Just listening to what everyone has to say, I find it funny that very few, if anyone, knows that true reason I am leaving the RoomStore. 

So I figured I would just say what me leaving is really all about.

First of all, it has nothing to do with my family not working there anymore.  Of course, my mom worked there for years, and even a couple years before I even joined on.  Even my brother decided it would be a great idea at the time to sign up, just to keep busy.  After they both left, it wasn't something that bothered me not to work there still.  I didn't feel out of place or anything.  So ya, squashing that one.

I have also heard that it was because of my "loss of power."  I can tell you, the power that I had, wasn't anything to mention, so to lose this so called "power" that I held, I wasn't too upset about.  I can tell you that I was upset about being reassigned tasks that I did every day, but after actually sitting back and thinking why that manager chose to do so, totally makes sense, and hell, it was one or two things that I didn't have to do any longer =D

Lastly, and the true reason that I am leaving.  I am someone that LOVES to excel.  I want to excel at everything I do.  I want to be that best of the best and to do so I need to keep moving.  It was April of this year that I decided that there was absolutely nothing else that I could move up to at the RoomStore.  Being an office manager for 6 years was nice because of the potential bonuses and the annual pay raises, but being that the bonuses weren't happening with a company that was profiting as much as it did 2 years ago, and the annual performances and pay increases were suspended at this time, I ambition to keep going slowly diminished.  The last thing that I received as a "promotion" was becoming the company trainer.  Friggin' sweet!  I get to train all the new people that come into the company...too bad we are on a hiring freeze and aren't hiring people like we use to...

Now please, don't get me wrong.  The RoomStore has been a great place to work for these last 7+ years.  I have learned so much being a manager, a customer service rep, how to handle money, speak to people, manage things, and do things professionally that you aren't going to learn in a book at school or be told by your friends or family.  It was something that I actually needed to do and I did for so long because I did like where I worked.

I will be moving on to a place where I can experience something very new.  Meet new people, expand my knowledge of the business world (instead of just the retail side), and have yet another chance to excel for years to come. 

To everyone out there: I hope that you have found or do find something out there that you enjoy doing.  I wish you all the best and we will see you all around.

Sir Aaron

HI EVERYONE.  SO, TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY AND AS I PROMISED MYSELF, I WOULD BE 200LBS FROM THE 230 THAT I WAS ON NOV 11TH.  SURE AS SHIT, 198.7 THIS MORNING.  HOW FUCKIN' COOL.  I LOVE IT.

BUT THAT IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE ULTIMATE GOAL.  FROM NOW TIL NOV 11TH OF THIS YEAR, I WILL BE NO MORE THAN 180LBS.  THAT'S 20 MORE LBS ON TOP OF THE 32 THAT I HAVE ALREADY LOST.

THIS WEEKEND HAS BEEN A BLAST, TOO.  SINCE FRIDAY IT HAS BEEN ONE NIGHT AFTER ANOTHER OF GOING OUT, BEING WITH MY FRIENDS, FAM, AND ALL THE COOL PEOPLE.  EVERYTHING IS JUST RIGHT RIGHT NOW.  I GUESS 25 WILL BE A NEW BEGINNING TO WHAT IS GOING ON...WELL, AT LEAST WITH ME.

THANKS ALL AND WE'LL SEE YA !!!

SIR AARON

So, I had mentioned back in Nov that I was losing weight.  I wasn't
happy where I was, and today, I can smile a little more knowing that I
ALMOST got to where I wanted to be for my trip to Vegas.

I weighed in and it came to be 209!  I started at 230 on Nov 11th.  A total loss of 21lbs. 

Oh,
man, I am so excited.  The problem with losing weight is having to buy
new pants...cause right now, I have very happy for the invention of the
BELT

Now, I really wanted to be at 200 by this time, but it is very true what they say, it is much harder the more you want to lose.

Once
I get back from Vegas, you can bet (hahaha haa, get it?) that I'll be
continuing my pursuit to get to 200 and the ultimate goal of 180 lbs.

Thanks to any and all of your support!

Sir Aaron

I AM JUST COMING HOME FROM WATCHING A MOVIE WITH MY FRIENDS AND I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY, NOT BECAUSE OF ANYTHING MY FRIENDS DID OR SAID, THEY ARE ALL A GREAT BUNCH.  INSTEAD, I AM BLOWN AWAY AT WHAT I WALK INTO WHEN I COME INTO OUR GAME ROOM AT HOME. 

THE MOON IS FULL TONIGHT, OR CLOSE TO IT, AND IT PIERS THOUGH THE WINDOWS IN THAT ROOM. 

HAVE ANY OF YOU ACTUALLY LOOKED OUTSIDE, LATE AT NIGHT, WITH A CLOUDLESS SKY AND A FULL MOON?  IT IS JUST SO GORGEOUS. 

I LOOK OUTSIDE AND IT REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING LIKE DAWN.  A FAINT AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT JUST MAKES IT OUT.  WITH THE FULL MOON, IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL LIGHTING WHEN I WALK.  NO NEED FOR PATIO LIGHTS OR LANTERNS, FLASHLIGHTS OR CANDLES, BUT THIS PALE LIGHT THAT FALLS ON US ALL, WOW.

I LOOK INTO THE SKY AND I AM JUST LOST.  LOST IN THE UNKNOWN, SOMETHING THAT I'LL NEVER BE APART OF, AND I SOMETHING THAT CAN MERELY BE SEEN IN A PICTURE OR A TELESCOPE THAT TAKES SO MUCH PATIENCE TO FIND JUST THE SMALLEST THING. 

SO MUCH IN MY LIFE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.  AND, JUST WHEN I FEEL OVERWHELMED, I LOOK UP, PAST ANY CLOUDS, GLANCE AT THE MOON, THE STARS, THE PLANETS, AND THE BEYOND AND THINK THAT NOTHING COULD BE WORTH FEELING MORE OVERWHELMED THAN VENTURING OUT THERE. 

EVERYTHING ELSE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED:  EASY.

UPDATE ON 12-25-08
HELLO AGAIN ALL.

PROUD TO SAY THAT AS OF THIS MORNING, I AM NOW 217.4 LBS.  THAT MEANS THAT IN 44 DAYS, I HAVE LOST 13 LBS.  17 MORE TO GO.

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SO, AS OF NOV 11TH, I DECIDED THAT I REALLY NEEDED TO LOSE WEIGHT.  I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR A LONG TIME, BUT NEVER REALLY GAVE IT MY ALL.

THAT DAY, I CUT OUT THE BIG HITTER FOR ME, SODA.  BETWEEN 3 TO 4 CANS A DAY, AND ME HAVING MY OFFICE JOB NOT REALLY DOING TOO MUCH MOVING AROUND DURING THE DAY.  THEN, ON MY DAYS OFF, MAYBE, IF I AM LUCKY, MAKE IT TO THE GYM.  SO YEA, A LOT OF SODA WAS BAD FOR ME.

REALLY KICKED IT INTO GEAR RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING. 

I EAT DIFFERENTLY, LESS, AND THINK ABOUT IT IN THE LONG RUN.

SAD TO SAY THAT I WAS 230LBS ON 11-11-08.  NOT HUGE, BUT MORE THAN I SHOULD BE, FOR SURE.

I AM NOW 222.7LBS.  JUST IN 30 DAYS, AND REALLY JUST 2 WEEKS AFTER KICKIN' IT. 

200LBS IS THE GOAL, THAT'S 20+ LBS FROM NOW. 

WISH ME LUCK AND HERE WE GO!

I look back at the previous blogs and see just how long it has been.  I suppose it is a good thing.  Nothing that I am unhappy with, nothing that I am suffering through.  Just living life and enjoying it how it comes. 

SCHOOL
School has just been school.  Doing well in classes, and it is quickly coming to the end of the semester.  Things should end up pretty well at the end.

Oh but when will it all be over?  I am just 6 big classes away to finish up.  But how soon will I be able to take them, is the question I keep running through in my mind.  I really can't wait to finish up.  Not to become all grown up, but to be able to move that next step forward.

WORK:
Sadly, with work being slow, it is hard to keep busy.  I go in, I do the same 8 reports each day, I answer some phones, maybe key a ticket, MAYBE, and I wait for the shift to be over.  I mean, I really don't even have any problems that take up my time.  Things are just very easy at work.  The training that I do rarely is almost like an escape from the routine boring thing going on right now.  But who knows how long that'll last.

FUN:
Just really been trying to stay busy with things.  Whether I am with the gang, or meet up with others that I don't see ever so often.  Not really going out as much, not as much money as before, but still able to have a good time day in, and day out.

EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN:
Life is just good right now.  I kinda wonder how some things would be otherwise, but I remind myself never to regret the things that have happened they way they have, otherwise, I would not be who I am today. 

Sir Aaron

So yea, it's been some time since the last one of these that I have done, but I find myself to very to my self lately, so I figured that I would tell everyone what they are and what they are not missing.

Sir Aaron's Friday night consisted of:

The Incredible Hulk
What a movie!  This is how the movie should have been done the first time around.  It was everything that I expected and more.  From beginning to end, the movie met all my expectation and with such a great villian in his serious, it was great to see that they actually did a Marvel right, again.

The Happening
Unfortunately, the Happening just was not happenin'.  I am so sadly disappointed in yet another one of M Night Shaymalan's movies.  Even with Markie Mark, it is hard to beleive the truth of what is "happening" is the cause of the phenomenon.  I almost wanna write a letter to Mr. Shaymalan like so:

Dear Mr. M Night,
You did a great job with the 6th Sense, now please, stop making movies.  Since that, it really hasn't been all that great.  I mean, Unbreakable was a great attempt at your "Superman" approach, but honestly, it's been done already.  Signs would have been a great movie, and is probably one of your better ones, but what I don't understand is why a crop farmer and his brother with 2 children doesn't seem to have a gun in the entire house.  Preacher or not, the man should have had a gun.  You also had a story named the Village, which really was something that I read very closely to in elementary school, called the monsters on 3rd st, or something of the sort.  Finally, the lady in the water.  This should have been your last straw, but then you wanted to make it "happen" with The Happening.  All I can ask, Mr. M. Night is, "What did we learn...?"

Sincerely,

Sir Aaron

Yea, it would be something along those lines. 

But there are other movies out there that I hope you guys to see:

Ironman
A great one and one of Marvels best yet.  I was so happy to see a new marvel movie that didn't get you all in the character development.  It was great all the way around.  Definitely one to see, old or young, guy or gal.

Speed Racer
Now, don't get me wrong and I know what you are thinking, but it wasn't THAT terrible of a movie.  I mean, it was really EXACTLY what I expected it to be.  However, if you watched the show, it is kinda neat to see things come to life.

Hope you enjoyed the reviews.  Want to know more?  Comment and message.

Sir Aaron

Maybe it is just me, but what is it that everyone fears the age of 25?!

I would see it as an accomplishment, if anything.  Hell, when the United States made 25 years, Americans were frowning on it.  When a marriage lasts 25 years, those people don't celebrate it.  I mean, shit, live does not stop when you hit that age.

I know quite a few people that have turned or are turning 25 within the next few months, and each of them feel like they are "old."

Are you guys frigin' kiddin' me?!

You should be proud to be the age that you are.  Think of what you have accomplished in your lives!  Think about all that you are able to do:
    You have done away with high school
    many have finished with college
    you are of legal age to drink
    you are of legal age to vote
    hell, you are even legal age to rent a car!

To my friends out there that see turning 25 negative, I want you to think about it.

You have accomplished, lived, and experienced 25 full years of your life.  Don't act negative towards the age because age is all in your head.

"It isn't the age, but the milage that matters." --The late Karl "Mack" McCormack

Live on guys, live positively, hell, just live!

Sir Aaron and his 2 cents.

Hi everyone.

I want to bring to your attention the philosophy, if you will, of being "socially acceptable."  It is just a bunch of nonesense that I have unfortunately followed for the younger part of my college years to very recently.

I've alwas thought highly of how others have judged me.  I mean, that is what all people do today.  Stereotypes, first impressions, lasting impressions, they all play intraget (spelling?) roles in this common philosophy.

I have found, if you have been reading along, that the new outlook on life I have had is because of this lack of this previous philosophy, things have been going so much, well, better.  How did I find this?  Not only by just living life, but actually through my major.  Yea, I know, Sir Aaron is majoring in Communication, a bogus major, but I am very sorry if you feel that way about it because it is very far from the truth.  It is very educational to the point where you learn how the mind works when in social groups, relationships, etc.  This is how I came to my deduction.

And, at first, I didn't understand it. 

Things just seemed to be too easy.  But when I realized that the reason that I was happy was merely because I wasn't lookin' to impress anybody and was merely lookin' to make my self happy, things just seem to be better.

I have made some mistakes, in fact "many" would be the better wording, but all of them are things I have learned from.  This is definitely one of them.  And, you know, I had one friend (or who I call friend but I don't think feels the same) tell me that I was silly to think so.  Like most others do when someone takes a stab at their beliefs, I shot her down, without even acknowledging what she had to say to be considerable...  Little did I know that I was wrong...did I just say that?

I do things because it is what makes me happy.  I go to school because I want to and I want to have a degree in a specialized field, I work for the company that I do because I good at it and it somewhere were I don't mind working, and I do anything and everything because it is the type of person I want to be, not because I am trying to fit in to any social status that I am not in, NEWS FLASH Sir Aaron, you are and can be in any group you want to. 

What was I thinking? 

Wow...

At least thinking that way allowed me to see things this way on a much larger perceptive.  maybe it was a necessary step.  Well, for what I lost, I can only hope that it was.

Everyone, don't fall for this, be able to see what YOU can say, YOU can do, and what YOU can be apart of, because YOU want to, not because some society or organization tell you to be.

Have a good night!
--cha-ching--
Sir Aaron and his two cent change

I can't believe it.  Despite everything and anything that has gone on lately in my life and the life of others, things are somewhat "good." 

I was thinking about it yesterday as I was thinking about work.  I had yet another "no call-no show" and I thought about how much it didn't bother me. 

I found it surprising that at a place where I spend at least 45 hours a week and something so aggrivating as someone not coming in during their shift, I pretty much am saying "Fuck it," and continuing on with my life as if nothing has happened. 

At the same time, things with school and everything else in my life seem to be going pretty much stress free.  I haven't been as stressed as I have before, and it isn't that the work load is any different, just how I have come to manage it all. 

This all seems like a NEW Aaron, but what does it all mean.  Are things really that different to the point where it seems that I don't care?  Well, that is far from the truth, I do nothing but care about anything and everything that is going on in my life, but it is just much different how I see myself handling it all. 

We'll see how things go and see if they stay this...managed.

I hope you are all doing well, even those that I don't have the chance to speak with anymore.

Signing off,

Sir Aaron