Still kicking

Just in case you've been wondering, I'm still kicking!

Work is going very well! I'm really enjoying it & so far, I should be "signed off" by the end of the week. Basically, I'll be working on my own. Luckily, until the end of the year, I'll be staying on a day shift rotation... So, no nights.... So far! But I'm not complaining about nights either! I did do 1 overnight shift & it was pretty neat. It was extremely quiet as well; however, you have to come with a different work mentality.

On a different note, Olivia is having her 1 birthday on Saturday! This is unreal! I can't believe that it's already been 1 year! I know that they say that time flies when you have fun, but this is truly unbelievable. I mean, to think that in a few days, Olivia is going to be one.

She isn't quite walking yet; however, she is standing on her own & she does walk with a little encouragement. Also, talking is not far either. She makes sounds that sound exactly like words, but we aren't sure if they are really words or just jibber jabber....

We have quite the shindig planned for her and we are very happy to have everyone at our house to celebrate her big day!

So, that's about all that's new so far... stick around for more!

'til next time!

Must Read

I saw this on Digg.com today & I really recommend this read! I think that it's unreal that this is what the world has come too. Being a firefighter, it's in my nature to help and to be honest, I wouldn't even second guess myself for helping out; however, you never know what someone else may think..."If I see a child or a pre-teen crying on the beach I change my direction"I am a (male) high school teacher and I have a daughter. If I see a child or (worse) a pre-teen crying on the beach I change my direction and put as much distance as possible between us. It’s too dangerous even to take a picture, imagine TOUCHING them.

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All work and no play

Believe it or not, but I'm actually on day 3 of my 5 days off... This is my first official week on the phone and so far I'm loving it.

True, it's just another job; however, I truly believe that I'm heading down the right career path this time. I haven't taken any really bad calls yet; however, the calls that I have taken have been easier then I truly expected.

I was a little nervous to start on the phones, but that pretty much all went away when I answered my first call.

Not a whole lot else going on. Olivia is growing up and her first B-day is almost here! That's really hard to believe! I have no idea where the last year has gone... Allison pretty much has the party all figured out and it's going to be a blast!

Allison and I actually just got back from the movies... only the second time in a year. It was nice to get out, just the two of us.... We saw "Dan in Real Life".

It was a really good movie! I was pretty impressed, but then again, Steve Carrell is great anyways!

Well, that's about it for now!

'til next time!

Home Stretch

Well, we are in our final hours of classroom training.

Tomorrow is our final exam and it's taking most of the afternoon - if not all of it! I'm really anxious to get it over with so I can start working! I'm kinda itching to get on the phone... Mind you, if I was a keener, I could have done so already a few times!

A lot of things have changed since my last post. We had a few conversations with management & they decided that we are going to be based on performance & not only on our knowledge/memory of the procedures.

I'm really happy about that! As most of the time, I learn by doing, not only by just reading it....

This is only a short message as I need to unwind a little before test time...

'til next time!

BitTorrent blocking goes north: Canadian ISP admits to throttling P2P

Candian ISP Bell Sympatico has admitted to using bandwidth throttling technologies that impose limits on peer-to-peer traffic.

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