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Name: Mark
Country: United States
State: Texas
Birthday: 5/10/1983
Gender: Male
Interests: Ummm...I'm into bands like The Used, Coheed and Cambria, The Juliana Theory, Yellow Card and numerous others...I love going out to eat and to movies...I buy movies like they're goin outta style...Love the Simpsons and Family Guy...I'm really into football and basketball...I like baseball too, but the other two are definitly my favs...there's more...but I don't care to type too much longer
Expertise: Area of expertise? hmmm...I'm a waiter (have been for quite some time), I train new waiters, I'm the marketing manager for my Texas Roadhouse as well as an assistant manager (A*K*A Key Employee)...so, yea, I work a lot and I think I'm pretty good at it...again...if you care to know any further details, inquire within
Also, to check out a kick ass band, GO TO www.shortbussuperheros.com
Occupation: Marketing
Industry: Other
Message: message me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  SHSUMark05
Member Since:
11/13/2003
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| So...I haven't posted in a while...big whoop...wanna fight about it? Sorry...too much family guy can make one quote it every other sentence. But hey...that's what happens when you don't have much to do in a boring town and you've got a DVR.. So yea...today was probably the 1st shift that I"ve worked in 2 weeks that I was happy 99% of the shift. It was smooth, servers did what they were supposed to do...service was great...kitchen was ok at best (they were taking too long to cook the food for a while there...but the quality was still great)...but all in all, a pretty good shift. Made me smile and actually mean it for the 1st time in a while. I was proud. Let's hope this is the beginning of many great shifts to come. Maybe, just maybe, these guys are starting to listen to my suggestions. I waited tables for 5 years...you'd think I learned to do it well over that span of time. I was really unhappy the past few weeks...bored out of my mind....worrying about whether or not I could make it a full year out here. I was getting stressed out a ton and had no outlet for it because I don't know anyone down here yet. But as it turns out...if I just have great shifts, I don't need the outlet...though it'd be nice. So...I suppose that's all I've got for now...so...here's to happiness...one shift at a time.
P.S.
If you've got a few bucks and still don't have these CD's, go get them. Some are a little old, some are quite new...but they make me smile 
A Beautiful Lie - 30 seconds to Mars
Louder Now - Taking Back Sunday
Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat - The Juliana Theory (r.i.p.)
Propaganda - Head Automatica
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Panic! At the Disco
and I'm trying to let the new AFI cd grow on me...but honestly, I've never liked more than a couple songs from any of their CD's....we'll see
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| Ok...so...I'm kinda excited that my 23rd birthday is just a week and a half
away or so...but kinda not...starting to think that I'm getting up
there a bit and that I've only really accomplished professional goals,
but that on the personal side of my life, I haven't really accomplished
much at all...I'm sure that side'll catch up eventually...but
when? Idunno...I'm optomistic that this whole move is gonna go
well...btw, I move in about 10 hours or so...so...yea...I've gotta get
some rest. Oh yea...and if you don't already know...my birthday
is May 10th, though I'll actually be celebrating it on the 6th and 7th
(Sat & Sun)...my best friend is gonna take me out to Louisiana to
do a lil gambling. I took WAY too good care of him on his
bachellor party last June...he owes me big...haha....
Take Care,
Mark
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| Ok...so...for the three of you who commented on my last post, thanks
Anywho...looks like I actually got more momey than I thought
I would...They offered me $34,000, I asked for $38,000 and told them
why I deserved it and how I was going to earn it...they accepted my
offer...a week later, my boss pulls me outside and asks me a few more
questions about how dedicated I am...I answer accordingly and she says
"I wanna pay you another $2000 this year"...to which, I reply "And I
wanna let you" So...needless to say...I love my
boss...I'm gonna make $40,000 this year...or something really close to
it depending on how sucessful the store is...but it should easily be
$39,400...will most likely be a little more...VERY doubtfully any
less...I figure $8,000 of that will be gone thanks to taxes...so, I'll
average $1230 per paycheck, after taxes have been taken out...so...yea,
I'm a happy camper...
I need to find a place to live...I have a server that has a duplex that
he rents out...he'll have one of the halves ready by sometime this
week...its a 2 bedroom, 1 bath...about 800 square feet...$550...it's
more space than I need...a little more than I wanna spend...and
frankly, it's not the nicest place. But it IS really close to
work and it's not easy to find places to live in Port Arthur.
So...I might see if he'll let me do a 6 month lease that way more
places'll be available and I can find something a little smaller for
myself.
More good news...I am completely legal to drive...I haven't had my
license for 7 and a half months...I just got it back today...both my
inspection and registration are good to go on my exporer...I've even
got insurance. Things are coming around 
Alright, well...I'm done for now...I've gotta take some allergy
meds...I right eye is about half closed because it's all
swollen...mostly from me rubbing it...yea...can't breathe out of my
nose either...it's pretty damn sexy if you ask me
Take Care and for god's sake, LEAVE A MESSAGE!
Mark
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| This is the last time I'm gonna do this for a very long time if I don't get some freakin love here...I post and post and post and get nothing...so...while this may be seem to be a bit of a negative post amongst my positive posts of late, I don't mean for it to be...just been thinking a TON about my future lately and noticing that nobody comments on this xanga made me think about a few things.
Me being, for the most part, alone in Port Arthur for the next year could be really good for me. I think it's gonna show me who actually cares to hang out, to know how I'm doing, or what I've been up to...I'm gonna be 2 hours and 20 mins or so from the group of my friends that live the closest...who's gonna want to visit to see my new place? Who's gonna call every so often to see how the past couple weeks went? Who's gonna want to meet up sometime for lunch on one of my days off? I don't know...but I think that when this year is over, it'll show me who matters...I know my days off are limited, but I've never had a problem driving...time to see if others feel the same...
I really have been in a pretty decent mood for the most part. I mean...I'm looking forward to the nearly 40% raise that I'm about to ask for, looking forward to knowing that in a year, I'll be free from Port Arthur to move to a store of my choosing and make even more money. When I come back in a year as a changed man...who's gonna be there to welcome me back? Hopefully it's someone who's taken the time to call every couple weeks...IM me on AIM from time to time...driven down to Port Arthur a couple times perhaps...maybe someone who's met me in Houston at a jazz club on a much deserved night off...It's gonna be really interesting to see how all this plays out...I'm not sure when I'll leave my next post...I suppose it all depends on who lets me know they care to read the next chaper | | |
| So...it really looks like I'm gonna do this...I'm gonna grow up and
make a life changing decision. I'm going to move to Port Arthur
and take the Service Manager position. But I'm going to ask for a
bit more than I 1st thought. After consulting some people who are
more in the know about what Service Managers make, I'm going to ask for
about $10,000 more than what I'm currently making. I'll let her
talk me down about $2,000 tops...but...I've gotta do this...it is what
I have to do. I really hope this year flies by...I'm gonna work
incredibly hard, as I always have, and I'm going to do my best to save
up $500 from each check...that's $13,000 over the course of a year...I
don't expect it to be easy...but I don't plan on making any more large
purchases...not that it won't happen at some point or another, but it
isn't planned just yet I'm sure I'll make my occasional 30
min trip to Lake Charles to play some cards or something...but I'll try
to keep those to a minimum. I want to enjoy my money, but also
save a large portion of it...let's see how that works out for me.
I've never asked anyone for this much money...never made anything close
to it...so...let's see how this works out for me. I'll probably
be spending lots of time online...so it shouldn't be hard to find
me. I won't be completely moving out just yet...I started looking
around for a place while I was down there and then it occurred to
me...while in Port Arthur in my hotel room, I have internet, cable,
fridge, comfy bed, maid service...at work...I have a large kitchen,
lots of food, and many people to cook said food...all of which comes at
the phenomenal price of $0...WHY WAS I EVEN THINKING OF FINDING AN
APARTMENT UNTIL IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY?!?!?!?!?!?!
Take Care,
Mark
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