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It sure looks like I did. Sorry about that, folks. Getting an iPod with my income tax money will do that. Every evening it's been the same: Come home, look through my Cds, and copy MORE to the thing, delete some stuff, and rearrange what's left. I've burned more stuff off my drive in the past two days than I have in the past year. (I can prove this, because I just burned music off that I *KNOW* I had this time last year, and I have no copy anywhere else.)
So, I picked up the 20GB iPod. That is a sweet machine, let me tell you. I love it. It's exactly what I've always wanted. I get to listen to my Vivaldi Sonatas, Chopin Nocturnes, bubblegum pop, gangsta rap, folk, celtic, anime theme music, movie soundtracks, and musicals, along with a hefty helping of heavy metal of all kinds (black, progressive, hair, power, speed, thrash, euro... you name it, it's there). I have the FM adapter for my car and work, and I picked up the USB 2.0 card, so it won't take forever to copy mp3s. I'm tempted to pick up the extra battery that adds 15-20 hours of life to the iPod per charge. Of course, I should get a case, but I'm alright for now. I have been wearing black t-shirts under my work shirt (so my arms freeze, but my chest is still warm, which is what matters..), and I have been putting the iPod in the breast pocket of the black t-shirt. It's not getting out of there, let me tell you. :)
I slipped, stopped, stumbled, whatever you want to call it, while reading The Purpose Driven Life. I apparently have some issues I need to work out regarding churches, and I missed a day during Purpose #2. Then, I missed another. And another. I will pick it back up on Sunday morning. *sighs* I'm going to finish it, but I should have realized that I'd have to sort through some things while doing so.
For now, though, I'm absorbing American Gods by Neil Gaiman at an awe-inspiring rate. This book just gets better and better, and I find myself unable to put it down. Take a guess what I've been doing while burning CDs. :)
Work's been work. I've learned what the reports I'm expected to work on for Mr. Scherrey are all about, and I am amazed that they haven't been utilized before now. With these reports, stores will know what's selling, what's not, and how much or little to order. Also, if every store does like it should regarding shrink (stuff that isn't sold, and ultimately is a loss, through theft or going out of date), then the bottom line will improve. Heck, if every store did that, I wouldn't really have reports to run at all. :)
That's me so far this week/month. I'm exhausted, because I've been staying up way later than I should, just to copy some mp3s to that iPod, but my mood is phenomenally good, and I feel fantastic. I think that things aren't bothering me like they used to, as well, because I'm taking things in stride better, and I'm not staying in a bad mood. I have my moments, though, like the checker who was standing by accounting -- which is what checkers do to get tills -- but who wasn't going to be checking, for she had a note saying she couldn't lift more than 10 lbs. While I can fully appreciate someone having some trouble, standing where she did, when we were busy like we were, with a checker expecting to be let off by her, is just NOT COOL. I actually told her, in as many words, "If you're not going to be checking, then I don't need you on the Front End." It's not really personal. She's a nice lady, but that built up and hit me at once. *shrug* I'm better mostly now, even if I'm still feeling a little peeved.
Take care, folks. I'll see you later. (Hopefully before a bunch of days pass again.)
So, I picked up the 20GB iPod. That is a sweet machine, let me tell you. I love it. It's exactly what I've always wanted. I get to listen to my Vivaldi Sonatas, Chopin Nocturnes, bubblegum pop, gangsta rap, folk, celtic, anime theme music, movie soundtracks, and musicals, along with a hefty helping of heavy metal of all kinds (black, progressive, hair, power, speed, thrash, euro... you name it, it's there). I have the FM adapter for my car and work, and I picked up the USB 2.0 card, so it won't take forever to copy mp3s. I'm tempted to pick up the extra battery that adds 15-20 hours of life to the iPod per charge. Of course, I should get a case, but I'm alright for now. I have been wearing black t-shirts under my work shirt (so my arms freeze, but my chest is still warm, which is what matters..), and I have been putting the iPod in the breast pocket of the black t-shirt. It's not getting out of there, let me tell you. :)
I slipped, stopped, stumbled, whatever you want to call it, while reading The Purpose Driven Life. I apparently have some issues I need to work out regarding churches, and I missed a day during Purpose #2. Then, I missed another. And another. I will pick it back up on Sunday morning. *sighs* I'm going to finish it, but I should have realized that I'd have to sort through some things while doing so.
For now, though, I'm absorbing American Gods by Neil Gaiman at an awe-inspiring rate. This book just gets better and better, and I find myself unable to put it down. Take a guess what I've been doing while burning CDs. :)
Work's been work. I've learned what the reports I'm expected to work on for Mr. Scherrey are all about, and I am amazed that they haven't been utilized before now. With these reports, stores will know what's selling, what's not, and how much or little to order. Also, if every store does like it should regarding shrink (stuff that isn't sold, and ultimately is a loss, through theft or going out of date), then the bottom line will improve. Heck, if every store did that, I wouldn't really have reports to run at all. :)
That's me so far this week/month. I'm exhausted, because I've been staying up way later than I should, just to copy some mp3s to that iPod, but my mood is phenomenally good, and I feel fantastic. I think that things aren't bothering me like they used to, as well, because I'm taking things in stride better, and I'm not staying in a bad mood. I have my moments, though, like the checker who was standing by accounting -- which is what checkers do to get tills -- but who wasn't going to be checking, for she had a note saying she couldn't lift more than 10 lbs. While I can fully appreciate someone having some trouble, standing where she did, when we were busy like we were, with a checker expecting to be let off by her, is just NOT COOL. I actually told her, in as many words, "If you're not going to be checking, then I don't need you on the Front End." It's not really personal. She's a nice lady, but that built up and hit me at once. *shrug* I'm better mostly now, even if I'm still feeling a little peeved.
Take care, folks. I'll see you later. (Hopefully before a bunch of days pass again.)
