I started training for my new job last week. I'm so sore from climbing up and down a utility pole all day yesterday. Mostly I'll be using a ladder, but it is required that we know how to "gaff" just in case. Gaffing involves using a spike attached to the boot to ascend the wooden pole. Thankfully the weekend is here and I can rest before we start again Monday.

It is relatively warm in Florida; not something I'm used to this time of year. In Alaska, I'd be facing daytime highs of >10 degrees. Today in Merritt Island, it is a breezy 73. Tough life, I know.

I finally got my turbo internet set up (for free, thank you Bright House). I tested it last night ~10 o'clock, just past peak usage house, and hit 19.6 mb/s download and 3 mp/s upload. I also got a new HD-DVR so I can finally record shows I'm going to miss instead of waiting until the next night to watch them on Hulu.

My favorite new show is Modern Family . Ty Burrell is too funny and Ed O'neill does a great job. I'm also enjoying The Office, but it's really nerver-wracking as Dunder Mifflin heads for bankruptcy.

My featured artist today is Julian Velard. I first discovered his music when I watched the independent film "The Big Bad Swim". After the movie I immediately bought every song of his I could find. His music isn't easy to categorize, and it's really something that has to be heard to be understood. So far, my favorite album is his self-released debut Nitetime. His newest album (three years in the making) The Planeteer comes out December 1st.

Check out:

Julian Velard @ facebook.com

Julian Velard @ amazon.com

Julian Velard Shop

Ugh, this whole "graduating" thing is just not going very well for me. I didn't get into UCF because I only have 6 credit hours of Spanish ( I need 8,). I also need one more math. Now, the math I can take care of at Brevard Community College, but I really don't know if I've retained enough Spanish to enroll in a level 3 course. I may end up borrowing my cousins copy of Rosetta Stone Spanish, giving myself a crash-course refresher and then just trying to get lucky in Sp. 3.

On a brighter note, I finally got myself a real life job. I'll be working for Bright House Networks (the cable company here) as an I/T tech. 401K, paid vacations and sick days, free cable/internet and INSURANCE. I haven't had health insurance since I worked at IBM, so this is very much a relief.

I'm currently really into Kaki King (real name Katherine King). She was the first ever female on Rolling Stones' "Guitar gods" list.

Check out this YouTube video .

And this one .

...Until We Felt Red @ amazon.com.

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"A ten o'clock curfew!? Cory, that means if I pick her up at eight that only gives us...ugh that stinking metric system." -Shawn Hunter, Boy Meets World

I haven't been on here much, basically because at this time nothing is happening. I'm in sort of an awkward transitional stage...I'm just working (as a cook) until I can (hopefully) return to school in January. The weather was really nice for me the past 3-4 days, but it was chilly for the locals. Unfortunately, a heat wave is in the forecast.

As far as TV goes, I'm watching Flash Forward, House, Lie to Me, Shark Tank (I LOVE this show), The Middle, Modern Family and, of course, The Office. I've never followed this much TV in one season, ever. I watch mostly on HULU which makes it easy to keep track of them all because I can view whenever I want.

I can't wait for Psych to return.

My current music o' choice is Bon Iver (a "corruption" of Bon Hiver or "good winter").

Check out the song Flume from the album For Emma, Forever Ago.

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"Ahh, my little Cory. With your get-smart-quick schemes. No, my friend, for me the good ship S. S... S... A. T. has sailed." -Eric Matthews, Boy Meets World