Thursday, June 28, 2012
A New Job?
So, I've been through job assessment for OVR and part of it had me working or rather taking a look into a call center that receives calls for parts for appliances. Namely washers, dryers, microwaves. Basically kitchen and cleaning appliances. And I think Air conditioners.
The woman doing the assessment has said that I may actually end up working part-time there. Finally, more income aside from the little SSDI. I would have been okay, living on my own with it, but I don't think I'd like it near as much. At this point I'm unsure about the job. The phone used to scare me a little, but I do have experience working with customers, bu that was a flop, because most of the time, face-to-face with a customer is draining and sometimes downright nerve wracking. When I'm on the phone I would imagine that much of the stress will be gone, so we'll see. If not this place, than I'm sure there's got to be another office job that will hire me.
I've been told it's rather easy, once you get into it. Do a lot of Google searches for part numbers or gather information from the customer on where it is or what it looks like and as long as they have the model number, I should be able to find the part. That is, of course, if it's discontinued. Then it's tough luck for the caller. =/ Unless of course they can get a used one off the internet. Even if something is discontinued, that doesn't necessarily mean there's no way of getting it ever.
It's a small place and that's just as well. Training goes on. A manager is there, just in case I need help.
I'll let you know how it goes when it happens.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Please Excuse My Tardiness...
in posting to my blog. I haven't been feeling myself lately. Well, that and I haven't done any real thinking on what to post as of late.
First off I have GERD or Acid Reflux and it's gotten so bad as of late that they had to bump up my appointment with the Gastroenterologist. For quite some time I've been having chest pain and before that I was taking Aciphex, which is like Prilosec or Prevacid, to stop heartburn. The heartburn had gone for the most part and I've been fine until the chest pains. All signs pointed to my stomach. My heart is perfectly fine. I had a scope done down my throat and all to find I have moderate esophagitis. Which is the wearing away of my esophagus. Yesterday was when I had my appointment bumped up. I call, because I was complaining of a soar throat and various worsening of my symptoms. Last night I had the worst pain since my kidney stone. I hurt so bad, I could barely stand it. As it was close to my time to take my stomach medicine, I took that and several minutes later was much better. I may fill in what happens next later.
I must warn anyone that is addicted to Mountain Dew or any soda with caffeine that drinks as much of it as I used to. Try switching to Kool-Ade. I know water isn't the same thing and it can taste quite bad to many people, especially after drinking it for so long. Caffeinated soda is really a bad thing for your stomach. I have finally got off of it completely now. I may have one when I go out once in a while, but I will not buy them by the case anymore. This stuff can lead to some serious complications. GERD is not a good thing at all. Don't just deal with the pain. Untreated GERD can even lead to cancer. But of course I'm being currently treated for this. I do have some worries, though. I plan on trying to find alternate things to eat, too. The biggest culprits in my previous diet included tomato based products, spicy foods, and things that contain a lot of grease or fat, which is ground hamburger or any fried foods. Also citrus is one of the biggest no-nos of all. I stopped drinking orange juice many years ago, because it gave me mad heartburn. Funny how Mountain Dew(just one bottle)didn't bother me as much as it contained orange juice.
First off I have GERD or Acid Reflux and it's gotten so bad as of late that they had to bump up my appointment with the Gastroenterologist. For quite some time I've been having chest pain and before that I was taking Aciphex, which is like Prilosec or Prevacid, to stop heartburn. The heartburn had gone for the most part and I've been fine until the chest pains. All signs pointed to my stomach. My heart is perfectly fine. I had a scope done down my throat and all to find I have moderate esophagitis. Which is the wearing away of my esophagus. Yesterday was when I had my appointment bumped up. I call, because I was complaining of a soar throat and various worsening of my symptoms. Last night I had the worst pain since my kidney stone. I hurt so bad, I could barely stand it. As it was close to my time to take my stomach medicine, I took that and several minutes later was much better. I may fill in what happens next later.
I must warn anyone that is addicted to Mountain Dew or any soda with caffeine that drinks as much of it as I used to. Try switching to Kool-Ade. I know water isn't the same thing and it can taste quite bad to many people, especially after drinking it for so long. Caffeinated soda is really a bad thing for your stomach. I have finally got off of it completely now. I may have one when I go out once in a while, but I will not buy them by the case anymore. This stuff can lead to some serious complications. GERD is not a good thing at all. Don't just deal with the pain. Untreated GERD can even lead to cancer. But of course I'm being currently treated for this. I do have some worries, though. I plan on trying to find alternate things to eat, too. The biggest culprits in my previous diet included tomato based products, spicy foods, and things that contain a lot of grease or fat, which is ground hamburger or any fried foods. Also citrus is one of the biggest no-nos of all. I stopped drinking orange juice many years ago, because it gave me mad heartburn. Funny how Mountain Dew(just one bottle)didn't bother me as much as it contained orange juice.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
E3 '12
It seems everyone is into Halo 4, but as I am not a big Halo fan I won't talk about it here. It's a sequel. It's another cool shooter and the fans are talking. That's it.
What grabbed my attention? Assassin's Creed III. Sure it's another sequel, but I saw things in that that make it much more unique than previous sequels. It does take place during the Revolutionary War in our country, The U.S. What makes this unique as far as gameplay? Wilderness travel. All the games before featured anything outside cities as waypoints to other areas of the games. There is fighting of bears. There's hiding and running along the narrow branches of trees. Unique assassinations. If you watched the demo on E3, note the way Conner hangs the red coat from the tree.
One of the biggest presentations on E3 was brought to you by Ubisoft. They started out with a presentation on a world wide OS that runs everything in all cities and town, like electricity, street lights, etc and EVERYTHING has the potential to be hacked in reality, so the idea of one OS controlling everything is dangerous. When I saw this video presentation, I wondered where they were going with it. The next part was a description and title of a new IP called Watch_Dogs. This game is simply amazing. The character you play can hack into phones and spy on conversations. He can trap people with anything and everything that is controlled by this OS. For instance, the street lights, which he used to create an accident to get to his target. Truly a unique game.
Lollipop Chainsaw. First glance at this title screams bargain bin garbage. And at this point even with the show gameplay, I'm still skeptical, but they are really pushing this game, so there must be something to it. We'll see when the game comes out and is reviewed. Right now it looks like a flashy, gorey, and rainbowy action zombie brawler.
The Last of Us. This game looks simply amazing. Explore a world where a fungus has taken over people's brains and turned the into zombies. But what's a zombie world without renegades who are violently trying to survive by killing anyone that is barely a threat. Beware when you run into them. The action in the game isn't too simple. There's a lot of stealth like in many games now. Hold a man hostage. Use him as a shield. Gorgeous graphics. Can't wait to see this one.
So, what can I say about the Wii U. Well, like the original Wii, I'm initially skeptical. Wii won me over late in the game, but the only problem was the lack of 3rd party support. Hopefully that changes with the Wii U as this is much more like a ps3 or Xbox 360 and then some. Nintendo doesn't disappoint. It's been taking people by surprise and it probably will again.
No announcement of a new PS or XBox. Rumors people. Rumors. They mean nothing to me.
Oh, another game that has me intrigued is the new Dragon Ball Z game that uses the Kinect. Just make the motions for a kah may ah may ah and so on. A fighting game that uses motion control? Nice. Prepare to get tired. That is, of course, if this even works as it should.
Take note of another game. The new Tomb Raider. Gameplay looks superb. Can't wait to play.
So, are you an Elder Scrolls fan? Skyrim is the first one for me to actually be playable. I love it. Now, I'm not going to be play a subscription based MMO again, but it will be truly interesting how this will translate into an MMO next year when it comes out.
By now everyone knows that Ghibli studios made a game called Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. It seems like another J-RPG, so if you're a fan of Miyazaki and JRPGs this is a game to look into and Ghibli being known for it's stories will not fail us. This comes out early next year. It has taken a long time to localize this game as they try hard to make the dialog and story fit English speaking countries such as ours.
What grabbed my attention? Assassin's Creed III. Sure it's another sequel, but I saw things in that that make it much more unique than previous sequels. It does take place during the Revolutionary War in our country, The U.S. What makes this unique as far as gameplay? Wilderness travel. All the games before featured anything outside cities as waypoints to other areas of the games. There is fighting of bears. There's hiding and running along the narrow branches of trees. Unique assassinations. If you watched the demo on E3, note the way Conner hangs the red coat from the tree.
One of the biggest presentations on E3 was brought to you by Ubisoft. They started out with a presentation on a world wide OS that runs everything in all cities and town, like electricity, street lights, etc and EVERYTHING has the potential to be hacked in reality, so the idea of one OS controlling everything is dangerous. When I saw this video presentation, I wondered where they were going with it. The next part was a description and title of a new IP called Watch_Dogs. This game is simply amazing. The character you play can hack into phones and spy on conversations. He can trap people with anything and everything that is controlled by this OS. For instance, the street lights, which he used to create an accident to get to his target. Truly a unique game.
Lollipop Chainsaw. First glance at this title screams bargain bin garbage. And at this point even with the show gameplay, I'm still skeptical, but they are really pushing this game, so there must be something to it. We'll see when the game comes out and is reviewed. Right now it looks like a flashy, gorey, and rainbowy action zombie brawler.
The Last of Us. This game looks simply amazing. Explore a world where a fungus has taken over people's brains and turned the into zombies. But what's a zombie world without renegades who are violently trying to survive by killing anyone that is barely a threat. Beware when you run into them. The action in the game isn't too simple. There's a lot of stealth like in many games now. Hold a man hostage. Use him as a shield. Gorgeous graphics. Can't wait to see this one.
So, what can I say about the Wii U. Well, like the original Wii, I'm initially skeptical. Wii won me over late in the game, but the only problem was the lack of 3rd party support. Hopefully that changes with the Wii U as this is much more like a ps3 or Xbox 360 and then some. Nintendo doesn't disappoint. It's been taking people by surprise and it probably will again.
No announcement of a new PS or XBox. Rumors people. Rumors. They mean nothing to me.
Oh, another game that has me intrigued is the new Dragon Ball Z game that uses the Kinect. Just make the motions for a kah may ah may ah and so on. A fighting game that uses motion control? Nice. Prepare to get tired. That is, of course, if this even works as it should.
Take note of another game. The new Tomb Raider. Gameplay looks superb. Can't wait to play.
So, are you an Elder Scrolls fan? Skyrim is the first one for me to actually be playable. I love it. Now, I'm not going to be play a subscription based MMO again, but it will be truly interesting how this will translate into an MMO next year when it comes out.
By now everyone knows that Ghibli studios made a game called Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. It seems like another J-RPG, so if you're a fan of Miyazaki and JRPGs this is a game to look into and Ghibli being known for it's stories will not fail us. This comes out early next year. It has taken a long time to localize this game as they try hard to make the dialog and story fit English speaking countries such as ours.
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