Those close to me, which for whatever various reasons is few, you all know how rough the past 2+ years have been for me. Personal struggles and demons have haunted my very existence and I was more then willing to allow that to happen and mire in my own misery. But about 6 weeks or so ago I decided to climb out of the depths of my self imposed misery and start over. For better or worse I took a job in retail and while its trying at times, it seems to be somewhat working for me. With a job in hand, slowly my self esteem started to creep back to me and my ascent back to the "old me" was/is underway. This past Friday I decided to go out and get a drink at the local watering hole and sure enough I was back to form and having fun and yes even responsibly. After a fun and successful evening of enjoying some basketball, music, pool, and even the company of a rather attractive woman, I was all set for a hectic work week. Opening a new retail store is without a doubt a trying experience, but luckily I've done it before so I know what to expect and am doing my thing and taking care of business. (Again the "old me" is returning)
But the main jist of this post is to quickly illustrate how life is amusing, at least to me. So here goes: today was our store's Grand Opening. Normally this would be a "hell" day for retail but I got a decent night's sleep, and although I was sick most of the night I sucked it up and was prepared for my day. Now as the craziness of the day was unfolding, I kept busy and was helping customers as is the deal. But something, or should I say someone caught my eye today. A fellow co-worker who I've said hello in passing for the past few weeks was there and today I finally decided that it was time to formally introduce myself and have a pleasant chat. More details on this as they develop but lets just say that the "old me" is back and back without some of my faults when it came to the female species!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Friday, November 2, 2007
Been Awhile So Let's Catch Up....
Well I've been away from my blog and the internet in general for a bit so here's a run down of what's been up:
- I'm finally working again! Albeit not the greatest job ever, but hey $ is $. So yeah I'm back at Kohl's again, working in the new store opening in Severn on Quarterfield Road and yet aptly called the Glen Burnie Store. While I enjoy the company itself, the store has become a quagmire very quickly and hopefully this too shall pass.
- Wow the Ravens season has been a debacle to say the least. The offense is as pathetic as usual, the defense has been decimated by injuries, and yet again Matt Stover is the MVP of the team. Not to beat a dead horse, but I'm sick of this same old story from them.
- Oriole prospects are really impressing in the Arizona Fall League. 1st Round Pick Matt Wieters is shaking off the rust rather well and hitting for some pop, Jeff Fiorentino is back in the AFL and will hopefully build on a solid year and gain needed momentum for Spring Training, but the biggest surprise is Jeremy Arrieta our 5th Round Pick. A consensus 1st Round Pick to begin the year, his numbers tailed off a bit in his last year of college but were still pretty damn good but the biggest distraction was his agent's contract demands and we all know that can be none other then Scott Boras. All this allowed Arrieta to slip until to the 5th Round where the O's selected him and got him signed before the midnight signing deadline. All young Jeremy has done in the AFL is thrown 10 innings of ball with 8 K's and hasn't given up a run. His fastball is up in the mid 90's and his slider is already being touted as MLB caliber. He's been the talk of Arizona and folks in Baltimore better remember the name of Arrieta, because he's coming sooner then later!
Thats about it for this installment of The River of Deceit, so catch all my peeps later on the flip side!
- I'm finally working again! Albeit not the greatest job ever, but hey $ is $. So yeah I'm back at Kohl's again, working in the new store opening in Severn on Quarterfield Road and yet aptly called the Glen Burnie Store. While I enjoy the company itself, the store has become a quagmire very quickly and hopefully this too shall pass.
- Wow the Ravens season has been a debacle to say the least. The offense is as pathetic as usual, the defense has been decimated by injuries, and yet again Matt Stover is the MVP of the team. Not to beat a dead horse, but I'm sick of this same old story from them.
- Oriole prospects are really impressing in the Arizona Fall League. 1st Round Pick Matt Wieters is shaking off the rust rather well and hitting for some pop, Jeff Fiorentino is back in the AFL and will hopefully build on a solid year and gain needed momentum for Spring Training, but the biggest surprise is Jeremy Arrieta our 5th Round Pick. A consensus 1st Round Pick to begin the year, his numbers tailed off a bit in his last year of college but were still pretty damn good but the biggest distraction was his agent's contract demands and we all know that can be none other then Scott Boras. All this allowed Arrieta to slip until to the 5th Round where the O's selected him and got him signed before the midnight signing deadline. All young Jeremy has done in the AFL is thrown 10 innings of ball with 8 K's and hasn't given up a run. His fastball is up in the mid 90's and his slider is already being touted as MLB caliber. He's been the talk of Arizona and folks in Baltimore better remember the name of Arrieta, because he's coming sooner then later!
Thats about it for this installment of The River of Deceit, so catch all my peeps later on the flip side!
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