So this weekend has been just absolutely amazing! Yesterday after work I ran by Whole Foods to pick up some frozen yogurt. They didn't have any so I got an assortment of Sorbet instead: Mango, Banana-Mango, Raspberry, and Blood Orange. They were all yummy! I also stumbled across an interesting looking bottle of Italian wine. It was sweet, not normally my first choice, but there was something about the bottle. Plus the girl working over by the wine said it would go well for dessert with my sorbet. :)
After I got home from the store I met up with some friends I have recently met to go ride around for a bit before my concert. I have a Kawasaki Ninja and they all ride sports bikes as well so we like to go out and cruise. I road with them for a couple hours then rushed back home to get ready for the Omaha Symphony Orchestra Concert.
I had jumped in the shower and was rushing to get ready when I realized it was almost time for my friend to show up. (He was coming from work and riding to the concert with me.) So I ran downstairs in my towel and opened the front door for him and shot him a quick text to let him know to just walk in when he arrived. Not two seconds after I got back upstairs the doorbell rang! Here I am in my towel, still dripping wet, the dog is downstairs going crazy at the glass door, and no one else is home to answer the door. Then I realized that this weekend is Halloween! I wonder if whoever was at the door was Trick-or-Treaters... I didn't go back down in my towel to answer the door. They were pretty persistent for a bit, but they finally left after they rang the doorbell five times and no one came. My friend showed up about 10 minutes after that. It was kind of funny.
So we went to the concert. Parking was looking like it was going to be a challenge at first then we came across a plethora of metered parking (which by this time was free) to park at just across from the venue. They played Music by Michael Jackson. The orchestra was amazing, as usual. There is something about the sound of string and brass instruments that just fills my heart with this soulful calmness. I am just mesmerized by the music. I love going to watch them play. The Jackson impressionist was great as well. He was very comedic and sang great. He had all Michael's moves down pretty good. This older couple showed up about halfway through the show. They sat right next to me. Well, I should say their seats were right beside me... They were up dancing just about the entire rest of the show! It was great! I even got up and danced with them! The nice gentleman even moved all of our chairs out of the way so we'd all have plenty of room for dancing. He tried to get my friend to get up and dance with us, but of course he refused. I think he had a great time though, dancing just isn't his thing. ;). It was just great! I had the best time ever.
After the concert was over I went home, grabbed a bit to eat, and sat down to relax for a bit. I had plans to hang out with my childhood friend after he got off work after the concert. I was pretty close to just call it a night when he text to say he was on his way home. I was just so exhausted from the exciting day, I wasn't sure I'd make it late enough to hang out anymore. I'm glad I didn't though! I grabbed my wine and my assortment of sorbet I had bought earlier in the day and headed over to his house. We had a couple glasses, had a taste test of the delightful sorbet and cuddled up to watch the Science Channel. It was nice. I ended up sleeping very soundly. I think the wine helped, along with being up since 5:30am that morning, and all the excitement and business from the entire day.
This morning I woke up well rested. I came into work and when I am off I will go home and sleep every well again tonight. Today at work has been completely chaotic. I actually had to come in early because they were so busy to help catch up. It has now finally slowed enough for me to relax a bit.
Well, that is my exciting weekend. Tonight is Halloween and I still have five hours left of work. We shall see exactly how this weekend comes to a close. Hopefully everyone has a safe and fun Halloween tonight!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
A little peek inside
So today is Saturday. This usually means a lot to most people. It’s the weekend! This is the time one has to relax, enjoy time with family and friends, and not have to worry about work. Most people here in Nebraska will be either traveling to Lincoln for the Nebraska vs. Missouri football game or preparing for adventurous party or gathering at home to watch the game. I, on the other hand, am at work. Though I will not complain about it today because:
1. Working the weekends pays my bills
2. I need to pay bills
3. For the first time, in a long time, I do not have- to return tonight to work the overnight shift!
I have very exciting plans to see the local Symphony Orchestra Perform tonight, playing music of an incredible musician, Michael Jackson. I am so excited! Normally I pick up the night shift because actually doing something and making plans on the weekends is never on the books. I don't have too many friends I actually hang out with, so working usually makes sense to fill up my time. If I'm going to do nothing, might as well be paid, right?
So today, because I am just ecstatic about not having to rush home to sleep in preparation of the night shift, I plan on going to Whole Foods and picking up some yummy frozen yogurt for later after the concert, then I'll make a drive by of the venue I will be watching the concert at this evening, then I'll probably take a nap.
So this past week has pretty much become a blur. It was a bit rough in the beginning. By the end of the week I was so exhausted. I work every other Friday evening. I actually attend school about an hour away from where I live and work at this moment in time. So yesterday was a crazy day: Class... Class... Drive (rush)... Work. This would normally be quite alright, but I am still trying to get over this sickness I've had for the past two weeks. I won't go into details about how work actually went last night. I'll just express how happy I am to have gotten through it without walking out in the middle of it.
So I have been told that I am a cynical person. Though I don't believe that I am naturally this way, I tend to vocalize my misfortune to certain people (so I can see how those particular individuals may think this about me). I don't necessarily just see the bad in EVERYTHING, I see all sides of it all. My rose colored glasses fell off and broke a long time ago. When life has taken as many wrong way turns as mine has, its hard not to look out for all possible outcomes. I don't really think I'm cynical, most people will say I am upbeat and positive all the time! It’s funny that I never realized how differently so many people may view me. But this is life, right? Everyone is different, and obviously I keep my distance with most people, only truly letting in very few. Hmmm, so maybe I am secretly cynical, and I just hide it well from most of the world??
I like to believe I am an honest person. I have no qualms about expressing my opinion on things. I have learned to hold my tongue in certain situations and with certain people (This lesson coming either just in time or a little too late in some situations). I am pretty open-minded. I try to see from everyone's viewpoint, as well as understand their reasoning behind their actions. I try my hardest not to judge as I am by no means perfect in anyway, and I try to keep this in mind.
I have worked in customer service, in one form or the other, since I have began working. I have lived and worked from a tiny town in Texas to a larger city in Texas, to Las Vegas, NV, to another city here in Nebraska. I have met so many different people from all over the world, all of them coming from different backgrounds, with different cultures, beliefs, and traditions. I have learned to respect everyone I cross paths with. You never know when you might meet someone who will make a difference in your life. By that statement I don't mean, "What can I get or gain from knowing or being nice to this person?". I mean, "What might I learn from this person, or what might they learn from me?" I have watched situations where it was like Three's Company, and there was this crazy misunderstanding. I have watched people react to horrible news about their loved ones. I have watched people react to good news regarding their job, friends, family, and even other strangers. Being a part of these situations I learn something about people all the time. Composure, respect, understanding, and compassion are things I learn from people who cross my path. It’s amazing what you are able to observe and absorb from just stepping outside and watching.
Everyone is human. Everyone has feelings, concerns, and unique circumstances. These are things that we are taught growing up, but they seem to be grouped with the lessons about alcohol, drugs, and sex. By this I mean, as soon as junior high hits, they go out the window! I must admit there was a time in my life where I took the need to be honest a bit too literally and used it in a hateful way. I deeply regret this because it caused a lot of hurt feelings, which were completely unnecessary. Basically I learned my lesson long ago. I wish everyone else learned this back in junior high. It’s sad because there really are so many people who judge and don't give another human a second thought. There is a quote which I love and try to always keep in mind while dealing with other people.
"In fact, everything we encounter in this world with our six senses is an inkblot test.
You see what you are thinking and feeling, seldom what you are looking at."
-Shiqin
It’s incredible how perception can change your understanding and willingness to be compassionate of others. Keeping an open mind without judgement is always a goal when dealing with every situation or individual I come across. I can only hope this will one day become epidemic.
1. Working the weekends pays my bills
2. I need to pay bills
3. For the first time, in a long time, I do not have- to return tonight to work the overnight shift!
I have very exciting plans to see the local Symphony Orchestra Perform tonight, playing music of an incredible musician, Michael Jackson. I am so excited! Normally I pick up the night shift because actually doing something and making plans on the weekends is never on the books. I don't have too many friends I actually hang out with, so working usually makes sense to fill up my time. If I'm going to do nothing, might as well be paid, right?
So today, because I am just ecstatic about not having to rush home to sleep in preparation of the night shift, I plan on going to Whole Foods and picking up some yummy frozen yogurt for later after the concert, then I'll make a drive by of the venue I will be watching the concert at this evening, then I'll probably take a nap.
So this past week has pretty much become a blur. It was a bit rough in the beginning. By the end of the week I was so exhausted. I work every other Friday evening. I actually attend school about an hour away from where I live and work at this moment in time. So yesterday was a crazy day: Class... Class... Drive (rush)... Work. This would normally be quite alright, but I am still trying to get over this sickness I've had for the past two weeks. I won't go into details about how work actually went last night. I'll just express how happy I am to have gotten through it without walking out in the middle of it.
So I have been told that I am a cynical person. Though I don't believe that I am naturally this way, I tend to vocalize my misfortune to certain people (so I can see how those particular individuals may think this about me). I don't necessarily just see the bad in EVERYTHING, I see all sides of it all. My rose colored glasses fell off and broke a long time ago. When life has taken as many wrong way turns as mine has, its hard not to look out for all possible outcomes. I don't really think I'm cynical, most people will say I am upbeat and positive all the time! It’s funny that I never realized how differently so many people may view me. But this is life, right? Everyone is different, and obviously I keep my distance with most people, only truly letting in very few. Hmmm, so maybe I am secretly cynical, and I just hide it well from most of the world??
I like to believe I am an honest person. I have no qualms about expressing my opinion on things. I have learned to hold my tongue in certain situations and with certain people (This lesson coming either just in time or a little too late in some situations). I am pretty open-minded. I try to see from everyone's viewpoint, as well as understand their reasoning behind their actions. I try my hardest not to judge as I am by no means perfect in anyway, and I try to keep this in mind.
I have worked in customer service, in one form or the other, since I have began working. I have lived and worked from a tiny town in Texas to a larger city in Texas, to Las Vegas, NV, to another city here in Nebraska. I have met so many different people from all over the world, all of them coming from different backgrounds, with different cultures, beliefs, and traditions. I have learned to respect everyone I cross paths with. You never know when you might meet someone who will make a difference in your life. By that statement I don't mean, "What can I get or gain from knowing or being nice to this person?". I mean, "What might I learn from this person, or what might they learn from me?" I have watched situations where it was like Three's Company, and there was this crazy misunderstanding. I have watched people react to horrible news about their loved ones. I have watched people react to good news regarding their job, friends, family, and even other strangers. Being a part of these situations I learn something about people all the time. Composure, respect, understanding, and compassion are things I learn from people who cross my path. It’s amazing what you are able to observe and absorb from just stepping outside and watching.
Everyone is human. Everyone has feelings, concerns, and unique circumstances. These are things that we are taught growing up, but they seem to be grouped with the lessons about alcohol, drugs, and sex. By this I mean, as soon as junior high hits, they go out the window! I must admit there was a time in my life where I took the need to be honest a bit too literally and used it in a hateful way. I deeply regret this because it caused a lot of hurt feelings, which were completely unnecessary. Basically I learned my lesson long ago. I wish everyone else learned this back in junior high. It’s sad because there really are so many people who judge and don't give another human a second thought. There is a quote which I love and try to always keep in mind while dealing with other people.
"In fact, everything we encounter in this world with our six senses is an inkblot test.
You see what you are thinking and feeling, seldom what you are looking at."
-Shiqin
It’s incredible how perception can change your understanding and willingness to be compassionate of others. Keeping an open mind without judgement is always a goal when dealing with every situation or individual I come across. I can only hope this will one day become epidemic.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Stumbling...
So my luck has definitely had better days. I have been sick the past week or so which helped entice me to begin writing a blog to fill up some free time... The stream of bad luck that I have had is almost comical at this point.
We'll skip the usual "poor student" financials and hop to the rest. :) So when I decided to move into my father's basement from my apartment I had a lot of stuff to move and it wouldn't all fit in the little bedroom I had reserved for me at my father's house. So, i took some stuff to my older sister's house and put some stuff in my father's storage. Well, then of course my sister moved, and I had to find another rent free avenue to keep my things safe. So over to my friend's house it all went.
Now with the background out of the way.... My friend's basement flooded the other day. :( I went over and had to throw some picture frames away... I was lucky to have saved all my pictures. I tried like crazy to spray all the frames down and clean them real good and open up the ones that could be saved. They still smell like wet... mildew.... yuck! Oh well, such is life, right? Oh but that's not all! :D I had decided to be a good parent and take my cat over there with me so she wasn't left alone. (she seems to be needing extra attention lately) So on our way home, with about a 20 min drive ahead of us, she decides to pop a squat and potty on my lap. Not just my lap either, oh no! Needed to get my leather seat of my car nice and good too! Who the hell does that!?? Oh well, had to take a forbidden midnight shower when I got home, but no one said anything today about it yet.
So after getting over my sweet adventure of the evening I sit back down at the kitchen table to finish my homework I had due this morning. Because I have to use the computer, it was sitting open beside my notebook I was doing my homework in... I only had three problems to do, and I had already completely 1.5 prior to going to get my picture frames. I figured it shouldn't take too long. Well then, of course as usual, I got distracted! What sits open on my webpages? Facebook...Science Daily...National Geographic....Gmail...Oh my goodness how I manage to be distracted so easily!! Not to mention, the guy mentioned before (previous blog), the one I got overly excited about his existence, was on facebook as well.... So what must I do? Strike up a conversation! But not just any conversation, one which pretty much ended in humiliation, awkwardness, and rejection, as most of them do...lol. Oh well, my mother always said I never knew when to quit. I know what she meant, but I can't help it, I try to be cute and funny about the whole thing. The more I think about it, its pretty creepy and lame! Ha, oh well... Though he ignores me at times, there are still times where he acknowledges my existence. So I guess I'll just hold on to those few times, and switch the "I want to be with you" gears down to "Ok, friends it is" gears.
The point of the above rambling... I got distracted. Didn't finally finish my homework until about 3 am, got to bed and dozing about 4 am, and the alarm clock went off this morning about 6:00a, 6:33a, 6:43a, and finally, 7:00a. What did I do? Pushed Dismiss on my phone for each and everyone instead of the 10 min snooze. What happened? I missed the class that the homework was due in, that I lost so much sleep and spent so much time completing... I missed it. But I did make it to campus a little bit after the class was over so I slipped it under my Professor's door. Hopefully he'll except it.
On top of all this, getting a little bit too excited about feeling better yesterday was the wrong thing to do. Not only was I up waaaayyy too late last night, I did waaayyy too much moving around, being up and about. So today, of course, I'm exhausted! Pretty much drove all the way to campus to slip my homework under my Professor's door and turn around to drive back home. I didnt even make it to my second class of the day. So now, I'm lying down, about to take a nap.
When I wake up I'll read hard core my text book because if I'm going to make it till the end of the semester I must figure out how to productively study. Reading can always be a good start, yes? I think once I figure out how to study, I figure out how to make more friends rather than acquaintances, and I get over this weird broken-heartedness I don't have a clue how to deal with, then everything will fall into place!
Those three things.... That is what will determine my success here. And hopefully smooth out the bumpy road I chose to stumble down! ;)
We'll skip the usual "poor student" financials and hop to the rest. :) So when I decided to move into my father's basement from my apartment I had a lot of stuff to move and it wouldn't all fit in the little bedroom I had reserved for me at my father's house. So, i took some stuff to my older sister's house and put some stuff in my father's storage. Well, then of course my sister moved, and I had to find another rent free avenue to keep my things safe. So over to my friend's house it all went.
Now with the background out of the way.... My friend's basement flooded the other day. :( I went over and had to throw some picture frames away... I was lucky to have saved all my pictures. I tried like crazy to spray all the frames down and clean them real good and open up the ones that could be saved. They still smell like wet... mildew.... yuck! Oh well, such is life, right? Oh but that's not all! :D I had decided to be a good parent and take my cat over there with me so she wasn't left alone. (she seems to be needing extra attention lately) So on our way home, with about a 20 min drive ahead of us, she decides to pop a squat and potty on my lap. Not just my lap either, oh no! Needed to get my leather seat of my car nice and good too! Who the hell does that!?? Oh well, had to take a forbidden midnight shower when I got home, but no one said anything today about it yet.
So after getting over my sweet adventure of the evening I sit back down at the kitchen table to finish my homework I had due this morning. Because I have to use the computer, it was sitting open beside my notebook I was doing my homework in... I only had three problems to do, and I had already completely 1.5 prior to going to get my picture frames. I figured it shouldn't take too long. Well then, of course as usual, I got distracted! What sits open on my webpages? Facebook...Science Daily...National Geographic....Gmail...Oh my goodness how I manage to be distracted so easily!! Not to mention, the guy mentioned before (previous blog), the one I got overly excited about his existence, was on facebook as well.... So what must I do? Strike up a conversation! But not just any conversation, one which pretty much ended in humiliation, awkwardness, and rejection, as most of them do...lol. Oh well, my mother always said I never knew when to quit. I know what she meant, but I can't help it, I try to be cute and funny about the whole thing. The more I think about it, its pretty creepy and lame! Ha, oh well... Though he ignores me at times, there are still times where he acknowledges my existence. So I guess I'll just hold on to those few times, and switch the "I want to be with you" gears down to "Ok, friends it is" gears.
The point of the above rambling... I got distracted. Didn't finally finish my homework until about 3 am, got to bed and dozing about 4 am, and the alarm clock went off this morning about 6:00a, 6:33a, 6:43a, and finally, 7:00a. What did I do? Pushed Dismiss on my phone for each and everyone instead of the 10 min snooze. What happened? I missed the class that the homework was due in, that I lost so much sleep and spent so much time completing... I missed it. But I did make it to campus a little bit after the class was over so I slipped it under my Professor's door. Hopefully he'll except it.
On top of all this, getting a little bit too excited about feeling better yesterday was the wrong thing to do. Not only was I up waaaayyy too late last night, I did waaayyy too much moving around, being up and about. So today, of course, I'm exhausted! Pretty much drove all the way to campus to slip my homework under my Professor's door and turn around to drive back home. I didnt even make it to my second class of the day. So now, I'm lying down, about to take a nap.
When I wake up I'll read hard core my text book because if I'm going to make it till the end of the semester I must figure out how to productively study. Reading can always be a good start, yes? I think once I figure out how to study, I figure out how to make more friends rather than acquaintances, and I get over this weird broken-heartedness I don't have a clue how to deal with, then everything will fall into place!
Those three things.... That is what will determine my success here. And hopefully smooth out the bumpy road I chose to stumble down! ;)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
First Semester at my last School!
So I began this fall at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. So eager to begin classes and explore the fundamentals of engineering I had extremely high hopes for this semester...
Classes began quite simply, mostly intro lectures, information about the school's websites and campus life. Then they began to get into the material... I have never been one to actually study for anything. Skimming over notes from class a few minutes before the exam has always sufficed. Now I know this will definitely not due here at the University. It is amazing how something as simple as studying can become such a complex process. So many avenues to go down to accomplish all the same results. This semester has definitely been a journey through trial and error. My number one goal this semester has deterred from passing my classes and has now become learning the art of studying.
In every aspect of my life this year there have been many ups and downs. At no fault but my own obviously things have not gone as they were suppose to. This is a very common thing that happens because of the person I am and the choices I make. I find it extremely difficult to follow a set path and stick to it. I always have to test the waters under the bridge or the woods off of the pebbled path. I will catch you up on the past few months and then go from there in later posts.
It all began in about May 2010. An old schoolmate from grade school tracked me down on facebook. I am always trying to keep in touch with "friends" and meet new people as well every day so this was exciting for me! The fact that he was willing to actually hang out as well was even better. (As I'm sure most people know, a lot of your fb friends don't care to actually be real friends, but only peek into your life) So, Ihop became our place! I have always loved Ihop anyways, not for their food, or rediculously entertaining staff, but because of the fact they are open 24/7....
Anyways, back to my new re-acquainted friend. We would meet in the middle of the night when he got off work, chit chat about life, work, school, the world. It was nice. It was great for me to have someone who was the same age; someone with similar interests; someone who was kind, mature, and intelligent all wrapped up in one body! So, as I have never done before, I got attached. And to make a long horribly embarrassing story short, he didn't. lol, eh, such is life. This was number one bump in my road because I created this cloud of drama all by myself and floated in it through the first half of the semester. What can I say, I'm a hopeless romantic and I got waaaaayy too excited about the idea of fixing the world with someone beside me!
Next tribulation this semester, I got a new car. Yes! Yay! A new car! Along with this fabulous G35, which was a huge step up from my previous 4-wheeled trash mobile, came a car payment. I dropped to strictly only working the weekends so I could concentrate on school. All I've been concentrating on is making my car payment now :/. I'll figure it out though, I always do!
Basically there is a quick run down of the craziness going on thus far. This blog is my new therapy. I will chit chat more tomorrow ;)
Classes began quite simply, mostly intro lectures, information about the school's websites and campus life. Then they began to get into the material... I have never been one to actually study for anything. Skimming over notes from class a few minutes before the exam has always sufficed. Now I know this will definitely not due here at the University. It is amazing how something as simple as studying can become such a complex process. So many avenues to go down to accomplish all the same results. This semester has definitely been a journey through trial and error. My number one goal this semester has deterred from passing my classes and has now become learning the art of studying.
In every aspect of my life this year there have been many ups and downs. At no fault but my own obviously things have not gone as they were suppose to. This is a very common thing that happens because of the person I am and the choices I make. I find it extremely difficult to follow a set path and stick to it. I always have to test the waters under the bridge or the woods off of the pebbled path. I will catch you up on the past few months and then go from there in later posts.
It all began in about May 2010. An old schoolmate from grade school tracked me down on facebook. I am always trying to keep in touch with "friends" and meet new people as well every day so this was exciting for me! The fact that he was willing to actually hang out as well was even better. (As I'm sure most people know, a lot of your fb friends don't care to actually be real friends, but only peek into your life) So, Ihop became our place! I have always loved Ihop anyways, not for their food, or rediculously entertaining staff, but because of the fact they are open 24/7....
Anyways, back to my new re-acquainted friend. We would meet in the middle of the night when he got off work, chit chat about life, work, school, the world. It was nice. It was great for me to have someone who was the same age; someone with similar interests; someone who was kind, mature, and intelligent all wrapped up in one body! So, as I have never done before, I got attached. And to make a long horribly embarrassing story short, he didn't. lol, eh, such is life. This was number one bump in my road because I created this cloud of drama all by myself and floated in it through the first half of the semester. What can I say, I'm a hopeless romantic and I got waaaaayy too excited about the idea of fixing the world with someone beside me!
Next tribulation this semester, I got a new car. Yes! Yay! A new car! Along with this fabulous G35, which was a huge step up from my previous 4-wheeled trash mobile, came a car payment. I dropped to strictly only working the weekends so I could concentrate on school. All I've been concentrating on is making my car payment now :/. I'll figure it out though, I always do!
Basically there is a quick run down of the craziness going on thus far. This blog is my new therapy. I will chit chat more tomorrow ;)
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