A Few Links

Until I can update those permanent links on the page...
great hip hop and r&b online radio station
funny site to feed your pop culture fix
another pop culture site

75 Lessons that MUST be learned in relationships

Just got reading this list on another site I just stumbled across tonight. Since I didn't leave the house today at all, I've been spending quite a lot of time on the internet. This list struck an interest since I'm in a relationship, and it's getting serious, kinda. I'll just say it like this: my boyfriend is ready for to take the next step with me, and I'm having concerns with that (e.g. fear of the unknown, hangups about the past). I'm the type to take the safe road, and I can possibly miss a lot by doing that. Time to take a risk or two for 2k6.

But on the flip side, number 75 on the list is quite funny though. Go take a look, I don't wanna ruin the fun.

Happy 2006!

3 days late.

At least it wasn't 306 days late ;)

NYC Transit Union Strike

Man, if they had a transit stike like this where I'm staying, I would have called off work. I can be a lazy ass @ times.

Longest Snowy Day Ever!

The weathermen said that 3-6 inches were headed our way. The news reported this morning that the city was under control with the salting of the streets (liars, they were horrible!). Still it seemed like a apocalypse was going down. It took me 3 hours for an hour bus ride home! I could have been to columbus and back on a "normal" day, on the Greyhound of course. I went to Rochester Valentine's Day 2004 and it was business as usual up there with this amount of snow. Down here it would have been straight chaos, and today it was. I ended up leaving my second job early just to get home; still didn't work. By the time I got home, I was so agitated and had to calm down, which took a while considering what I went through. The bus was extremely stuffy and packed, I was getting claustrophobic (& mad at my boyfriend who I told I was going home instead of getting stuck wating for a ride his way) and hot from breathing in heat constantly. Then there were some people acting real dumb, talking all loud, getting angry at the bus driver (for what? we weren't going to move any faster!) and all kinds of nonsense. I was glad to get home where peace and quiet exists.

Good news: get to go to my first job an hour later than usual. Bad news: I would still have to get up around the same time (6am).

My way back buddy June was asking me if I would like to go to this kickoff party tomorrow for a new website Zipscene, that connects local ppl with deals on nightlife venues around the city. With this weather,I may have to take a raincheck. And I love going to the club when I can; it would be so much easier with a car, or a 4x4 in this weather.

I have more to tell...

well, sort of.  Just mainly about Thanksgiving this past weekend. It was quite a peacefully boring one this year for me. I wouldn't have it any other way, unless my family decides they all want to get together for an organized dinner. That's like a shot in the dark. Yea, I'm bitter to a degree, but rightfully so. I miss having my Dad around with Mom and I during the holidays. We would have done something together as our small little collective does during the holidays, even if it was a quick ride to catch a movie near the house, or go and check out some holiday lights around the city or something fun. After loosing Dad, I understand how others feel when their holidays are incomplete without that special loved one. My dear Mama, bless her heart, she understood how I was feeling that day, without my expressing of how I was feeling. I wasn't much on discussion, I was just going thought the (e)motions. She gave me a hug and said "I know..."

 

The day after turkey day I went to work at the library, instead of joining in with the Black Friday shopping.  I wanted to stop at New York and Company to catch their sale, but the one near my job wasn't open to my suprise.  I guess everyone was out in the 'burbs shopping.  I did find this mini radio at Radio Shack to listen to at work, so it wasn't a full loss.  But why did the day after Thanksgiving end up with that nickname?  Yeah I heard that it puts retail black in the black from being in the red the rest of the year, but name itself sound like a new age plague or something!  After hearing about people in other cities getting trampled, I'm glad I wasn't out in that crowd.  People are crazy when it comes to catching those limited time specials though.

 

I'm glad that I don't have too many people to get gifts for, just mama and a few other family members, my boyfriend, and some friends.  Maybe next payday I can start purchasing gifts, or gift cards.  I'm lazy. 

Got some serious catching up to do

Well. usually when things get hella busy in my life, this blog gets neglected. Lately, I've been juggling two part time jobs (again!) and a boyfriend (for 2 months!), and still at home (needing to save and just move out - slowly considering options - slowly.  I like my second job though, I'm working for a small business that sells ESL materials, and looking to expand to other markets (that's where I fit into the picture).  So I spend my shifts researching on the Internet and checking for prospects while looking for marketing/sales/advertising tips along the way.  I could see myself spending my days researching stuff.  That's my bread and butter. 
Want to write more, but I'm at the 2nd job sneaking in an entry.  :)  More to come...

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The Working Stiff, part 2

I find it amazing sometimes when I realize how busy I can be, one obvious point of knowing that I have no time to make entries to my journal (or update the visuals while we're on the topic). Since the last entry, I celebrated my late Dad's birthday (8/26) by working both jobs, and making the 2nd shift one history.

My supervisor and department manager at the MRI place (I failed to mention last time that this was a temp job) both wanted me to work 3 Saturday mornings in a row, when I was already coming in M-F. I was aware of Saturday work, but not of that quantity. For me to wake up at 5am on a Saturday am in order to leave by 6am to ride the bus in order to arrive around 7:30 and hang around until it was time to go into the office around 7:50, was physically draining. And while I'm typing this, my mother is working my nerves.

Anyway, doing 5 hours on Saturdays, plus the 25 hours M-F and the 20 at the library in the mornings was running me rugged. The pay was decent, but the fact of the matter is that I'M NOT IN THE FIELD THAT I WENT TO COLLEGE FOR! Working in the library is cool, I did it at UC all 4 and some years that I was there, it was the temp job that was beginning to drive me crazy!

I was truly upset to see that these so called nice folks scheduled me for 3 Saturdays in September in a row, and for the first Saturday in October, without confirming my consent to do so. They cleared the August schedule with me in advance, why not the same with the following month? Did they assume I wasn't going to notice?

In a way, I do feel responsible for this, because I did ask for more hours. My hope was during the week so all my Saturdays wouldn't have been tied up. Having me there Alternating Saturdays would have worked; doing two Saturdays in a row would have been rough but pushing it; Three was bonafide overkill. I found out about the exciting September schedule on 8/24, the day before my friend's birthday (what's up Keri).

On the 25th I called the representative in charge of the company account at the temp office. I told her that I wouldn't be reporting to work that day due to an "emergency" along with my concerns with the position, and proceeded to tell her that I would like to be taken off this assignment after Friday 8/26. She proceeded to call the office as I sat at home watching television and telling my Mom about what I would have been doing at certain times if I were at the office, and enjoyed the rest of the evening with some celebratory me time.

My nerves were calm for the night until that dreadful Friday afternoon. I didn't walk into the office until exactly 3:30, when my shift begins. A co-worker told me that my supervisor wanted to speak to me, obviously about the sudden resignation. I told him in a cleaned-up version that I was unaware of the actual quantity Saturdays that I would have to work. He began to say that I put the department in a bind, since there was a new temp on board that was learning the ropes for only a few weeks, while I had been there since June 13th, the first Monday after graduation. As a side note: I remained at the job while 2 people had quit or got fired, just to keep some money coming in. Hell, I got bills to pay just like a lot of people. I was thinking in my mind "I don't give a damn! That's none of my concern! Ya'll just think just because I'm a temp employee fresh outta college that I'm gonna just take bullshit from anyone? Ya'll got the wrong one! I may be quiet at work, but I'm deadly when I wanna be, and I'm gonna speak up when I see things that aren't right!" Really, the "I don't give a damn" was enough to sum it all up! Then, he proceeded to ask me about my library gig, and whether or not I was going to stay with the temp agency. I was thinking this time around "That's none of your business! Who in the hell do you think you are?"

Little did they know that I've been waiting since DECEMBER for an offer from the public library, one of which I turned down in the process, because I just began a "second shift position". For now, I am a shelver who works in one of the non-public areas of the largest branch in the county. It's hard work as far as standing, stretching, and lifting, BUT AT LEAST ITS CLOSER TO HOME! I'm just one (express) bus ride away. On 8/31 i just had my 30 day evaluation as a part of my 90 day probation; I'm there for another 30 days to put it simply. :)

I celebrated my Dad's way too brief existence on this Earth with one of the lessons he taught me growing up: to stand up for myself. I felt that my decision was valid when I spoke to my Godmother not too long after that dreadful phone call that I made last Thursday to the temp agency, and she was quite proud that I spoke up for myself. I am too. Yaaay for me! :)

For now, my next plan of action is to intern in my field, since my true goal is to have a career and not just a job. That, along with moving out. I truly love my Mom but I'm way past my time of flying the coop, especially since I'm done with school now, and have time to go apartment (and internship) hunting. I would like to move in the neighborhood of my college alma mater, cuz there's plenty to do in a close range, along with enough buses to get me from a to b. Like with everything that's in the works for the future, we'll see what develops in the coming months.

working stiff

This school-to-work transition is not an easy process.
I'm workin to stay afloat with bills piling up- what
fun! And there is the upcoming 5 year high school
reunion on august 5th. The way things are looking I'll
still be at my 2nd shift job. I work at a place that
does mri scanning, and I enter in cases in the reading
services department. Besides, I am not up for reliving
high school memories just yet. Also i picked up a
morning gig as a shelver at the library. Such a
drastic change from sittin in class all day. And thru
all this I wanna start my career, just not in Cincinnati...by the way I'm on my way into work right now at the mri place.

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I Made It!!!

It's a wrap! I am officially finished with my Bachelor's Degree as of yesterday. I went back for the big
university festivities Friday morning and stayed all
day to also attend the afternoon session to see a
close family friend walk also. Had a few suprises
through the day, like the job offer that I received
via phone after I marched in, running into high school
classmates that were graduating as well, hearing my ex
boyfriends name called in the afternoon session, and
to top it off wearing my cap that was decorated with
an "EE" in memory of my daddy all the way back home and
having random people honk or shout congrats as the
rode past us at the bus stop. It has been the best day
that I had in a while this year, and it was worth
being tired at the end of the day.

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See the new C-paw

The University of Cincinnati Celebrates Big East Day!

I kept hearing about an upgrade to the (in)famous C-paw logo of my alma mater (feels good to type that!)well, it's all official now. On July 1st, the day before my lovely birthday, UC will officially be part of the Big East, instead of Conference USA. All I can say really about the big change is that the logo looks more modern, and stronger too, like "we mean business and gonna claw your ass if you don't comply" strong.


Last-minute update: Exactly one more week until the university graduation ceremony!

The 'Primitive Blog' Entry

More details to come. But for now, enjoy what lies below.

05 05 05 - Cinco de Mayo! Ole'!

Well, there's not much that occurred today on 05/05/05 (it looks funny typing that...) except for my buddy's birthday (Hey Anna!), a job interview (something more entertainment related and closer to home), and snacking on some chips and salsa, giving what day it is. I can be corny sometimes, oh well. I happened to see this banner while checking my email for a
candy bar giveaway. It for that new Hershey's Take 5 bar; they were giving away 5 million bars today, with 500k online. So I'll be receiving a coupon in the mail like next year sometime. Sometimes those promotional sign ups online take forever to come in the mail, really at the point when you forget about it, and then lo and behold its in your mailbox.
Okay, I'm running off subject here, cuz I'm slightly bored with this freetime. That means I need to find somewhere nice to go to tomorrow, besides making the long trip to Kenwood Towne Center to pick up my last paycheck at the retail job that I just quit. Ah, life - it can be so sweet, and yet so bitter and mean at times. Oh well, I'm gonna go back and watch more MXC and Making the Band 3 for now. Adios!

i changed my mind

nothing against retail in general but i let the mall
job go today. I got my wish of more hours but at the
wrong times. Im not gonna work 9 hours in a row
without a break or take on any hours where i cant make
it home at night. Flexible hours my ass! I wanted to
give a two week notice but i called on impulse this
morning to say that i wouldnt be in anymore. I figured
that they couldnt be flexible with me i couldnt be
flexible with them. Two wrongs dont make a right
obviously but once again i know that i can find
something better and closer to home.

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