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Monday, January 1st, 2007
Looking back at 2006, here are my biggest successes and failures. No matter whether they are successes or failures, I have learned immensely from them and I am grateful for the wisdom that I was granted from these experiences.
Biggest Successes
- Entry into Canada - On August 31st, 2006, I have successfully achieved my dream of gaining more permanent status in this country as a student, rather than on a TRV. Granted, it expires on July 31st, 2007, but at least I have the most valuable thing in this world that will help my immigration. I have time.
- Obtainment of employment - I have successfully obtained employment at a non-profit organization. This makes obtaining a work permit and permanent residence much easier, due to the lack of a labour market opinion. A labour market opinion is the last thing I want due to the time it takes to acquire one and my possible ineligibility. Fortunately, the Province has a great nomination programme.
- Moved away from my family - I have moved so far away from my biological family. In fact, this makes me exceedingly happy, considering my family is full of assholes and I could not stand being near them anymore.
Biggest Failures
- Alberta Bible College - I am just going to write off the entire experience as a failure. Too many assholes, both in the student body and faculty. I am happy to be out of there but I am sad that they screwed me out of $400 for the chore requirement.
- My trust fund is completely depleted - To make it THIS far, I had to deplete the trust fund that my grandmother left me when she died. This was not the greatest option but I do not regret it, seeing as I could not have gotten this far without depleting it. Plus, I can always go to U of C when I get my immigration details all sorted out for permanent residence.
- Moved the blog around - I have moved around the blog way too much, breaking many permalinks and ruining my great page rank.
- I got wrongly canned at Valero - Okay, this bolstered my reasoning why I should immigrate to Canada, because oil companies have too much power. So much even to violate the laws that regulate labour.
Tags: Canada or Bust!, Family, Friends, General, Immigration, Job-Related, Keeping the Faith, Relationships, The Job Hunt, Valero
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Sunday, April 2nd, 2006
Before you get started, yes I am looking for a job. This is one of THOSE times when sending a little bit of cash via PayPal helps boost morale.
Unemployment IS a problem for me. A big problem. I’ve got 2 creditors that want my blood and I have only $2 CAD to my name. If you want me to do a vBulletin design for you, I’ll do it for $100-$400 depending on how complex you want it.
P.S. The new design for the site is coming along nicely. I also added new categories to the WordPress and all that good stuff. I hope to get the latest version of my site out in about a couple of weeks.
Tags: Canada or Bust!, Compy, Gaming, Immigration, Job-Related, Keeping the Faith, Ragnarok Online, Rants, That Other Life, The Job Hunt, This-Site, Valero
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Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
That bastard, Tom Scheliga, fired me for “stealing food” from Valero. That is a completely bogus lie, but what can you do? Valero is a corporation with over $30 billion USD and a team of bad-ass lawyers. I am a person with -$600 net worth and a friend in law school. In america, it’s not about whether you are right or not, it’s about how many lawyers and how good they are.
I have an appointment with Mr. Sunni from Spinzer’s tommorrow.
Tags: Job-Related, That Other Life, The Job Hunt, Valero
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Monday, March 20th, 2006
Well, according to Air Canada, I should land in Canada on April 30th. How lucky for me! Sadly, however, no meal. Nah, I wouldn’t worry though. I could just pick up something at the airport. I might have to convert all my money to Canadian Dollars, just for good measure.
Also, I just applied for my passport today. It was a nightmare. I had to wait in a long line at the Post Office and had to move to a completely line. On top of that, they confiscated my Birth Certifercate and said they wouldn’t give it back until I got my passport. What’s up with that? They SAY it will take 6 weeks. 6 weeks from today should be about May 1st (am I right?) I am getting new baggage for the trip. A laptop bag and a carryon back to hold the clothes I want to/can wear in Canada. The rest of my stuff can be shipped via UPS before I leave. (more…)
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Saturday, March 18th, 2006
Humm… What to Rant about… Good question…
I am about to go to work at the Corner Store and work until 2PM (5 hours of work), so I have decided to make this a quick rant.
6 minutes left to rant… lets see - Have you seen the splash page at kyletech.us? It’s really something alright!
I plan to make a layout for the blog like that. (more…)
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Saturday, March 11th, 2006
Wow, I haven’t blogged in a while… And I have so much to say!
I am coming to Canada appearantly sooner than I thought (woo hoo!) The date has been moved from the end of May to (drumroll please) the end of April
Today at work (well, technically, yesterday), we had a staff meeting at Tom’s office. We were talking about the shit around the store, pretending to listen but truly, I didn’t care. I got to get paid for sitting 2 hours in a chair listing to my fellow co-workers and my boss whine about the store. (more…)
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Sunday, February 19th, 2006
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Sunday, February 12th, 2006
Okay, I haven’t been blogging a lot lately, a problem that can be quickly remedied.
Anyways, I am still working on my plans to get into Canada. I have decided it would be better if I used the services of a representative. Therefore, I have searched and found this service called Avatar Canada (you can find them online at http://www.russcanada.com/ ) I hope that they can help me get into Canada a lot faster.
Second, I figured out that AOL was still charging me all this time for CompuServe services. WTF?! Hopefully, I can get them to refund back fees from non-use. It’s just like AOL to do something like this. (more…)
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
You know, sometimes I wonder, why is it that these idiots get to upper management? They expect me, a computer geek, to load all of the crap from the truck into the back room, stock it, stock the cigs and all that shit - and they are only paying me $7 a hour (well, actually, $7.25)? It’s kinda weird, I know.
What does that have to do with anything? I really couldn’t tell you, but I know it has some kind of relevance to something I have written or will write in the future. I just need to find out what. Oh, and I got a good view of Tara. I like riding in her car back home. Not just because it is hot as hell and it makes a 15 minute walk seem like an eternity. Naw, it’s because when Tara gets off of work, she usually has a shirt that really sports her stuff. Plus, she has these tight pants that make her butt look good.
Oh, and I am going mobile either today or tommorrow. Deal with it. Fear it.
Tags: going_mobile, management, packmule, That Other Life, tight_pants, Valero, work
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Sunday, January 29th, 2006
Well, I’ve started development on GalleryPress, the perfect Gallery to complement WordPress. Actually, to be truthful, it won’t work with ONLY WordPress. I plan to make a version for b2evolution as well.
Also, I am back on the road to getting my own server again. However, due to the fact that this is a lifetime ASO account… I will keep my personal site here. Hell, Tim already has my $150, why not? (more…)
Tags: Compy, Job-Related, Rants, Software-Development, That Other Life, This-Site, Valero
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