September 21, 2008

• Long Rambling Update \  Blizzcon or Bust? It’s been a long time, many times I peeked over here and thought I’d do a quick update, but always just falling short.  No idea why today’s different, but it is. I’m going to Blizzcon. My friend from Blizz invited me to come as his guest. I didn’t think it’d be possibly, but on a whim, I decided it was about time I stop hiding. I took him up on the offer. I had plenty of savings, but my brother borrowed it a month ago, with the promise to pay it back within a week. Still waiting. So now, what was going to be an easy trip, is now one of those trips where you worry about every penny. I’m meeting my WoW guy friend as well.  So looking forward to that.. sorta.. but also very nervous. I’ve a feeling that after this is all over, we’ll be awkward friends. But after finding I have more than 2 white hairs in my head, I really can’t hide out any longer. We with will click or we won’t, and if not, I can move on. I’m sick of being alone… and online games don’t make up for an empty house. Anywho, I’m excited and scared and excited again.  I leave on Oct 9th.. arrive at LAX around 10:30am pacific time. I’m counting the minutes. My cat died a few months ago… I heard him meowing outside one evening but a few hours later when I went to let him in he was gone. I figured he’d come in when I went to bed but I couldn’t  find him. Never heard him again. He’d been losing weight, and was not eating very well, so I’m sure it was just his time. It’s what I keep telling myself. Work is going well…. my job’s stressful at times, but challenging. I’m doing very well, I think, take more and more lead type roles. Some days I really dread getting up though, wanting to sink back into bed and sleep for 3 days. But I wake up, and go… and enjoy the company of most everyone there. I’ve been given some special projects and more responsibilities. This of course, means less pay. I figure it’s a sacrifice to prove my abilities. Or perhaps I’m just a patsy. Work’s a bit precarious, as my cable company is selling their system where I live to one of our investors. However, we were told our call center would remain as part of the original company. It’s rare, if not unheard of , for this to happen. I’m a very loyal person, and if the new company tried to hire me, I doubt I’d go. (unless they offered me a LOT  LOT   LOT more money).  I have mixed feelings, as I can’t imagine my company keeping this center open indefinitely. We’re a specialized department. And we benefit the company a lot. However, we have no surrounding cable system to pay for us. So we have to continue to shine above all others or risk losing it all.  The new company is new to cable, and would have advantages over a large cable company, in that it’s small. Less red tape… and the possibility to move up very fast. But I really do appreciate the job I’ve  been given, and the management is filled with great people (one of which totally made it possible for me to have time off to make this future trip). I don’t think I could ever just leave em, I really don’t think I could.  Speaking of which, several of my friends from work have made a habit of going out once or twice a month. I actually went to a bar, not sure how much fun I had there, the environment isn’t for me. I hate crowds. But it’s funny to see my friends drunk. Also, I had my first beer.  I’ve had a Corona on 2 of the nights, and discovered I really hate the taste of beer. However, I can drink a Corona in under  6 sec.  Too bad that’s not a marketable skill. Also I discovered I really love Long Island Iced Teas. Trying to decide if I wanna do something new with my hair. It’s sooooooooo long, some days I consider cutting it but I don’t think I can. So that leaves coloring. However, I love the color of my hair. So, perhaps …. a highlight? Or a streak? I was almost considering a purple streak for Blizzcon. Epic and stuff ;o) Anywho… that’s all the update I have in me right now. There’s more happening but I wanna read before bed. Hope all is well for all of you, I think of a lot of you often.

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