Today is Tuesday and I am sitting in the lobby of the Marriott where I am staying this time. I couldn't do another week in the Comfort Inn, so I talked with my manager and he said that I could pick where I wanted to stay. It is so much better, but I still can't wait to get home on Friday. I miss Melissa, Bella and Kung-Fu.
I went and ate at the Tower in San Antonio last night. It is 750 feet up and the floor spins, it was a pretty cool experience. We had to wait 2 hours and 15 minutes to get sat, we were told that it would be an hour. We complained to the manager and he bought us a round of drinks. When we ordered the drinks I tried to get a Gin and Tonic, and the waiter told us that we could only have beers. It was a little irritating to say the least. It was fine-ish dining so it was very slow paced, everything took a long time. I got these crab cakes that were $28 and they were fucking small, I was disappointed because it was tiny.
I sampled some of the other food at my table and it was amazing. I shouldn't have gotten fancy and just stuck wit what I know. Here is a link to the place, I will post some pics later.
http://www.toweroftheamericas.com/
Matt came in town before I left, it was really good to see him. He has been out off shore for awhile. He is going to be home when I get home on Friday so I am excited for that. I am going to redouble my efforts in class and really knuckle down and start busting my ass. I am ready to get moving, I am not terrible but I am not as good as could/should be.
We had a trainer in the class today who was not our usual trainer and he started out pretty funny and nice enough and was being the stereotypical gay guy. When we started the hands on stuff the guy like flipped out and lost all sense of patience. Some samples of statements that he said today were, "this isn't rocket science people." If your a trainer you need to have patience and this gy did not at all. Maybe it was because he is a data trainer, but still, he needs to be a little more understanding. I hope that we have a chance to critique him because everyone was pissed and it will be a very scathing report.
I guess that is it for now. I am going to play some poker and hang out. I will post later this week.
Until later.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
controversy abounds
So I had to delete a post due to threats by text message. I was threatened with a slander lawsuit so I deleted the post. I am not sure it would have done much good for the offended party to take me to court, but whatever. I deleted the post and asked Google to remove it, that is all I can really do. I was told that I better fly to Google headquarters to get it fixed if I didn't want to be sued.
All of this happened yesterday while I am at work. Trying to pull it up on my phone because I don't have Internet access at work. It took awhile but I got it all done, it still pops up when you Google his name but nothing I can do about that.
SLANDER - A false defamation (expressed in spoken words, signs, or gestures) which injures the character or reputation of the person defamed; distinguished from libel.
This brings up an interesting point, when does something stop being an opinion and become slander? It has to be a pretty thin line, I would think anyway. I have a right to voice my opinion, but where is the line?
Anyway, I have been eating Genghis Grill a lot here lately. I took Melissa tonight and she really liked it. Work is going well, I will be glad to get out of training and start making some money.
Until later.
All of this happened yesterday while I am at work. Trying to pull it up on my phone because I don't have Internet access at work. It took awhile but I got it all done, it still pops up when you Google his name but nothing I can do about that.
SLANDER - A false defamation (expressed in spoken words, signs, or gestures) which injures the character or reputation of the person defamed; distinguished from libel.
This brings up an interesting point, when does something stop being an opinion and become slander? It has to be a pretty thin line, I would think anyway. I have a right to voice my opinion, but where is the line?
Anyway, I have been eating Genghis Grill a lot here lately. I took Melissa tonight and she really liked it. Work is going well, I will be glad to get out of training and start making some money.
Until later.
airport blog
I am sitting in the airport in San Antonio waiting for my flight which, of course, is running late. I got out of class around 5:30 and waited for over an hour for the cab to show up. I was worried that I would miss my flight but it was late so I am going to be ok. We started calling all these cab companies to get one to us as soon as possible and we finally got one and after I had been here at the airport for about 15 minutes I get a call from one of the cab drivers.
He tells me that he is waiting for me and can't find me. I said sorry man you took too long and I got into another cab. He gets mad at this point and tells me that I could have called to let him know that I got another cab and blah blah, the price of gas. I tell the guy that I had better shit to do like worry abut if I was going to make my plane and hung up on him. What a prick, I had only waited for an hour and then he gets mad wen I take another cab?
I wrote an email to the Comfort Inn about the Internet issues. Surprise, surprise no one wrote me back. It is really irritating when customer service departments cant write you back. I will be following up with someone higher up when I get home and can actually look up a number.
That is all for now, until later.
He tells me that he is waiting for me and can't find me. I said sorry man you took too long and I got into another cab. He gets mad at this point and tells me that I could have called to let him know that I got another cab and blah blah, the price of gas. I tell the guy that I had better shit to do like worry abut if I was going to make my plane and hung up on him. What a prick, I had only waited for an hour and then he gets mad wen I take another cab?
I wrote an email to the Comfort Inn about the Internet issues. Surprise, surprise no one wrote me back. It is really irritating when customer service departments cant write you back. I will be following up with someone higher up when I get home and can actually look up a number.
That is all for now, until later.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Dinner with the other people from class
I went to dinner tonight with everyone from the training class and broke a cardinal rule and discussed politics. I am not very political but I tend to be more liberal in my views. This girl tried to tell me that the military was 90% republican, I was like do you not know that it is usually minorities who are joining the military and they are not usually republican, so how is it 90% republican? This girl is from bum fuck Texas and we we re talking about 9-11 and she said that it wasn't a big deal for her since it didn't take place in Texas. She went on to say that she wished that we could have Bush for another term. Are you fucking serious?
She was really worried about Obama being a secret muslim, and was really worried about how his middle name is Hussein. Really that is a deciding factor for you? It was a terrible conversation and it was really ridiculous. I was really the only semi liberal there and it was like having a political debate with 5 year olds. I wont be breaking that rule again.
That is really it, I am going to play a little poker and then some WOW. That is if this fucking piece of shit hotel's wireless internet works for longer than 5 minutes at a time.
Until later.
She was really worried about Obama being a secret muslim, and was really worried about how his middle name is Hussein. Really that is a deciding factor for you? It was a terrible conversation and it was really ridiculous. I was really the only semi liberal there and it was like having a political debate with 5 year olds. I wont be breaking that rule again.
That is really it, I am going to play a little poker and then some WOW. That is if this fucking piece of shit hotel's wireless internet works for longer than 5 minutes at a time.
Until later.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Greeting from San Antonio
So this week is my first week in San Antonio, I will be going home on Friday and will be home next week and the week after that I will be back down here. Training is going good I suppose. It is 100% classroom right now and that is kind of a beating, I am standing up all day because if I sit down I will fall asleep. I am going to go to sleep a little earlier tonight than I have been. It is hard to sleep by yourself when your used to sharing a bed.
My manager told me that this place would be downtown and there would be stuff to do. That could not be further from the truth, there is not even a 7-11 or any gas stations within walking distance. This hotel is really lame it is a Comfort Inn and it is really terrible. I got up for the continental breakfast yesterday, I won't be making that mistake again. The Internet during the evenings sucks, it keeps shutting off. I have had issues with it on two separate nights. There is no work out room and not even any room service. I ordered pizza on the first night and have been eating off of that.
My manager gave me an AT&T tilt as my corporate phone, I think I am addicted to Blackberry. I really don't like the Windows mobile phones, I thought that I would like it more but I really don't. Oh well, I will trade it in as soon as possible.
Poker was going really well, but tonight was rough. I was playing with this idiot and he was hitting every hand and was so cocky and it was just annoying. He shoves over my raise preflop with AJ and I have AQ and call because he is super aggressive. The flop is AKQ7T so he rivers a straight. I later flop a flush and he flops two pair and raises all in I call and he rivers a boat. The play is so bad, guys calling with any two cards just hoping and praying to win. Really sick, I have to move up soon or I might just give up.
I have much more to talk about and will post again tomorrow.
Until later.
My manager told me that this place would be downtown and there would be stuff to do. That could not be further from the truth, there is not even a 7-11 or any gas stations within walking distance. This hotel is really lame it is a Comfort Inn and it is really terrible. I got up for the continental breakfast yesterday, I won't be making that mistake again. The Internet during the evenings sucks, it keeps shutting off. I have had issues with it on two separate nights. There is no work out room and not even any room service. I ordered pizza on the first night and have been eating off of that.
My manager gave me an AT&T tilt as my corporate phone, I think I am addicted to Blackberry. I really don't like the Windows mobile phones, I thought that I would like it more but I really don't. Oh well, I will trade it in as soon as possible.
Poker was going really well, but tonight was rough. I was playing with this idiot and he was hitting every hand and was so cocky and it was just annoying. He shoves over my raise preflop with AJ and I have AQ and call because he is super aggressive. The flop is AKQ7T so he rivers a straight. I later flop a flush and he flops two pair and raises all in I call and he rivers a boat. The play is so bad, guys calling with any two cards just hoping and praying to win. Really sick, I have to move up soon or I might just give up.
I have much more to talk about and will post again tomorrow.
Until later.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Big update
It has been a couple of days since my last post, much has happened. I purchased my laptop and they tried to deliver it at 8:40AM this morning, Melissa and I were asleep so we didn't hear there door. I woke up at around 8:55AM, I am going to drive to the place to pick it up after I get off work. I really don't want to wait until Monday to get my computer.
Poker is going well again, I am up over 20 buy ins for the month. If I hadn't taken a 25nl shot and blown some money in SNGs it would have been even better, but what can you do? I will post some graphs and poker tracker shots later. Hopefully this will continue over the next few months.
I got really drunk on Sunday night and had to work on Memorial day and wound up going home because I got sick at work in the bathroom. I have never ever gotten sick the day after. It was terrible and it will be a long long time before I share 5 pitchers with just Melissa. We were both really drunk, way too much beer.
The other day I got a package from T-Mobile and itis a battery for a phone I don't even own. I call them and the guy tells me that I placed the order last week. I tell him that I haven't even called in about any issues for quite some time. I held the battery up to the back of my phone to see if it was the same size. I guess it did something because since then my call logs have erased and I lost all my text messages and any that have been coming in I have not gotten. Maybe the phone is going out, this is really the first issue I have had with my Blackberry.
I finally spoke with my new boss J.R. about training and such. We are going to meet next week and he will give me all my information about where I am staying and flight information and my new phone. They give you a phone to use and it will most likely be a data device. So I am not really worried about my T-mobile phone, I just need to figure out how to get out of the contract with out paying $200. I think I have a year left, and I know that in the old days your could call and say that your moving out of the country they don't make you pay the $200. I might try that, not sure yet.
My last day with Pier 1 will be next Tuesday, I was off Wednesday and Thursday of this week because of the holiday. I walk in to work today and they let go all of the part time people, my boss, the woman who was the lead on my team and the other supervisor. It is fucking crazy because the company is doing better than it has in years. They are also changing the hours so they call center is only open Monday through Friday and they will only be helping customers and no longer helping stores. So pretty much all the problems I had are being fixed now that I am leaving. That is pretty much the story of my life.
I kind of wish I had known because then I could deal the weekends and work during the week and keep the easiest job I have ever had, but it is too late for that and AT&T is still way to good an opportunity to pass up. The changes here shouldn't be that big of a deal to me since I am leaving anyway but they are. They are letting people come get their stuff tomorrow at scheduled times and there were security guards here the other day people said. I got such a warm feeling from this place, I guess it is not all its cracked up to be.
Since I am leaving Pier 1 I feel free to talk about our credit card provider Chase. This is the worst company I have ever dealt with, I am really not sure how they are still around. About 5 or 6 times a day I get phone calls from customers who have never received their card or their statements but will get phone calls from collections departments. They handle our coupons as well but none of their reps know that so they transfer customers over to us and there is nothing that we can do. A woman was getting collection calls from someone there who told her that she is like every other dead beat senior citizen who doesn't pay their bills. We call them about it and they had no record of it. We had to speak with 3 supervisors before we could get any information about it. So I will NEVER have an account with them, and I suggest to all my readers (all 2 of you) to not ever do business with them.
Ok that is all for now, until later.
Poker is going well again, I am up over 20 buy ins for the month. If I hadn't taken a 25nl shot and blown some money in SNGs it would have been even better, but what can you do? I will post some graphs and poker tracker shots later. Hopefully this will continue over the next few months.
I got really drunk on Sunday night and had to work on Memorial day and wound up going home because I got sick at work in the bathroom. I have never ever gotten sick the day after. It was terrible and it will be a long long time before I share 5 pitchers with just Melissa. We were both really drunk, way too much beer.
The other day I got a package from T-Mobile and itis a battery for a phone I don't even own. I call them and the guy tells me that I placed the order last week. I tell him that I haven't even called in about any issues for quite some time. I held the battery up to the back of my phone to see if it was the same size. I guess it did something because since then my call logs have erased and I lost all my text messages and any that have been coming in I have not gotten. Maybe the phone is going out, this is really the first issue I have had with my Blackberry.
I finally spoke with my new boss J.R. about training and such. We are going to meet next week and he will give me all my information about where I am staying and flight information and my new phone. They give you a phone to use and it will most likely be a data device. So I am not really worried about my T-mobile phone, I just need to figure out how to get out of the contract with out paying $200. I think I have a year left, and I know that in the old days your could call and say that your moving out of the country they don't make you pay the $200. I might try that, not sure yet.
My last day with Pier 1 will be next Tuesday, I was off Wednesday and Thursday of this week because of the holiday. I walk in to work today and they let go all of the part time people, my boss, the woman who was the lead on my team and the other supervisor. It is fucking crazy because the company is doing better than it has in years. They are also changing the hours so they call center is only open Monday through Friday and they will only be helping customers and no longer helping stores. So pretty much all the problems I had are being fixed now that I am leaving. That is pretty much the story of my life.
I kind of wish I had known because then I could deal the weekends and work during the week and keep the easiest job I have ever had, but it is too late for that and AT&T is still way to good an opportunity to pass up. The changes here shouldn't be that big of a deal to me since I am leaving anyway but they are. They are letting people come get their stuff tomorrow at scheduled times and there were security guards here the other day people said. I got such a warm feeling from this place, I guess it is not all its cracked up to be.
Since I am leaving Pier 1 I feel free to talk about our credit card provider Chase. This is the worst company I have ever dealt with, I am really not sure how they are still around. About 5 or 6 times a day I get phone calls from customers who have never received their card or their statements but will get phone calls from collections departments. They handle our coupons as well but none of their reps know that so they transfer customers over to us and there is nothing that we can do. A woman was getting collection calls from someone there who told her that she is like every other dead beat senior citizen who doesn't pay their bills. We call them about it and they had no record of it. We had to speak with 3 supervisors before we could get any information about it. So I will NEVER have an account with them, and I suggest to all my readers (all 2 of you) to not ever do business with them.
Ok that is all for now, until later.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Decent poker day
It took me awhile but I managed to squeak out a win today. I played a couple more of the 180 SNGs and didn't do shit. Here is a screen shot of my play today.
Going to Kung-Fu tonight and thats all really.
Until later.
Going to Kung-Fu tonight and thats all really.
Until later.
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