EndBlog

The last time I updated this blog was June of 2011. It's been a while, you might say, yet I haven't missed it or even thought about it. This blog no longer serves a purpose for me, so I've decided to let it go.

I've put a great deal of thought into my online presence; I'll still make regular updates to my other blogs, Worlds of Tim and Biblical Proportions, and I'm thinking of adding a couple of new ones. Every now and again I get the urge to write about subjects that concern me, subjects that don't fit with the writing focus of Worlds of Tim. I would also like a place where I could post new short stories I've written. New blogs along these lines will be coming soon.

This is hardly goodbye. I'll leave this blog up for a few more months for reference purposes, and I'll probably poach posts from it to use elsewhere. This is the last time I'll be posting here, though. It's been a good run - 2007 to 2012 - and I've had good fun doing it. I learned a lot about the world of the Internet, made some fantastic mistakes, made a lot of online friends (some of whom I've had the pleasure of meeting in person!) and generally had a good time. I hope my readers have, too.

June Jollies? Jumpin' June? What's A Good June Title?

We're well into June now, and I've seen no less than four blockbustery summery movies. Those would be Thor, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Priest, and X-Men: First Class. All four were enjoyable, with X-Men leading and Priest tailing in terms of quality. Next up for me: Green Lantern!

Work has slowed down considerably - I'm working most days, but rarely for longer than three hours. And I've been on the same survey for the last two weeks. Boooo-ring! I am good at it, however, and I've managed to get quite a bit of writing in. My current project, I, Suicide, is up to Chapter 8.

Mental health-wise, I've been doing a lot better. I'm also getting some exercise in - I walk to and from work every day.

May The 4th Be With You!

I will never get tired of this joke. Never.

New Work Location

For the last year I've been working downtown at the corner of Yonge and Bloor. Today, I start the same job at a new location at Finch & Keele. The company decided not to renew their lease on the more expensive downtown location, so all of my co-workers are in the process of being shipped out to the other three call centres in the city.

I've said some nasty things about this job. Nevertheless, I bid a fond farewell to many of my co-workers and supervisors. Things did improve for me over the last few months, and I became better acquainted with the people I worked with. I won't go so far as to say it was an ideal job, but it became a lot more manageable.

Rumour has it that the other call centres are more strict than the downtown location was. That would not be pleasant. I shall however try to hope for the best. This might just be exactly the change I've been needing.

I'm a Big Sickie

I've had the flu (or a really bad cold, it's hard to tell) for the last four days. My creative output has bottomed out, and I haven't been able to go to work, either. Naturally they want me to bring in 'documentation' to prove I was ill; otherwise, I could get a warning for all the work I've missed!

By happy coincidence I saw one of my doctors this week, and he gave me a note to smooth things over with my bosses. If I hadn't, well... the fact that I have to think about such things is frankly insulting. It's not like I'm wasting company money - I don't get sick days. In fact, because of the work hours I've missed, it's going to be really hard to make ends meet at the end of the month.