So much to blog so little time.
So much to blog so little time.
So much has happened in such a short period of time and so much of it was so bloggable.
It's kind of weird how blogging has effected me. I know I pour a lot of energy/thought into this blog and it's really just like those journals I kept as a pre-pubescent teen. Except this one can be read online by anyone with a keyboard, mouse, and modem. That should kind of creep me out since journals used to be thought of as so private and now blogs are so public. I don't know if what drives me is some self-centered ego mana fuel or if I do this just to keep from going postal. It's probably a little of both and some weird third eye kind of thing.
Whatever. Now onto my "I'm so going to blog these moments" that I haven't been able to blog about in LIFO order. (Last In First Out you Morons)!
Ever expanding Job descriptions
Let me preface by saying I'm not bitching, I'm blogging. My job description has changed/expanded/been clarified. It's really all about perspective but I've just been pulled off my existing workflow and violently sucked into a new thing. This new thing is tied to a new "strategic alliance" my company has formed. Now this new strategic alliance will allow my company to move/create a new online presence that is very Flashy and professional looking. This company is also going to host a server for all this content and my job is going to involve feeding this new Content Management System. So in some aspects my job hasn't changed that much. It's just shifting from more personal interaction to more virtual interaction. I'm kind of psyched/scared by this. I'm so good at what I do which is talking to people and seeing the big picture and then making good news better and bad news more palatable. Some call of the "gift of gab" and some call it just plain "bullshit". I don't care what you call it I call it a paycheck. My company has cancelled the once every other month training class that we used to hold here in our hometown for out of town clients. The decision is to take all that effort and energy and pour it into this "virtual training/information nexus". I think that his is a very good and progressive stance to take. I'm glad the higher ups at my employer have chosen this route and chosen me to perform these duties.
Family/Personal problems
My family has two very old cars (klunkers). One of those cars is currently in the shop. We still don't know exactly what's wrong all we know is that it started spitting out the Green radiator-ish fluid and refused to restart. So we towed it to a bucktoothed mechanic that chews and he's going to let us know whats wrong and how much its going to "hurt" the pocketbook. I hope it's less than 300 bucks. I also hope it comes quickly. Having one car with two jobs, two adults, two kids, daycare, and college really hurts the shuffling of people and places.
Friends with SERIOUS Issues
I have a friend whom I will not name who is experiencing some difficulties. This friend is married to a woman that he loves dearly but he's in a tough position. Know I only know one half of the story but based on the conversations I've had and the observations I've been able to make and my own personal experience with my First wife I can definitely feel his pain. He actually asked me to post a story of my take on how to maintain a sucessfull marriage but I'll have to put some thought into that one and make it a "special" post. I want to let my friend know that what's he is going through is regrettably not unique and the author of this blog totally understands his situation. If his significant other reads this blog then please reach to me or my "wife" and let just talk if you feel like it. A relationship is precious, a marriage is priceless. Please work twice as hard to make your bond stronger and more meaningful for yourself and your spouse. You'll be better off in the long run. You both love each other but you're both young. You might not agree with that but look back just five years and compare and contrast then vs. now. The same five year growth occurs between now and thirty. Trust me! (I promise I'll blog more about my secrets for maintaining a happy domestic life vs a hectic work life.
Kids
Besides driving me crazy and loving them to death my kids are doing well. Victoria is blossoming into a beutiful and precocious little woman. Mason is progressing well with his Autism problems. It's still incredibly demanding on the entire family (Victoria included).
Gaming
Day of Defeat was released today on Steam but alack the 20.00 dollar key I bought on Ebay a while back for CS:Source didn't include a right to play DoD so I guess I might pony up some greenbacks to try it out. We'll see.
Enough for me. I'm out!
Posted by Jeff Estes while staring an enormous pile of laundry which I know I'm not going to do!
So much has happened in such a short period of time and so much of it was so bloggable.
It's kind of weird how blogging has effected me. I know I pour a lot of energy/thought into this blog and it's really just like those journals I kept as a pre-pubescent teen. Except this one can be read online by anyone with a keyboard, mouse, and modem. That should kind of creep me out since journals used to be thought of as so private and now blogs are so public. I don't know if what drives me is some self-centered ego mana fuel or if I do this just to keep from going postal. It's probably a little of both and some weird third eye kind of thing.
Whatever. Now onto my "I'm so going to blog these moments" that I haven't been able to blog about in LIFO order. (Last In First Out you Morons)!
Ever expanding Job descriptions
Let me preface by saying I'm not bitching, I'm blogging. My job description has changed/expanded/been clarified. It's really all about perspective but I've just been pulled off my existing workflow and violently sucked into a new thing. This new thing is tied to a new "strategic alliance" my company has formed. Now this new strategic alliance will allow my company to move/create a new online presence that is very Flashy and professional looking. This company is also going to host a server for all this content and my job is going to involve feeding this new Content Management System. So in some aspects my job hasn't changed that much. It's just shifting from more personal interaction to more virtual interaction. I'm kind of psyched/scared by this. I'm so good at what I do which is talking to people and seeing the big picture and then making good news better and bad news more palatable. Some call of the "gift of gab" and some call it just plain "bullshit". I don't care what you call it I call it a paycheck. My company has cancelled the once every other month training class that we used to hold here in our hometown for out of town clients. The decision is to take all that effort and energy and pour it into this "virtual training/information nexus". I think that his is a very good and progressive stance to take. I'm glad the higher ups at my employer have chosen this route and chosen me to perform these duties.
Family/Personal problems
My family has two very old cars (klunkers). One of those cars is currently in the shop. We still don't know exactly what's wrong all we know is that it started spitting out the Green radiator-ish fluid and refused to restart. So we towed it to a bucktoothed mechanic that chews and he's going to let us know whats wrong and how much its going to "hurt" the pocketbook. I hope it's less than 300 bucks. I also hope it comes quickly. Having one car with two jobs, two adults, two kids, daycare, and college really hurts the shuffling of people and places.
Friends with SERIOUS Issues
I have a friend whom I will not name who is experiencing some difficulties. This friend is married to a woman that he loves dearly but he's in a tough position. Know I only know one half of the story but based on the conversations I've had and the observations I've been able to make and my own personal experience with my First wife I can definitely feel his pain. He actually asked me to post a story of my take on how to maintain a sucessfull marriage but I'll have to put some thought into that one and make it a "special" post. I want to let my friend know that what's he is going through is regrettably not unique and the author of this blog totally understands his situation. If his significant other reads this blog then please reach to me or my "wife" and let just talk if you feel like it. A relationship is precious, a marriage is priceless. Please work twice as hard to make your bond stronger and more meaningful for yourself and your spouse. You'll be better off in the long run. You both love each other but you're both young. You might not agree with that but look back just five years and compare and contrast then vs. now. The same five year growth occurs between now and thirty. Trust me! (I promise I'll blog more about my secrets for maintaining a happy domestic life vs a hectic work life.
Kids
Besides driving me crazy and loving them to death my kids are doing well. Victoria is blossoming into a beutiful and precocious little woman. Mason is progressing well with his Autism problems. It's still incredibly demanding on the entire family (Victoria included).
Gaming
Day of Defeat was released today on Steam but alack the 20.00 dollar key I bought on Ebay a while back for CS:Source didn't include a right to play DoD so I guess I might pony up some greenbacks to try it out. We'll see.
Enough for me. I'm out!
Posted by Jeff Estes while staring an enormous pile of laundry which I know I'm not going to do!
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