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I bought myself a new digital SLR camera yesterday, a Nikon D50. I have yet to finish reading the manual for it, but it appears to have many more capabilities than my old Kodak DX3600. Nothing wrong with the Kodak, I just wanted to be able to do more and things such as close ups aren't easy or very good with the Kodak. Anyway, once I get that manual read I'll be taking a whole lot more pictures more often.
And McDonalds, Wendy's, In'nOut and Burger King weren't even in the running.
McDonalds is blah, Wendy's are always too greasy, In'nOut isn't as good as I remember it being in Southern California, and Burger King was simply further than I wanted to travel. Carl's Jr. was just as far as Burger King, although I really do like their food.
Seriously, I had a hankering for a cheeseburger. I went through the usual dilemma of deciding where to go get one. After determining that I didn't want to go all that far, the nearest and previously acceptable joint was Jack in the Box. Bad choice.
I just had a hamburger. It was supposed to be a cheese burger, but they forgot the cheese. Even without the cheese the burger wasn't all that good. It simply was not a tasty burger. The fries were average, the soft drink excellent (Dr. Pepper).
Food aside, what was most irritating about going to Jack in the Box was the rudeness of the employees. While I waited for my food to be prepared, the 3 female employees chatted amongst themselves. Not one word was spoken in English and that is just plain rude! I really don't care what they do when they have no customers, but when even one customer is present they ought to be required to speak only in English or keep their mouths shut. I will be writing the corporate headquarters about this. How do I know that they weren't talking about me? How do I know that they weren't talking terrorist talk?
I won't be going back to Jack in the Box. It no longer exists in my realm.
Yes!!! My life has changed and for the better. I now work for the State of Nevada as a Computer Systems Technician III and I'm happy as can be. This is the type of work that I love and have always loved. It's just been the hardest type of work to get into in this area without driving further than I care to drive.
I miss the folks at Walmart, but I'll be back over there to shop and at least to just go chit-chat with them on my weekends, which I plan to do - maybe late tonight. They have not been forgotten and I did gain a new skill while working there that I can fall back on if ever needed should we eventually decide to leave this area.
Life otherwise? My hours have definitely changed. This is now the start of my day instead of being the middle or end of the day. This schedule will last about 2 months while I'm being trained, then I will be on swing shift permanently which is my favorite shift. I like being awake several hours before heading into work and when those hours are entirely daylight hours it's even better. I just can't get much housework done in the night hours.
