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How work was today, is how I wish it to be every day. It was busy, and the customers were amazingly friendly. I was with one customer, Jerry, for almost an hour, talking to him about laptops and everything else related. He had never owned a computer before, was a 52 y/o disabled war veteran. He was just so happy with my helping him, and talking to him about the little things people take forgranted, and was so appreciative. At one point when I was walking towards the software section to grab him a Texas Hold'Em Game, I felt like I wanted to cry a little bit because he was so happy by my simple act of kindness.

The "customer service" aspect of it was long gone. I just wanted to get him what he needed, and for him to enjoy every second of it. It's customers like Jerry, that actually make me love my job. I truly hope that in a couple of months, after his hip surgery on Wednesday (he was very outgoing ;)) he'll still remember me and his promise to stop in to see me and sign up for Insight Cable Internet and In-Home Networking from Geek Squad. More so just to remember my name, and how I helped him out. He also wished me to have the best weekend and to have a Happy Mother's Day. Told him I'm only twenty and too young to have children, to which he retorted that he had two by the time he was eighteen.

I still hope to hear back from Charter. If not, then I'll put in my JOS application for Geek Squad City at the end of this week. I really don't want to work a second job, but the extra money will really help me out with bills, rent, and being able to save it for future needs (vacations, moving, splurging.) Time go to take a nap, I'm exhausted.

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I got paid yesterday, and afters bills and rent, I have $55.44 to last me until May 26th. It's to the point where I can no longer have a day where I do NOT think about money. Part of it is because I was never really "taught" how to be responsible with money--hell, I really wasn't ever taught anything about life, I just did it as pleased.

It's to the point where I'm looking at a second job. Earlier today I applied (again) to Charter for their "High Speed Data Specialist I" position. I have a couple of friends that work there, and I talked to one of them while I was doing the application, to let Shawn (HR) know about my application (again). I applied there back in March, and I received a call back, however it was right when I got deathly ill during a weekend, and I never got a chance to get back to the guy. Hopefully this won't deter him from contacting me again.

There has go to be a better way to get money, then to actually have to work for it. :|

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I'd like to say that I'm pretty sane and lacking any kind of mental illnesses, but I have come to the conclusion that I have an obsessive compulsive disorder with alarm clocks. Every night before I go to sleep, I will set three alarm clocks for the same time. You know, in case one doesn't go off, two others are there for backup. Or in case I didn't turn one or two of them on.

Not only that but the process of how I go about setting the alarm. I'll set the time, then turn the alarm on/off several times to ensure I have it for set for the AM time and that it's on, and will work. One alarm clock is by my computer, another is by my bed, and the last one is my cell phone.

After this morning I just sat there thinking "Wow, I have an issue with alarm clocks. I am definitely OCD." But I don't really mind this, because I'd rather not fuck up my alarm and NOT wake up--oh wait, like this morning.

I didn't go through that process last night for some reason (first time ever) and had only set my alarm clock on my cellphone. I checked, double-checked and triple checked it. When I woke up, I shot out of bed, looked at the clock by my computer, and saw that it was 10:05am. I was supposed to be at work at 9:45am. So I panic, and fumble with my cellphone trying to call work, while trying not to sound like I'm about to cry. Told the opening MOD I slept through my alarm, and would be into work asap.

Generally I don't worry about getting written up becuase in most jobs--I never do. But twice in February while I was carless, I had gotten written up, so that meant anything else past that would result in me being terminated. Well, I get to work and I'm stressing out, hands shaking, waiting to get canned. It never came, and apparently I was off the hook.

Moral of the story:  It's okay to be OCD with checking the alarm clocks 10 or more times to see that they're set for the correct time, and hopefully will turn on.

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I'm currently working on the design here for aow, so if you notice anything fishy happening while you're looking at one page, and another, that's my doing. I've also gone on a plugin adding rampage. Tonight I really had the motiviation to work on my site, and actually get some "content" up perse. I love wordpess, but I was also missing phpnuke, for the soul purpose of member integration and whathave you. Well, once I get the theme completely tweaked, you'll be able to see what I've been working on :)

Also, I turn twenty today. It's going to be like any other day, but I don't mind it too much. I just hope that Chris remembers to bring home the chocolate cake mix from Target after he gets off of work. If I'm up in time I'd definitely enjoy going to the China Buffet, because I love their crab rangoons, California Rolls, pasta salad, and their rendition of General Tso's Chicken.

Time to go back to slaving away behind the scenes, and enjoy staying up late because I have today off as well as having Sunday off :P

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