Moving to NYC!

Hey all. I recently took a job with a company in New York City. Being that I am American by birth, Southern by the grace of God, I am looking forward to the many nuances in life that the city and all of those "Yankees" (not the baseball team) have to offer. My wife and I decided to move up just for fun for a few years before we settle down and have kids.

I figured the best way for me to chronicle my adventures would be with a blog, but I wanted to create my own site just so I wouldn't be restricted with what I could do with it. So, I have posted a couple of entries and will be posting on a more daily basis once I get to NYC, but wanted to relate some of the things we are going through now, like selling the house we currently own and moving in general. So, if you have any interests in checking out my new blog, head over to the website below and let me know what you think about it.

http://www.southernerinthecity.com/

Late,

REM

Email Fowarders...

So I was ready through some blogs just now and ran across SoupNazzi's latest entry about several things that piss him off.  The last one on his list being email fowarders. 

Of course, these days we all have those people that for some reason or another have to send us every single "funny" joke, patriotic, or life lesson email that they receive.  Most of them I just ignore and delete.  But when a family member or friend really get on my nerves because I have 47 emails in my inbox and they are all from one person who fowarded me everything they got that day, I use one simple tactic and it has worked for me 100% so far.  Simply reply back to their message and in the body of the message write one word only....

Unsubscribe

Hopefully they will get the hint.

Late,

REM

Question about Suits and Overcoats?

Being from the South (yes, I capitalized the 'S' in South on purpose), I rarely see cold weather unless I am on vacation.  Also, the fact that I am a computer nerd by trade, means that I rarely have to wear much more then pants and a short sleeve shirt (and no, I dont work for the Geek Squad). 

That being said, I have an interview tomorrow in Manhattan.  I own a black suit and can borrow a khaki overcoat from my father-in-law.  Does my suit and my overcoat need to match?  Would I be better just not taking the overcoat since it is a different color then my suit?

Thanks for any input!  You guys are the best!

REM

One Helluva Week!

Wow.  I am glad it is Friday and that this week is almost over!  It has been awful.  I head up an IT Department for a CPA firm and many of my users have been very needy this week.  Also, we did a major upgrade to our system last weekend and changed phone service companies.  All of that together has made for a long and very stressful week. 

We should be starting of tax season pretty soon, which believe it or not, is actually a break for me and my department.  We get paid to be here in case something happens, but as long as nothing does, we usually don't end up with much to do (I hope I have not just jinxed myself). 

Anyway, with that rant out of the way, on to some gaming!  I played COD3 the other night with my ladder team, Call of Doodi.  Let me say, that was a BLAST!  It was absolutely the most fun I have had on Live in quite some time.  Knowing that everyone on our team was working together for a common goal as well as everyone on the other team was working together, made it a great experience.  The fact that no one was out there killing their teammates or just generally joking around, made it a ton of fun.  We played COD SOB and it was a great fight.  The second match was absolutely EPIC!  It could have gone either way with us winning by a margin of 2 points, after time had expired. 

I think in the end, that's what makes 2old2play such a great place for us older gamers...Well that and all the blogs with hot chicks.  I mean you can't just find hot chicks any where out there on the net, so keep it up guys!    

Late,

REM 

Happy New Year!

I am heading out of town with the in-laws tonight.  We are going to Gatlinburg, TN  to get out of town for a few days and relax.  Bad news is that I have to leave my new friend behind.  My shiny new XBOX 360 will have to sit at home all alone.  I was thinking of having a buddy check in on it every couple of days, but alas, that may just confuse my 360.  When they are that age, you really have to be careful who you introduce them to.  I don't want my 360 thinking that my friend coming over to check on it, is it's new owner and forget all about me. 

Oh, my poor 360.  I hope you can make a few days on your own, buddy!

Late,
REM