War Hammer

Well I have decided to pick up a new hobby called Warhammer.  Warhammer is a base game from games workshop which is based out of Lenton, Nottingham, England.  The reason why I have gotten into this hobby was to get me off of my computer and interacting with people face-to-face instead of over a computer all the time.

So what I have been doing for the last couple of weeks was on my home from work I goto the Oak Park location which is just by the Lake Theatre which is kinda good because we can always stop in the store before we go see a movie and vice versa.

Games workshop has three main core games, War Hammer, War Hammer 40,000 and Lord of the Rings.  I decided to play War Hammer because I do like Lord of the Rings but the game itself isn’t what I like.  Though War Hammer is very different from LotR due to play style and the armies.  Armies now, I am playing the High Elf army.  I started collecting these guys a few years ago but due to other activies and school and such, I kind of put it aside and they were put under the house and forgotten about.  About a month or so ago, Courtney, Suzie and I were walking back to the car after seeing a movie and I wanted to stop into the Games Workshop and after looking around, I knew I had some around the house some where.  I was able to find them and I have gotten back into it.  I was able to get Courtney to get into it as well, which is always good because then it gives us something to do together.  She decided to pick up Wood Elves.  With her really being into LotR and in love with Legolas from the movies she really liked that army and has started to build that army slowly right now.

We did get the starter set which comes with Dwarfs and Orcs and Goblins.  Once I get my High Elf army built and going, I think I am going to work on the Dwarfs army next.

I was able to get Ryan to get interested in the game when we brought him into the store on Friday before we saw Harry Potter.  He decided to get the War Hammer 40k starter set last night after I told him not to but he did what he wanted to do.  Since he was interested in Space Marines and pretty much only them, he gave me the other army Orks army for the payment of 1 milk shake and a movie ticket.  Saving lots of money that way.

This is just something to get me out and off the computer, I am willing to try and explain it more if you have questions but if not s’all good.  Below is a picture of one of my High Elf Archers:

Much needed update

So lets see, it has been over 6 months since I last updated and you are all in need of an update of what is going on with me.

Well where to begin.  The last thing you guys were able to read was the letter we sent out to everyone at the start of the 2009 year.  What has happened since that point.

Well Courtney, Jynx and I lived in Orlando, FL until Easter weekend which is when my dad came down and drove back to Chicago.  We ended up not leaving when we wanted to because the car we were suppose to get when we moved wasn’t in stock at the rental so they gave us something they concidered to be in the same class as the one we wanted, so dad brought the car to the apartment and we started putting stuff in there and it was WAY small and would not have worked at all for all our stuff, even if we were to pack the car full.  Dad brought the car back and we had to rent a truck instead.  That way we were able to bring all of our stuff home which was good cause we were going to have to leave our bed and some other stuff there I was really wanting to keep.  So instead of being on the road at like 2:30 or 3am we didn’t get on the road until almost 10ish.  We got home on Easter just in time for me to start my new job Monday morning.

The job I have is Quality Control at Vita Foods. I do work every day 6 – 2:30 making more then I was making at Kodak in Orlando which is nice.  I do get paid weekly which helps with the bills and usually always have money when I am not broke from my bills.  Quality Control pretty much makes sure the salmon products are weighing correctly, I check the x-ray machines to make sure they work properly so metal or other things don’t get in the products.  I make sure the line workers are doing what they are suppose to be doing, wearing gloves, ear plugs, hair nets properly.  I am now doing a lot of lab work as well.

Courtney still works for Office Max working between both Impress and register, though is still looking for a new job.  Though with how the times are will deal with what she has until she can find something decent enough to leave O-max.

Courtney and I moved back in with my mom and Suzie for the time being until we can afford to get our own place again but we do have to find a place where they allow dogs, due to Jynx.

The two of us are also putting a wedding together, we have an appointment this Thursday with a place to have it at, so we will have more info about that coming soon.  We have two dates planned June 26th and July 17th.  We have the wedding parties set, Courtney has the colors picked out but thats pretty much it.  She is hoping to be getting her dress soon, if she gets the one she has been looking at for about a month now.

Well there is an update for now.  I am hoping to start blogging more

2009 sent out letter

So some of you who read my blog will be getting this letter in the mail in the next couple of days but I thought I’d post it as well

 

 

Dear Friends and Family:

 

We would like to hope you all a joyous and wonderful holiday and a happy new year.  Both Courtney and I are hoping to make this an annual thing by sending out letters each and every year now that we are farther away from most family then we are use to, though we will get them out sooner next year.

 

As most of you know we moved to Orlando, FL this past September in hopes of a fresh new beginning.  Courtney is still working for Office Max though she isn’t sitting up in the front of the store having to ring everyone out but is now in the back of the store working for Impress which is their print department.  Courtney has been with Office Max for over a year now, though she is looking for something else that better suits her ability.  Brandon was hoping for better beginnings but is working for Kodak at Wet N’ Wild here in Orlando taking photographs of the guests that come to the park.  Brandon also is looking for something that better suits his ability.  He did work for an advertising firm back in Chicago for a few months, as well as working at the Brookfield Zoo during the summer for the Motor Safari.

 

The two of us added a new member to our duet back in January.  This big ball of heat is known at Jynx, a Miniature Pincher/Chihuahua mix.  She just turned 2 this past December.

 

During the week of Christmas, we spent our time at Disney World here in Orlando.  Brandon spent all year planning for this trip, even when we were back in Chicago, where he made the original plans back in January of 2008.  We did stay on property at Port Orleans: The French Quarters.  We were able to visit each park during the week, making Disney’s Magic Kingdom the place to go all week for some odd reason.  We think we probably went there almost on a daily basis but Christmas itself. 

 

The big surprise during that week at Disney came on December 23^rd where we had dinner at Artist Point which is located at the Wilderness Lodge.  Being his normal self and being nervous about what was about to happen – we had dinner which was amazing, by the way – Brandon had the waiter bring the dessert menu and the two of us looked at that for a few, though decided not to get anything since we were meeting up with Brandon’s mom and sister at Down Town Disney shortly after dinner.  Though after we received the check, Brandon started rambling on and on about the last 2 and a half years.  Courtney knew something was up due to this, and shortly after Brandon was finished blabbing, he got down on the traditional one knee and proposed to Courtney.  After a short cry, she did say yes.  We have a lot of work for the wedding, so that is the big thing we have to plan for in the future.  We do have a date set, and a few minor details for the wedding set already, you will just have to wait for the save the date cards in the mail. With planning for the wedding and hoping for bigger and better things to come in 2009, we both hope the best for you in the year to come. 

 

                                                                                    With Love,

                                                                        Brandon Popper and Courtney Barton

Life and how its not working

So I got a job a little over a month ago working for Kodak at Wet N’ Wild although it was the second position that asked me to come in for an interview I was in need of a job and was happy that I would be working.  I enjoy what I do and enjoy working with the people there, though to sum it up as a whole, the job SUCKS.  I never work anymore, I’ve worked a total of 1 hour since the 24th which is over a week ago, and not working makes life so much harder.

I have probably applied for well over or close to 100+ different jobs and I have gotten a call from 2 of them.  I understand that a lot of people are out of jobs right now and there are probably a lot of people applying for jobs but damn it call me and let me show you why I want to work for your damn company and let me work gosh darn it. Just without working life isn’t working right now, I cant pay bills, I can barely buy food when its needed, people say that “people live pay check to pay check,” I’m not even doing that right now.  I have applied to places to deal with my degree (even if they want 5+ years experience), banks, retail stores, resturants for hosting, bussing or even serving, I have even applied for Fast Food (which to me is lowest of low) and they haven’t even called me back.  I know people are going to say, “keep your head up”, “something will come up soon”, etc, but when I’ve been doing what I can to get a damn job, and no one is calling it doesn’t help. I mean come on, I can bearly have one job and Courtney has two jobs now.  I am now regretting this move, thinking it may be better off with how cheap everything is down here but when you don’t work and what not, this isn’t working.  I dont have the money to move back, I dont have the money to move to St. Pete where I would be closer to some family, I dont have money to do anything.  Why can’t everything just be free.

“Star Wars” – an a capella tribute to John Williams