THE NEGATIVE REACTION

RAMBLIN ON

Wow, its already been another month?  Jesus time flys when you get old.  There's been so much going on, I've just been riding the wave right now and trying to stay out of the fallout.

In a nutshell, here'e what's transpired in the last month at work:

Our department continues to expand and contract.  We added four new positions.  These "team lead" positions were just filled  afew weeks ago and now they need to "backfill" the rest of the positions.  This included around 11 open positions.  

Here's where it gets interesting. . . .

I had the opportunity to interview for the position directly below the Team Lead, whcih would mean an increase in responsibility, an increase in salary and some other duties.  I was also working on the training agenda and program for next year (which is a totally different story) but it's about to get shelved.

I decided to take another gig on another team and leave my nice comfy job I'm currently in.  This will effectively end our training program because I'm really the only guy working on it and trying to get the materials together.

The new position is more programming oriented and I'll be doing a more developement stuff, which is what I'm really interested in.  It's a lateral move, but next year I'll get another raise so at least the future looks bright.  

I'll lament later on what a weird process it was for me to get the new job.

What else?  Meh.  Still arguing with the mother of my son about various things, including sending him to a military school, visitation and the cost of future traveling costs.  I just wish she'd get a clue, wise up and actually compromise.  I guess you can't win em all huh?

Man, I gotta change the station I'm listening to right now.  My creative juices are lacking because I'm listening to the history of Howard Stern and its really confusing to try and recall everything that's happened over the past 
month and be witty and thoughtful
when I'm half listening, half thinking about what to write.  In any case, the show's been awesome
thus far.  Lots of things I never knew about Howard and how his current show on Sirius is really
the evolution of something he's been working his whole life on.  Its really cool.

I switched it up and am now listening to Trance music on my Sirius streaming player which at least has me able to concentrate better on what I want to say.  

I guess over the next few weeks I'll have to post something witty about the year, review what's happened in my own life and what else is happening aroudn the world. I know I posted a cool timeline last year, so maybe I'll do something similar.

I think tonight I'll have some commentary on my United Red Devils, how I feel about NBC cancelling my favorite show Journeyman,  ( I might have to re-do the link to Wikipedia or something because I'm fairly certain the show is canceled) and my thoughts on the new season of Housewives of Orange County.

Till then homies, keep your sticks on the ice.