Skaldheim

The San Francisco Giants, masters of torture, are going to the World Series. Bruce Bochy has managed his ass off. Brian Sabean has done a masterful job of tinkering with pickups and trades. Cody Ross. Pat Burrell. Javier Lopez. All the rest.

This team has NO right to be in the World Series. And here they are. It's fucking destiny. And they will win. Sorry, Rangers. It's Giants time.

Current Mood:

drunk

I keep forgetting that I don't say much here anymore. Looking back at my last few entries, I see I've left some topics unfinished. Time to correct that.

In case you hadn't heard already, the NUMMI automotive assembly plant will be closing for good in March 2010. However, my employers will survive this. If NUMMI had closed in March 2009, we would have been doomed. Since then, our non-automotive business has rebounded nicely. We'll be able to continue on that basis, though we'll be a much smaller company than before. I am unhappy that so many good people here will lose their jobs (or already have), but my job is safe. Since this job fits me perfectly, there's no reason I'd be happy if I lost it!!

I'm still following the Giants. In fact, Dawn and I are going to tonight's vital game vs. the Rockies. Vital? Eh, I think they're still too far behind to make the playoffs. I'm not sure I need the added stress of having my hopes raised again, either. We'll have fun tonight, though.

At any rate, I don't really have anything interesting to write about baseball these days. I'm happy to let pros like Grant and Lefty do what they do so well, and concentrate my limited energies elsewhere.

This year has been draining in so many ways. I've been and felt much less creative than I'd like. This will pass when the stresses from this year fade, as they must. To anyone who's waiting for me to resume some of creativity (and there are several people), thanks for being patient with me.

If I forget to update this again for a long time, just e-mail me if you're wondering what happened to me. (If you don't have my address, just leave a comment here.) I wouldn't be surprised if I forgot to post again for months. :p

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Uh oh.

Ten weeks until things get really hairy here. Unless NUMMI somehow fills that production line with something else immediately after, and somehow that production makes its way to us, our company will lose about 25% of its sales just like that.

Seriously, we were not expecting this--except that every time we think there's no more shoes to drop, it rains boots. So we were sorta expecting it.

Or not.

Crap.

Current Location:	at work
Current Mood:	anxious
Current Music:	Mitch Ryder, "Devil With A Blue Dress"

Let's all enjoy this moment.

Current Mood:	amused
Current Music:	Paul Brady, "Help Me To Believe"