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:: 12.24.2007 ::

Seasons Greetings From My Truck!

Hey this is my first ever mobile-on-the-road-blog-post. Today was going to be slow so I brought my vaio and my sprint mobile broadband card and here I am transmitting wonderful things from Roosevelt Ave in Phoenix Arizona. The weather is nice here, about 60, unlike in New York where its probbaly like, 35 degrees. HA HA!

Anyway, I am in a very crappy truck. Its a Freightliner and its supposedly brand new but it blows big ding-dongs. The seat has too much air give and I go flying all over the place everytime I hit a crack in the road. Second, the liftgate switch is way too high so this truck discriminates against those of small height like me. HUMPH! I would have rather have taken a pup instead of this crap. In fact, I would rather have taken a SPARE straight truck than this thing. Maybe I should conveniently put it out of service, har har.

Well, anyway, have a great Christmas and New Year. Bye!

:: Jane Dee 12:08:00 PM [+] ::
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According To Some Websites, I'm 27!

Hey it's about that time I get a year older! So how do I celebrate? By not celebrating, Whooo!!

Well I do have some things in mind. First of all, I think I figured out how I would like to change my webpage. I know its been sitting there for some amount of years now and all this time I'd either had nothing great to put up or didnt have the time to edit so many things. So since I have become an adult and live on my own and support myself 100%, I should change my website to keep up with me. Gone are the days where I had hours and hours to conjure up something witty to say about some dude I went on a date with. Nope, no more philosophical essays because I dont want to write any right now. I'm not in school so I have hardly anything to complain about. No yucky food or the run around from the graduation office or the stinky A train. Basically my life is now centered around trucks, air logistics and other things in the shipping arena, making food, and wondering how I can invest some money. And of course finding a suitable partner to spend many years with. So I plan to simplify my page and include things that are related to what I am doing now.

I am still undecided about school and I think that if I stay here for an extended time, my best bet would be to take the online program at ASU. The good part is that the online school can be taken anywhere and if I move or transfer, I can still enroll or remain a student. I know Im going pretty slow here but grad school is expensive and the MBA is the ONLY subject Im interested in at all so I want to make sure it is what I want to spend thousands of dollars on.

So now I am off to work on some changes to the webpage.

:: Jane Dee 4:22:00 PM [+] ::
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Okay, now with the current post

And there is not much to say!

Life's been pretty good. I may go full time by next month which I guess would help me get started investing some money somewhere. The trucks have been behaving themselves. I still havent hit anything! I drive the trucks good, but I still have to work on my backing.

I still havent decided on what to do about school. I may actually take the online MBA option at ASU instead of taking real classes, especially if I go full time. What sucks is that it costs the same as attending class so the only benefit is just that you can take the classes anywhere (even in my truck!!). But Im in no particular hurry to spend $40K on virtual class. Im not even in a hurry to get a managment position although I like the sound of that better than school. Im not quite finished on my "packet" to submit for management positions, but Im almost done.

So like I said, nothing terribly interesting to talk about. Same 'ol.

Laterz

:: Jane Dee 9:17:00 PM [+] ::
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Whoops

i forgot to write something for october so i am back dating this.

:: Jane Dee 8:15:00 PM [+] ::
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Had a Clever Title, But Forgot It

Here is my montly update so it seems. Everything has been going well. Ive been working on my next steps towards career and whatnot. Ive been having Popcorn flashbacks thanks to Louisa's link.

The weather has been cooling off here in Phoenix so its hovering in the 90s now instead of the 100s.

I am supposed to get a pin from Fedex for being such a safe driver for two years now. Yeah, when you are a driver you get rewarded for not hitting anything. Or anyone. In my case I get some kind of pin. I guess if I ever get it (I never received the one for my first year) I will show you. Im surprised Ive not hit anything here... actually let me rephrase that. Im surprised Ive warded off being hit by the crazy drivers out here in my pup. The drivers here are just awful and I think anyone who doesnt get hit here should get two pins.

I havent gone anywhere lately because of the heat. Its no fun driving far in the heat. I am hoping that I can ride my bike a bit when the weather gets into the 80s.

School is still on my mind and no, I do not know what I am doing or where I am going. My next career move will determine that.

My car now smells like gingersnaps. I may have dropped one under the seat?

Well, Im all out of news. See you next month, hopefully sooner if something interesting happens.

:: Jane Dee 1:11:00 AM [+] ::
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Ow Me Leg

Today is Monday so that means that I drive a pup trailer and that means that my legs hurt from all the clutching and such. I took a truck that wasnt so hard to drive so at least that was good.

Ive thought about it long and hard but Ive made some conclusions about the next year or so. The first conclusion is that I have a vacation set in November and I have signed up to take the first steps towards management at my current company. In the meantime I plan to read more about the process and hopefully get better aquainted with how it all works. Also in the meantime, I plan to think some more about school. I think that I will not be going to ASU after all. Maybe. Of course I havent visited it recently but I think me going there wouldnt be so great after all. I think that if I can get this training and get a management position at work, Id be much better off in the long run because then I will a)have better work experience and b)have a better job in the meantime which means I wont care so much about school.

Blah Blah Blah... whatever.

The only thing I know as of this moment is that I am formulating a better idea of what I want to be/do.

Eh, this entry is boring me. Ive nothing good to say anyway excpet the usual confused school crap. If I forgot about school altogether, Id have nothing to think about. Sounds like a good idea, ha!

:: Jane Dee 1:02:00 AM [+] ::
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Hot and Headachey

Hey I noticed its been a year now since graduation and look at all thats happened! No, I don't attribute my "success" to school, but it makes for a good time marker.

Things have been going well around here. I finally drove the pup for the first time by myself and I didnt hit anything (hooray!). I was very proud. So maybe I am good at something after all?

Work has been picking up lately. Ive been getting some extra hours picking up a very (I repeat, very) heavy stop over in Tempe. I sweat like a pig but I havent been happier in all my life. I feel like Im actually doing something useful. I am so glad I decided to go this route in life. I think when you finally do something you are inclined to do, it feels so very natural and doesnt clutter your life. Ive noticed my new found profession complements everything in my life. So Id say it is good.

The thing that concerns me most lately (and I am glad my list of concerns have shrunk down to this one issue) is what to do about school. Ive always wanted to go to ASU, but I am beginning to rethink the MBA program option. Im thinking that since I dont want to take on another job any time soon (and no Ive decided against coming back home to bid for a management position at my old station) I would most likely delay my entrance to grad school. So I gave some thought to the idea of going to school for a different degree. A masters in something else perhaps. It would be hella cheaper and maybe more interesting. I was looking at this applied psychology masters offered at ASU. Obviously it is not as fancy as an MBA but Im just keeping my options open. Im not dying to go back to school, but I know I should because I could do well.

I should get to bed. I don't know if I will fall asleep, but I should rest since I have a headache from working so hard in the heat. Today was 105, but tomorrow will be 110. Today felt hot. So tomorrow wont feel any better. I plan to bring my cooler with more liquids rather than my little water bottle that doesnt hold much. Wish me luck! Ive never worked in such high heat. High humidity yes. I guess after tomorrow I will see which one I can stand more.

:: Jane Dee 10:50:00 PM [+] ::
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Okay So Far

Its been one week all by myself in Scottsdale and things have been alright so far. Next week I am to do the route all over again, which is cool by me. However, I was supposed to get some pup time but that was scrubbed because someone called out. Eh. I guess next week, I will practice on the crappy two-position trucks before my route. I don't intend on taking them on this route just yet because of the difficult transmission. I think I will have to one day. Only because I will need a bigger truck or something.

The trucks the ramp uses are basically Freightliners with some Internationals mixed in. Not sure what the cab over trucks are but Im not fond of them anyway. Then there are the straight trucks which are easy as hell to drive unless they have the crappy tranny.

So would it be okay if I were to forgo grad school and use the 50K to buy a tractor and be an owner-operator? Hmmm....

:: Jane Dee 1:16:00 AM [+] ::
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All By Meself

Yesterday marked the very first day I was sent out into Scottsdale all by myself to pickup stuff. It wasnt too bad and I wasnt that scared after all. I did have a tiny truck though. Monday I will be all by myself again and if I find a "two position" truck, I will take it so I get used to that sort of thing. However, Im still supposed to practice in the "bad" trucks and come next Monday, its back to being nauseous because I will be back in the pup trying to learn the damn machine.

Everyday, I ask myself why I went into this field. So I just keep saying how much I love trucks. Over and over. And over.

Im okay so far. Ive been better but I guess I just have to get used to everything. I know Im under a lot of stress and I hope I can get the hang of everything. I guess some things take more time that others.

:: Jane Dee 12:18:00 AM [+] ::
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Put Back The Archives

Ever since Blogger "upgraded" I lost my archive links. Well, Im not going to upgrade my blog "just because" so I had to do quite a bit of searching to get the archives back up. I think compact style is better than that long list, eh? Well, I think Im going to bed.

Or am I going to play tetris???? ;P

:: Jane Dee 11:43:00 PM [+] ::
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Still In Class Somehow

Okay so Im still in class... but I am not sure what that means. Im pretty sure I passed my backing final. I did hit two cones on my parallel park.. I didnt hit any when I was doing the jackknife parallel park and that was the first day I attempted it. I am assuming I passed... why would I still be in here if I didnt? Well, whatever it means, it's over and I was finally able to relax.

The next morning (after the final) I was so exhausted from the day before that I either had no salt or sugar left in my blood because I was dizzy as hell, could barely stand, could barely talk and was extremely nauseous. So after almost and hour of feeling woosy, I made myself throw up, and it worked. I felt better enough to drive to work and just kept eating once the coffee relaxed my stomach. I brough a big bag of pretzels with me then, because we were on our city/rural drive, we stopped at a QT and I bought and ate a banana, donut, and twix bar in about 56 seconds. My instructor was looking at me with a weird face. Oh well. Then later I ate at burger king, then when I got home. Besides my yucky beginning, I did well on the city driving and my shifting ability made me feel better about my driving.

Yesterday was our overnight drive. We started our day at 1am and I was so happy because I knew that I wouldnt be tired for once! We drove towards Tucson and when we came back, we stopped at a Love's for breakfast. I had the buffet (cant pass up all you can eat eggs and bacon) and it was pretty good. Then as we were driving back, I fell asleep a bit, and my instructor was staring at me and when I woke up he said "You were caught!" so I said "SO! Everyone else was snoozin when I was drivin!"

So Im not sure where we're going next week, but I have to study for my pre-trip, post-trip, brake test, couple/uncouple final. I need to make sure I get a good score.

I guess that is all for now. Its good now that I feel better and my stomach isnt in knots.

The other instructor for this class has been taking pictures of us and he said he'd email them to me. hehehe, I have to see these pics!

:: Jane Dee 8:36:00 PM [+] ::
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The Worst Class A Driver Ever

Its already been a week of training and tomorrow is the backing final and I am scared out of my mind that I will fail because I havent been able to do the serpentine all that great and I screwed up on the parallel park today. I dont want to fail because I dont want to have come all this way just to downgrade to a courier and I don't want to look stupid because I have a Class A already. Naturally, everyone will assume I should ace it. Well, driving a truck is hard. Let me tell you, school was easier. Maybe not differential equations or the theory of calculus but the rest of it was easier. Maybe you dont quite understand what this all means to me?

This shit means everything! For once in my life I found something I want to do and here I am screwing it up. I just hope that if I fail, I can get a road test in a straight truck and still keep my route. I don't know if that is the case though but we'll see.

To explain how anxious and scared I was today about tomorrow (and after learning we had to start coupling/uncoupling tomorrow and thenafter (is that a word?), my heart was beating so fast and I started to have to control my breathing.. no, not an asthma attack, but pure anxiety. All day I was so nervous and scared that when I saw my instructor's cigarettes, I kept saying I was going to take one... and then he gave me one and a light too... I was in heaven. SO now you know... I was so anxious and out of control that I NEEDED a cigarette. Boy was it good for a Marlboro. And I hate Marlboros. But it was divine. I was finally able to digest my lunch. I relaxed. I was actually okay for the rest of the day.

Pathetic huh?

Well, not if you were in my shoes. I mean, the pressure is really on me... Im sure a lot is expected of me because of my fancy license and all those damn endorsements. (yeah I have all the truck ones, hazmat, tanker, doubles/triples, passenger) So naturally everyone is going to think I can drive! This sucks. I dont want anyone to laugh at me. Im doing the absolute best I can, honest.

Well, since Ive never done one here is Lou's meme thingy

1. Can you cook?
yes
2. What was your dream growing up?
to be a figure skater.. then a baker... then everything got screwed up.
3. What talent do you wish you had?
mathematical ability.... or good vision and a few more inches so I could have been a pilot.
4. Favorite place?
probably the Grand Canyon, but Montauk/Long Island is pretty much tied... then there is Maine.
5. Favorite vegetable?
cabbagge of course.
6. What was the last book you read?
Does my Tractor-Trailor training manual count?
7. What zodiac sign are you?
sagittarius
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
yes
9. Worst Habit?
trichotillomania is not a habit, but close enough
10. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?
DEWEY? yes
11. What is your favorite sport?
bike ridin'... but if driving counts as a sport then drivin'
12. Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
what a stu- I mean, great question!
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
say 'ok, hoist me up'
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
ive blocked it out of my conscious memory
15. Tell me one weird fact about you.
uhhhhhhh..... i cant do artithmetic with more than two numbers in my head
16. Do you have any pets?
well, now I only have a cat and dried prehistoric shrimp eggs, but I had a bunch of birds
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena?
hell no
18. What time is it where you are now?
8:10pm (MST but without daylight savings time)
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
i never understood the purpose of clowns
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
my eyes would be green or blue... anything but brown!
21. Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience?
huhhh??
22. What color eyes do you have?
see Q.20
23. Ever been arrested?
no
24. Bottle or Draft?
beer sucks... generally speaking
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
pfft! that's it? Dang that wouldnt even payoff a year of grad school! But i suppose id put it in a CD and think about it.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
i fancy chewing gum
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at?
i dont go to bars
28. Do you believe in ghosts?
i think they do exist, but I dont think they appear as much as people claim
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
See Q.11, but since gas is expensive and i left my bike in Brooklyn, right now my favorite thing to do is daydream whilst listening to muzak
30. Do you swear a lot?
ive cut down significantly
31. Biggest pet peeve?
i was never clear on what a pet peeve really is, so i dunno
32. Biggest success?
graduating from hell
33. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
fluid
34. In one word, how would you describe me?
undulate

well, I guess its time to practice my truck maneuvers (sp?)

Wish me luck....

:: Jane Dee 7:19:00 PM [+] ::
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The Eve Of Boredom

Im so bored.

Its the weekend and I am very bored. I absolutely hate having to resort to watching TV. I walked over to the mall nearby and it was soooooo lame. I sorely miss the malls on Long Island. At least everyone dressed up.

UGHHHH!!!!

:: Jane Dee 7:58:00 PM [+] ::
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Oh Looky, I Updated Something

I updated my facepaint. Hurrah!!

:: Jane Dee 10:23:00 PM [+] ::
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Not The Same Without Oil

There is definately a difference in making those hashy things when fried in oil or "fried" in a non-stick. I did both to see if they looked or tasted and different and oil is the differentiating factor. The oil makes them take on an undulate shape so as to separate them from pancakes. The oil also gives them a "snack" flavor, not something to be devoured with syrup. The oil also doesnt make the sides perfectly brown like a pancake. It gives them a rugged, multicolored face, with peaks and valleys colored black, brown, gold, and yellow. The oil makes a much more attractive hashy.

Id upload a picture, but Im too lazy right now. Maybe in a bit when I feel like updating my "facepaint" after a year.

:: Jane Dee 5:31:00 PM [+] ::
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I Know What I Can Do

I can use up all my milk before it expires by making little fried thingies my mother used to make called "hash." Its basically the same recipie as a pancake except no soda and a lil more salt.

cool.

:: Jane Dee 4:36:00 PM [+] ::
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Waiting For The Dryer

I just had breakfast/lunch and I am soooo sleepy now... I am doing laundry and I am up to drying them. Not sure how much time I have left... I will go down in a few minutes I guess.

So as I was saying yesterday, I have had this blog for a while. I was reading some of my old posts and all I can say is that I really had problems. I mean seriously, who goes to school as a distraction? Well, all the amount of cramming I did when I went back for nursing seems like a big waste of time. Let me just say this: what was I thinking?? I mean, I guess I couldnt assume that I would come out to Arizona to drive trucks, but why the hell did I do nursing? My best excuse was that I wanted to get a job asap after finishing so I could finally move away bu come on! Well, I guess I will never understand a lot of things I have done in my life.

BRB, laundry time.

Still not ready. hm. Anyway, today is pretty boring again. I woke up and washed my car at a wash place in Glendale. It was a lot better than the one I used the first time in Phoenix on Camelback. This place actually sprayed out soapy water. The asshole downstairs has been quiet all day. I wonder why. hm. I bought some plant food... yeah its boring here. Its a nice day though. I wish I could go drive or something but Im not sure how great that would be. There is this amusement park down the road from me. And a Sears... I don't like Sears though.

Well, better check on that laundry again...

wowwee, it was done... now I have to fold everything... wow, that was fun.

I guess I will stare out the window for a bit.

:: Jane Dee 2:40:00 PM [+] ::
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ITS MY 556th POST!

I just realized that Ive had this Blog for four years now (February 2003). Thats pretty amazing. I also realized that my webpage is now almost FIVE years old (April 2002). But I dont see the archives... where did they go? Well, I guess no one would want to read them but me anyway. And after reading some of my oldest blogs I also realized that my Tylenol pill holder is also four years old! My how time flies.

It all seems so far away because Im in a better situation in life now than I was in 2002/2003/2004. Those may in fact be the worse years of my life. So hurray Fedex for making it all better!! Therefore I fiercly defend my company. Look at me now! No more miserable, disoriented student! Im now a Ramp Transport Driver! I work with big planes! Yay!

Now I have to figure out what to do with school...
Will I get into business school or will I have to get a regular masters in some psychology crap? I guess I can think about it more when I settle in my job. Right now Im still in training. I start my truck training next week, so its more 0500 wake-ups for me. Yuck.

I think I already said that this "city" is boring. A lot of people here are ugly. No style either. I see a lot of mustangs but no cute guys drivin'. The best looking guy Ive seen is this giraffe at Fry's supermarket. He talks like he's from "the slope" though. He could be gay for all I know, but he's the best looking so far, and he aint even all that. If I had a picture of him, I'd show you so you can see what goes for "good-looking" around here and youd can see that this city is way below average in the looks department. They have way too many cracked-out looking 40 year old women wearing midriffs in broad daylight. Ew, come on! I dont need to see that. And everyone is so wrinkly because no one wears sunblock even though they live in a DESERT. Hellooooo! I bought cotton gloves to drive in so I dont get wrinkly from driving too much in the sun. But that is just me and I must look crazy for doing so.

Tomorrow I have to do laundry. The thing about laundry here is that they use DRYERS in the desert. LOL! What is wrong with everyone? How do you use a dryer when you get sunshine all day?? Oh lord. I bought a drying rack and strung up a line on my balcony. I cant put ALL my clothes in the dryer. I just dry the underwear and stuff. I hate the way clothes feel coming out of a dryer and they are so wrinkled! Eh. I guess im not cool, huh! LOL!

As you can see, not much going on. I dont want to drive anywhere because I need to save my gas for work.

Anything else??? Maybe I can work on my webpage? I dont know... my new "desk" is pretty uncomfortable.. we'll see.

Ok Im bored again. I think I will go to sleep.

:: Jane Dee 12:20:00 AM [+] ::
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Outta My Mind!

I am bored...

This retard that lives directly below me blasts his stupid death metal music and I squealed on him cuz it was shaking my floors and my dishes. So today when I come home, I hear his dumb shit again so instead of going ape shit on him, I just vent by wiping my car down a bit. He comes to his car a bit later (which is parked next to mine) and asks me "are you the one who told the building on me?" so I said "Who are you?" and it goes on from there. Apparently, he says hes sorry but then says he'll fight me and says that the Mexicans that lived here before me didnt mind. Uh huhhh whatever asshole! Just shut the hell up. So in any case, I was thinking that since he told me he works nights, I should give him a piece of my mind when I have to wake up at 5am again to do truck training. Like run back and forth and do jumping jacks. Eh. He probably wouldn't hear me cuz Im sure he's deaf at this point.

Anyway, Phoenix is pretty boring. Not that Brooklyn was so exciting, but I liked living in a house. With all my cats (even Diablo). I also miss the soft and tasty water. I have to buy bottled water now because the brita filter cant get that nasty taste out. Bleeeechhhh. I also dont have my bike, any instruments, and no crafts. When I come back I have to take some more stuff back here cuz I am BORED!!!

ARGGHH!!!! THIS PLACE IS BORING!!!

:: Jane Dee 10:26:00 PM [+] ::
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Hello From The Valley!

Hello everyone! Its me saying hello to all of you out there from Phoenix Arizona! I finally had the time to sign on and update a little. So here is the scoop:

I got my confirmation to come to PHX as seen in my last post. So essentially, I had about one month to get all my stuff together and come up with a plan to move to PHX. Everyday I would go online to look for apartments and calculate costs etc etc. So after a little hesitation, I sent back my offer letter and came to PHX. I left Brooklyn around 4 pm Saturday afternoon and go to PHX around 5pm that following Monday. I practically drove straight through. I completely loaded my car and drove with my mother. I "slept" about 1.5 hours tops in a few different states along the way. I hardly ate anything. When I finally got here (lets not forget I also came with my cat) I was pretty exhausted but I still had the whole week to get everything set up. I had to unload the car and wait for an 11 piece Fedex shipment of the rest of my stuff. Then I had to go out and buy the rest of it. I got the bed and an eating table, but I couldnt get the couch because it wasn't going to fit in my car. So I have no couch, but I did bring my black seat thingy so Im ok.

So the whole week I had off, I was working hard to get all the stuff I need. Everyday I was buying buying buying and I was TIRED OF SHOPPING. UGHH!!!

Its only today that I finally finished organizing my apartment!

The week after my "vacation" I had to go to work so a whole new set of stuff to do emerged. Not only do I have to wake up at 0500 mst (mountain time), to get to class at 0700, I had to do a million things after class like get my license and my plates and my social security card etc etc etc. As you can see, I've been very busy.

But today I finished my tasks and now with a tidy home, I can concentrate on the other things I need to do. Like my taxes.

So for now I am in training and I am waiting to get some "wheel time."

I am also sleepy so good night!

:: Jane Dee 11:07:00 PM [+] ::
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!!!!!!

HOLY CANOLI!!!

Have I got news for YOU!

You will not believe what happened!

I GOT A POSITION IN ARIZONA!!!

Driving the tractor-trailors!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you know what this means??

First of all, I shouldn't mislead you all, I knew I got the position a few days ago, but today I found out (well actually yesterday since its like 4am) that all is ready to go. I sent my acceptance notice, I got my apartment (its VERY nice!!), and my mother didn't take it as bad as I thought she would! She was actually happy for me. I was shocked. Really shocked.

I start at PHX (Phoenix airport) on February 19... that means I have to get all my shit together within a couple of weeks. I also had to cancel going to Mexico with Lou so I could use a vacation week to move there. They better give it to me because Im just going to leave. I am also hoping they give me my reimbursement for the CDL-A without a problem. I know these people can be stupid (see how long it took for my CDL-C reimbursement) so I have to go there tomorrow to make sure he doesnt bullshit me.

So now that a lot of my stress about leaving has been lifted, I am going to start packing soon. I also have to get my car fixed and inspected before I go. I have to install the hazard light so I can pass inspections over there if they are that stringent. Or not.

When I wake up, I have a million things to do!!! And I also have to make a million lists!!!

Shoo, this is hard work.

:: Jane Dee 1:47:00 AM [+] ::
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Packets Away

My first application packet arrived in Phoenix today... I am anxiously awaiting another packet from Phoenix to send back. I am very excited to be on the "A" list of candidates for Phoenix! I have been kept up at night thinking about all the things I will do and need over there. I think about how I will move there (I just found out that with my Fedex employee discount, I can send everything there for waaaaay less than it would be to rent a U-Haul. My Plan is to Fedex my non-breakables such as clothes, shoes, books, and uh... thats about it, and pack in my car my electronics, breakables, and animals. I guess I will have to leave my fish tank behind. I may also leave the budget birds, but take the doves.

So here is my list of potential items I will ship via Fedex:

-Most of my clothes and shoes (I think I may leave behind the fur coat, but at the discount rate I get, I can afford to take both my closets)
-Office supplies (I'd say "school supplies" but I don't want to act like Im still a student)
-Select books (definate books are Calculus, Anatomy & Physiology, Volumetrics, Earth Science, Holy Bible(s), choice astronomy books, cookbooks, and work related literature.
-Paper files (yes, people actually still use file cabinets although I will have to get a new (cardboard) one when Im over there because mine in metal)
-Tools I currently own (I will leave the belt sander behind)
-Any clothes drawers that cant be disassembled

And here are the things I will take in my car:

-Computer
-All electronics except my TV, VCR, and DVD player.
-Makeup
-Jewelry
-Spaceship Chair
-Select appliances
-Plates and utensils
-Birds
-Meux Meux ^_^

However, I will have to buy a lot of things when I get there such as:

-New mattress and frame (considering Aerobed because I hate cheap mattresses, but afraid the plastic will melt in the heat)
-Some sort of desk with chair for the computer (this one is perfect. All I require is a pull out shelf)
-some sort of eating table with a chair (unless the eating table becomes the office table and the eating chair is a rolling office chair)
-A lot of those big Tupperware trunks, although I may opt for cardboard so I can throw it out later on.
-Pots, pans, utensils, and big appliances like a microwave (unless the place comes with one... and I hope the place comes with a refridgerator!!)
-Other things I cant think of at the moment.

I went on a preliminary kitchen cost assessment, and I conclude I will spend between $300 and $400 on the kitchen alone. Throw in the rest of the stuff and I'm looking at about $1000. Thats not so bad.

Well enough time wasting. Ive got to hang my clothes and get ready for work. Tonight will be okay, but the rest of this week is going to be cold! I may have to break out the snow pants :(

:: Jane Dee 3:08:00 PM [+] ::
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OMG! I HAVE MOBILE BROADBAND!!!!

Guess what I HAVE!!!
I have a totally NEW and AWESOME computer thingie!!! Its a Sprint Mobile Broadband Card that I plug into my PC II slot and PRESTO! I have broadband speed ACROSS AMERICA!!!!!

OMG I LOVE THIS THING!!!!
This is quite possibly the most awesome piece of computer equiptment I have got since the computer itself!

When my camera batteries are charged, I will display a picture of it for you! :)

Now, I have 30 days to evaluate this product. I am going to bring it to work with me today to see how it works. Then I will use it everywhere all weekend. Then, if its good, I will keep it and cherish until it burns out!

IT EVEN HAS A CUTE LITTLE ANTENNA!!! AWWWWW!!!!!!

:: Jane Dee 3:18:00 PM [+] ::
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Happy New Year!

I guess I am a little late with that greeting, but in any case...

My new license with all endorsements except school bus will be arriving in the mail soon! And without wasting any time, I have already applied to a couple of positions out in Arizona. I hope I get a "supplemental application pacakge" soon from them. I would be so excited to finally move there! Not only that, ASU is the school that offers the MBA with logistics concentration!

NEWS ALERT!!! NEWS ALERT!!!!!!

OMG! Fedex FINALLY reimbursed me for my CDL-C!!! HURRAHHHHH!!!!! JOYOUS MONIES! It's all there! all $178!!!!! I just saw it right now! HURAAHHHHHH!!!

Anyway, I went to the PBR Versus Invitational (the bull riders competition kickoff) at Madison Square Garden and I liked it a lot! Unfortunately, there were a lot of obnoxious people there, who were only there to make fun of things. In my opinion, why would you go to an event to make fun of the event? I don't get it. I don't think that's cool, I think that's stupid. Yeah, so they play country music and salute the flag.... thats what many Americans do. More reasons to dislike NYers. Snooty for no good reason. And extremely obnoxious when drunk. Not to mention unattractive. Being a poseur is never cool.

I didnt bring my camera because they asked for no video cameras so I didn't want to cause any trouble. I wish I did though. Plenty of people were "breaking the rules." I had fun though. I hope I can see another one someday - but maybe somewhere other than MSG, you know?

Not much other news here. Just waiting for my packets and a chance to move.
Im cold... Im going to bed.

:: Jane Dee 12:12:00 AM [+] ::
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