Random Thoughts

A few things before I lay my head to rest...

Visited my dad's grave today. Put some flowers and wished him what would have been his 65th birhday.

Finally laid out the plans for schooling this year. I'll take two classes in the Spring and two in the Summer to fulfill the education requirement for sitting for the CPA exam. Then, I'll start taking the Becker CPA Review course in September. Hopefully, I'll finish all four parts of the exam by February 2010.

Ahhh.... new pillows. They're so huge & fluffy. Old pillows failed fold test badly. No springing back at all.

I get easily distracted by background folks in the shows I watch. I pay attention to audience members on shows like America's Best Dance Crew or Dancing With the Stars. Or fans waving, "Hi" on the Today Show or sporting events. And, if someone is overly distracting, I always wonder, "Why the hell isn't the director focusing the cameras elsewhere?" I'd like a position to be created just for me on a film crew. To say, "Mr. Director... move the cameras! Pronto! Let's not give those kids the satisfaction!" Cuz maybe that's what irritates me. When there are little punks in the background and they get to be on national tv with their punkish ways.

I was super worried about a birthday party this past Sunday. It was a kid birthday. Number one. Her parents we hadn't seen in so long. And we don't know their friends so much. But, man, ran into a few other people I hadn't seen in so long. And they weren't frontin. They were all just acting normal. Conversating and having a good ol' time. That was nice. I'm glad people are finally maturing and not trying to act all cool and whatnot.

I had one of those "feeling so insignificant" thoughts today. It wasn't a negative thing. I was just thinking how I pass so many people everyday. And each person has their own world of so many other people. And in those separate worlds, everyone's trying to fit in. Everyone wants attention. Everyone wants to feel something. Yet it doesn't matter in all the other parallel worlds. We're all so insignificant. And that's alright with me. 'Cause it keeps my thoughts in perspective and I could care less about fitting in with my people. 'Cause, hell, it don't matter a damn to anyone else except me. Man that makes no sense.

I finished reading "Bone" by Jeff Smith. What a great graphic novel! I can't believe it took me just a few weeks to enjoy a story that took other folks over twelve years to follow. My next goal is to get through the Twilight series then maybe pickup all the "Y - The Last Man" trade paperbacks.

There's this guy at work I'm going to name Herbert. Herb for short. That's not his real name... but that's what I'm going to call him right now. Last month, Herb received news that he was going to be laid off on March 31. Since that time, he's been a bad employee. He's called in sick a lot and has even been absent without calling in. Bad Herb. He's been warned about his behavior. And, he's been written up. Herb doesn't seem to care. That's why Herb's manager decided to let him go yesterday. On Monday March 23. Only a little over a week before March 31. That means no severance package of about eleven weeks salary. But that's what he gets for being a bad employees.

So whaddaya know? Herb can't even show up to work to be fired. Herb's manager and HR go through Herb's cubicle to gather his stuff. OH SHIT! Friggin Herb had a gun in his drawer. No bullets. But a gun nonetheless. Cops come. Herb shows up the next day but is not allowed on the premises. He's given his personal belongings and told not to return. Now Herb's coworkers are freakin out. Thankfully, there'll be added security for the next few weeks. Still, that's just crazy yo. Now we've got a new policy. With all the layoffs in the next few months, people have been told that once they're let go, they won't be able to come back without management approval. Not even to visit old coworkers. Sad. But, hey, Herb's actions has made us all paranoid. And by "paranoid" I mean "scared for our friggin lives!"