September 10, 2013

  • Xanga 2.0 And Much Much More

    Based on my previous entry, I thought that I was going away but it appears I might be back for a year considering someone bought me a year of Xanga blogging for free. I would like to credit christao408 for being considerate enough to lend me a year subscription to Xanga. If it weren't for christao408, I wouldn't be blogging on my Xanga right now. Since I've been given a second chance, I've decided to start blogging again.

    I tried blogging on Google, but it wasn't the same. I've been on Xanga for too long and I just wasn't willing to give up that easily so I decided to give a chance. With that being said...a lot has happened since I last posted.

    First and foremost, I got a job today; it's my first legitimate job that doesn't involve a grocery store and I'm very excited because it's something that I'm interested in doing because it's going to help me work out, it's gonna make me more money than when I worked at Kroger, and I'm only working four hours Monday through Friday. I also have the weekends off, based on what he said at the interview, so that'll be good also. What I'm going to be doing, from my understanding, is loading palettes into the back of trucks to be hauled away using fork-lights and what not. I actually know very little about my job description, but I'm going to be trained by someone who knows the ropes and I feel that if I pay attention to everything and really try to learn...it won't be so bad.

    The guy who interviewed me told me that my first couple weeks are going to suck since I'm going to be breaking in shoes and working out muscles I haven't worked out in a while, but it's not like I haven't done it before and I'm open to the challenge. If I'm able to pull everything off, it'll be good for my resume later on because it'll show future employers that I can do more than just stand behind a fish counter. All around, this job will benefit me. The location is not so convenient, but it's worth the drive and I feel that it will benefit me in the long run if I'm able to save up some money to upgrade on a reliable vehicle. Also, I'll be able to afford buying things again. I've been out of the job for a while and have therefore had to rely on all the money I had. My stocks are pretty much all gone and I only had less than 200 dollars left in my bank account before I got hired. Considering I only sent out three applications to different places, I was putting myself at risk. If I didn't get the job, I would've been left with nothing and would've eventually had to go back to Kroger probably being a bagger again making minimum wage even though I've had experience with all those things. Ever since I quit, I've only been to my previous job twice. I should've said hello to some people but I really hated the place. I shop at Publix just to avoid going to that Kroger because it reminds me of how miserable I was. I'm very happy that I managed to get out of there because although I was making money, I wasn't really happy because the way Kroger motivates you is by always changing things around. They'll never tell you good job personally, but they'll certainly tell you your faults in your face. The previous manager that worked there got on my nerves because she's always had that mentality that she's always right, and you're always wrong. If something were to happen, Kroger wouldn't back you up. In a way, that's how most businesses are considering the amount of paperwork that you have to sign and whatnot. You literally have to sign up with a union or else Kroger will walk right over you if they had the chance. To you, you're just a number. They'll fire you and hire someone else the next day because there's always people willing to do shitty work for shitty pay. But this job looks promising since it'll challenge me, but reward me as well; not only financially, but I'll hopefully be getting weekends off so I'll still get to spend Saturday and Sunday doing school work and whatnot.

    So that's great news that I finally am getting back in the groove of things and have the possibility of saving up some money and gaining valuable job experience. The problem is that I start work tomorrow and I still have to buy some clothes and some steel-toe boots. The guy said that Wal-mart should have them, but Wal-Mart is the most unreliable place. They've got everything, and yet they never have what you want. I try to avoid Wal-Mart as much as possible, so I plan on waking up a little bit early to do my shopping in case Wal-Mart doesn't have what I need. I want to make a positive impression so these next couple weeks are going to be challenging because I want to try and excel where other newbies have trouble adjusting to. I have a little bit of background doing hard work so I know what needs to be done, and I'm feeling really good about it. But that doesn't change the fact that I'm still nervous as hell and adjust as good as I think I will. I'm keeping an open-mind as long as I keep open ears. On the bright side, it's only 4-5 hours a day so it's considerably less than what I got at Kroger, but I'll be making more and actually keeping myself pre-occupied. The worst thing about Kroger was how slow it was at times because there's nothing to do besides "busy work." To me, if you're just doing busy-work, you're wasting your time.

    With that being said, things are looking up. I've been dealing with some MAJOR MAJOR addictions lately and I'm doing a fantastic job. I went from drinking 8-10 cans of Coke a day to about 0-1 a day in a short period of time. I've also been dealing with other addictions that are affecting my life, but I've been dealing with them very well as well. Basically, I've been improving myself a lot these past couple or so weeks and I'm really starting to feel good about myself again.

    With my next paycheck, I plan on sending my favorite watch to the repair shop and having them repair it for 90 dollars. I also got my school refund check, so I've been paying back my family member for all the money I've borrowed for books and tuition. I'm suspecting that by the end of September, I'll be on the right track.

    Aside from all that, my girlfriend and I are doing better. We don't get into as much fights as we used to, but there are still some dark times.

    I've also started school and still trying to get into the school mood again. I'm taking a class online and it's quite different than what I expected so I'm having trouble adjusting to that as well. I love my Intercommunication class; my teacher is real fun and she has a way of explaining things, but my Human Communication's teacher is very awkward and I'm not learning a lot. I spend more time doodling on paper or going on Facebook with my Kindle.

    Things are going pretty good. My car acted up today but today has been a very exhausting day. I went to 5 different cities so I spent a lot of time driving. Since I got a job, I celebrated by filling up my tank. It sure feels good to get that needle past the full tank.

    I hope to be blogging more often on my Xanga account so stay tuned. I'm sure you'll hear from me again VERY soon.