Singing?

I need a new hobby. I love sitting around doing nothing but I need something productive to do that will help me in the future. 

I'm thinking about maybe somehow getting into entertainment at the same time working towards my degree in computer technology/graphic design. A lot of people say I have a nice voice. If that is the case, I'd like to somehow use it to my advantage and at least try and raise money to help pay off this car.

I'm just going to sing more, no matter what any of the people on my chat say. I'm just going to try and get a name for myself! 

Car "Accidents" and Such.

Oh "accidents". They're a part of almost everyone's lives. Learning to live up to the accident makes you better off than when the incident occurred. The opposite leads to worse outcomes.

If you didn't know already, my car got hit in the parking lot last night. I was sleeping inside of it, waiting for my sister to get done with her surgery, and I hear something hit my car. I immediately look up from the drivers seat to see the lady on the passenger's side getting into her car, not even really acknowledging what I had done. I don't even know if she knew I was in the car at the time. Well, I get up and look straight at her and she realizes I saw her so she pauses before she closes her door and mouths, "Sorry," to me then closes her door and starts to back out.

I'm still pretty groggy from just waking up that I try to get out of my car fast and look at the damage. I open my drivers door then walk around the front of my car to look at the passengers side. By this time, she's already backed out and getting ready to go. I see this.

























Crap. I thought to myself. This is my brand new car! She was actually still pullling back and I waved at her to stop. Frustrated, she put her car into park and glared at me as I walked up to her window.
"There's a mark where your truck hit my car."
"No, I just hit your window...no, I mean, your mirror. There's nothing there," she replied.
"Yes, there is paint on the actual door itself from your truck's door." I felt like a parent calmly talking to a toddler, trying to tell them what they did wrong. I was still too groggy to be angry.
"Well, thats nothing. You can just wipe it off with a towel when you get home--"
I cut her off. "No, there is a pretty significant mark--"
She cut me off. "You can just wipe it off when you get home!" and then quickly put her car into drive and drove off.

Not fast enough though because I got her license plate numbers.

So, today I'm going to file a police report. I should have done this yesterday but I really had no idea. When my dad came home, he called the insurance company and they talked him through things to do and where to go to get an estimate to fix the scratch and paint.

I'm still really upset to what happened, but I'm glad that I have so many resources to help me through these times. Twitter actually helped me by telling me when I sent the message saying that she hit me so I can tell the police station about what time it was.

So, thanks everyone for your support, even though I didn't get hurt and my car had barely any damage. I appreciate it.

Daft Punk

Woo! I learned the Daft Punk "Harder Better Faster Stronger" hand jive today! I saw it on YouTube and I wanted to do it too so I did! I just have to practice it more before I can put it on my YouTube page. :)

So, I said I was going to blog earlier about these things but I never got around to actually doing it.

1. Daylight Savings time confused the heck out of me. Saturday I was going to a Scavenger hunt with the College group from my church and we were going to meet at one of the leader's house at 5pm. Well, before I was going to leave, I decided to download some old DOS games I used to play as a child: Secret Agent, Jill of the Jungle, and Crystal Caves. When I got them downloaded (which only took about 15 seconds, seriously.) I decided to play one until I had to leave. I got into about the 4th room in Crystal Caves when I decided to see what time it was on my laptop. I looked down and...5:10pm. I freaked out knowing that I had to meet at the house at 5pm and I was late! I quickly got all my stuff together and started shutting down my computers and called the leader. "I'm SOOO sorry I'm late! I just lost track of time and...I'll be there as soon as I can!" The leader laughed and said that it was okay. I had time and I could leave in 15 minutes if I wanted. Then I got kind of confused and said that I'd rather leave now so I could get there as soon as I could and he said that it was fine. "Wait...what time is it?" "4:15pm," he answered. What the--um....WHAT??! Apparently my clock said it was 5:15pm March 8, 1908 and it thought Daylight Savings had already taken place. Yeah...the dang DOS game did that to my computer while installing it.
   
2. Oh also, one of my partners at work told me that he liked me and wanted to hang out more. Last Saturday he asked if I was working this Friday or Saturday and when I told him I wasn't sure he went over to the schedule to check. Then he came back and said, "Don't make any plans for Saturday night. Don't call me, I'll call you," and then walked away. I guess I had a dumbfounded look on my face because I looked up and my manager was standing right there as well with the same look on her face. I shrugged, kind of disturbed he'd tell me to not make plans on one of my only hang out days. So, a couple days pass by and I realize that I really don't know if I led this guy on or not but the fact is that I don't want any relationship with him so I decide to wait until Monday when he works with me to talk to him. I wake up Monday and get to work at 4:30am and he's not there. The manager and I finish getting things ready and an hour passes by and he still hasn't shown up. This is his third time to be late: termination. I feel horrible because I smile when I think about it. I feel extremely horrible for the grin I had on my face. I left before he came in to talk to the manager about it and haven't talked to him since. I'm not sure if I will before Saturday. I really wouldn't mind it if I didn't.

So, there you have it. Blogged.

Ouch.

I got my first Corrective Action Report today.

I set my alarm an hour late last night. It just slipped my mind! I usually set my alarm for an hour before I leave the house and for some reason, I set it for 5:45am instead of 4:45am!

So, I'm not too proud of myself at the moment. I need to think more!!

Blech....

On another note, my wireless connection is pretty awesome. It makes lifecasting (and living) much easier!

Tips rock.

I got my first tip share last night and boy was it rewarding. It was only $19 this week but I don't care. I've never gotten something in addition to my usual paycheck. My last job was just straight $8.50 an hour, no bonuses, 2% raises on your year anniversary, and you could hardly get a promotion (if you did, the job sucked). So, it's really great to have an awesome job and be able to have some cash to spend on the side!

I finally got wireless pretty much installed in my house. I still need to reset my router almost every time I turn my computer on but its not terribly bad. It stays on while I have my computer on.

Oh weird. There was a very loud noise coming from my kitchen. It's 12:55am. I...think I had better...check it out.



Well, I looked and didn't find anything that had fallen or broken. I feel like an idiot though. I actually brought my hole punch in case someone had broken in since it was the heaviest thing around in my room. I walked out of my room and turned my kitchen light on and my dog scared the heck out of me. I think the blood is back in my face now.


Once my wireless is working and good, I'm going to start lifecasting. I know right now I'm on and off lifecasting/talking to viewers, but for a while I'm going to just be broadcasting my life. I do love everyone in my chat but sometimes I just want to just straight lifecast. It will be fun. Just watch. You'll see me do more around my house. I've got a piano in the living room. I've even got 2 turtles that y'all probably don't know about. I'll even go outside every once in a while when it starts getting warmer!

So, stay tuned! Oh and buy my new shirt. I think all lifecasters should have one.

Woo! First Paychecks!

I got my first paychecks today. One for about $36 and the other for about $196. Awesome awesome. Money is good for bills. I'm glad I can finally pay them now and maybe I'll have something left over!

So, closing today at work really wasn't that bad. It was stormy outside and for some reason, on a Friday evening, there were not very many coffee drinkers.

I got to work more on the espresso bar and make drinks for customers. The biggest thing I'm having trouble with is pouring the steamed milk. I keep pouring it with my left hand when I know that pouring it with my right would be SO much easier. I just keep doing it wrong though. I know I'll get the hang of it. It will just take time. I just wish I could be caught up!

Ok. Headache time = Bed time. Man, it sure is pouring outside. I love it!

ABC's (and D's of course.)

Wow! I wanted 1 Valentine. I got 4! :) Of course I'm not saying each man is not special, because each of them ARE. They are awesome people that I am so glad I met.

Here are the guys: (I realized the pattern last night. Couldn't stop laughing.)
Arnaud
Bobby
Chris
Dennis

Arnaud, you are so smart and kind with your show. I hope it thrives and becomes even more wonderful than it is.
Bobby, you have done so much for me in the past couple months. I pray it is all returned to you...times 4!
Chris, you rock. I've known you since we were tiny. :) Just to see you all grown up, its so weird! I hope you do great at school and in whatever you want to do.
Dennis, you know how much I adore you. You've been an awesome friend since I've known you and I wish you luck in your future!


But yes, this Valentine's day wasn't actually that bad. I went to my classes and biology lab today. I actually got a phone number from a guy in my algebra class. It was odd, but sweet. I guess...? I was sleeping on a bench in the hallway waiting for my next class to start. He comes up to me, wakes me up, and says, "You should hit me up sometime," and hands me a piece of paper with his number on it. I seriously would have never known he was in my class if he hadn't came up to me earlier to ask how I did on my algebra test. It was nice of him. Made my day.

Oh and I worked too. Work work work. Coffee coffee coffee.
I worked mostly at the register but I also got to work at the espresso bar, finally. I really need to learn those drinks. I'm getting better at frappuchinos too.
But anyway, we had a lot of Valentine's couples come in and even some last minute shoppers before their dates. I made many Strawberries and Cream frappuchinos.
Oh and Matt had a guy yell at him today through the drive-thru window because he asked to see ID since the face on the debit card was a white woman and the man driving the car was an African American man. This is pretty much what the guy said.
"I come through here everyday and no one asks me to see any ID because of this card! Give it back to me. I'm never coming back here again!"

Oooh. Hot temper. I'm glad Matt didn't turn around with 2 black eyes after that.

But, back to Valentine's day.
Uh...yeah. I think that's it. Goodnight.