So today’s the long night of driving (5 hours, for those of you just joining us) from here to my parents’ house. Ever since I’ve been back at the university (I lived in Virginia for a year), I’ve had second-hand furniture (minus my computer desk) and slept on a couple mattresses up on a homemade…
Hellboy II Trailer Released
The second movie in the series, Hellboy II: The Golden Army is slated for 2008 release! Back to direct is Guillermo Del Toro; back as Hellboy is Ron Pearlman; and back as the sexy fire-starter is Selma Blair! The trailer (courtesy of IGN) is your typical action movie trailer: fast cuts, loud Rammstein music bed,…
Five Hour Drives
Tomorrow evening after work, I have a five hour drive most of the way across North Carolina to go home to see my parents and family for the holidays. I have a whole week off work, which is nice. I just wish I could instantly teleport there. That’d be nice. Santa, as a Christmas gift…
Back to the Grind
There’s something about Monday mornings that makes me want to rock out. By the time I get in to the office, my head is aching for caffeine and my eyes are droopy. I have declared in my brain an all-out war on productivity. I really need two good hours on a Monday morning to swing…
Christmas Countdown: 10 Days Left
It’s ten days until Christmas, and I think I’m almost there. I’m almost in the Christmas spirit. Last night I was at Ingle’s grocery store after work, and I was in line. This guy was trying to buy some bottles that were discreetly packed away in brown bags. He was counting out change, and came…
Everybody’s Working for The Weekend
It’s Saturday – and thank you Jesus! This week has been crazy – I feel like I’ve been angry at every turn. My job requires me to be patient with the people I interact with (yours probably does too). The deal with anyone who deals with customers or coworkers is that you’re allowed to be…
In Search of Sanity
Seriously folks, I can’t wait until the 21st of December. That is the very last day of work before a week-long paid vacation for Christmas. I’m going to go home and see my mom and dad and sister, relax, enjoy not doing anything (except maybe taking care of my mom) and sit on my butt.…
I Should Never Blog Before Coffee
I miss my boss. She always made the coffee in the morning, and was here early enough that it was ready by the time I got to work. She’s left for a Christmas vacation, and now the coffee goes unmade. I’ve been drinking sodas the last few mornings, but that doesn’t quite do the trick…
Online Income: Pay-Per-Post
So previously, I’ve mentioned that I am a member of a paid blogging group, and some of the posts you may see here are sponsored – that is to say, I get paid for writing completely objective articles that include their web press release information. It’s not exactly an ad, and they use it to…
UNC Cause – Day 2, Cont.
So the rest of the day was pretty uneventful. I went to a session on Career Banding, which ended up not really telling me anything except how to figure out what our banded pay should be versus what we make now. The other session I went to that was pretty neat was a presentation NC…