Because "Tales from the Basement" was taken

So this is my third blog. I used to have a Diaryland and a LiveJournal and now I have a blog spot. I'm so stoked.

The reason for the blog is because I am desperate for an outlet. I used to be able to talk to people at work, but now that I am working remotely, from home, I'm the only people at work!

I am employed by one of the largest, private companies in the country. We call it the Death Star. I've been in telecommuncations for most of my career, with the exception of two years as a high school teacher. I am convinced that dealing with horrible children has robbed me of a decade of healthy life.

Currently my day involves waking up and deciding if I should shower upon rising, or if I should jump into gym clothes and shower after working out. Then I make breakfast and carry it to my work space in our finished basement.

I turn on the laptop, fiddle with the keys, tunnel in via the VPN and voilal, I'm connected. People who need to talk to me call me on my cell phone. I get good reception down here, considering that the place is a cement bunker.

Errands consist of random trips to the grocery store, the bank, the gym, and the nail salon for eye-brow waxing. Occasionally I'll make an appearance in the office, but if I do, I'm usually alone up there.

I save money on gas and restaurant meals, but other than that, I can't get too excited about the working from home thing.

I watch court shows and Law and Order all day and frankly my big concern is that I'll be even more bored once we start up again with reruns.

The money is good, but the job is precarious. I report to people in Tampa, FL, and considering that I'm in Atlanta, it's not an ideal situation. Right now I'm hoping that I get laid off with a nice package. That way I can pay my bills and have some time to find another job.

I've been applying for Government positions. It's a numbers game, you have to apply to a bunch of them. I've had positions cancelled after having a submission in for over two months. Remind me why I think I might fit in well with the Government?

So now you have an idea of what life is like down here.

Stay tuned for another installment of Basement Adventures!