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Monday, 21 December 2009

Currently
Bad Romance
By Lady Gaga
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Hello everyone.
I am feeling much better since surgery last Wednesday (Dec. 9th)
(For those who are reading this post only, I had hernia surgery after being injured on the job from lifting something)

The pain is fading and I am able to stand up and get out of bed much easier now.
I cannot go back to work at my current two jobs (the supermarket and the liquor store) until January 2nd and regular duties until February 1rst.
The iron worker job will have to wait until February when I can lift heavy loads again.

Here are some photos of the snow we got on Saturday the 19th.

Snow on the front porch

Snow shoveled to the side of the front walkway

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Lady Ga Ga with permission
Surgery!

I finally made it back here to post. I do use the computer a lot, but spend way too much time all over different places.

Anyhow,

I had to go for hernia surgery last Wednesday. I pulled my groin further than it is supposed to be while lifting something at work. I work in the warehouse at Waldbaum's Supermarket in Queens, NY.

I am still dealing with depression and not eating much at all. I still weigh about 165-170 even though I am 6 foot and 2 inches tall. I used to weigh 199 lbs. when I was in the US Coast Guard from 1997-2001. I have lost over 30 lbs. since October 2005 approximately.

I don't have much else to say...oh yeah, well it has been 6 days and tomorrow I can drive again. I am going stir crazy sitting at home. I have not taken many pain killers, since the pain is fading fast. I took 2 oxycodone(generic percaset)
since I got home December 9th, Wednesday at 4pm. I have only taken four of the Ibuprofen 800mg pills as well.
I should eat more. I will go shopping tomorrow.

I have to go to Iron Workers classes Tuesday and Wednesday night.

I have a cold of some sort. I thought I might have pink eye, but it faded over one day. I think it is a cold I caught because when you are put under during any operation, the immune system is affected...so I have been told. I will ask the surgeon when I see her Friday.

I will be home for 3 weeks until I finally recover. this 6 weeks of waiting for surgery and 3 more weeks of recovery has set my career back in the Iron Workers. I could have been working 7-8 weeks ago had I not been injured. Worker's comp. will pay for my loss of wages here at Waldbaum's and supposedly at my second job at the liquor store.

I watched Eragon yesterday. It was pretty good. If you like light-hearted adventure kinda like Harry Potter, then you may like this. Not much violence. Decent movie for 8 year olds and up.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone!

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

What was your most painful break-up?

There was a girl I met online. I was not looking at the time and we did not meet by seeking each other out. I was chatting and read that she sells necklaces and other jewelry. She seemed nice, so I wanted to buy something to help her sales. There was no other reason why I wanted to buy this. No hidden agenda. I was not even interested in her that way.

After we completed the transaction online, through mail and such, she asked me if I wanted to continue talking. To make this somewhat shorter, I eventually went to see her. She lived a few states away, far enough I had to fly to get there.

We thought it would be good to meet and spend some time with each other before getting serious. the plan was, that if we felt comfortable in person, I would visit one more time and then move to where she lived.

Well, the 5 day visit was devastating. She left the house without me one night, after telling me she wanted to do this. She talked to every other guy in sight, and I do not mean people she already knew. She ignored me half the time I was there(I slept at her house all 5 days of my visit.)
I even contemplated packing my things, announcing I am leaving and walking to the train station. I should have done that. But, no, instead I stayed until she brought me to the airport 4 hours before my flight on the the day I was scheduled to fly home.

This may not be necessarily a break-up, although I did consider her to be my future girlfriend, but she did break my heart. It was the first time this ever happened. I have had break-ups before, but nothing this extreme.
I really thought she might be the one. I was fooled.

For some crazy reason she still asked me 2 months later if I still wanted to move out there! I had already started dating someone by that time. Well, needless to say approximately 1 month after she asked me this, she was pregnant with some dude's kid. So much for plans to move there!!!

We still talk, at her requests, but not often. I don't see why we should. I probably should cut all ties.

This experience has me not wanting to get close to anyone ever again. It's not worth the time and effort. I think I am going to concentrate on my career and buying a home, car and toys(PS3, Home Theater hardware, etc)

Any suggestions?

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Monday, 16 November 2009

Currently
Just Dance
By Lady Gaga
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Progressing in life

Thank you in advance for those who read this.
Comments are welcome as well.

I am not very experienced in writing blogs, so I hope this is not boring for any of you that read these.

I am at a critical time in my life right now.
I took the test to be an iron worker last July(2008). Classes started this year in September.
I am supposed to be what they call, "shaping" the union hall. In simpler terms, this means going to the hall each morning at 6:30am to seek work. the representatives there assign each worker to a job site or foreman that supervises a particular contract.
I have two part time jobs at the moment. I work approximately 53 hours per week for little pay. As an iron worker I can make the same amount of money in 8 days that I make over 30 days, at my two part time jobs.
Amazing? Yes. True? Yes.

I have doubts though with this economy and from word of mouth from fellow union members that I can find 8 days worth of work as an iron worker. Unemployment may not cover me if I work 8 days and miss more than the next 22 (which would having me break even, but after 22 days I would be broke.)
I will have to leave one of the two jobs once I start one day's worth of work as an iron worker. The second job is at night after the iron worker day would be completed.

There is a second reason I am not "shaping" the hall at this moment.
I sustained a hernia at one of my jobs. I am waiting approval for surgery from this company's insurance carrier.
I will not be able to "shape" until I am fully recovered, due to the nature of the work as an iron worker.
I will be lifting 50 lb. buckets of bolts, carrying various heavy equipment, moving gas and oxygen tanks that weigh over 50 lbs., etc.

The iron worker's will accept the doctor's note I submit as an excuse for why I am not working or "shaping", but it still has me down a bit.