Firsts

So last friday was a first for me. I cut myself badly enough to warrent stitches...at work...had to do WCB forms (THEY SUCK!!!), and then on Monday was my 5 year anniversay with Princess Auto...so a couple of firsts.

Stitches suck (Even if they are blue)
Not being able to use my right thumb sucks (I'm right handed)
WCB wants you to be dead before they'll believe you're hurt, that way they don't have to pay...It's true, just try dealing with them.
5 yr Anniversary I've never held a job this long before, and it feels nice to stick around for a while and still enjoy the place you work at.

Oh yeah, tomorrow, is our 4 year anniversary as well. I love being married :)

Fall is coming

I guess now that I have had an extended Summer break from blogging, I should get back into it. Summer was good. Didn't do much other than work, but it was a great time enjoying the sun, fun, and friends. Even though work was crazy and at times I was very frustrated with it, it was still good. Not a lot of problems, and I'm continuing to learn tons about hydraulics. With the start of the new school year, lots of things are kicking off at church and at work. So it will be an interesting time adjusting to new schedules and new programming.

It's times like this, that I realize that routine isn't always bad, and it's nice to have something that you know is going to be the same everything you go through it. It's like a nice comfortable friend that you know so well that you can predict how they will react to situations. Anyways, off to bed for me, hope to see you all more frequently.

Hooked

One thing about me that if you've ever met me, is that I'm a big sci-fi freak. Well I'm currently feeding my latest addiction. Battlestar Galactica. I love this re-imagination of the series, now I can't compare the two versions as I've never seen the orginal, and I'm not interested in a debate over which series is better. After buying the first half of season 2 and watching most of it twice, I just can't get over how immersive this series is. It really defines good television, it has a great mix of action, drama, a touch of comedy, and HUGE amounts of real human moments. The thing I find most interesting about the series is how it views religion. That and the fact that the Cylons, a computer based race believes in God. It's so interesting watching the religious views clash against each other, and even having some atheists in the mix makes life real interesting, real quick.

Needless to say, if you need to lose yourself in a show for an hour at a time. BSG is a good, gripping show that will take hold of you, and not let go.

WOOT

So, I'm back from Winnipeg. It was actually the nicest that it has ever been while I was there, so that was good. I passed my course with flying colors(whatever that means) so I'm pretty pumped about that. (Now I get my own smock with my name on it...oooooooohhhhh) Lots changed while I was gone, 2 new people hired, 2 promotions, and a new schedule. It should all work out for the best.

Sadly I didn't get to visit any friends while I was away, but on the upside I am having friends over tomorrow for my birthday party. Can't argue against that.

Life in Winnipeg

Well, I'm most of the way through my training, and it's no where near as tough as the first course that I took. It's kinda nice to see that that knowing the basics fairly well is paying off big time. It's nice to know that I actually did some learning inbetween courses. The huge downside to all of this, is that I've been away from my wife for a while, that's been really tough on me. I can't wait until I'm home, and can sleep in my own bed again. Anyways, that's all from waterpeg.

It might just become a habit

Hey look a second post in a month...I know whodathunkit. Anyways...excitement is building as things are working out slick so far for my Winnipeg trip. I get to see some friends that I haven't seen in ages, I get to spend a weekend with my inlaws, and I hopefully won't get stranded in the Calgary airport again. So yeah, I'm getting excited.

Things are looking up...again

Well here we go, I'm off to another level of Hydraulics training in a couple of weeks. I'm sure that my brain will be absolutely fried beyond belief after that. But it will be all good, as I will be the first official level 2 hydraulics person in our stores history, so I feel pretty good about that.

I also just got a new computer and after a lot of troubles getting it running, I'm loving it. I don't know how I managed with a P3 733 for so long, but I did. Yep it's a thing of computing beauty.

The Flames are looking to be top of their division for the playoff run which is a good thing. The other good thing is that they aren't first overall, which actually is a bad thing statistically speaking. Just look up when the 1st place overall team won the Stanely Cup.

Oh yeah, and City of Heroes and Villians are two great games. If you like to design your own super heroe or villian, these are for you. I just can't get over how much fun I'm having with these games. Really truely check them out for yourself.