Boldly going, then sneaking back in

Well this week has come and gone quickly, I would like to say easily, but I would be lying if I did.
Been busting my arse at work but hopefully I should at least see some reward for it in my pay packet. Mind you since I started back I did make the young lacky I had go from a daily rate to a percentage which is good for him but means less for me but hopefully will make him think about whether he should be taking days off or not a bit more especially after or before weekends. The two guys working for me now are both nice guys and reliable but really even though they are earning a good percentage of the income do not think for themselves. That is not an uncommon thing for young people today though is it? (wow I sound just like my dad there lol) but seriously I think kids coming out of school today would be better off if they were taught 3 things. 1: To be able to write. 2: To be able to do basic math. 3: To play chess. Yep that's right I said to play chess. It is a game that teaches one to think steps ahead and consider the consequences of those actions which is a skill set clearly lacking in the gen Y'ers. It is probably my generation's (gen X) Fault for having such a "Fuck you I care about nothing" attitude but still at least that was better than the "I shouldn't have to work hard to be rewarded" attitude of the kids today. The amount of young guys who have come out with me and after a day think they should be the boss and don't need to do what I say is ridiculous. I even had one guy come out and didn't even last until lunch time, seriously he came up to me and said "I'm not having any fun can I go home now" I just looked dumbfounded and told him I was having the time of my life so off you go. Far out people, work can be enjoyable and a laugh but it is still called "WORK" for a reason.

What else, oh I was a little disappointed with the attitudes of some I thought were friends of late. Seems they now only fall into the category of contact me when they have something to gain but leave me hanging when they don't. Oh well this is life and as they say some people come into your life for a day, some for a season, and some for life. Seems those in question don't fall into the last one. Unfortunately I really detest people playing mental games and saying half truths and being a person that says whatever is on my mind I can see a few are going to get their noses out of joint soon, oh well shit happens and life goes on.

Been fun of late with the weather being so crappy on the weekends we have been staying home and watching movies on the big screen in the shed. Nice to actually use the set up as it hasn't seen much since the kids came along. Nice now they are old enough to start appreciating movies and even better I get to revisit some of the classics from my childhood too. So far we have done the complete 6 Star Wars movies, the first 4 Harry potter's, The first 3 Narnia's, The first Karate Kid, and the first Pirates of the Caribbean. Think I might try them on the Lord of the rings saga next, mind you I can see that will have to have a few toilet breaks in it for the little people.

Nothing else has really happened to me this week, too cold to go out and too tired to stay up. Happy we are all still here after the end of the world this week. So did anyone else in Adelaide feel a little bit of trepidation kicking in when on the day the storm rolled in and those peals of thunder just seemed to roll on for ages? Oh well it was more than likely just me and all those years of having to attend church as a kid messing with my head. Funny the only happy memories I have of those days is the times we got home early enough to watch the wonderful world of Disney and eating pancakes for dinner. Everything else was long, boring and impersonal. As an adult I can see the whole point of needing to know there must be something more to life and the need to believe there is a point to things and we are not just a freak accident and are all alone in this cosmos. Unfortunately, I really detest organized religion and those self-righteous arseholes that run it. They do not even get the teachings of their own doctrines and act just like those their saviour was preaching about, oh well if they are right I am sure they will be the ones getting what they deserve for their actions and lack of compassion and humanity. Funny actually it reminds me of when I first moved into this house and for about a year afterwards I kept getting letters from a church in the Brighton area. They were for the previous owners and after sending them back and trying to let them know they did not live here anymore without success I started opening them and throwing them away. Well this one day I received on letter that basically said if I wanted to be out of debt all I needed to do was work out how much I owe and then send the amount of 10% of that figure to the church and I would be blessed with the whole amount from God. This made me see red as it was preying on the fears of those who we already needy and could least afford to give to an organization who would have no idea of what it meant to go hungry or have to choose what service they could go without for a month. So I sent them a reply and kindly told them what I thought of their actions and ended by telling them that if their god is not only a god of love but of great vengeance and they would be getting theirs for being so inhuman. Funny though coz the letters finally stopped coming.

Ah I have rambled on enough so I'll leave you with what I told the boy the other day. Yes son your dick is supposed to get hard but that doesn't give you the right to wave it around in public. I know many adults that should learn that lesson too.

Jack

chariot of the blogs

Wow!!! what a fucking brutal week this has been.
Pulled up a little sick Monday morning so took the day off but have been smashed all week trying to catch up. Seriously the place I am working on is a monster of a house, to give some perspective A large family home would normally take my gang 2 - 3 days to fix, we have been on this bastard for 4 days now and are nowhere near finished. There is obviously still some people with money in this world, good for them but ouch for me.

Still had a nice massage on Friday to end the week (No not that sort of massage, this one hurts way too much to have a happy ending) and then rushed home for a quick shower and change and then went down to Fowlers for a rock and wrestling show. Was mega tired but it was an enjoyable night out. was nice to be at a show with wrestling that didn't have metal bands on for a change. Almost seem like a cliché now days for wrestling to be related to metal but this show had a couple of punk bands on. Sorry I can't remember their names but hey I'm old so I can get away with it. First band was ok, defiantly influenced by the later American pop/punk of the last few years. Second one though was much more old school UK punk which was my childhood/adolescence so was much more exciting for me. Did have a chuckle though as the young guys in the band wouldn't have even been born when my mates and I were trying to pogo at the blue light discos back in the day.
On that thought am I the only one that finds myself a little annoyed when you hear people say "Back in the day" or "Old school" when referring to things less than 5 years ago, hell it annoys me if it is less that 20 years ago lol.
But I digress, back to the show. They also had a burlesque show of sorts, which was ok if that is your thing, don't get me wrong I love a good looking woman and the naked form but I am never that comfortable at those sort of events. Point in example, years ago I attended a bucks show at a private house and they had topless waitresses and strippers. Now as most of the other guys there tended to be of the bearded, bike riding, leather-wearing crowd when they wanted a drink they just called the waitress in a degrading and blokey fashion. Needless to say myself and my two mates did tend to get funny looks when saying please and thank you and treating them with respect. But hey it is the way I was raised and if ya don't like it, too bad. The wrestling part of the show was good. NWA guys always put on a professional show with clean and hard hitting moves. It was a bit to "Stick to the formula" type of show for me but seeing as most people there were not die hard wrestling fans it was the perfect sort of show to put on.
Must say it was hell nice to be at a show and not be working for a change, it has been ages since I got to do that. Mind you still found myself picking all the things wrong with the production and stuff but I just can't help myself there. it was the reason I got into production in the first place after working shows and having some drunk arsehole make us sound like shit.
Oh one more thing, when did Fowlers become a gay bar? Not that I really care as I was not looking to pick up or anything but I am sure the last time I went there it wasn't. Then again it was over 5 years ago so maybe it was and I don't remember.
Got to talk to some guys from Tattoo TV which was cool, turns out the mate I was with was tattooed at the store the guy we were chatting to owns. Mentioned where I got mine done and the guy said that there were heaps of people there he had spoken to with work from Progression and he praised Matt's work. we then stood around and talked about the good artists in Adelaide (yes there are probably more than you realise) and then we bitched about all the crap ones and these stupid kids buying tattoo machines from Ebay and having parties. Was funny coz in wrestling we have similar issues with kids doing stupid stuff without training and when something goes wrong that being the stuff that makes the news and then affects attitudes which then affects venues. insurances, and opportunities for everyone else who is doing the right thing in a professional manner.

On a final thought, Am I the only one whose brain seems to tune in to bad AM radio? Seriously I don't know how many times I have woken up with some lame song running through my head and I know damn sure I wasn't listening to that before I went to bed.

Ok off to bed now (Starts singing: you make me feel like dancing, I'm gonna dance the night away)

Jack

this is the new shit

Wow it's been over 2 weeks since I had a chance to update this blog, lucky for me no one reads it anyway lol.

So what has been happening I ask myself (see reason above) well I had a nice break over the easter period with the family going away to Victor Harbour for the 5 days. I know it's only 30 mins away but it's more the fact we aren't at home and the kids are still young enough to not realize it's just a caravan park. But life is easy when all you have to do is talk to someone and they are then considered your best friend, oh to be a little kid again hey?

As i mentioned last time I have gone back to my old job which while being ok and having nicer people to deal with still has the same issue of killing me slowly. It's just far too heavy work for this old body to take, don't believe me? just ask my chiro he will tell you. But it is honest and my bank balance is starting to look a lot more normal now. I did laugh the other mob rang me a couple of times to see if I wanted to do a job for them which I politely declined lol. I have learned to never burn your bridges as S.A. is too small a work place but it was still satisfying to say no thanks. Shame really because I liked the job and the guys here but I have no confidence in the company as a whole.

mmm what else, oh yeah as I mentioned in a previous post I had my tattoo finished but because of a reaction to the red in parts I was waiting to post pics. Well it has pretty much healed there are just a few parts of the red still being a pain but luckily through hard work I didn't lose any of the colour unlike a guy from work who lost big streaks through the red parts of his.

Pretty happy with it and everyones reactions to it are positive and they all say they are going to see Matt at Progression Tattoo for their next one which is great.
Wont be long before I head back to get the other arm done, I think I have the bug now. Makes up for all those years of regret at getting something I hated but hey it always seems like a good idea at the time. I am glad I waited and thought it out this time because it is something I am now proud to have on my body for life.

Ok that's about all I can think of for now so until next time, may your back be straight, your direction strong, and your tackle low and lazy.

Jack