Aside from Hynix, people have recommended Symantec
and my dad said that Sony just merged with another company. On the
practice tests that came with my study guide for the A+
Certification, I passed the hardware half all 4 times I took it,
getting 700-800 points when 500 is needed to pass. On the software
half, I passed all the times I took it, but only got 500-600. I
scheduled to take the hardware half tomorrow at 3. Both tests cost
$145 each, but if I pass both, I'll get the A+ certificate that
looks better to an employer than a college degree in the same field,
which is computer repair. It proves that I have the knowledge of a
computer technician with 6 months experience. Since I'm going to be
passing it soon, I've decided to wait until I pass it to apply at
places.
I went out with Kristen and Todd the other day. We went to the
coffee house again and then decided to go to the mall and see what
movies were playing. No movies were playing that looked good, so I
suggested going to their house and watching something, but Kristen
didn't want to go be around his parents at the moment. I suggested
my house, but Todd didn't want to go all the way out there and then
come back since it was getting late and he got up early that
morning. He kept wanting to smoke pot but Kristen wouldn't let him
since I said that there wasn't going to be any of that when I'm
around. It was the first time I've seen him be less than happy about
something. He was hungry, so we went to Taco Bell and after getting
full, he was really tired, so I just took them to his car so they
could go.
I guess all the people greeters really miss me at Wal-Mart, as
well as the other stockmen. I'm not sure about Andy, but both Kristen and
Brent are really upset about me being fired and they say that I was
the best one and no one wants to take my shift. Kristen said that
she'll sure be letting Sherene know what she thinks. When I went
there to see if Randy was there to get my Halloween photo from him
that he took off the wall, I ran into Mike. He said he heard I was
fired and said that Ruby told him about it. He also said that Ruby's
the one who told Sherene about me getting pizza before clocking out,
so Sherene knew to wait for me by the time clock. Well, Ruby is
known for being your friend to your face but not behind your back.
She talks good about me to me, but I've heard from Kristen that she
doesn't seem to like me very much when I'm not around. Randy told me
that he's been covering for my shift and he likes it a lot better
than being in Hardware. Andy said that I should just wait a couple
of months and then apply again. I said that if I work for Wal-Mart
again, it will be because they came to me. I'm not going to come
crawling back and then work under whatever special conditions they
set for me because I was fired. If I do work for them again, I'll
work under the same conditions as anyone else. But, I most likely
won't work for them again unless they can give me a better offer
than the computer places I'm applying, and most likely will get a job,
for.
Randy called me today and asked if I wanted to go see the 3rd
Matrix movie. After I cleaned the kitchen, washed some of my
clothes, washed my sheets, and got a shower, I called him back. I
met him at the Gateway Mall and we bought tickets. He came at 4:30
and we were going to get the 4:30 showing. When we got there, we
found that there was no 4:30 showing like he said there was. We got
the 5:15 one. IMO, this one wasn't as good as the first 2 at all.
It's not one I'll hurry to watch again and I didn't hear anything
special enough to get the soundtrack. At least he paid, lol. He
still owes me around $40, so I figured he could pay. Plus I'm out of
a job, so I need all the money I can hold onto. He also bought me
this Quartet Strings CD, which is a tribute to Linkin Park. They play
10 Linkin Park songs using all string instruments. I thought it
would be interesting. I'm going to rip it right away.
My aunt, Vicki, was over and since I have to return "Remember The
Titans" tomorrow, I had her watch it. Aside from being a great
movie, I knew she'd especially appreciate it since her kids are
black. I rented it to have Ashley watch since she hadn't seen it,
either. That was after I went with her, Andrea, and Amy to Sheri's
for lunch. There was this really long line for there. Well, now
you're up to date without some of the boring details. Yay!