Fighting the Black Rage since 1993...

Ok, so the original plan was to go to school, get a degree and some cert's, and then jump back into IT work following the BS that occured in 2k4. I was working customer service as an interim and doing ok at the job. Hard work, but semi-honest and somewhat steady. Sure.

So, first I get a raise. Ok, I think, standard of living increase. No problem. Kind of nice getting a few more bucks in my paycheck. Then we get bought out and that's where everything began to go horribly, horribly wrong...

First I get another raise for being such a hard worker for a whole year. Then the new company offers me another raise (about 7%) to stay and work for them. Ok, I think. Money is good and I need to keep a job until I graduate. Sure... that works...

Then, just as the semester gets nutty, we get a guest speaker at school stating that IT jobs are at an all time low in michigan. Uhm...

And then, due to a number of folks leaving because they don't want to work for the new bosses, I get offered a promotion with (can you guess?) another freaking raise. All in all, I've received over 35% in increases since starting here and its only been a little over two years.

So, I guess the question is, Should I try to stick to my original plan (trying to get an IT job after graduation) or stay where I am where they keep force-feeding me cash?

Official no-prize to the best answer...

Recent set of recaps...

Saw the 300 on friday with <http://she_1982.livejournal.com>she_1982</a>, <http://amazingnobody.livejournal.com>amazingnobody</a>, <http://aabrams.livejournal.com>aabrams</a> and the almight Mrs. Aabrams. Ok, that movie ruled. I'm going again with the Cam later this month and seeing it again in IMAX. Hoo-HAH!!

Saturday I just sat around and did nothing. I really wasn't up for much and, so, didn't do much.

Sunday I studied and cleaned house. Is it me, or do people just have major issues with the whole 'Clean the bathroom' thing? Does a toilet have to get all gross before someone will take a freaking toilet brush and some bleach to make it clean? WTF-BBQ?! Well, I have clean porcelin now so there. Gah.

Saw Rome and Battlestar last night. Battlestar was great, as usual, however, I have a bone to pick with HBO. What is their freaking problem putting on these stunning cable TV shows for adult watchers, and then pulling the plug on them after two seasons??? Rome ends in two episodes and is at the point where they could launch three more seasons with hardly an trouble at all. And don't get me started on Carnivale. Just because they're doing the sopranos in a few weeks... grrrrr....

Other stuff - I'm not sure if I passed the 3rd semester of my cisco class or not. I have to talk to my instructor who was away last week in Brazil. I find out whether or not I get to graduate this year tomorrow. Wish me luck, folks.

...Weird...

...I feel like I'm falling behind on everything but that none of it really matters...

...you know, one kind of rock is the source for another...

...I have class tonight and I really don't want to go...

...a sedimentary mineral can stay on the surface for a thousand years before its absorbed into the earth's crust...

...I had a Wisdom tooth pulled yesterday and I feel loopy as all hell...

...it takes 50 years to make one inch of topsoil...

...and I'm not even on drugs right now...

...the glaciers are melting and we're all going to die...

...I just want to sit down and paint for awhile; I don't get enough play time...

...tired...