The Summer of '09

Seems that another summer season has come and gone. The season is too short. Missing already the opportunity to hang out late, enjoy cookouts and lounge by the beach of the lake. Seems like it will be so long before I get to enjoy those things again.

Already people are wearing long pants and long sleeves complaining about how cold it is. I don't understand how after Labor Day everyone's blood goes thin. They automatically think winter! I want to hold on to summer just a bit longer.

I hopefully will start classes to earn my certificates in computer programming and web design this month. I hope I do well. I may get to have a better job and a better way of life when I'm done. Plus, I'll be doing something I love.

Out of the Frying Pan . . . .

Just when you think it can't get any worse, your temp assignment ends at a place that you love to work. I have a new possiblity lined up, but it's like 50 miles away! This sucks. Maybe I need to get out of the insurance industry. Anyone know of a need for a detective, scientist, computer geek?

Nearing The Last Straw

Things not going so well in the wallet dept. It seems that whenever I take 2 steps forward I take a dozen back. I hope things start to work better or things are going to go downhill rather quickly.

May Fair on Memorial Day Weekend

Went to the in-laws on Saturday. Actually, it's something I enjoy, believe it or not. They live in Collingswood where every year they have the May Fair. It's this grand celebration smack in the middle of their Main Street. All down the Avenue there are rides and kiosks and food stands. Never had so many good tastes and smells besmerch my senses before. Had a crabcake sandwich which was outstanding!

It was a great day had by one and all. Especially me and Emily. There was a kiosk where you throw a small ping-pong ball into small goldfish bowls. You get three tries to win the goldfish inside. Kelley tried and failed. I got up, and after waiting forever, got one on the first try! I failed on the last two, but oh well!

Now Emily has two goldfish, Nemo and Tally. They are the "new" thing. I have to admit, I'm into them, too.

Saw Star Trek

I got to see the new Star Trek movie on Saturday afternoon. I was so excited to see it, I was actually giddy.

Now right off the bat I have to get something off my chest. I am a die-hard Trekkie. I grew up on it, I read it, watched it and breated it. Of course, watching this prequel film, I was a little critical. I didn't find any inaccuracies, per say. But what I did find was that the time line had been screwed with. This was, apparently, part of the premise in the movie. There were some things that happened during the course of the story that could amount to pure heresey in the Star Trek universe. Romulans weren't seen until the episode Balance of Terror and Kirk had a long career in Starfleet prior to taking command of the Enterprise. There is so much more, but to list it all would be to ruin the movie for those of you that haven't seen it yet. I hope that JJ Abrams is planning on making another where the crew puts the time line back. They can't leave it like they did.

All that being said, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE!

The story is awesome! The special effects are amazing! The cast was great! This is a movie that everyone should see. It's a wild action hit. You really want to root for these guys. It's edge of your seat excitement and Star Trek at it's wittiest and best! A great story and the right actors to play the roles. This is a movie I will buy as soon as it comes out on DVD.

Long Live Star Trek!

My Future

I am worried. I really enjoy where I work. I can see myself working there for many many years. I like the people I work with. They make the day tolerable. But when I went to HR and tried to let on that I was interested in becoming a permenant employee, I was told that the prospects of the company hiring permenant people is slim. My heart sank. It meant that not only is the possibility of my becoming a full employee nearly nil, but that I may not be there too much longer as there is a rumor that as the old staff gets dwindled to planned levels, they may not even stay at the same location. I don't know where, or if, they would move. It just seems like again the rug is being pulled out from underneath me.

My Own Worst Nightmare

I spend so much time worrying about my little girl and her speach difficulties. Today I had an episode of my own. Work got very hectic today. All the morons out in the snow for no reason at all. One guy runs over a tree - yes a whole tree! Claims he didn't see it with all the snow. How can you not see a fuckin' tree!

Anyway, I got a little over-zealous, as I am wont to do. Nothing major, but I had to address one claim to my managers and I was so eager to get all the information out that I was stuttering and stumbling over myself. I had a tough time finding the right things to say to verbally organize my thoughts and convey them to people in authority over me. I felt like such an ass!

It got me thinking tonite as my daughter was physically trying to force the words out. How can I really help her when I have yet to help myself?