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Going Back

Yea, so I got back in the pool this week. I ‘reactivated’ my account at the dating service. I have a date next Tuesday so I’ll give you all the details. I think this will make Number 4 – if memory serves – on the list. I would have thought it would be more but Renee took a lot of that. When I was out of work I didn’t think it was fair to date because I couldn’t afford to go anywhere that wasn’t making me money.

Not that the job is going great. I feel like I’m just hanging on day-to-day. This is the company’s slow time so there’s not much to do. I was prepared for things to go majorly wrong on the network but things are pretty non-existent in that area. I have been doing a lot of organizing and documenting… and surfing the Internet and chatting with Superman.

A good indicator of how bad it’s getting is when I start drinking at home. That’s when I know the cheese has slipped off the cracker. It’s too bad, really, because the people are really nice and the company is halfway decent. The problem is that they want me to be someone I’m not. I don’t think that’s fair on either of our parts (them, for hiring me… Me, for staying just because I need the job).

My ‘feelers’ are back out there. One of the things I did when I was out of work was to see a recruiting company. The woman I talked to there seemed generally impressed with me and my resume (even though I was sick as a dog that day). When I got this job I felt like I left her a little funny. She was cool about it.

I sent her an e-mail earlier in the week to find out if I had burned my bridge. She was the consummate professional and said ‘No’ and that she would help me out again. I feel like I'm outsourcing all my shortcomings. Can't get a date? Have someone else find someone. Can't get a job? Have someone else do it for me.

Another innovation I’m experimenting with (yes, I know I’m asking for trouble on this one) is with tracking the number of hits to this blog. You’ll see a ‘site meter’ tag on the right hand panel. You’re officially a statistic and I’m a glutton for punishment. If I get 10 hits before the end of May I’ll be amazed.

But, whatever, I’m not really doing this to see how many people are interested in the stream of conscience that happens to float through my head at press time. My expectations are pretty low but I was curious at what the prospects were. As you may or may not recall, I tried it once before with Feed Burner without any success. Site meter is much easier to deal with, in my paltry existence of an opinion.

There is not always an immense joy I get out of writing these but sometimes they are a lot of fun. I wish I had more to say at times. I read notes from some of the professional bloggers and one thing they always say is “put as much content out there as you can”. Well, you have to live life a little before reporting on it. Sometimes I just don’t have that much to say. Plus, I don't think I could do this professionally. Maybe...

Of course, on the flip-side of that is the amount of content that WASN’T written between the posts that WERE. It was just a matter of not feeling like writing something that day. I don’t have a specific example of that but just know that sitting in front a computer all day can suck the energy out of any blog.

Sometimes I hear something in a conversation during the day and think “I should add that to my blog”. The inspiration is gone by the time I get home and the memory of what was said doesn’t seem to have the same impact anymore. Sad but true.

To tease you, there’s a BIG blog entry I’m working on. It’s a compiled list that I want to make as comprehensive as I can. I’m sure there will be those who agree with this particular list and some will ask “Why didn’t you include…?”. Be that as it may, this is my blog.

If you feel compelled, either get your own blog or comment on mine. Dealer’s choice.

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