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2018 has not been good for my health. I’ve already talked about getting sick in my previous entry. I went running a couple of weeks ago, and pulled my calf muscle. I usually run on an elliptic...

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I bombed my Caterpillar interview yesterday. It was supposed to happen on Wednesday, but I started getting sick Saturday evening. Sunday was worse; I woke up with a fever, headache, ear ache, b...

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I’ve had a few bites regarding potential jobs. I applied to a position with my local county government several weeks ago, and last week I received a call back…er…an email response. They reviewe...

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Last week was my first real week of not being employed by IMERYS. Although, technically my last day was the 17th, what would have been my Thanksgiving vacation immediately followed. It wasn’t u...

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Last Friday was my final day at work. I know my manager’s manager said they’d like me to stay through the November close, but my replacement she felt comfortable to handle things on her own, so ...

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I had my interview with the school system in Athens two Thursdays ago. I thought it went well for me. It was a panel interview with three other associates in addition to my interviewer. I went...

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During my unemployment season during the recession, one of the things I kicked myself over and over again was how I didn’t pass the CPA exam immediately out of school. If I had just bit the bull...

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I expect that September will definitely be my final month with my current employer. As soon as I arrived Monday morning, my supervisor wanted to meet with me regarding my departure. More specif...

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No real update. I’ve been applying for jobs. I don’t think my final date at my current employer has been set. I told them I’d stay throughout September, but I haven’t seen any progress on thei...

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I think Hollie and I broke up Tuesday evening. Things were going well on her end, but uncomfortably so on mine. We would usually see each other on the weekends and text during the week. She wa...

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I’m fired. To be more accurate, they’re letting me resign from my position, so I they won’t fire me. Let me back up. I had my mid-year review on Tuesday. I was expecting a positive leaning re...

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Yeah, I expected to at least finish out the year with my company. I’m skeptical that will come to pass. The powers that be have decided that they want everyone in my group to become a contact f...

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I’ve written about my experiences being bullied in the past. One of the more unique consequences of what I went through was that it thickened my skin as the colloquialism goes. Whenever I encou...

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Did you ever get insight into what you want by missing out on it? I’ve been formulating my exit plans from my current company. Specifically, I’ve been making instructions of my responsibilities...

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I’m thinking this might be my final year with my current employer. I had my annual review a few weeks ago, and I did not get a good one. A part of it was certainly my fault. During the first h...

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Things between Holly and I have cooled. We’re friends now, apparently. When she said she could only offer me friendship at this time, I thought she was pulling the classic “friend zone fade,” m...

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Like I teased in the previous entry, I’ve actually, finally been doing some dating. Right before December, my dating site recommended a woman named Charlene as a good match. I contacted her and...

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Too busy to write a full entry, but stuff has been happening. I’ve been out on at least a half dozen dates since my last entry, I came very close to acquiring a girlfriend, and I finally had my ...

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I did something remarkable for myself last week; I went to a party. A coworker, Renata, left my company for a new position, and she had party at her house to celebrate. I use the word “party” l...

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I wrote about this topic a few years ago on my Open Diary, but it’s been on my mind recently. I was wary about writing about it once again if only because last time I got a few inflammatory comm...

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So after months upon months upon months of talking about it, I finally made an online profile. I’m not dead set on finding a serious relationship, but I realize I’ve become too comfortable in my...

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I was almost robbed, or wire-frauded, rather, a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been working with a financial planner, Gilbert, to handle some of my investments. Apparently, someone hacked my email a...

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I got to talk to Jacquelyn again on Monday, and I can say definitively that nothing will happen if for no other reason that I may be a d-bag. I finally saw her walk into the kitchen area next to ...

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I actually talked to her! The dominant piece of advice in the last entry was just to send her an IM asking her how she was getting along in the company so far. Sound advice, but I was just too ...

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So there’s this woman…always the precursor to a good conversation, right? Anyways, there’s this woman I kind of work with. At least, she works for my company. My company acquired another busin...

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