So I guess I promised there would be more updates this year, oops. I intended to, it’s just my focus has been elsewhere. Trying to organize my life, and realizing just how off course I’ve gone. Let the healing begin. So what have I been doing? Well work mostly and trying to get my physical health back to an acceptable place, I spent most of January and February just dying from a series of plagues. Currently suffering from Knee Bursitis (just google it, I’m tired of explaining my injuries.) And the creative juices haven’t been flowing as much lately, I’m trying to get inspired to finish a story I’m working on but only have a couple chapters so far. And while the first chapter is gold, chapter 2 is pure shit. And as I’m writing this I realize why… continuity errors… I’ll be back.
So, today contained rampant unmoderated levels of suck. So apparently I’ve been missing to much work. Well yes, that’s a fair statement but if we dig a little deeper, maybe get those memory gears turning a little. We’d be like oh but wait doesn’t he have, chronic spinal problems, that cause him bouts of severe debilitating pain. How much work is he missing exactly? 2.06 days a month (on average)
(I’ll pause for the collective gasp.)
So apparently the factory average is 1.4 days a month. Which is what they set as the maximum but hold on, if the factory average is 1.4 days a month that means some people are/were missing 2.8 days or greater. And a few months ago the average was 1.6. So if you discipline everyone who exceeds the average, then the average will eventually come down. So the average shouldn’t be an acceptable margin to measure against, unless you have a minimum and maximum point set.
Also If I have 23 consecutive months of flawless attendance, can I call in sick for a whole month? You know… to maintain the average? Will the maximum days a person’s allowed to take off eventually hit 0 a month? I know I’m invoking reductio ad absurdum, or at least attempting to but seriously where does it end. The point of the AMP attendance maintenance program, was to “Significantly cut down on absenteeism by those who would abuse the system.” Well mission Successful, we no longer have employees missing more then 50% of scheduled work days. Now we’re targeting employees with legitimate, documented, work related, injuries, who are having a rough go of it, and perhaps need an extra day or two off in a month to deal with their health problems. If I had Cancer and I by no means am trying to take away from those who do, but if I did, no one would say a god damned thing about me missing a few extra days, no they’d feel fucking sorry for me because Cancer is usually a death sentence, and they’d express admiration for me because I was still coming to work. Well you know what, my back is going to hurt for the next 50+ years (hopefully I make 80)(barring any medical breakthroughs, I hear some Chinese doctor succeeded in Vertebra Spinal Disc Transplant Surgeries) So, the people behind AMP, can you kindly go fuck yourselves, and when you do… herniate a fucking disc!
Went back to work today, I’m actually feeling pretty good afterwards. Maybe this round of back pain is almost past. I’ve been trying to spark my creative side these past few days, but I just haven’t felt inspired.
stupid brain, think think…
Also, for the billionth time, Worpress your new editor is not “improved” it’s worse, I hate it. And if you force it on me, I’m leaving.
Welcome back, I’ve missed you and I’d forgotten how therapeutic blogging can be. So what’s new you might ask, a few things, I’m not gonna post videos as often most music will come from Spotify now, I think this will improve load times. I’m moments away from updating the about me page. I’m also going to be adding some of the other creative things I do, by now most people know that I dabble in programming, and indie game creation. Something most people don’t know though is that I’m a writer. So you may see future posts tagged #story (or something) that will include excerpts of my writings. The format of the playlist page might change, it may even disappear altogether I’m undecided.
So what’s happened in the past year, Well lets start by saying that 2015 ended with me screwing my spine up again, I had re-herniated my L5S1 disc, and missed several months of work. Which was a major pain in the ass. And me being terrible with money and buying a new car while being off work didn’t help either. So I smartened up and got a money guy. Also I needed a new car, the electronic system in the Tiburon was all shot to hell. I bought a Genesis. So after some intensive physiotherapy (which I know longer think is quakery) and lots of painkillers I managed to get back to work by April I think. Got all caught up on my bills. Paid off a credit card (1 of 3, and the smallest one unfortunately.) So everything was going good and then my fucking spine decides to get all inflamed and shitty again in October. So I’ve been off for another two weeks. Back in the middle of summer we road tripped down to Seattle for some touristy stuff, and then we came back to Canada, and went east to Calgary for the Stampede, The dinosaur museum in Drumheller and to visit some family.
So Christmas and 2017 are just around the bend, lets get my spine fixed, life back to status quo and start a newer, better year!
So it’s been almost a year, and I’ve given my blog no love. Honestly I moved everything over to Tumblr, but my Tumblr has become somewhat something I actually don’t want people to see. A lot has happened this year has certainly been an interesting one. With the recurrence of some of my spinal problems and what not, this blog fell by the wayside.
But No More!
I’m planning on bringing it back, maybe making some changes. So watch this space.
Ok firstly what fresh hell is this, seriously wordpress this new editor SUCKS. Stop fucking with shit okaythanksgladweagree.
New Year yay, back to blogging I guess, I blog on tumblr primarily now, but I haven’t forgotten you my dozen or so faithful peeps.
Song of the Moment
Awolnation – Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) [Goshfather & Jinko Remix]
Jovani Occomy X Olmos – Electric Feel & Gooey Cover
Boo!
If John can do it, so can you…