A day in the life of Chambo

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Saw this on Ryan's Blog

Name: Adam Chamberlain
Sex: male
Location: Ferndale MI
Birthday: February 15, 1981
Age: 23
Martial Status: Single

Occupation: Guitar Center, H&R Block, MMH Industries, and Woodbury Auto Sales
Eye Color: Blue

Last Person You-
Kissed: Rachael
Hugged: Rachael
Talked to on the phone: Kira
Talked to online: Rachael

Fought With: hmm
Drove With: Rachael

The Friend that-
Makes you laugh most: Grasso
Argues with you a lot: Betsy
Couldn't live without: Jo Ann Pun, always seems to be there when I need someone the most. Amazes me everytime.
Gives good advice:
Calls you most: Ben was the last friend that called me, Meaghan called me too. Other than that, I do most of the calling while driving to and from work.
Knows you the best: Chris Derham

Do you perfer-
Black/Blue: blue
Cold/Hot: cold
Hug/Kiss: kiss
Food/Drink: drinking
Liquor/Beer: beer or beis
Sun/Snow: Snow, by far.
City/Town: Town

Whats your favorite-
Store: Guitar Center, Borders, EBGames
Saying:
Shoe: I had some pretty sweet Converse Kevin Johnson’s back in the day. But presently the Birks will take it.
Sport: Snowboarding
Food: American Flat Bread, Mashed Potatoes
Song:
Band/Singer: Rebecca Correia

Car: Malibu Maxx would fit my needs, or the Pontiac Vibe
Color: blue
Place: Burlington Waterfront, Church St., Sugarbush,
Time of year: Xmas
Day: Currently Tuesday is my only day off, but Wednesday is date night. Tough call.

Have you ever
Been in Love: yes
Kissed the same sex: nope
Regretted a relationship: no
Been in a car accident: with a mail box, it was no match for the Tahoe.

What's Your-
Biggest fear: Having no money.

Ok on to the NEXT ONE!
FAVORITE
gum: Big Red

restaurant: American Flat Bread, VPB, Johnny Rockets, Charlie Giottos (St. Louis)
drink: water, long trail
emotion: happy
late night activity: sleep
city: Burlington

WHAT WAS THE LAST...
word you said: ‘night
thing you ate: Cheesecake
song you listened to: Bungalo Bill
thing you drank: Water

HAVE YOU EVER...
danced in the rain: You Bet

kissed someone: yes
done drugs: on occasion, not lately
slept around: nope
partied till the sun came up: Karren’s Bday Party
had a movie marathon: LORT Extended version count?
gone too far on a date: don’t think so

MORE ABOUT ME...
the last four digits of phone #: 0375
ever almost died: couple times
next cd you want to buy: Rebecca Correia “Miss You” (IF IT EVER COMES OUT!!!!!)
if you could change one thing, what would it be: No Stress
where do you shop the most: Costco
number of kids you want to have: 2
shampoo: Right now I am using a hotel sample of Nutregina

what are you most scared of:
do you sleep with a stuffed animal: no
who is your loudest friend: Grasso
who is your quietest friend: I guess I am the quiet one
LOVE
love is: fun
my first love: Ali
my current date:
love or lust: Love
best love song: Austin
PLAY
im feeling: Good. I got a Job.
im listening to: The hum of the refigerator
im doing: well
im talking to: everyone reading this

im craving: sleep
im thinking of: bed
im hating: having to tell Vince I quit

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU...
cried: Couple weeks ago.
played a sport: too long ago
laughed: today lunch was pretty funny
hugged someone: 20 Minutes ago
kissed someone: 20 Minutes Ago
felt depressed: hmm well I got a job Thursday so I will say Wednesday.
felt overworked: hmm 6 days a week, 3 days working 9am to 10 pm. Right now!
faked sick: Haven’t had a job long enough to

OPPOSITE SEX
turn ons: Fun, Brown Hair/Blue Eyes
do your parents opinion significantly matter: not really
what kind of hairstyle: Whatever looks good
where do you meet new people: haven’t met new people in a while.

are you the type to holla and ask for a number: no


WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU
danced with: Rachael
shared a secret with:
had a sleepover with: Rachael
called: Kira… answered this one already
went to a movie with: Rachael

were angry with: Randy

Sweet im done… time to go to bed.

Sunday, December 05, 2004

Conversation

I talked to Jo Ann the other night. She is my reiki teacher. I hadn't talked to her in a very long time and I am very grateful I had the chance to say hello.

It was interesting telling her my latest news. Its like this almost, reliving what happened. Sometimes life goes by so fast, when you stop to catch people up you learn a lot about yourself.

I told her about how I came to Michigan and then about the whole job saga. I have definitely had my share of rough days out here, so it was good to get a new positive prospective. Along with advice and the willingness to help in anyway she can, I guess it is just nice to know someone cares.

I told her how good it was to hear the positive words she had for me, and how she always seems to be able to say the right thing at the right time. She made a comment about how I have here imprint (since she was the one to attune me.)

This conversation started what would be a very interesting week.

I called H&R Block on Monday to follow up about working there this tax season. They called back on Wednesday and said that I was signed up for Orientation Thursday morning. The also went ahead to schedule me for 9 more orientation sessions, meaning Mondays and Fridays will be 9am to 10pm workdays. Fun times.

So I go to H&R Thursday morning and do the orientation thing, and once the presentation stuff was done I had a chance to talk with David Rayall a little bit more. When I asked him about the new commission equation he looked at my numbers from last year and said "Damn, you had a good year last year.'' He was very surprised to say the least. This did not sit well considering I had hoped on nearly doubling my output this year. He said he will do what he can to put me in a busy location so that I can have a chance to at least get near what I did last year. We will see what happens.

I also asked him about a clause in the employee contract which states that I can not offer bookkeeping services while I am employed by H&R Block. I asked him if that meant there are Bookkeeping services the block offers. He said that is what that means and also that there is a bookkeeping position open in Dearborn which is not too far away. I have a name and number to call but have not done it yet.

That was pretty much all the Block news for now.

At GC we had a monthly meeting. Vince talked a lot about what it means to work at Guitar Center. He talked about how "every musician wants to work at guitar center." He said now is the time to prove to him why he hired us. Lots of tough questions and looking inside yourself type stuff. It didn't really affect me all that much, so I guess that means I am doing the right thing.

Tomorrow is Monday. I have Block in the morning 9-12 go to gC 1 -10. I have to figure out how to sign up for the last class that I need at the block and call the guy about the bookkeeping job in Dearborn.

Should be interesting.