Yankees and mean people Suck!

I just want to get out of here! People are being completely awful! Just get the hell out of my store and shut the hell up! Not in that order, of course! People are just being creeps today. I just want to get away from this job sometimes.

*J*A*C*K*

Officially there is no more AT&T Wireless. Cingular Wireless is the name. I haven't even answered the phone since the merger has been official. This is really strange for me. I have been with a company that has changed their name: United States Cellular to US Cellular...That was strange, but was more normal than changing to Cingular from AT&T Wireless. I haven't had to answer the phone yet, but I'm sure it is going to be strange.

I brake for...Oh Shit No Brakes!

That was the bumper sticker of the day. I just love to come across good ones.

Stuff

Cingular now owns AT&T Wireless. The deal actually went through on Friday. It will be announced to the nation on Monday. I wonder how things are going to be changing. I like some change. I wonder how quickly things will be changing. I can't believe it. I am going to learn a lot in the next few weeks, months and years. I have been in this industry for nine years. I wonder what the next nine years are going to be like?

The Boston Red Sox won the first game of the 2004 World Series. It was a really exiting game. It seemed strange because they weren't playing the Yankees.

On a personal note. I am so irritated with BB's friend Erik. Erik drives me crazy! He constantly whines and it grates on me. We have been camping and he has been there...bitching about the cold or what ever. Last night, some of the guys started playing some video game. Now, I have never been to the place where we were...there were too many turns to remember after being there only once...at night. BB started to say, I'll catch a ride with... and then he remembered that I had no clue where we are. Erik pipes up..It's easy. I snapped. Look, I have worked long hours and I have been awake since 6 a.m...(It was almost 1 a.m.) I'm not going alone. He pisses me off so often. I wish BB could see it. BB wants to move in February. The only reason I want to go is to not live below Erik anymore. Other than that, I want to stay. I have moved once a year since I have lived in Portland. I am sick of moving and don't want to pack up and haul my stuff somewhere else. I HATE MOVING!!!!!!

Katie and Brandon came into the store yesterday. It was nice to see them. The wedding is going to come up fast and furious. AAUGH! I need to get the performance track for At Last.

Retail Sux

Wireless customers are difficult. That is putting it mildly. Sometimes I just want to shake people and ask them what they are thinking. Hello, I have feelings. Stop badgering me. One of these days I am going to just blow up at someone. Stop It!

I just had a woman, who was more a man than some of the guys I know. Her phone keeps dropping calls. It has obviously been damaged. Tell me, if you throw your phone against a wall, do you really expect it to work properly? Buddy, you are such an imbecile.

The other thing that is pissing me off is this merger. What poor frigging planning. I was scheduled Monday off, now I have to work a hell shift and then go to Hallowell for training on Tuesday. Make that two hell shifts...One Monday and One Wednesday. AAGH!

Here come the Sox

Red Sox Rule!!!

Go Red Sox!

The last few nights have been late ones for me. I don't watch a lot of baseball, but with the Sox so close to winning this series, I can't help myself. This series has been great...both teams are fighting tooth and nail. They both want to be on top. It must have been so cold last night at Yankee Stadium. I don't know if I could have sat there with it being so cold and wet.

It has been nice to hang out with Jen and Nate. Not to mention the other wrestlers who wandered in and out during the night.

Mule

The Breast Cancer walk was a good time. I can't tell you the last time I walked three miles. It has been a couple of years. I do like to walk, but I am really out of shape. It was good for me to get out and actually do something physical. It was a good cause. They said that we earned over $100,000.00 they were still counting. It was fun walking with Pete and Nancy. I have to admit that my back hurts a bit.

The Gov't Mule concert on Saturday night was great! BB got to meet the entire band after the show. He has vanity plates on his vehicle. He had the band autograph one of them, and gave the other one to Warren Haynes. He is collecting things, and this is his first thing from Maine. We went to the after party at the Alehouse. It was good to see Russ and AJ.

Sammy

Sammy is still in the hospital. Apparently he has some kind of infection. He will be on an antibiotic regime until Monday. It is better to be safe than sorry. Tina's milk hasn't come in, but it shouldn't be long now. She is trying her hardest to do the right thing. She is going to make a fantastic mother.

Samuel

On October 11, Samuel Todd Grierson was born to Tina and Todd. 8:13. A large baby with a full head of hair! I can't believe how much hair this child has! He has Sawyer genes. The first thing they asked me is..."Who does he look like?" I took a look and said, "Bill. He looks just like Bill." It was uncanny how much he looks like his late grandfather. Pam, the proud grammy was there. I think they call her 'Mimi.' I can't believe how much hair this kid has! A full, thick head of hair. When Tina took the little hat off...my jaw dropped.

While BB and I were on the way home that night, he just seemed so happy. I asked him his thoughts and he told me that Sammy is the best thing that has ever happened to Tina. "She now has a purpose." I said, "She has someone to love her unconditionally." (At least until he is a teenager. Even Todd seemed so happy! It was unbelievable how happy he seems to be. I had never thought they would be parents...he must have thought the same thing. A proud papa. I am thrilled for them! Sammy is a cute kid, and he is going to have a good home!

@#!@R$^^%#$@**&^&$^$#&**(&^$

I hate working on Sunday. It completely bites. What a waste of time!

My friend AJ called me a couple of days ago. She is pregnant. She isn't going to keep the child. I have been avoiding seeing her. I don't want to lecture her...she already knows how I feel. She and her husband already have two beautiful daughters. She is a great mother. Her husband is a great father. They have their typical martial problems.

On a lighter note, BB's sister, Tina, is most likely going to be induced tomorrow. Little Sammy may be born soon. She is really uncomfortable and just wants to be a mommy.

I am not ready to be a parent. I know that if I got pregnant, I could never have an abortion. Some day, I am going to be a great mother.

Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer. I find it odd that I signed up for a breast cancer walk just yesterday. My friend Melissa and I were planning to go to a ME concert tonight in Lowell, MA. Mel called me and told me the news...

Get better Melissa Etheridge!

Breast Cancer Walk

I have signed up to do a breast cancer walk on October 17th. I am looking forward to it, taking part in something like this. I did a 5k walk years ago, for something else. It has been a long time since I've done anything like that. I am a regular blood donor. Anyway, If you are reading my blog, I would love it if you would donate to the cause!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

OCTOBER

October
And the trees are stripped bare
Of all they wear
What do I care

October
And kingdoms rise
And kingdoms fall
But you go on...and on...

words to October, by U2.

As I said in my last post, I hate fall because it is the beginning of the end of the good weather.

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We are going camping to celebrate Glenn Gaudin's 50th birthday. He is a pretty cool guy for the most part. He is also the guy who owes me a motorcycle. I wish he would get some of the property sold that he has promised me he would...There is a HD locally that is a fair price and if he could just get some land sold or refinanced or something. He called me on the 28th. He made a point of telling me that it was his birthday. I mentioned to him that I found the bike that I want. He then went on to tell me his plans for refinancing his land. We will see what happens.

Today is a day that the idiots are out in force! I have had some of the dumbest questions asked of me than I have had in a while!
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I just wish this work day would end. My feet are killing me. Standing all day is really lousy! I would like to have a position where I can sit for part of the day.

I've been wondering what kind of changes are going to happen when we are Cingular. Will we have to dress up or will we be able to wear golf shirts or polo's? I do want to see what will be changing...