2.4

Personally, today was a clusterfuck and would rather not discuss it (at least, not yet).

On the bright side, the United States women’s national team advanced to the final of the Women’s World Cup by defeating number one-ranked Germany, 2-0, with one of the goals being scored by Georgia native Kelley O’Hara. They will play either England, playing in their first Women’s World Cup semifinal, or Japan, the defending Women’s World Cup winner.

2.3

The first day after an extended break is always difficult because it requires a return to a routine that you have deliberately broken. It is even more difficult when a goat-faced prick on a power trip switches out a working system with a broken system of their design while you are away on break. Here’s the thing: I will never reconcile the fact that an unqualified, inept dote is being paid $50K-plus while a multitude of highly qualified librarians that have given years to the system continue to struggle to make ends meet with some forced to hold two jobs—NEVER! Anyways, it’ll be a good day when the little bastard is either terminated or contracts some venereal disease (if he doesn’t already have a few).

So, what have I done today? I went to work. We had a departmental meeting in which we discussed the illogical plans of the system’s likely next director (shift full-time staff, replace full-time staff with part-time staff, add more hours, and continue to pay deserving staff poorly with little sign of improvement). By the way, we are losing one of the department’s most productive members to a branch in which they struggle to get over 100 patron visits on a daily basis.

Honestly, the work day is a constant struggle for me. It used to be the case that you could not get me to stop working, but now, the less I do; the better. I’m really tired of this situation and I’m tired of wasting my time writing about it. I don’t think this will be a usual thing, but here’s a video of Jack Ü’s “Where Are Ü Now” featuring Justin Bieber, enjoy!

2.2

It was another lazy Sunday in which I did little more than play Minecraft (I mined 40+ diamonds in a strip mining outing), eat junk food (Taco Bell, Dairy Queen, corn dogs and a frozen pizza), and watch some soccer while splitting my attention on my social media feeds.

Speaking of social media, I reaffirmed my personal disdain for Facebook. On one hand, I enjoy being to see what’s happening in the lives of previous acquaintances while on the other hand; those acquaintances are idiots and that explains why I limit my interactions with them to Facebook.

One more thing I did was watch a few YouTube videos of Kanye West’s performance at the Glastonbury Festival and this served to only reinforce the idea that I really need to see the man perform live. Sure, he’s an arrogant, cocky individual, but his music is phenomenal and stage presence is immense. Anyway, here’s Kanye opening from the festival (assuming it hasn’t been taken down due to copyright claims):

2.1

I made a major move today and joined MLS Atlanta’s Founder’s Club.  For $50, I reserved priority season tickets for the inaugural season of Atlanta United FC (yes, that is the name of the club).  Of course, the initial deposit is only a drop in the bucket for the overall cost of season tickets, but I am hoping that I will have that sorted out by 2017.

Aside from making the decision to support an Arthur Blank venture (I am not a fan of Blank and his American football club), I found myself being incredibly unproductive (as usual).  I played video games, watched YouTube videos, and ate.  I did drive down to Gainesville to pick up my aunt from Northeast Georgia Medical Center (she had accompanied her brother to the emergency room).

I think in year two of this journal I am going to be more reflective while throwing in commentary from time to time though most of my future posts will be of this nature.

To close this post, I thought I’d share this amazing video from the Nigahiga YouTube channel, enjoy!

Year 2

Here we go (again)!

1.364

On my final day as a thirty-one year old person, I thought I’d take a moment to reflect upon the past year focusing primarily on the positive aspects.

During this past year, I maintained close relationship with old acquaintances, discovered new acquaintances and realized that there are times when one must move on.

In my first full year as a thirty-something, I rekindled my passion for comic books, discovered and visited local comic shops (Area 52 in Oakwood, Kapow! in Cumming and Oxford in Atlanta) and attended multiple Atlanta Comic Conventions.

Aside from ACCs, I attended Dragon Con for the fourth time, the Georgia Renaissance Festival for the first time and I volunteered for the second year in a row at Anime Weekend Atlanta.

Plenty of positive things have occurred during the past year and for the sake of this post, I plan on focusing on just those things.

Overall, 31 has been better than more recent years, but I’m looking forward to what thirty-two has in store—a new job maybe? 

1.362

I have been aggravated and annoyed for a long time, but the levels of my aggravation and annoyance have reached new heights. I wish it was as simple as simply “turning it off” but I have no “off” switch apparently and for better or (most likely) worse I am going to have to persevere through it. I know that the tone of this site in regards to recent posts has been negative, but it is a true reflection of my current situation and mindset.

It has been said that if you find a job you love that you will never work a day your life and for awhile; I believed that I had found such a job. But, things change, idiotic and illogical decisions are made and the ones that have the least suffer the most. For me, my job has become a burden that wears on me heavily.

I will not get into the specifics (again) but know that this will most likely not be the last time you hear about this from me. It is consuming my life and I am struggling to identify a way to defend myself from the ongoing slaughter. 

1.361

I suppose posting daily was a task too great. So, I will post when I want and hope it resembles some form of routine.  In the meanwhile, I am heading into Year 2 of John Past 30 and I find myself bewildered as to what the next year will hold.  As of now, I know a couple of things I would want to do as soon as possible:

1. Find my way back to my base in Minecraft. At present, I am stuck in a massive cave system underneath an ocean and while I would normally relish the possibility of locating diamonds and other valuables; I am not in a good position to proceed deeper into the cave system.
2. Find a new job. I mentioned this previously, but I am simply unhappy with my situation at my current position.  I need to get more applications and resumes sent into other systems as soon as possible.
3. I need to determine whether or not I will be attending Anime Weekend Atlanta this year and if I plan on attending—whether or not I plan on volunteering and in which department.

That’s all for now—I have other matters that need my attention.