what do you get when you take a little girl from korea, adopt her at 5 months, and raise her in a white family? me. here are my profound thoughts. enjoy them.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
last dance...last dance...
well my time here in the booming and glamorous construction industry is nearing an end. t-8 hrs! no longer will i get to say that i work in construction and enjoy the sympathetic yet trying not to look judgemental reactions ive grown to love. i wont get to come to a trailer and inhale dust for 9 hrs while i sit at my desk and watch hours of online tv shows, shop online, and check my email like a champ.
so i know the question you're all wondering right now but are afraid to ask (maybe b/c i requested that you didn't) is the inevitable, "what are you going to do now?" so here's my answer. i'm gonna take it easy. not like ive had such a strenuous job and need a break, but luckily i've known that my job was coming to a close for a while so in a way, i have been able to prepare for it. financially i mean. so yeah, i'll be ok for a couple of months if i weren't going to make a cent anywhere else...
however, i might just be able to make a cent or two somewhere else. yes, this is the job opp i teased at in my previous post. i'm currently in the process of getting onboard with a company that takes virtual tours for real estate properties. if you've ever searched for a house or something and been able to view 360 panoramas of rooms, that's a virtual tour. it also includes regular still photos too. i'm going thru the training right now and learning all the details of it. what's great is that it's all contract work - you're your own boss, you set your own prices, you work when you want to, etc. and, the demand is never-ending b/c people are always selling properties ya know? and you get out of it what you put into it so the fact that im unemployed after today actually works out quite perfectly.
and shooting real estate is photography so that's appealing although not the main reason for doing it. my interest in shooting living rooms isn't quite on the same level as taking pics of people however, the flexibility of the job will allow me to devote more time to "the real stuff."
all to say, i'm pretty excited. i might be starting as early as next week so i'll let you know how it goes. i might decide i'm not a huge fan and ditch the venture all together. but you never know till you try, right? in the meantime, you can still hire me for other stuff - i finally got some business cards yesterday so i officially feel legit now ;)
not to devalue anything having to do with recent news events but i just don't have it in me to write about it...it makes me sad. so instead i choose to write about things that make me happy.
the first being my sunday afternoon this past weekend. sometimes the combination of a few key things make something absolutely fabulous. things: barton springs, 70 degrees, the sun, good tunes provided by the ipod, a good book, people watching = fabulous.
i went to sandy bullock's restaurant that she has here on friday nite. i highly recommend it. well, i also highly recommend making reservations if you go on a friday nite. although we got our food in record time, we didn't get that table for a real...long...time. i got the pork tenderloin and my mouth kinda waters just thinking about it.
i have 4, count them one, two, three, four days of work left. and yes, i might actually just have a job opportunity on the horizon. it involves photography and virtual tours for real estate properties. so far it seems to have the potential to be something very great. ill tell ya more about it when i get all the details. stay tuned..
you've probably heard by now about the virginia tech shootings. if you haven't, you can read about it here. it's shocking/devastating/heartbreaking all at the same time. please pray for the campus, the families and friends of the students and professors, and for the family of the shooter. and please pray for me as im trying to wrap my head around some really insensitive comments my boss made concerning the situation today.
im not sure who decided to try these directions but i find it amusing. google doesn't crush your dreams and make you think it's impossible or that you even have to board a plane. just as long as you can swim 3,462 miles across the atlantic you're golden.
america wonders why the percentage of overweight persons keeps rising. the kfc variety big box meal. that's why. i saw a commercial for this last nite and was wondering if it was for just one person for just one meal and yes, that's the idea. in case you haven't seen an ad for this, lemme tell you what you get: a drumstick, a crispy chicken strip, an indiv. order of popcorn chicken, a biscuit, 2 sides of your choice, and a 32 oz. drink.
it's a heart attack in a box. so i went online and used their nutrition calculator which allows you to see all the wonderful nutrition facts for all their menu items. for kicks and giggles i decided to see how quickly this big box meal would kill you. the sides i used were mashed potatoes and gravy and just to cut you some slack, the cole slaw although there are fattier (and most likely tastier) choices like mac & cheese.
ready for this? 1455 calories give or take a clogged artery. 65 grams of fat. 165 carbs. 48 grams protein. oh and the nutrition facts only went up to a 22oz. drink so go ahead and add in some extra calories and carbs...
1455 is the number of calories an average sized woman is supposed to eat in ONE DAY. not one meal. so please, for the sake of your own health, don't ever order this unless perhaps you're sharing it with someone else.
yesterday there was a bag of easter slice and bake cookies. i ate 12...ok, maybe 15. they weren't bite size but they were amazing.
it was a peeps-less easter. i don't know how it happened but it's definitely an easter tragedy. not that easter is in any way a tragedy...i mean, Jesus was resurrected and all and last time i checked, that was real awesome.
winter came back with a vengeance and honestly it just kinda pissed me off. dont give me perfect, sunny, 70 degree one day and then 30 degree misery with a dash of sleet and hail. ok God, i realize you control the weather and really you can do whatever you want, but maybe just a suggestion for next time?
i went to z tejas this past weekend, a fantastic restaurant here in the atx, and tried something new. the blackened catfish enchiladas. oh my gosh they were great. am i talking about food yet again? oh dear...
on friday an area above the stands at the round rock express game caught on fire. honestly it was kinda entertaining. dont worry, no one was hurt. and it was flippin freezing at the game so really i wouldnt have minded being a little closer to the fire...
jobby job ending in t minus 3 weeks. gosh, that's soon.
i made a ginormous mistake. i was here at work, bored as usual. abc has this wonderful online video player that allows you to watch most of their primetime shows in their entirety for free. so, out of my boredom i decide to watch the premier of the bachelor even though i swore to never watch it again after the last season. it will kill an hour of time...sold.
after watching the premier, not only do i regret that decision but i remember all the reasons why i was going to boycott it in the first place. the main reason being this: after watching just one episode, i am not only embarrassed to be linked to the female species, but i can only hope and pray that i do not carry the same mannerisms/characteristics/terrible traits that are portrayed on tv. after watching it i kinda wish i were a boy. yep, i said it. i also realize why men think women are crazy, catty, ridiculous, dramatic, and downright idiotic.
i am officially done with that show and have no desire to ever watch another single minute. if you happen to watch it and love it, i won't judge you. i just hope that you are watching it for pure entertainment value.
in my old job i reached my point of boredom by lunchtime and the highlight of my day was driving the 2.6 miles to the post office each day to pick up the mail. at my current job boredom sets in by about 830 and the highlight is going to heb on my lunch break and playing in the bulk bins...sampling the dried fruits, assorted trail mixes, healthy foods that they cover in chocolate to make you feel like youre still eating healthy but really, once that pretzel is covered in chocolate and sprinkles, it is NOT good for you people. so whether that's finding joy in the little things or just being lame, im not sure. and i'd prefer for you to not tell me what you think about that. oh and in case you were wondering, yes, i did work at heb for many years and sampling from the bulk bins is definitely frowned upon.
i have about a month left at the good ole trailer. i will miss this piece of crap i call my place of employment. i will miss the fear that consumes me when it's real windy and i feel like the trailer is gonna blow over. i will miss my occasional mid afternoon nap i take in this my ultra comfortable spinny chair. no, i have not yet started the job search. please dont ask me about it yet.
im torn. im torn between option A of trying to find a more stable 9-5ish job where the hours are set, the benefits are there, the boredom is inevitable. and option B, trying to get on with a photographer or studio somewhere as an assistant or something/anything, meanwhile working PT at starbucks or something for supplemental income. option B has a higher chance of lack of funds and odd hours. however, a lot more potential for happiness and possibly furthering my career in photography. option A says, when people ask you what you do, you'd actually have an answer. option B says, when people ask you what you do, you continue to give a long drawn out answer that can basically be summed up as "still trying to figure out my life." one side says, you're 25...you have friends that have had careers for years, are married, starting to have kids.. the other side, you're only 25...you still have a long road ahead of you...you're not behind in life...you're doing just fine.
do you follow this mumbled jumbled mess otherwise known as my brain? sometimes the type A part of me wants to open the top of my head and organize everything in there alphabetically and color coded with cross references. but then type B comes in all carefree and indifferent and says, kick back, relax, stop stressing.
