So far my

9 hour days are holding out ok but its early yet. Anything can happen and I'm prepared for anything. If these hours hold out ok by mid next month I should have enough for my new computer. There were only 3 of us on the project at 10pm last night. It was nice to get out of there and enjoy the walk to Corona in the nice mild air and to get on the train and on my way home despite the wait at Corona. At Rexall all the Oiler fans spent a few extra minutes boarding the train and they seemed pretty happy. The Oiler's must have won. However the downside was I  missed that bus and I ended up walking home from Clareview station. The weather was nice and mild and I didn't mind too much. It was nice to be surounded by all that copper and blue. I checked my iPad when I got home and the Oiler's finally won the first attempt out of 5 games as the finale score was 3-2 for us.

I just took this of the window installers and it looks like they are doing 2 suites at a time as they want to be done this side by first snow and do the rest next Spring. I just put  my earplugs in and sleep from there and it doesn't bother me.

They're doing lots of pounding and hammering below. Anne tells me the windows look really nice and lock without having to put a stick in the frame. The locking mechanism is much better.

I got home last night to answer some email and watch what was left over of Monday night Raw. Better show this week then last week. "Hell in a cell" pay per view is this Sunday but I'll be at work.

One of the new guys also an Oiler fan was showing me that he can get live TV on his smart phone. We tried to get some of the game on his phone but apparently his trial offer expired. Our cable bill is about $120/month and I just wonder how much his would cost with data on his phone but we have a lot of specialty channels. He said his plan is $75/month. Having TV on a cell phone would be great to watch the games on my break or if they are in progress on my way home but I just can't justify another $130/month. That'd be great to watch WWE pay per views on a cell phone on my breaks at work. It would make sense if I was working full time or when I'm on pension in a few years but not with this job.  

I must have got 6.5 hours of sleep overnight and i don't feel too bad. Lets see how I am Saturday morning when I have to get up and go to lodge. Anyway, another 1-10 shift today so that's about all for now.

I was in bed by about

about 2:30am and I stayed up to listen to Coast for a few minutes. The topic was 2012 & Earth Activations researcher Drunvalo Melchizedek talking about 2012 the pyramids in Egypt, Atlantis and the Mayans etc. Coast has been having some good shows this week, what with Michio Kaku the physicist and the JFK show Wednesday and last night. Now that’s what I’m talking about. Tonight open lines and the weekend shows are pretty lame. 

But I'm thinking on today's day 49 years ago in about an hour and a half is when the world changed when JFK was killed. I was just a 10 year old kid. I didn't know what was going on at the time. Our Home room teacher called us all in to listen to some kind of message from the school principle. That's when the principle over the loud speaker  made the announcement about JFK and the shooting in Dealey plaza in Dallas, wherever that was. The only thing I was thinking about when the Principle said classes were suspended for the rest of the day was an extension to the weekend and if I was going to get my allowance or not. I was just a kid, what did I know?

This morning I had restless leg syndrome and I’m lucky if I got maybe 4 hours of sleep having been woken up by a loud bang that felt like the ceiling was being breached above. At first I couldn’t identify it, then latter on after a couple of softer episodes I had enough. I put something on and went upstairs and knocked on the door to the suit above us. Nothing, I knocked 3 times and I think they got the message. I went to bed after taking a pill to ease the pain in my leg/knee after that and I think I got an hour but that was it. If I get the chance I‘m informing the caretaker.

I‘m in for 7.5 hours today. I got nothing all afternoon yesterday except for 1 sale. I did better in the evening next time I‘m in an afternoon sale drought I’m going to ask to do ret for half an hour, so at least I can have something on the board. Anyway, this cheque tonight is my stat pay for Remembrance day last week and only 29.5 hours because I had my Lodge installation practice but the stat pay is going to make the difference. Anyway, it’s still going to be a long day but that’s all for now. 

I had a slow night last night

indeed.

I think my days are numbered there. I haven't had a $500 day in a couple of weeks. When I get my week off as of Sunday August 19th, I'm not only going to apply for my CPP but also put my name in for Alberta Works. One of my Lodge brothers is going to get more info on a call centre his neighbor runs and is looking for people. Hopefully by our next regular meeting I can get some details about it. I need to know what my options are because I don't know how long my place of employment is going to keep me around before I get he pink slip.

I was however able to make some calls on my break and I left some messages. I need to contact Frank and see about getting some fixings for the backed potato salad, burgers etc. The Lodge BBQ is slowly coming together but I see light at the end of the tunnel. Dan thinks we might even make some money this year.

Some interesting news on the NHL front. The NHL commissioner had said that if the NHLPA doesn't get a CBA done by September 15th then the NHL will be locked out again. If this happens again, then in all honesty I don't think I can support the NHL anymore, unless if the Oiler's make the playoffs. This would be the 3rd time in 3 decades now. This is Unacceptable. It's going to be a bitter pill to swallow but I'll support the Oil Kings over the Oiler's. If the NHLPA can make a deal, then fine but if the teams are locked out then, that's it. I've got too much on the go anyway. 

Anyway, that's about all for now.

I've got 6 hours toady but it's going to be a long day

I'll get my usual Tim's breakfast head into the office, wait outside for my usual 10 minutes and then have my breakfast take my insulin and start another 6 hours, uggh.

Since I have barely enough to get what I really want from LM I'd be pushing it so I'm going to go and get the Korg SOS and an xlr cable for my audio interface. After that, it's over to BP's to meet with some of my colleagues for a drink and home. I'm not sticking around unless the "entertainment" value has some possibilities otherwise it's home, have a bite to eat pass out and play around with the SOS for awhile and then watch the Oiler game.

 

Speaking of witch the NHL is still buzzing over Sam Gagner's 8 point night He became the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd star of the  night. That‘s only happened I think once in Oiler history. Mario Lemieux was the last player to get an 8 point night. Gretzky did it twice and Paul Coffee once. To get 8 points in 1 night along with 4 goals is quite the thing and I'm glad it happened to the Oiler's. The bad news is Calgary won 3-1 last night which doesn't do the Oiler's any good. I wish I could have seen that game but I was at the Lodge, screwing up all over the place. Anyway, that's about all I have for today.