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| Sunday, June 27, 2004 |
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What do you think?
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
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| Thursday, June 24, 2004 |
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Ack! It has finally happened! I now have a FULL-TIME job!! I thought this would never happen. And I am still so young. :( I have successfully managed to avoid a full-time job my whole life - I have had multiple part-time jobs that add up to full-time hours but there was always variety. What is happening to me? I thought I would be much older before settling down and committing to just ONE job for 160 hours a month (give or take a few).
I have a weird job.
First day of work:
9:30 - show up for interview looking very professional
10:00 - clocked in and filling out work information
11:00 - sitting around hoping someone will get off the phone long enough to tell me what to do.
12:00 - break for lunch (two hours of "work" and I've barely done anything)
12:30 - begin working on the company's taxes (told just to "figure it out" because the IRS will only audit a company about once every ten years so it is going to be at least seven more years before I need to worry about anything)
2:00 - start assessing the company's accounts receivable, realize that the guy who worked before me was a retard.
4:00 - go home.
Second day of work:
6:30 - GOOD MORNING (holy crap, I did not know that it was possible to get up THIS FREAKIN' EARLY)
7:45 - pick up Joanna. Revelation: I am NOT a morning person
8:30 - Get to work (I'm going to have to reassess this 45 minute commute thing)
9:00 - start tackling the stacks of paper that encompass this company's A/R
12:45 - hit up Taco Bell with Joanna (I got a free drink because I have the secret weapons)
1:30 - Back to the grindstone, spend the rest of the day entering invoices and wishing a thousand painful deaths on the guy who worked before me.
5:00 - Finished. My first whole day of working 9-5 in a full-time job. Go me.
The job is fun, the people funny and relaxed, and the place is in chaos and is somewhat psycho. But it is a challenge and I get to do a variety of work. :) Plus, I totally feel needed because I am the only one who kind of understands taxes and money flow and such. Anyway, I'll keep you posted. Right now, it's time for work. |
| posted by Unknown @ 8:13 PM |
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| Monday, June 21, 2004 |
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| GET. ME. OUT. OF. HERE. |
| posted by Unknown @ 4:46 AM |
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| Wednesday, June 16, 2004 |
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I have made it back to Colorado! It is as beautiful as ever and again the question arises, "How could I leave it for Texas??" (no offense) I am due to go hiking this weekend. My sister is a hiking fanatic and has decided to hike every 14,000 foot mountain in Colorado. She has a couple of easy ones picked out for this weekend so I get to join her. I just hope I can manage to breathe. This altitude thing is killing me! I also have been sort of looking for jobs. I am tossing around the idea of heading up to Alaska for a few months so the job search has not been too intense. I do have some options so we'll see what happens.
The trip home was interesting. After stuffing my car to the hilt with books, shoes, CD's, and everything else that I own, I headed to Austin to pick up my mom - four and a half hours, no air-conditioning. I had warned her to pack light since she would have to hold anything she brought on her lap unless she was really lucky. She did a wonderful job with packing - a tiny suitcase for a whole week. Impressive. Also impressive was the shopping spree she went on right before I picked her up. Hello? Did I not say to PACK LIGHT? I guess I should have been more specific about the amount of space that was available, it's only a Honda. However, we managed to get all her stuff in the car (no small feat let me tell you!) and even had room for her. Then we drive over to New Mexico - seven hours, no air-conditioning. Immediately upon arrival, we had to move my granddad from an assisted living home to a full blown nursing home because his alzheimer's had gotten to the violent stage and they could not take care of him. That was pretty rough. I have not seen my mom cry so much and my two aunts were no help at all so I had to be the moral support. :( Not a fun time. Another "feel sorry for me" aspect: my aunt has five dogs. Not just any dogs. Chihuahuas. Wow. We were only there for a couple days, then began the drive home - 11 hours, no air-conditioning. It was a really cool time to be able to spend with my mom. It was also really cool that I only filled up once all the way from New Mexico to Colorado. Yay. The rest of the ride was just really hot.
I have now just been chilling at home. My brother came down from Wyoming to see me on Sunday when we got in. And Monday night, we had a party of just a few family friends to say congrats on graduating. Oh, and I finally got to see Joanna again! So, yeah, that's about everything ... I'm starting to drool on the keyboard so I think I'm going to go find my bed. It is quite an ordeal considering I have everything that was shoved inside my car now spread out all over my bed, floor, desk, even the ceiling fan. Will I ever be organized? Oh oh oh, guess what? I am looking into phone plans and phones! I might actually have a cell phone that works! I know! Stop the presses! But I'll let you know more details about that later. Goodnight! |
| posted by Unknown @ 11:02 AM |
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 |
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| If God called you, would you obey? |
| posted by Unknown @ 12:13 PM |
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| Monday, June 07, 2004 |
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"What are you doing for the summer?" "What are your long-term plans now that you are through with college?" "What jobs do you have lined up?" "Do you have any grad schools picked out yet?" "What was your major again? Oh, how are you going to do anything with that?"
WTF, mate! Am I doing something wrong because I do not have the rest of my life planned out at this very moment? I know I have a Bible major and no, I have no idea what I am going to do with it. I do not have a grad school picked out and applied for, and just what are long-term plans anyway? I do not want to commit my life to just one subject just yet. I want to live. Not just in the typical "wake up, eat, work, eat, work, eat, hang out too late, sleep, repeat" way. I want to live in the "I've been to here, here, and here and eaten this, this, and this and done this, this, and this" way. When I was young (like four years ago) I knew that I wanted a 9-5 job, doing the same thing everyday. I liked routine and familiarity. I guess I've changed. I still like routine as long as that routine has enough room for a lot of spontaneity.
Do you ever feel that something is missing from your life? I always feel like somehow there are two me's. One me is the one here at college, being responsible - sometimes, getting good enough grades, but floating rudderless while the other me is out there somewhere doing all the things that I want to do. Maybe I am just not aggressive enough in pursuing things that I desire. I keep waiting. I have no idea what for though. I am afraid to pour myself into something wholeheartedly because I do not want to miss anything else that might come along. I want to be apart of everything and therefore I'm not really apart of anything.
I need to figure out some sort of balance where I can still have fun and do various things but will actually be apart of something. That way I can have my routine and eat it too. |
| posted by Unknown @ 2:26 AM |
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| Thursday, June 03, 2004 |
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I have finally done something else to this blog! It is just more links but still, that's exciting. I added Brooke's new blog. Since she is still using the old one a little I went ahead and kept them both. Isn't it so much fun trying to juggle two? I think she just wants to feel important. ;) I also added Trina. Perfect timing as you can see from her newest post. She will not be posting much for the next two months. Of course, compared to me, she might be posting a lot. Who knows. It is all relative. I also added Dooce because I feel selfish for keeping her to myself even though nearly everyone else in the whole blog sphere has her linked. Okay, honestly, this is just so I can feel that I fit in with everyone else. Right, I think that covers everything. Let me know if I need to add something else. (Of course, you generally do anyway!)
Cheerio Darlings! |
| posted by Unknown @ 10:49 PM |
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Hmm... Maybe this explains everything - or at least something. |
| posted by Unknown @ 10:28 PM |
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