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Nothing…

Wait thats not it.  Spent all night Friday at Rod's working on the Peanut Paddy Wagon.  The might veggie van will be on the road here soon perminatly.  One small leak and that will be it.  Such a pretty weekend but I couldnt breathe for about 95% of it.  Either a cold, or an alergy.  I refuse to believe Im alergic to anything…good blood line not a week one like Rodney's and all.  Got some sugar free cough drops now, helping my sore throat and sinus' quite a bit.  Saturday yea was mostly nothing.  Sunday…more work but side work this time.  Wanting to visit a few friends but only got to Rod's, oh well thats how it goes no biggie.  Damn rain today.  Pouring down.  And then my inability to get out of Kroger's every week for under 100 dollars that sucks.  Getting back into cooking real meals again mostly off the top of my head stuff nothing planned.  Just that fresh meat and vegtiables tend to add up. 

Starting to think I do need to go to a doctor again for a possible blood workup.  Mostly for hormones.  Yesterday was a bad day.  Havent been like that in atleast a year maybe just something freak or the such will have to see.  Or where I spent most the day just sitting instead of doing something gets the mind wondering.  Nothing much to worry about just one of those hmmm maybe I should… type of things.  Next couple of weeks going to kinda be sad weeks as I gota slowly let go of my sites and move into my new job.  Thats going to be hard.  Im too much a prefectionist and controlling to easily give up my work.  Maybe if it was to someone I trusted more it might be easier I dont know.  But I just dont want to quit.  Could be some of the usual me not wanting to initiate change.  Ill go along with it but dang I dont want to have to start it.  Im conflicted I know…

Well I got my talking to today.  I have the job…sorta.  I am stepping up to it, but the boss still thinks Rod isnt leaving.  He thinks sometime during those 90 days he is going to want to come back to full time.  We didnt talk money or anything serious.  I dont know whats going to happen totaly.  If Rod does leave its my position to take or turn down.  But its like Im going to be doing the job but not going to get the pay sorta the way it sounds.  Until those 90 days are up I may be getting my same pay which is a load of crap.  Once the director gets back Im going to figure out whats going on once the boss informs her whats on his mind.  The position is one I need and want.  I definatly want the money ASAP, willing to wait a bit but this is sorta stupid.  At the same time it is kinda a good showing toward the company.  Maybe Ill get these consessions made to me in the future once I decide to leave or something of the sorts.  They are fighting to keep Rod.  He is definatly a good employee, so maybe Ill get this loyalty sometime also.

I get to come off the road.  This is good and bad I guess.  I love my job as it is, I like the freedom.  But I came into it and still know now, that it was just the first step.  Cant stay an on the road tech all my life.  I cant get stuck in a rut as its felt Ive been in sorta.  3 years at the same postion doing the same ammount of work and responsability does suck at times.  I will definatly miss going out making my own hours and doing whatever I want.  Ive made friends that I hope not to loose too much touch with.  Its nice to be able to put a face on site frequently, and do it while getting paid.  But if I dont jump at this, it may be 2 more years before I can even really go anywhere.  There has been one other opertunity to leave the company for a similar position but I do like the company I work for it really is rewarding at times.  So guess this is better than last year, getting offered a position I really didnt want.  I know I want this, the small negatives doesnt outweigh the positives thats for sure.

Well did a lot this weekend it seems.  Friday night was noneventful tho.  Did make it to the gym like a good boy.  Saturday got up and went looking at bikes.  Think Ive decided on the cheaper of the two just cause its my first road bike.  Might as well get on one and see what i like, dislike, and break before investing a lot of money in one.  Then went to Rods…. So it begins.  Went and helped him put a 59 Edsel on a trailer that he bought.  That car was so big…bout didnt fit on the trailer.  Kinda humorous at the same time as a pain.  The veggie van towed it no problem at all.  Then we got back and I went to his in-law's for dinner with them.  That was interesting cause all the family showing up and telling bad stories of each.  Didnt get home till late.  Had to wake up early Sunday to go to work so missed the F1 race…I was upset.

Got up early today and went to Shoney's breakfast bar.  For some reason been craving that for a week or two now.  Then to work.  Didnt have much luck with the servers we were trying to do backups on.  So we gave up at 12.  Went and rode 11 miles it was quite fun.  It just really shows me that I can easily ride to work daily if I get to come off the road.  Ill have a road bike and can easily do it in under an hour.  Thats too great, no gas, and a bit of exercise.  Ill definatly do it if nothing else on Friday's.  Probably more just have to leave about 30 mins earlier than I do now.  Put mp3 player in backpack and go.  Oh well, on to the new week.  no telling what I have to do yet.  Sure something stupid.

I was so sad yesterday.  It was over 70 (22c for you metric people) and my bike is still in the shop getting worked on.  Boo to that.  But did go do a bunch of car work.  Got Darrin's hood changed for him and his A/C controls are working again.  Maybe getting rid of that Maxima was a bad idea.  Oh well.  My trailer hitch came in on Friday.  So got that put on.  It was a little more time consumeing than I thought it would be.  But it was not that hard just that there were a couple botls that had some clearance issues.  It is pretty cool tho.  It went in and the trailer hitch bike rack went on in about an hour or little more considering rolling around time and getting up for tools.  Now I can put a bike on the back, lock it, open and close the trunk, and not scratch the paint at all, how cool is that.  Bike will be ready by wednesday I think. But then Im also looking at getting a road bike this year.  Im riding more on the road than off road.  Beefy moutain bikes are cool and quite fun, but for asphalt or long distance riding they arent the most efficient.  Yea want a work out, but at the same time I want my energy to be put to good use.  I didnt get to wash and wax the car like I wanted to but I will here soon cause it will need it for this coming few months.  Guess I should go do my normal sunday activities.

Seems my long days never end.  Just got busy worked though lunch today…then ended up getting cornered by a Vice President and had to spend the time Id use getting home working on her computer.  So didnt get home till very late.  Sucked, didnt have time for the gym so Ill have to make that up this weekend.  Then appears I may be working Saturday with Rod backing up some of our servers.  Overtime is nice but sometimes…espcialy today…it doesnt feel worth it.  Got the pay stub, looked at how much was deposited…man that sucked.  Put in all that overtime only to get it taken away by taxes.  And usualy Id work enough overtime to make a slight dent in the bottom line.  No its like Im in a different tax bracket with the overtime or something.  Its frustratitng to say the least.  Now it feels like atleast Wednesday Im so tired and worked so much the last two days.  Then no relaxing weekend, yea its going to suck.  This long strech of January till May with no free days off…bah it blows.

Whats the poing of living, if you going to die anyway?