As a matter of fact, I never really knew how people could "blame the dog" for farting because I never really thought that dog farts smelled the same as people farts. But since I met this lazy pug, I now completely understand. Man can she fart. I guess female dogs are different from female humans when it comes to discretion of flatulence.
After a month and a half, I finally got a job! And it couldn't have come any sooner either. For a minute there I thought I was gonna hit "panic mode". The bills kept coming but the job offers didn't. I work admin at National Oilwell Varco. They're a fortune 500 company who manufactures and produces oil rigs and other oilwell machinery and equipment. It's a hell of an entry level position too. My official title is "Expeditor". I know... wtf is that, right? Well in a nutshell, I bug each and every department about past due orders and purchases that are delaying numerous projects. Then I report to all the department heads about it. And when one department isn't happy with how the other is doing, they politely ask come yelling to me about it. Yeah the term "entry level" must've been a typo on the job description. But to be fair, the people (so far) are really awesome. They really go out of their way to help. Alot of them are surprised about how quickly I'm picking up the job. The cubicles are as big as offices themselves and very private (which reminds me, I gotta buy stuff to put on my empty desk). We're at a very convenient corner of the office where the exit and the parking lot (right outside) is. The building itself looks great, not like the raggedy office I worked in before I joined the Coast Guard. Oh and it's about 20 minutes away from where I'm living too. So yeah, all things considered...
so far so good.
I was driving to my friend's aunt's house to drop some things off for them last weekend. I asked him for directions 'coz I've only ever been there once or twice. I knew how to get there for the most part, I just needed to know what street to turn left to from the main street. He looks at me with a straight face and says:
"You will find what you seek where two white lions await..."
I looked at him - bewildered - the look on my face screaming the words "are you freaking serious?" ...but he was. He just kept looking at me. Like a damn gypsy in a bad treasure hunting movie. I wanted to slap him (into reality). A little more perturbed now, I asked him again. This time he turns away and slowly walks back into the shadows of the dark patio to finish his cigarette. I didn't know whether I should laugh or get pissed, so I left. I went on my way and started driving. A simple errand turned into a low-budget adventure movie. As I drove, I imagined the possible scenarios of when I got lost...
Lost Soul (a.k.a. me): "Excuse me sir, do you know where... umm... white lions are waiting?"
Gas Attendant (with thick middle-eastern accent): "Uumm... no such place. Go home you!"
Great. Trying to keep a positive attitude, I continued on my quest. As I finally got to the main street, avoiding a fender bender everytime I twisted my neck around looking for some damn lions, I finally found them. I got there and saw this:
The bastard. I just had to laugh. It turns out, he didn't even know the name of the street where his aunt lives. He just always used this as a landmark. An "x" that marked the spot. I called him up laughing.
We went out to eat lunch with the whole family and my friend and I didn't think to bring house keys because the other 3 people we were with all had house keys. So after lunch, my friend and I decided to go ahead because the others went to go shopping a bit before going home. So like the geniuses that we are, we drove home, got there, and only then realized that we both didn't have keys to the house. What made the situation worse was that the Lakers were playing the Rockets for the number one spot in the NBA that day. So... we missed the first three quarters. We finally got in to see the 4th and... they lost, lol.
But again, my new Nokia N95 8GB managed to amaze me. I pulled us through the parts when we were locked out by using my phone web browser (Opera Mini). It kept us up to date with the score and play by play action. I am so in love with this freakin' phone. I don't know how I ever lived without it. I've been playing with it since I got it and have added a lot of awesome apps. Maybe one of these days I'll post what applications exactly.
In other news... Vacation Mode is finally over. Not just because the funds are getting low, but also for my own self esteem. I just really have to get out of that mindset. It was fun while it lasted but I'm just not used to bumming around. I actually understand how rich people get bored now. They don't have to work so they just do whatever they want. It sucks... there's no structure... just this empty void. So I forced myself to finish my resume last night and, not to brag or anything but, it turned out pretty great. Oh, and I already have an interview this friday. ;)
And this...
Well thanks to my Nokia N95 8GB, here I am again blogging. After four long, life changing years. After four long years since being uprooted... four crazy years after all the drama, four tiring years after all the heartache, and four years after the fucking military... here I am again.
...On to the next chapter.
I never thought I would be blogging again. But since I got this phone (that I've saved up and waited for for almost 2 years) blogging is now so much easier. I have to admit that I've missed it. There have been one too many nights where I analyze and summarize how the day went and end up thinking to myself...
"Man... This would've been a great blog entry."
Well, gone are those days... at least for now. I got the phone off of Craigslist. After scouring the internet forever for deals on this phone, I finally found it. Some spoiled rich kid got it as a present but didn't want it because he already had a phone. So he was selling it for very cheap, brand new, in box. Had to dig in to my savings since I just got out of the military and am currently in between jobs. One of my sensible friends said to wait until I had a job before I get the phone. I explained to him in detail how I would never ever find a deal this good on a phone this awesome if I waited. With how long I've been drooling over this phone, and how rarely I ever treat myself these days, I couldn't let it pass.
I've been living with my 2 megapixel N80 for over 3 years now and have just been accepting the fact that I couldn't take great pictures or videos until I got the N95. I absolutely refused to buy a digital camera or a camcorder and waste my money. Why should I when I can get all that - and more - in this Nokia Super Phone? Now I can take pictures like these wherever and whenever I want:
Yup... it was well worth the long wait.
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