WOW! It's Been 3 Months?!

31st of December 2019

It's been a busy time for me. Since last writing, I changed my second job from the bar downtown to one in the East Village: Up-Down. I also do not teach group classes at my gym. However, I've also been busy at the station. It's not looking to get any less busy for a few weeks either. I'm ok with that as far as the overtime.

So what happened with the second job at the downtown bar? Well, I wasn't enjoying it, and since this job was on my own time, I wanted to enjoy it. I just didn't like the customers that came in. The people I work with were great, but the customers sucked. They were a bunch of assholes full of themselves. It wasn't a millennial thing, and it wasn't a boomer thing. It was just a "people suck" thing. If I asked them for their ID, they get mad. I'll never forget the time I had an entrance roped off, and these two assholes kept going around the rope. I did get to chew them out, and I was close to throwing them out. The most I got to do was tell them to settle down. I was a bit of a prick about it, too.

So instead of putting up with this any longer, I just applied at Up-Down. I love that place. The people will show their IDs no questions asked. Well, except this past Sunday when I guy was being a big fuckin' douche about the whole thing. I was ready to kick him out. He gave me his ID, and after, he asked why I had to ask for his ID. The guy wouldn't let him go no matter how many times I explained it. I didn't have crayons to draw him a picture, but he finally left. I can't imagine what he told the bartender. I could see him jawing his jibber-jabber.

So what happened at the gym? Keep in mind that this is only my side. I feel like I was pushed out of the role. Because I felt like this, I also cancelled my membership. They had hired a couple of full-time trainers, and they were going to take over the classes. I don't have an issue with that, but my issue was how I found out about it. Nobody could tell me about schedules or anything. One of the trainers hired held a management position, and she was the one deciding my schedule. I never met her or talked to her. I wasn't scheduled for the month of November, so I took that as a sign. I felt humiliated and betrayed. That's why I cancelled my gym membership. I could have gone to another location, but they're farther than I'd like to drive or ride my bike.

Instead, I'm putting my money towards my gym at home. I have an Olympic Bar already, but I need weights to go with it. I already have a punching bag and gloves. I've got medicine balls that need a little fixing, but they're not bad. I have a small tractor tire in the back as well as a car tire. The sledge hammer will come in handy, too. I can use the pallet as a sled with a chain. I have it figured out. I just need to get off my ass and do it.

I do have goals for myself, and I will stop at nothing to meet them. It's not a "New Year, New Me" thing. It's the same goals I've had for a while. I will reach them, but I will also raise the bar if I felt I reached some too easily.

I hope to be able to write more along the way. I apologize for the long delay in posts. Have a great 2020, and have a great year to come. Make it a great one full of great memories.