March Madness
If you haven’t already heard, I was laid off at BRIT Systems earlier this month. I’m not happy about it. I enjoyed working with the people there and the work that I was doing. The guys I worked with have been very supportive, offered to be references, and passed my contact information to others. The last two and a half weeks have been decent as far as phone interviews and one in-person interview. My motivation and spirits are high for the most part. I’ve kept a schedule similar to what I had on the days I worked from home, except now my job is to find another job. So I’m being productive; sending resumes, talking to recruiters, and networking.
Setting the depressing aside, last weekend we drove over to Lake Lavon and geocached along the Trinity Trail. The trail stretches 25.5 miles along the west side of the lake and only allows hiking and horse back riding. We only walked 2 and a third miles of it before making the hike back to the car. Our walk took us through some nice wooded areas, a farmers field, and lots of mud. Crossing the field was strange and felt like a mile walk in itself due to the mud and horse tracks which made the ground uneven. Overall on the first trip we netted 10 geocaches. We could make four more trips and still have more to find. So we will certainly be back.
Speed Test
Last weekend I went to http://www.speedtest.net to find out how fast my connection to the internet is. I would like to compare results to others. To test your connection go to the website and follow their directions. Here’s mine:
It seems I have really lousy upload speeds.
Fourth of July
I find it a bit depressing that I only had one post last month. Work has been busy and more stressful than usual. It’s not just me either, but for everyone in my department. The three day weekend has given me some much needed downtime.
On the forth, I slept in and went to my Mother’s house to cook out. Later that evening we managed to catch the fireworks show as we were heading home. We didn’t exactly plan to see them. We just happened to hear the percussion of fireworks as we left the house and drove in that direction. They were very impressive.
On Saturday, Alexis, Tyler, and I went to see “Hancock”. It’s a movie about a super hero who’s a miserable drunk that, while trying to help people, tends to wreak everything. The movie exceeded my expectations with an original character who is likable despite being flawed. I don’t consider this a typical Will Smith movie. Like his character in “I am Legend”, he isn’t all smiles and jokes.
On Sunday, Alexis and I went with her parents to see “Wall-E”. “Wall-E” met my high expectations for a Pixar movie. As Alexis had pointed out to me, the movie had very little dialog. The machines generally only spoke their names and when the humans spoke they furthered the plot. The visuals were great as was the story.
