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I spent most of the day/evening finishing last minute packing, and cleaning of my car because I'm a procrastinator and I wait until the last minute. It's weird--by this time tomorrow I will either already be in Houston, or somewhere near.

I have a whole new life starting for me.

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Well, I'm finally going to announce it, since I've kept it quite private. In one week I am moving to Houston, Texas! I finally decided to take some action against my current living situation. Chris and I get along when we don't live together, and since I had moved back into the apartment in March, things just went downhill. It'll be alot better for me, because now I have a chance to start anew, and meet alot of great people.

I have a feeling that this is going to be a great thing for me and I'm really looking forward to it. Hell, I don't even mind that I'm going to be driving for fifteen hours. Rem helped me out with some directions to get there.

Louisville > Nashville > Memphis > Little Rock > Texarkana > Huntsville > Houston

That's going to be the route I'll be taking to get there. I'll end up taking very little of my belongings with. Mainly my clothes, computer, and xbox. Dad is going to drive down from Chicago to get the rest of my stuff and will drive it back home until I move into my apartment. I'm hoping that my little sister Morgan, ends up coming with dad, and goes on the drive with me to Houston. It's been a year since I've seen her, and we could really use the time for a nice drive and to get back into talking. We really lost contact.

My only worry right now is my job situation. I have to call the Texas stores tomorrow when I get all of the stores locations that would be best for me, and hopefully they've got some full-time or part-time spots open. Worst case scenario (which would suck honestly, as I love Best Buy) is that I'd have to work elsewhere, but BB is a top retailer, places like Circuit City, CompUSA and others would love to hire me--at least I hope so!

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Things are getting bigger and better for Holdfire. Rem and I recently sent another webhosting company an e-mail offering to buy out their paying monthly customers, but so far no reply from them. We did this because of an entry we read about the owner probably not being able to pay for their server, and essentially losing all of their clients. Holdfire to the request, that's for sure. But again, no reply, so we're going to get into contact again, to emphasize our offer, because we're willing to pay this person for the clients.

My other job has been going good. I've gotten the hang of wireless in a matter of days. I've done Cingular and Sprint activations so far. Haven't gotten in a Verizon. I'm also trying to get in a deposit as well. I've had a few credit applications go through that required a $300 deposit for each line, and then another guy was for $400 for a single line. Sooner or later I'm going to get it in.

I also found out that I can get an ANR account with Cingular. $25/month for 2,000 minutes, unlimited txt, and 5MB of Media Mall download. The only extra I'd have to pay for would be M2M and N/W. But with 2,000 minutes I wouldn't even need to worry about it. I'd get it solely for the unlimited txt'ing, and use that mobile just for that. The only downfall is that I'd have to go through a credit check, which in turn means a deposit, depsite the fact there's no contract? Who knows.

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Day #2 of working in Wireless has been decent. Yesterday was a really bad day that I'm going to forget never happened. I ended up working 11:30-8:30 all while getting paid time and a half. Thank-you Memorial Day!

Never in my life have I sold so many iPods. I honestly think I sold about 20 ipods, and each of them either had the “PRP ((Product Replacement Plan - replacement of covered products, with no deductibles or other hidden charges. more))” attached to it along with a case (or other accessory) or a "PSP ((Performance Service Plan - ensures the long-lasting enjoyment of your purchase with comprehensive coverage more))". That's a feat in itself. I asked Alicia who has sold the most in a day, and she mentioned one of the front-end girls having sold $500 worth, but that was because it was on the XBOX 360 release day. So hopefully we have good numbers for tomorrow. Our budget was for $7,000 and my other co-worker didn't think we'd be able to hit it. I hope I got it all in though.

Hopefully I will have more days like today, then I'll actually look forward to work. Computers is still going to be my favorite department, and honestly I'm really still upset over being transferred out of it. I loved working with Rocker, and the other guys, and with Geek Squad. I've had the most fun there, and I've definitely gotten alot better with my customer service, and just overall attitude about the job. I fucking loved it there. So who knows, maybe the same can be with wireless, once I'm in there for a few months.

The perks aren't too bad either. I can get a free phone and [regional] plan from Verizon, or a $20 plan from Sprint (that includes all the bells and whistles, 1000 mins) but buy the phone. I'm not sure what we can get from Cingular, but I'm sure there's a deal as well.

Holdfire is doing great this month. Definitely am ending the month on good terms, and I hope that June looks even better. I really love that Rem has been helping me out with it alot lately, and I'm really grateful for it as well as loving it :D

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