A quick disclaimer, I like the word Momentous but it might be a bit of an over exaggeration for me to use. I checked my blogs for August to get a better sense of what I actually wrote. Apparently my computer and I were struggling. That problem is taken care of. My bro is coming over soon and we will be playing Culdcept so I will try to catch everyone up.
I'm listening to Pandora while writing this blog and shopping for car insurance. I had paid for a year subscription to Pandora and it expired in August. The commercials come on so often and it is like the same one over and over again. It is a commercial to buy "Why did I get married too?". It worked to the point that I made sure that it was a bad as it sounded. I googled it and looked it up on Rotten Tomatoes. It did not get great reviews. Should I pay another 36 dollars to listen as much as I want without commercials or should I save that 3 dollars a month? I love Pandora and easily go through the 40 hours limit a month. I will probably buying it again. I really need a second job to pay my medical bills. I can pay all my other bills with my current job but it is not enough. I do not mean just monetary wise either. My brain wants something else.
The steps that I during the summer are coming to fruition. I am a volunteer at the Boys and Girls club! Guess what? I love working with kids. I am good at it too. I started doing it to earn experience that would look good when I applied to be a substitute teacher, but I will keep on doing it because it is so much fun. There are irritating parts where a kid and I get into a minor argument about how he can communicate to me that I need to slow down. A fun moment where I told a child quite sternly that he was not to call himself dumb. I passed on my personal philosophy that there are plenty of people who will do that for you so you do not need to be one of them. He wanted me to be his substitute. So cute.
Why am I shopping for car insurance? Because I got a new car! It is a '98 Volkswagon Jetta GLX - red. A cello player in my symphony said in surprise "You got a real car!" Okay mister, my old Subaru was real if a bit worn. I found out that my car insurance was charging me too much for my old car. Not a shocker there. I told them I could get a better deal and they did not even try to compete. They charge me around 300 for 6 months and at least two places are willing to do 150-180 for the same coverage.
The cello player made his comment last Tuesday night. The Chandler Symphony Orchestra's (CSO)season is going again. Every year I am reminded how much I love playing my bass. CSO gave me a great opportunity. I am the new CSO blogger! I am the first blogger in fact. I wrote the first blog on Tuesday and I was all shaky with nerves. Here is the link. http://chandlersymphonyorchestra.wordpress.com
My brother is here so I am off. I missed last weeks update so I will write another tomorrow, but I have to apply to a school district by the end tomorrow.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Budget!
I love to play with numbers. I figured out my net worth (negative for the first time). :(
I estimated my income and expenditures for a year. I live very frugally and can live on 13,000 a year. I earn about 18,000 (net not gross) so I can save 5,000 a year. My goal is to pay off my medical debt with my fiscal year - September 2010 - August 2011. This means that I need to earn 7,000 extra. Ideally I would like to earn at least 10,000 extra so I can do some fun stuff like weekend trips.
I do not want to cut my budget back anymore. I probably could get it below 10,000 but I like driving my car, eating out once in a while, and going to a few plays a year.
There is a music library position open that pays 32,000 a year. If I could get that job, it would rock. I could easily pay off my debt and still be a server some nights and weekends to earn even more money. I doubt I will get that job so the plan is still to be a substitute. My second job would still be a server because I like the work and the money.
P.S. My computer really should be repaired by next week.
I estimated my income and expenditures for a year. I live very frugally and can live on 13,000 a year. I earn about 18,000 (net not gross) so I can save 5,000 a year. My goal is to pay off my medical debt with my fiscal year - September 2010 - August 2011. This means that I need to earn 7,000 extra. Ideally I would like to earn at least 10,000 extra so I can do some fun stuff like weekend trips.
I do not want to cut my budget back anymore. I probably could get it below 10,000 but I like driving my car, eating out once in a while, and going to a few plays a year.
There is a music library position open that pays 32,000 a year. If I could get that job, it would rock. I could easily pay off my debt and still be a server some nights and weekends to earn even more money. I doubt I will get that job so the plan is still to be a substitute. My second job would still be a server because I like the work and the money.
P.S. My computer really should be repaired by next week.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
I'm struggling
It will be much better when my computer is all better. I have to replace the hard drive but then my computer will be all new except for the case and some cords.
I went on a dating spree for a few weeks and now I'm taking a break.
I sent off for my sub certification and there is another position I am interested in.
I went on a dating spree for a few weeks and now I'm taking a break.
I sent off for my sub certification and there is another position I am interested in.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Computer is still burning up
My computer was having problems in the past. I did not update my blog because of that and so many other reasons. I ordered a new motherboard, CPU, and memory. The board and CPU are here! The memory comes tomorrow. I will fix my computer tomorrow with my bro and update again. I do not want to damage my hard drive or video card so that is the entirety of my blog.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday Blog!
Wednesday is suppose to be poem day. I wrote the two past Wednesdays but not yesterday. I have hit an introvert phase. I cycle every few months or every other year between being outgoing and a hermit. My friends can do better hermit phase but right now it is so draining to meet new people.
I go to work and I come home exhausted. I might read a bit or play video games and then I sleep. I try to get one errand done a day. Yesterday I deposited a check and went grocery shopping. Today, I got fingerprinted again.
Fun enough, my favorite role playing group is getting together. We always seem to get together when I'm in an introvert phase which is great. I already know them and we met up every other week or so. It is perfect for what I can handle.
I was too tired to write a poem yesterday. I thought about writing a poem about being too tired to write a poem. I went to sleep instead.
I go to work and I come home exhausted. I might read a bit or play video games and then I sleep. I try to get one errand done a day. Yesterday I deposited a check and went grocery shopping. Today, I got fingerprinted again.
Fun enough, my favorite role playing group is getting together. We always seem to get together when I'm in an introvert phase which is great. I already know them and we met up every other week or so. It is perfect for what I can handle.
I was too tired to write a poem yesterday. I thought about writing a poem about being too tired to write a poem. I went to sleep instead.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Delayed Blog
I did not write a back up blog because I had the day off. Well I was called in. I got called at 7am. I rolled out of my house at 7:20 and drove slowly to my pet sitting gig. I can still drive my car but my brother recommends below 45. I then went to work and got done at 11am.
For some reason, I decided I should drive to see my friend Carla in North Phoenix. It normally takes around 30 to 40 minutes when I can take freeways. My car does not have air conditioning. There was a excessive heat warning in effect. It took me about an hour and ten very sweaty minutes to see her. It was worth it but I told her never again. The next time I drive to see here is when I have a car that can go on a freeway. She told me I was silly.
We had lunch with her husband. She and I drove (thankfully in her car) to El Mirage where I saw her class and she let me borrow some teaching books. We got back to her place and I soon after took off back to the pet sitting gig. I took care of the animals.
The drives were amazing in some ways. It made me pay attention to areas of towns I never go like the Squaw Peak (I know it has a different name now) area and the farms east of the 101 in Scottsdale. I want to travel. I will be planning a camping trip soonish.
After the pets, I drove to my new gaming group. I hung out with two of the guys because the other two members were busy. It was interesting. I told them I have many groups and they told me the rule is I just have to tell them when I cannot make it. I rather the rule was when I can make it because I am very busy. We ended the night at Ihop. I did not get home till 12:30am so I had planned a shorter blog but instead enjoy the one about my day. I need to shower and sleep.
Good night all.
For some reason, I decided I should drive to see my friend Carla in North Phoenix. It normally takes around 30 to 40 minutes when I can take freeways. My car does not have air conditioning. There was a excessive heat warning in effect. It took me about an hour and ten very sweaty minutes to see her. It was worth it but I told her never again. The next time I drive to see here is when I have a car that can go on a freeway. She told me I was silly.
We had lunch with her husband. She and I drove (thankfully in her car) to El Mirage where I saw her class and she let me borrow some teaching books. We got back to her place and I soon after took off back to the pet sitting gig. I took care of the animals.
The drives were amazing in some ways. It made me pay attention to areas of towns I never go like the Squaw Peak (I know it has a different name now) area and the farms east of the 101 in Scottsdale. I want to travel. I will be planning a camping trip soonish.
After the pets, I drove to my new gaming group. I hung out with two of the guys because the other two members were busy. It was interesting. I told them I have many groups and they told me the rule is I just have to tell them when I cannot make it. I rather the rule was when I can make it because I am very busy. We ended the night at Ihop. I did not get home till 12:30am so I had planned a shorter blog but instead enjoy the one about my day. I need to shower and sleep.
Good night all.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Good Gaming Group?
I can't find a group where I fit. I would love to have a group that meets up consistently that was fun to play with. The people I love playing with do not have time to play that often. The groups that play every week bother me. Maybe it is because I see those groups more often?
No, it is because there is a certain mentality to those that have set groups that meet weekly. One, I'm usually coming into those groups solo and they know how everyone else plays. This gives them an advantage and I dislike losing. I am playing with a group now where I am constantly coming in last. I feel like I'm not good enough. I do not like that feeling but it is okay for me to learn some more humility. For example, the spread in the bean game was 16 for the winner and 12 for the lowest score. In Puerto Rico, the winner had 53 while the lowest score was 42. The problem was I have constantly been the lowest score. It did not bother me last week since I was out of it, but I do believe they may just be better than me.
Oh it hurts to type. It is just not that fun for me. It is like running track against people who are naturally better and training longer who are extremely serious about running. If I could run with them, maybe it would be more fun, but I want to run with the group laughing.
Second, these groups are all about the mechanics. No, when we play Bang as if we all are in the old west or on a Frontier world like Firefly. We are people with cards. I ask, "What does that card say?" "Oh I can shoot people from 3 spaces away," they would reply. "Okay I can see the symbols what does the very top say?" "Oh, it is a buffalo rife."
Imagine the fun that could be said with that! Protect yourselves because I'm hunting all of yaw and your buffalo. Or Oops I meant to shoot that buffalo and you were just too close. My bad. These are just two silly statements that could be said.
I get bored focusing on the mechanics. There is only so many ways a game can be played even an excellent game. You can play the game x, y, or z. If you start down the x path, then you want to do this. If y or z, then these paths. I did get grumpy with the groups last night because I can usually see those paths and I like being the best, but I have played cooperatively too long. It is not just about the paths anymore, but if I am trudging down the path, skipping with my friend, or doing cartwheels.
I do need to get over insecurities. In my running example above, I do not care if someone runs faster. This is where I am at genetically and how much I am willing to train. This is true in gaming as well. Others are smarter and are willing to play more often. I am feeling better just typing this blog.
I'm just agreeing with two of my friends who rather role play than play board games. I have so many more problems finding a group I can role play with. I like my board games to be role played more and I like my role playing groups to have end points. I can play a card or board game without role playing or being silly. I can also role play for sessions where the story line never gets finished. I just rather play differently.
Okay so this is what I have learned about myself. I should be playing one shots or short story arc role playing. I need to find one really flexible group who wants to board game and role play- doubtful. On the other hand, I could find a few groups who do different activities. I would love to find that group that is silly, social, and strategic or a group who would love Killer Bunnies. Then I would have another group that role playing with definite story arcs. Alas, I don't have the time to play as consistently as I would like to.
At this point, I have become like my friend Grumpator. I do not play just for the joy of the game (though sometimes it happens), but I game to be with my friends.
I also might be smarting from having someone yell shut up at me. The gentleman apparently could not handle the words miscarriage and period. I was talking about my surgery and the circumstances around it. Unfortunately my uterus was the certain of that medical problem and I did not realize talking generally about blood and that area would garner that reaction. Okay, that is part of the problem. I am angry that I could not say “I thought I had a miscarriage but my gynecologist said it was just a rough period,” without some pansy yelling at me. People who have read my blogs know that I have given more details than that.
I love board gaming, but it is time to take a break from it.
No, it is because there is a certain mentality to those that have set groups that meet weekly. One, I'm usually coming into those groups solo and they know how everyone else plays. This gives them an advantage and I dislike losing. I am playing with a group now where I am constantly coming in last. I feel like I'm not good enough. I do not like that feeling but it is okay for me to learn some more humility. For example, the spread in the bean game was 16 for the winner and 12 for the lowest score. In Puerto Rico, the winner had 53 while the lowest score was 42. The problem was I have constantly been the lowest score. It did not bother me last week since I was out of it, but I do believe they may just be better than me.
Oh it hurts to type. It is just not that fun for me. It is like running track against people who are naturally better and training longer who are extremely serious about running. If I could run with them, maybe it would be more fun, but I want to run with the group laughing.
Second, these groups are all about the mechanics. No, when we play Bang as if we all are in the old west or on a Frontier world like Firefly. We are people with cards. I ask, "What does that card say?" "Oh I can shoot people from 3 spaces away," they would reply. "Okay I can see the symbols what does the very top say?" "Oh, it is a buffalo rife."
Imagine the fun that could be said with that! Protect yourselves because I'm hunting all of yaw and your buffalo. Or Oops I meant to shoot that buffalo and you were just too close. My bad. These are just two silly statements that could be said.
I get bored focusing on the mechanics. There is only so many ways a game can be played even an excellent game. You can play the game x, y, or z. If you start down the x path, then you want to do this. If y or z, then these paths. I did get grumpy with the groups last night because I can usually see those paths and I like being the best, but I have played cooperatively too long. It is not just about the paths anymore, but if I am trudging down the path, skipping with my friend, or doing cartwheels.
I do need to get over insecurities. In my running example above, I do not care if someone runs faster. This is where I am at genetically and how much I am willing to train. This is true in gaming as well. Others are smarter and are willing to play more often. I am feeling better just typing this blog.
I'm just agreeing with two of my friends who rather role play than play board games. I have so many more problems finding a group I can role play with. I like my board games to be role played more and I like my role playing groups to have end points. I can play a card or board game without role playing or being silly. I can also role play for sessions where the story line never gets finished. I just rather play differently.
Okay so this is what I have learned about myself. I should be playing one shots or short story arc role playing. I need to find one really flexible group who wants to board game and role play- doubtful. On the other hand, I could find a few groups who do different activities. I would love to find that group that is silly, social, and strategic or a group who would love Killer Bunnies. Then I would have another group that role playing with definite story arcs. Alas, I don't have the time to play as consistently as I would like to.
At this point, I have become like my friend Grumpator. I do not play just for the joy of the game (though sometimes it happens), but I game to be with my friends.
I also might be smarting from having someone yell shut up at me. The gentleman apparently could not handle the words miscarriage and period. I was talking about my surgery and the circumstances around it. Unfortunately my uterus was the certain of that medical problem and I did not realize talking generally about blood and that area would garner that reaction. Okay, that is part of the problem. I am angry that I could not say “I thought I had a miscarriage but my gynecologist said it was just a rough period,” without some pansy yelling at me. People who have read my blogs know that I have given more details than that.
I love board gaming, but it is time to take a break from it.
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