The Life Of A Gangster

The Life Of A Gangster. A good read Guaranteed.

* ( This blog is not new, but an interesting read that I created and has been popping up on random people's pages and I thought i'd share it )

To live the life of a gangster, not always the best life to live. However along with gangster-ism comes several different perks... Not many ppl give you a hard time. You're always recognized and given respect when you come into a room. Eyes focus on you as you walk thru a crowded area. Some out of fear, others out of curiosity.

To be gangster, One can act gangster all they want, Gangsters arent' violent, they don't go around starting shit with ppl or act all loud. However there are several different versions of being gangsters. Here are a few examples of the gangsters I've seen around.

1. The lone gangster- This guy/gal is always around. Usually never saying a word, always peering around, sometimes staring at ppl to get recognized. These are the ones you question why they come to the bar. They are scopers.. They're there to check out what's going on. Constantly on the phone acting important.

2. The Gotti boy gangster- These guys are always amusing to look at. Usually flamboyant, dressed in high dollar attire, Gold chains and wearing tinted sunglasses at night. Typically surrounded by several other guys who appear to look the same. Focused on one thing, and that's getting the girl. The number contest is on.

3. The Gangster gangster- These guys have seen way too many movies, and live a cinema life. Typically they have a wrap sheet longer than my arm. They tend to act out to impress their friends and always do stuff to have stories told about them later. Lifespan of these guys usually isn't too long, because they tend to piss off the wrong person, usually the wanna be gangster.

4. The Thug Nation gangster- You've seen these guys at the bar and clubs all the time. They tend to come in together and sometimes making a loud introduction. You can't help but notice these guys... They're always at the bar. Typically these guys can be recognized with a "chin up" The "chin up " is the way certain ppl recognize each other's presence. You've seen each other around, but don't know each other except at the bar. These guys are good ppl and will recognize if you need additional force.

5. The Wannabe gangster- Again, cinema life.. These guys are dangerous and usually you want to avoid them. They're willing to do anything to get accepted and that usually means trouble. They tend to tag along and are always around the Gangster gangster. All they want is to be respected and will do anything to live the life, even if its for only a few minutes. Typically all that surrounds these types is nothing but drama. These are the worst of the worst, they are trash and are concidered the cockroach of the lifestyle.

6. The True gangster- These guys are the real deal. These guys grew up fists to face, earning the reputation that follows them around throughout the up and coming generations of ppl. These guys are quiet, they get respect from all angles. Ppl coming up to say hi and hang out for a few, It's always a good time being around these guys. They don't act out, they're reserved, and typically give looks to let you know whats up. These are the ppl you really don't mess with. All other gangster types look up to these guys. Messing with these ppl usually isn't good. It may not happen right there at that moment, but rest assured, you will be dealt with when you least expect it.

Live your life as you see fit, Have a good time when you are out. Don't start trouble with people you don't know. You never know what type of gangster you might come across.

When It Comes Down To Choosing Pockets...

Believe me when I say, I love my job. I truly enjoy the art of selling. It's a gift, really it is. There are two types of lifestyles in the world today. There's the buyers, who are mostly playing catch up and are satisfied with living life paycheck to paycheck. Then there are the Sellers, they strive everyday to do the best they can, use the tools given to them to kick it up that extra notch that gives them that swagger when they walk.

I have been doing my job for about a year now, It used to be fun, and exciting. Now all I do is yell at people for calling my line to check their balances, and ask questions that they know the answers to. Oh, let's not forget the morons who think that just because they are late on their payments they don't deserve to have a late payment assessed to their accounts. Let's face it, I'm going to blast someone one day and that's going to be the day that I get in some sort of trouble for someone telling me, that " they have all these accounts with us and that they can close this account because they feel as though they are exempt from paying late.

The only people who get any kind of fee waiver from me are those who's payments post the day after they make the payment and it shows they made it on the day it was due, just after hours. I had a talk with the boss today who asks me how I can sell 18 products in one day and then not sell anything else the rest of the month. I simply put it like this, " I didn't hit my incentive, why should I work harder and not get paid. Once I realized that I wasn't going to get paid for my products, I went back to being a customer service agent for my company, and not a salesman, as I was hired to do. Honestly, if you are going to filter nothing but customer service calls to me, don't expect alot of sales coming from my desk. Simply put. You can't sell someone who isn't calling about that option.

Doing this job we have calls coded and labeled with dollar amounts on them that we have to achieve PER call in order to keep our opportunity up. ( opportunity must be at 100% to get paid incentive ) The highest call code is " A " and it costs me $3500 every time someone decides to push a button to get through the automated service and speak with someone about their bill and not do any transferrs or anything. God forbid you call that line to activate your card. You will sit on hold for at least 10 minutes before I put my headset back on. That's how long it takes me to calm down after getting the call to be plesent to you and remind you that you called a specific number to do business, not activate your precious credit card that you haven't used since 2004.

I'm at the point where I can not do my job anymore. I have to pull myself out of bed and make an excuse to go to work every day. It's grinding away at me, I have to get out of that department before I snap.

*** Just a rant to make myself feel better.

2009, The year of the bride

Lot's of things going on in a single man's world. Trying to get back on the dating horse after 7 years of riding, only to be violently thrown off. I've struggled to maintain alot of different values and thoughts towards the dating scene. Constant struggles with my weight have definately deterred me from really wanting to date.

Being single has it's advantages and disadvantages. You don't have to really deal with anyone else's problems, nor do you have to impress anyone. On the other hand, you forget about yourself, your body, and sometimes your health. I've come up with the notion that I don't want to be single anymore. I've recently done alot of different things to prepare myself for the dating scene.

I'm going to be 35 years old this year. I don't have any kids. I have a great job which I tend to hate from time to time. More recently now than ever before. But that's just a cycle in which I'm going through since i've come up on my 1 year anniversary. I want different things at work. My attitude is constantly changing and I need to harness myself before I get out of control with mind wandering, internet surfing, and lack of attention to detail when it comes to my job and performance.

I've come up with a plan, Since i'm going to be 35 in less than 6 months. It's time for the dating overhaul. I've got a checklist of things I need to acomplish before that period. Financially I want to be debt free. Credit cards paid down, lose about 60 lbs, save money, and pay off my vehicle which I'm currently paying 17% on for the next 4 years.

My auto loan is a constant reminder of my 1st goal achieved. Financially my last relationship almost drove me bankrupt. Alot of things went unpaid during the year long break up. ( that's an entirely different blog in itself) I moved back home almost 2 years ago, for several reasons.

1) To repair the financial destruction that was caused

2) To buy a house

3) To put myself back together mentally, and financially.


See I didn't have to move home. It was a choice that I made and an offer I took up to better myself. I wasn't going to be dating anyone anytime soon after my break up. Given what I had just been through, I'm surprised I didn't turn gay... LoL no, I don't like guys MOM, You will have grand kids one day, I promise. I took the offer, and it worked. I paid off 95% of my debt, repaired the credit and have since purchased a vehicle.

Now on to my second goal. When in a relationship, it's hard to keep track and focus on certain things when you are in love. Weight sometimes isn't an issue. You put on a few pounds here and there, next thing you know, you're not happy at all with the way you look like, but for some reason you can't do anything about it. The diet yo yo begins. 10 lbs here, 20 lbs there. Up down, up down. It seems for every 20 lbs that I lost, I gained 5 extra back. It doesn't help that I bloat like a woman, retain water like it's a second job. I know alot of this is because of my weight. Hence my second goal... WEIGHT LOSS !

I've always been a thick kind of guy, very husky and semi muscluar. I have that frame. I'm not ashamed of it, I like it. Only in the past 4 years, I've gained about 60 lbs. It's the constant reminder of why I gained weight in the first place that is driving me to lose it finally. I want nothing to do with my past relationship, that includes any memory of who I was or who I dated. Call it childish, or whatever you want to, but believe me when I say this, " That part of me is dead and has become a black hole in my memory. I can not remember anything good out of that period in my life. Even though I know that there were 6 years of pure happiness, I can't remember any of it, only the bad, horrible things that happened in the last year " .

I'm one of those good looking fat guys I guess. I have no problem meeting girls, getting numbers, and so on and so forth, but not good enough to date. Even though I wasn't ready, it's still nothing I want to hear. We as humans need to feel loved, cherished, and feel attractive. This is the part that i'm missing. I don't feel attractive anymore. I don't feel wanted. Believe me, I know this isn't true, but it's how I feel.

So, this is where I begin the transformation, I named this blog "2009, The year of the bride" only because, I'm NOT looking to get married this year, but I am going to start dating. I do however want to at least meet the person i'd concider marrying down the road. I'm not rushing into anything, I might not even like anyone that I date in 2009, but i'm optimistic. It's what gets me by. However, I do have a list of criteria that must be met.

1) You must have a car

2) You must have goals achieved or in place (personal or financial )

3) You should have ambition and drive to pursue your goals.

4) Must be drama free and optimistic

5) If you have a child, you must be open to having at least one more. It's important to me to have children of our own. If we are in a relationship and you have a child, I'm sure to love your child like my own, but would still like to go through the experience of having my own. That's whats important to me. I want to experience those emotions.

Well, This is all I have to say for now, I will be posting more blogs on this site and on my myspace page, www.myspace.com/jayeleitch Please feel free to peek inside my life.







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