August 2007

 

So I know what your thinking, The last two times I updated my web page it was pretty much to welcome my niece, now 2 
and my nephew, now 9 months to the world, so my sister must have had another baby. No that's not it. My sister has 
her hands full now, a third youngster might push her over the edge, I know it would push me over the edge.

I have some news. I might be updating my web page monthly, hold your applause to the end. I am losing my job in a month.
Well I'm not losing my job, I know where it is, just when I go there after August 30th a new guy will be doing it. (FYI Stole
that from Bobcat Gothwait. Need to make sure no one sues me for copyright infringement - I can't afford it J ) So the good
news is you may get to read my rantings monthly, the bad news is If I can't find a job I may have to charge you. Yeah like
people would pay to read this crap..

I guess I am not suppose to say I got laid off or was part of a resource action. I'm suppose to say I'm leaving because of 
a change in direction at the company. At least that is what I am being coached to say as I go out to interviews and stuff.
Interviewing for a job for the first time in almost 20 years, that should be fun. 

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So now I need to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Do I want to stay in this field? Truth be told, I was thinking
about leaving and finding something new anyway. The last two years have not been fun. Just too much BS and moving from
account to account. BTW, those of you who know me, know where I work, those of you who stumbled across this by 
mistake I don't want to say the company name till after my last day, I'll just give you the initials, IBM. Also if you stumbled
across this by mistake - There is no Porn on my web page - Although I can recommend a few good sites - so you may want 
to leave now. If you're reading this because you're depressed and think your life sucks, keep reading and be glad you are 
not me.

So anyway - got off on a tangent there. So like I was saying last two years no fun. In June I had a couple weeks vacation
coming and was going to take time to reevaluate what I was doing. About two weeks before my vacation, I had a meeting
scheduled with my manager and was going to complain a little that I wasn't happy with the new direction we were going. 
And that is the truth. Some of the things that made working bearable and fun where being taken away. The Work-Life 
Balance that was a big fixture in the company was becoming more of the Work-Work Balance. But when the meeting 
started - I didn't have to worry about complaining, I was told I was being let go in August 30th, I was deemed Surplus. 
Ahh nothing says thank you for the years of service like you are surplus.

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Alright - I'm not going to talk about the old job anymore. It's on to bigger and better things.

Back in March I took a bartending course. I want to do it for extra money but who knows, maybe now it will be a new 
career. 

I didn't take into account that with my current work atmosphere, I don't have a fixed schedule, actually that is one of the 
things I was not happy about. The only fixed thing was the start time. End time could be 5:00 PM could be 7:00 PM or 
later. Hard to take on the responsibilities of a new job when you never know when you are going to be available.

I did pass the course and I am also Serv Safe Certified. 

It was a good time in class. Seven of us. Learnt how to build drinks and some good tricks for remembering what goes in 
a drink.

For example a Sea Breeze. Who usually orders Sea Breeze's? Very Cute Girls, Vodka, Cranberry and Grapefruit. Or 
my favorite a Kamikaze, Very Tragic Landing, Vodka, Triple Sec and Lime Juice.

I even learned a couple drinks that if someone ordered from me I may hurt them, No not a Sloe Comfortable Screw 
against the wall (Which is a real drink) but drinks like a Cuba Libre. What is a Cuba Libre? Rum and Coke. You want a 
Rum and Coke, say Rum and Coke or Bacardi and Coke or Captain and Coke. A Highball, - Blended Whiskey and 
Ginger Ale (I think it's ginger ale). Tell me what kind of whiskey, Canadian Club, Canadian Mist.

Making Long Island Ice Tea's was fun. Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Triple Sec, Sour Mix (Shake) and Top with Coke. 
The instructor's tell you a good bartender can make a Long Island in Ten seconds and they test you. I do good up until 
the Shaking part, Then I always have an issue breaking the seal on the Mixer. Other shaken drinks no issue. Must be tapping 
it to hard because I am rushing.

Some friends have asked why I'm not working at Nello's, and while I always say, never say never, Nello's is my hang out. 
I drink there. If I took a job there, I would not be hanging out quite as much. I'll find a place.

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So I finally traded in my portable cassette player at the gym for an Ipod.

Now I just need to get me a young girlfriend to help me program the damn thing.

Just kidding I can program it, but I'll still take a young girlfriend.

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I currently have two job offers in front of me. One is to go back to the company I started with and be a contractor 
which would last 6 - 9 months or the other would force me to relocate to Los Angles.

In LA I would be the personal driver for Lindsay Lohan.

What is wrong with Young Hollywood?

Did Paris Hilton make going to jail so cool that now Lindsay and Britney are doing everything they can to follow in her 
foot steps?

Lindsay Lohan is what a Month over 21 and how many times has she been to rehab? I think the first few times she went 
to rehab she was tricked into going thinking it was a new trendy club.

If you are making that much money why drive? If you want to do drugs, why not do them in private? No let's get caught 
with them in my jeans and then claim, the cocaine wasn't mine, those weren't even my pants. Yeah the judge will buy that. 
She needs to be seriously committed or something. All these rehab trips are a joke.

Soon we will read about Lindsay being found dead of an OD or worse she'll kill someone in a car accident.

Where are the days of my generations Rat Pack. Demi Moore, Emilo, Judd, Rob. All of a sudden Rob Lowe sleeping with 
a couple underage girls at a convention is not so bad. 

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