Infrequency

I'm sure, by now, the few readers that look at this thing have been noticing the infrequency of my postings as of late. I got to thinking about the word Infrequency, and thought I'd share an actual dictionary definition with you.

From the American Heritage Dictionary -

in·fre·quent (n-frkwnt)
adj.
1. Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare: an infrequent guest.
2. Situated or placed at rather wide intervals, as in time or space: infrequent oases in the desert.

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in·frequence, in·frequen·cy n.
in·frequent·ly adv.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000


Now, I'm sure you are thinking that this is just a bullshit post; thinking that this is an attempt to post something, without posting anything at all. And, you would be right. Lots of stuff going on with me right now, but I can't really bring myself to write about much of it. Well, not in a public forum anyway.

I'm alive, and that's all anyone really needs to know.

An Old Soul

You Are an Old Soul

You are an experienced soul who appreciates tradition. Mellow and wise, you like to be with others but also to be alone. Down to earth, you are sensible and impatient. A creature of habit, it takes you a while to warm up to new people. You hate injustice, and you're very protective of family and friends A bit demanding, you expect proper behavior from others. Extremely independent you don't mind living or being alone. But when you find love, you tend to want marriage right away. Souls you are most compatible with: Warrior Soul and Visionary Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

I'm still alive

Holy hell it's been a long time since I posted anything on this blog. So much has been going on, I hardly know where to begin. There have been new developments where work is concerned. More on that once I've figured out how to explain.

I'm not exactly sure how to explain a lot of the stuff that has been going on lately. I find that troubling, because I'm not one to ever suffer from a loss of words. I guess my mind is just so consumed by everything that I'm not able to process it all as I would like.

Anyway, I'm alive. Among the living, and trying to get by.

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I'm still here

Yeah, I know it's been a while since I updated this thing. I'm still here though, just have a lot of stuff taking up my time these days.

Work is going pretty well. I love my job; I can do all of it right here in the comfort of my home. It is so awesome to be able to set my own schedule, work when I want, and get paid nicely for it all. I work as a web developer for a place called Management Recruiters of Allen County - South West. It's a small, but growing company, and there is the potential for me being employed there for quite awhile. Here's to hoping anyway. I'm currently working on a website for a new division that we are adding to the company, and should have it operational early next week. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result, as are the people for whom I work.

So, I went to Louisville this past weekend, to see the family, celebrate the 4th of July, and to go through a bunch of my old stuff down there, to decide what to bring back with me. Well, I got to see the family, and did go through things, and we did celebrate the 4th, but none of it went as planned.
About a month ago, I asked my mother to get my stuff together and move it down to the garage so it would be out of the house, and accessible so I could work with it. She kept saying she'd do it, and it would be done before I got there. Well, that didn't happen. I ended up having to get it all together, drag it all out of the house, and go through all of it, by myself. No help at all. In 95 degree temperatures too. Needless to say I was not a happy camper, and told my mother and the sorry sack of shit that she calls a boyfriend what I thought of them. Didn't go over well, but I wasn't happy so they didn't need to be either.

Mom was also supposed to take the grill to my grandmothers for the cookout on the 4th, and that didn't happen either. She decided that she would wait until I got there, and have me help her move it. I asked why in the hell couldn't that good for nothing boyfriend of hers help move it. Why wait for me? So the grill never got moved, and it sat in their side yard and got soaked when it stormed down there on the 4th. So.....not only did the cookout get fucked because of the grill, it was fucked because of the rain. And, there was no plan B either. So, there we were, scrambling to get food prepared on the stove at the last minute. Ugh...it was a complete and total disaster.

I guess the only good part of the weekend was getting to see my aunt and uncle, and getting my suits cleaned at the dry cleaners where mom works. Those are the only two things that went as planned. Needless to say, I was all too happy to get in my car and drive back up here to Fort Wayne on Wednesday. Now I'm back, have seen April, and am back to working.

Gotta go to the office in a while, so I better go get things ready. Ciao!

Sick and Tired

I haven't been feeling very well today, or the last several days for that matter.
I have managed to hurt my left shoulder, and I'll be damned if I know how I did it. Haven't done anything out of the ordinary; haven't hit it, carried anything really heavy, etc... Just started hurting a couple of days ago, and the pain won't go away. Ugh!!!

I have spent the majority of today in bed. Woke up feeling really crappy; no energy, in pain, and just lifeless. I was up a few times, but the majority of the day was snoozed away. Maybe I needed the sleep or something, I am feeling a little better now. Still need to improve a lot more, cause I'm still in pain.

Don't know much more than that right now. What I do know, I really don't wanna talk about. So I think I'm gonna go continue my vegetation on the couch. Ciao.

Joining the Ranks

Well, I have officially joined the ranks of the employed. Met with the top guy at Management Recruiters of Allen County - Southwest again this afternoon, and got all of the paperwork completed. I will be working as a web developer for the company. It will be part time to start, but will move to full time after a couple of months. I'm looking forward to being able to work and have the money coming in. The best part is that I can work at home, and don't have to drive to the office every day. I may be in the office once a week or so, as needed. Along with being able to work from home, I have the flexibiliy to set the hours that I work, etc... Derek doesn't care how or when I do my job, as long as I get the work done on time. No problem.

I have been quite busy the last couple of days; writing scripts to make feedback forms function properly is very tiring. My head has been hurting for about 3 days.
I'm in a mad dash to complete the majority of the hostage negotiator's website. I hope to get that done soon.

Anyway, I'm tuckered out. Time to veg, and sink into an 8 hour coma. g'night.

Trying to be Cool!

Well, the guys from the air conditioning place are here to replace my AC unit...FINALLY! Damn good thing too, cause it's supposed to be near 90 tomorrow, and close to 95 this weekend. Hey numb nutz, get r done! Yes, I've lost what little patience I had left with this AC bullshit. You would too if you had breathing problems, and if the heat made you sick all the time.

Went shopping last night for some shirts. Found some that would work, but damn they were expensive. Damn things normally run between $30 and $50, but thankfully, they were running a 50% - 60% off sale, so I got a good buy on them. Hey, I gotta have work clothes; can't wear worn out t-shirts to my business meetings. Casual is good, but it can go toooooo far.

I should probably get off of this computer and see if I can do anything to help get my AC fixed any faster. After that's done, I have to go to the store and buy food. I'm sick of ramen noodles. I want steak!

To be continued..........

A Lot Going On

I've had an aweful lot of stuff going on since graduation, and really haven't blogged about any of it much. Just bits and pieces here and there; simply letting my few readers know that I'm still very much among the living.

It's finally sinking in that I'm not a college student any more; I'm a graduate and I'm pretty much on my own now. I like that fact; I have my own apartment, my own car, soon to have a job, etc... I've alway been a pretty independent person, and now that I have all of these new things of my own, I am feeling quite envigorated. I love the fact that I can go out, get in my car, and go any damn place I want to, without having to ask someone to take me. I am really thankful for April's willingness to take me here and there before, but am really glad that I don't have to depend on her for that anymore. All of it is really giving me a feeling of empowerment; I feel more like the big, strong, powerful man that I know I am.

So, I graduated from Indiana Tech on May 13th, with a Bachelor of Science in Internet Technologies. I am so glad that I have completed that four-year degree. It was a very long, and trying four years, but overall, I think it was well worth it. Not only do I have a degree in a highly demanded field, I have a wonderful fiancee, whom I have been with the whole way through. If I didn't get anything else out of my four years at Tech, at least I still have April. I think of it as a 2 for 1 deal. hehe.

The week after graduation, April and I drove down to Louisville. Went to see the family, etc..., but most importantly, I went down so I could take the road test so I could finally get my license. I am proud to say that I passed the first time around, and with flying colors might I add. I was soooo nervous about the test; I thought surely I would get a prick that would fail everyone on the first try. Man, I am glad I was wrong. Along with getting my license, I had to go down there to get my graduation present from my aunt and uncle. My aunt and uncle, bless their hearts, on top of paying for me to go to college, gave me a car as a graduation present. If there is any other person around who is more blessed than I am, I would like to meet them. It's not a brand new car by any means, but it is in damn good shape. It's a '98 Chevy Lumina. It's carmine red. Great car, it's in excellent condition, drives well, get pretty decent gas mileage, and has less than 75,000 miles on it. I definitely have a lot to be thankful for this thanksgiving.

I finally got my DSL setup and working the other day; a week ahead of the expected date no less. I did have to spend an hour on the phone with Verizon's technical support team this morning. I couldn't get the router that I have to work with the modem that they sent me. I tried every possible thing that I knew how to do, and got nothing. So I called them up, and it took them an hour to get the problem figured out. I talked to no less than three different people, and different levels of support, before the problem was fixed. The funny part, is that I work with this technology all day, every day at work, and could get the damn stuff to work in my own home. Just goes to show that I don't know everything, and do need help some times.

So I went to meet with the guy about the web development job Friday afternoon. Overall, the meeting went well. The projects he has in mind are pretty large, and a little more complexed than I would like, but I think I can make it all work out for the better. I may only be working part-time for a little while, until things get rolling, and until company finances are in better shape, but I gotta start somewhere. The great thing about it all, is that I won't have to work at the office all the time. I will be able to work from home most of the time, and only go in for meetings, etc... when I have to be there. Plus, I will be making at least $10 an hour, and the guy will be taking care of all of the accounting stuff. I will report my hours to him, and he will give me a W-2 at the end of the year. Sounding pretty good huh? I think so.

On the home front, things are shaping up. I am working on getting the rest of my junk squared away, so I can really get down to work on the websites that I have to build. I have someone coming to work on my central air sometime tomorrow. It's not cooling as it should, so I called the apartment maintenence people, and they will have the pros here tomorrow. Thankfully, it has been on the cooler side the last few days, so it has been decent in the apartment. I can't live with out my AC. Fix it NOW!

Well, I think that's about it for now. I have some pictures of my car that I will post soon, and will also post some of the apartment once it is squared away. Ciao!

Got Net?

Finally got my Verizon DSL connected yesterday afternoon. I am so glad that I can finally get on the net from home, and even more importantly, get my web development work rolling again. Having a connection is vital to my success right now.

In related news, I have a meeting Friday afternoon with a guy who is interested in having me do some web design and development work for his company. If things go well, this could turn into a full-time thing. I am so praying that it will work out. I will probably post more about it later.

For now, it is late, I'm tired, and want to sleep. Just wanted to give an update on my net surfing status. Good night all.