It has been a very long time since I have blogged. Was thinking about the reason why and the main reason is because the holiday season had me very busy between two jobs. The other main reason is because I have had nothing positive to say lately.
2012 is over and it was one of my worse years. It started off good with graduation and coming home. From here it went down hill. It took me five months to find a job. Having to deal with roadblock after roadblock in regards to finding a meteorology job and getting into grad school. These roadblocks continued throughout the entire year up until the few days before Christmas in which I was pretty much guaranteed a job and some uncontrollable circumstances took it away. This was the icing on the cake of disappointments. What a great year....not.
2013 is now here and I thought it would be better. Hasn't been that much better. I have already ran into two more roadblocks in regards to reapplying to grad school. Another setback is that I am sitting here in my room writing this blog.....still living at home. The job front is still the same. I was up for two promotions at my two jobs and I was declined by both companies. So much for hoping that 2013 would be better.
So yeah that is why I have not blogged. Welcome to my life. Who knows, maybe it will get better.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Breakthrough
A lot has happened in the past month or so.
The most dominant thing is my growing desperation to return to Mobile. This really started when Christina told me that she was not going to make it to Charleston in January. This made me very sad as no one has come to visit SC yet but I have been back to Mobile twice since I have graduated. I was looking forward to Christina and Colin coming as this is was just the small taste of Mobile that I needed. I miss all of my friends greatly! Any job that opens up in Mobile or near Mobile I have applied for, trying to get to Mobile permanently or at least for a long temporary time.
This obsession to get Mobile also stems from the fact that I am in a runt. Everyday I sit around and do a bunch of nothing. Work has picked up a little but not as much as I wanted. I enjoy going to work because it gets me out of the house. I still haven't found a group of friends that I can constantly hang out with like I had in Mobile. My group of friend changes, at this point, seems like every month. I watched "End of Watch" the other day and the movie about best friends who would put their lives in jeopardy for each other. I desire to have that person. Am I ready to get married? Yes...kind of. But how am I going to find a girl when I don't hang out with people? Hmmmm.
This leads me to my next point. I left Ridge Baptist in the beginning of June and was visited churches and found one, Newspring Church. Great church with a lot of great people. The pastor had a message called "What's Next?" The message was mainly about people being baptized but the pastor also talked about asking God what to do next. God spoke to me to return to Ridge and help with the formation of a college-aged ministry as part of the leadership team. (Side note: This is also why I am missing Mobile being around college students.) We started and it is going great. However the bible studies tend to lean toward making future decisions in college life. The problem? I have been through this and am past it. This is one reason why I left Ridge because they didn't offer anything for my age group or group for recent graduates. So I am at tough spot. Did I truly listen to God or did I return to Ridge just because it was something to do. Tough spot to be in.
So the runt continues. Of course working at a retail store with a degree in meteorology and being rejected by each job application doesn't help.
I need something to happen, a breakthrough.
The most dominant thing is my growing desperation to return to Mobile. This really started when Christina told me that she was not going to make it to Charleston in January. This made me very sad as no one has come to visit SC yet but I have been back to Mobile twice since I have graduated. I was looking forward to Christina and Colin coming as this is was just the small taste of Mobile that I needed. I miss all of my friends greatly! Any job that opens up in Mobile or near Mobile I have applied for, trying to get to Mobile permanently or at least for a long temporary time.
This obsession to get Mobile also stems from the fact that I am in a runt. Everyday I sit around and do a bunch of nothing. Work has picked up a little but not as much as I wanted. I enjoy going to work because it gets me out of the house. I still haven't found a group of friends that I can constantly hang out with like I had in Mobile. My group of friend changes, at this point, seems like every month. I watched "End of Watch" the other day and the movie about best friends who would put their lives in jeopardy for each other. I desire to have that person. Am I ready to get married? Yes...kind of. But how am I going to find a girl when I don't hang out with people? Hmmmm.
This leads me to my next point. I left Ridge Baptist in the beginning of June and was visited churches and found one, Newspring Church. Great church with a lot of great people. The pastor had a message called "What's Next?" The message was mainly about people being baptized but the pastor also talked about asking God what to do next. God spoke to me to return to Ridge and help with the formation of a college-aged ministry as part of the leadership team. (Side note: This is also why I am missing Mobile being around college students.) We started and it is going great. However the bible studies tend to lean toward making future decisions in college life. The problem? I have been through this and am past it. This is one reason why I left Ridge because they didn't offer anything for my age group or group for recent graduates. So I am at tough spot. Did I truly listen to God or did I return to Ridge just because it was something to do. Tough spot to be in.
So the runt continues. Of course working at a retail store with a degree in meteorology and being rejected by each job application doesn't help.
I need something to happen, a breakthrough.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Catching Up
Nothing major has happened in the past two or so weeks. There have been some pretty funny/cool moments....so let's catch up.
Work is going great. I am averaging about 20 hours per week....finally! A week doesn't go by in which I take up a new shift from somebody, so the hours continue to grow. The store is getting ready for the Christmas season already, which means even more hours. Score. Funny/awkward story from the other day....
I walked into the break room and was waiting for the time clock to turn so I could clock in. Two people were in the back, an older lady and mid-aged guy. The guy asked me if I worked with computers. I told him that I had a basic knowledge. He then asked if I could work on web-sites and said not really. HTML is not really my expertise. I told him that and his response was "oh, well I guess I can't tell you my idea." I was like okay. I then suggested that there are web-sites that help you design. His response was then "well my idea involves web cameras if you catch what I mean." I didn't catch it again and then I caught it. He realized that I caught it and was going on and on about how that industry is booming. In case you didn't catch it....he is talking about making a porn web-site. ................................ yeah he asked me to be a part of a porn web-site. Ummm, no thank you. And you shouldn't be asking that at work.........duh.
On non-work topic....I have officially left Ridge Baptist church. For a while it was held back but now the cat is out of the bag. It started when the music minister messaged me about going to a handbells meeting. I decided at this point that there was no point in holding back. I messaged him back and said that I no longer to Ridge but thanks for the invitation. He then consisted on asking where I was going. At this point I have narrowed it to two churches. What upsets me is that the minister went to the youth minister to ask about certain reasons why I left. Why not ask me? I'm not going to fret about it. RBC is behind me and it is now time to look forward. The two churches I'm looking at is Newspring Baptist and Northwood Baptist. Praying for guidance on which church to go to.
One last thing that has happened is that I made a decision to change the health of my body. I decided to start an exercise program, Insanity. I started it yesterday and wow it is tough! Today was rough but I have a support group and a coach and I will make it through the 60-day program. Hopefully I will be able to post results on here. I am pretty excited about it.
Well, that is a rough catch up.
Work is going great. I am averaging about 20 hours per week....finally! A week doesn't go by in which I take up a new shift from somebody, so the hours continue to grow. The store is getting ready for the Christmas season already, which means even more hours. Score. Funny/awkward story from the other day....
I walked into the break room and was waiting for the time clock to turn so I could clock in. Two people were in the back, an older lady and mid-aged guy. The guy asked me if I worked with computers. I told him that I had a basic knowledge. He then asked if I could work on web-sites and said not really. HTML is not really my expertise. I told him that and his response was "oh, well I guess I can't tell you my idea." I was like okay. I then suggested that there are web-sites that help you design. His response was then "well my idea involves web cameras if you catch what I mean." I didn't catch it again and then I caught it. He realized that I caught it and was going on and on about how that industry is booming. In case you didn't catch it....he is talking about making a porn web-site. ................................ yeah he asked me to be a part of a porn web-site. Ummm, no thank you. And you shouldn't be asking that at work.........duh.
On non-work topic....I have officially left Ridge Baptist church. For a while it was held back but now the cat is out of the bag. It started when the music minister messaged me about going to a handbells meeting. I decided at this point that there was no point in holding back. I messaged him back and said that I no longer to Ridge but thanks for the invitation. He then consisted on asking where I was going. At this point I have narrowed it to two churches. What upsets me is that the minister went to the youth minister to ask about certain reasons why I left. Why not ask me? I'm not going to fret about it. RBC is behind me and it is now time to look forward. The two churches I'm looking at is Newspring Baptist and Northwood Baptist. Praying for guidance on which church to go to.
One last thing that has happened is that I made a decision to change the health of my body. I decided to start an exercise program, Insanity. I started it yesterday and wow it is tough! Today was rough but I have a support group and a coach and I will make it through the 60-day program. Hopefully I will be able to post results on here. I am pretty excited about it.
Well, that is a rough catch up.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Bye-Bye Summer
Everything associated with Summer.....heat, movies, beach....are all coming to an end. That's right, summer 2012 is in the record books and for me, it was not the best one. But I am not hear to talk about the past but the future.
September and October are turning out to be pretty good months. The main thing is all of the releases coming out. All of the summer movies are coming out in DVD starting with The Avengers on September 23. Once this starts it's a domino effect and pretty much every other two weeks, a new movie comes out. Yep, Avengers, Madea, Spiderman, and Dark Knight....those are the four I am looking for. Also NCIS Season 9 comes out, just in time for me to catch up before the new season starts.
Another slew of releases come out in September and October, but in the video game genre. October is the main month for video games and there are is a time when a new video game comes out every week. It starts out with "Epic Mickey 2" on October 2nd. This is a video game where they go through the history of Disney. Yeah......I'm a nerd, but it only gets worse. October 16th comes with the release of "Lego Lord of the Rings." I'm a HUGE Lord of the Rings fan and I thoroughly enjoy the Lego video games. Looking forward to this one. October 23 is when "Playstation All-stars" comes out. This one I am not too sure about. Going to wait to see what the reviews say before I buy this one. October ends with the release of "Assassin's Creed III." I have never played any of the franchise games but this one takes place during the American Revolution and looks great! That is all of the video games coming out that I am interested in.
Yea I am going to be spending a lot of money in September and October but to make up for this, I am starting to get more hours at Kohls. Speaking of Kohls, I am not a permanent employee and no longer in a trial period.
Well that is all that is happening in the near future. Should be fun.
September and October are turning out to be pretty good months. The main thing is all of the releases coming out. All of the summer movies are coming out in DVD starting with The Avengers on September 23. Once this starts it's a domino effect and pretty much every other two weeks, a new movie comes out. Yep, Avengers, Madea, Spiderman, and Dark Knight....those are the four I am looking for. Also NCIS Season 9 comes out, just in time for me to catch up before the new season starts.
Another slew of releases come out in September and October, but in the video game genre. October is the main month for video games and there are is a time when a new video game comes out every week. It starts out with "Epic Mickey 2" on October 2nd. This is a video game where they go through the history of Disney. Yeah......I'm a nerd, but it only gets worse. October 16th comes with the release of "Lego Lord of the Rings." I'm a HUGE Lord of the Rings fan and I thoroughly enjoy the Lego video games. Looking forward to this one. October 23 is when "Playstation All-stars" comes out. This one I am not too sure about. Going to wait to see what the reviews say before I buy this one. October ends with the release of "Assassin's Creed III." I have never played any of the franchise games but this one takes place during the American Revolution and looks great! That is all of the video games coming out that I am interested in.
Yea I am going to be spending a lot of money in September and October but to make up for this, I am starting to get more hours at Kohls. Speaking of Kohls, I am not a permanent employee and no longer in a trial period.
Well that is all that is happening in the near future. Should be fun.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
A Little Venting
Yeah I know it's been almost a month since I blogged but I really don't have much to say besides venting for a moment.
This past week or so has sucked. I got back from a great trip in Alabama where I always doing something. I come back here and I am bored out of my mind.I tried to hang out with people but they are either busy, don't respond, full of drama, broke, or don't respond at all.
My friend has recently been going through a tough time with his family and he reached out to me and we started to hang out a lot. Something that hasn't happened since I moved back to Charleston. I actually was enjoying it. Sure there was the family issue to deal with but that is not why we were hanging out...or so I thought. In the past two weeks this friend hasn't even text me to hang out. It's almost like he fell off the face of the earth. I have tried to reach out to him but nothing has come back from it. To me it almost seems like I was just his crying shoulder and now that the issue is beginning to be resolved he doesn't need me anymore. Great feeling...........just being there for hard times and no more depth to the friendship.
Another friend is about to drive me crazy. His lack of dedication is so horrible. I hung out with him almost everyday right when I moved back. Then I left the church and he hasn't text me since then. It seems like he only hung out because he was getting something in return as I helped out at the church. I decided to try that theory this week and suggested he text me if he needed help with an event coming up this Saturday. He said he would text me for sure. He did text me on Monday and asked what I was doing. I wrote back and said "nothing." No response back. Weird. Yesterday he text me again and asked if I was working last night. I said no. No response back. To me it seems that my theory is coming true. He casually mentioned we are going to get lunch either today or tomorrow. Let's just say that I am not holding my breath.
There are other people who are broke and don't respond. The person who doesn't respond is my cousin.....how about that?
I am so ready to move out of this house and out of this city and start over all fresh.
This past week or so has sucked. I got back from a great trip in Alabama where I always doing something. I come back here and I am bored out of my mind.I tried to hang out with people but they are either busy, don't respond, full of drama, broke, or don't respond at all.
My friend has recently been going through a tough time with his family and he reached out to me and we started to hang out a lot. Something that hasn't happened since I moved back to Charleston. I actually was enjoying it. Sure there was the family issue to deal with but that is not why we were hanging out...or so I thought. In the past two weeks this friend hasn't even text me to hang out. It's almost like he fell off the face of the earth. I have tried to reach out to him but nothing has come back from it. To me it almost seems like I was just his crying shoulder and now that the issue is beginning to be resolved he doesn't need me anymore. Great feeling...........just being there for hard times and no more depth to the friendship.
Another friend is about to drive me crazy. His lack of dedication is so horrible. I hung out with him almost everyday right when I moved back. Then I left the church and he hasn't text me since then. It seems like he only hung out because he was getting something in return as I helped out at the church. I decided to try that theory this week and suggested he text me if he needed help with an event coming up this Saturday. He said he would text me for sure. He did text me on Monday and asked what I was doing. I wrote back and said "nothing." No response back. Weird. Yesterday he text me again and asked if I was working last night. I said no. No response back. To me it seems that my theory is coming true. He casually mentioned we are going to get lunch either today or tomorrow. Let's just say that I am not holding my breath.
There are other people who are broke and don't respond. The person who doesn't respond is my cousin.....how about that?
I am so ready to move out of this house and out of this city and start over all fresh.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Good Month
This month is going to be great! Been pretty good so far!
I am starting to get more hours at Kohls which is a great thing! July 4th I had to work thought but it will be a pretty good paycheck :D The good month continues to go on this past few days with Shanita and Trikia coming into town and we all got ice cream and played games until 3 AM!
The rest of the month is going to be a blast! I work everyday except Friday. Then I have a few days off in which I will be packing! Where am I going you ask.....well ALABAMA! I am finally returning to Alabama for a few days. I leave next Tuesday and stay until the following Sunday. I am going down for Colin and Christina's wedding and to see everybody down there. I am so looking forward to it and can't wait!
As soon as a get back, on July 23, WWE Raw celebrates its 1,000th episode! It is going to be EPIC with legends returning and some major plot twists. After this every episode will be 3 hours long.
After the 23rd, nothing much is going to happen but after all the stuff going on in the next two weeks, it might be nice to relax.
Let's do this!
I am starting to get more hours at Kohls which is a great thing! July 4th I had to work thought but it will be a pretty good paycheck :D The good month continues to go on this past few days with Shanita and Trikia coming into town and we all got ice cream and played games until 3 AM!
The rest of the month is going to be a blast! I work everyday except Friday. Then I have a few days off in which I will be packing! Where am I going you ask.....well ALABAMA! I am finally returning to Alabama for a few days. I leave next Tuesday and stay until the following Sunday. I am going down for Colin and Christina's wedding and to see everybody down there. I am so looking forward to it and can't wait!
As soon as a get back, on July 23, WWE Raw celebrates its 1,000th episode! It is going to be EPIC with legends returning and some major plot twists. After this every episode will be 3 hours long.
After the 23rd, nothing much is going to happen but after all the stuff going on in the next two weeks, it might be nice to relax.
Let's do this!
Celebrities
Recently I have been thinking about the life of a celebrity and comparing celebrities to celebrities.
This all started when I saw "The Amazing Spiderman" which stars Andrew Garfield. He portrayed Peter Parker in a great way....as an awkward teenager trying to find his way. I was watching/reading some articles on the movie with Andrew and he said that he is just as awkward in real life as the way he acted in the movie. He was very humble in the interviews and seemed like a very down to earth guy. I kind of want to meet him. I think me and him would get along just great.
This started this whole thinking process of celebrities. Now a days with social media and apps such as Instagram, it is easier to get a sneak peek into the lives of celebrities. For example, I follow Channing Tatum on Instagram and he posts photos of him just chilling around and living a life. He seems like a down to earth guy. There are a ton of celebrities that seem like great people that I would like to meet. Such as Emma Stone....co-star in spiderman. She is cute and funny, from the interviews that I have seen.
So I have been speaking about a lot of celebrities that are down to earth. There are also celebrities that live in the life of drugs and alcohol and those who give off a vibe of stubbornness. One of these celebrities is the biggest one right....Justin Bieber. This week he has said that he could take other celebrities in a fight and got caught speeding and in his interview he seemed like it was not a big deal. Sure speeding is not a big deal but don't give off an attitude of you are being better.
With all of this celebrity stuff, I kind of wish I was working in Hollywood. Isn't there an NWS office there? Yes there is. Who knows. Maybe I will end up there.
This all started when I saw "The Amazing Spiderman" which stars Andrew Garfield. He portrayed Peter Parker in a great way....as an awkward teenager trying to find his way. I was watching/reading some articles on the movie with Andrew and he said that he is just as awkward in real life as the way he acted in the movie. He was very humble in the interviews and seemed like a very down to earth guy. I kind of want to meet him. I think me and him would get along just great.
This started this whole thinking process of celebrities. Now a days with social media and apps such as Instagram, it is easier to get a sneak peek into the lives of celebrities. For example, I follow Channing Tatum on Instagram and he posts photos of him just chilling around and living a life. He seems like a down to earth guy. There are a ton of celebrities that seem like great people that I would like to meet. Such as Emma Stone....co-star in spiderman. She is cute and funny, from the interviews that I have seen.
So I have been speaking about a lot of celebrities that are down to earth. There are also celebrities that live in the life of drugs and alcohol and those who give off a vibe of stubbornness. One of these celebrities is the biggest one right....Justin Bieber. This week he has said that he could take other celebrities in a fight and got caught speeding and in his interview he seemed like it was not a big deal. Sure speeding is not a big deal but don't give off an attitude of you are being better.
With all of this celebrity stuff, I kind of wish I was working in Hollywood. Isn't there an NWS office there? Yes there is. Who knows. Maybe I will end up there.
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