A blessing in disguise?

Didn't want to face work today, Monday. I am now sitting here at home while my car is in the shop. Apparently I need some new front ring assembly b/c my ABS light was malfunctioning not to mention the tires I have been driving around on all year, and last, are pretty much a death trap. So I'm biting the bullet and getting 4 new tires and a new ring assembly thingie. While I wait for this to be done I'm enjoying some coffee at home and applying to various types of jobs out there, all of which do not consist of me being in an office. I think I'm burnt out on the office environment. As Sam Winchester said in an episode of Supernatural, I was meant to do more with my life than sit in a cubicle. So to the millions *insert laughter here* of people reading my blog, what type of job do you have and if it's not in an office of some sort, or even if you're in an office sometimes but not always, what do you do and where can I apply? I have no family-hey I'm 30 flirty and thriving(ish), so no restrictions on any certain shifts or even days off. I've had no weekends free and I've had weekends free; it's a 50/50 acceptance with me. I'll take what I can get with time off. Positions I'm currently applying to: Flight Attendant Cruiseline Staff Enterprise Work From Home (yeah customer service but WORK FROM HOME!) Best Buy Borders Local Library Places I'm considering applying to: Hobby Lobby Michaels Walmart (overnight stock b/c I couldn't handle registers there) I obviously need more ideas. I plan to not stay long at my current job but can't just quit and even if I was tempted before, my car is now ruling the nest and all my money is going into her. This is why I call her Callisto b/c she truly can be a bitch but yet I still love her. I also need to find a direction for this blog. I need to have all these posts tie in together and be more interesting so maybe someone aside from me will actually read it. OMG and it could lead to comments!

Let's talk Borgias

I have to admit that after merely 2 hours of The Borgias, I am hooked! I was extremely happy to hear and then read up a bit on this new series that Showtime is doing because I was hopelessly addicted to The Tudors and have since pretty much devoured any and every book I can get my hands on that have to do with Anne Boleyn and her daughter Queen Elizabeth I. Yes, I'm even a fan of Elizabeth and it's sequel and often will do a Tudors marathon followed up by BOTH movies! Did I mention I am obsessed? Actually, there was another reason I immediately got pulled into The Borgias before it even began and his name is David Oakes. (but be careful and please pay close attention to the pictures when googling this name b/c there is also a guitar player out there that I almost linked you too...just saying.) Anyway, THIS David was previously on the Starz mini-series The Pillars of the Earth playing a rather nasty little spoiled bastard who I immediately fell in love with. I can't imagine, had I really been born back in these times (which okay I'm disturbed and quite often do wish, and believe, I was born in the wrong century), that I would want anything to do with this type of character. I would be hiding as well as possibly in dark corners just to survive and not become a pawn but then again I probably would have been a nobody peasant...wait, what was I saying? Oh yes, back to David Oakes. I became fond of him on Pillars but then sad when this was only a mini-series and felt like it was over before it began. So of course I googled him (it sounds so dirty and let's just pretend we didn't imagine anything dirty just now...) and found out about The Borgias. And alas, here we are, with the two hour premiere under our belts and from what I'm seeing, it's getting great reviews right out of the gates! Of course, I'll watch a show regardless of the ratings and if the fates decide to cancel whatever I'm watching, I'll then buy it on dvd and rewatch it...constantly. But with The Borgias just starting and, and rather strong, I'm hopeful for great things to come. The rest of the cast is amazing and consists of Jeremy Irons, Francois Arnaud, Holliday Granger, and Lotte Verbeek to round out the main cast, in at least the first two eps. It's okay if you aren't familiar with their names yet...but you will be! I'm now going to follow my Tudor readings and dive into the world of the Borgias and find out more about this apparent notorious original crime family...not only is the history buff in me curious but also the catholic that is buried deep down inside.

Not so much a success

Last Friday was a trying day at the new job. The two bosses were out and the girl I was left in the office with was on an apparent power trip and proceeded to take it out on me as soon as the last boss left; the other was off that day. It was so much that I had envisioned myself going to lunch, with all my belongings, and not coming back. No where in my title does it say "assistant" and she was treating me worse than I've ever been treated when I did have "assistant" in my titles in the past. Then they do these working lunches so not only do I have to be there for 40 hours a week, I have to wait to be told when I can eat lunch and I can't even get away for 30 minutes to an hour during the day to have to myself without these people. I'm seriously contemplating if I want to go in on Monday or not. I firmly believe in not continuing with a job if your gut is telling you to quit. It doesn't make one a quitter; it makes you listen, truly listen to your soul and do what is right for you. I know not everyone would agree with my reasoning, but it's mine and I'll stick to it. So now I'm once again at a crossroads in my work-portion of life. I completely hate giving up 40 hours of my time every week to do someone else's bidding, who most likely treats me like I'm less than human, and thus making me feel bad about myself and not truly being happy with life. I was completely bitter about this on a whole Friday and was even doing some job searching while at work; I was fed up and no longer cared. If I'm forced to work in an office setting, I'd much prefer for it to be working away on a computer where I can have no use of a phone during my day and I can just do my work and leave. Not the greatest, but I despise being on the phones at work and yet keep getting put into these positions I'm not comfortable with. It's not a matter of being outside my comfort zone, it's the being forced to work a job that isn't what I want to do...why do some people get to have their dream jobs and others are forced to just settle? I'm done settling. I was talking to my sisters today, talking about finding a new job and even possibly moving away from where I've lived for 30 years of my life. It's time for a change; new surroundings; new job market; new me! I'm not entirely sure how serious they thought I was being but I was taking mental notes as we spoke. I'm seriously fed up with life at this stage and something drastic needs to change. I really wonder if I could clear out all the posessions in my life I don't NEED and make a go of it just moving from one city to the next working odds and ends jobs. Would I ever get a moment's peace without worry of money? Would I have a place to hang my hat, so to speak, and ever truly feel at home? ...or should I just go find a job I can do okay or maybe even well, that I somewhat like, and continue to live my life that is just, meh?