This city is starting to suck big time.

Last night I went to look at a place that was $925 a month. All I have to say is, “ARE YOU SHITTING ME?” The thing turned out to be a Bachelor, which meant there was no bedroom, just some half wall thingy (Wouldn’t it have killed them to put in a full wall and a door?), and only a shower instead of full bath. This crappy hole for $925 a month? I would have taken some pictures with my new camera phone (just arrived yesterday) but I didn’t want to offend the landlord, since she was polite, and I think she also knew that this unit was a piece of crap. Actually someone was using it for an office and there were box and box of cigarettes. It’s was pretty bad, but on the positive side, the stove and the dishwasher were never used.

I used to tell people that Calgary was the place to be. I would tell them that the grass was indeed greener, but now I’m officially telling people to STAY AWAY. There are lots of good jobs in Calgary, but right now the cost of living is out of control. I’m now stuck finding a new place and I can see myself paying $1000 a month. I know people with mortgages that are less than that. It is now coming to the point that a company wants to put up a work camp, because of the cost of living.

I’m now at the point where I’m considering moving to Regina. Regina is a lot smaller than Calgary but it cost of living is also manageable. Oh, when I mean manageable, I mean the rent is HALF of Calgary. I need to find a place to live either way and for now I’m now stuck in Calgary for now.

The big issue right now is that Real Estate developers are buying apartment building and converting them to condos and no one is building new apartment building in the city right now, so the supply goes down and demand goes up and……someone can charge $900 for a shitty hole in the ground.

I used to like this city, but right now I think that it’s starting to suck. Sure there are a lot of nice things in the city what’s the point if you cannot afford to do anything,

Oh don’t worry about me. I do have a plan and I can afford $1000 a month, but just barely. That’s why the job hunt is in order after.

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At a loss....

I don't know what to write about. To be honest, I'm mentally exhausted right now. I want some me time but that's not going to happen for some time. At least until Christmas time. I booked time off during the holidays but someone is trying to fight that. Well I have the holiday time for half of it, so either they're going to give it to me or pay me out. Having a Christmas bonus like that would be nice though. I could afford a new laptop.

I'm been giving a laptop some serious thought, so I could blog in the hotel room, use my Vonage USB Key and yes play City of Heroes as well.

I wish I had something else to say, be my witty/smart ass self, but right now there's no energy left for that part of my brain.

Did I mention that I have to fly back to Regina on Sunday? At least it's only till Tuesday. Then again, they've been talking about me going back in January, so that laptop is starting to look good.

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I'm tired of this place.

I want to go home. I miss my couch, and my stuff. I miss the cool people I know. I even miss the pain in the asses. Ok I don't miss them but you get my meaning. I fly back on Wednesday and come back on Sunday.

I WAN'T TO GO HOME NOW!!!

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My Trip to Regina Part II

Well I managed to escape the yucky Howard Johnson's in Regina. The paint peeling of the walls and ceiling and even the housekeep blew big time. They never cleaned. They just made the bed. The one loss was the bed though. It was a nice soft bed, while the bed in the new hotel wasn't as nice.

Anyway the new room is great. I absolutely adore it. I'll take some pics with my camera phone but I doubt that it will the room justice. So the Regina Inn in Regina gets 2 thumbs up.

I'm in the business center and some dumbass just walked in. Hey asshole, take your laptop to your room. There's free Internet from the room. Now if I could only get a laptop and City of Heroes, I would be set.

I'm not going to go into how work is doing (you don't want to know), but the nice thing is everyone going out to dinner. We all have a great time. Good laughs and lots of cheer. That alone is making the trip worth it.

Anyway I need to get some shut eye for tomorrow. My mom and dad are still not sure if they will be coming down from Hudson Bay (and the town is nowhere near the bay, I think there was a Hudson Bay trading post there). If they do come down then I end up doing the casino thing. I'll let everyone know how much money I lost :)

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My adventures in Regina. Part I

I'm not at the new warehouse site and I have a PC up and running. It's been a slow day with me contacting people and checking the site and blaa blaaa work bullshit.

Regina is a DULL city. Dull Dull Dull. Did I mention Dull? Anyway there's only contract people here and 1 other company guy. He's telling the company people to get back to work. Apparently they're behind. BIG SURPRISE!!

The hotel is pretty lame. It's kinda dumpy but the beds are really soft. Far better than what I have at home. These beds were created for some serious sleeping, or some serious sex. I mean these beds were made for humping. Major Humping.

Whew; the company owner was walking around so I had to stop typing for a second. This weekend my mommy and daddy are suppose to come to Regina to see me, if other things don't prevent it. I'm kind looking forward to seeing them and it will be nice to spend some time with them.

Oh, for some strange reason, they've put me in a double. I have 2 beds in my room and they tell me that its the same rate as a single. So I can sleep in a different bed tonight if I want. Maybe I have a choice between the hard bed and the soft bed? I'll let everyone know tomorrow.

I'm so glad that I have this work PC to use right now because the "PC" in the "Business Center" sucks. It's running Windows 98. YUCK YUCK YUCK. Actually I think its the computer from Lost, where they had to enter the numbers every X number of minutes.

That's all I have now, so I'll fill you in more tomorrow, when the guys from Sasktel arrive. Woooo.

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Yuck.

I'm in Regina I feel like crap. The hotel PC is a relic from the cold war and I have to pick someone up from the airport in an hour. Yuck.

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I'm gonna be SOOO bored out there.

Today it occurred to me that my net access is going to be limited when I’m in Regina. That is going to suck I even tried to hint to my IT bosses in Toronto that they should send me a laptop but that didn’t work out. I’m even considering renting a laptop. I would never buy a laptop unless it was a new Mac and then I would (geek talk geek talk geek talk). While I will have some ability to go online at work, the part that’s really going to suck is no City of Heroes.

I know everyone is rolling their eyes right now but here’s the deal. I have friends on that game. Friends that I chat with regularly and I’m going to miss them. I did some checking and there is a complementary PC in the business centre which is available to guests for free but I doubt that they will let put my game on it.

I’m not sure what else I could do while I’m in Regina. There is a fancy casino in there so I might check it out once. Then again, I might do well enough in the casino to afford a new laptop, then again, Angelina Jolie might know on my hotel room door and force herself onto me and demand that I make wild passionate sex with her. Probably not going to happen.

Anyway that’s all that I can think about talking about right now so I’ll call it a night.

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Another trip, a company cellphone and a thank you.

Well I just got the word today that I’m going to be spending a week in Regina, and that includes a weekend. On top of that, I’ll be going back again in January. It looks like head office really does have some faith in me. So I’m going to be supporting both Calgary and Regina IT wise. Between that and the new cellphone the company issued me, it looks like I’m a real professional yahoo.

I’ll be honest; I’m feeling pretty good about all this. Everything is coming together. I’m proud of myself. Now if I my paycheque could look the same way, but I’m going to have to wait till January I think. Though everyone is suppose to get a raise this pay, in order to meet the rising salaries in Calgary. I have yet to hear a thing about my raise though. Oh well, I’ll just have to wait and see.

That’s always the key thing though right? Money? Even though the traveling is going to be nice, and the paid hotel room, the paid meals (I get $44 a day per diem), and the rental car. The car rentals are always nice. I don’t own my own vehicle right now so having work pay for me to drive around is a real treat. Hopefully with the pay raise and getting on salary will finally afford me the luxury of being about to buy a car, even a used car would be nice.

So today I don’t have a rant or a rave; instead I just want to say is THINGS ARE FINALLY HAPPENING FOR ME.

I know that not everyone has that kind of luck I’ve had in the past year, but whatever you do, don’t give up. Just keep on trying and your efforts will be noticed. My opportunity came from someone who’s no longer works for the company. I haven’t heard from her since she left but I do know that wherever she is, she will be a success; probably a far greater success than myself, and I do not say that because of a lack of confidence in my abilities, but for the great respect I have for her. Thank you C.B. It was your confidence in my that allowed me to get to where I am today and I am eternally grateful.

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