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I have to say that I'm very happy that my baby bought me the Animaniacs DVD today. I really love that show, watching most of it with a crowd of other band members in college. I miss those days, when you'd be waiting with much anticipation for the next Pinky and the Brain cartoon.
It's a little surprising now that I've been here in Dallas for six months now. Dallas has certainly been a little different than expected, certainly hotter than I expected. Many people are talking about this summer as one with the most 100 degree days at least since a burning hot year back in the 1980's. I remember staying with my grandparents that summer. After coming from hot, humid Houston where it could rain on any given day, to nearly two months since any significant rainfall has come down.
Work is just that. The job has been a little disheartening as it's very repetitive. I work on the same files in a crazy rotation, and I write notes on how the customer needs to go back and fix something, and it never happens. I eventually cancel the file, then they come back wondering why. Didn't you get my last note?
I guess what disappoints me is that many of the other people are just unmotivated and have not aspirations to do anything else. People, there are other things out there, and trust me, the pay isn't so great here. you could do better. I know now that I want to move, I just need to find where, but the company is awful about helping you discover opportunities, especially when the place is a jumble of acronyms that don't explain a thing about the divisions. I need to just sit down and talk with HR on what's out there.
The odd thing is I actually went out to a open house for another local employer, and it was for a management position, but it was for second shift call center on a collections team for an auto finance company. Things could be worth.
I still have the crazy coworker. Even though I now have my new supervisor - who looks like he might be good enough to care what;s going on, Sourpuss is still around. All summer long she's been on the phone talking to her children. Apparently these kids need extra supervision, as today she was telling one to be sure to bathe and put her make up on. The other she has to tell to go to work at his grocery bagging job. Of course this is done at a decibel level that people I'm calling can hear her. Today she called her husband at work because the kids didn't answer the phone at 10 am. Were I them, I wouldn't answer, either.
Dallas has been a little lonely as some people have moved away, and I also have a hard time doing anything in the evening as I usually come home around 7:30 or 8, then trying to find out what to eat. I need to do a better job of contacting some of the people around this town that I'd like to hang out with. It's a spread out city, so I'll have to work on being more flexible. It's sad that two of the people who lived closest to us have moved. Still, it's been good to meet Mikel (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
soonercubntx), who we've drawn into several dinners lately.
Chris and I have been doing alright. I guess we're both rather independent people, and I've found that I've had a time trying to figure out when is a good time to be together and when is a good time to stay out of each other's way. I guess I've felt that we would do everything together, but I suppose everyone needs their space.
Chris has had a lot of stress at work, and this weekend he'll be preparing for the move of the office, so he'll be gone all weekend. It's going to suck, really, but maybe I can find something to do besides watch all of the Animaniacs DVD.
I love Chris, and he's a great guy, but I wonder if I'm a good partner? Am I paying him enough attention? Am I contributing enough to the household chores? That reminds me, I need to vacuum the house this weekend. I guess I'm learning, but does anyone ever get it all right? Maybe I'm putting to much pressure on myself, and I'm probably not expressing myself very well. Leave it to me to hold back.
Still, it's nice to be here, where I, unless it's the weekend, end up waking up earlier and going to bed later than him. It's reassuring having him there. This weekend will be odd, as it's will be the first night that we weren't together since I moved here.
Well, now that I'm settled, I guess it's time to get out and get going, maybe joining a group, like the chorale, or taking up a hobby. Still, the big change has been working out, which has been really good for me, as I've lost about 25 pounds in the last six months. That's been the most positive change, and I hope my doctor likes it.
Well, it's just the start, let's see what I, and what we, can do after a year!
It's a little surprising now that I've been here in Dallas for six months now. Dallas has certainly been a little different than expected, certainly hotter than I expected. Many people are talking about this summer as one with the most 100 degree days at least since a burning hot year back in the 1980's. I remember staying with my grandparents that summer. After coming from hot, humid Houston where it could rain on any given day, to nearly two months since any significant rainfall has come down.
Work is just that. The job has been a little disheartening as it's very repetitive. I work on the same files in a crazy rotation, and I write notes on how the customer needs to go back and fix something, and it never happens. I eventually cancel the file, then they come back wondering why. Didn't you get my last note?
I guess what disappoints me is that many of the other people are just unmotivated and have not aspirations to do anything else. People, there are other things out there, and trust me, the pay isn't so great here. you could do better. I know now that I want to move, I just need to find where, but the company is awful about helping you discover opportunities, especially when the place is a jumble of acronyms that don't explain a thing about the divisions. I need to just sit down and talk with HR on what's out there.
The odd thing is I actually went out to a open house for another local employer, and it was for a management position, but it was for second shift call center on a collections team for an auto finance company. Things could be worth.
I still have the crazy coworker. Even though I now have my new supervisor - who looks like he might be good enough to care what;s going on, Sourpuss is still around. All summer long she's been on the phone talking to her children. Apparently these kids need extra supervision, as today she was telling one to be sure to bathe and put her make up on. The other she has to tell to go to work at his grocery bagging job. Of course this is done at a decibel level that people I'm calling can hear her. Today she called her husband at work because the kids didn't answer the phone at 10 am. Were I them, I wouldn't answer, either.
Dallas has been a little lonely as some people have moved away, and I also have a hard time doing anything in the evening as I usually come home around 7:30 or 8, then trying to find out what to eat. I need to do a better job of contacting some of the people around this town that I'd like to hang out with. It's a spread out city, so I'll have to work on being more flexible. It's sad that two of the people who lived closest to us have moved. Still, it's been good to meet Mikel (
soonercubntx), who we've drawn into several dinners lately.Chris and I have been doing alright. I guess we're both rather independent people, and I've found that I've had a time trying to figure out when is a good time to be together and when is a good time to stay out of each other's way. I guess I've felt that we would do everything together, but I suppose everyone needs their space.
Chris has had a lot of stress at work, and this weekend he'll be preparing for the move of the office, so he'll be gone all weekend. It's going to suck, really, but maybe I can find something to do besides watch all of the Animaniacs DVD.
I love Chris, and he's a great guy, but I wonder if I'm a good partner? Am I paying him enough attention? Am I contributing enough to the household chores? That reminds me, I need to vacuum the house this weekend. I guess I'm learning, but does anyone ever get it all right? Maybe I'm putting to much pressure on myself, and I'm probably not expressing myself very well. Leave it to me to hold back.
Still, it's nice to be here, where I, unless it's the weekend, end up waking up earlier and going to bed later than him. It's reassuring having him there. This weekend will be odd, as it's will be the first night that we weren't together since I moved here.
Well, now that I'm settled, I guess it's time to get out and get going, maybe joining a group, like the chorale, or taking up a hobby. Still, the big change has been working out, which has been really good for me, as I've lost about 25 pounds in the last six months. That's been the most positive change, and I hope my doctor likes it.
Well, it's just the start, let's see what I, and what we, can do after a year!
