Browsing Archive: January, 2012

NEW LIFE(style)

Posted by Curtis Moss on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, In : PERSONAL NOTES 

Seems like a LONG TIME since I left State employment... but in reality it's been less than a month.  Irene and I are getting used to our new schedule(s) pretty well, and been working hard together to make ends meet.

The tattoo equipment selling business has just gotten better with time -- it's more common than not to make $1000 - $1800 a weekend selling kits and supplies over a weekend in Austin or San Antonio.  Sure beats sitting in a dark doorway listening to leetle felons snore and fart all...


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MOVING FORWARD

Posted by Curtis Moss on Thursday, January 12, 2012, In : POST-EMPLOYMENT 

BEFORE...




AND AFTER...

Tomorrow will mark ONE WEEK since I left the Giddings State School and embarked on what may be a frighteningly uncertain (unstable?) future as a self-employed middle aged dude.  Been feeling pretty good about my choice, so far, and have a video here that kind of sums up my feelings on the subject.





AND THE FUTURE...

Who knows?  I suppose/hope it will be better, but making it happen will take a lot of effort and energy -- it won't happen on it's own.  For anyone who is at the...


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CHECKIN' OUT

Posted by Curtis Moss on Tuesday, January 10, 2012,

 



It was actually kinda anti-climatic. Went to HR and told them "today is the day", filled out the paperwork, handed in my badge and parking permit, and walked out. That was it. I thought for maybe 4... 5... maybe 6 BILLIONTHS of a second as to maybe stopping by the dorm... then thought nahh -- what good would it do? The kids never listened to me anyhow, and the day staff could most likely care less -- so I trotted on out the gate and closed the final chapter of my 6.5 years as a JCO. An am...


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THIS IS IT

Posted by WebMaster on Friday, January 6, 2012, In : POST-EMPLOYMENT 




Guess this is where the rubber hits the road. I'm going to go into the HR office at GSS and tell them yes, I had written them an official letter saying I planned my last workday these to be the 10-6 shift on Saturday, 1-14-12 -- techinically that would mean my last actual day working there would be on the morning of Sunday, 1-15-12.

But I think that is not to be.


I have the option EITHER having to lie to some ODS about why I wasn't coming in (~~ shall I say "sick"? ~~) the next couple day...


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SO FAR THIS YEAR ~~

Posted by WebMaster on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, In : SNAFUS 

The New Year is only a few days old... but SO FAR, here's some things I've either seen/experienced myself, have heard about (as rumor or fact) or know of that you can take with a grain or salt as you like, ALL within the past few days:



*  Yet another dorm had a WHOLE SHIFT call in, leaving both sides to be worked by visiting staff.  That's never a pretty picture, is it?

*  A female staff on my dorm up and quit without notice.  Word is she'll be looking for another State job.  Good luck -- qui...


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THE TIME HAS COME

Posted by WebMaster on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, In : WHO'S STOOPID? 




OK, I know a picture is worth 1,000 words -- at least that's what they say.  Maybe so.   Just to be perfectly clear, here's a few thousands words worth of pics to get the idea across...

I think 6 1/2 years of working at this thankless job is enough, if not mebbe a wee bit toooo much.  I'll take that  back -- DEFINATELY more than a "wee" bit.  A LOT too much.  I've lost my edge, my effectiveness, my bite.  And more.  I've lost my heart and soul for what it was I was hoping to accomplish by...


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