I left my church, Ridge Baptist, last June but returned this past August to start a college-aged ministry called Morph. Things are going very well and some developments have occured in which I have, in a way, taken over the ministry. This means planning events and teaching the bible study. Might be a shocker to those who know me but I felt led to teach.
We are currently doing the study, Multiply, by Francis Chan and this week's lesson was about loving those around us. However there are some people, that no matter what they do they say "love you." This is something that has been bugging me as it seems that after they say it SO many times it loses its meaning and power. I am talking about friends to friends and not family members to each other. I am talking about when someone posts a status update about a bad day and their friend responds with "love you." To me it doesn't seem like an appropriate response and this happens with every status.
Is this because I am a guy and I don't express my emotions like my other homo-sapien counterparts? It is because I am jealous that it doesn't happen to me? I don't know.
Just some thoughts on my mind tonight.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
2013 Movies
Here are the 2013 movies I am looking forward to:
- Iron Man 3
- The Wolverine
- Thor: Dark World
- Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug
- Monster's University
- Jurassic Park 3D
- Star Trek Into Darkness
- Lone Ranger
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
- Saving Mr. Banks
2012 --> 2013
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
A While
Wow....it's been a while since I have blogged as I have not been in the mood to blog. A lot has happened over the past few weeks, but not motivation to write it down. To be honest, I don't have much motivation right now but I am bored haha.
So yeah here are a few things that have happened over the past few weeks:
So yeah here are a few things that have happened over the past few weeks:
- SCDOT job didn't work out. The said I was going to start on June 17th but they never called. I took this as a sign I didn't get it. I never contacted them, but I never really wanted the job. So I am now focusing all of my attention at Kohl's. I am about to start new things at Kohl's including sales floor and other positions....AKA getting more hours :)
- Sister came down for a Saturday and we went to the beach. Pretty fun trip. My nephew and niece crack me up. We caught three fish and two crabs. One fished died but my niece (a big animal lover) said it was sleeping.
- I semi-left Ridge as I am starting to look for a new church. Really haven't had a chance to look yet. Every Sunday something has come up and I couldn't visit new churches. I ended up playing piano at Friendship Baptist Church the past two Sundays to fill in for my aunt. It was great to be playing piano again. I won't be able to visit new churches until July as my sister is coming back down for the weekend and staying through my birthday.
- The last big thing that happened, actually happened today. The alumni of the Stratford High Marching Band learned some bad news this morning. A girl named Patty passed away in a car accident in TN. From the news report, her husband was driving and fell asleep and she was partially ejected out of the car. This was a huge shock to everybody in the band and facebook exploded with the news. Very sad news.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Relief!
This morning I went into to work to discuss with the HR manager the consequences of me missing my shift on Tuesday night.
First of all the HR manager is one of my favorite managers as for one he is a guy (we are very few at the store) and he is pretty close to my age. So after hardly any sleep I called into the store to see if he was there and then headed up there. I walked into his office and he asked the general questions about how I was doing. It must have been pretty obvious that I was stressed out as he then said "so you made an oops." Haha. I learned then that things move quickly through the store as he already knew that I was showed up, just on the wrong day.
He then went into a discussion that about how each employee gets 3 "no show, now call." However he told me that he was not going to count this one against me since technically I did show up, just the wrong day. What a relief! He then said that most everybody in the store has done it at least once. He even said that a few weeks ago he showed up at 5 AM to a shift that he was not scheduled for.
I am very thankful for my job and the people at Kohls. It is a great company and has a lot of great people in it.
First of all the HR manager is one of my favorite managers as for one he is a guy (we are very few at the store) and he is pretty close to my age. So after hardly any sleep I called into the store to see if he was there and then headed up there. I walked into his office and he asked the general questions about how I was doing. It must have been pretty obvious that I was stressed out as he then said "so you made an oops." Haha. I learned then that things move quickly through the store as he already knew that I was showed up, just on the wrong day.
He then went into a discussion that about how each employee gets 3 "no show, now call." However he told me that he was not going to count this one against me since technically I did show up, just the wrong day. What a relief! He then said that most everybody in the store has done it at least once. He even said that a few weeks ago he showed up at 5 AM to a shift that he was not scheduled for.
I am very thankful for my job and the people at Kohls. It is a great company and has a lot of great people in it.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Stupid, Stupid, Stupid
I made a VERY stupid mistake at work...
I was scheduled for "price change," which is where we go in over night and check every clearance item to see if the price stays the same and or goes up. Pretty simple.
Well I was scheduled to work tonight [Wednesday] from 10 PM to 6 AM. I went in tonight and there was pretty much nobody there. I walked around for a while and some lady asked me if I needed help with anything. I told her I was there for the price change shift. She looked at me and said "that was last night." ...............................................................................are you serious? Yes I missed a shift. Luckily my ad set supervisor was there so I rushed to her and asked what I should do. She said talk to the manager on shift, whom I have not met before tonight.
I go up to her and tell her who I was. Immediately she said "oooh. you are the one who missed your shift last night." Gggggrrrreeeaaattt. Even people I don't know, are aware that I missed last night. She said I had to fill out a form and go talk to the HR supervisor in the morning and tell him the situation. I am freaking out inside, considering that I have a "no call, no show" on my work record and I have only been there for a month. I asked my supervisor if I would get in trouble and she said that considering I showed up, just on the wrong day, probably not. Still freaking out.
Stressed. Stressed. Stressed.
I was scheduled for "price change," which is where we go in over night and check every clearance item to see if the price stays the same and or goes up. Pretty simple.
Well I was scheduled to work tonight [Wednesday] from 10 PM to 6 AM. I went in tonight and there was pretty much nobody there. I walked around for a while and some lady asked me if I needed help with anything. I told her I was there for the price change shift. She looked at me and said "that was last night." ...............................................................................are you serious? Yes I missed a shift. Luckily my ad set supervisor was there so I rushed to her and asked what I should do. She said talk to the manager on shift, whom I have not met before tonight.
I go up to her and tell her who I was. Immediately she said "oooh. you are the one who missed your shift last night." Gggggrrrreeeaaattt. Even people I don't know, are aware that I missed last night. She said I had to fill out a form and go talk to the HR supervisor in the morning and tell him the situation. I am freaking out inside, considering that I have a "no call, no show" on my work record and I have only been there for a month. I asked my supervisor if I would get in trouble and she said that considering I showed up, just on the wrong day, probably not. Still freaking out.
Stressed. Stressed. Stressed.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Hiking Trip
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| Linville Gorge |
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| Chris -- Our Guide for the Hike |
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| FIRE POWER! |
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| My view for lunch on Saturday |
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| Discussing where to put up hammocks and such. |
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| Our group from L to R: Brad, Broc, Chris, Me |
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| Linville Gorge |
Thursday started off early with waking up at 6 AM and leaving by 7:30 AM after a quick breakfast meal at McDonald's. Roughly 5 hours later we arrive to the gorge and the adventure begins. We started off on the Pinchin Trail, which is considered a difficult trail on the scale for the gorge. It was downhill but very steep. To me this was a very easy part. Sure it was steep but it was downhill and so went pretty quickly. We reached the bottom of the gorge in 2 hours and decided to go ahead and camp for the night. We camped right by the river. I slept in a tent and the other three slept in hammocks. We woke up pretty chilled so started a fire, ate breakfast, and took off.
This was the only day that was completely full of hiking. We followed the river for about 2 miles. At the bottom of the C. Cove trail we took a lunch break. It was a relaxing time as I stuck my feet in the river and enjoyed a nice meal. We all took naps and then started the hike up the trail. Right before we took off, I landed on my left leg wrong and sprained my knee a little. So going uphill was a little rough. I pushed through it (with some help of aleve) and we made it up to the top in about 4 hours. We found our campsite for the night and then separated and did different things. I took a little nap and just relaxed. We all came back and just hanged out around the fire. Went to bed pretty early.
Saturday we slept in and then packed up and headed to an outlook post called "Wiseman's View." This outlook showed over half of the gorge. It was a beautiful site. This is where the last picture was taken. We left the gorge around 11 and then drove to Asheville area where we ate our first meal. We stopped at T.G.I.Fridays and enjoyed a great meal. I ate a Jack Daniels Cheeseburger and fries. We left and arrived back to SC around 6.
Left out a lot of the fun stories and such but they are more fun in person haha. Overall a great trip!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Job(s) Update
I was able to get off for the weekend so I will for sure be going on the hiking trip this weekend! Pretty excited!
As I mentioned before, there was a concern that this would put me in jeopardy for my 90-day trial period. I asked my supervisor about it and she said that as long as you get someone to take your shift (which is what I did for both scheduled days), then it won't count against you. The week or so that I take off for the wedding will count for me but when I had my interview, I specifically asked if this would be a problem and the hiring manager said no. Therefore I am fully set! :D
I also signed the last bit of paperwork for the DOT job today and my start date is going to be around June 4th. I am getting a little more excited about the job now that it is beginning to become more of a reality.
Well, that is all the updates I have for now. Will definitely blog about my hiking trip when I get back!
As I mentioned before, there was a concern that this would put me in jeopardy for my 90-day trial period. I asked my supervisor about it and she said that as long as you get someone to take your shift (which is what I did for both scheduled days), then it won't count against you. The week or so that I take off for the wedding will count for me but when I had my interview, I specifically asked if this would be a problem and the hiring manager said no. Therefore I am fully set! :D
I also signed the last bit of paperwork for the DOT job today and my start date is going to be around June 4th. I am getting a little more excited about the job now that it is beginning to become more of a reality.
Well, that is all the updates I have for now. Will definitely blog about my hiking trip when I get back!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Thoughts Of The Day
Haven't blogged in a while and here are some the things on my mind right now...
I have asked off of work for the weekend to take a hiking trip with some friends. I am taking a HUGE risk in the fact that I am in a trial period for the first 90 days of my employment. If I miss a lot of days then they will terminate me at the end of the 90 days. To counter this I am doing a few things to show that I like working at Kohl's, which I do! The other night I had my first overnight shift and it was supposed to be from 10 PM to 6 AM but we weren't able to finish before six. I volunteered to stay behind and help finish up after everybody left. I ended up staying until about 10 PM. I did this to help out the boss and mainly because I wasn't really tired. I am hoping that this doesn't come back to haunt me.
Another thing on my mind is a new job. I eluded to this in a previous post. Last Wednesday I received a phone call from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) in regards to my interview I had with them a few months ago. They offered me a job with the sign crew. I went ahead and accepted the offer as it has better pay and is full time. The hours are M-F 8 AM to 4 PM and some weekends. This works out with my Kohls job as it is typically only nights and is still doable. My start date is going to be around June 1. If this job or Kohls doesn't work out, I guess I have the other job to rely on. If it comes down to it, I would rather keep the Kohls job than do the SCDOT job. Guess we shall see.
Speaking of jobs, the new job and the 90 day trial at Kohls put me in a tough spot for the end of July. That is the wedding for Colin and Christina, in which I am a part of. I was planning on taking a whole week off of to spend some time down in AL so I could see everybody. With the new job, this might be a little difficult. It takes two days to travel back and forth and the wedding is a two day event. I guess I could leave that Wednesday and return Sunday, so I would only have to take off 3 days from SCDOT and 5 days from Kohls. Guess we shall see.
Lots going on. I ask for you to pray for me so that I make the right decisions and that everything works out. Thanks.
I have asked off of work for the weekend to take a hiking trip with some friends. I am taking a HUGE risk in the fact that I am in a trial period for the first 90 days of my employment. If I miss a lot of days then they will terminate me at the end of the 90 days. To counter this I am doing a few things to show that I like working at Kohl's, which I do! The other night I had my first overnight shift and it was supposed to be from 10 PM to 6 AM but we weren't able to finish before six. I volunteered to stay behind and help finish up after everybody left. I ended up staying until about 10 PM. I did this to help out the boss and mainly because I wasn't really tired. I am hoping that this doesn't come back to haunt me.
Another thing on my mind is a new job. I eluded to this in a previous post. Last Wednesday I received a phone call from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) in regards to my interview I had with them a few months ago. They offered me a job with the sign crew. I went ahead and accepted the offer as it has better pay and is full time. The hours are M-F 8 AM to 4 PM and some weekends. This works out with my Kohls job as it is typically only nights and is still doable. My start date is going to be around June 1. If this job or Kohls doesn't work out, I guess I have the other job to rely on. If it comes down to it, I would rather keep the Kohls job than do the SCDOT job. Guess we shall see.
Speaking of jobs, the new job and the 90 day trial at Kohls put me in a tough spot for the end of July. That is the wedding for Colin and Christina, in which I am a part of. I was planning on taking a whole week off of to spend some time down in AL so I could see everybody. With the new job, this might be a little difficult. It takes two days to travel back and forth and the wedding is a two day event. I guess I could leave that Wednesday and return Sunday, so I would only have to take off 3 days from SCDOT and 5 days from Kohls. Guess we shall see.
Lots going on. I ask for you to pray for me so that I make the right decisions and that everything works out. Thanks.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Past 24 Hours
The past 24 hours have been crraaaazzzzzyyy! Some of the things that have happened I can't go into too much detail (yet) but here is what has happened:
Wednesday started off a normal day but I received a call around 4:30 PM from a business offering me a job. Unfortunately this is not where I can't go into too much detail but I will hopefully be able to very soon! This offer set things in motion that I did not expect. Wednesday ended with Broc and Chris texting/calling me practically begging me to call Kohls to change my schedule next weekend so I can go on a hiking trip with them. I talked to Broc about it and we came up with a plan and so far that plan is working!
I work next Thursday and Saturday, and the trip is Thursday morning through Saturday night. My Thursday shift has been taken care of and the Saturday shift has been pretty much taken care of as well but won't know 100% sure until Monday afternoon. If this works out then I will be hiking next weekend. Um. I have never hiked in my life so this should be interesting and should produce a lot of stories.
Back to the crazy 24 hours. Today was the main part that was just crazy. This morning was a pretty busy morning. This afternoon one of the strongest thunderstorms hit Goose Creek and dumped a ton of rain. I will have to look up how much rain fell today. I know some areas were reporting 4 inches of rain in less than an hour! Crazy! In the middle of this crazy storm I ended up going to a 2nd grade class and we did the tornado in a bottle experiment. It turned out great! After that I went to work and worked 6 - 1045 in which the power went out and I actually did great unsupervised. Great past 24 hours but man am I tired!
Finishing up my piece of cherry cheesecake and then I'm hitting the hay. Hope everyone is having a great day!
Wednesday started off a normal day but I received a call around 4:30 PM from a business offering me a job. Unfortunately this is not where I can't go into too much detail but I will hopefully be able to very soon! This offer set things in motion that I did not expect. Wednesday ended with Broc and Chris texting/calling me practically begging me to call Kohls to change my schedule next weekend so I can go on a hiking trip with them. I talked to Broc about it and we came up with a plan and so far that plan is working!
I work next Thursday and Saturday, and the trip is Thursday morning through Saturday night. My Thursday shift has been taken care of and the Saturday shift has been pretty much taken care of as well but won't know 100% sure until Monday afternoon. If this works out then I will be hiking next weekend. Um. I have never hiked in my life so this should be interesting and should produce a lot of stories.
Back to the crazy 24 hours. Today was the main part that was just crazy. This morning was a pretty busy morning. This afternoon one of the strongest thunderstorms hit Goose Creek and dumped a ton of rain. I will have to look up how much rain fell today. I know some areas were reporting 4 inches of rain in less than an hour! Crazy! In the middle of this crazy storm I ended up going to a 2nd grade class and we did the tornado in a bottle experiment. It turned out great! After that I went to work and worked 6 - 1045 in which the power went out and I actually did great unsupervised. Great past 24 hours but man am I tired!
Finishing up my piece of cherry cheesecake and then I'm hitting the hay. Hope everyone is having a great day!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
EPIC!
The amazing entertainment on television right now continues with season finales all this week!
It all started with the series finale of Desperate Housewives and it did not disappoint! It was a great way to end 8 season of the show and featured every person that appeared on the show. I love how they did that, brought back people from 8 seasons and featured them all in one episode.
Monday night didn't feature any finale for me but did feature a premiere....America's Got Talent! One of my favorite reality shows. They have a new host, Howard Stern, who is very controversial but I think he brings a lot more humor to the show. He is very blunt in his opinions on the contestants but in a very funny way. I was literally cracking up the other day when I watched it. Also the new season has a good vibe as promo videos seem to be better quality and it gets me excited haha.
Last night was the season finale of NCIS. I am following the actor and actress of "Tony" and "Abby" on Twitter and they have been tweeting that it was going to be an "explosive" finale and sure enough it was. Not to give anything away but the fate of every team member in jeopardy. Great finale but I can't wait until the season premiere! Hahaha. Never satisfied.
It all started with the series finale of Desperate Housewives and it did not disappoint! It was a great way to end 8 season of the show and featured every person that appeared on the show. I love how they did that, brought back people from 8 seasons and featured them all in one episode.
Monday night didn't feature any finale for me but did feature a premiere....America's Got Talent! One of my favorite reality shows. They have a new host, Howard Stern, who is very controversial but I think he brings a lot more humor to the show. He is very blunt in his opinions on the contestants but in a very funny way. I was literally cracking up the other day when I watched it. Also the new season has a good vibe as promo videos seem to be better quality and it gets me excited haha.
Last night was the season finale of NCIS. I am following the actor and actress of "Tony" and "Abby" on Twitter and they have been tweeting that it was going to be an "explosive" finale and sure enough it was. Not to give anything away but the fate of every team member in jeopardy. Great finale but I can't wait until the season premiere! Hahaha. Never satisfied.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Time Machine
I wish I had a time machine (who doesn't?) to fast forward to some big events coming up, first up the end of July.
That is when Colin and Christina get married and when I return to Mobile! I have been missing Mobile greatly and can't wait to return and see everybody for a while! I am hoping to get a whole week off of work so I can enjoy a nice vacation in Alabama.
Now fast forward to May 2013:
This is when Iron Man 3 comes out and the beginning of the build up to Avengers 2. Yeah thats right, they are started over with movies that lead up to the Avengers again. I then want to fast forward to Thor 2 in November 2013 and then Captain America in 2014. There is still and untitled movie coming out in 2014, speculation is that it is going to be an 'Ant Man' movie but we shall see.
Now fast forward to Summer 2015:
AVENGERS 2!!! It has not been officially announced as this is the release date but most of the people who making a living out of analyzing movies has said that the date will be 2015.
Yes. I wish I had a time machine. Waiting 3 years for another Avengers movie is a long time, of course in retrospect I waited 6 six years for the Avengers so 3 won't be that bad.
That is when Colin and Christina get married and when I return to Mobile! I have been missing Mobile greatly and can't wait to return and see everybody for a while! I am hoping to get a whole week off of work so I can enjoy a nice vacation in Alabama.
Now fast forward to May 2013:
This is when Iron Man 3 comes out and the beginning of the build up to Avengers 2. Yeah thats right, they are started over with movies that lead up to the Avengers again. I then want to fast forward to Thor 2 in November 2013 and then Captain America in 2014. There is still and untitled movie coming out in 2014, speculation is that it is going to be an 'Ant Man' movie but we shall see.
Now fast forward to Summer 2015:
AVENGERS 2!!! It has not been officially announced as this is the release date but most of the people who making a living out of analyzing movies has said that the date will be 2015.
Yes. I wish I had a time machine. Waiting 3 years for another Avengers movie is a long time, of course in retrospect I waited 6 six years for the Avengers so 3 won't be that bad.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Whale Wars: Viking Shores
"Whale Wars" is TV series in which the conversation group, Sea Shepherds, battle with the Japan in the Antarctica over the killing of several species of whales. According to the group they have been very successful and this upcoming season is supposed to be the most violent and most entertaining. The new season premieres June 1 and I can't wait!
However until then they have a related show airing now called "Whale Wars: Viking Shores." It is focuses on the Faroe Islands, which is between Iceland and Scotland. The people on these islands have a ritual called the grind in which tens of boats form a semi-circle and bring in tons of pilot whales toward the shore where hundreds of people wait to run into the water and kill the whales. According to the show, the whales are used to feed the people on the islands. The Sea Shepherds believe the Grind is violent and too deadly for the whales. They have a land, air, and sea crew and are aimed at preventing the Grind, which is illegal on the islands and could lead up to 4 months in prison.
To me I don't see the big deal about it. It's not like the killing of the whales is making the whale population go extinct or are the species endangered. I agree with their campaign against the Japan as that is a much bigger killing but this seems a little more provoking than conservation. Needless to say, it is still pretty good entertainment. I am ready for Whale Wars to return on June 1 though!
However until then they have a related show airing now called "Whale Wars: Viking Shores." It is focuses on the Faroe Islands, which is between Iceland and Scotland. The people on these islands have a ritual called the grind in which tens of boats form a semi-circle and bring in tons of pilot whales toward the shore where hundreds of people wait to run into the water and kill the whales. According to the show, the whales are used to feed the people on the islands. The Sea Shepherds believe the Grind is violent and too deadly for the whales. They have a land, air, and sea crew and are aimed at preventing the Grind, which is illegal on the islands and could lead up to 4 months in prison.
To me I don't see the big deal about it. It's not like the killing of the whales is making the whale population go extinct or are the species endangered. I agree with their campaign against the Japan as that is a much bigger killing but this seems a little more provoking than conservation. Needless to say, it is still pretty good entertainment. I am ready for Whale Wars to return on June 1 though!
Getting/Am Sick
Woke up this morning with a killer headache and a slight soar throat. I know I haven't been getting great sleep the past week or two, so I kind of expected this. Been relaxing and taking it easy today. I just hope it doesn't last that long as the weekend is here and I have a few things planned that I was looking forward to!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
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