So for the first while at this

new job (3 days probably to see if I can sell) I wont be getting paid. That's ok because I'll learn my ei fate on Friday anyway, apparently. Beyond that, I don't know.

Its overcast out there and the sun is shining above the clouds somewhere. We got a high of +16 today but we're closer to about +14 now. Tomorrow Anne and I are going to Capital Pizza for her birthday treat, so it should be about +6 when we head out.

I was looking at the Vermona DRM1 Mk 3 drum machine yesterday. Its pretty a pretty slick piece of kit with 72 knobs in total divided between for the kick, snare etc. There's a line of knob controls for each instrument, Its rack mount piece of hardware with gate trigger inputs. This thing isn't cheap either on Ebay I've seen one for about $1000 per unit, but if I had the money...

Today is Pi day. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant-the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter-which is approximately 3.14159. Why so special? The date is 3/14/15, the first five digits in the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Apparently the next Pi day won't be around for another 100 years. I've tagged this under strange stuff. You can learn more about Pi here.

Yesterday I did my first ei report online dated for the period before yesterday. Technically I haven't started a full time job yet and if I last beyond the week, I'll have to report it. Everything is done online now. Gone are the cards in a self addressed envelop mail days. Anyway, that's all for now.

Thursday was nice and relaxing

and when I get full pension if the status quo remains the same when I turn 65, I'd like to work just a few days/week. 

Today I've got a few phone calls to make and the Oiler game on TV. Saturday is much the same as today but Sunday Anne and I are going out for her birthday. I'd like to go try that new burger place that's going to open called "Burger priest." Hopefully we'll try it out next month.

A day late with this but On March 12, 1894, the first bottles of Coca-Cola were sold. Invented by an Atlanta pharmacist, the original formula included lime, cinnamon, and coca leaves. I got addicted to Coke in the 1970s and after 3 decades of drinking 2 L of Coke a day, gave me diabetes. My mom even warned me  that drinking this stuff is not good long term but I was a kid bullet proof. If I could go back in time to correct that mistake I would.

Other wise not much going on today. The weather is improving as we got up to +14 yesterday. Anyway, that's about all for now.

My interview yesterday morning

paid off and I got the job. Its an ad job, which basically means if I can sell, I'm in. If I can't, I'm out. If I get a paid week, out of this place, I'll be happy and like everything else, move on. If I last longer then a week, great. It is what it is. If I don't last there, then I go on to the next ad job. Rinse and repeat until my ei claim is finalized. They said by the end of this month. Then depending on how many weeks I have, I take courses until the economy improves. I start this job Monday as its from 8:30am to 5pm. I like the office its a nice place.

Monday is my wife's birthday Monday and we're going out Sunday. As luck would have it the city has shut down the lrt and has contingency buses instead. Or as they call it "replacement" buses. It limits our options where we can go out to eat. We might go to Capital Pizza which has nothing to do with the lrt. They have a Giant Tiger and a Dairy Queen. Love their ice cream.

Have you been following this controversy over Robin Thick/Marvin Gaye "blurred lines" issue? Crazy. As I understand it, anyone can cover any song so long as they either ask permission from the copywrite holder, or if they are not making money from the song itself and credit the original artist. When I cover Louie, Louie (eventually) I'm pretty sure I'd be in the clear as long as I state that I am not making money from this and credit the original artist.

Because I got the job and I start Monday, I'm sleeping in today and watch the Oiler game tonight. I have 4 days off. So over the course of those 4 days I'm going to work on a beat. Anyway that's all for now.

It was a bit of a shocker to

hear over the phone a near last ditch job lead say, they have no openings. Now watch by next week that's going to change. I sent them out a resume anyway and got out of here about 1pm to my bank and got the form I needed. I caught the train to Service Canada and read read my Warhammer 40K book while in line. All that just to drop off the form. I caught a Northgate bus from the library and picked up my form at pcn and home. I called another job lead and I have a interview set up at 10:30 this morning. I'm up at 8am out the door by 9am. Its out in the Inglewood area. Its about an hour and a half long bus ride. All I do is take the #5 at Corona transfer to the #3 about 111th and 124th street and I'm there. The good thing about this job is I know people I used to work with that are there from the old Xentel days. Anyway, that's all for now. 

I've got to make a call before noon so I can

send out my resume. From there I've got to I get to my bank to get a dbd form for ei. So its down to Corona station get the form get the train to Churchill to sc and drop off the dbd form to ei. Then get the #16 outside the Edmonton Public Library to Northgate. I'm into pcn to get the medical forms and over to aw to get some job search help, then home. That's my day Anyway, that's all for now.

That sleeping aid was most helpful

and put me under right away. I got up to my alarm thinking the  Oiler/Hurricane's game was at 11:30am but it was at 1pm. I went back to bed and woke up shortly before the game.

I passed out with the effects of the sleeping pill still in me and woke up a bit here and there. It was 1-0 Oilers. Ok. I woke up fully and it was 2-0 Oilers. I was getting excited. Then 3-0 2 goals by RNH! This could be good. Things broke down in the 2nd as it was a tied game at 3. Oilers took way too many penalties. Then it was 3-4 for the other guys. Then they had a five on 3 and scored 5-3, then 6-3. RNH got a hat trick in the 3rd and they got a open net goal for a 7-4 win. Uggh. This Oiler season was written off when Hall got injured during practice in mid January. The copper and blue are in Detroit tomorrow.

I had a nice Facebook chat with a colleague from the old Xentel days. He gave me a phone # to call and depending on how tomorrow afternoon goes, I'm going to try that place. I was going to try it when the Metro line is online but now that its Spring anyway and the weather (for now) is improving, if the visit doesn't pan out, I'll try that Tuesday. At the moment the main thing is to get a job and pay for my lodge dues and get caught up in our bills.

I also want to save up some cash to take a online security guard course. This course is imperative for any would be guard here in Alberta. If I get the ad job I can take the course at night from home. Anyway that's all for now.

At least the weather is decent enough as

this is daylight savings weekend. Even though at the moment its +5 it feels like +1. Its because of all the ice and snow on the ground and the wind circulating the cold off it.

I got to thinking, why am I limiting my options to just customer service? I've done light warehouse work before (even though that was 30 years ago) and some janitorial (almost 20 years ago) and security guard work 15 years ago. The way my conditioning is now, I doubt I could do heavy duty warehouse work but light warehouse work like stocking shelves, that kind of thing. Maybe. At Malatest the cleaning crew would be working around us from about 7:30pm-8pm. I could do something like that. The key there is to keep moving. Security guard work though is my best option for anything other then customer service. Holding me back from any security guard work is a course that seems to be mandatory for all guards is called "Tip of Spear." Its $100 online and $200 on site. I need to check this out in case my ei claim doesn't go through, then what?

The plan Monday is to call a job lead too see if they are hiring and how do I get my resume. It's days. Then I've got to gather all of my roe's and head down to Service Canada. Then down to my bank to get a couple of direct bank deposit forms. Then to call the above job lead to confirm they have my resume. Then, timing is critical here, head out to another job lead and wander in at 4:30pm and ask if I can get my job back. Hopefully I can citing the other job at the time has a shortage of work but at the time I left they had a long project with lots of overtime. I just hope that I didn't burn my bridge with these people in October, when last I was there. 

As for today, I'm getting some pdf files for ei, reading and working on a track. Anyway, that's all for now.