to stress with a white-knuckled grasp that can only be loosened with a crowbar (and the removal or passing of the stress causer).

Realized is probably the wrong choice of words however, as this is not, nor should it be, a new thought about myself. I have made myself fairly ill in the pass simply from being under a good amount stress (yeah jr. year of high school!). Of course, you maybe wondering why you all care. Here's why; life is starting to work its stressful magic on me and I would like to deal with it before illness sets in. That's where you come in. I need everyone to comment with their own stress relieving methods and activities. Maybe it I do ALL of them at once, I can manage to let go of the worries and pressure.

Thank you for your forthcoming assistance!

No More Bass Pro

As of today, I never need to have this conversation again:

Me: "Good fishing and hunting, Bass Pro Shops."

Caller: "Do what?"

M: "This is Bass Pro what can I do for you"

C: "What time y'all close up thar?"

M: "Ten o'clock sir"

C: "Seven?"

M: "No, ten."

C: "What? seven?"

M: "No, ten, one zero. Ten."

C: "One zero...you mean one oh, tin?"

M: "Yes sir, ten o'clock"

More "Fun" at a Boring Job

At first, having a job that allowed me to surf the internet all day was fun, until I ran out of ideas of things to look at. I would have research days, where for example, I would research all the serial killers I could think of. Or some days would spend hours watching movie previews on IMDB . I also have listed about three hundred books I have read on LibraryThing (which is fabulous). Because of our shared boredom, my coworkers and I, faced with nothing else to do, began finding increasingly tedious things on the internet to amuse our selves with. Which is the explanation for this:

Una Elizabeth Fizgig Martell

Yes, that leads to the dog's web page... Not only does Una have one, but so do several of my coworkers' dogs and one of my coworker's cats on dogsters' sister site, catster. Maybe it is a good thing that tomorrow is my last day...

Despite it's ridiculousness, which I realize is glaring, I have got a few useful tips from the corgi group discussions page (oh yea baby, she is in a discussion group) and Una already has some internet pup pals (that, although written with the intent of being funny, is actually true). So, if you are bored, make your animal a website, and maybe Una will be their internet friend.

On to something a little more fun. If you are a fan of the Office, watch this amusing and well edited Office/Nelly music video:



Thats all for now!

Rejoice with a glad heart

I know that this has no immediate importance to anyone else, but today I watched my last Nascar race EVER (somewhere a redneck just shed a single solitary tear). Hallelujah!

Good Fishing and Hunting...

Two more weeks as of yesterday!

My shame

I have a favorite Nascar driver. Let me say it again, I have a favorite Nascar driver. Anyone else afraid for me? It's Tony Stewart, in case anyone cares.
This realization came to me this Sunday while I was giving John, my boss, my expert commentary on whatever race was going on, and I was actually happy that one of the drivers was doing well. Frightening. In my defense, I have to watch Nascar every week and I only picked someone in an attempt to alleviate the boredom that comes with being forced to watch, nay pay attention to, cars driving in circles. Also, John likes Tony and thus my day goes better when Tony is doing well.
I picked him because he was the least redneck of the bunch, which in a way is helping me deal with the fact that I watch Nascar.