Just in case you were wondering...

I worked about 95 hours last week.

Take that Samuel Koogart.

Working the 30 hour shift

Most people work 40 hour work weeks.

I have to do a 30 hour shift at one time. And then, I have to work some more.

This is bullshit.

The Road

Here we are again. It feels like a weird time in life. I don't know what it is but I feel lost. I don't know where to go from here.

It is not an easy time in my life. I'm still trying to adjust to a profession I really don't know would be truly fulfilling to me. There are many aspects of it I like but others I really detest.

I don't have a goal any more. Perhaps this is why I feel a bit lost. My ambitions are gone. I really don't want or need any more than what I have now. Actually, I think I could live with a little less.

What can I do?

X & S & E Series Walkman®

Sony is dead. Everyone knows this. Who the fuck buys Sony these days? (Well, I actually bought a tv recently but that was because it was super cheap. If i had more money, i would have purchased the sammy). Anyway, sony is coming out with the X & S & E series walkman. What a fucking joke. Does this company ever learn? What is the advantage of purchasing this thing? It supports the same crappy proprietary-locked-down formats that inconvenience the user. Other players do the same thing, I know. My question is then, why would I buy this piece of shit over the other cheaper one? And why don't I just purchase the ipod touch?

It just doesn't make sense. I have a super awesome business solution. Sony should just say fuck it to copy protection bullshit for their electronics right now. Let the Sony Music/Movie division deal with their own crap. The electronic division needs to take back control from the lawyers and assholes. They need to create a simple, slick video/mp3 player that supports all the popular pirated video formats/mp3/flac/etc. They can still put the premium price on it but at that point, it would be worth purchasing because the freedom it would give the user. Hell, I would buy it and become a sony user all over again.

But that is not going to happen and Apple, Samsung, and other chinese companies will continue to eat away shares of the electronic market and push sony electronic out of the picture.

Money

The one positive? aspect of working all the time is that you can't spend any money...oh wait, is that really a good thing? What the hell am I working for?

* Sent via BlackBerry *

Working till dawn

Welp, it's another day and another 30 hour call. i've already worked 12 hours but i have 18 more to go. What an amazing life. I live to serve I suppose.

I write this in the basement of my work. I get no cellphone coverage so I can't really txt message anyone. I can't call long distance either.

There is only one wireless device that works down here.

It's the fucking pager.

I really hate this thing. I really hate it hard.

Tired

I find that when I'm dead tired, things become clearer. All the little stupid shit that I worried about when idle gets pushed to the background and I come to focus on the absolute necessities to survive my life. For example, during my less busier month, I thought about all of the restaurants and eateries I wanted to visit around this town. Now, all I care about is getting comfort food down my throat as fast as I can. When I was not busy, I found myself wanting to watch more TV, movies, and participate in activities. Now, I don't care. I want to visit family and friends even if it's just for a short while and sit on the couch and do nothing.

And that brings up a good point. The best decision I made is to come back to where I grew up. In this busy stressful profession, you need stability more than anything. Anything includes prestige, money, fame, etc. Location, location, location is the most important for me. Others have other goals but for me it's always been comfort. and comfort can only be brought about by being near people I know. Next year will bring another change in my life when i have to change locations. However, I will be closer to where I want to be so I'm happy about that. I think that will help tremendously.

Sleep deprivation does many things to your psyche. There is a laundry list of things that are bad that come about from lack of sleep. There is one good thing though. And that is apathy toward people's perception of you. You just don't care what other people think. You need to get your work done and go home. That is all I care about right now.

I often think about whether I have made the right choice in going into this profession. People keep telling me "it'll get better". I don't know what that really means. My expectations of "better" may be different from all others.

I am on my 8th day of my 12 day work week. I'm ready to crash. My team is annoying the shit out of me. One guy is a weirdo prick. Other is the same. I'm tired of both of them. I am trying my best to minimize my interaction with them.

I can't wait until this weekend when I don't have to do anything. This weekend also marks the halfway point of this block. That's cause for celebration too.

Attack of the Girl Bands

What is the deal with the super girl groups consisting of 9 members? Do we really need 9 singers in one group? The answer to that, of course, is yes.

Girl's Generation


Morning Musume




Why did I make this blog post? Who knows. I saw the video on MTV and I thought it was shocking.

Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator - How I love thee...

Vinturi Wine Aerator is the shiznit. I can't believe it. I tried the same wine with and without the device and...damn, what a difference!!!

Guess what everyone is getting this Xmas...

Seriously, this is worth the investment. I've always been too lazy to use a decanter but now I can get AMAZING enhancement of flavor from all of the wine I drink using this.

I have come back from my blog hiatus to write about this because this thing is so awesome.