Job interview

I'm flying back to Nebraska on Friday for a job interview. It's with a company in the same industry as where I work now, so I'm very familiar with the environment. I'm probably overly qualified for this job, but it would be a great way for me to get my foot in the door in terms of getting back home. Not sure what the pay is yet, but I'm sure we'll discuss it on Friday.

Wish me luck :)

Sicko...

I've had this sinus, cough, crap that's been going around for the last few days, and it sucks. I'm not used to getting sick, so when I do, I feel like a real baby for complaining about it. My immune system is typically pretty strong and I don't have too many issues, but this is just kicking my butt! I've been slathering vicks up my nose, and keeping the breathing strips on my nose whenever I'm at home, just so I can breathe somewhat normally. I'm sure it will pass soon enough, but it sure stinks for now!

My wife and I went to see I AM LEGEND on Saturday. It's pretty different from the book if you've already read it, so it's probably worth seeing. I was a little disappointed that they used CGI monsters instead of people wearing makeup...it never looks as realistic using CGI!

I hate reading books and then seeing movies...I always end up critiquing the movie too much about what was left out or changed, but I didn't do it in this one, so it's all good. If you're interested in a spoiler, start highlighting here: DARTH VADER IS LUKE'S FATHER! Don't say I didn't warn you...it's a spoiler!

So that's about it for me. Nothing else new on this side of the country. I'll check back in sometime in the near future :)

My name is Techymike...

...and I am a mage!

Is today Monday???

I walked out of the house this morning, on my way to work, to a flat tire on my wife's van. Sooooo I went inside, changed clothes, and proceeded to replace it with the spare. Only to find (after I got it attached) that the spare was flat.....

What the heck....Monday already?

Man, where did the weekend go? I don't know about you, but I could definitely use a few more days off!

And who woulda thought that both Indy and Dallas would be eliminated yesterday? Crazy stuff, I tell you!

Ouch! Softball season arrives...

Everyone who says that Phoenix is beautiful this time of year obviously hasn't played in a winter softball league. Our season started last night at 8:30PM. It was somewhere around 50 degrees. I'm sure to some, this is beautiful weather and you'd give your left nut anything to have this kind of weather. To me, this is FREAKING COLD! By 10:30 when we finished, we were all ready to vacate the field for the warmth of our beds!

I also realized (this morning) that I'm very out of shape and shouldn't probably be playing softball. I'm going to try to sit in my chair and do nothing all day, because it's the easiest way to avoid the muscle aches that are surging through my lower body. At least there were no major injuries on our team last night....but it's a long season. It never fails, every season there are several guys who end up out of the picture because of various pulled muscles.

I'm off to nurse a Coke. Have a good day. :)

2008 Resolution for the media...

...drop the Britney Spears infatuation. Maybe, if we all stop giving that loon attention, she'll either dry up and get back on track, or she'll crawl into a hole and die. I can't even visit my normal Google homepage anymore without having to see 3 links about her newest tragedies.

That's all :)

Closing the book...

...on 2007, that is :) You didn't think I was going to stop blogging did you? Well, I'm not...at least not right now!

I hope you had a great Christmas and a safe New Years Eve! It was pretty much uneventful for us at the our household. We went over to my wife's sister's house for Christmas dinner, and stuffed ourselves with Honey Baked Ham (yum!) and all the typical sides.

With all of the money we spent on the house this past year, my wife and I didn't really do anything for each other for Christmas, but focused what we had on the kids. It was worth it too, especially watching our 3 yr old daughter opening her gifts was just precious!

New years eve was just as it has been the past 9-10 years or so. Neither my wife or I hardly ever drink or party, so we stayed at home, opened a bottle of Martinelli's Sparkling Cider, which was finished in about 5 minutes between the 4 of us, and that's about it. My son and I shared a can of smoked oysters (which about made my wife gag). He wanted to try to stay up until midnight to celebrate the new year, but by 11:30, he could barely keep his eyes open, so he went to bed. I toasted the new year with my dog, Koda.

So yeah, that's about it. Happy 2008 to all, and I'll see you again soon!