Showing posts with label new job. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new job. Show all posts

Friday, December 31, 2010

2010 wrap up

What a year what a year...adios 2010! So what happened? A love obsession, snow storms, new jobs, new puppy, and finally acceptance into the kingdom of 30s.

Cut the cord with Vega aka fuckwad back in August....heard from him once since then and it wasn't a 'hey, how r u' so I hammered the last nail to that coffin politely with a lose my number and "fuck you". That piece of history can stay with 09-10...and thank goodness that feeling won't linger around. So lesson learned in 2010...I can unlove someone! IT AIN'T EVER EASY, but it was done and the feeling is awesome to re-gain what I gave away. Of course since I've regained my heart I haven't been looking to be vulnerable with someone else, so in time we'll see what happens. Marlon and I had a storm back in Feb and got back in contact after August or September (i think Sept). We're better people and I try my best to keep my distance. It will get better in time (en shalla!)

Snow storms - OMG! Stuck in the house DEC2K9 and Feb 10 two times. Incredible! Well the last time VA had it bad like that was in 96. I doubt we will have snowy winters back to back, but this one has been pretty cold (specially since we just starting out). Got me a snow shovel from last year and miss my sis aka other shoveler but so far this year we are good!

New jobs - I left the pentagon to go to crystal city as an engineer. I wanted to work closer to fuckwad. The job was fun at first cause I was in jeans and polo, and didn't have anything to do the first couple months but pend clearance...wheee! break for mike! small cut in pay but I was doin my thing, walkin around crystal city and catching some rays. Kept up with the gym and my workout buddy Matt around noon. Things weren't happening between me and fuckwad. I was just a fuck buddy but didn't wanna own it...pride blinded me, but in the end that's what I was. An object that I never wanted to be...hurt because I loved him, I crashed. So work was on a downward slope. I didn't care for the job after I got clearance and didn't want to stay in crystal city. I got me a new puppy --> (we'll go back to this soon)

New puppy - Reese! Born 6JUN2010. She's a doll and for the most part is a great dog. She's not a chewer or barker (that much). She's daddy's lil angel/monster. I got her on the 7th of August. I sold my four plex, got some cash and quit Mantech to be with Reese for her first months. During that time she grew up and I got to be with her for 3 1/2 months.

Unemployed - Yes even with the unemployment rate circling near 10% I wanted a break...a real break! So after my boss at Mantech sent me a very disturbing email I quit on the spot! and left my badges there. I blew crystal city a kiss and got the hell outta dodge. That was when I cut ties with EVERYTHING (job and fuckwad) in crystal city and chucked the deuce. I studied Exchange 2k10 (and gotta keep studying it), landed a new gig -->

New jobs (cont) - After Reese hit 5 months it was time to get back to work. Had something with Belvoir (DITRA) that sounded right up my avenue but they got a hiring freeze. Interviewed well with CACI to go to Iraq/Afghan...almost made it to SME on Messaging but was 6months shy of 12years experience. What a retarded hiring manager!!!! Well his mistake was my blessing cause dirty got a KICKASS job at belvoir (DLA) 5miles away from home and paying very nicely (2 snaps *work biatch!*).
Our PM demotivates everyone in our office and I'm hoping they replace her before everyone walks out. My architect and I will hang out there cause bread is bread.

30s - So with the new pup and gig I look at everything in my house and I'm totally happy with the way my house looks, what I drive (she's in the shop now...her alternator went kaput!) and I guess my material possessions. 30s will be about enjoying what I got and saving a lil more for the future. I look at what I just wrote down and smile...I see this red carpet with a BIG [3|0] door entrance and I got a big grin because I'm ready! I did my passage in the 20s of having crap furniture, plastic drawers, clothes that I could afford, the ARMY and am now in this awesome spot...I'm on the red carpet walking closer to those doors and I'm sooo ready! I made my goal in HS to be this 6-figga ni**a without a degree and I did it through the power of certifications and continuing education. Maybe when I'm walking on the red carpet to the [4|0] I'll have someone escorting me :-) time will tell...till then I'll dance my way to the doors keep my shades on and lookin fly

Happy new year everyone! Adios 2010! BRING IT 2011!!!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

2k9 wrap-up

....And we're back! We'll call that a hibernation.


I know the year is not over with but I couldn't help and check out last years resolutions and how I fared. Honestly a lot of them slipped my mind but seem like good resolutions. Such is life to plan for good intentions and lose focus on the way.


Well let's see since July my hellish work has got better. I don't like the way things are ran there, but I do have flexible hours (because yeah we work weekends). I met someone...cool guy, mature, awesome in the bed, and likes me. We moved too fast so we've cool'd down. It's been cooooool'd down to friends with benefits. I like him a lot BUT when we talked he said the one thing he couldn't do is let me in his family life. So if I were to pursue this it would be for just him...No dad, mom or son. So being friends is a good thing. The expectations are just that; be cool, chill and have fun. Thanksgiving was spent at my mom's place as usual but we had one member not with us. I really really miss my grandma. I see her in my dreams and when I wake up I have no idea what we were talking about but I smile because I saw her. So that was tough this year, but at the table we focus on the things we are grateful for. And most recently my house has a neeeeeeeeeeeew member; Jordan.

Jordan is a Maltese that I rescued from the Arlington Shelter. He's a year and four months and a good pup. I can tell you waking up in the morning and NOT hitting the snooze alarm several times was almost like having a real baby. I'm sooo tired right now! LOL! *sips dunkin coffee*

That is all right now...I haven't heard or really talked to Marlon since I got this gig. Phoned him when I was in LA seein my grandma for her bday but he was in FL. It's cool how time does heel all wounds but time never goes fast enough...yet when you look in the mirror you can't help but think sometimes- Shit!!! Where the hell has time gone?!? Alright I'm real tired...short workday though! Later

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

1st day @ the Pentagon

***SKIP TO END TO BYPASS THIS BLAH BLAH BLAH BS***

WELL! *ahem* I woke up to the lovely sounds of birds chirping away at 0530. This is not a mis-type. 0530 in the morning. Decided to get an early start and get shower for the new position. I had everything ready to go for the big day. So the shirt I wanted to wear I found out required cuff links...SHIT! Ok ok...no worries! I got another shirt that looks great with black pants. Eat some cereal and head out.

I got on the road by 0630 and hit up starbucks....Ahhhh! Nothing like starting the day with a double tall skim no foam latte...mmmmm! Soooo good! N e ways, I got on 395 and O...M....G! Traffic! (*insert a huge f'in DUH*). So battled my way through seminary rd and the got smooth sailing. NOW! I can't park @ the Pentagon - (I can't even get a badge! But we'll get to that soon, don't you worry!). So I went to my parking spot at the Dept of State and foggy bottom'd to Pentagon. That wasn't so bad. Rosslyn & Arlington Cemetery were the only stops in between. So I got someplace early (and for those of you who know me, you can pick ur jaw off the ground. It happens SELDOMLY *_^). I get there and here is where the MISCOMMUNICATION begins. Now I specifically asked before hand what the dress code was. No big deal if I gotta where a tie, I just don't want to show management up by looking better. So i was told Shirt & Slacks. I did that. *ahem* tell me...why is the guy (my co-worker wearing a noose?). UGGGGH! Alright Dirty...calm down. Let it go.

So I met the guy and he's preparing me before I enter the chaotic circus. So there's two of us. Myself and Eileen. Eileen is sweet. She had a coach bag. We hit it off right away (i'm just a slave for fashion!). She is coming from 12 hour shifts. So apparently we both are in this to get away from shift work. Both have a military background. Cool! So we get throught the....
looooong....
....long.....
badge process. Enter the half-baked RUNWAY headquarters. The first people who welcomed us must've been on prozac to be smiling at what was going on under their nose. The people who are suppose to train us are being let go. So you can imagine how FANTASTIC that training is going! Ha Ha Ha...*i'm getting wrinkles as we speak*

So...a red flag that I caught earlier in my offer letter, no job title. I was joking with my sis when I caught that and said "Shit! For the money they payin me, they can call me BIATCH as long as the checks come in on time". Well they may as well have taken the words from my mouth. When we sat at the table my boss welcomed me and Eileen and said, Soooooo I don't know you two...Don't have copies of ur resumes. Here's the list of jobs we need filled.
Messaging we look fine right now unless this person actually leaves (FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!)
...any of you two have data experience (Ummmmm......No! And I don't have an MCDBA *_-)
..how about AD, do you got that? (Shut up Mike! Don't Do it!!!).."I got AD experience" (ooooo! Bugger!). You do? Ok well you'll train on that and get us going.

Get us going? What the fuck?? Did I just volunteer for AD??? Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyat! Alright, whatever I'll administer it. So an M$ guy is talking to me about the network because the Sr and ONLY AD guy left the pentagon on Friday (fuckin' fantastic! Like I'd get shit out of him n e ways). So after reviewing the diagrams something is dawning on me. Where the fuck are the engineers?!? Wait Wait Wait....WHAT?!?!??! What do you mean I'm the Sr MS Engineer lead for AD?!??!?! Are you fuckin MAD?!?!?!? OMG & FUCK ME SIDEWAYS!!!! Is this for real?!?!? Now I'm really white-knucklin it!! Daddy needs two shots and a fag, STAT!!!!!

So after that newsbreak I went to see Ken (the boss). Before I could open my mouth he asked if I too was on a half day program. Quickly I started shakin my head up n down thinking to myself I gotta get outta here! I gotta get out of here! (picture that lady on the movie Airplane! Yes! Just like that!!!!). Then he sweetened the pot by saying...Oh so I guess you're only here for a couple days? Uhhh huh....yup! That's wassup! So tomorrow should be my last show of the week I think. I went home, watched some good porn and felt relieved. Decided that until I know my schedule is 7-3pm that I was going to leave my options open. Until they guarantee me my 7-3 I can not be entirely on board.

Aight for you all who jump'd to the end here are the pros & cons
Pro:
M-F (mostly)
More $$$
Good work hours
Go from Admin --> Sr. Engineer
I'm not the weakest link

Cons:
Hours not set in stone (they operate from 5am-9pm)
One Sunday a month I gotta be there
No OVERTIME
The environment is very chaotic
No gym
Company doesn't pay for parking
Once again I am the only gay in the village

Monday, May 25, 2009

Great weekend...preppin for the new job

w0w! What a weekend! Hangin with good friends, seeing new faces (hope you and alex had a safe flight back, BB), taco night, clubs, shopping for work clothes and of course havin a lazy sunday evening watchin movies with JR. Weekend was fantastic.

So...I haven't posted up that I got me a new job. Yup...I start on Tuesday 730am. I'll get to see what I got myself into. I'll be working at the Pentagon supporting the Joint Chief of Staffs. It sounds important & should look great on a resume.

I haven't given notice to the Dept of State. I want to see the atmosphere of this new gig before I give ITEQ the big deuce. I'll be working M-F, 7-330. I'll just do the bus thing since I hate walking and traffic. I really can't wait! So excited to see this new opportunity.

Anywho I gotta get some sleep. ~c!a0

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Day 3...like survivor!

So Yeah incase some of you didn't know I'm working at the Dept of State as an exchange administrator (workin on e-mail servers). So what's it like? Ummm, it's somewhat strict! I mean, ok...we only support e-mail servers and the applications that go under those servers (PERIOD). So I guess that's sorta cool, I jus hope I don't lose a lot of what I learned (AD / VERITAS).

Things I like:
*KICKASS HOURS* I work Sunday - Thursday from 3pm - 12am (can I get a fuck, yeah???)
* People are pretty chill...ummm, i'm the only gay one here and most of my colleagues are guys so yeh! lotta str8 talk, but wha eva...They'll adapt ;-D
* We got a TV in the office *w00t w00t*
* DoS has a gym downstairs (I need to join! I'm gonna try to apply on Monday)
* Boss buys happy hours drinks/meals on Th (free dinner on TH, minus the drinks cuz i work)
* 6 miles away from my FABULOUS condo ~:-D
* WEBSENSE FREE!! w00t w00t!!!

The 'NOT' so much things:
* SALARY *
* People I work with are a lil older
* NO DOCUMENTATION (surprised?)
* Nonchalent shift lead (we both can't be nonchalent! lol! work with me!!!)
* Work next to our servers so YEaAh! It gets a lil loud

I got my TS investigation started so HOPEFULLY once that clears I can command a higher salary or plop my resume with some of the recruiters I got....DC loves Sys Admins and Engineers and (Go Me!) I got what they want...I got what they need...Can i get anutha shot? This time ima make it HAUTE ~ Haha ~ ok, so I put like survivor because the people here walk on eggshells and if you support anything we don't use...D/L (like drivers) or jus give sumone a weird look ur ass is gettin voted off the island!

Ok, the weekend was perrrty cool! I hung out with my buddy christina, had sum greek (MMmmmmM Spartans - Burke, VA! GeT SuM!!!), went to TOWN to watch the drag shows, drank a lil..a lil more...a lot more...then a lil more! Had fun, gave besos to some hottie...then headed home to watch LOST but mah drunk ass fell asleep so i need to watch it again!Sat: Met up with the lil bolivian hottie (latin guys) ~:-P~...had sum lunch, did a small walk then headed home for sum much needed cleanin and relaxation! Got a hold of Sterling and made some dinner plans...Decided that i was perrty harsh and shallow (not one of my best flaws, but as needy as I can sometimes get I like havin the ability to let shit roll of my shoulders and move on), so we're buddies and he's gonna help me decorate (art work wise) the pad! Ahhhhh...I love my condo and how it's shapin up (pussycat moment) DON CHA WISH UR CONDO WAS HOT LIKE MINE, DON CHA WISH UR FURNITURE WAS TITE LIKE MINE....DON CHA?...DON CHA BABE, DON CHA?? (end moment)

So yup yup, at work right now...its 5pm which means woot woot! 7 hours left (minus one for lunch!), do I miss 12hour days....DIRTY says NO NO NO NO NOooooo, i'll neva say Yeh yeh yeh yeh yeeeeeeeeeh cuz I said No No No No Nooooo (brought 2 u by Destiny C) ~ later guys

*STAMP: DORK APPROVED* >-D

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

My first day @ work!

Ok I gotta be qwik cuz I gotta bolt to my parents and grab sum stuff there. So the first day was ummm...long! Thas the best adjective i could come up with. Ok I get there and met up with Jeff(dood who was at the newcomers orientation)...he seems pretty cool but yeah...hes gonna work on days and im gonna work on 3pm - 12am (not tha bad....perty cool for partyin). We're both off the same days so hopefully i got sumone to hang out with or just know someone cool at work. N e who, the badge took me over 2 hours to get because my name first wasn't in the system and then when it got there *PSsSh* the i'm guessin 'new guy' didn't know WFT he was doin when it came to creatin a badge. Ok exxxxcusin myself from tha drama after gettin the badge grabbin sum food it was time to hit the office...where i'm gonna work. OMG, I would totally be bullshitting you right now if i didn't say that when I walked in there I was ready to LaUgH my FUCKIN ASS off and walk out the room, leave my badge at the front desk and call Unisys to see if they were still looking for engineers! Yeah, 1st impressions....FUCK EM! So I decided that after some deep thinking that I'm gonna give this job a shot! I'll form an opinion in one month and i don't care if people are like 'oooooh la la laaaaaa the dept of state', if it's not fun...FUCK It! I loved my last job! OMG, if I had a 48hr work week, it woulda made it that much harder to leave! I swear if Marlon woulda called or write by now maybe i'd try hookin him and me up with a job overseas but keepin it real...THIS IS BULLSHIT! Aight no comments, cuz dirty is ventin...I'll let u all know how the REAL first day goes tomorrow 3-12am! w00t w00t!

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Settin it up

Bueno Bueno, the condo is gettin there...got the fridge semi-stocked (Glad to be 25+ and off of the ramen diet! w00t w00t!). Unpacking shit takes a while, but tomorrow I should be gettin my new Livin Room set and mattress (which means I get ta leave my parents house!! Yes, one month is long enuf fo this vato!)

Comcast set up my TV/Internet today but ummmm...the guy didn't bring my DVR or Cable boxes! ~:-O, Dirty said "Where's the stuff at???" Those pendejos didn't have it on the order...So I went to comcast, put my dick an slapped the heffa for whoeva screwed up mah order! She said it hurt, but it was a good kind of hurt? wha eva tha means....So manana they're comin back with the equipment between 12-3pm. I got my TV but my TV stand hasn't arrived yet....It'd be nice if it came early in the AM for me to setup, so I can get the TV outta the box and setup for the comcast dood! (dirty is wishful thinkin)

Aside from the house, my job starts on the 5th @ 10am for orientation (i guess i should mark that on the calendar! lol!)...I have a feeling this job is gonna cut into my free time! Hopefully not as much as the last job (60 hr work weeks SUuuuUUuuuuuCK!).

Marlon and I text and talk more often since he came out...I miss him so much, but won't tell him. So n e one who knows me well enuf knows whats gonna happen next. It's just gonna be a friendship. His ass is in Cali and I'm in DC. I need someone to hug! I wanna talk face-face (hell, skype would work but not for hugs and besos). So we're back where we started at...Friends! Weeeeeeeeeeee.....I'll find tha special someone. Marlon will always be "A" special someone, but i'm gonna find "THE" special someone ~Apply Within~ LoL! Aight, I'm glad I got that off my chest....I can say for sure that I've never felt happier (this type of happy) than Saturday/Sunday! Those mark pretty high on "best days of life"....No comments, i'm jus gettin things off my mind ~ later guys

Thursday, January 24, 2008

a Fabulous Fuckin Day ~:-P

Ok wow...where to begin! Well when you're unemployeed you get to wake ur ass up when you like, so waking up grumpy very very rarely happens ~;-D (not braggin...much! HA!)...So the day which typically starts at 10 (Gracias Dios!) started off with turnin the electricity in the apt to my name. Sweet, one thing knocked out of the way! After that I get a phone call from Mar sayin lets do Tau Tau and that is like my all-time favorite chinese place *hint hint*, so we went and then headed to fair oaks so ol four eyes could get her new MaGoo lenses (J/P mar, u know i love u and u gotta help me decorate my APT) and then grabed sum StarBux....Mmmmmmm que sabroso! So after that I got a call from my new YOB and they sent me forms to up my clearance and asked me when I could start...i told them the 4th because I have furniture arriving on the 2nd and I can collect to more weeks of unemployment ;-D (thank u Colorado! w00t w00t!)

I'm gonna jump ahead one and then come back to my favorite part of the day. So this evening I went to sign the lease to my condo and my landlord freakin rocks! She changed her flowery curtain to a regular curtain and left me towels to start me off and some cokes in the fridge! Do i not have a kickass landlord? HELL YES I DO!

So the fav part of the day is when my NCO from Gordon was chattin with me on gmail. He left the DC area for Cali, got a yob with Countrywide (NYSE:CFC) and then left that because...well do your homework on CFC and u'll know ;-)and is now with Raytheon....But he had some big news for me...so he's teasin me sayin are u ready and I'm like not good with surprises so i'm like COMe oN papI! hit me wit the big news...He started to date guys! * blink blink *....to wit I responded 'U FUCKER! I can't believe we never went out or anything!'...It was awesome, he is so fuckin fine, he has a business minded head, is determined and goes after his goals...and o did i mention HE'S HOT AS FUCK????? Just thought i'd fuckin point that out...So he's like Fuck man! I kept droppin u hints, didn't u ever pick up on it? And i was like DooD! U were married! I told u to get on myspace! u'd have known bout me a loooooong time back! O well, i wanna call him right now but gotta play it cool wit papi! We both wanna see each otha and OMG i ain't gonna lie! This M&M will melt in ur mouth an ur hands Ca--Coooo! That was the fuckin highlight of my day! he wants me and I want him! But he's in Cali and will try to make a Spring trip up here and I told him if I get a TDY to go to LA, know that I will be on that plane! Fuck, how much r planes to LAX right now??? hahaha...well I feel good lettin u all know bout this, but wish I had some gay friends to chat with besides at clubs. I mean, ok I talk to Cam on gmail, but don't have anyone else to share this with....DIRTY, get the fuck outta the house and start meetin people! YellA!! Aight, my day fuckin rocked and my heart is madly jumpin for mah boi Marlon! ~ Lataz