Thinking I had the perfect job was just me dreaming. They let me go without even an 'i'm sorry' I suppose this was meant to be in some way as my foster mother says 'Everything happens for a reason' I just hope something better finds me soon because i'm running out of places and/or jobs in my three searching areas to apply to that i'm qualified for.
Even though i'd know i'd hate it it might be time for me to go back to school... No *shakes head* I'm not going to give up that easily. I will perservere and I will find a better job :)
~Me
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Monday, August 06, 2007
Changes
As the seasons pass by so much has been learned and so much out there has yet to be opened. I am wiser and more knowledgable now and i'll be turning 25 this year in less than 8 weeks. Where I thought I would be right now a few years ago has drastically changed and things only seem to be continuing that trend. All I can hope for right now as only a few people will read this is for clarity of mind and perseverance throughout what life brings forth. I wish all who read this a good life.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Saturday, October 15, 2005
I hate online homework
The damned site is down and I have till 10 pm tonight to do it. I hate online stuff because you cant rely on it ever!!!
I don't think the site will be back up in time so i'm going to end up with a zero on it :/ Why can't she just accept it in paper form? Is it that fricken hard to correct? Oh wait its physics. She doesn't know the answers to half the problems she gives out till she reads it herself!
*grumble*
On the lighter side of sears money troubles will soon be out the door as my fin aid check will be in on wednesday :)
Gotta go harrass my man now and see if I can distract him from City of Heroes... yeah right! lol
~me
I don't think the site will be back up in time so i'm going to end up with a zero on it :/ Why can't she just accept it in paper form? Is it that fricken hard to correct? Oh wait its physics. She doesn't know the answers to half the problems she gives out till she reads it herself!
*grumble*
On the lighter side of sears money troubles will soon be out the door as my fin aid check will be in on wednesday :)
Gotta go harrass my man now and see if I can distract him from City of Heroes... yeah right! lol
~me
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Things about you
Reply with your name and I'll respond with one (or more) of the following about you.
1. I'll tell you what song/movie/book/fictional character reminds me of you.
2. I'll pick a flavor of pudding to wrestle with you in.
3. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
4. I'll tell you my favorite memory of you.
5. I'll tell you what animal or plant you remind me of.
6. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal. You MUST. It is written.
1. I'll tell you what song/movie/book/fictional character reminds me of you.
2. I'll pick a flavor of pudding to wrestle with you in.
3. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
4. I'll tell you my favorite memory of you.
5. I'll tell you what animal or plant you remind me of.
6. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal. You MUST. It is written.
Ok, it's been a while. I've had a bunch of ups and downs since I last posted on here. A lot of people have entered my life and some have dissapeared. Some of the ones that have chosen to dissapear I still care about but perhaps them being far away will make things better for them one day. Then on another hand some people being so far away could have caused rifts between friendships. Though one can never know as we only get to choose one path at a time. I'll be graduating in about 9 or so months and it feels wonderful. I can't wait for the stress to be lifted off my shoulders so I can be me again. A carefree bouncy woman with the love of her life by her side. Being able to see friends again would be thrilling instead of having to make slots to put friend time into.
I've come to realize that college life may suck when you have to work alongside the classes but eventually it will pay off for me. All I have to do is make it through and i'll be good as silver. Who knows there's a couple new stores opening up by next year I may take a position as store manager until I can find my dream job. Next summer I plan on going to every con I can make it to and I am not running anything. I deserve a summer to recover from all the work i've done in the past 5 years. Anyways I hope all is well wherever you are.
~me
I've come to realize that college life may suck when you have to work alongside the classes but eventually it will pay off for me. All I have to do is make it through and i'll be good as silver. Who knows there's a couple new stores opening up by next year I may take a position as store manager until I can find my dream job. Next summer I plan on going to every con I can make it to and I am not running anything. I deserve a summer to recover from all the work i've done in the past 5 years. Anyways I hope all is well wherever you are.
~me
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Me :1 Stupidity:0
So I opened the store this morning with mike it went well considering i was a tiny bit late to open with the traffic in the rain storm. The first customer we had was a bit impatient he tried the doors right before 10 am expecting us to open at his whim as we were just finishing up opening the store. I finished checking the messages and then opened the door for him right at ten am. He was returning a pair of dickies pants that he didnt like and didnt fit him right. I was just dandy with that and looked at his reciept and he had paid in cash...Now the store policy for returns is clearly stated on a sign next to the register and printed on EVERY reciept that we do not do cash refunds.
I politely told the customer that i could give him a store credit or a company check. He did not like this one bit and began the 30-60 minute argument on how that is illegal to not allow cash refund and he wasnt going to leave the store till he got his cash back. This all ensued after I had explained Everything to him that it was company policy, it was not illegal, called princesspenut with the customers request, her explaining the same damn things to him, and then her giving me instructions on what to do with him.
After i hung up with my boss, he continued to insist that this action was illegal and now insisted he wanted the police here to settle this. So... I obliged him. I called the non emergency line and explained to the receptionist that i needed a dispatch to settle a civil dispute in my store. I had to explain exactly what the dispute was and i think i made the receptionist's day for amusement. She told me they would be on the way and to look for them. The customer was all giddy about this as he seemed to be getting his way now and waited patiently for the cops to arrive.
No more than 5 minutes had passed when one cruiser showed up with two cops in it. One of them being really cute (hey im not dead as my fiancee would reply too so there! :P ) They came in and i began to explain the situation then the cops split off one of them talking to me and another talking with the customer with the reciept in his sight so he could verify everything. Then a breif flash of lights and i turned around to see another cruiser pulling in with only one cop in it. At this point i wanted to die laughing as the customer was arguing with the cop but not yelling like he had done with me.I had prayed for a handcuff moment but it never came, as the law won, and the guy upset and frustrated gave in and exchanged for another pair of pants that might actually fit him.
After the man left I thanked the cops graciously and then a couple of them actually looked around to see if they wanted anything in the store. They left with nothing but they smiled and i thanked them again.Sometimes life hands you lemons and well you just have to squish them into lemonade by any way possible... I used a hammer today it was fun.
*continues to laugh heartily at stupidity*
me
I politely told the customer that i could give him a store credit or a company check. He did not like this one bit and began the 30-60 minute argument on how that is illegal to not allow cash refund and he wasnt going to leave the store till he got his cash back. This all ensued after I had explained Everything to him that it was company policy, it was not illegal, called princesspenut with the customers request, her explaining the same damn things to him, and then her giving me instructions on what to do with him.
After i hung up with my boss, he continued to insist that this action was illegal and now insisted he wanted the police here to settle this. So... I obliged him. I called the non emergency line and explained to the receptionist that i needed a dispatch to settle a civil dispute in my store. I had to explain exactly what the dispute was and i think i made the receptionist's day for amusement. She told me they would be on the way and to look for them. The customer was all giddy about this as he seemed to be getting his way now and waited patiently for the cops to arrive.
No more than 5 minutes had passed when one cruiser showed up with two cops in it. One of them being really cute (hey im not dead as my fiancee would reply too so there! :P ) They came in and i began to explain the situation then the cops split off one of them talking to me and another talking with the customer with the reciept in his sight so he could verify everything. Then a breif flash of lights and i turned around to see another cruiser pulling in with only one cop in it. At this point i wanted to die laughing as the customer was arguing with the cop but not yelling like he had done with me.I had prayed for a handcuff moment but it never came, as the law won, and the guy upset and frustrated gave in and exchanged for another pair of pants that might actually fit him.
After the man left I thanked the cops graciously and then a couple of them actually looked around to see if they wanted anything in the store. They left with nothing but they smiled and i thanked them again.Sometimes life hands you lemons and well you just have to squish them into lemonade by any way possible... I used a hammer today it was fun.
*continues to laugh heartily at stupidity*
me
Friday, March 25, 2005
Mixed Standing
"Canada denies refugee status to American Soldier"
Read the article
I'm not sure which way I'm leaning on this. On one hand, I feel people should not be forced to go to war. On the other hand, he was not drafted, he joined the Army because he wanted to join.
Side note: It blows my mind that people join the military or reserves, and then when a war occurs are shocked they have to go fight. Come on people, if you don't want to go to war, don't join the military! I already know if I'm ever drafted I will be shooting myself before I shoot anyone else (not that they'd let me fight, as my ankle is well known for unexpectedly giving out).
Back when Desert Storm started there were families with children where both parents were in the reserves. Why? Because for "only one weekend a month and one week a year", they pulled in extra money from the government. (There's a good example of advertising that worked.) Then the war - I'm sorry, "the conflict" - started, and sets of parents were called to fight. The response from many was: "You can't send us both! What about our children?" The answer was, of course, find someone to take care of them while you are gone. Many of the parents were outraged. But come on! Did they think they could get that money without someday having to serve the purpose it was for?
I had a friend join the reserves after 9/11, and when his unit received orders sending them to war he was surprised and afraid. My question was, "then why did you join?" His answer was, "because I wanted to help after 9/11 and this was the only way I could think of." To which I asked why he didn't expect once joining he would eventually be sent to war, especially knowing 9/11 had just happened and what people's reactions where. He couldn't answer. I'm sure he had never wanted to risk his life like that, but at the time of joining didn't think through what the consequences would be. All the reserves means is you aren't constantly on active duty in the military, but you are on call in case of war.
Back on topic: Now, this man appears to be just fine with going to war. It is only this specific war (on Iraq) he has objections to, because he feels it's not legal and he would be forced to commit war crimes if he were to go. I can agree with these objections, I think he's right in those statements. But I also agree with the Canadian judge that said he would not face cruel or unusual punishment in the U.S. for being a deserter (I will amend 'as a civilian' to this statement - there's no telling how the military will react to him). I believe there are enough of us that feel the war is wrong for him to be just fine here. And perhaps if he even told people what actually is happening in Iraq, and what was and was not found, he could convince others.
Yes, if he were to come back or be brought back to the U.S. he would have to go to jail for 5 years for deserting. But as I've already said, he joined the military willingly. Sometimes when your beliefs go against decisions you have made you have to live with the consequences.
I think he should be fighting the system on this one, but I feel he's fighting the wrong system. This man should be fighting the U.S. for his rights, not Canada. Draft dodgers and deserters are two different things. Canada should not be blamed for wrong doing in this case.
Read the article
I'm not sure which way I'm leaning on this. On one hand, I feel people should not be forced to go to war. On the other hand, he was not drafted, he joined the Army because he wanted to join.
Side note: It blows my mind that people join the military or reserves, and then when a war occurs are shocked they have to go fight. Come on people, if you don't want to go to war, don't join the military! I already know if I'm ever drafted I will be shooting myself before I shoot anyone else (not that they'd let me fight, as my ankle is well known for unexpectedly giving out).
Back when Desert Storm started there were families with children where both parents were in the reserves. Why? Because for "only one weekend a month and one week a year", they pulled in extra money from the government. (There's a good example of advertising that worked.) Then the war - I'm sorry, "the conflict" - started, and sets of parents were called to fight. The response from many was: "You can't send us both! What about our children?" The answer was, of course, find someone to take care of them while you are gone. Many of the parents were outraged. But come on! Did they think they could get that money without someday having to serve the purpose it was for?
I had a friend join the reserves after 9/11, and when his unit received orders sending them to war he was surprised and afraid. My question was, "then why did you join?" His answer was, "because I wanted to help after 9/11 and this was the only way I could think of." To which I asked why he didn't expect once joining he would eventually be sent to war, especially knowing 9/11 had just happened and what people's reactions where. He couldn't answer. I'm sure he had never wanted to risk his life like that, but at the time of joining didn't think through what the consequences would be. All the reserves means is you aren't constantly on active duty in the military, but you are on call in case of war.
Back on topic: Now, this man appears to be just fine with going to war. It is only this specific war (on Iraq) he has objections to, because he feels it's not legal and he would be forced to commit war crimes if he were to go. I can agree with these objections, I think he's right in those statements. But I also agree with the Canadian judge that said he would not face cruel or unusual punishment in the U.S. for being a deserter (I will amend 'as a civilian' to this statement - there's no telling how the military will react to him). I believe there are enough of us that feel the war is wrong for him to be just fine here. And perhaps if he even told people what actually is happening in Iraq, and what was and was not found, he could convince others.
Yes, if he were to come back or be brought back to the U.S. he would have to go to jail for 5 years for deserting. But as I've already said, he joined the military willingly. Sometimes when your beliefs go against decisions you have made you have to live with the consequences.
I think he should be fighting the system on this one, but I feel he's fighting the wrong system. This man should be fighting the U.S. for his rights, not Canada. Draft dodgers and deserters are two different things. Canada should not be blamed for wrong doing in this case.
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