16 posts tagged “circle face”

It's a little bit better.
My four month long vacation has come to an end - if only temporarily.  I'm actually thankful to be running around the city (or the country as I did today/tonight) rescuing grandmas, small biz owners, and myspace deprived teens from evil trojans, photo eating viruses, and misbehaving linksys devices.  I've not done any sort of system support for well over 10 years but it pretty much came back to me.  Thanks to a key reference, I got in with a rapidly growing 5 person company as a sub contractor.  My pay is 60% less than what my previous pay was - and comes with no benefits so maybe it is really an 80% pay cut.  Well actually, I've driven a company van to and from home both days so that's a nice bene I suppose.

This is much more
pleasant than meeting self aggrandizing suits, politicing sub-agency directors, and fat cat federal "consultants" in Crystal City or Georgetown.  How could I trade Greenwood or Fishers for Crystal City or Georgetown?  I couldn't, I wouldn't.  I received bigger, more sincere thanks for trivial home pc repairs than for the $3B deal that my former employer won last fall based largely on my technical design.

I mean, how
could I turn down the sweat lady that wanted her sewing machine in the basement to be able to connect to the laptop so she could download her patterns?  What, do you mean I can help someone make clothes or indulge in a lifelong hobby?  Or I could have been stuck in the Arlington VA Hyatt?  Or stuck in that damn circle in Georgetown on a Friday evening.

I was supposed
to go to Spokane on Mon/Tue/Wed for interview and familiarization for job - Followed by The Woodlands TX on Thu/Fri for pretty much the same with another company.  I canceled without going to either employer.  Man what was I thinking?  Did I really think that I was going to put more distance between Circle Face and I?  Of course Circle Face's mom was none to happy to find out that I 'turned down' jobs in TX or WA.  I just don't know what to think about Cherie being so eager for me to leave town - be away from our daughter for extended times.  Tonight, my anger over her attitude towards me and Becca's relationship pretty much boiled over.  I've never been so angry in my life - I was so angry that I called her a "bitch"  - something I never did even during the worst of times with her - but damn, I slipped.  Man was I angry.  I felt instantly like a big piece of shit for calling my daughter's mom something like that.  I know alot of people think that calling people a bitch isn't a big deal but it was (and is) to me.  I'm an alcoholic, an addict, and a failed husband but just not a person that would call my wife/ex-wife/daughter's mom a bitch.  Of course Cherie will never accept my apology and will now use it against me at every turn.  Man, those words just won't go back in my mouth.

The first video is from a few weeks back when Obama spoke at our High School.  We walked up to the block to wave at him.

The next two videos are from yesterday.  We went bike riding and then spent some time at the neighborhood park.

When: approx. 4:30am this morning
Where: My bed
What: Suddenly awaken by sharp pain in the nose and the smell of rubber

Too funny,
but at some point during the night Circle Face put on her snow boots and came into my bedroom and proceeded to flop around enough until she kicked me in the nose with her boots.  It felt wonderful of course.  I jumped up ready to fight a burglar only to find CF laying there asleep with her head on the dog's butt and her feet approximately where my face used to be at.  That little turkey is also a body heat thief.

Blogging from the friendly neighborhood Panera.
This place is becoming a daily addiction.  Love the black bean soup.  At least the WiFi here is free.  Starbucks, across the street, charges an arm and a leg per hour.  I thought hourly internet fees went out of style about 1997?

Circle Face and
I had a wonderful weekend.  We went apartment shopping and spent almost 3 hours at the 'Jump & Play'.  She liked every apartment that we visited.  She instantly assigned bedrooms.  Of course she almost always assigned herself the master bedroom.  Also, I'm realizing that my daughter is a chick magnet.  Everywhere I go with her she gets so much attention.  I swear the leasing consultant at one place yesterday dropped all the pre-move in fees, the security deposit, and the gave the rest of Dec and all of Jan free just because she was in love with my little mini-me.  The lady that was there before us wasn't getting that deal anyway.  There is such a wide range of 'niceness' around here in such a small price range.  Basically every two bedroom on the west side runs from $600 to $715.  In that range you can get in a nice trash lined ghetto or you can get into a a nice place with tanning booth, pool, theater, and 24 hr fitness center.  I'd really like to be somewhere in the middle.  I don't tan and I my company pays for my gym membership - wonder if I could a discount if I agreed to never use those amenities. Ha.  Actually, what I really need to do is find some well off milf widow that owns some houses that is willing to take favors in lieu of rent.

If it weren't for
the safety aspect I'd move into the ghetto for a year but I have to consider my kids ability to be outside - safely.  I'm zeroing in on two places in Plainfield, both very near the STBX's place and close to my office.  The sheriff's sale is set for Jan 14, 2008.  The Bk attorney says that it doesn't matter because once we file (hopefully this week) then that will get set aside and nothing will happen for 3 months or so.  If that's the case then maybe I'll wait till spring.  I just want out of this sad old house that I'm in.

Anyway, 20 minutes
'til the Colts game.  Gotta get home and take a shower before then.  See ya.

These were from Monday night.
Yes, that means I took my daughter out to eat two nights in a row.  Bad dad!  Go sit in the corner.  Anyway, we went to Pizza King for pizza for her and Stromboli for me.  I cheated on my diet.  This place has trains that bring your drinks to you.  Circle Face loves it

Tonight was the
last soccer night for this 12 week session for Circle Face.  Of course they gave out medals, coupons for free ice cream, and a recommendation for the next level.  It was also parent participation night.  All of us parents were out there playing with our 3 and 4 year olds.

Now the soccer that
these kids are involved in is just basic motor skills, listening, and dribbling (soccer).  There was never any competition - every child was on the same team - one team.  Until tonight!

The coaches decided
to put yellow jerseys on half the kids and line them up against each other with ONE ball to kick back and forth.  The objective was to not let the other side get the ball in your net.  HAhaha.  About 32 seconds into this scrimmage the first fight broke out, then elbows were flying, then the ball was picked up by one kids who announced "I won", then 3 kids were crying and rolling around on each other, then the kicking started, .......  then the hair pulling started.  The coaches quickly called off the scrimmage.  Kids ran to their parents.  Circle Face tripped the kid that stepped on her hand.  Another kid was ripping the yellow pull over off of another kid because she wanted to be yellow.  All of this took place - start to finish - in less than 2 minutes.  It was a war zone!

It was also one
of the funniest things I've ever seen.  All of parents were rolling.  It was kinda sad because all but one or two kids were bawling - while all of us parents were LOL at the bench clearing brawl that just happened.

You had to be there!
I so regret not running video tonight.  This would have been a YouTube chart burner by this time tomorrow.

Circle face
and I went to see Underdog.  This is a good and fun movie for the little ones.  Highly recommended.

So here I am
spilling her red pop on my shirt, dropping half the pop corn and losing grip on my diet coke and I said, "let's sit here" - pointing at a seat only a couple steps up.  She said no daddy - I want to sit up there in the sky - as she points to to the top of the theater - the back row.  Of course.

I just tucked her in bed.  It's an hour past bedtime and her mom would be so pissed.  Nananana.