1 day left September 30, 2006
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings, Vacations , 1 comment so farWell today is the final day of the countdown until I leave for Disneyland. We fly out Sunday afternoon. Eric is going to drive us to the airport and Chuck and Eric will be house/dog sitting for us. I am really looking forward to the trip. I am all packed except for this laptop and that I will pack before I go to bed tonight. I really need this vacation.Â
I am installing and customizing software on my phone, and I might add a midi player to this site today. Just stuff to do to pass the time until we leave.Â
Wednesday September 28, 2006
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings , add a commentSo today was pretty good. I got new darts and went bowling. I bowled alright I guess. Not as good as last week, but as a team we took 5 points out of 7.
After bowling we went to watch the guys play darts. They are on a league that plays Wednesday nights. One their competion was finished, we all played a couple of practice games for fun. I suck. The only points I managed to get were all accidental. Everyone says I will get better with practice and Dad Billy was giving me advice. I guess we will see what time brings.
Darts September 27, 2006
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings , add a commentSo I bought a set of Darts. Considering I have only played 2x before that would definitly be considered an impluse purchase. But I liked them, and maybe it will be sort like pool and bowling. You play better with your own equiptment. I also got a case, flights, and tips for the new darts. It cost me 79.00 which is cheaper then my pool cue, bowling ball, and shoes.Â
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Just another Monday September 26, 2006
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings , add a commentSo Monday was pretty much the same as usual execpt I had Eric teach me how to play darts. I did alright I guess. The second game I managed to close everything but the 20’s. However it took me 29 rounds to do it, and I only managed 17 points. Eric and Rob had already closed everything but the bulls, so they were delaying the end of the game to give me a chance to practice. It was alright. I am not totally sure I like playing yet, but maybe with more practice I will enjoy it more.
Wednesday September 22, 2006
Posted by Staci in : Emotions, General Ramblings , add a commentSo on Wed I had a Dr. appt. I got my Asthma meds refilled, had my FMLA paperworked filled out, and talked to my Dr. about a few things. I discussed my stress issues with him, and the fact that lately I hate people unless I am interacting with them on my terms. I have always had issued in large crowds especially if I am not comfortable with the majority of people there. I manage to deal with it for the most part, but sometimes it is rough and I get really anxious.  I have always had this problem. I had been doing really good lately with the poker crowds and stuff like that, but with the added stress from work it seems to be getting worse again. And my insomina is back. I can fall asleep, but I don’t stay asleep. Which also adds to the problems. This time I am not making them worse by taking diet pills to loose weight, so the bad nights are nothing like they were in December and January. My Dr. said the stress symptoms can actually be a form of depression. It is the same chemical that makes you feel depressed that will cause you to feel stressed. He took some blood to run some tests to rule out a severe problem, and he did agree that having some stablity in my work enviorment might help so he signed off on the part-time shift. It will be a bit less money each paycheck, but better for my health in the long run if it works out. Once the results of the blood work come back, we will discuss options based on the results and if the part-time shift is really helping.
Sunday Stuff September 17, 2006
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings, It's in the Cards , 2commentsSo I missed the 4pm game at Barwinkles because I was taking a nap. After the show last night (see below post) I did not get to bed until almost 6am. Then my alarm went off at 1030. I got up, moved to the recliner in the living room, and watched a bit of tv until I fell asleep again.Â
I did make the 8pm game at Stardust though. I actually did really good. Normally I don’t make the final table at Stardust, I just don’t have a lot of luck with the cards there, but tonight I managed to take 3rd place. 80 points to get this season started off. 120 points more to go to qualify for the toc, but I am hoping to have them with in the next week or so.Â
Rocky Horror Picture Show September 17, 2006
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings , 2commentsSo we made it to the show on Saturday night. I picked up Stacey and we drove over to Michelle’s house to meet up with her. From there we went to dinner at Native New Yorker and then drove all the way out to Chandler for the show. We got there around 1030 pm and went inside to wait. I will say we were among the oldest people there. Most of the kids at the show would not have been old enough to see the movie when it last ran in Tempe 2 years ago. People dressed up and what some people were wearing would not have been legal outside the building. The movie was horrible as I expected, but the audience made it funny. There were so many lines added, that you could not hear the lines in most of the movie.  I will say that I will never look at Tim Curry the same way again.
New Pictures September 14, 2006
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings, Site Updates , add a commentI put some pictures of my last Girls Night In up in my Flickr album. To view them, click on the pictures on the right hand sidebar.Â
Some Decisions September 9, 2006
Posted by Staci in : Emotions, Work Stuff , 3commentsSo I hate my job. That is not really a new thing, but it has gotten worse. I have angered and pissed off so many people in higher management because I am not afraid to question the decisions they make that none of them want me around. I was flat out told on Thursday that I will never get a promotion. Heck I will never even get an interview. My career is basically dead in the water. I can stay where I am at, but no one else wants me.Â
I decided I am going to go part time. I am going to have my Dr fille out a form that advises I can not work more the 35 hours a week. That enables me to keep my full time benefits and vacation, but also prevents the company from changing my shift. I know they were going to do a mandatory shift change in the next few months, and since they are all for making my life miserable, I know I would end up with a shift that did not fit my work life balance and would make things more stressful on me then they already are. If I go part time, they can’t do that to me. It is a set shift due to medical reasons. I will loose a bit of money, but I guess I can handle that as long as it makes my life a bit easier work wise.Â
I am going to look for employment outside the company I think. I am not totally sure about that because I really don’t want to give up the tenure I have aquired where I work now, but I might not have a choice if going parttime does not help with the stress levels.Â
I have also come to the conclusion that my life is pretty much stuck where it is at. At this point I know that 20 years from now I will still be on the phones at the same company, still living with my mother, still single, and still trying to convince myself that I am better off this way. Â
After Poker. September 3, 2006
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings , add a commentSo Michelle and I were all set to go to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” I got to her house around 730 and we got ready to go. We went to Casino Arizona first and played some video poker. At one point I was up $10. I should have quit while I was ahead. *grin* I left $20 down. Then we headed to Wendy’s for a quick bite to eat and to kill some time since the doors did not open until 11pm. When we got there we were in for a disappointment. The show was posponed. We drove an hour out to Chandler for nothing. We are thinking about going to the rescheduled show later this month. Even though we did not accomplish what we set out to, we still had a blast.Â
