Seventy-Fourth Entry
Even though none of you read Portuguese, I found the Big Brother Famosos web page which is the Portuguese version of Big Brother. The Famosos part implies that the houseguests are celebrities in Portugal. Very interesting. Big Brother Famosos. Check it out.
Today at work, I found out that the contract I am working on, which consists of two long asphalt overlay projects(with some road reconstruction) is due on October 28th. I know that I can get this Contract out in time, but hearing the exact deadline for the first time today made me nervous. I am somewhat scared. My first solo project needs to be a complete PS&E(Plans, Specs and E, whatever that is) deliverable on October 28th. Shiver me timbers!!!
Oh yeah, as I was going over the boilerplate for the contract today, I noticed that some of the addresses they spec'd for some of the products needed for roadway safety are completely wrong. Tomorrow, I have the daunting task of trying to call these folks and asking them for their correct address and making sure they still sell the items we need. ARRGH!!!
My brother said that he might be coming down to Tulare this weekend. He was supposed to go to San Diego again, but he found out that Lesters parents are going down there to visit. And partying with someones parents is never fun.
Tomorrow I am going to get up super early and drive to Fresno to get Krispy Kreme to bring to work. They are going to love me!!! That is if I get up on time...approx. 5:30 am.
10.10.2002
10.07.2002
Seventy-Third Entry
I was falling asleep at work today...AGAIN. I have been bedding down at about 7.5 hours before my alarm clock wakes me up, but I lay there forever.
I am soooo tired of my spare room being so messed up that I have to rotate between using the mouse and the keyboard on the same surface.
I have to do laundry before I run out of clothes this week. I will probably do it tomorrow after work. I forgot about it today.
I made a list of Big Ticket items I need to purchase before this house can be called a home...washing machine, guitar...
I need to find a dentist and pay a visit to my Blue Cross assigned doctor in Hanford. Its not that far...just like 20 minutes.
As has been happening a lot recently, my busiest time at work is the 1.5 hours before its time to leave.
Everyone watch Road Rules tonight. My friend Micah, from Boston called me to say that tonights season finale takes place at Cal Poly. Very cool.
Today, more than ever, I felt like a second class citizen at work. I just realized it this instant. I have the oldest computer, the poorest lit cube, no AutoCAD 2000(even if it is Lite). What is up with that?? I guess as long as they keep paying me.
This morning I was all psyched to have been invited to Jack Johnson concert by my then new best friend Jen, only to have my dreams busted into a million pieces after she tells me I can't go anymore cuz I'm not cool enough. :) Just kidding...just a case of miscommunication(hyphenated??)
Surprisingly, my whole house is clean except for the room the computer is in right now. I was looking for something earlier and somehow a grip of papers ended up on the floor. Hm.
I paid all my bills this month. Its good to be making decent money again.(When was I ever making decent money?)
I am going to cancel my cell service soon. The last bill was over $100. Shiver me timbers!!!
Does anyone have any suggestions for songs to download?? I got the new Kazaa and my rating is Supreme Being. I need to use that to my advantage.
I was thinking yesterday that after a few years, I would have just enough money to make a decent down payment on a house here. Picture it, 4br 2ba 2500sf home $150,000!!! Ohmigod!!!
If anyone can help, I have been looking for 2 music videos on the net to no avail...Teddybears STHLM - Rock n' Roll High School, and St. Germain - So Flute. If anyone comes across these vids, let me know!!
So thats it. My work week is 22.5% over. yea me.
I was falling asleep at work today...AGAIN. I have been bedding down at about 7.5 hours before my alarm clock wakes me up, but I lay there forever.
I am soooo tired of my spare room being so messed up that I have to rotate between using the mouse and the keyboard on the same surface.
I have to do laundry before I run out of clothes this week. I will probably do it tomorrow after work. I forgot about it today.
I made a list of Big Ticket items I need to purchase before this house can be called a home...washing machine, guitar...
I need to find a dentist and pay a visit to my Blue Cross assigned doctor in Hanford. Its not that far...just like 20 minutes.
As has been happening a lot recently, my busiest time at work is the 1.5 hours before its time to leave.
Everyone watch Road Rules tonight. My friend Micah, from Boston called me to say that tonights season finale takes place at Cal Poly. Very cool.
Today, more than ever, I felt like a second class citizen at work. I just realized it this instant. I have the oldest computer, the poorest lit cube, no AutoCAD 2000(even if it is Lite). What is up with that?? I guess as long as they keep paying me.
This morning I was all psyched to have been invited to Jack Johnson concert by my then new best friend Jen, only to have my dreams busted into a million pieces after she tells me I can't go anymore cuz I'm not cool enough. :) Just kidding...just a case of miscommunication(hyphenated??)
Surprisingly, my whole house is clean except for the room the computer is in right now. I was looking for something earlier and somehow a grip of papers ended up on the floor. Hm.
I paid all my bills this month. Its good to be making decent money again.(When was I ever making decent money?)
I am going to cancel my cell service soon. The last bill was over $100. Shiver me timbers!!!
Does anyone have any suggestions for songs to download?? I got the new Kazaa and my rating is Supreme Being. I need to use that to my advantage.
I was thinking yesterday that after a few years, I would have just enough money to make a decent down payment on a house here. Picture it, 4br 2ba 2500sf home $150,000!!! Ohmigod!!!
If anyone can help, I have been looking for 2 music videos on the net to no avail...Teddybears STHLM - Rock n' Roll High School, and St. Germain - So Flute. If anyone comes across these vids, let me know!!
So thats it. My work week is 22.5% over. yea me.
Seventy-Second Entry
It has been a little over a week since the last time I wrote something in my blog. Here goes.
A lot has happened since the last time I wrote:
- I have been spending a lot of time with my family here in Tulare. It is fun to hang out with all of them. My cousin made me biscuits and gravy the other night...yumm yumm. I am her fifth "child".
- My mom, aunt and uncle came to visit me this weekend. It was good to see them. We went to Visalia, yea. My mom cleaned my house...thats a major plus.
- My brother, on his way back from San Diego, passed through Tulare yesterday and paid me a visit. He came with his buddy Case. We went to grandmas and my aunts house also. He is actually considering moving to San Diego and has already put in a request for a transfer with his company. Very expense in SD.
- Things have been getting better at work. I feel like I know more about what I am supposed to be doing. I still think the pay sucks.
- The most disappointing thing of this week-point-five stretch of no writing has been a letter I got this weekend. They sent it to my house in San Leandro, and my mom brought it with her this weekend. Alameda County contacted me via mail, and informed me that I have an oral examination (interview) scheduled for this Friday at 2:50 pm. The reason this news is disappointing is because had I received this information about two weeks ago, I probably would have gone to my interview. Mo' Money, Mo' Money, Mo' Money...about $15000 more a year. But, ya know, I don't think I could go back to living at home again...so soon anyway. I like living on my own. Saving up money to buy furniture, having to take out my own trash to the curb, collecting the mail everyday, being independent. It may be costing me an extra $20000 per year over working in Alameda County, but I really like being on my own. And that's all I have to say about that.
Two weekends from now I am going up to the Bay Area and taking another cousin with me. She is going to cook a gourmet Portuguese dinner the night she gets to my parents house. MMMMMMMmmmmmmm....seafood cooked on a clay roof tile. Very cultural.
So yeah. I have only heard back from Jen and Lisa and Mylinh about coming to visit. And just to let you know, November might be a bad time to visit. Just pay attention to the weather forecasts and stuff and you will know. Or I will let you know.
See y'all in two weeks.
It has been a little over a week since the last time I wrote something in my blog. Here goes.
A lot has happened since the last time I wrote:
- I have been spending a lot of time with my family here in Tulare. It is fun to hang out with all of them. My cousin made me biscuits and gravy the other night...yumm yumm. I am her fifth "child".
- My mom, aunt and uncle came to visit me this weekend. It was good to see them. We went to Visalia, yea. My mom cleaned my house...thats a major plus.
- My brother, on his way back from San Diego, passed through Tulare yesterday and paid me a visit. He came with his buddy Case. We went to grandmas and my aunts house also. He is actually considering moving to San Diego and has already put in a request for a transfer with his company. Very expense in SD.
- Things have been getting better at work. I feel like I know more about what I am supposed to be doing. I still think the pay sucks.
- The most disappointing thing of this week-point-five stretch of no writing has been a letter I got this weekend. They sent it to my house in San Leandro, and my mom brought it with her this weekend. Alameda County contacted me via mail, and informed me that I have an oral examination (interview) scheduled for this Friday at 2:50 pm. The reason this news is disappointing is because had I received this information about two weeks ago, I probably would have gone to my interview. Mo' Money, Mo' Money, Mo' Money...about $15000 more a year. But, ya know, I don't think I could go back to living at home again...so soon anyway. I like living on my own. Saving up money to buy furniture, having to take out my own trash to the curb, collecting the mail everyday, being independent. It may be costing me an extra $20000 per year over working in Alameda County, but I really like being on my own. And that's all I have to say about that.
Two weekends from now I am going up to the Bay Area and taking another cousin with me. She is going to cook a gourmet Portuguese dinner the night she gets to my parents house. MMMMMMMmmmmmmm....seafood cooked on a clay roof tile. Very cultural.
So yeah. I have only heard back from Jen and Lisa and Mylinh about coming to visit. And just to let you know, November might be a bad time to visit. Just pay attention to the weather forecasts and stuff and you will know. Or I will let you know.
See y'all in two weeks.
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