I must say that this week was the worst week of 2009 for me. It was downright horrible. Disaster after disaster. It all started last Saturday night....
So remember in my last post how I said met this girl...well turns out I did like here and we went out a few times since my last post. I even let her inside my apartment, which I just don't let anyone in. Girls are crazy(they could kill you and leave you for dead in you apartment). Anyway, she was acting weird. I could tell right away it was "ex boyfriend" stuff. She had the look. I saw the writing on the wall.
Now onto Monday. This week I had a 3 day meetings with everyone in my office. On Monday night, we went to my boss' boss' house for heavy appetizers and drinks. I walk in and they asked me if I wanted a beer. Instead of my usual yes, I declined due to a full punch bowl of sangria which no one was drinking. I never had it so I was eager to try it. I don't remember leaving that house. I don't know how I got my shoes on. I woke up on my bathroom floor at 4AM the next morning. Crazy. It gets worse....turns out I puked about 5 times. I drank practically the whole thing of punch. I am proud of that, but not the eye ball that was completely red from broken blood vessels due to puking (more on that later). The bowl of sangria had brandy, wine, and rum in it. Very tasty.
Tuesday....I felt good but my eye hurt like no other. I didn't have my phone or car so I didn't know how I was going to work. I had to go to work. I had to give a presentation to everyone in the office, plus a guy who reports directly to the CEO of the company. Good thing the lights were dimmed. I made sure I sat in the corner as far away as I could. Everyone knew I was drinking but only 2 folks knew what happened after I left. Turns out, my buddy came and picked me up. Also, it turns out the night before I kept talking about the girl I met and how pissed I was since she didn't call my after I sent her flowers. This is when I knew I liked this girl. When you're drunk and talking about a woman instead of trying to find one, that's when you know you like one. That's my point of view. There is more to this story but I have to keep it PG-13 here. I did get a text from Rachel thanking me for the flowers....a fricking text...wtf.
Wednesday....I'm ready to pull my eye out of its socket. It is killing me without improvement. I didn't know what to do. Once again, I had to go to work. It was necessary. I managed through the day and had to go to a business dinner at Big Bowl. I really liked Big Bowl and would go back again.
Thursday....This morning started out with a 6:30 AM conference call. It was about my future with my boss' boss. He thinks I will be getting transferred sometime in June or July and wanted me to go month to month on my lease. No thanks...that costs about an extra 350 per month and there is no guarantee that I will be moving. After that, I spent the day facilitating a VSM event. The event went well. That night, I went out to dinner with another boss of mine. We watched Purdue lose and talked. I found out that my boss' boss didn't have a clue what happened at his house, hence why I still have a job.
Friday....I am thinking I am going to need eye surgery to repair the blood vessels. My eye was feeling better but not looking much better. We finished off the VSM, I went to the orthodontist, and went and played basketball from 6-8. Basketball has become something I enjoy. Well, during one of the games, I jammed my finger bad. I mean I thought it was going to fall off. I wanted it fall off. I didn't cry or cuss. I had to keep it PG there....little kids in the area. I went home and fell asleep during the Michigan State game. Oh, I got a text from Rachel at 6AM saying sorry she was being distant, she has a lot going on in her life. I'm a engineer...I figured that out last Saturday!
Saturday....Eye is starting to look better. Wikipedia says 10-14 days for it to heal. I went and worked out, which felt good. Then I went to the grocery store and got my car looked at.....estimate at 125 bucks to fix the leaky exhaust. I can handle that. I made a steak dinner for my buddy who saved my life earlier in the week and his fiancee. It was the least I could do.
Sunday....Worked out again....got nothing going on. I have to go drop off my car to get fixed and sign a lease today. I don't know for how long yet. After this week, I feel like moving to somewhere far like Alaska.
Haven't heard from Rachel. I predict it's over. I tried to call her but she didn't answer or return my call. Oh well. I am going to be traveling for the next three weeks so I won't have time to think about things like women, my housing situation, or my eyeball. I get to escape reality and travel to CT, Penn (twice), and OR. In the grand scheme of things, these things aren't disasters. I still have a job. 10% of the US can't say that right now. My finger still hurts, but I can type.
This week I went from thinking I had it all figured out to having nothing figured out. It's disappointing. I'll rebound. I always do. I'm Bobby.
Later,
Bobby
Update...Rachel called me....more on the next post.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
A Bobby X. Post
Well due to high demand, I figured I would post tonight. Actually, I will post more often now that people desire to know what truly awesome things I am doing.
Well, in my last post, I said I was going on a date. It didn't go well, but I did go on another one tonight. This girl was a lot better, not better looking, but overall just better. I think I liked her and would see her again but we'll see.
Work is going okay I suppose. I was able to travel to Oregon a couple of weeks ago. It was awesome since I got to have some good beers and really not do too much while I was out there. When you can save a few million by doing simple things, it feels good. With the economy the way it is, you do all you can. I wish people who had jobs would work harder to keep them. Eventually, it will catch up with them or at least I hope so.
The biggest thing on my mind is taxes. E-Filing is a rip-off. You can't just "e-file" with the government. You have to PAY someone to use some software. This year, I decided to use the infamous Turbo Tax. I hear it's so great and they just so happen to send me a CD in the mail. I pay about 70 bucks for this shit. Next year, I will just stick to the paper and pen. It will cost me 2 bucks to mail them in and wait 6 weeks. I am okay with that. With that being said, I can't wait for my money to come! I am either going to save it for a car or pay off some college loans. I hear people saying that having cash available is more important than paying off simple debt. I can always buy beer. That's seems like a good investment.
Oh, and other thing, I got braces on Friday. I actually got ceramic braces. Why? I think it is a good long term investment. I grind my teeth and with their current alignment, 20 years from now I may not have too much left of my bottom front teeth. So far it hasn't been bad. I just can't talk real good or eat. You know, those essential functions of life.
Other than that, not much is going on. This weekend is St. Patrick's Day weekend and I am going to see some pretty cool bands. I am sure I will be tired, hungover, and waiting for Monday to come around.
Daylight's Savings came out of nowhere this year. My roommate told me two days before that it was happening. I didn't have time to adjust my lifestyle. When you sleep and eat and stuff at a certain time, you don't like change. Getting up a hour early is really not cool. I have been getting up an extra hour already this week for kaizen. I'll get over it.
Today 60 degrees...tomorrow 30. I don't know what's going on but I'm ready for spring.
I saw slumdog millionare. It was okay. I didn't see what the big deal was. I got carded at the movies. Can you believe that? I wasn't too thrilled. Hey kid, I am 10 year older than you!
A study published this week indicated that gas prices are slowing increasing. Well no shit, I could have published this study. If you drive by a gas station, you could easily figure that out. Who wasted money for that study.
I hope this post satisfies until my next post. Hopefully, I will have some good stories to tell after this weekend.
Later,
Bobby
Well, in my last post, I said I was going on a date. It didn't go well, but I did go on another one tonight. This girl was a lot better, not better looking, but overall just better. I think I liked her and would see her again but we'll see.
Work is going okay I suppose. I was able to travel to Oregon a couple of weeks ago. It was awesome since I got to have some good beers and really not do too much while I was out there. When you can save a few million by doing simple things, it feels good. With the economy the way it is, you do all you can. I wish people who had jobs would work harder to keep them. Eventually, it will catch up with them or at least I hope so.
The biggest thing on my mind is taxes. E-Filing is a rip-off. You can't just "e-file" with the government. You have to PAY someone to use some software. This year, I decided to use the infamous Turbo Tax. I hear it's so great and they just so happen to send me a CD in the mail. I pay about 70 bucks for this shit. Next year, I will just stick to the paper and pen. It will cost me 2 bucks to mail them in and wait 6 weeks. I am okay with that. With that being said, I can't wait for my money to come! I am either going to save it for a car or pay off some college loans. I hear people saying that having cash available is more important than paying off simple debt. I can always buy beer. That's seems like a good investment.
Oh, and other thing, I got braces on Friday. I actually got ceramic braces. Why? I think it is a good long term investment. I grind my teeth and with their current alignment, 20 years from now I may not have too much left of my bottom front teeth. So far it hasn't been bad. I just can't talk real good or eat. You know, those essential functions of life.
Other than that, not much is going on. This weekend is St. Patrick's Day weekend and I am going to see some pretty cool bands. I am sure I will be tired, hungover, and waiting for Monday to come around.
Daylight's Savings came out of nowhere this year. My roommate told me two days before that it was happening. I didn't have time to adjust my lifestyle. When you sleep and eat and stuff at a certain time, you don't like change. Getting up a hour early is really not cool. I have been getting up an extra hour already this week for kaizen. I'll get over it.
Today 60 degrees...tomorrow 30. I don't know what's going on but I'm ready for spring.
I saw slumdog millionare. It was okay. I didn't see what the big deal was. I got carded at the movies. Can you believe that? I wasn't too thrilled. Hey kid, I am 10 year older than you!
A study published this week indicated that gas prices are slowing increasing. Well no shit, I could have published this study. If you drive by a gas station, you could easily figure that out. Who wasted money for that study.
I hope this post satisfies until my next post. Hopefully, I will have some good stories to tell after this weekend.
Later,
Bobby
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