Christmas break
I finally found out my schedule for the week leading up to Christmas. It would have been my long weekend anyway, with me having Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off. But I also get two more days off for the holidays – Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. So, I will end up having 6 days off in a row. Tuesday through Sunday. Fucking awesome! I’d be willing to work that that Tuesday (the 23rd) if asked, though. Last year I had an extra shift for each of the two weeks before Christmas. I mentioned it to my manager last week, but he isn’t sure if we’ll need the extra people or not this year. At least he’s aware that I’ll work if needed (but not on that Wednesday or later, I need the break).
After hearing bad things about raises recently (people there for just a month or so getting raises, and nobody else – some cost of living crap), I’ve also heard better things. Like having a bigger than normal raise (possibly double) on our next yearly evaluation (July for me). If so, that won’t be so bad. That would make things a little easier. Well, not so much easier, as being able to spend/save more money than I can now :) I’m not going to say anything more about that, though. It’s best not to talk about your pay, because all it does is cause problems with other people you work with. Not that I know of anyone other than two or three people that might possibly read this.
Talking with Jon lately has made me want a Mac of some sort again. Not that I had stopped, but I was settling for the computers I have right now. Especially since I just got a new laptop from Dell a couple of months ago. Apple also has their own loan program, but I’m not going to get one unless I can pay for a big chunk of it, and get a loan for the rest. Won’t be so bad that way. Their options are also more flexible than Dell Financial’s. Such as, actually having options :) But, if I get one, it probably won’t be an iBook or Powerbook (as cool as they are). Maybe just a (relatively) cheap eMac or iMac.
As if I didn’t have enough computers already…