Super long updatey! As some of you may or may not know, I started a new job a couple of months ago at some local ‘contact centre’. Now, I completely hate that kind of job, but I had been out of work for a while and I needed to start getting some proper money in. I’ve dug my heels in so far and I’m managing, even with the dodgy hours I have to work each day, but the amount of people calling up and verbally abusing me over the phone is getting ridiculous. To be honest, I didn’t even realise we’d be taking so many of these particular calls each day when I first got offered the job and the level of customer service is actually pretty poor so I feel even worse because I can’t sort out these peoples’ problems. So yeah’ at the moment it’s ‘yay’ because I have money again but ‘boo’ because of the stress!
Secondly, we are (read Garr+me) are hoping to go on some breaks soon. First off we’ll be trying to go to Amsterdam for a couple of days, courtesy of my parents, in October and then we’re also hoping to go to one of the Anime cons over in America next year (don’t ask me where, because it’s Garr’s idea to go to one). At the moment the Amsterdam trip seems to be a go-ahead since my parents are already paying for the trip but we’re not so sure on the con next year because of the overall cost of everything. We’ll have to see what time of the year it will be (maybe August?) and look at the cost of booking well before hand. We’ll just have to see how that goes.
Thirdly, I had to close my own website down last month because I just couldn’t afford it so at the moment I’m trying to get that up and running. It was just a basic html website but I’m changing it to one like this now where it will be all based from a Wordpress blog. I’m looking forward to getting on with it but I have to re-take a lot of photos of products and also re-design some banners etc etc… But I guess I’m mostly looking forward to getting my hands stuck back into the beads and metal work but I still need to get hold of a new soldering iron. I also got a sewing machine for my birthday so that’s going to be my next thing to train on… I really want to start making other custom things like bags and little material purses so I’m going try my best to conquer using a sewing machine so I can have a go at that :3 Really, I’d love it if I could get two or three other people selling their goods on the site as well so I can bump up the amount of products available and really just try and promote the whole ‘handmade’ thing.
Fourthly, one of my mates bought me a couple of games for the PSP when it was my birthday and even though I couldn’t get the hang of it at first, I’m totally loving the game Monster Hunter now. I’m still getting my arse beaten to a pulp by the mean monster/dinosaurs but I’m getting into it now and just playing whenever I get the chance. I like the whole idea where you can make items by combining things and then creating and improving weapons and equipment by collecting items! They’re even releasing the 2nd one soon (or have already) but I think I’ll stick with this one for a while yet!
Lastly (sorry!), I finally got my WHM to 58 today on FFXI by spending hours on end healing people and getting stomped on in the various Besiegeds that have been popping up over the past few days. I only just realised I still didn’t have Shell3 and Shellra3 from when I hit 57 so I spent a good 60k on those (ouch!) The only thing I really have to look forward to at this level is getting the body part of my AF gear. The quest for it is nasty though, so I’m not sure when I’ll get the help that’s needed to get it but I’ll be looking forward to having matching equipment! Holy Breastplate, as much as I love you and have treasured your 40 DEF for about a year, the time has come to finally replace you! Also, Garr has been kindly leveling some of my melee jobs while I’ve been at work. So gradually he has leveled my WAR to 34, SAM to 20 and recently DRK to 38. This is of great help to me! I’m looking forward to hitting 60 with WHM so I can get sorted with using new jobs that can actually do some kind of damage! So thanks for giving me a good head start Garr :3
Ok, blogging over because I’m tired now! I actually treated myself to a graphics tablet so I’ll probably post up some pictures at some point when I get chance to play with it.
16/08/2007 at 1:01 pm Permalink
Seems you’ve been quite busy. No worries, we all have been lately. More WHM and FFXI goodness to you though.
16/08/2007 at 4:50 pm Permalink
i’ll host for you if you’d like raven ^_^
17/08/2007 at 10:45 am Permalink
Looking at it, it does seem that I have been quite busy but yet at the same time I still manage to get enough time to sit at the computer like a nerd.
Don’t worry about the host, Phix. Already got one but I just keep changing the design, meheh.