Uh Oh....

It's almost 2am. I have to wake up in about 4 hours. I think I might have made a mistake in going out tonight, but we'll see. Avio was still fun.

Work has sucked as of late. There's been no guidance, no support, nothing. The one guy that was helping us has gone all Charlie Chaplin on us (not the dancing and hijinks Chaplin, the silent Chaplin), so he's avoided us like the plague. The three of us working together have maybe 8 months of experience combined, and that just means frustration since we know absolutely nothing about process and the way things are done at Toyota. It makes me angry that I've been thrown into a situation as disorganized and chaotic as this one, but who knows, maybe I'll be the better for it.

I'm going home for Easter weekend; I took both Friday and Monday off, so while I'm planning on spending the weekend with the family, I was thinking about going up to State on Sunday and hanging out there until Monday afternoon, when I'd unfortunately have to drive back down here to Lexington. It'll be nice to be back up at campus for a little bit, I really do miss East Lansing.

Hopefully the weekend is as good as the weather was today, just absolutely gorgeous.

Not A Bad Weekend

Sure, we didn't get to go to any bars this weekend, and hey, maybe the weather was a little cold. I still had a good time this weekend. What a difference talking to the right people makes.

I finally went outside for a run today, just 2 miles, but wow, did it feel good. It's nice running around Lexington because it's hilly, so there's always a good challenge. I can't wait to get back to running outdoors 5-6 days a week.

I don't want to work tomorrow. If it's anything like last week, it's going to be a complete waste of time. Last week was probably the most unproductive 5 days of my life at Toyota.

I think I'm going to see if I can get a transfer to the Technical Center in Ann Arbor for the summer. Only bad thing about that is I wouldn't really get any vacation, which could hurt the road trip plans we've got. So forget the Tech Center, I'll just find a job somewhere else. Josh and I were talking about getting a landscaping job. I wouldn't mind working outdoors, doing some manual labor. Never hurt anybody.

I'm coming back to Michigan for Easter, and that's that. I haven't told my supervisor yet, but he won't mind, I'm sure. Taking Friday and Monday off are ideal, but I'll be happy with just Monday off. We'll see. Have a good week.

I'm Getting Restless....

Work this past week has really been a drag. I'm between stages on my project, which means plenty of downtime. PLENTY. Yesterday Mike and I went up the stairs past our office, and checked out the roof for a little while. We also saw the new 2007 FJ Cruiser, which was pretty sweet.

I flew solo for most of the weekend; Keith went back to MSU for St. Patrick's Day, so I held things down here. Weird thing is, I didn't mind being alone. I liked making dinner by myself, driving around by myself. That can't be good. I'm getting too used to being lonely. It's time to make some new friends. Preferably beautiful Kentucky girls. But I'm not picky, they don't have to be from Kentucky. Wow, I'm funny.

And it's getting cold again. What the HELL? I want spring to be here in the worst kind of way. Well, technically, spring is here, but it's like Michigan's winter followed me down here, and I don't appreciate it one bit. If I have to go one more day wearing gloves, I will just snap.

The basketball league starts Thursday, and I'm pretty excited about it. Yesterday was the 3 point shootout, and I placed a disappointing 3rd out of 35 guys. I lost by 3 points (ironic, I guess), and lost out on an awesome $25 Dick's giftcard. Oh well.

Why Bother?

Maybe it's the weather, maybe I miss Michigan, but I've been in some kind of funk for the past week. I'll get out of it once the weather starts getting better.

Actually, I do know what it is, and it's actually a couple things. I'm tired of the guys at work being huge perverts, always talking about the two hot girls in the entire plant, or pointing out the titties on one of the girls. I mean, Jesus, you're 45 years old and you're still calling them titties? Pathetic. It's cool to say, "Hey that girl's pretty hot," but to stare at her like you've never seen a woman before? Grow the fuck up and show some respect.

Speaking of respect, I have no tolerance for people who cheat on their boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/significant other. Even worse is when you do cheat on that person, and don't even fess up to it. Just break it off, I don't care how much you say you care for him or her, you wouldn't be in this situation if that were true.

And girls, stop dating the assholes! We're just as tired of hearing about it as you are of dating these idiots! There's more than enough good guys out there, but for some unbelievable reason you go to the bastards that'll step all over you and treat you like crap day after day. I don't mind lending an ear and trying to help anyone out, but if it comes down to something you have do for yourself, there's only so much I can say or do.

And it's only Monday.

No Talking About Work

Seriously, there's no reason. It's just more of the same.

This past weekend was probably the most fun I've had down here yet. Josh and Andy came down, and Keith's friends Andrea, Renee, and Mary stopped on by too. Friday night we went to Austin City, this country bar out on New Circle. I didn't think I'd enjoy it that much, but I was wrong, once again. Great atmosphere, beautiful girls, and just an overall good time. We didn't get to sleep until around 4 or 4:30, but it was worth it.

Saturday was a pretty laid back day for the most part- watched the Spartans lose yet another Big Ten game to Illinois, played some football, enjoyed the elementary school playground, and then just relaxed until it was time to go out again. This time we went over to Rosebud and McCarthy's. It was cold as all hell, so that wasn't so much fun. McCarthy's was really packed, so we just left after an hour of hanging out there. Maybe it was longer, I don't really remember.

Some of us had a sleepover in the living room, since the apartment was so cold. Did it help? I'd say so. I was a lot warmer, even though certain people were blanket hogs. Ah well.

We did try building a tent indoors. It was going well at first, for not being able to throw those stakes in the ground.


But then we realized we needed those stakes, seeing as how the whole thing was falling apart.



Everyone was depressed at the fact that we had to take it down. Especially Keith. It really hit him hard. I don't think he was the same the rest of the weekend.


Sunday finally came around, and after a Waffle House breakfast, we came back and just passed the hell out. Great weekend.

What?

I'd been meaning to type something here for the past couple days, and I finally accidentally clicked on the Post button, so why not now?

Indiana, was....interesting. The 3 hour bus ride there was cool, but for the most part I just relaxed and managed to sleep in 15 minute spurts. After we got to the hotel and got something to eat, I decided to play the loner card and fly solo for the night. Sometimes I just want some time to myself, time to just relax, reflect, not have to worry about other people or anything else, for that matter.

The co-op day itself was just boring. So much food and too much walking combine to create a very tiring experience. I was pretty much dragging myself through the plant tour. Overall, pretty crappy co-op day, but I did manage to meet some new people who I wouldn't mind hanging out with while we're down here.

Today I had a Bid meeting with two vendors, the first real step in my Front Suspension project. I was so nervous through it all- I mean, I like talking, but to talk for 40 minutes in front of 9 other people about something you yourself just started learning about 3 weeks ago? Tough. I think it went well though, and I'm definitely looking forward to moving on with the project. The fact that Toyota has essentially given me $150,000 to carry this project out is a little scary. Part of me wants to just waste the money on cool robots that do nothing, but something tells me I'd never get to see those robots.

Josh and Andy are coming down tomorrow for the weekend, so that should be fun. It'll be cool having the guys down here, showing them around. Hopefully they have a good time. One more day of work and then I'll be free for two days. I can't believe how much I look forward to the weekends now. I barely have any free time on Saturdays and Sundays as it is.