UPDATE on promotion

As of yesterday I was offered a elevated position at work. The fancy title they put on it is "Cash Wrap Lead." We have two positions and I was just offered the other spot yesterday afternoon. It was kind of unique how I got the job/offer. Top management was in a meeting and found out they rated another lead. One manager immediately mentioned me, and brought it up to another manager. The twist is that the second manager had just mentioned it to the store manager. That afternoon it was mentioned to me in a voicemail. I guess they wanted to make sure I would even want the job. I quickly said "HECK YEA!" Blah Blah Blah (time elapsing).... I excepted yesterday afternoon. Not all the details have been worked out, but I am one of the cash wrap leads.

NOOOOOO FOOD!!!!

I came home from the gym this after hungry and looking forward to eating a nice supper. I cooked a chicken breast and wrapped it in a flour tortilla. After this things went down hill. I dug through the kitchen trying desperately trying to find anything. Something that I could eat because I was starving. I looked and looked; can of corn....NO, can of peas....NO, can of carrots....NO. Wait what is this? Can it be? Never!? A can of "Progresso Hearty Tomato Soup." Now as I drink it I find it satisfying, but missing some form of protein. At this point I cannot beg so I wont. I will enjoy this victory in the battle of hunger. 

*Not an actual picture from me, but the exact kind and brand I ate.

Deeper look

It has been while since my last post, and I feel like a balloon about too burst. This blog "Rants and Raves" allows me to vent about anything I want because it is MY BLOG. Everyone wants to now what someone else really thinks about them. Well, a girl at work, I know I'm going to misquote her so I'll generalize, thinks I'm funny but too cocky or full of myself. This comes as a shock to me because I don't feel like I am, but I am on the inside looking in and not on the outside looking in. If people really knew me and everything I think about myself I doubt that "cocky...full of himself" would be used to describe me. I tell people all the time that I use to be horribly over weight, and they do not believe me. They say "I cannot see you as being fat" well I was so move on. An example you can try to use in imagining how I looked: 44'' waist, 5'8" tall and 280 pounds. I would lose my breath bending over tying my shoes. When I look at myself I see the fat kid in the mirror and I freak out and think I need to work out more. A lot of other things went into the mixing pot to shape how I view things now, but I'll spare you the details. Before you pass judgment maybe you should find out a little background information, but I guess that is why they call it ASS-U-M-ing.

Last Time

This WILL be my last post dedicated to you, and I mean that in the nicest and most loving way possible. I WILL not hint, come close, mention or try to build a bridge when the other side is not welcoming.  I am going to try and be discreet, but blunt, nice but with pain in my voice. 

I was told to forget. Webster defines forget as:

     1 a: to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall bobsolete : to cease from doing

     2: to treat with inattention or disregard

     3 a: to disregard intentionally : overlook —usually used in the imperative b: to give up hope for or expectation of —usually used in the imperative

Since that is what you want then who am I to say nay. I "left the light on" as they say but 17 days have passed, and still counting, without so much as a sparkle or glitter. So, forgetting you was the last thing I wanted to do to end this incarceration. Every move has been made, the last card dealt or the well has run dry; Which ever horrible pun you want to use by all means go ahead, but it's final. 

My last thought to you is a quote by  George Eliot "It's never too late to be what you might have been."

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Future Leaders

Some of you who know me and read my blog know that I am a current college student. While I am on campus several questions always arise through the day. I constantly wonder if past student generations acted the same way that we do today. Student protests and rallies have been apart of college life since the beginning. So I am not even concerning myself with the public demonstrations about the suppressive government that take place once a week. I do wonder when it became okay to write slenderest things on the bathroom walls. College is suppose to be a place of expanding your views past that of narrow minded people, and one day become a leader.

Also I noticed that things are always being destroyed or damaged. Common sense would tell me that the college will pay to have them fixed, but recoup the money from a raise in tuition. If anyone has any feedback on this please let me know.

Revised 20 May 2008

11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 and preceding 12. It is the first number which cannot be represented by a human counting his or her eight fingers and two thumbs additively (although it can be represented in a variety of other ways using human bodily parts, such as counting additively with the twenty digits including the toes, using the thumb to count the finger phalanges of one hand additively up to twelve, or using the fingers in one hand to count up to fifteen biannually). Eleven is the smallest positive integer requiring three syllables in English, and it is also the largest prime number with a single-morpheme name in this language (although etymologically the word eleven originated from a Germanic compound *ainlif meaning "one left" (plagiarized from wikipedia).

Eleven also can have so much more meaning than this. It could be a lucky number for someone because of a special event that happened on an 11th day of an 11th month.

Simple math can show us even more 11+11=22....2+2=4

The two 11's came from 11th of November (11th month). So the 11th day plus the 11th month.

Schooling::::

I am not very knowlabgle on the schooling system, but I'm going to try and post as much information I know. The schooling system in Dublin, OH and Upper Arlington, OH are wealthy areas of Central Ohio. They also have a VERY good schooling system in place. Is there a correlation between the two? Their is a good possibility so law makers from Ohio want to take money from their schools to pass onto other less fortunate schools. They are living by the "If you throw money at the problem it will go away" theory. If a school has poor test scores and a pile of other problems maybe you should take a look at the administration. If a school is complaining about not having enough money you could also take a look at the salaries of the superintendent and the whole administration and ask yourself do they need to make so much at the top while the bottom is struggling? Are they qualified to make that much, or do they just sit there waiting for retirement? I am not in any position to make these decisions, but maybe someone in the future will understand this and reevaluate how money is distributed.

Brain stopped working

The store I currently work at just finished remodeling. Well just finished and opened back up as in a few weeks ago. But that's not the point. We have a desk on one of the walls, and on the desk is a computer, markers and a cup of tacks. I was trying to make a point that having tacks in the reach of adolescence's (9-16) could be dangerous. My argument was they could stick their fingers in the container holding them and prick themselves. I was just trying to demonstrate this too further validate my point. In the process a tack went into my finger. Not just a little way, but like all the way. I was bleeding everywhere and being a baby about it because it really hurt.

To this date no one else has pricked their figure expect me. I am quietly waiting for someone else to repeat what I did because I feel dumb. So maybe adolescence's are better with commonsense rules than adults.

Did You Know....

Every few days my English teacher plays a YouTube video for us the first few minutes of class while we are settling into our seats. Usually they are okay in a nerdy way. For example we watched one on MLA formatting and how it was like a show down at high noon for students. I would link it so you would know what I was talking about but I cannot find the address. 

Anyway this last video was on conservation which has been our class theme since the start. Again our teacher found a YouTube clip to give us a visual. However, this time it I really enjoyed watching it. I don't know how many students felt the same way, but when I got home I watched it again just in case I missed something. I shared it with friends I was talking with on AIM trying to pass it on. I am sure they did not send it to their friends, but I did my part in trying to spread the clip. I am going to try and post it on here, but if that does not work here is the Hyperlink Did You Know. Don't turn down the music it goes with the clip.

I don't know how many hours she, my teacher, spends looking for these clips probably a lot, but for the most part I enjoy them. 

Finally

I know coming from a guy this post might seem a little weird,but everyone wants to have a decent hair cut.
I fianlly found a place that can cut my hair the way I want and like it. I have searched for months to find a place like, and I did! I was driving home from the gym one day and remembered that I had an interview the next. Not wanting to look like a scruff I stopped at the first plave I saw. The first time they did a great job, but I thought it to be a fluke. Then I went back last night and she did an even better job. Even though it's about $27 after the tip that's fine with me. Its worth not looking like I have a odd shaped head.
(Typed on my blackberry so spelling might be a little off)

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Happy Mothers Day

Happy mothers day to everyone that reads this and is a mother. When I was at work today I tried to think of the big picture, or outside of the box. I take the most simple things and try to be complex about it, but not on purpose. 

As I stood there at work thinking about mothers and trying to expand on it. I thought about mother, mother earth and then earth. For the most part everyone gave their mother figure a "Happy Mothers Day," but what about mother earth? Why are trashing our planet more so than the previous? 

I really want to say that this all came from this Saturday when I attended the screening of Pangea Day, May 10th,  and it was very inspiring. I watched films that did not have any spoken words but were so powerful you felt some tangible being passed to you. The other films highlighted topics about bringing down the boarders and world views. 

Simply put I want you to expand your thinking process and give thanks to mother earth for providing everything for us. I know we have earth day but what is one day compared to the millions of years she will/has given us!?

Before you throw your trash out of the window think twice and wait until you come to a stopping point to dispose of it properly. 

Promotion....Not Happening

Just so everyone knows  did not get the job I wanted. The only thing I have to show about the situation is "maybe I wasn't ready." I should not be very mad anyway because even managers are being let go because they did not get the position they wanted either. I guess I'm lucky because I'm happy being a store associate. Well actually I know wasn't ready for the position so live and let live about this.

They also got rid of the section I work in. Now, I have look for other avenues to take for work. The section I worked in has a free standing store just down the way from our store. I'm going to see if i can set up and interview. I guess I will have to keep you posted on this too.

TEST

This is just a test publish to see how my new phone (blackberry curve) handles blogs.

TEST

Men's Bathroom Rules

1. This rule goes back to one your mom would tell you. Don't talk to somebody you don't know under any condition. You may talk softly to a friend, but absolutely do not give someone a head nod or anything else that will call attention to yourself.

2. A quick look in the mirror is okay, but  don't spend a lot of time fixing your hair or clothing unless on a date. Pimple popping is only allowed after checking to see nobody else is around.

3. Do not talk about the girl you are with, and too further this rule don't talk about hopes of getting laid. If you are out on a date no one wants to hear you being lame and it could possibly get back to your date some how. 

4. If there is a line then stand at least five feet back! You might see something you don't want to, or get accused of being gay.

5. It is not okay to pee directly next to someone in a urinal.  Pending urinals are full then go to a stall. These next steps I cannot stress enough.

A. Lift the seat up to prevent your dribbling getting on the seat. Return the seat to the down position for the next person.

B. Stand closer it is shorter than you think.

C. Finally FLUSH!

6. Wash your hands after you are finished.

Following these simple rules will help you in the long run. If you come across some that I might have missed just let me know

My Birthday

In case anyone was wondering nothing bad happened to me on my birthday. The only thing that might cause me to say Karma came near me was my computer messed up/broke. Other than that I would like to thank everyone who had a hand in helping me break the curse. Maybe the next 25 will be super awesome. Well "maybe" is a key word we will find out a year from now.

This was not my cake, but I would have loved a donkey birthday cake!

Econ test

I took my economics test today and I earned a 31/50 roughly a 62%. Yes, I earned a D because their were 14 (not an exaggeration) different economic models we had to know, and it wasn't possible for me to remember them all. By now you might be freaking out that I'm even remotely happy about a D which is failing by my standards. The class average was a 44% (F), and that means they were no where close to even a D. The teacher just laughed and informed us that that would be the hardest test we would take. That is a lie because knowledge builds on top of itself. Highlight better than class average. Downside WAY under my standards.

I am taking full responsibility for my test results but I'm not going to lie I hurried and filled in answers for the last five questions because this girl in my class was snorting like a PIG. I could only think to myself "Please stop being a animal and blow your nose!" That didn't happen I had to listen to it for four and half hours. I hope next week this doesn't occur.

....25....

Okay so it is my birthday and nothing tragic has happened yet! I still have 16.5 hours remaining. So, for the remaining hours of this day I will be staying inside listening to music, doing homework and then going to work at 6:00 PM. I refuse to let Karma, God's evil henchman find me, find me and do anything bad!