Category: Personal

When doing shots, don’t keep your gum in your mouth. First, it absorbs the salt, and becomes pretty nasty to chew. Later, it retains Tequila flavor when you least want it. bleh, poo, blaaaahh….

Got my first direct deposit paycheck today at my new job. I was a little unnerved as it appeared lower than what I originally thought I was going to get. I repeatedly punched the numbers and hours into the Calculator again and again to confirm and re-affirm my estimates were correct. I just prayed it was a 1 week paycheck vs. a 2 week.

Upon arriving home, I received the receipt in the mail, a hard copy of the direct deposit, merely paper documentation the direct deposit is official. It broke down what was deducted from my gross pay. I was flabbergasted at the amount uncle Sam is taking as per his cut. I am not sure if it is my tax bracket, my inputs on my W2 or what, but dear God… state was a little less harsh, but still it hurt. I additionally have 10% taken out for savings. Yearly, I end up netting about half of what I gross in total. Am I paying for the internet or something?

I sure hope this hizz-ouse helps me out in taxes at the end of the year.

Today was my last day with Surgical Information Systems. I learned a lot from the smart & caring people there, and had the best manager; good role-model, too. The Vice President was cool because he’d answer all my questions. Since he was smart and part teacher, he’d give me good analogies, too.

I start my new job Monday with Bellsouth.net/Bellsouth Online; not sure the exact name yet that I should be technically calling it. I’ll be working in their Research & Development with a few other technical departments using copious amounts of Flash & Flashcom. I’m not looking forward to the drive, but everything else is really exciting! I still can’t shake the sadness in my heart about leaving SIS, though. A lot of good people and good relationships were formed there. It’s for the better, though.

This is the 3rd job I’ve gotten via Monster.com. When I quit Digital ArtifeX back in May of 2002, I was at square one. I didn’t have any work I could show as they locked me out of the building that day and gave me pieces of crap example work I had done… 4 months too late. After researching all the ways to get a job (plethora of this kind of stuff on the web, specially then since the economoy blew worse than it did now), majority said to not depend on online job sites. It’s ok to use them, but utilize other resources, too. There was a lot of other good information, but I listed myself everywhere anyway. First, a recruiter (well, 3 actually) found me there for IBM since I applied online. Then, I found SIS there. The most recent recruiter representing Bellsouth found me 2 weeks after I updated my resume. In my opinion, Monster.com works.

My birthday presents consisted of a new desk and a mini-fridge for my office at home. I relate it to that MTV show “Pimp My Ride”, where supposed less-fortunates have MTV sponsors take their piece of junk car (at least they have a frikin’ car…) and trick and pimp it out. To me, her majesty did a major difference to my office, so I consider it pretty pimp to where it was. Thanks!

BTW, thanks for all da happy b-day, gals n guys.

Old Mofo I had

New Desk

I knew I needed a bigger whiteboard… I need to learn to say ‘no’

Da Chicken n’ Beer Locker

Inside – I’m not a fruity boy, just out of Corona, I don’t even like Pink Lemonade…really