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• 20Dec 09

  I Have a Job!

  So, some of you may have noticed that have been online here virtually not at all for the past week. This is because I recently got a job! I've been working 7 AM to 3 PM this week, so when I get home, I just want to sit on the couch and relax. Over the summer, a lot of the time I spent online was when my parents weren't home, and this past week, Mom, Dad and I have been riding together to work to save gas since we all work the same shift. Next week, I'll be riding with Dad as my mother will be on a slightly different schedule.

  Anyway, more details about my job. I recently was hired at Lewistown Hospital here in Lewistown (shocker...). I've put in several applications there, and was excited to hear that I had an interview. I nailed the interview (or at least I want to believe I did) and I was hired as a part-time Switchboard Operator. This means that I answer the phones for all the people calling in on the main trunk line of the hospital. Which is a lot. Add to that all of the internal requests for paging doctors. And requests for Security and Maintenance. And handling the Consent Forms, Pharmacy Charges and other miscellaneous paper work. There is a lot of responsibility with the job, but I'm actually having some fun with it. I've had three days of training so far, and it's amazing how many of the extensions that I've memorized already.

  As a part-time position, it'll mostly be 3 PM to 11 PM and 11 PM to 7 AM shifts, but that's fine. There's a shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts, so that works out fine for me. During training, I'm working three to four days a week, but once training is over, it'll be two to three days. The problem with this is that I'm working partially to cover the student loans that have now entered repayment. The total for loans comes out to about $600 a month. Which is a large part of the reason that I'm still living at home. If I work only two or three days a week, I'm not sure how much of the loans I'll be able to pay, which puts more pressure on my parents. They've been great so far, letting me bum around the house during the grace period, but it depresses me to make them pay for some of my loans. The good thing about paying so much per month on the loans is that in 10 years, they'll all be paid off. Hopefully, before long, I might be able to go full-time or something.

  On the games side of things, I finally started playing some more. I recently finished playing through Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge on the Normal setting and played through partway of a second time, enough to upgrade all of the planes. For some reason, I think my favorite plane is probably the Pirana. I'm going to start working on a review, probably, though it won't cover the online component. I finally popped in Urban Chaos: Riot Response, about which I've heard a lot of good things. I played the first level a couple of times, and it was pretty solid, pretty fun. I'm looking forward to sinking more time into it. However, there may be some trouble with that. I've had a copy of Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & IIfor probably almost two years, but I've never been able to play it as I haven't ever gotten Xbox Live on my Xbox. Friday night, a friend copied an account to my harddrive, and I've started playing PSO. Ah, so much fun. I'm currently running a RAmar, just to get back into it (I used to play with a couple of friends a couple of years ago).

  So, that's most of what's up with me, and if you've read all of this, I'm impressed. You have my thanks.

  • Posted Dec 20, 2009 6:48 am PT
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• 9Dec 09

  Review: Xbox: Voodoo Vince

  I finished the game around a week ago, but I just got around to writing the review. Anyway, my user review of Voodoo Vince is now posted online. The game Voodoo Vince and my review of Voodoo Vince.

  I do have some other good news, but I'm going to wait a little bit until I know for suer how it's going to turn out. My car is still being a pain in the ass: the entire fuel lines need to be replaced, the gas tanks needs painted and rehung, the power window motors also need replaced.

  Please leave any comments about the review or anthing else.

  Thanks!

  • Posted Dec 9, 2009 10:02 am PT
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• 24Nov 09

  GameStop #20 (8 More Games)

  Anyone who actually reads my blogs is probably tired of hearing about the games I get, but it makes me feel good to add games to my collection and brag about it, lol. I'm still getting some games just for buffering my collection, but also, the stores around me are getting fairly well picked over. I need to go to Selinsgrove to check out the f.y.e. there. It's a special clearance store, and they have great deals on new Xbox games. But, my parents are starting to get more and more upset at the amount of money I'm spending on games. Student loans are due, and I don't yet have a job...

  • $6.29.......NBA 2K7
  • $5.39.......NBA Live 2007
  • $0.00.......FIFA Soccer 2003
  • $5.39.......FIFA World Cup 2006
  • $0.00.......World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International
  • $7.19.......Metal Slug 3
  • $0.00.......Powerdrome
  • $0.00.......Defender

  • Posted Nov 24, 2009 8:52 am PT
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