7-19-2013: Transfer News

Yesterday I put in my transfer request.  She said that it should be approved by my manager(s), and then it will be up to the stores that I applied to to decide if they want me, then it will be done.  Today I shall be making some calls so I can tell the stores which jobs I would prefer.  But now I must go to work, so we shall see what happens.

Random Fact:  If ye folded a piece of standard paper 42 times, the stack would be high enough to reach the moon.  (Ye can try it if you want, but They tell me it is impossible to fold a piece of paper in half more than 7 times.)


Disclaimer:  The above is the opinion of a single Wal-Mart Associate, and not the opinions of the company as a whole.

7-18-2013: GAH!

Funny how the moment I give out the address to this blog, I stop posting and forget to do so for nearly a fortnight.  Some news:  Earlier this week I had a three-day weekend, so Mum and I went up north to see some sites.  I will be posting those on the Other Blag as soon as I get around to it.  Also, I am (hopefully) going to be transferring to a different Walmart soon, and will be setting that process in motion today.  Somewhere around the Temecula area, but not sure exactly where or it any of them will take me.  Other than that I have just been working and eating and sleeping mostly, watching Nexflix & Youtube in spare times -- trying to keep up with my Bible reading as well.  And I have also written a few stories for my Film School application, as I have to send in a creative portfolio along with all my other stuff.  If ye want to read my stories, leave me a comment and I shall send them to ye.  I also may post them on here when they are all finished up, but that depends on how much I like the finished products.

Random Fact:  I every person on Earth moved to South Africa, the population density would still be less than the present density of Tokyo.  Or, they could all move to West Virginia and cause a population density roughly equal to present-day Tokyo.  HERE are some interesting maps if ye are interested in seeing some more density comparisons.

Disclaimer:  The above is the opinion of a single Wal-Mart Associate, and not the opinions of the company as a whole.

7-6-2013: Day Off

Today was one of my days off and so I Skyped with friends and cleaned, then went to bed early.

Random Fact:  Today I started a new blog that shall exist alongside this one.  The new blog mostly concerns the crazy stuff I create in the kitchen, but also handles other topics as well.  It will not be regularly updated, so if it interests ye, please subscribe so ye will not miss an update.

Disclaimer:  The above is the opinion of a single Wal-Mart Associate, and not the opinions of the company as a whole.

7-4-2013: Book Review #2: Michael Strogoff, by Jules Verne

       Michael Strogoff:  The Courier of the Czar is the story of Michael Strogoff, who is a courier of the Russian Czar Alexander II, and his perilous journey across Siberia.  At the opening  of the story, the Tartars are rebelling against the powers in Moscow.  Irkutsk, the capital of Western Siberia, is in danger of siege from the Tartar armies.  Although Irkutsk is a fortified city that is built to withstand long sieges, there is another danger:  A Russian army officer has turned traitor and joined the Tartars.  The Czar knows this, but the governor of Irkutsk has no knowledge of the fact.  Therefore, the Czar must get a message across the nearly 3,000 miles of wilderness separating Irkutsk from Moscow -- but the advancing armies have cut the telegraph lines!  Enter the courier: a man described as having coolness, intelligence, and courage.  A man who can "bear cold, hunger, thirst, fatigue, to the very last extremes."  With a "frame of iron" and a "heart of gold" Michael Strogoff sets off to warn Irkutsk of its impending doom.  As he journeys he meets many interesting characters and faces many perils.  I will not spoil the surprises, but I highly recommend this book.

       As a word of warning:  Jules Verne never went to Russia, but the descriptions of Russian life and geography are very accurate -- for the most part.  The Tartar rebellion of the mid-1800's is totally fictional, as Moscow had solidified its power quite securely by the end of the Middle Ages.  Also, a few details -- such as the size of the oil industry around Irkutsk, are exaggerated.  Despite these inaccuracies, it is still a very entertaining and education work

       In my final assessment, I have placed this book as tied for my Top Fictional Literature Work of All Time (Read Since 10-1-2008), but unlike the other two books tied with it, I recommend Michael Strogoff to all who enjoy tales of adventure. (I say it that way because when recommending my other two favorite books, I have to say "I recommend Moby Dick & Robinson Crusoe, but Melville takes these random tangents from time to time, and Defoe describes some of the routines in such excruciating detail, they nearly triple the length of the book, and those hoping for a straight up tale may become bored.)

Disclaimer:  The above is the opinion of a single Wal-Mart Associate, and not the opinions of the company as a whole.

7-1-2013: RAINSTORM

Today was pretty much uneventful and normal except for two things:  First, they had me help unload one of the trucks again, and second there was a considerable thunderstorm.  There was a thunderstorm yesterday, but it was just an average thunderstorm where it rained off and on for a couple of hours and then stopped.  Today's storm was amazing.  It started like normal and then, suddenly and without warning, the rain begin to deluge down from the heavens.  Wind was blowing and the rain was coming so hard that the Walmart's doors went into lock-down, and ye could not even see out of them because the rain was coming down so thick and hard.  It only lasted about ten minutes, but in that time about an inch of water seeped through the doors and into the entry way -- and that was with the doors shut!  It also knocked out the power, so for a while the registers and main lights did not work.  It was cool.

Random Fact:  The state of Wyoming is named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania.  Also, in an average lifetime, a person will walk a distance approximately equal to walking around the equator of the Earth -- five times.

Disclaimer:  The above is the opinion of a single Wal-Mart Associate, and not the opinions of the company as a whole.