This site is not exactly part of the Spiritgeek.com site or the collected blogs.

In the January 2010 Zeitgeist Newsletter I discussed using a Journal or Diary to keep as a tool of becoming more self-aware and as I am not one to suggest something that I am not willing to do myself so I set up this Journal.

Not only does it have the current entries, beginning on December 30, 2009, but I have a collection of notebooks that have assorted entries from the past that I have always wanted to archive someplace, so here it will be.

I have written on the blog about how I show EVERYTHING, sometime maybe too much, but this whole collection is about chronicling a life and its growth.

Not everything will be directly related to spiritual growth but it is a record of one particular journey, mine. Take it as a collection of examples and experiences, learning from them as I have; who knows, you might learn more from them then I did.


Warning

I'll be the first to admit that some of what gets written in here is somewhat adult in nature, not that I plan on putting porn out, but some of it may not be appropriate for children.


Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts

2010/04/05

This has been a VERY strange week of sorts.

I am down to 10 days till the end of the job and I still feel jazzed about it most of the time. I have the occasional moment of doubt, but who wouldn't? It passes and those moments are few and far between.

Last Thursday was stranger than usual, I was at work and my manager said that she and the GM needed to have a talk with me later in the afternoon, say around 4 to 4:30. No problem... Then SHE shows up, the dreaded HR lady that has a reputation of not coming down from on high, aka corporate, unless a head is about to roll.

I thought I was going to be getting out of the job 2 weeks early, but it was for someone else, I was spared. Gotta suck big time to be fired on April Fools.

They still have not replaced me, I hope the do so soon. I will feel awful if I leave them shorthanded, but I gave them 60 days notice, what more could they want?

Busy day tomorrow, breakfast meeting for more details on Club Inspire U and I'm going to scream my bloody head off if the site isn't up soon. I know the designer has been having difficulties with his servers, but we are less than 2 weeks from out premier and I still see the "Coming Soon" page I put up. ARGH!

I have a phone session at 10:30 and then I have to go to West Hollywood for another meeting with a friend about marketing ideas. I feel so official, I'm going to be marketed... Gads!

While I'm there, WeHo, I'm going to stop by and see if M is at work and if so, muster up the courage to ask him out on a date. I'm more afraid of that then being self-employed in this economy, now just what does that tell you?

Night!

2010/03/22

I have been SO bad with keeping up on my journal, sorry about that, but I have been insanely busy. Not an excuse, but true...

I am down to less than a month before I leave my job and officially go into business full-time as Spiritgeek.com. The closer that D-day gets, the happier I am that I have made the right decision.

Kris and I are also working on the premier night of Club Inspire U on April 17th at the Cobra Club in North Hollywood. I'm beginning to learn an awful lot about promotions from a friend who has been VERY helpful with tips and suggestions.

I haven't made it to the gym as often as I should and that's not good. I have been going in so many directions. I'm going to find some time and go tomorrow one way or another.

Had a call from a company that wants me to carry their product line, not sure yet, but they did give me a sample of one of the products and I have been quite pleased so far. They are called Sidda Tech and I am trying their "Detox"... I'm only a couple of uses into it but I have been impressed so far. If you go to the site, put in the coupon code "SG0310" for $5.00 off your purchase.

Going to bed now, it's been a LONG day and I am tired. I have another long couple of days coming up as well, guess it's true what they say, "There is no rest for the wicked."

2010/02/26

Long and busy day at work... The NAACP Image Awards have been driving all of us crazy.

Went to the gym before work and getting ready to go out and celebrate something of which I have not yet been told about, should I be frightened?

Tired, but ready to keep it going... Hope I don't get to wet when it starts raining later.

2010/02/25

I am SO glad that I am finished with graveyard shifts, at least for this week. The person I'm working for is still out with the flu so anything is possible for next week...

Came home and crashed for a few hours then ended up at Fab Hot Dogs in Reseda for some lunch with a friend. I had the "LA Street Dog" with chili cheese fries and a Coke, AWESOME!

Afterward we went over to Westfield Topanga, formerly Topanga Plaza, and boy have they added to and fixed that place up. I had an great time looking around and in the process, I bought the following (sort of):
  • Audi A5 Cabriolet in Sprint Blue
  • About $1000 in clothes at Neiman Marcus
    love the Royal Underground Spring Collection
  • over at Cartier
    a $9750 watch
    a $2800 ring
  • finally $40 in underwear and socks at Target which I left the store with.
Normally I get ignored when I go to such places but today I must have been oozing money because the staff in all the stores I went to couldn't have been more helpful or nicer -- I'll take it as a good omen on my recent decisions. Shopping for your "dreams" can be an amazing way of programming the universe when using the Law of Attraction (LoA).

Had dinner in West Los Angeles at Pho 99. Everyone seems to think this place is amazing and it was good but I thought the rice noodles in my Pho Ga were a bit rubbery, personally I prefer Pho Show in Culver City or Absolutely PHO Bulous on La Cienega by the Beverly Center.

Well tomorrow is going to be an early and LONG day, so I'm going to bed -- nighty night.

2010/02/23

Well it was a nice day till I decided to accept a call from work and guess who's doing graveyard tonight... Oh yeah!

Got paid yesterday and I paid today. LOL Even living cheaply takes money in Los Angeles.

Tried to sleep this afternoon so I could do this shift but only had limited success. I'm going to try to go to the gym after work before crashing. The big question: will I be returning to regular sleep hours or working graveyard again tonight for the same coworker who called in sick? HMMMM

2010/02/20

Yesterday was both amazing and strange.

I woke up with a mild headache that I attributed to releasing of stress. I am one of those people that tends to hold onto their stress while they are going through things. When it is finally over I pay for it with tension headaches for a day or two but then it seems to be gone... Thank God!

I popped an Advil to help me get through the morning and even managed to meditate pretty well. I really enjoyed it.

At work I finally had my meeting regarding April 15th and it is now official. I am sometimes completely amazed at how much of a drama queen I can be in my own head. I expected a few difficulties getting through the meeting but it went both really well and I was wished well by all parties involved.

The strange thing was last night when I just could not get tired. I stayed up until about 3:00AM and for the life of me couldn't imagine why. I have been getting plenty of sleep, but not enough that I should be THAT un-tired.

I found out today that a friend had been in some trouble and had been planning on coming over to my house for some help and that they had decided to get another form of help since they thought they were too late for me (that has been since remedied). Fortunately, all is well overall with them and other than a few bumps and bruises on their ego and spirit. What a coincidence.

I didn't make it to the gym today or will I tomorrow, I slept in a bit and the gym closes an hour after I get off work tonight. I would go before work tomorrow, but I already have a scheduled breakfast that I will be racing to work from in the morning. So, I guess Monday will be my next visit, I'll probably go after work so I do not have to get up so early and take my time.

2010/02/18

Interesting day, my meeting to announce April 15th has been delayed a day but there were some leaks via the coffee house route. Oh well...

I'm feeling fine but it has been kind of difficult to keep my positive mindset going, work is work and it is what it is. I'm doing OK but a minor headache has been thrumming in my neck and skull for the last couple of hours. With how I'm feeling, I'm REALLY glad that I did my meditation this morning, it always gives me a charge and I do not even want to think about how draggy I would be if I hadn't.

I have class tonight, looking forward to getting there. No class next week, just a personal reminder.

2010/02/17

What an excellent day!

Not that I had that much planned for the day, but I managed to get everything done. I went to breakfast with a friend then checked out a new bank since my old one has decided that using the bank is not good enough, I must pay for the privilege (gotta love the corporate greed -- over $8.50/month).

It was a beautiful day, first one on my day off in quite a while that was sunny and warm enough to lay out for some Sol worship. Then I went to the gym and had an excellent workout, it felt SO good.

Had dinner at this Japanese Teriyaki place called Sarku Japan in the newly redone Fox Hills Mall, oops Westfield Culver City.

Overall things have been great today, yesterday REALLY charged my batteries and I have set a few more things in motion for after the 15th of April. I really am happier than I have been in SO long. I have light at the end of the tunnel and "the world is my oyster" or so they say.

2010/02/03

Well life looks like it may be returning to some sense of normality for a bit. My ill co-worker returns tomorrow and I'm hoping for Friday off. HR and Payroll and I are going to be butting heads over the usual policies and the actual payment of the 6th and 7th days and the overtime it is supposed to be. Oh fun fun...

I finally came up with a direction for the Zeitgeist newsletter for February that I not only like but think is much better than the usual Valentines drivel.

Had a good workout at the gym after work. Did the full weight set, but just did not have the energy to do cardio, only did about 10 minutes.

I was thinking about this guy I met last week, I may be about to make a fool of myself, but I think I want to see him again. Not only was he cute as a button but he seemed really sweet. Awe...

2010/02/02

Wow, I was exhausted last night.

I got home from work and was supposed to do a tele-conference at 19:30 and after getting ready, had about 15 minutes to kill. Turned on the TV to watch a little B5 and I don't think I made it through the opening credits before I passed out and didn't wake till almost 01:00.

One of my co-workers is out sick with bronchitis(?) so I came in this morning for the day shift. I thought I would take a quick moment to get the journal up to date since I slept through last nights entry.

Yesterday was a OK, but fast workout at the gym. That book I'm reading, "Body for Life", has made me wonder if I might be overdoing some of my workouts. I have been going every other day and doing my weight training each time. I finally got to the section where it goes into the workout details and I noticed that he is suggesting a 4 day rotation on the weights. His layout is weights on say Mon, Wed and Fri with Cardio on Tue, Thr and Sat. So on week one, Mon and Fri would be Upper Body with Wed being Lower Body and Abs and the inverse on the following week.

Looks like I'm working tomorrow as well.

2010/01/31

The Grammys are done and now the parties begin. Why am I at work instead of there?

Good day, made a decision today that will seriously change my life in 60 days as far as work goes. Going home in a bit, getting stuff together then going to bed so I can go to the gym before work tomorrow.

I was hoping to get the February Zeitgeist newsletter done so it could go out tomorrow, but it looks like it may be a day or two late. Worst case scenario, I send it out Tuesday night, only 2 days late. Just had a hard time feeling Valentines like... I guess I need some romance in my life.

2010/01/30

My latest tweet says it all...
LONG day at work, great workout at the gym, wonderful dinner and all I want is to go to sleep or get laid... LOL
Go guess what happened, I'm going to bed.

2010/01/29

It's been a few days and things have been hectic. I have just been a bit negligent and there is no real reason. Just being lazy.

One thing about breaking a resolution, they only stay permanently broke if you want them to. It can always be reinstated and followed through on. So here we go with the second attempt.

Hey, I had to quit smoking three times before it stuck and I still have a craving every once in a while. Occasionally, I will get hit with a craving and see some hot guy smoking and I'm thinking I should french kiss him just to suck the smoke out of his lungs. Kinky and funny, but a touch strange...

Going to bed and getting ready for Grammy weekend...

2010/01/25

Well, today has started off as a mixed bag of nuts...

I woke up and made myself an omelette (ham, feta and sauteed tomatoes -- GOOD) and after getting myself together to leave, somewhere I lost 15 minutes and didn't get to stop for coffee on the way... Wah!!!!

Once I got to work, I had a driver that has a reputation for being a bit whiny, we actually keep a pacifier in the desk for him, had some stupid issue and I lost it. As much as I felt terrible about losing it, in a way it was such a relief to get all the crap off my chest.

I'm sure I'm going to apologize for what happened, but I doubt that I will for what was said, it was true, just about as subtle as brick.

The rest of the day was fairly uneventful but long. We have a couple of events going on and tomorrow is going to be nasty. I'm kinda glad that I won't be there...

Two big meetings tomorrow, some Inspire U stuff in the morning and another in WeHo. I also have a training session in the evening at 17:50 so it is going to be a full day. It's also to start raining again, but just for the day.

2010/01/16

I will be so glad when the award show season is over, Los Angeles becomes such a bunch of morons when it comes to thinking things through and the egos EXPLODE!

Went to the gym after work and had an amazing workout. I ran into my friend Steve who once promised to give me some tips and help me add some free-weights to my workout. Today ended up being the day and he showed me some great stuff and I apparently did pretty well as he seemed to be reasonably impressed. cool!

Afterwards, I went to grab something for dinner and immediately after taking the first byte, it turned into a great white having a feeding frenzy, ack! Good thing I made it a high-protein meal...

While I was on the elliptical, I kept hearing the voice of my crack dealer, not the illegal one, but my brittle mistress. I hope all is well.

I've got a couple of errands to do then I'm going to bed, I might feed the cats first... It will keep me from bleeding... ;-)

2010/01/15

Good day, went REALLY fast and I did a quick computer job while I was at work. COOL!!!!

Going to run home and crash immediately, I have to be back @ 07:00 tomorrow morning. Good thing that I get off at 19:00 tonight and not 23:30 as I used to.

My new affirmation for the day has been: "Money is attracted to me like a lover, it cannot stay away from me." Cool and has had me in a great mood all day.

I never did get a chance to eat my salad I brought for dinner, oops, guess I'll just have top eat it tomorrow, but I get off work @ 15:30 so I might save it for Sunday instead... We'll see.

Night!

2010/01/10

It's a beautiful day in SoCal, mid 70's and didn't even need my jacket on the ride to work this morning. A pretty mellow day at work and having a good time overall.

I have been doing some self-medication that has involved large quantities of food, particularly late at night after I get home from work. That usually means I'm either smoking the गांजा too much or I am depressed. I have been kind of avoiding the गांजा for two reasons; 1) most of the stuff out there now days is WAY to strong for my taste (read: 1 hit and I'm a zombie for the evening) and 2) I'm having enough allergy issues with my throat without trashing it out more with smoking.

I've been in a bit of a funk lately, but I don't think of it as depression. Just glad the holidays are over and a new year of possibilities is upon us and I'm hoping for a better year than last.

I knew it was going to be slow today, so I was planning on working on the "10 Secrets to the Secret" but wouldn't you know, I left the drive sitting next to the laptop in the living room. Let's hope the cats don't find it and turn it into a toy to be lost for eternity.

As soon as I finish this entry, I think I'll try to either get a head-start on the February Zeitgeist Newsletter or I'll work on a regular blog entry.

Ran across this today and HAD to add it so I can find it again. I've loved "Adagio for Strings" since I first heard it in "Platoon" and DJ Tiesto does an excellent version.

2010/01/09

One of those days at work. Like most jobs, dispatching usually breaks down into one of two types of days, busy or dead. Today ended up being pretty kick back for the most part and just had one thing after another all day until the crescendo that is going to get a driver bar-b-qued!

I'm not planning on doing anything particularly drastic, something simple, honey-tomato glaze and some mild seasoning to taste. The guest of honor (read main course) is a little scrawny so place your orders early.

Did a computer job last night and went back to finish it this morning, everything went well, I swear I could make a very good living following the client's grandson and fixing the viruses that he gets every time he visits...

Note to self, when you go to the gym on Saturday, you cannot go early since the gym doesn't open until 8 AM. Had a "blast" sitting in front for 30 minutes this morning, but I did get to do some reading.

I'm tired and getting ready for bed, after I do the cat box, they will be happy...

2010/01/05

Well yesterday ended with a bang. A friend called me at work and needed some one-on-one time and I was happy to help out...

Once again I got to have a face-to-face meeting with just how much we can persecute ourselves when there is no fault of our own. I also received a great lesson in what Landmark would call "Strong Suits" and "rackets".

I wanted to get some writing done so after my friend left this morning, I went for coffee and work on the laptop. I just finished part 2 of what was supposed to be a blurb, guess that plan is moot...

The blog entry (part 1) and (part 2)

The sinuses have mellowed for the most part, but still an issue and my voice sounds like Froggy from the Our Gang films.

Going to grab some dinner then either try to get some work on the book done or go to bed early to make up for last night. Of course I REALLY need to get laundry done tomorrow as well as get a haircut.

Good day overall!

2009/12/30

I've been a bit edgy today, not sure why, but I woke up that way and it hasn't changed as the day goes on.  At least I haven't snapped at anyone...

The newsletter for January is nearly finished. I love the way the universe tends to mess with my head.

I've been at the The Coffee Connection for most of the day working on it and the internet has been great. When it came time for me to proof my content the connection went the way of the Dodo Bird. Fortunately, I have other options.

It has been kind of rainy today, yuck!

Going to go home and work some more on the newsletter, I want it ready to go out on time.  November was a week late going out and December a day or two.  If I have to be neurotic about anything, it might as well be that Midwestern Work Ethic and Deadline thing...  LOL

Tomorrow in New years Eve and I think I may go out for an early evening after work.  I don't have to be back at work till 3:00 the next afternoon, but I don't really think I want to stay out REAL late or get plastered...  we'll see!