College didn’t explain the “real world” very well

For the past year and half I have worked full time for the same company. I’ve worked in two different states, but at the end of the day I always draw the same conclusions.

Trying to explain to people what I do and why I had to have a degree to even get hired gets more and more confusing every day.

My current office is inside a store similar to a guitar center. It’s conveniently located beside the instruction rooms. This gives me the joyous opportunity to here butchered guitar versions of “Stairway to Heaven” as well as any Greenday song you care to think of. As if the guitar lessons were not enough on Thursdays there is trombone instruction. If you can imagine “Mary had a Little Lamb,” “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star,” and “My Country tis of thee” all sounding exactly the same; you can put yourself into the musical hell I experience.

Everyone has peeves about their job. A certain task or phrase that you don’t care for. For me it’s people that demand a truck on the day of their move. Did they wake up this morning and say “I’m sick of this town I’m gonna go get a truck.” I doubt it. Moving isn’t something that just blindsides you, especially if it’s out of town or state.

So, the real world for me comes down to a few things. Checking my email compulsively at work, listening to bad instrument playing, being asked the same questions all the time, and explaining why despite a moving truck having large storage space in the box, you can't haul Mexicans in it.

What happened to Alf?

Those of us who grew up in the 80s, grew up with a role model, friend, and entertainment icon. Yes, Alf. But the real question is, where is Alf now?

He's not been featured on any of the "Where are they Now" programs and he's not been spotted in US weekly or People magazine. Did he simply go back to planet Melnac or is he walking among us today?

Alf was the craze of the 80s. Dolls and action figures ruled households and people would tune in weekly to see his latest adventures.

I think show business finally got to Alf. I think he had enough of the Hollywood scene and began seeking an ordinary life. I thing he may have moved to South Dakota. He's probably some sort of rancher and settled down with a nice country girl. He probably lives off the land and the occasional stray cat.

Or perhaps he is the lead singer in an underground rock band in Idaho waiting for his big break. He's kind of got those Bon Jovi like feathered bangs.

All these is simply speculation. If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Alf, please keep us informed.

One day weekend's are not long enough

Here it is Sunday evening and the end of my weekend. I am working on Monday (technically my off day) do get some extra money to pay for the speeding ticket I got on my way home from Kendall's last month. 85 in a 70 seemed like the flow of traffic to me.

We went to see P.S. I Love you on Saturday with the neighbors. DEFINITELY a girl movie. However, it did have some shining moments of comedy produced by the character played by Harry Connick Jr. After the movie, we headed over to the Red Lobster. My tilapia tasted like the ocean it came out of, which was not the cornucopia of grilled fish I was hoping to experience.

This morning we went to a church that we will probably never visit again. Jen and I both felt the pastor was more concerned about putting on a production than giving a life relevant lesson. He was a little full of himself which we didn't care much for. After church we headed to the Cracker Barrell and had a great Brunch. After that it was just a lazy day, but I did get around to running three miles this afternoon.

All that's left for today is some Sunday night tv, apple strudel for dessert and maybe a Hannah Montana rerun.

Busy Weekend

It's Saturday and I'm being oh so very productive at work. I was actually covered up this morning but looks pretty slow the next couple of hours.

Jen and I are going with some friends to see a movie this afternoon. We're going to a matinee so that's a bonus, because of the cheaper prices. Then tonight we're heading to the Red Lobster for dinner.

Sunday we're heading to church and then to Cracker Barrell for brunch. Brunch is really my favorite of all the meals. It's like eating a lunch size portion of breakfast food. After that I'm putting on my house coat (yes I have a housecoat, I just need a pipe to go with it) and catching up on some much needed rest and relaxation.

So that's what's going on for us in the ham this weekend, more updates to follow.

Life in the Slow Lane

Me and Jen are back in Alabama, and back to the same old routine. Jen started back to school on Wednesday, so that means lots of studying and not a lot of free time. I always have free time because I'm not smart like her.

Usually she spends the afternoons with the cat, Emma. If you have never seen a cat treated like a person you need to spend a little time at our apartment. Our cat thinks it is a child.

We've worked out every day since we've been back, so we're getting '08 off to a healthy start. I read how much water I should be drinking today. It's something like ten 8oz glasses a day. I currently drink about 1/3 of that, so we'll so how the water consumption comes along.

Well, I guess I'll go back to watching HGTV now. There's a new episode of House Hunters on. Yes, I know if it is a new episode, yes I know that it is just wrong that I'm a guy and know about the HGTV lineup. Blame it on a lack of new television on other channels. So back to my exciting evening.

Why we should miss the 80s

What was so great that it came out of the 80s you may ask? I guess the holidays make you nostalgic for your childhood. Here are some things I miss about the 80s/ early 90s.

Ghost Busters – I had the ectomobile, a slimmer puppet and all the action figures.

Neon Spandex – Oh yeah, I would rock out the spandex under the denim shorts. Get that visual in your head right now.

Light Bright – which apparently came back about three years ago.

Bon Jovi – feathered bangs, “Living on a Prayer,” “You give Love a Bad name” need I say more

MC Hammer – Rapper turned preacher turned rapper. Can’t touch this.

Roos – Mom used to put my lunch money in the pocket of my shoes.

Trapper keeper – organization meets Velcro

The Karate Kid Trilogy – not to be confused with the fourth one they made with the girl

MacGyver – I still carry my swiss army knife

Resolutions

So it is the first day of 2007 and it is time to finish making my resolutions. The past few years I have actually been able to keep about half of my resolutions. So, here is what I'll be working on in 2008.

Attending Church: Hopefully now that we are settled in Alabama we can find a church and actually go a few weekends a month. We visited one church, and we liked it, then one Sunday we spent 2 hours at a service. To each his own about worship time, but my attention span cuts off after an hour and ten minutes.

Run a half marathon: I know this is a reachable goal because I have run three others. I'm wanting to get back in good shape and this is the best way I know how. Pick a goal, train, and reap the benefits. I'm shooting to run the Knoxville Half Marathon on March 30.

Cokes: If cokes were beer I'd probably be a drunk. I drink several a day. I think I'm going to try and cut back to one a day. Good bye big gulp 32oz fountain soda with extra cherry flavor shot from the gas station.

This blog: I don't really know if this will get read or if anyone will remotely care about anything I put on it. Maybe it can serve as a time killer between work emails for some people. Either way, for the time being I'm going to update it with random posts.