Vikings and Titans

A friend got tickets to see the Vikings and Titans play in Nashville tonight. I know it's the preseason but the opportunity to see my boys in purple in action was something I couldn't miss out on. Nashville is a great little town and we are staying just across the bridge, so it was an easy walk. It rained like crazy for pretty much the entire 1st half but we had ponchos and they performed miraculously keeping us dry. Plus we got to see UofL alum Teddy Bridgewater toss a TD pass. AND THE VIKINGS WON!!!

Great night. :)

Better to know than not...

The day started off fine. At some point in the morning my boss Skyped me and asked me bluntly if I was in the market. Never being one to shy from the truth I admitted that I had an appointment setup with a recruiter to get things moving just in case things don't go my way at the end of our fiscal year. The conversation meandered until it finally reached the tipping point. And in that moment I understood what my boss was telling me. My salary expectations will not be met. I told him no hard feelings but I have to find a job that pays more. I've been working my ass off for a year under the assumption that if I "put the time in the money will come". Turns out that was never necessarily the case. Frowny face.

I left work a little early to contemplate things. I dug down and found the strength to continue working at bust-ass pace. But I also found the courage to start distancing myself from the people that I know and love at work.

In a way, I am relieved. I am disappointed. But also relieved.

The time for me to move along has come, much to my chagrin.

...rrrrrrrrk

Woke up at 6am to go to work. Played golf. Showered. Went to work. Played soccer. Showered. Blogged. Went to bed.

Wooooooooo...

I spent all day at work. I went to yoga. I showered. I went back to work. I came home and passed out.

OMFG, YOU GUYS (re: SolForge)

This is the exact email I sent to two of my friends that play a common game with me. It is called SolForge and it is a card-based game played on the PC or iPad. I didn't help Kickstart it but I came in on the first wave after it was becoming a thing. I like it. It's kinda nerdy, perhaps, but that is part of the charm.

I was griping to myself, literally speaking aloud to myself (I find that going 12+ hours without talking isn't good for the voice), about not being able to buy new booster decks with silver for the new Secrets of Solis expansion. And said, "I never get anything *really* good..." as I was opening the first of the two packs I had won for the day...

Boom.

Legendary! It was Cercee, the badass Forgeborn level IV Nek card!!! Alas, <insert heavy sigh>, I wanted her so bad that I crafted her immediately after she was unlocked. So that was cool and raised my spirits a bit. Time to open the second pack...

Kaaaboom.

LEGENDARY!!! Call the Lightning. Tempys spell bestowing friendly creatures with +8 attack and battle and additional turn. I had never even heard of that card and it's from the original set. Kaarazy!

/me is nerd. 8)

Work hard, play hard

This weekend was packed with two things - work and play. And I performed them both at max power.

Brew at the Zoo

Even with the pre-party torrential downpour, the Brew at the Zoo was a blast. Ran into friends, old and new. Drank some good beer and cider. Had a bite of a White Castle. Had a cuddle buddy for the night. What a great time!

On the other hand, I've been working off and on all day and night with the mess from a deploy at work. Argh!

Work is killing me

It's only a matter of sooner or later. Gawd, I hope sooner. ;)

Tournament night...

... ended with yet another loss in the finals.

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Checklists

I operated on a daily basis using checklists. I really enjoyed regulating my day with a checklist. I'm pretty efficient with a checklist. But a few months ago I inexplicably stopped, cold turkey, making a daily checklist. And I truly think that my life has suffered because of it. I known that I've been in a funk - multi-month funk now it feels like. And I'm beginning to wonder if the lack of a checklist is contributing to it.

I don't feel like I get anything done during the day. I have no list to keep me on task. I have no list to remind me what I actually did. So I've felt like a worthless turd for a long time. Some people might be okay with that feeling but I expect more from myself because I strive for more.

So, yesterday evening, I made a checklist. I didn't get through it all but I did get through a good amount of it. Dishes, laundry, sheets, shower liner, trash, mail. The place looks better because of it. And I feel better because of it. I made one for work and I've been more focused today than it feels like I've been for a good while.

Checklists. Who knew that they were so important to me?

Golf league!

Golf league started today. What a great way to end a busy Tuesday! Yay! We lost but it was a good time... always a good time!

And I know that 2015 is a ways away, but I am really excited about the new Mad Max: Fury Road movie. I admit that it is a guilty pleasure. But I keep watching the trailer and I want to see more! :)

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/madmaxfuryroad/

Another wasted Monda... no wait just a minute! GalCiv3 beta!

Monday mornings comes fast. Work was tough but I had a good pace today. Lunch was lunch. I left after lunch for some home field advantage. During that time I figured something out that had me stumped at work... kinda like a boss, if I do say so myself. Work, work, work. Video games and video games. Grind, grind, grind. It's almost 8pm and my evening is slipping away into waste.

And then I remembered that I had a beta I wanted to try out... for a little ol' game called GalCiv 3. Back in April, I was busting with joy when I was able to name my own star in the upcoming Galactic Civilizations III game. I named that star PoraPora. I did not want to have to put up with the nonsense that the alpha was going to give. And I'm downloading the game after a pretty significant beta patch.

Might this herald a new era of turn-based strategy video game addiction? One can only hope...(?) I have my beta key and the game is downloading now...

Another wasted Sunday

Woke up early. Made lasagna while I did laundry. Took the 'rents to see the Downs fam. Those kids sure love Nana and Poppy. Ate lunch with mom and dad. Went home and let the day waste away. Ate candy all day and night until I passed out at my desk. I woke up at 3:04am.

So tired of this routine. So unable and/or unwilling to go through the trouble of figuring out what I must do to break myself out of it.

I have decided that I am going to stack the boxes from my storage unit in my bedroom. At least the collectibles. The Halloween stuff might go in the shed (or the trash). It's gonna be a tight squeeze but I need to empty that thing!

Another Saturday...

... another day wasted on video games.

If I didn't get out to go have lunch with my mom I doubt I would've left the house yesterday. I'm such a loser.

Random Gripes

I don't want to be the guy that wakes up a curmudgeon. But I'm really having trouble getting myself out of bed these days. I'm going to vent, randomly and rapid-fire...

My job is really stressing me out these days. I'm already stressed out but now I'm being asked to take on more. And we're reducing our headcount by another two resources. I call them resources because I don't like to think of them as people if we are "firing" them. I'm worried about what happens at the end of the fiscal year. I need to have that talk with my boss but I never seem motivated to do it. I'm fretting, to say the least. I'm really still mad about some of my father's behavior during vacation. Perhaps it's unfounded, but I feel angst toward him for not being a better role model for me and everyone else. It gets under my skin so bad but it really shouldn't, I suppose. People are who they are. I need to empty my storage unit and do *something* with my collectibles - either sell them or keep them. I need to sell them. I don't know why I'm being such a wimp and not just accept that. It'll be another $200 if I don't get them out by the end of the month. My work friend situation is bugging me. A good friend moved away. Another friend is on my last nerve. I have a crush on another friend. I totally shouldn't. I'm a heart-broken heart-breaker. I'm a mess. I'm so broke. I am hella-addicted to video games right now - or at the very least the escape they bring me. But even that escape is turning into a bad taste in my mouth. I'm seeing a grrrl that I don't really feel any spark for. She's *really* into me and I am simply not feeling it. I was texting another grrrl. I really liked her. But then she sent the pic that confirmed what I thought she had been hiding... that cute chubby face is attached to a large body. Boo. :|

Okay, enough of that. Video game hella-addiction...

I need to break out of this cycle

I'm rutted. I'm grinding through each day but not enjoying any of it. I don't like work right now. I don't like not working right now. I'm having trouble finding joy in anything I do. So I'm sticking to a daily schedule, just to make it through the day. And I hate it. Ugh.

I've got to snap out of this. Something's got to give. Living my life these last few weeks is no way to live.

Guardians of the Galaxy

I was in a pretty bad mood today so I took myself to go see Guardians of the Galaxy again. I really love that movie. I love the charisma and charm of that motley crue - Peter Quill, Gamorra, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket, and Groot. There are moments in that movie that really tickle me. And there are moments in that movie that move me - I nearly tear up at three separate moments in that flick. Oh boy, what fun!

I walked out of the theater in just a stellar mood! Stop reading my silly blog and go to the theater (or pop in the BluRay) and watch this flick!

Welcome to the world, Wee Abram

Wee Abram was born this morning at 9:28am. Last I heard, he has all 10 fingers and all 10 toes. Everyone is doing well. :)

(and happy birfday, momma!)

Robin Williams Dead at 63

Holy shazbot. Robin Williams is dead. He was a funny man once. Apparently he went via suicide. Na-Nu Na-Nu.