Look who it is... Yea, I know who it is... thats right... its... Me! Hello blogger world. I havent been on here in quite some time. So... HI!!!
A quick update. Im working again. At my old job doing bail bonds again. Life is good. Im kinda sick. Working on not being broke. But all is well. Ill have to get back on here soon. I gotta head to the shower. Night all!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Well, well, well
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Ok, So... I was late in getting the previous post done, I finally got it up today. A little over a month later. Aye. Well... As I thought, they laid me off. Got to bitchin about everything in my department and when the bean counters in the back came across something, they didnt like what they found and thought it should be a quick fix. Well it wasnt. I was having to go in and manually update everything by hand. One model at a time. It was taking some time. (although i was going slow because I knew they were going to lay me off) The new(as of the end of january) Sales manager was one of the 2 managers left. He knew his neck was on the line since they were going down to 1 manager and 3 salesmen. So he was trying to get my job. I knew he was since he was asking information to get into everything. I knew it was coming then. He was trying to get me to do all this shit he didnt want to do when he took it over. So i barely did any of it. Its his headache now.
He still has not changed my cell phone number yet. Im very annoyed. This was on March 16th that they laid me off. They laid off 2 salesmen prior to that and let them finish the day out. Mine was effective immediately. So this new guy calls me like 2 days later and when I answer, he says "Oh this goes to your cell phone!!? How do I change it??" I simply told him to call the vendors. He may have on some of the other ones, but he has not gotten them all. I am still waiting on my check from the last day. They didnt pay me on that check. My salary was the 1st-15th 16-31st I worked on the 16th. And they gave me my check for the 1st-15th with no extra for the 16th. So they still owe me something. I dont work for free.
So for now Im just trying to find a job and trying to live. Waiting on AR to get here. She comes in on the 7th. I cannot wait. :D
Other than that I have been trying to do some odd jobs here and there to keep a little cash on hand. So yea, life has been pretty boring since I was laid off. Except that I have actually stayed busy. Speaking of.. I have shit I gotta do tomorrow. Hrm... Prolly better work on getting to bed soon. Ok, so Ill see yall when I update next. Have fun!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Ok, I have been told several times to post
I work too much, hence the lack of posting. Well, the dealership is going down the drain. They have been laying people off left and right. Im getting the fuck out before they lay me off. Its time to move on. I liked the business and most of the people I work with, but... Its shit now. On to something new. I wish I could have at least made it a year. My performance has suffered as of late. I honestly dont care anymore. I know they will can me soon. I couldn't care less. Fuck them up their asses with no lube and a sandpaper condom. Anyways...
I have been tagged to answer one question that will take up a lot of space with me due to its nature. And if you couldnt tell already, there will be lots of answers to one question. haha. And here we go.
The rules:
1. Just state what kind of sports car will you buy if you have a ton of money at the moment.
Well, lets see here. I plan on being close to Jay Leno status with my cars one day, So I will give you my favorites.
1. 1969 Yenko Camaro- 427 Aluminum Engine and bad as hell. It just looks sexy as fuck. Hell yea. I fell in love with the first one I ever saw. It was so beautiful. I love the stripes and the upholstry. -drool- But these things are fucking bad! I want a few of them.
2. 1969 COPO ZL1 Camaro- Similar to the Yenko but they are a bad sleeper of a car from the showroom floor. Only 69 of them produced. 427 engine, and looked stock as hell but ran like a bat outta hell.
3.Mclaren F1- My absolute favorite exotic car. I saw one in person when I was younger and I knew I wanted one from then on. Yea Lambo's and Ferrari's are sweet, but this thing is so much better. Assembled by hand out of carbon fiber. Fast as shit too. Was the fastest production car until the Koenigsegg CCR came along and broke that. Now the Bugatti Veyron holds that title.
4. 1973 Pontiac Trans Am- Gotta love a shaker hood. But it has to have the Small block 400. MMMMM I love big CI engines. If you cant tell by my choices.
5. 1999 Nissan Skyline GTR-34: Im sorry this thing is just bad ass. I love the look of the nose. Its mean and agressive looking. But I want one very badly. The bodies are just so sechsy and they are fast as hell too.
Alright, I have another update post to do. So im done with this one.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
I must be sick or something
So I was late for work this morning. Woke up about 2 hours late. My manger said I was good. We discussed a pay raise for me. I showed him what I wanted and he said "these numbers are too expensive for the dealership right now" I understand. We are not making money. But he is going to think it over and possibly give me a counter offer. I will see what comes. Who knows, maybe he will agree.
I was going to get off work at 7 tonight so I could see all of the Stars game. But I was loaded down with shit up there. My used car manager bought 18 cars at the auction today. All of which I had to check in and get ready. FUCK, I JUST REALIZED I DIDNT LEAVE THE SERVICE GUYS A NOTE TELLING THEM TO GET THE KEYS OUT OF MY DESK AND SEND THE CARS THROUGH THE SHOP. I MIGHT HAVE TO GO IN EARLY!!! FUCK!!! Sorry. Ugh... I hope that the roads are iced over tomorrow. I might have an excuse to not go in. Who knows. So I got off at about 9. Only got to see the 3rd period of the game. Which was still bad ass. We won 2-0. Shut out for Marty! Hell yea!
So yea, its icy as hell out now. Its been sleeting since around 7:30 or so. And its cold as fuck. 29-31 after I got off work. Its going to get colder and should stay cold as hell tomorrow if I remember correctly. Heres hoping. I want a damn day off.
So Im gonna try and play some catch-up on WW. Ill start with the most recent.
WW#40
1.) If a natural disaster left thousands of people homeless, would you let a family of strangers stay in your house?
Honestly, I probably would not. I would not have let people from Louisiana board in my house. Im sorry, I feel really bad for them, I would donate money, but I have seen the bad side of that. I worked bail bonds when Hurricane Katrina happened. When people came in to my office from that area, they were more rude and flat out obnoxious than people I have seen from Texas. It all would depend on the situation with me honestly.
2.) How often do you watch porn?
Every once in a while, but not very often. It will be more like never once AR gets home! :):):)
3.) How many people have naked or semi-naked pictures of you?
Hopefully only one person now. I hope ex's and stuff didnt keep those pictures. Oh and there might be one or 2 that have been shared by someone;)
4.) When having sex with someone, have you ever fantasized about someone else? If yes, explain why you were thinking of someone else during sex.
It happened once, but it was mutual between the both of us. It turned her on.
5.) Is there ever an appropriate time to lie to someone and push yourself off as single when truthfully you're not?
I dont think so. If you are pushing yourself off as single, then you must be talking to someone you want to be with or something. Yea, like I said. I dont think so.
6.) Who is one person who has changed your life and how did they change things for you?
AR. She is the best person I could have ever met in my life. She is my soul mate. She made my life have meaning. I honestly thought I was going nowhere alone until she came along. Im happy as hell about it. :D
7.) How comfortable are you in bed with your current significant other? Do they know all your kinks or do you tend to hold back? Why? Very! And yes we do know each others kinks. Its awesome. :)
Well Im done for now. Off to bed to talk to AR and sleep. Hoping for Much Icy weather. :) Night all.
Monday, January 26, 2009
2 in a row!
Look 2 posts in a row! Haha. So more good news on the work front. Everything is getting settled up on the decision with how things are going to be handled with the internet department. My GM and I decided that I will go on answering the leads and doing what I normally do, but I will get them in and pass them off to the other salesmen. We are also going to set up a new pay plan which involves a base pay plus commission. I will ask for 2500 monthly plus 10% commission. If he says yes, I will be happy with that, but I will do 5% commisson if he wants me to. I wouldnt mind that honestly. But hey, why not ask for more money?
So that manager that stole my check is out of jail now. He texted me on sunday and said "whats up" like I was still his friend. I did not reply. He just texted me again. "I will pay you and ask you to forgive me." The only thing that bothers me about this situation is that I cant tell if he really wants forgiveness or if he just wants me to not press charges. He is a Christian and reads the book and talks about his faith often, but his actions with everyone are the complete opposite of what he preaches. I cant tell if the faith is just a cover up for his lies or if he is just so troubled and is trying to find his faith. He needs help, but wont get it from me.
I may be an athiest, but I do not mind people and their faiths. I am friends with people with strong beliefs, and we just understand each other and we can have conversations and not get into big fights. My mother is one of them. In the past few years she started going to church again. I have been to church two or three times since I was five. My mom stopped going then and I did not go. I felt uncomfortable the times I went after that. I even attended a church that took you as you are with my best friend in high school. It was uncomfortable then too. It was not feeling like I was being shunned by how I look, it was just not me. And I realized around that time I had no faith. And that is how I choose to live my life. I have strong morals. I am a good person with a big heart. I do not need a religion to define who I am. I have studied over several religions and none of their teachings make sense to me. So I will continue to live how I do no matter what anyone says or thinks about me. I am a good person and I will be.
Ok so yea, I just needed to get that out. I struggle with people sometimes on that front. Im seen as a bad person because I have no religion. Its stupid how people think that of me. Their loss I guess.
So anyways. I got some awesome x-mas gifts. AR got me a Nikon S550 Digital camera since I needed a new one. Its 10Mp and bad ass. Her family got me Dvd's a Cd, and her parents got me a European Fondue set as well as paying part of my way out there to see her. Oh almost forgot the Dallas Stars tumbler and shot glass from her sister. I got Wanted, American Gangster, and I think another, but I cant remember. As well as the new Amon Amarth Cd. Oh and a cake decorating kit from her mom. (shut it, I love baking lol) And my friends got together and bought me a Marty Turco Jersey. Its awesome. I have been drooling over getting one for years, but have not had the funds to do it and those awesome bastards did. FogHat, Road-E, and Chevelle. Hell yea. My sister got me House Season 4. She was going to get me a manicure or peticure at the salon she worked at, but my mom convinced her not to. She told her I would not go for that, so it would go to waste. Her argument was that lots of guys go do that. And my mom just told her that it would be wasted because I would never do that, I am not the prim and proper kind of guy. She was right. I would have look at my sister like she was fucking stupid. If you really know me, you would definately know I dont go for that shit. Nothing wrong with guys that do, but its not my style. My mom got me some new work pants, which is cool because I needed them and money is tight around here. She also got me something else that I cannot remember, but I love anything she gives me like it was solid gold.
That woman has done everything and then some for me. She went without when my sister and I needed or wanted something. She sacrificed so much for us when our deadbeat dad left. We didnt need him. And are doing just fucking fine without him. Oh well lol. Im bitter. Not really bitter, just angry towards him. Drug dealing deadbeat bastard. Ok Im done with that.
Well, I seem to have ran out of things to talk about. Well maybe I can post more tomorrow. I was thinking of going to the Stars game but I talked to FogHat after work and we decided it would be best to save our money since I will be going to 3 games or so in February. Hell yea!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Im not dead!!
Ok, So its been long enough. I have an extra little bit of time and can post. I do still lurk around on here from time to time, but I have not had the time to actually make a post.
So, lets start with whats been keeping me so busy.
Work. I got my promotion back in November and as I stated in my last post, I am busy as shit. I work 6 days a week for 9-10 hours a day. And I usually pretty fucking busy up there. I love the promotion, but along with that came more than what I thought I was getting into. Not only am I the Internet Sales Manager, but I am also the Used Car Assistant Manager, the guy that runs the key machines, and general task handler of my GM. I sell the cars to people that inquire over the internet, I update the pricing and descriptions online, I have to price the used cars on the lot, I have to keep the used car lot in order, I have to check in the new used cars and run them through the shop and to detail, I still haven't had time to do much work on the website that I spoke of, I deal with the salesmen asking questions about the cars, I have to make key fobs for used cars. I also am starting to help appraise cars as well. I used to be a mechanic so my Used Car manager wants me to check them out and tell him. My GM likes me so that turns into him asking me to do other tasks around there for him because I get my shit done.
Its hard work and I have to find time to sell cars in there somewhere. Which has not been working out. Im not selling many actually, and I should be. But what is going to happen soon is I will be getting the leads and contacting them and setting up appointments and then handing them off to the salesmen to actually sell the cars. I will still have to handle the more difficult leads though. Since I know how to deal with those people. I have to sit down with my boss and make up a new pay plan for this since I wont be getting commission off of those sales and the guys wont want to split deals with me. They want full commission. So I will probably ask for a base salary plus a percentage of commission. Its fair and not uncommon for management. I think it will work better.
I also now have a set schedule at work. My boss didnt like my coming in at 10:30 or later every day and staying til close. I now work 9am-6pm. I will live. I just dont get to talk to AR as much.
I am also worried about the existence of the dealership. It is a problem store for Chrysler. We dont make any money and its in a bad neighborhood. I think they might honestly shut it down by may. And that is what the new GM is there for. His job for Chrysler is to go around to problem stores and try to turn them around and if it does not work, he shuts them down. Unfortunately, I think that is our fate. That store has been an off and on place for years. It has changed hands so many times. It is just in a horrid location.
So here recently one of the managers decided to steal one of my pay checks and cash it. He kept telling me he lost it and there was a big situation around it that is too long and drawn out to explain fully. Well that all finally got settled on saturday. He was fired and arrested. Oh well, he brought it upon his lying theiving ass self.
So AR came out for thanksgiving week. That rocked. I loved having her here. And I also went out there for Christmas. That was awesome as well. I needed a vacation from work and needed to see her. I miss her so much. She is going to be home soon hopefully. But we are still doing great. It is hard at times, but we work through it. I love her so much. :)
Other than that, I go out every once in a while and just hang out with my friends and go see movies. Im boring pretty much. I dont have time to do much. But I will live. I play a lot of online games haha.
If anyone likes browser based games, you might want to check out Samurai of Legend I play it and I enjoy it very much. Its fun and I would be glad to help anyone who signs up and wants to play.
And I also play myspace games. Haha. They are amusing and waste time. Well AR is on the phone now and I think that is all of my updates for now. I hope its not 2 months til I post again. I hope this works for everyone.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Ok, so i suck more at posting that usual.
I dont usually have much to post except work stuff here recently. And im gonna post about work again. haha. Oh well. Im a busy little bee now.
I got a promotion. I am now the internet sales manager at work. My day goes by so quickly now. They used to drag by and I would wonder how much longer. Now I look up and its and its 8 and im like huh? already? I have been getting all of my internet stuff set up and getting some of my other tasks taken care of as well. I am also in charge of the used car lot. So I gotta keep an eye on that. And I have to update all of our internet prices when im told its time.
Today I find out that we are getting a new website. And I will be the one in control of it. So... I have so much more Im gonna be doing in the coming days. All of that is coupled with me trying to sell cars. I might be able to blog from work if I have time, but I may not. IE is the only thing that is blocked and my computer has Firefox. Which is not blocked. But I will watch my "non work related" use. So yea, Im a big dog now. And I get paid much more than I was getting paid. I love it. And I love my job now. Im happy at work. It took 3 months to get promoted from peon to important person. Im happy. I busted my ass and showed I know what Im doing.
So go me! Well thats about all I have right now. Oh yea....
I MISS MY AR! I want to go see her so bad. My boss is ok with me going soon. So YAY!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Work woes and Stars game
Well first off, work is getting worse. They fired one of the best salesmen up at work. But he is doing good, already has 2 jobs he can start on Monday. One with the former used car manager that got fired who is at another dealership and the 2nd is at the other dealership down the street from us. Which pays better. They offer a much better draw than us. Our draw is minimum wage for hours worked if we dont make commission. Theirs is 2k a month. And its a Chevrolet dealership. I might go down there for some benefits. I would make more money and since my mom wants a Colorado, I could get her a good deal. That and the new Camaro comes out in March, so I could sell those. I know more about Chevrolet than I know about Chrysler products. Im really thinking about going down there and applying. Plus I know a guy that works there other than my friend that possibly might work there.
My only thing is I dont want to sell cars anymore. There is too much bullshit involved. It might be just this dealership, but there is too much involved so far. So many hoops you have to jump through dealing with that shit. I dunno, 2 grand a month sounds mighty good to me right now. Sigh... I need to get a new job no matter what. Why should I stay at this dealership longer when I am miserable every day and getting paid absolute shit. Why not go down the street and get paid more for what Im doing now? Im not gonna make 2k a month delivering sandwiches and or pizza. I didnt make that in CA. Fuck.. What am I gonna do? I also think that I might do better down at this other dealership. And I think I would be happier. So why am I worried about even applying?
Ill tell you. I have a problem with change. It always scares me. And I mean badly. Which sucks when I am looking for jobs. I dont ever know what its going to be like and if I can put up with it. I like a routine most of the time. And getting out of my routine scares me. I always rethink what I should do. I could have already had another job by now if I was not like this. Fuck I hate my mind sometimes. It kills me.
Ok enough work shit.... So I watched the Stars game last night versus the St Louis Blues. And it was fucking horrible. 6-1 loss. And to top it off, there was a guy from minnesota down that was watching the wild/panthers game. And he told me "I'm sorry you are a Stars fan." Then proceded to talk about the move of the team from Minnesota to Dallas. Which I knew about and I thought he was cool at first til he started cheering when the blues scored on us every time. Then I wanted to hit him. Fuck that dick head. So I was in a very somber mood last night.
Oh, and some of you may have noticed AR has not posted in a few days. Dont worry, She is fine, Her charger to her laptop fucked up and she has not been able to post. I ordered her a new one, so no worries, it should be there tomorrow or monday. We are hoping for tomorrow. She is dying without the computer haha. And she says she could live without the comp lol. I know she could, but since she has nothing to do out there but work, she is dying. So go leave her some comments to at least let her know you missed her.
I am going to go hang out with the guy from work that got fired tomorrow night possibly. He is a cool guy. So he is gonna see if he has plans tomorrow and get back to me. We will probably go to that pool hall I love going to. He would love it haha. Lots of college girls for him to hit on. Haha. I think it will be fun. Might talk to a few of the other guys and see if they wanna go too. I like most of them actually, just not the managers for the most part. Haha.
So... Does anyone even read my long ass posts? Or even read my blog at all? Im beginning to think that no one does for the most part. I know its my fault since I didnt post for so long. But yea, I dunno. Post a comment at least if you read this one. Thanks yall.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Fabian Brunnstrom where have you been all my life?
For those of you who do not know who Fabian Brunnstrom is, Thats him, number 96. He played his first NHL game tonight against the Nashville Predators in Dallas.
Why am I posting about this kid? Well, you see that picture over there. See him all happy and shit? Thats because he got a hat trick tonight (3 goals in one game) Yes, his first NHL game and he gets a damn hat trick.
We just signed him this year and he is out there playing with the big boys and kicking ass. He is only 23. He is from Sweden. Im hoping he is going to make a name for himself in Dallas. If he keeps this up, he will be unstoppable. Go Brunnstrom!
Ok so I went to the game tonight with CL and Road-E. We may have had some pretty high up seats, but they were free and actually not that bad.
I bought a new hat tonight. I havent bought a new baseball cap in a long time and I liked this Stars one that I found. It is a pretty awesome hat for only 20 bucks.
The Stars won tonight 6-4. It was a roller coaster of a game. We went up and then they came back and tied and we would go up and they would tie. It was crazy. But we answered every one of their goals with one of our own.
Road-E is a big Stars fan as well, but CL is not. He never sat down and figured the game out. He just hung out and watched games with me to do something. But now, he wants to learn the game. And he is grasping it pretty well. I told him that he needed some Stars merch since he was the only one not wearing anything Stars tonight. So he bought a new hat as well. Same one as me. Technically, he bought his first, and I liked it. Plus it was the only flex fit hat that they had that fit my big head. The others were too small. I just have to get it to stretch a little bit. He is gonna be a real Stars fan yet haha.
He picked one hell of a game to go to haha. It was bad ass. Fuck Im still hyped over it haha.
Im just getting over this horrible ass sinus infection as well. Actually working on quitting smoking. I have been sick for about 2 weeks now. Still not completely over this.
Well, Im still hating my job. Seriously thinking about going back to delivering food. But I gotta find the right place. I was also talking with one of the guys I work with today about when he worked as an insurance adjuster. I think I could be an automotive adjuster. I know cars fairly well. I have had to point things out to adjusters before. He says they make pretty good money as well. I might think of picking that up.
I always work something different haha. Im a jack of all trades kinda guy. I like to know how to do lots of shit. I mean, I know how to work on cars, work on computers, know some law stuff from doing bail bonds, know the cell phone industry from working for ATT, know how to make pizza, know how the automotive sales industry works, and several other things I have picked up over the years. That is also from my bouncing from job to job that I dont like. Which has been bad yet good since I have gained a lot of knowledge along the way.
Who knows what Im gonna do. I always have some crazy idea cooked up in my head. AR usually tells me that I am silly because I am always coming up with something. I mean, I wanted to open a bar, an internet cafe, build computers and sell them, buy and sell real estate, open a whataburger in California since there are none there, open up a musicians practice room facility, open up a concert venue, manage bands, run a bbq smoker trailer, and here recently buy and run vending machines.
I have this problem working for people. I dont like it. I want to be my own boss. I am an entrepreneur at heart. So I have to find something that I can run. I think I have just the thing. Though. It will make me happy, not rich, but happy.
Well I rambled enough, so Im gonna get off here haha.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Bored and getting tired.
Hello again folks. Yes, Its me, posting again so soon. What, its been like a day? Exactly. Oh well, I am trying to post more around here.
I figured something out today about what I was trying to do for a new job. I knew I would have to file a 1099 because I would be an independant contractor. Which means I have to pay my taxes at the end of the year. So I would need to take about 30% of my wages and put them back to pay my taxes. Of course deductions would cover some of that, but I wont have enough to cover all of that. The way I look at it is. Average $540 a week but I assume low, so $500. I would need to hold back $150. So that makes my weekly pay about 350. Which is not much more than I am making now. And then I have to pay for gas, maintenence, and all of my other expenses. So it sucks. I am really gonna have to say no to that job.
I wanted to go to the state fair today, but I woke up late and had other stuff to do. I mailed out AR's package today. I sent her a good bunch of stuff. She will love everything. Then I was really hungry and I went to go get some food with Foghat at On the Border. Then I came home and am just chilling here all night.
Well I ran out of things to say. So Im gonna get off here. Later all.