2019- Crazy Year,Man.

Hey,folks! Haven't blogged in here for a while! A lot of crazy changes has happened since I blogged in here last time! A fallout between the oldest daughter in my family (aka my sister,the 2nd oldest in the family) and my parents occurred this past October before my other sister's wedding when she decided that she wasn't going to go. My parents weren't happy about this and since then,my sister and her family are no longer on speaking terms with us. I was supposed to move in with them last year in April but they changed their minds and decided not to have me move in. I was disappointed in the whole situation. I always believed in family but sometimes things happen that make you turn your back on family and trying to look out for yourself but sometimes it just makes things worse in your life. I love everyone in my family but it is difficult to accept things the way they are right now. Gotta stay strong,gotta move on.

This year,2019,was a very surreal year. This past winter was pretty mild...no major double-digit snowfall totals,no major blizzards and it was pretty cold at times as well. This spring wasn't that bad either,had my vacations and I have been enjoying my Saturdays off. Power Rangers Beast Morphers premiered and it is really cool so far! As far as video games are concerned,I have downloaded a lot of games for the Nintendo Switch and got New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and really enjoyed it. I also picked up an authentic replica of the WWE Intercontinental Championship Title belt and it is really cool-looking!! It is my all-time favorite wrestling championship belt! But the SouthCoast Massachusetts region lost another mall within 3 years as the Swansea Mall closed its doors for good on March 31,2019.

This summer is only now 10 days left as I am writing this blog right now! Downloaded more games for the Switch,got Super Mario Maker 2,celebrated my niece's 1st birthday and SEARS and the SEARS Auto Center in Dartmouth has officially closed its doors,sadly. The Whaling City Festival went well without incident and it will be bigger next year! The Madeira Feast went well without a major incident as well! Had jury duty but wasn't needed,which was cool. Plus,I saw Hobbs & Shaw at the movies and recently got the Disney live-action Aladdin on DVD. But this year and this decade of the 2010s is not over yet,we still have the holiday season of 2019 to contend with and next month is a big month for pro wrestling on TV! A lot of wrestling shows moving to different TV channels and it will be insane to keep up with,LOL! As I conclude this blog,I will be editing and adding things to this blog as we go along for the final 3 months of this year and this decade of the 2010s.

Summer Of 2018

This summer of 2018 was primarily a not-so spectacular summer for me personally. The Whaling City Festival..for the first time....did not live up to my expectations because they did not have the Tilt-A-Whirl this year but I got a picture with former WWE Superstar and current Lucha Underground play-by-play announcer Matt Striker and I also saw Robbie E live in action so that part was cool. What was not cool is the fact that I did not go to the Portuguese Feast at all,it seems that every time the Feast happens,my family has something going on that weekend.  A lot of changes occurred at work as now I am working 5 days a week instead of 6 with now I have Saturdays off. My sister,Jewel,just had her first child and she is getting married next month to her fiance,the father of her child,Jessy. I am very happy for them! My brother,Mike,who was Soldier Of The Year back in May,got Presidential Recognition. Also,my cousin finally got married to her boyfriend/fiance of 19 years. I got a new phone,the Samsung Galaxy S9. I also got myself a Nintendo 2DS XL and a Nintendo Switch as well. Also the former Ruby Tuesday building is starting to be remodeled into a new store known as Five Below at the Dartmouth Mall. The lowlight of the summer was when we had to put down our family cat,Sunfire,after he suffered a stroke. We felt that we did not want him to go through the pain and suffering so we had no choice but to put him down,it was not easy because we loved him and he loved us,he was family. Maybe that is why my summer wasn't so spectacular: Too many changes going on. Well,let's see what the Fall and Holiday season of 2018 brings to us.

Time For A Change In 2018,I Miss The NORTH Dartmouth Mall

70s/80s North Dartmouth Mall logo

Vintage North Dartmouth Mall sign

80s/90s North Dartmouth Mall logo

Mid-80s/early-90s North Dartmouth Mall sign

I have not written in this blog for the entire year of 2017. Why? There were a lot of things that happened that year,so much so that I am considering making changes in this year of 2018. First major change I plan to make is my job situation. Since 2014,I have hated my job at the Dartmouth Mall more now than ever before. Maybe it was because I had to sleep over at the mall a couple of times there,which was something I was not comfortable with. I am not blaming my bosses nor my co-workers for this. I am blaming myself for being like this. Sometimes in one's life things change and they become not the same anymore....this is how I am feeling right now. The Dartmouth Mall to me is not the same mall I loved going to from the 80s to my days as a dishwasher at the then-open Ruby Tuesday North Dartmouth. That was the NORTH Dartmouth Mall and I miss that. Today's Dartmouth Mall does not appeal to me anymore, a lot of stores that I liked shopping at are no longer there and fye will be closing at the end of February of this year. I rarely shop at the Dartmouth Mall anymore and my dream of working at the Dartmouth Mall has now been more of a nightmare than ever before. Working at the Dartmouth Mall was a childhood dream of mine and that dream has come true for 23 years (15 at RT,8 at the DM). For me,it is time that I would leave the Dartmouth Mall and work somewhere else but I will not do that until the weather gets a bit warmer and during my vacations I will start job searching. Every winter I get mad,freak out,stress out and have a bad attitude and that is not cool not only with me,but it is not cool with my family,my bosses and my co-workers. This job has stressed me out more than Ruby Tuesday during Saturdays. We hire people and then they last a month,a week or even 2 days there,it is RIDICULOUS!  I must do something,I must get a job where 1) I do not have to shovel snow. 2)I do not have to work on Thanksgiving  3) Have chemistry with co-workers since chemistry among my co-workers here is lacking 4)I don't have to constantly look at the weather every 5 minutes and 5)I don't have to worry about waking up at 5am just to get ready for work. Plus,since 2013,my attitude at work has not been top-notch,it has not been what people are expecting of me. Maybe it is because of the frustration with what people want to be as opposed to what I want to be. For the first time in my life,I do not feel the happy positive energy that I used to feel whenever I worked at Ruby Tuesday. Plus,there is a lot on my plate in my personal life right now. Changes will happen this year! My father made a change in his job situation,well so can I! Time to move on from working at the mall!

The North Dartmouth Mall back in the 70s....I see Woolworth and Child World and Brooks as well. 

R.I.P. Ruby Tuesday North Dartmouth (1994-2016)

It has been a while since I have written in here last. It has been too long. A lot has gone on since the beginning of 2015 but before I go any further,I would like to talk about my former workplace: Ruby Tuesday.....as of August 14,2016....Ruby Tuesday North Dartmouth has officially closed its doors for good. It has been a staple at the Dartmouth Mall for 22 years and I have worked 15 of those 22 years. I had a lot of memories there,from the Christmas parties we've had to the crazy celebrations we've held in that restaraunt. I celebrated my 18th birthday by eating at Ruby Tuesday for the 1st time there. Then I celebrated my 30th birthday there as an employee. I have spent the rest of the 90s working there as well as all in my 20s working there,too! I have made a LOT of friends while I was working there and they have been wonderful people! I will NEVER forget my experience there..which was 95% good! The only awful experience I had there was my final 3 months working there in 2010. I have witnessed 6 sports championships during my tenure there. 9/11 happened while I was working there as well. I will NEVER,EVER forget my Ruby Tuesday Dartmouth family (1995-2010)

Final meal that I bought from Ruby Tuesday Dartmouth: Buffalo Chicken Sandwich.

This Carlton Fisk picture was a fixture from the old Ruby Tuesday Dartmouth interior,it is a gift from my boss.