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My full time ...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/318335http://nic.joeuser.com/article/318335Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/314386
I work tomorrow, and am booked for afternoons. Because its generally so bloody cold at work because of the aircon, I actually semi look forward to showing up.  Our apartment is still pretty hot...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/314386http://nic.joeuser.com/article/314386Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/314260
I searched the drawers and came up with the daily newspaper, an old OK! magazine, and another glossy with a killer suduko puzzle. The girl...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/314260http://nic.joeuser.com/article/314260Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/313337
Technically speaking, the night shift sucks because after a certain timeline, certain programs are shut down and we begin on back up mode.  Nothing can get done for people in a hurry, and even though we have a backup program, its proper to advise that if we even try to do it on the backup system, it could end up taking 20 times as long. Better to wait the 5 hrs and callback in the morning, than to try...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/313337http://nic.joeuser.com/article/313337Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/312350
I don't have a whole list of streets in town to avoid, but like most towns, there's always a back alley with a discarded pair of underwear, a single shoe, and a bunch of random bottles, dead dry, of course.

I literally hang out in one back alley on a regular basis, having been prohibited to loiter (ie: smoke) in either the front or side of the building of where I work.  Because I've got...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/312350http://nic.joeuser.com/article/312350Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/312132
I took a couple of sick days this week as I had the stomach flu. Now, I'm not frivolous with my days off, but man, was it ever lovely ...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/312132http://nic.joeuser.com/article/312132Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/310542
The weather's been a beaut this past week with temps in the eighties, and even though its slowly getting cooler, I'm no longer frightened about another dump-on this year. We did get snow 2 days ago, for like seven seconds which melted before it ev...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/310542http://nic.joeuser.com/article/310542Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/308431
Not much has been going on.  A couple of weeks of just working, Saturday trips to the Farmer's Market, Sunday afternoons renting videos, and dinners for two at the kitchen table.  My cooking skills are fairly adequate.  The only thing that really limits me to branch out from a plain and predictable menu is my child who simply likes things plain and predictable.  The plus...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/308431http://nic.joeuser.com/article/308431Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/305378
After trying to lock 'em out of the apartment for part of the morning, the girls are back indoors and watching Alvin and the Chipmunks, which is probably the worst movie I've seen this year (including both Spiderwick and Jumper, movies that should have delivered a whole lot more.) I love Jason Lee, which is the only reason why I consented to be in the same room at the same time while it was playing, but I don't think anyone could save this movie. And th...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/305378http://nic.joeuser.com/article/305378Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/305227...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/305227http://nic.joeuser.com/article/305227Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/303389
A girl in my class, while out on smoke break, mentioned that she wasn't well liked as a child. "Really?" I asked, trying to sound sincere as possible....]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/303389http://nic.joeuser.com/article/303389Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/303250
I brushed off the car though, and after letting it warm up, Kole and I got in and went out. We watched as other vehicles tried to make it up hills, but failed; saw minor fender benders; and a whole...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/303250http://nic.joeuser.com/article/303250Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/303145Who plays it cool,
By making his world a little colder.

Every day is the same, except for a few more centimetres of snow.  A winter wonderland always sounds so delightful to those who rarely see snow, and not the daily drudge of the slush, salt, and icy paths that accompany it. There's so many pluses about winter, but right now, all I can see is the negative about it.

I wish it was spring; nothing like gentle breezes and love in...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/303145http://nic.joeuser.com/article/303145Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/300484
I'm in week 4 of training, and though I've previously worked there before, I was required to re-train as I had been offsite for more than a year.  Fair enough. I'd be concerned if they just threw me back onto the floor without any sort of reintroduction.  Alas, I was sent right back in with the beginners, which, in my opinion, is pretty poor business; I really only needed about a week of review, followed by maybe an extra day or two in billing tu...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/300484http://nic.joeuser.com/article/300484Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00NickyGhttp://nic.joeuser.com/article/177026
See, the difficulties with being involved within so many committees is that it generally just seems that for any decision that is to be made, we need at least 2 meetings to achive this result. The gener...]]>http://nic.joeuser.com/article/177026http://nic.joeuser.com/article/177026Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -04002008-08-07T20:59:00