so... the three hour physical that i had two weeks ago paid off. or, i guess my health did. i got a call today from valerie who said i was medically cleared. my background check was completed last week, which means that all i have to do now is pay off those tickets i have and wait to be assigned to training.
one of the 'before' tasks i had to do was complete a survey online tonight. i assumed that it'd be about the hiring process but it was much the opposite...
turns out... the survey was to gather how i was as a communicator and teammate. the funny part is, remember post? one of their main reasons for firing me was that i was not a team player? yeah. the survey, done by a professional training group, determines the exact opposite. it says that i am a team player. further, i'm a team leader.
there's a lot in it that, like some horoscopes, that hits the nail right on the head. others, also like some horoscopes, couldn't be further from the truth... at least in my opinion.
here are the words they used to describe me: (i'd include more as i find it interesting. however, it's seventeen pages long.) stong-willed, forceful, determined, aggressive, competitive, decisive, venturesome, inquisitive, responsible, poised, optimistic, trusting, sociable, deliberate, steady, stable, firm, independent, self-willed, stuboorn, obstinate, opinionated, unsystematic, self-righteous, unihibited, arbitray and unbending.
i guess we'll start training by singing, holding hands around a camp fire. haha.
in other news... today at the expo was rather uneventful. i worked all day in a booth as a live model, selling magazine subscriptions and products for farmers. it was rather boring, i'll have to admit, in the morning but was increasingly fun as the day went on. turns out, the person for whom i'm working is a mass com major and is working on an independent film. that's what we talked about all day. not farming.
at the end of the day, i met the united states secretary of agriculture with whom i took a picture (i'll post it whenever i get a copy) and also saw and spoke with senator saxby chambliss. he asked how i was doing since i left walb and was quite amused that i'd be a bartender in hawaii. he wished me luck and told me to call him if ever i needed him.
from there, i went with amy and wendell to the exhibitors dinner of catfish, cheese grits, cole slaw, hush puppies and french fries. although it's fish, it's certainly a south georgia staple and tradition. it along with the band playing songs such as sweet home alabama made me happy to be amidst friends and near home.
after that and three beers, we just debriefed with the staff. seems everything started on a good note, went well throughout the day and ended well. two more days to go.
we ended the night (i guess it's still going since i'm typing) at joey's. he is staying in the camp ground. all of use went over to his trailer, better known as joey's juke and jive joint... inside story, and had a few beers, listened to rodney play the guitar then came home. i just completed the survey, wanted to post this, plan to smoke a cigarette and then i'm off to bed.
life is grand.
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God blesses each and every one of us with unique talents or abilities. What matters most to God is not our pride in them but what we have actually done with them.
Mathew is proud of his unique talents and abilities and has also done good things with them. He has organized and built a new playground for children when they did not have one, he has organized and painted a blind woman's house that desperately needed it, he has organized a gospel sing for a family whose house burned down, he was choosen out of thousands to run the olympic torch in 1996 because of his ability to help others, the list goes on and on. So I would say he has done a lot with his talents and abilities, keep up the good work anonymous.
-Leslee (a true friend)
I believe God would even like baseball and love good start, but the game is not over in the first inning…. We are well into the 3rd……
You obviously think you know Mathew and but you do not. You sit back and talk a lot yet don't have the balls to admit who you are. We may be well into 3rd but your all the way in left field.
you go leslee... that's my sista.
i won't address anonymous this time. who the hell knows what we're in the third means. maybe the person is so ignorant in general... and even more in baseball... that s/he meant to say third strike?
oh well.
thanks, too, by the way for your pointing out my accomplishments. i didn't do those things for accolades but it does show the type of person i am, always have been and i hope to always be.
I read Mathew's blog pretty much to keep up with what is going on in Mathew's life due to the fact that with our busy lives we can't always keep in touch. It's nice to be able to log on to someone's page and read about THEM and what is going on in THEIR lives. The fact that Mr. Reverend Anonymous logs on to make remarks about another person's life and then cowardly hides behind his title proves that he is just that, a coward. Leslee's list of Mathew's accomplishments (though I'm not sure what the hell it has to do with the 3rd inning remark)is a right on example of the kind of person that Mat is. Stop hiding behind your identity and say what you mean and mean what you say. But, do it as you.
thanks, jennifer. you're just one of many of my friends who believe the same way.
whomever anonymous is... whatever.
thanks. i love you, still.
mathew
Because of the accolades and his many unselfish accomplishments, should we nominate Mathew for sainthood (or is that feminine)?? I'm impressed that he, singlehandedly, organized and built a playground for poor children, organized and painted (all by himself?) a blind woman's home, and let's not forget that he was selected from a host of thousands to carry the olympic torch. What a guy! Maybe he can be knighted so we can refer to him as "Sir Mathew". Seems only fitting to recognize such outstanding benevolence, unselfishness and savoire faire!
Who said anything about sainthood? I don't put any man (or woman for that matter) up on a pedestal in a way that I would think him to be worthy of sainthood or anything like that. You were given examples of his unselfishness because you called him selfish. Not because we were all sitting around chanting his name in hopes that he would become our ultimate leader. What did he do like turn you down or something? What makes you so upset with him that you have to point fingers at people but not give him the satisfaction of knowing that he has a shitty "friend" like you? Ignorance really is bliss, huh?
you should not do anything because of my accolades. i've already been honored by having accomplished what i set out to do as well as improving the life of another, which is my goal in life.
sainthood, if you're intelligent, you'll recall is for anyone and although i cannot be certain, i'm sure there are many more knighted male saints than female.
leslee nor jennifer solicited knighthood. what they were doing was rebuking your ignorant comments and attacks. they... leslee mainly (a friend of more than fifteen years) and jennifer (a girl i dated for quite a while and am still great friends with)know me. you obviously don't. they're simply pointing out examples of my life that prove you wrong.
let me quote leslee here for you. had you read and comprehended, you would not need to be reminded of these things.
"He has organized and built a new playground for children when they did not have one, he has organized and painted a blind woman's house that desperately needed it, he has organized a gospel sing for a family whose house burned down, he was choosen out of thousands to run the olympic torch in 1996 because of his ability to help others..."
you'll notice she included 'organized' before each project... all of which she, too, was a part. she never said i did them thus there was no reason for you to question nor assume that i did them on my own. i had an idea, presented it to those who shared my desire, created a committee and got it done. it was only my idea and leadership. it was not my work alone. she never said that.
'sir mathew' does have a ring to it. maybe when you so cowardly post next time... and the next... and the next, you can begin with that. that'd flatter me beyond belief. puke.
These past efforts were commendable but seem or appear dated, anything more recent, and ongoing that points to a continued commitment?
Was this year’s birthday dinner issue at Fogo’s ever resolved to the satisfaction of everyone, is this resolution typical?
Leslee, Like the cowards you point out, if you actually found out someone might be in the wrong. Would you hold them accountable or let them get away with excuses?
I would hold them accountable, why what did you do?
What dinner issue are you talking about? I was there, were you?
Thanks for regurgitating the accolades - obviously you enjoy reading about yourself. And as poor as my reading comprehension is, I still read "organized and BUILT" (not helped build), "organized and PAINTED" (not helped paint) . . . . well, you get the picture. And as the other "anon" said, what have you done, say, in the past year to make someone else's life better?Maybe you built the playground and painted the house recently.
look, dumb ass: understand something - you are not as smart as you think you are.
painted, according to most, means one has painted. it was your analytical mind which read that as mathew painted alone. though there were many others who helped, there was no need to list them nor mention them since it is me who you question.
the same goes for built... it means to build. it means i did it... again, there were others but there was no need to mention them.
let's see... in the past year, if i were to recall everything i did to make someone's life better, i could be here all night. however, i do not wake in the morning with a notebook in which to write every good deed i have done. i'm sure there are many people's lives i have helped in some way.
perhaps you always judge people on what they do... whether it's good deeds, jobs, the home they live in or what-have-you.
i don't.
my friends are very diverse, from millionaires to those one step above welfare. i don't judge nor require anything of my friends. you'd be much happier, i'd dare say, if you did the same.
are you not tired of paying attention to my life, yet? it must get really time consuming logging on, reading through, then cowardly posting after each comment.
by the way... those events happened consecutively. 1996 through 1999. thought you'd like to know.
Just call me a dumb ass with a college degree.
And FYI, all I ask of my friends is that they are just that - friends, and I treat them with respect regardless of social status, etc. I don't use them or expect anything in return (in case you don't get it, they don't pay for my car repairs, rent, food, drinks, etc., etc.). Get the picture?
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