*Watched Young Frankenstein, Anaconda (1997), The Thin Man (1934), and Harvey.
*Finished reading One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus and World War Z by Max Brooks.
*Finished watching Utopia (UK) Season 1 and The Simpsons Season 2.
*Cleaned the house.
*Finished playing Left 4 Dead 2.
*Watched Violent Night, La Femme Nikita (1990) as a rewatch, Death Wish (1974), Movie 43, Metropolis (1927), Point Blank (1967), and Highlander.
*Booster shot Pfizer vaccine. Fifth shot overall.
*Finished reading Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.
*Updated my webpage Innovate Infinitely.
*Flashlights, first-aid kit, and smoke detectors checked.
*Watched Swing Time, My Cousin Vinny, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), and Cool Hand Luke.
*Cleaned the house.
*Washed and Waxed my car both by hand.
*Fixed the toilet leak caused by a bad flapper.
*Car passed the smog check.
*Sold my eBay auctions.
*Ate Turtle Chips Choco Churros and Loacker wafer for the first time. I also ate hazelnut for the first time.
*Watched She's Having A Baby as a rewatch, Go Back To China, Dogma, and Uncommon Valor (1983).
*Cleaned the house.
*Watched Network, Day Of The Dead (1985), The Blob (1958), Frankenstein (1931), Arsenic And Old Lace, and Nope.
*Cooked with Kinder's Butcher's All Purpose Seasoning for the first time.
*Finished reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, The Big Short by Michael Lewis, and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
Blogger's note: Today's blog is posted in Innovating Common Knowledge blog and Finding Raymond Mar blog.
I interviewed for two jobs in 2016. The first job interview was an analyst position for a Canadian space company in Jul 2016. The department was offsite from the main campus. The official job title was Database Coordinator with minimal data entry. The job was a non-traditional business analyst or data analyst. The requirements included database administration, reporting, and updating webpages. Outdated proprietary software. The employees were senior citizens for which the youngest was the late 50s. They wanted a younger jack-of-all-trades employee to bring fresh air.
The second job interview was another analyst position for a medical devices company in Dec 2016. Four month contract position. The hiring manager initially interviewed me for the wrong position. He didn't know what's going on; although, many of my past jobs I didn't know what's going on. My confidence was low on my job skills. Regardless, I completed all of my job responsibilities satisfactory. Too much unnecessary worry. Past history was in my favor.
A Paycheck Or A Career
I digress. I worked in neither of the two companies. An important question yesterday and today is, "Do I want a paycheck or do I want a career?" I choose all or nothing. No middle ground. I choose all-in for happiness, being lucky, and wake up in the morning to a good job. Or I choose nothing for melancholy, being unlucky, and praying in the morning for a good day; in other words, I work for the company to cut me the paycheck.
The bad luck, bad timing, and bad choices cost me eight years as of today. Most people say I'm a loser. I can't get a job. I earn no paycheck. I live at home. I don't have a family of my own. I live a stalled life long-term.
I recognize the criticisms. I recognize the observations. I listen to opinions. I took chances. None worked out in favor. I take full responsibility not getting a job. I thought I could do better. Nothing happened.
What Are The What Ifs
I'm the best person ever today. I'm the strongest, smartest, and wisest ever today. I graduated my self job training. The present job training is the endgame. My physical fitness is tops. Health is strongest. I'm one step closer to become a self-trained genius at the end of day.
I believe the above paragraph didn't happen if I worked at either the Jul permanent job or the Dec contract job. I didn't vacation at Zion National Park in Sep 2016. I didn't need two surgeries for Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis at O'Connor Hospital in Apr 2017. My Mahjong skills stalled since I didn't play more games. 2016 was the most recent bad year. All 2016 failures became successes years later. I'm unemployed. I live with my parents. I'm not George Costanza. I'm not embarrassed. Independence is maintained to the best of my ability.
*Watched I Know What You Did Last Summer, Police Story 2, Police Story 3: Supercop, Ghostbusters as a rewatch, and Bringing Up Baby.
*Finished reading Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier, All The President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
*Finished reading Thinking, Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman; The Woman In Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware; and Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw.
*Owned my first bobblehead San Francisco Giants Buster Posey.
*Cooked with a French Fry maker for the first time.
*Watched All The President's Men as a rewatch, Police Story (1985), The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Fearless (Huo Yuanjia) (2006), and Friday.
*Ate MamMoth Bakery white bread for the first time.
*Self job training completed all basics for all my topics.
*Ate Costco Praline Pecans, Sun Chips Garden Salsa, and Trader Joe's Soft Multigrain Rustico Bread for the first time.
*Cleaned the house.
*Major car repairs. Exterior paint restoration most of my car and installed new headliner. Installed a new car battery.
*Watched The Hidden (1987), Christmas In Connecticut, Joe, and CODA.
*Ate Paul Schat's Bakery almond pound cake for the first time.
*Updated my web page Innovate Infinitely.*Helped a family friend painted his residence.
*Watched The Doughnuts (1963), The Worst Person In The World (2021), Dead Heat (1988), Top Gun: Maverick, and Strange Days.
*Ate Cheerios Oat Crunch Almond and Cinnagraham Toast Crunch for the first time.
*Flashlights, first-aid kit, and smoke detectors checked.
*Finished reading A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway.
*Watched Seven Samurai (1954), Ghostbusters: Afterlife, The Ladykillers (1955), and The Philadelphia Story as a rewatch.
*Super Bowl LVII.
*Created a mini-gym melody workout plan for quick workouts combining two workout plans into one.
*Finished reading Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
*Cleaned 75% of the house.
*Finished reading Orange Is The New Black by Piper Kerman and Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.
*Cleaned a mouse pad for the first time.
*Watched Syriana, The Batman (2022), The Theory Of Everything (2014), and Zombieland.
*Jogged wearing a knee brace for the first time.
*Ate Honey Bunches Of Oats Cinnamon Bunches, Rao's Homemade Marinara, White Emerald white rice, and a French Culler donut for the first time.
*Tested negative for COVID-19 using an antigen rapid test.
*Watched Summer Of '42, The Grapes Of Wrath (1940), Alcatraz The Whole Shocking Story (1980), Con Man (2018), and It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
*Read all Harry Potter Christmas chapters.
*Quick cleaned vacuuming main rooms and mopped main floors.
*Watched JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders OVA (1993).
