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Apr. 1st, 2009
Brief Update
Apr. 1st, 2009 06:53 amLife is good. I am happy to be alive. I figured I would pop on here and do a non-twitter update that way people can see I am actually still breathing. Sad part is I am probably still going to bullet point some things because so much is going on and I only have 15 minutes to type it up here.
Gaming:
My Sunday group for Burning Twilight is going great. We have seven players and they all seem to be gelling. Well there is probably going to be some interpersonal issues but so far it all appears in game. The group is working as a team and I am feeling more and more confident they will do well (even if there is some games they may all have to go screaming away). We are on a three week seperation, normally we play every other weekend but Norwescon/Easter is extending the down time another week. It will give me a chance to work on the website, getting some more races up and maybe giving them some additional universe details. YAY for game.
Project Hidden is still happening, but we are down to two players. I changed the focuse of my group game to BT to better suite some of the new players, and to let some of the older players who weren't having as much fun with PH get into a game they will enjoy more. Although I am already noticing a change in demeanor of the group. With it being so small, it is developing into quite a different animal. We have only played one game (since this isn't the primary group game, it doesn't receive the same attention the primary game gets). We will see how this is going to pan out, although I think it will be fine.
Work:
Work is going great, I am on the last part of my first audit as AIC (Auditor in Charge). Things are going smoothly, but I wont let that distract me as that is always the time something comes apart during an audit. I should be wrapping up this school district next week (hopefully before Norwescon, otherwise it will be the week after). After that I will start AICing the largest Financial Statement audit our team does, Snohomish County. I am pretty excited, and a little awe struck that they are having me do this.
We get monthly P.R.A.I.S.E (no I don't remember what it stands for, its just a "go over our strengths" type thing) meetings with our management. Things are going excellent and I have good hopes. I went into my March PRAISE yesterday afternoon. I headed home after the meeting and got a call an hour later from one of the Assistant Managers. She was giving me a hard time that I left so soon after the meeting because I missed the big news. Evidently I am getting promoted. Of course the Team Manager hasn't approached me yet so its not official, but I am excited, mainly because of the pay raise that comes with it. Of course I should learn not to get too excited, just in case. Yet I am.
This is especially good news since its before my year anniversary, which means if this works out I will get moved up "two steps" from my new promotion as opposed to getting moved up two steps and then given the promotion (the difference is only about 2.5% pay raise, but I am a greedy boy and will take what I can get). Crossing my fingers, if it works this way, it will be slightly over a 10% raise between the two different incidents (if I get promoted then my year).
Although nothing is official, I am excited.
Norwescon:
Only 8 more days... YAY!!!!
Gaming:
My Sunday group for Burning Twilight is going great. We have seven players and they all seem to be gelling. Well there is probably going to be some interpersonal issues but so far it all appears in game. The group is working as a team and I am feeling more and more confident they will do well (even if there is some games they may all have to go screaming away). We are on a three week seperation, normally we play every other weekend but Norwescon/Easter is extending the down time another week. It will give me a chance to work on the website, getting some more races up and maybe giving them some additional universe details. YAY for game.
Project Hidden is still happening, but we are down to two players. I changed the focuse of my group game to BT to better suite some of the new players, and to let some of the older players who weren't having as much fun with PH get into a game they will enjoy more. Although I am already noticing a change in demeanor of the group. With it being so small, it is developing into quite a different animal. We have only played one game (since this isn't the primary group game, it doesn't receive the same attention the primary game gets). We will see how this is going to pan out, although I think it will be fine.
Work:
Work is going great, I am on the last part of my first audit as AIC (Auditor in Charge). Things are going smoothly, but I wont let that distract me as that is always the time something comes apart during an audit. I should be wrapping up this school district next week (hopefully before Norwescon, otherwise it will be the week after). After that I will start AICing the largest Financial Statement audit our team does, Snohomish County. I am pretty excited, and a little awe struck that they are having me do this.
We get monthly P.R.A.I.S.E (no I don't remember what it stands for, its just a "go over our strengths" type thing) meetings with our management. Things are going excellent and I have good hopes. I went into my March PRAISE yesterday afternoon. I headed home after the meeting and got a call an hour later from one of the Assistant Managers. She was giving me a hard time that I left so soon after the meeting because I missed the big news. Evidently I am getting promoted. Of course the Team Manager hasn't approached me yet so its not official, but I am excited, mainly because of the pay raise that comes with it. Of course I should learn not to get too excited, just in case. Yet I am.
This is especially good news since its before my year anniversary, which means if this works out I will get moved up "two steps" from my new promotion as opposed to getting moved up two steps and then given the promotion (the difference is only about 2.5% pay raise, but I am a greedy boy and will take what I can get). Crossing my fingers, if it works this way, it will be slightly over a 10% raise between the two different incidents (if I get promoted then my year).
Although nothing is official, I am excited.
Norwescon:
Only 8 more days... YAY!!!!
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