As I was about to head out of here Monday

for a temp agency across the street from Corona station, I decided to make a job lead phone call. Its a market research firm. Yes they were hiring could I come in for a interview? Sure 10:30 Tuesday morning. My wife used to work there years ago at this firm. 

I left out of here to catch the bus shortly before 9am for the train and I barely made it for my 10:30am appointment. The interview went well and I start training on Tuesday. It doesn't mean to say with any surety that I got the job yet, though I've been hired on the spot. I should have asked what does the training consist of? Would there be any aspect of the training that might not qualify me from doing the job? At the other place part of the training process was a typing speed test, which I didn't have to take at the time. I never asked why. Was it because my boss told supervisors at the time not to bother with me taking the typing test, because I had over 10 years of customer service? Or was it because my boss who knew me from before said something like,"James doesn't need to take the typing test." Or was it because the unemployment rate being so low 2 years ago he was desperate for workers? Maybe it was a combination of all 3. The person who hired me this morning dropped the name of the last call centre he worked at and I said, my wife used to work there (about 8 years ago)."Oh what's her name?" Anne. "I remember her, I was her supervisor back then." I also mentioned another colleague I used to work with that works here. Even though this guy was Anne's supervisor from before she still had to take the typing test. I was probably so happy at the time I got the job I forgot to ask about the training. Some guy is supposed to call me later tonight for me to confirm when to come in for training.The shift starts in 10 minutes so I hope I get a call sometime tonight. They pay by a cheque and have only the Edmonton office. Maybe I should ask is there any part of the training that would disqualify me for he job?

Also the other guy from the work from home might call but I'll be calling him back to get further details. So in case I fail at the typing aspect of the job and don't get the job I have the work from home thing to fall back on. So on it goes. Anyway, that's all for now.

Lodge night tonight and I'm out of here about

5:30pm to get a card and to head out to Lodge. I have keys to get inside. Not that its cold out or anything with the temperature around -3 or so.

About Lodge tonight, we have a couple pieces of new business and some old business to take care of tonight. I'm going to be busy.

Not much going on Coast tonight except their annual prediction show. Not very exciting. The shows get a little better on the weekend.

I'm not a pot smoker never have been one never will but in Colorado and soon Washington in the U.S. A pot smoker can now just go into that store and order a bags worth. Buying pot in Colorado will be at specialty stores taxed at about 30%. This now gives a new meaning to ther term "Drug Store." Also, does this mean that it's now legal to smoke pot anywhere in that state? I wonder how much weed will cost at the new store? Will it go for the same value as "on the street?" Local news interviewed various people and some say they sold there house to move to Colorado just to live there because of the new Law. Local news showed long line ups of people trying to legally buy pot. I'm sure there are a ton of privacy concerns with this new Law, with various Law enforcement watching the initial line ups of people coming and going. I can just imagine the scenario's: "That person we know in a drug bust a month ago claimed he doesn't smoke pot. Apparently we have him now, lets reopen the case," type thing. Also how about the cases where a pot smoker claims his weed is for medical purposes only and is now seen at the retail store buying it. Or what about said pot smoker buying from his dealer and now the dealer is saying "look you buy from me or I won't supply you with other stuff you need." Or with the pot inventories not moving the harder stuff now goes up in price putting a burden on the person buying the hard stuff. So the crime rate goes up. It's still probably cheaper to buy pot on the street. I'm sure all of these questions have been answered already. It's very interesting. 

Earlier this morning thanks to YouTube I've been learning a little bit of German. I can now saw "I want to have it": Ich will es habben :-)

I'm working Friday and Saturday. Hopefully on my 1st job we'll have Sunday off but I put my name in for Sunday, if we have it. Beyond that, I don't now. I still have my 2nd job. Anyway that;s all for now.

Today at the Edmonton Art Gallery

at noon is a press conference regarding Wednesday's city council motion to borrow the funds for the downtown arena district. The Downtown Vibrancy Task Force (DVTF) the coalition is an emerging group of citizens, artists, community, and business leaders, who value downtown as the city's cultural, social and economic hub. It ascribes to the motto: As goes your downtown, so goes your city. The future of this project going forward Wednesday depends on the vote achieving a majority "Yes." At the heart of all of this is a missing $55 million dollars.

Other then the above I'm seriously considering getting the PS Vita wifi as it comes with the game "Assassins Cred."it's a pretty good deal.

My wife went and ordered the new couch from liquidation world and I thought I'd have to haul the old hide a bed out of here but for an extra $50 they'll take the old couch out to the land fill! 

The other thing I have on my mind is Lodge and just working out the work week, watching the playoffs and reading my Warhammer 40K book.

I added something new to this Blog: A blog description. I forgot it was even there but at least it looks better. Anyway that's about all for now.