Daily Segs

So I know that all of my recent posts have essentially been me bitching about how much my job sucks, so I promise you that this time won't be similar to that. It does suck a lot, but luckily I did not have to clean tonight so I got off at ten o'clock, which was nice. My sister is supposedly coming home tonight too so it will be nice to spend some time with her. And hey, I even get to watch some of the Reds, because their game went into extra innings. I'm really not sure why I even care anymore about them, seeing as how they just got swept in a four games series at home against the Mets and just don't seem to have that fire and excitement to them like they did last year. Dad told me today that after their lost yesterday Miguel Cairo, the cagey vet that I love and the Reds are lucky to have on their team, apparently got very upset and called out the team in the clubhouse. Some people may see this as someone just trying to be bigger than the team and essentially saying, ...

As much as I'd like to say that I went out for my birthday on Monday night and got obscenely wasted with my friends, I cannot for the sole reason of a place called Meijer Distribution Center. As you all remember from my last post, I did have to work on my birthday, and of course it had to be a long day and I did not get home until about 11 pm. This gave me an hour or so that I was able to enjoy my birthday night, and unlike some people I know, I did not get to go out and enjoy it. A few of my friends and family members have told me that their 21st birthday was not as good as their 20th, for various reasons but I am not able to say that I am one of them. And contrary to popular belief, being 20 years old feels the exact same as being 19. Big shocker, I know. As the day after my birthday progressed, a good friend of mine who I met at school came to visit me and spend some time. It was truly wonderful, and I'm blessed that she was able to come see me and we went to the movies to s...

It's been a while since I've been on here and I know it seems like I almost always say something to that effect, but just like last time I'm going to say nothing was really going on in my life that was too exciting until today. And that is because 20 years ago today I was brought to this crazy place they call Earth, only thirteen days late at that. My mother has told me multiple times how awful I made the last bit of the pregnancy complete hell for the simple fact that it was blazing hot in the summer of 1991 and I was content with staying in the womb. I have apologized endlessly to her about this, citing the fact that I was very young and was having a good time in there and was afraid of the outside world. But my favorite part of the story is how Dad decided that it was time to "get the kid out of her" because it was so flippin' hot outside and Mom was miserable. He brought her to the hospital on Friday the 25th, and after learning that the Doctor wanted to w...

So it's been a while since I've posted, and the only excuse that I have regarding why I haven't done anything about it is because nothing really exciting has happened that I felt was worthy of me talking about. My life has become repetitive, and even though I knew it was going to become like this, it really is getting old. Work sucks, especially last night because we had an hour and a half meeting before work began so that set everything back, and I did not leave the complex until 11:30. The meeting was about how we are switching to some sort of a points system that is based upon work performance as well as attendance. The system will not begin until September 1st, so I'm not really worried about it too much because I'm not planning on being there too much into September before I go back to school. Like I said, I didn't leave until 11:30 or so last night which really was the pits, but I must say that I did fairly well yesterday while I was working. I was pulling...

So I know what summers in Ohio are all about, I mean I have lived here my entire life. They start off with much promise (in terms of weather) with nice day after nice day basically making everyone at home be forced outside. The weather is so beautiful that it's as if the man upstairs is saying, "If you don't do something outside, shame on you. Shame on you." Then comes late June, July, and August and along with it more heat than anyone wants to deal with. We are at that point right now in the year 2011, and the middle of July heat has not disappointed. The Weather Channel has said that it's only in the low to mid-90s temperature wise, and everyone knows that this is most likely true but also know that it does not feel like it for one reason and one reason only: the humidity. The humidity just makes the heat sit in the air, and because there isn't any wind to keep things moving, being outside is absolutely unbearable. Naturally your body starts sweating as it i...

So my last post was naturally all about Harry Potter, and with good reason. I was about to go see the final installment of the movie series, and I haven't been back on here since that night. I was originally a little hesitant to go see the movie at the midnight showing, for the sole fact that I know I was going to be exhausted from work that day and then had to go to work the following day. But it was worth it. The movie was amazing, and I cannot help buy give it an A in my book. They seemingly followed the book right up to the end, with the Epilogue being 19 years in the future when Harry and Ginny got married as well as Ron and Hermione. The special effects were naturally really well done, which was expected because of the way technology is these days. I enjoyed every minute of it, and the fact that I got home and to bed at 3 am makes it that much better. Living the dream. That was just the kickoff to a great weekend, and even though I had to work Friday and Saturday I got off ea...

As a part of my last post, stage one of things to look forward to is tonight. That of course being Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 opening at midnight Eastern Standard Time. I'm uber pumped, because not only did I get off work early I've been thinking about the film all day. My day began with the usual TV and cereal, and when I turned it on it was one CBS, and low and behold, there was Harry Potter himself. Regis and Kelly were interviewing him on their talk show, and I couldn't help but get excited. I only caught the tail end of the interview, but Daniel Radcliffe did say that he is extremely excited for the premiere, for the sole fact that he thinks they "finally got it right." By that, he meant that he thinks that they finally followed the book perfectly and did everything the best that they could. I can't wait to see if he is indeed right, I only hope I can stay awake as it will be the wee hours of the morning when I get to bed. I do have to w...

It has been quite a while since my phalanges and metacarpels have graced this site, and I know that I have been lazy and for that I apologize. I'm just trying to enjoy my summer as best as I can when I'm not spending it in the freezer that is Meijer Distribution Center. Anyways, when I woke up yesterday morning I said to myself that this week was going to suck, I was going to hate my life, and that a week such as this was going to rear its ugly head at me for the rest of my time here in the 937. It was not a very good feeling coming to this realization, and that was when I realized that my pessimism isn't really needed especially seeing as how I'm going to head back to the greatest school in the world in two months. Of course this didn't come without some positive reinforcement. This came in and has continued to come in stages, and it's wonderfully appreciated. The first stage was a simple text message from a random source. I did not recognize the number at all,...

Well, only one more day to get through in terms of the work week and then I get to enjoy both a day off and some fun tomorrow night. Work yesterday was simply not the best for me. On two different occasions I had to go re-stack my pick (the product that I was assigned to select) because I had stacked a few boxes on their respective sides, and they had in turn broken down causing the whole entire thing to lean and almost fall over. Now, you're probably think why did you put it on the skid on its side you dump? Let me tell ya. I believe it was this past Sunday when I was working that a friend (someone who I had gone to high school with and played football with) came up behind me in the aisle I was working in and told me that stacking them on their sides would make my life easier. Looking for anything to help things go faster and my job easier, I did not question him and went on and have been doing so ever since. It made sense. That was until yesterday when the boxes failed me and I g...

After returning home from a day/nights hard work at the distribution center, I relaxed with a piece of apple pie and my sister and enjoyed the Reds almost piss away yet another win. They wanted to, really badly. I didn't get to see very much of the game since I was at work, missing the first 7+ innings because I was lugging around bags of potatoes, boxes of peaches oranges and blueberries, and the like. But after viewing the game recap it appeared to me that the Reds had a 8-0 lead going into the 6th inning thanks to a five run first and Bronson Arroyo pitching well. When I tuned in the score was 8-7, and the Cardinals being who they are had crawled almost all the way back. Now originally I was not a very big fan of closer Francisco Cordero when the Reds signed him because of his inconsistency. But he has been a different animal this season, and in my opinion was snubbed as an all-star. He then reminded me of maybe the reason he was not selected this year. He entered the game in th...

I put the title to this entry in all caps because that is how I feel right at the moment. I just got home from seeing the latest Transformers movie: Dark of the Moon. Dude it's so good. Almost too good. It is so good that I'm willing to say without hesitation that I would be willing to pay money to see it again in theatre. It's that good. Now I realize that all of you are probably thinking that I am saying this because I'm a guy and the stereotypical guy likes hot girls, explosions, and alien robots. I'm not going to go against any of these claims by any means, but there was just something about this movie that separated it from the others. I'm not a movie critic, but I liked the fact that they god rid of Megan Fox , who yes I know is very attractive but I think was holding the movies back and they replaced her with someone who is sexier, and more comfortable being on screen. And sexier. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was someone who I had never heard of before this...

After just getting back from church on this Sunday morning, I decided to take a minute and think about America and where we're at right now. I feel as if it is the right thing to do seeing as how it is 4th of July weekend, and because I turn 20 years old in about three weeks I should probably start learning what in the world is going on in my country. This is obviously because I am going to be voting soon and am quickly becoming more and more important (not really but sort of) and I don't want to be one of those citizens who just goes through life not knowing anything about our government. My parents sister and I discussed how much debt our country is in right now, and how it shows no signs of reducing any time soon. It sucks, and even though I do not really know what it's going to mean for the next five years, my assumption is that taxes are going to be raised and/or the government is going to take more out of our paychecks. It's a vicious cycle, because if that happen...

I don't want to get into a situation where all I do is bitch about my new job, so I promise that this post will be the last one about it for a while. It's not right for me to continue and belittle myself and how much it sucks doing what I do for 8+ hours a day, because after all I was the one who applied for and wanted this job. It pays really well (although this has not been seen yet because I haven't gotten paid) and gives me something to do that keeps me moving around. I have to go to work in a little bit and even though I had originally thought that I was going to get the weekend off I found out yesterday that I must work Sunday because I asked off for next Saturday to go to a wedding with a friend. Mother and sister got me a sweet tie for that though, so I'm looking forward to it. Both today and yesterday I mowed grass, yesterday at home and today at a friends place right down the road. Even though I naturally don't get paid for doing my own lawn, I did today w...