Mercury State

Sleep Is For Tomorrow

You can sleep when you are dead. I have never agreed with the statement; however, I am in awe of the number of people that actually go with so little sleep. I have huge issues with getting out of bed after a few nights without good sleep. How people can keep doing day after day and week after week is what I would like to know.

Today, I am going to attempt to stay awake until 10p... at which point, I am going to attempt to stay, not only awake, but I am going to try to be lively... and to make it more difficult, I am going to drink.

Maybe I am just lazy and stupid.

Posted by Merc at 2:49 PM

Final Guess

Took the final exam for my advertising class yesterday. Fifty questions and two essays... and one big ball of fun. With the crazy job that I had at the beginning of the semester, the changing of employment, and the traveling... it was a guess-fest. I have not given this class the time it needed, nor the time that I wanted to give it. The saving grace of my grade is thanks to the guys in my group project. Even with everything being as bad as it was, I predict a "B".

Posted by Merc at 7:03 AM

Tip Your Cup

I love being on Salary. I have been begging for it at nearly every job that I have ever had... and now I have it. You come in and go as you please. Take break when you need. The only thing that you have to do is make sure that the work gets done. This means working at your own pace.

I like to work like a mad-person directly out of the gate, take a late lunch, and take it slow until it is time to go home.

This morning I came in at 6.30a... not fun, but it is nothing that a cup of coffee cannot get me through. Coffee will be powering my whole day... I have a final at 4p... also not fun, but I know it is the end. All I can do know is drink up and pray to do well.

Posted by Merc at 7:49 AM

Five Long Days

I have basically done nothing in the past 5 days... it was great; I loved it. I feel rested and ready for... stuff. Whatever stuff it may be, I am rested and waiting for it.

At this exact time, there seems to be nothing stressful on the horizon... for which I am grateful. I have a lot of plans and projects lined up. All equally important and all waiting to be done.

My basic goal for the future is to live smarter.

Posted by Merc at 12:54 PM

Home

I cannot tell you how great it feels to be home. I missed everything here... I am just on a buzz being back.

Posted by Merc at 7:47 AM

Tea Party

I have nothing to say but good things about the fine city of Boston. It is like no city that I have ever been to. I would advise everyone to take a short trip there.

Worked a long day yesterday, but it is all good. I think it will be another long one today... tomorrow, I fly HOME.

Posted by Merc at 8:20 AM

Holiday

Yeah, I am off for the rest of the night. That means I get to enjoy a Friday night in Canada. Since, I am the boring type... the means I will be in bed by 9p. I have not had much time for a good rest the whole time that I have been here.

I am getting on another plane tomorrow... off to Rhode Isle... woo.

Posted by Merc at 4:17 PM

Good Day

Happy Thursday from Canada! This will be my second full day in Canada... and my opinion at the moment is that Canada is a lot like the US. I hardly feel like I am in a different country. They have a lot of the same store and places to eat. The accent, the strange money, and the frequent use of the word"aye" is all the is noticeably different.

We are going to be moving hotels tonight. We originally were in a hotel on the other side of the city... it is quite a cab ride, so we will be moving to a hotel just a few blocks from the place that I am working.

Went to the Edmonton Mall... it is a big mall, but not as big as I was thinking it would be. We walked the whole thing in about an hour. I guess that I was not impressed... it was all the same stuff that I can buy back in the US. The exchange rate makes things a little cheaper, but not by enough that would make it so I would be interested. The current exchange rate is 72 Canadian cents to a US dollar.

One strange thing, I went to Tony Roma's for dinner... this is a place that I go to back in the states all the time... they asked me if I wanted gravy... so I asked them for what... and they said my fries. I have never heard of such a thing. Apparently this is something popular in Australia as well... or so says my Australian partner.

Posted by Merc at 7:27 AM

Passport

Just picked mine up... let me tell ya. If they let you into a country based on the photo... they would not let me out of my home... and definitely, not let me out of the country. I look like some crazed killer. They should toss me into jail just for this photo.

But other than the bad photo, there is a very cool feeling about having a passport. I have a sudden urge to travel the planet... but instead, I will just go to Canada. My plane leaves in the morning... and I have not packed a thing. I think part of me thought that my passport was not going to come... or I am just lazy. Either way, I have a lot to do today.

Posted by Merc at 9:38 AM

Happy Mother's Day!

Posted by Merc at 11:35 AM

Oil Change

The dachshund and I went for a nice long walk while I got my oil changed this morning. It was a nice time to relax.

Ong and I went out to breakfast... just like we are starting to do every Saturday morning. This just might be the birth of a tradition.

Now, we are off to go swimming with our friends' baby... should be fun.

Posted by Merc at 10:44 AM

The First Day

It was a fun day... I just put together all the information for my travels. I will be in two countries and seven states... I have a lay-over in about every airport in the United States... which will give me a lot of time to rest, write, and plot to take over the planet. I am very excited.

This weekend will be full of packing and planning and putting stuff together.

Posted by Merc at 6:46 PM

Merc's Last Stand

Today is my last day at work. Just in time too... Monday is the start of a new season. This would have been the return of 12 hour days... and working weekends. Just one of the things that I will not miss.

Posted by Merc at 7:56 AM

Saying Good-bye

It is a sad thing to move on to a new job. The relationship that you build while working are just great. I am moving on with excitement and a little sadness.

Old News:

I had a great time in AZ this past weekend. I love my cousin and her hubby. They are just so fun to hang out with. They look so happy and are doing so well. I am very proud of them.

Had a few meals with the rest of the family. It is good to visit, but I don't know how those crazy folks can stay in AZ. One visit to CA and I was sold... they ain't got no beach there. Migrate... that is what I say.

Posted by Merc at 9:35 AM

Pass This

Yesterday... I went to get my passport. It is a very easy process... and it is cheap. You lay down 85 bucks and fill out a few forms... and six weeks later you have a passport.

Now... if you wait until the last miniute like myself to get it... well, you are looking at 200 bucks. My advice would be to go get your passport now... the thing is good for ten years. Even if you don't use it... you feel cool.

And for those that don't know... Merc-ie-Merc has a new job. I will be starting this Friday, thus the need for a passport.

Posted by Merc at 10:08 AM

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Posted by Merc at 9:49 AM