I got a new job yesterday, applied for it last week but got the offer and official announcement yesterday. It is at the same place I have been working the last year but it is a nice promotion. I am now Financial Officer, will be taking care of accounting functions but mainly the financial statements, the investment portfolio and a few other finance functions.
I am very happy about this because it is a huge step in the direction of where I want my career to go, a much bigger step than I would of thought would come at this point. The one thing that I am the most excited about though is that I get an office, haha. Four walls, a door, ceiling and floor, you know the whole office experience haha. It may be a dumb thing to be happy about but Ive never had my own office before and I am looking forward to that. This starts on Monday.
Game 7 tomorrow. It is great that such an awesome post-season is ending in the best possible way. Lets go Pens, need to put together the perfect away game to pull this one off.
6/11/2009
6/07/2009
*B "You hit that guy..." *DB "Your joking?" *B "Why would I joke about that?"
B=Myself
DB=Douche Bag
I played golf yesterday afternoon, first game of the year, beautiful day, had a good time.
One thing happened though. I saw a guy get hit in the head with a golf ball. Seriously thought he was dead for a moment. We had a foursome and were walking, a threesome in carts was behind us. We were not holding them up at all, in fact we were playing real fast, but after 9, even though we had already hit our drives they wanted to play through. Was not necessary but we let just cause who cares? It was a nice Saturday so what does it matter.
Now when you ask to play through you now have 4 guys watching you tee off, would of been good if even one of them hit the fairway, not the case though. One of them is trailing off to the left and you can see a few guys standing down there playing on an opposite fairway, sort of in the trees lining the two holes. Most people would call "four" at this time.
Sure its an odd thing to say in an attempt to allow a fellow golfer a chance to shield whatever part of his/her body he/she deems most worthy of said shielding. But who am I or anyone else to question common ettiquette and for that matter an absolute must when the safety of someone else is involved.
So DB nor any of his friends give any warning to the group playing on the other hole. Now picture this a ball is hit and about 250 yards away the sound is still quite audible to us up near the tee. It was a thud of monstrous proportions. It sounded like when you jump of a diving board and as you enter the water you are wacking a pool noodle as hard as you can against said water. That kind of a thud, only it was not compressed foam and H2O, it was a rock hard, aerodynamic ball and a mans skull. The guy dropped immediately. It was not an ouch my head hurts I am going to drop to the ground like I play Serie A Italian soccer (sorry "football"). No, he dropped like mike tyson just punched him in the jaw. Knees buckled, out like a light, "where am I" droppage. No one says anything.
I say "You hit that guy..."
The response I get was "Your joking?"
I reply "Why would I joke about that?"
Now the guys buddies are running over to see if he was alright. And these morons who just were responsible for maybe killing the guy are more worried about hitting their remaining shots before going to see if the mans okay. BTW, hes still out like a light on the ground.
The last thing the guy says before heading out there is, "I hope they dont pick up my ball". ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?! You could of killed the guy and your worried about a golf ball? Now okay golf balls can be expensive, sometimes i will hit $6 Pro V1's but come on, i would sacrifice a $6 ball to make sure someone is still breathing.
Anyways, the guy did get up, real happy about that. Could of been a much worse situation if he did not. Never thought I would see that.
A Plea...If you are golfing and you are a mucker, like basically everyone without some professional tour card is, you are going to have bad shots. Please do the right thing and warn others who are just trying to enjoy a nice day on the course of the potential death strike rocketing toward them by saying one simple word in your outside voice, "Four!" That is all you have to do, ya it is a dumb word but your dumb if you dont yell it when you should.
DB=Douche Bag
I played golf yesterday afternoon, first game of the year, beautiful day, had a good time.
One thing happened though. I saw a guy get hit in the head with a golf ball. Seriously thought he was dead for a moment. We had a foursome and were walking, a threesome in carts was behind us. We were not holding them up at all, in fact we were playing real fast, but after 9, even though we had already hit our drives they wanted to play through. Was not necessary but we let just cause who cares? It was a nice Saturday so what does it matter.
Now when you ask to play through you now have 4 guys watching you tee off, would of been good if even one of them hit the fairway, not the case though. One of them is trailing off to the left and you can see a few guys standing down there playing on an opposite fairway, sort of in the trees lining the two holes. Most people would call "four" at this time.
Sure its an odd thing to say in an attempt to allow a fellow golfer a chance to shield whatever part of his/her body he/she deems most worthy of said shielding. But who am I or anyone else to question common ettiquette and for that matter an absolute must when the safety of someone else is involved.
So DB nor any of his friends give any warning to the group playing on the other hole. Now picture this a ball is hit and about 250 yards away the sound is still quite audible to us up near the tee. It was a thud of monstrous proportions. It sounded like when you jump of a diving board and as you enter the water you are wacking a pool noodle as hard as you can against said water. That kind of a thud, only it was not compressed foam and H2O, it was a rock hard, aerodynamic ball and a mans skull. The guy dropped immediately. It was not an ouch my head hurts I am going to drop to the ground like I play Serie A Italian soccer (sorry "football"). No, he dropped like mike tyson just punched him in the jaw. Knees buckled, out like a light, "where am I" droppage. No one says anything.
I say "You hit that guy..."
The response I get was "Your joking?"
I reply "Why would I joke about that?"
Now the guys buddies are running over to see if he was alright. And these morons who just were responsible for maybe killing the guy are more worried about hitting their remaining shots before going to see if the mans okay. BTW, hes still out like a light on the ground.
The last thing the guy says before heading out there is, "I hope they dont pick up my ball". ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?! You could of killed the guy and your worried about a golf ball? Now okay golf balls can be expensive, sometimes i will hit $6 Pro V1's but come on, i would sacrifice a $6 ball to make sure someone is still breathing.
Anyways, the guy did get up, real happy about that. Could of been a much worse situation if he did not. Never thought I would see that.
A Plea...If you are golfing and you are a mucker, like basically everyone without some professional tour card is, you are going to have bad shots. Please do the right thing and warn others who are just trying to enjoy a nice day on the course of the potential death strike rocketing toward them by saying one simple word in your outside voice, "Four!" That is all you have to do, ya it is a dumb word but your dumb if you dont yell it when you should.
6/04/2009
Malkin from Stall and Letang
I played my first hockey game last night and it felt real good. I did not have the endurance of before yet but I know that will come back. I am just real happy that there was no pain during or after. I was stressing about that because the last thing I wanted was to be hurt again and also I was just dying to play. So needless to say I am very happy with how that went. Also on the hockey note, we won...hrmm 1-0 with me in the lineup, telling stat, haha.
Lets hope the Pens can pull out another great performance and really extend this series. If they win tonight the momentum will be officially shifted and the series will no doubt turn out to be a far greater match than one would of thought after the first two games.
I am starting to shovel alot of money into my car for repairs. Starting to wonder if it is time to look at getting something new. Not that I want to because I really do like my car alot and also it is very nice to own it straight up and have no payments at all. Also not sure if I would go with used or new if I did decide to get something else, well of course new has the bigger costs, it would certainly avoid some of the repair costs of a used vehicle. Need to make this decision sooner than later.
P.S. The title of this post is what it is because as I was about to hit the Post button I realized I did not have a title, I then thought what could I ever title such a post. Then at that moment Jim Hughson anounced the scoring play that just occured. neat.
Lets hope the Pens can pull out another great performance and really extend this series. If they win tonight the momentum will be officially shifted and the series will no doubt turn out to be a far greater match than one would of thought after the first two games.
I am starting to shovel alot of money into my car for repairs. Starting to wonder if it is time to look at getting something new. Not that I want to because I really do like my car alot and also it is very nice to own it straight up and have no payments at all. Also not sure if I would go with used or new if I did decide to get something else, well of course new has the bigger costs, it would certainly avoid some of the repair costs of a used vehicle. Need to make this decision sooner than later.
P.S. The title of this post is what it is because as I was about to hit the Post button I realized I did not have a title, I then thought what could I ever title such a post. Then at that moment Jim Hughson anounced the scoring play that just occured. neat.
5/30/2009
The End is Near
Stanley Cup Finals, the best. Thanks for asking.
Pittsburgh in 6, wishful thinking? Id say but I want to see them get it done. I have seemingly been cheering for the young, underdog teams more often than not this whole post-season so why stop now? I saw an interview with Malkin today, that guy is nothing but Russian, just listen to him talk. Scratch that, he is a Soviet, the last survivor, there I said it.
Would have been hard to guess this match up for the finals again. Detroit is the perennial easy pick to come out of the West so no surprise there. Pittsburgh seemed like they lost alot in the off-season but made some good moves throughout the year and in my opinion are stronger overall than last year at this time.
Anthony made a post about Korean politics. That is awesome. Best political convos ever have been between him and myself. He mentioned the current situation over there, and all I can say is some people are just insane. I would say that I am about 96% opposed to war/violence. The remaining 4% is for when there is people lurking around that need to be gotten rid of for the good of everyone. That little weiner in North Korea needs a bomb dropped on his palace so that we never have to hear about potential resurrections of wars that have been over for half a century again.
Every one watch Game 1 tonight, the end of one of the most amazing playoffs in quite some time is almost here so enjoy it while you can.
Pittsburgh in 6, wishful thinking? Id say but I want to see them get it done. I have seemingly been cheering for the young, underdog teams more often than not this whole post-season so why stop now? I saw an interview with Malkin today, that guy is nothing but Russian, just listen to him talk. Scratch that, he is a Soviet, the last survivor, there I said it.
Would have been hard to guess this match up for the finals again. Detroit is the perennial easy pick to come out of the West so no surprise there. Pittsburgh seemed like they lost alot in the off-season but made some good moves throughout the year and in my opinion are stronger overall than last year at this time.
Anthony made a post about Korean politics. That is awesome. Best political convos ever have been between him and myself. He mentioned the current situation over there, and all I can say is some people are just insane. I would say that I am about 96% opposed to war/violence. The remaining 4% is for when there is people lurking around that need to be gotten rid of for the good of everyone. That little weiner in North Korea needs a bomb dropped on his palace so that we never have to hear about potential resurrections of wars that have been over for half a century again.
Every one watch Game 1 tonight, the end of one of the most amazing playoffs in quite some time is almost here so enjoy it while you can.
5/24/2009
That is one sexy eleven year old...
My car you sickos...I washed it up today inside and out and it looks spectacular. Nice shine happening, a lack of dust and dirt on the interior, it must be spring time. I cannot believe the amount of trash that was found under the seats of that car, like what was some of that stuff? Probably paid for my coffee for the week too with the coin found in random cracks.
Come on Chicago, get it together. That is all I am going to say about that.
Watched the UFC event last night (thank you Jesse for the hospitality). I cannot understand the popularity of that sport though. Granted it is cool to see someone get knocked out, and a good battle between two evenly matched guys can be exciting. But in the limited viewing experience i have with said sport I have yet to see the excitement overcome my lack of caring. Too much sizing up and dancing around. I dunno, just my opinion, I am all for combat sports I just dont put it on the same level as the traditional major sports, but with the popularity of it and the amount of money they are bringing in there must be alot of people that disagree with me. So good for the UFC for that success, I will occaisionaly watch a pay-per-view but more so becuase it is what my friends are doing that night than for the actual event.
A friend of mine was questioning why i had not posted on here lately. So hopefully this makes him happy. This also brings up two questions of mine though, 1) Does he not have anything better to do than to read my blog. Come on it is just my bad opinions about useless stuff. 2) Why did no one else miss my posts after about a week of inactivity? Come on people, show the love.
Come on Chicago, get it together. That is all I am going to say about that.
Watched the UFC event last night (thank you Jesse for the hospitality). I cannot understand the popularity of that sport though. Granted it is cool to see someone get knocked out, and a good battle between two evenly matched guys can be exciting. But in the limited viewing experience i have with said sport I have yet to see the excitement overcome my lack of caring. Too much sizing up and dancing around. I dunno, just my opinion, I am all for combat sports I just dont put it on the same level as the traditional major sports, but with the popularity of it and the amount of money they are bringing in there must be alot of people that disagree with me. So good for the UFC for that success, I will occaisionaly watch a pay-per-view but more so becuase it is what my friends are doing that night than for the actual event.
A friend of mine was questioning why i had not posted on here lately. So hopefully this makes him happy. This also brings up two questions of mine though, 1) Does he not have anything better to do than to read my blog. Come on it is just my bad opinions about useless stuff. 2) Why did no one else miss my posts after about a week of inactivity? Come on people, show the love.
5/16/2009
Hockey is Cool
With the Conference Finals here the days of multiple games on every night are gone, and that is sad. All four series from last round were amazing (three go the distance to seven games, are you serious?). Also the Ottawa of the West is out so that makes me happy.
If you have even a passing interest in hockey you should be salivating at the idea of the potential Pittsburgh-Chicago final. That would be absolutely amazing for so many reasons...
Pittsburgh-Carolina
Of course I am cheering for Pittsburgh, did you not read the first part of this post? Everyone knows I was going for Washington last round. That had nothing to do with a dislike for Pittsburgh but more so due to a budding man-crush for Ovechkin. I make fun of Sidney 'Promise-Ring' Crosby alot, but come on, he is an amazing player and I want to see him win. If for no other reason than I would assume Mario would finally let Sid stay out past 10:30 for a night of celebrations.
Detroit-Chicago
While the Wings are a great team I just really want to see all the young guys on Chicago get to the finals, they are way too exciting to not see in the next round. The one great thing about this series is regardless of who wins, there will not be any Stanley Cup Final games played at 10:30 because thankfully no west coast teams are around. So we can all watch the Finals and still be productive members of society the next day, nice.
So there you have it, not my predictions but my hopes of who will prevail in the Conference Finals. The playoffs have been amazing thus far and it looks like they will continue that trend in the next couple of weeks.
If you have even a passing interest in hockey you should be salivating at the idea of the potential Pittsburgh-Chicago final. That would be absolutely amazing for so many reasons...
- Two young teams
- Both offensive powers
- Pittsburgh knowing how it feels to lose in the finals and never wanting that to happen again
- Chicago seemingly toying with all competition by continually spotting them early leads only to come roaring back
- Pittsburgh has two of the top scorers in the league
- Chicago has probably the most balanced offensive game of any team in the league
- The speed and back and forth play in such a final would be amazing
- Lets not forget the goalies and defence, both teams are very adequate, to say the least, in those areas
Pittsburgh-Carolina
Of course I am cheering for Pittsburgh, did you not read the first part of this post? Everyone knows I was going for Washington last round. That had nothing to do with a dislike for Pittsburgh but more so due to a budding man-crush for Ovechkin. I make fun of Sidney 'Promise-Ring' Crosby alot, but come on, he is an amazing player and I want to see him win. If for no other reason than I would assume Mario would finally let Sid stay out past 10:30 for a night of celebrations.
Detroit-Chicago
While the Wings are a great team I just really want to see all the young guys on Chicago get to the finals, they are way too exciting to not see in the next round. The one great thing about this series is regardless of who wins, there will not be any Stanley Cup Final games played at 10:30 because thankfully no west coast teams are around. So we can all watch the Finals and still be productive members of society the next day, nice.
So there you have it, not my predictions but my hopes of who will prevail in the Conference Finals. The playoffs have been amazing thus far and it looks like they will continue that trend in the next couple of weeks.
5/12/2009
A few things
Two Monday's in a row turn out to be absolutely amazing hockey nights and of course I am not watching either one of them. They are the only two days I have not watched at least one game since the playoffs started and they happen to be the two best ones in recent memory. So, if anyone wants me for anything this coming Monday I will be unavailable, unless its to watch hockey.
I am going back to work tomorrow, it will be exactly 4 weeks to the day since having surgery. This whole situation has really been dragging out and I am glad to be getting back to my normal life a little bit. I expected to be working again two weeks ago so this whole extended time off has really bothered me. The doctor says two more weeks and I can get back to everything I was doing before with no restrictions, I am looking very forward to that date so that I can just forget all the nonsense of this situation. Thanks again for everyone that has been real helpful and supportive, for coming to visit/hang out or offering rides to places, etc. greatly appreciated.
The time off was at least a little productive, once I was off the drugs I was able to get some studying done, finished reading the CSC V2 textbook and plan to write the volume 2 exam sometime in June after some good review time and practice with the formulas, ratios, etc.
I am cleaning my closet out today, never realized how much junk I have been throwing in there and completely forgetting about (was it really easier to throw empty shoe boxes into the back of the closet rather than take them right to the recycling bin?).
I am going back to work tomorrow, it will be exactly 4 weeks to the day since having surgery. This whole situation has really been dragging out and I am glad to be getting back to my normal life a little bit. I expected to be working again two weeks ago so this whole extended time off has really bothered me. The doctor says two more weeks and I can get back to everything I was doing before with no restrictions, I am looking very forward to that date so that I can just forget all the nonsense of this situation. Thanks again for everyone that has been real helpful and supportive, for coming to visit/hang out or offering rides to places, etc. greatly appreciated.
The time off was at least a little productive, once I was off the drugs I was able to get some studying done, finished reading the CSC V2 textbook and plan to write the volume 2 exam sometime in June after some good review time and practice with the formulas, ratios, etc.
I am cleaning my closet out today, never realized how much junk I have been throwing in there and completely forgetting about (was it really easier to throw empty shoe boxes into the back of the closet rather than take them right to the recycling bin?).
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