So yeah, Hi.

I think I may give this another go! Until then I leave you a cute picture of a cat.

We had a receptionist/secretary go to lunch never to return this week...She actually lasted for 12 hours of employment, I was astonished. She was great, mainly because she spoke perfect English. This brings me to today, we got a replacement receptionist/secretary. She is not great, mainly because she speaks perfect Chinese, not English…

Non smoker since 5/17/06!!!

So I decided not to go to work today. I mean I missed my ride into town and there was no way im paying for a fucking taxi. So I took the day off, yay for me!

Also yay for me, I think I beat smoking, it's been over 48 hours since my last one, and I don't really have the urges much anymore.

The war over nicotine dependency rages on...

Quitting smoking is one of the toughest things I've ever tried to do. Over the past 3 days I've had a total of 9 cigarettes, 5 the day before yesterday, 3 yesterday, and 1 today. Today's cigarette was kind-of odd. I was standing outside of my building in the strip, having a mental tug-o-war with myself whether or not to inhale the lit cigarette I was holding in my hand. Suffice to say, I lost the battle today, but I think I'm progressively winning the war.

On a sad side note, Bubbles the secretary quit this morning. I really liked Bubbles, she had the build of a Polar Bear, and the attitude of cheerleader, thus the naming "Bubbles." Her quitting could have been because since working here she has been in 2 car accidents, both involving PAT busses. Either that, or the constant interaction with the co-worker I shall call "Mid-life Crisis Guy," who thinks sexually harassing every female in the office makes him "cool" with the young guys (that, or he is just a pervert). Well, whatever her reasons Bubbles will be sorely missed.

Tuesday Part 1: A case of the Tuesdays

There is a reason that people have a case of "The Mondays." I had never experienced a case of "The Mondays" until I joined the button down tie clad corporate world. My Mondays suck because we have our weekly meeting on Monday, and by "weekly meeting" I mean it's the period of time when we all get together and my boss yells at us for not making enough money. Regardless of the fact that 3 other people have a hand in whether or not our loans close, it's always the Loan Officers fault. The processor loses the file: Loan officer's fault. The underwriter put the file at the bottom of a pile: Loan officer's fault. The account executive is out of town on vacation and can't get in contact with us: Loan officer's fault. So because of the fact that our meeting got pushed back to today.....I have a case of "The Tuesdays."

Today, I guess is a day when I am just not supposed to be doing any work. I honestly feel like I am the guy in the office filled with monkeys in the http://www.monster.com/ TV ad. Some of the people here just don't know what the fuck they are doing...So I'm forced to make fun of them on the internet from behind my protective shield of Anonymity. There are 2 main loan processors here, but really only 1 gets on my nerves. I will call her The "And then..." Lady to protect her identity. I will call her the "And then..." lady because she reminds me of the lady that answers the "Chinese Foood" drive-through in the movie "DUDE! Where's my car?" The reason she reminds me of her is because we have conversations like that all day long (when she actually talks to me). Me: "Hi I need this file submitted" Her: "And thennnnnnn..." It's fucking annoying and makes me want to hop right the fuck out of a window. I'm done ranting for now, back to staring at the beautiful off white office walls so gloriously illuminated by the buzzing florescent lights in the ceiling. (Man I need to get out more)

It's raining today, and I don't feel like working. So I'm creating a blog, I guess I feel that I need something else to distract me from performing my duties at work. As for work, I am a mortgage broker in the Strip District. It's not a bad job it's just an easy job to fuck around at instead of doing work. A bit more about me: I am 24 years old, though I am far from being an adult. My days consist of selling real estate investors mortgages, and my nights consist of Mountain Dew, cigarettes, and an online MMORPG. Although I'm currently working in eliminating the second thing in that list. I'm technically single though not by choice, I live in a 2 bedroom apartment with a roommate who keeps the oddest hours of any person I've ever known, oh, and half of the people in my office speak Mandarin Chinese as a first language and English as a second. Stay tuned for more and I hope I can be at least somewhat entertaining.