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Hello I'm Rich Brown and this is my personal website and blog. I'm just your simple, average, down to earth, professional, out gay man and aspiring circuit boy, living in Phoenix, Arizona with a few things to say while trying to find my place among all the scary, conservative, religious nuts in this sick and twisted world.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2003 |
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@WORK. Ok well since I'm sitting here waiting for some data to run I might as week be somewhat productive and write something. I'm so tired today. I feel like as if I haven't slept in days. It's probably more like I haven't slept well in days. I'm so tired all day long, and then when it's time for bed I get this second wind and I end up laying in bed tossing and turning until 3 am. Well since I wake up at 7 am, that's not really enough sleep. Justin said today he thought it was maybe the fact that I have been drinking soda later in the evening. He's probably right. I think I'm going to cut back on the sodas for a while and see what happens. I wanted to go and join the gym last night but I seemed to have misplaced my credit card that I left laying on my desk. Maybe it's a sign that I shouldn't join. I doubt it. Anyway I won't be getting a new card for a few days so I have some more time to mull over it. I can't believe how quickly the weeks and weekends fly by anymore. I feel like I never have enough time to do what I need or want. I seriously need to take a year off of work. I wish I could do it and get paid. Oh well, another dream to put on my list. Alright well my stupid query is done so I better get back to work.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2003 |
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@WORK. So I've gotten into this really bad habit at work. For the past few days I've been listening to Capital Radio London. Well I don't know if it's bad or not but all I can say it that it really helps me to get through the day. I really get a kick out of listening to the DJ's, the commercials and the people that call into the radio program. Because of the time difference I catch the evening request program and it's really a good diverse mix of music. Now that I'm unhappy with the way things are going now, but really wish that I would have had that opportunity to go and work in London this year. Everything was all set, I even had my UK Work Visa in hand and then the project I was going to work on fell through and my company decided that they didn't need me to go. It was a huge disappointment. Eventually the work I was doing for them slowed down and my team was let go in April. Oh well at least I have a job anyway, I guess I shouldn't complain. I do think it would have been a great experience for Justin and I to be able to go to the UK and live for a while. I really enjoyed London when I was there in February and I know Justin would like it as well. I'm very hopeful that we will be able to go on vacation next year and spend a few weeks in Europe. I sort of think it's funny that prior to this year, one of the places I really wanted to visit was London. I don't know what the attraction was, I think just because of the history and how it is portrayed to us in the movies and television. And all of a sudden I was working with a company with a London office and on a flight to the UK. I had such a good time when I was there that I would jump at the opportunity to go back for a while. I think if I really had the opportunity come up to do something long term in the UK I would jump on it. We become so U.S. centric here that we sometimes forget about the rest of the world. Can you imagine the experiences you could gain by going to work in Europe for a few years. The ability to travel, sightsee and experience new cultures. Well for now I guess I will just continue to plug away at my current job and keep that dream alive for another day. Labels: Travel
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@WORK. I think I would have really rather just stayed home today. My back is killing me again and I had a difficult time actually getting motivated to start working today. Thank god for coffee, that's all I have to say. Once the caffeine buzz kicked in I was good to go. Justin and I took Berg to our neighborhood park last night to play with the Frisbee. It was nice to get out and do something together. I feel bad during the week because Berg is stuck at home and by the time Justin and I get home we just want to relax where as Berg is just getting ready to go. It was good for him to get out and run around a little bit.
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Tuesday, September 09, 2003 |
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@WORK. Ok well now that I have a job where I can actually take a moment out of my day to write something I think I'm going to start my online journal again. I guess you could say that I was inspired this morning when I was driving to work and listening to the radio. They were talking about healthcare in the U.S. and how only 2/3 of all companies offer healthcare and that within the next year many of these companies are shifting more of the cost over to the employee. Something is just fundamentally wrong with this. First of all, I believe that quality health care should be available to everyone regardless of income level or status. I understand that for many companies the cost of health care for employees has risen however I think it is just the greed of the company to want to shift more of the cost to the employee. I truly believe that a good company would cover 100% of the cost of all healthcare for it's employees. Anyway that's my rant for today. Maybe I shouldn't listen to NPR on the way to work because I get frustrated before even starting the day.
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