I'm taking a break from developing carpal tunnel syndrome (I was fixing cabinets) and oh my goodness I need a nap, but frankly that just isn't in the cards for me today!
So far today I "went to mass" and then ran some errands for my mom. I was at Home Depot, and I picked up a ton of cheap and cute succulents to plant a succulent garden with! I've got quite the lowkey green thumb; I've been taking care of an orchid for the past two and a half months, and I am just DYING to expand my reach a bit. Like I adore house plants, but I don't care for very high maintenance ones. My orchid only needs one ice cube a week and medium sunlight to survive, and that's basically the same with my new succulents! When I finish my garden, I'll have to post a picture of it here.
I picked up some bedding at Target for my dorm, and that was exciting! Hopefully everything will all come together soon.
I still have a gazillion things on my to-do list, but lucky for me my sister will be home in about an hour and can help me out with at least half of the things (cleaning our cat's litterbox, doing the dishes while I take care of taking out the trash, and so on.), and I also have to fill out the Home Depot application that my parents want me to do. I highly doubt that I'll get hired there since some degree of expertise/strength is required, which I utterly lack, and I'll also be leaving for school in a month and a half so it's not like I'd be around for long.
Hopefully everything works out for itself, because tomorrow is looking to be another equally (if not more so) busy day than today was!
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Guess who found a Webkinz with the tag still on it....
I took a trip down memory lane tonight while cleaning my room when I found a Webkinz (from like, 8 years ago, no less) with the tag still on it! For those who don't know/remember, Webkinz were a fad from when I was in grade school. You would buy a Webkinz stuffed animal, and it had a tag with a code attached that you would use to "adopt" it on Webkinz.com, where you could take care of it in a virtual world where you could play games, learn, etc. It was really a ton of fun!
I decided to create a new account and see what I could do, and ohhhhh was I surprised...
Webkinz.com has gone to the dogs.
Back in my day, everything on Webkinz was free to all, and that was glorious! Now, Webkinz has tiered membership where only those born with a silver spoon in their hands (AKA the kids whose parents are fine with paying a fee to a fad website) are able to access all the features of the site, including most of the jobs, the majority of the games, the only decent clothes, certain furniture pieces and room styles, ALL the "classes" at the "academy" (even those normal folks with free membership are able to purchase academy "uniforms" from the clothing store- what's up with that?!), and even certain foods!
WEBKINZ HAS CREATED A CLASS SYSTEM. IN TRUTH, IT'S AN OLIGARCHY. MY CHILDHOOD HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY RUINED.
I decided to create a new account and see what I could do, and ohhhhh was I surprised...
Webkinz.com has gone to the dogs.
Back in my day, everything on Webkinz was free to all, and that was glorious! Now, Webkinz has tiered membership where only those born with a silver spoon in their hands (AKA the kids whose parents are fine with paying a fee to a fad website) are able to access all the features of the site, including most of the jobs, the majority of the games, the only decent clothes, certain furniture pieces and room styles, ALL the "classes" at the "academy" (even those normal folks with free membership are able to purchase academy "uniforms" from the clothing store- what's up with that?!), and even certain foods!
WEBKINZ HAS CREATED A CLASS SYSTEM. IN TRUTH, IT'S AN OLIGARCHY. MY CHILDHOOD HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY RUINED.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
2016 Election Ridiculousness
So this upcoming Presidential election is the first one that I'll be able to vote for, and I'm really excited to get involved with the democratic process! However, this election, even though it's still a year and a half away, I'm already overwhelmed by the whole process. THERE ARE LITERALLY ALMOST 20 PEOPLE WHO HAVE DECLARED THEIR CANDIDACY THAT'S WAY TOO MANY! The primaries alone are going to be a train wreck!
Here's the list of everybody running as of July 2nd:
Here's the list of everybody running as of July 2nd:
- Hillary Rodham Clinton- Republican
- Jeb Bush- Republican
- Donald Trump- Republican
- Bernie Sanders- Democrat
- Ted Cruz- Republican
- Martin O'Malley- Democrat
- Rand Paul- Repubican
- Lincoln Chafee- Democrat
- Marco Rubio- Republican
- Jim Webb- Republican
- Ben Carson- Republican
- John Kasich- Republican
- Carly Fiorina- Republican
- Mike Huckabee- Republican
- Rick Santorum- Republican
- George Pataki- Republican
- Lindsey Graham- Republican
- Chris Christie- Republican
- Rick Perry- Republican
- Bobby Jindal- Republican
I'm sure that as we get closer to the primaries and/or candidates start running out of money, that list will narrow down some, but it's still a ridiculous amount of candidates! I'm definitely going to be checking up on this list periodically, updating it and researching candidates. Hopefully my research can help you with your decisions in the primaries and in the general election!
JOB HUNT UPDATE!!!!
I got a call this morning from my local Kohl's, and they set up an interview with me!!!!!! I'm ecstatic to have an interview in the first place, but I doubt I'm going to get hired when they find out how soon I leave for school and that I won't be able to work very much during the school year.
Despite that, I have some hope now!
Despite that, I have some hope now!
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
I made $70 today!!!!
Good news from your favorite broke girl- I sent for my first check with InboxDollars! It was $50, and while it took me a while to ear, I am so happy that I finally have it. In the hour or so since I sent in my payment request, I earned almost $6! I'm pretty thankful for this. While the money I make off InboxDollars is by no means substantial, every little bit helps and this gives me some relief in the midst of my unemployment.
My other $20 today I made by doing chores for my grandparents. It was quite the workout, really- I threw out my back! Hopefully I can get a real job soon, I'm doing my best to get employed, but I think I'm going to need to shift my focus towards stores in Chicago. Who wants to hire somebody for just a month anyways?
So, wish me luck in my broke-ness, and may I find employment soon!
My other $20 today I made by doing chores for my grandparents. It was quite the workout, really- I threw out my back! Hopefully I can get a real job soon, I'm doing my best to get employed, but I think I'm going to need to shift my focus towards stores in Chicago. Who wants to hire somebody for just a month anyways?
So, wish me luck in my broke-ness, and may I find employment soon!
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Dorm "Essentials"? SOS
So one thing I've been working on lately has been finding supplies and decor for my dorm room at DePaul. I'm incredibly excited for college, and I'm unbelievably stoked to move someplace new! However, It's very hard to tell if I will really need everything that's considered an essential.
For instance, one thing my school had on their list was dishes, dish towels, and silverware. Like if you live in an apartment-style housing unit, that makes sense since you'd probably be doing some of your own cooking! In a dorm however, not so much. Especially since we are only allowed to have a microwave, Keurig, and mini-fridge. Like they have community kitchens on every floor for when you just have to bake, or cannot stand meal-plan food any longer, but would I really need to bring all sorts of utensils and plates and the like?
Storage is one thing that I'm not too sure about. I've seen what a dorm in my building looks like, and they're pretty spacious! Being a hoarder of pretty much everything though, I know I'll need to find ways to make the most of that space, though. The thing is, I don't want to have too much storage to the point where it becomes unnecessary.
I'm worried that I may go overboard with decor, as well. Like I'm dying to get a tapestry from DENY Designs (THEY ARE SO COOL!!!) but they're all $50, just for a 4 foot by 5 foot tapestry. The larger ones cost $70.... I don't know if I wanna spend that much, you know? In addition to that, I have like a bazillion pictures that I have to display SOMEHOW but I don't wanna take up too much space. I definitely need to look into some other options. Like I have this great magnetic chain thing, but that only handles so many of my priceless memories! I may try using a cork board, and using paper clips with tacks. I'm not too sure yet.
Like this is stressful! Moving into my college dorm is my first foray into adulthood, and I'm terribly ill-prepared!
For instance, one thing my school had on their list was dishes, dish towels, and silverware. Like if you live in an apartment-style housing unit, that makes sense since you'd probably be doing some of your own cooking! In a dorm however, not so much. Especially since we are only allowed to have a microwave, Keurig, and mini-fridge. Like they have community kitchens on every floor for when you just have to bake, or cannot stand meal-plan food any longer, but would I really need to bring all sorts of utensils and plates and the like?
Storage is one thing that I'm not too sure about. I've seen what a dorm in my building looks like, and they're pretty spacious! Being a hoarder of pretty much everything though, I know I'll need to find ways to make the most of that space, though. The thing is, I don't want to have too much storage to the point where it becomes unnecessary.
I'm worried that I may go overboard with decor, as well. Like I'm dying to get a tapestry from DENY Designs (THEY ARE SO COOL!!!) but they're all $50, just for a 4 foot by 5 foot tapestry. The larger ones cost $70.... I don't know if I wanna spend that much, you know? In addition to that, I have like a bazillion pictures that I have to display SOMEHOW but I don't wanna take up too much space. I definitely need to look into some other options. Like I have this great magnetic chain thing, but that only handles so many of my priceless memories! I may try using a cork board, and using paper clips with tacks. I'm not too sure yet.
Like this is stressful! Moving into my college dorm is my first foray into adulthood, and I'm terribly ill-prepared!
Trolling Christians for Funsies got me feeling Introspective
I'm changing my major to "fighting strangers on the internet" and I'm going to get a doctorate in reading bitches for filth in 140 characters or less.
I've been dragging people who have made incredibly homophobic tweets under the #JesusWins tag on twitter. It's a response to the #LoveWins tag that came out when gay marriage was legalized nationwide. Some of the responses are kind, like "Love won 2,000 years ago when my savior died for me," but others are like "Leviticus 420:69 homos are an ABOMINATION and need to DIE" like I know my fair share about Christianity from attending Catholic school since I was 7 and attending Vacation Bible School many summers when I was little and I know that no kind, loving god would wish death upon somebody no matter what they did.
It's people like this that make me incredibly glad that I'm leaving organized religion behind. Faith is great, it's beautiful and if you have a faith you deserve every right to practice it! However, sometimes people hold onto their faith so strongly they refuse to let other people believe in their respective faiths.Using religion as an excuse for hate is a real abomination, not worshiping in a different manner, loving someone of the same sex, etc.
I don't know if I'll ever find faith again, but I don't think I will until I find something loving and accepting of all.
I've been dragging people who have made incredibly homophobic tweets under the #JesusWins tag on twitter. It's a response to the #LoveWins tag that came out when gay marriage was legalized nationwide. Some of the responses are kind, like "Love won 2,000 years ago when my savior died for me," but others are like "Leviticus 420:69 homos are an ABOMINATION and need to DIE" like I know my fair share about Christianity from attending Catholic school since I was 7 and attending Vacation Bible School many summers when I was little and I know that no kind, loving god would wish death upon somebody no matter what they did.
It's people like this that make me incredibly glad that I'm leaving organized religion behind. Faith is great, it's beautiful and if you have a faith you deserve every right to practice it! However, sometimes people hold onto their faith so strongly they refuse to let other people believe in their respective faiths.Using religion as an excuse for hate is a real abomination, not worshiping in a different manner, loving someone of the same sex, etc.
I don't know if I'll ever find faith again, but I don't think I will until I find something loving and accepting of all.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Summertime Sadness
Not only is that one of the catchiest Lana Del Rey songs, but it's how I'm feeling now...
My sister is gone until next week, my boyfriend is in Canada, all my friends are busy/live far away, and I don't have a job (STILL!) so I'm bored as heck, and frankly I'm living a purposeless existence.
I really doubt that I'll get hired anywhere at this point. Who wants somebody who's leaving in a month? NOBODY. I haven't had any luck whatsoever with Care.com jobs, I keep applying but nobody is getting back to me. Like come ON I spent $9 on a background check for this?!
It's just so frustrating, and it's even harder to put on a brave face and be hopeful about what the next day is bringing.
My sister is gone until next week, my boyfriend is in Canada, all my friends are busy/live far away, and I don't have a job (STILL!) so I'm bored as heck, and frankly I'm living a purposeless existence.
I really doubt that I'll get hired anywhere at this point. Who wants somebody who's leaving in a month? NOBODY. I haven't had any luck whatsoever with Care.com jobs, I keep applying but nobody is getting back to me. Like come ON I spent $9 on a background check for this?!
It's just so frustrating, and it's even harder to put on a brave face and be hopeful about what the next day is bringing.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Oh lord, yesterday was wild...
Yesterday was incredibly eventful for me! In the morning, I found out that I made it onto DePaul's comedy magazine so I'm incredibly happy about that! Then, I went on the tour de grad parties and that was quite the adventure...
I was invited to five grad parties yesterday and I only attended four of them. The first three I went to were very tame, but the last one was not. There was a lot of drinking- the only people completely sober were the hostess's little cousins. I only had one wine cooler- I didn't want to look like a prude. I wasn't really having any fun though. None of my friends were there and I didn't really know anybody who was partying that well. So, around midnight I went to a couch away from the fray and went to sleep with a few other people.
Around 2 AM, all hell broke loose. The hostesses dad is a very mean, angry drunk, and with all the noise downstairs he was completely enraged. He and the hostess were in a shouting match for about half an hour, then he went on a rampage kicking everybody out. I was scared and didn't want to be there the next morning, so I grabbed my purse and went to my car. The other partiers were pretty drunk, but none of them were about to go on the roads. Some of them walked to a different party in an adjacent neighborhood, others got driven home by the hostess's older brother, and some just pretended they were asleep and decided to wait it out until they were sober and could drive home.
I really hope that everyone got home safe, and I think I'm gonna be avoiding large, wild parties for quite some time!
I was invited to five grad parties yesterday and I only attended four of them. The first three I went to were very tame, but the last one was not. There was a lot of drinking- the only people completely sober were the hostess's little cousins. I only had one wine cooler- I didn't want to look like a prude. I wasn't really having any fun though. None of my friends were there and I didn't really know anybody who was partying that well. So, around midnight I went to a couch away from the fray and went to sleep with a few other people.
Around 2 AM, all hell broke loose. The hostesses dad is a very mean, angry drunk, and with all the noise downstairs he was completely enraged. He and the hostess were in a shouting match for about half an hour, then he went on a rampage kicking everybody out. I was scared and didn't want to be there the next morning, so I grabbed my purse and went to my car. The other partiers were pretty drunk, but none of them were about to go on the roads. Some of them walked to a different party in an adjacent neighborhood, others got driven home by the hostess's older brother, and some just pretended they were asleep and decided to wait it out until they were sober and could drive home.
I really hope that everyone got home safe, and I think I'm gonna be avoiding large, wild parties for quite some time!
Saturday, June 27, 2015
GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL IN THE UNITED STATES
REMEMBER JUNE 26TH, 2015 AS THE DAY THAT EVERY MAN AND WOMAN ACROSS THE NATION, WHETHER THEY ARE CIS OR TRANS OR NONBINARY, COULD FINALLY MARRY WHO THEY LOVE!
Words cannot describe how happy I am that this has happened! The majority of my friends are members of the LGBTQA Community, and knowing that they can finally have the marriage rights they deserve and finally get married unhindered fills me with so much joy.
Words cannot describe how happy I am that this has happened! The majority of my friends are members of the LGBTQA Community, and knowing that they can finally have the marriage rights they deserve and finally get married unhindered fills me with so much joy.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Check out my Care.com profile... Pleeeeeease?
If you wanna give my Care.com profile a look, here it is!
Care.com Update
So I decided to pay for a backup check on Care.com! It was only a preliminary one, but I don't really need to go the whole nine yards for the $60 one! I have no record, so that would be a waste of money. Hopefully having the background check will give some more incentive for people to hire me. Pet sitting is a job I adore doing, so I really want things to work out here! Just to get one or two calls from these families would be miraculous for me!
I'm also going to ask my neighbor, who I've pet-sat for before, to write a review for my profile and to rate me, and if I can put her down as a reference. Doing that would be greatly beneficial in getting me some jobs lined up, and I'm sure she'd say yes!
Ohhh I really hope this works! I need everything I can get right now.
I'm also going to ask my neighbor, who I've pet-sat for before, to write a review for my profile and to rate me, and if I can put her down as a reference. Doing that would be greatly beneficial in getting me some jobs lined up, and I'm sure she'd say yes!
Ohhh I really hope this works! I need everything I can get right now.
Best Online Money-Making Methods(so far)
If you've been reading this blog for a while, you're probably very aware of my lack of a job and my broke-ness! I've been doing my best to apply to places but haven't had much luck, so I've had to look into a lot of alternative methods of earning money. Thank goodness for the internet, am I right?! Some of them have been super helpful, others I'm still working out the kinks.
1. InboxDollars
I joined InboxDollars back in February when I found it on a scholarship website. It's been hands-down my best site! I've earned $50, by doing a variety of things. It has numerous ways to earn. You can earn money through reading email, using their search engine, doing surveys, completing offers, playing games, etc. They also have tons of sweepstakes and give prizes for doing surveys! It also has connections to other similar rewards sites. Small disclaimer: there is a $3 processing fee for payments (because they send checks), but they are looking into additional methods of payment like InboxDollar credit/debit cards, PayPal, and so on. You do get a $5 bonus for signing up and can earn around $10 in the first week, so check it out if it seems right for you!
I only recently joined Survey Spot, but I like it a lot! It's hardly taken any time to earn, and they have a variety of payment options including PayPal, iTunes, Amazon cards, or airline miles! Their surveys aren't terribly time consuming, and I haven't had a single issue with it!
3. MySurvey
I have been on MySurvey for a little while now, and while it isn't the fastest way to rack up rewards points and cash (there never seem to be many surveys for me to take) it still has been useful for me! MySurvey, similar to Survey Spot, has multiple forms of rewards to redeem for their points including PayPal cash and gift cards to all sorts of stores including Amazon.com and Macy's.
To be honest, that's about it! I haven't had much luck with some sites, but I'm always looking. I'll update this post from time to time when I find a new site that works great!
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
The Power of Taylor Swift
When I was in 6th grade, Taylor Swift's first single, "Teardrops on my Guitar" was released. I didn't know it then, but she was quickly becoming the most powerful pop singer in the world. Now, fresh off of kicking Apple into submission with this tumblr post, she is more powerful than ever. Never before has an artist had so much ability to make and break corporations, and it's really quite formidable. However, is it really right for one person, no matter who they are, to have that immense power?
One of Swifts claims to fame is the way she treats her fans: with kindness, generosity, and with genuine love. In the past year alone, Swift has had cookie-eating parties with fans, donated to fans in need, written blog posts of support for those going through boy troubles on her blog, and even showed up to a fan's wedding at one of her concerts. All of that is practically unthinkable, and in doing that Taylor has created a devout following for herself.
Despite her wonderful treatment of fans, she does not treat others the same way. One English freelance photographer, Jason Sheldon, revealed in this post the hypocrisy in her demands from music companies and the image contracts photographers must sign in order to cover her tour. In addition, her legal team has cracked down on Etsy stores that featured fan-made items using her lyrics/likeness. It can be argued that these people are "leeching off her fame" to make some money for themselves, but hey, they have to live too! As someone who is broke as it gets and is constantly looking for a way to raise money so I can get by, I can understand their struggle and the difficulty of having these sorts of opportunities taken from them.
This year, Swift is bigger than ever and she only keeps going up. However, nobody knows what the future holds or if these allegations will cause any issues in the future.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Tired of Hunting
I've gotten nothing back from every place that I've tried. I haven't gotten a single reply to my applications on Care.com. I'm not getting anywhere and it's exasperating. I don't know what to do, I don't know where to turn... I keep doing my survey rewards programs like InboxDollars but I haven't cashed in any of it yet. I could right now if I wanted to with InboxDollars, but I wanna wait that out until I get $50 even for a check.
I'm sick of hunting, I'm sick of running errands while waiting patiently for my phone to ring. I'm sick of it all.
I'm sick of hunting, I'm sick of running errands while waiting patiently for my phone to ring. I'm sick of it all.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Final Submission piece!!!
Here's my last article!!!
Socially inept man responds “you too” when wished happy birthday
Local bumbling failure Greg Saxton, 31, was once again horrendously mortified by his inadequacy when he said “you too” to the Applebee's waitress wishing him a happy birthday during a celebration with coworkers. This is not the first time Saxton has completely and utterly embarrassed himself in this manner.
“What a fucking idiot,” Saxton imagines the waitress saying to her coworkers.
After the gaffe, Saxton quickly returned to his apartment where he lives completely alone, blasted some Alanis Morisette, stress-ate Rocky Road ice cream, and drank himself senseless until he fell asleep half naked in his bathtub.
When asked about the incident, waitress Brittany Rhoades, 22, said “Who? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Saxton is not expected to return to the public sphere in the next two weeks.
Comedy Magazine Update
I've finished two of my articles!!!! I have one more to go and then I can turn in my submission. Here are the two I've finished!
Despite her initial failure, Polich remains hopeful that her Stockholm Syndrome fantasies will be realized. “Next time I’ll just have to try the Personals.”
This is me; I am proud of my brave transition. Now, I can walk into Coachella 2016 or Burning Man 2016 with pride as I wear my feather headdress because I know, in my heart of hearts, that I earned every single feather there (although not by scalping anybody or whatever).
Woman disappointed after hiring handyman off Craigslist; hoped to “at least be kidnapped or something”
Mary Pollich, 30, of Braddyville, Iowa was left unsatisfied after a Craigslist encounter left her home in the best shape it’s been in for months.
“After reading about the Craigslist Killers in Ohio, I was intrigued,” Pollich wistfully said. “Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always wondered what it’d be like to be kidnapped or maybe murdered by a complete stranger.” According to her closest neighbors in the next town over, Pollich always “lived on the edge.”
Taking her fate into her own hands, Pollich turned to the source herself, posting ad after ad trying to find just the type of person she was looking for, yet time after time the candidate was never “creepy enough” for her tastes.
“I was incredibly hopeful at first when this huge guy knocked on my door, I knew my time had come,” Pollich says of the incident. “Like COME ON he had a ponytail and a lazy eye, that just screams ‘I’m gonna trap you in a pit in my basement!”
Pollich had taken every possible precaution to ensure the results she wanted- she lived alone, moved out to isolated Braddyville from Cedar Rapids, and cut off almost all contact with the outside world. Nevertheless, she was sorely disappointed when Craigslist user pussyslayyyer_69 fixed her leaky faucet and removed a hamster-sized ball of hair from her shower drain, taking off in his windowless white van after receiving payment.
Despite her initial failure, Polich remains hopeful that her Stockholm Syndrome fantasies will be realized. “Next time I’ll just have to try the Personals.”
Rachel Dolezal has inspired my transition into a Native American woman
I’ve always been a staunch admirer of Native American culture. My favorite sports teams are the Cleveland Indians, Chicago Blackhawks, and the Washington Redskins; I collect dreamcatchers, have a Pinterest board devoted to Sitting Bull quotes, have “passed around the peace pipe, ”and dammit if I don’t love a good pair of tribal print leggings! But never before these last few weeks did it occur to me that maybe this admiration was something more until I saw Rachel Dolezal on the news. In her, I saw a woman who took what she wanted and lived as she pleased; she gave me the courage to look inside myself and find out who I truly am. So without any reservations (pun intended), I am proud to announce that I identify as a Native American woman.
I know what you’re thinking, “who are these white chicks who think they can just go around appropriating cultures like it’s a fucking game?!” Let me answer that question with another question: how do you know that I’m really white? Even though I’m 30% Irish, 15% German, 12% Scottish, 4.6 % Czech, and 28% Mayonnaise, I feel like I’m at least 0.2% Cherokee in there somewhere. Or maybe Sioux! WHO CARES!
Also, let the records show that this is not a phase- it’s who I am! In preschool, I would color my self-portraits in with the red crayon instead of the peach crayon (although that’s probably because Jimmy Cluse ate the peach crayon and it was the best substitute I had because I sure as hell wouldn’t use the orange crayon! I’m not about to appropriate Oompa Loompa culture!).
If Dolezal can lead the NAACP of Spokane, who’s to say that I can’t become a tribal princess in my own right?
I hold this culture- my culture- in the highest regard. Why else would I do so much to support it? Like that time on my family’s road trip to Arizona where I bought a bracelet from a woman on the side of the road. Or when I told off people who tried to call my high school’s mascot, Brave the Injun, offensive. Keeping this inside of me has been my own personal trail of tears.
This is me; I am proud of my brave transition. Now, I can walk into Coachella 2016 or Burning Man 2016 with pride as I wear my feather headdress because I know, in my heart of hearts, that I earned every single feather there (although not by scalping anybody or whatever).
The Job Hunt Continues....
Well, I've taken a few steps now to hopefully attain employment!
I created a profile with Care.com last night and applied for several pet-sitting jobs, so hopefully that'll help a bit! Care.com is basically an Angie's List for people who like to look after and help others. You can use it to find babysitters, nannies, caretakers, pet/house-sitters, or just somebody to run your errands when you aren't able to. I like it a lot so far; it's easy to use and I'm happy with the jobs that I've applied for so far, plus it's something I could continue doing while I'm at DePaul. Hopefully I'll be able to line up an opportunity or two before I move to Chicago to build up my resume!
Besides that, I had quite the ordeal trying to get a job this morning at a local pie shop. My dad woke me up bright and early, I was sent out to go to this shop and talk to whoever I could to obtain a job, and that would be it! Well that isn't what happened. After a long, exasperating wait in traffic, I had a long, exasperating wait in the shop only to be told that nobody could talk to me then and to turn an application in later. I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR LATER LIKE YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!
I created a profile with Care.com last night and applied for several pet-sitting jobs, so hopefully that'll help a bit! Care.com is basically an Angie's List for people who like to look after and help others. You can use it to find babysitters, nannies, caretakers, pet/house-sitters, or just somebody to run your errands when you aren't able to. I like it a lot so far; it's easy to use and I'm happy with the jobs that I've applied for so far, plus it's something I could continue doing while I'm at DePaul. Hopefully I'll be able to line up an opportunity or two before I move to Chicago to build up my resume!
Besides that, I had quite the ordeal trying to get a job this morning at a local pie shop. My dad woke me up bright and early, I was sent out to go to this shop and talk to whoever I could to obtain a job, and that would be it! Well that isn't what happened. After a long, exasperating wait in traffic, I had a long, exasperating wait in the shop only to be told that nobody could talk to me then and to turn an application in later. I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR LATER LIKE YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!
Friday, June 19, 2015
GOOD NEWS!
I ALMOST GOT A JOB AT H&M! GAAHHHHHH THE ONLY REASON THEY COULDN'T HIRE ME FOR SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT IS BECAUSE IT GOES TO OCTOBER AND SINCE I'M MOVING TO CHICAGO IN LIKE, TWO MONTHS, I MISS OUT ON HALF THE TIME I'D BE WORKING.
This at least gives me some hope that I can maybe get a job despite the odds t=stacked against me right now. Next Spring I definitely need to start applying earlier that way I have a job waiting for me when I get home.
This at least gives me some hope that I can maybe get a job despite the odds t=stacked against me right now. Next Spring I definitely need to start applying earlier that way I have a job waiting for me when I get home.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
In better news....
Earlier this morning I sent in a submission to DePaul's comedy magazine, Detour, and they've already gotten back to me! I now have to answer some questions and then write up two articles based on the pitches I sent in for my submission. For our submission, we had to create 10 headlines that could be on "The Onion" and some feature ideas. These were my headlines:
- 8-year-old girl gets "pretty full of herself" after beating leukemia
- Young man goes vegan for two hours after watching documentary on food industry
- New Thai-Fusion restaurant just "eh" according to local hipster
- Socially inept man responds "you too" when wished a happy birthday
- New dating app includes feature that identifies which matches are most likely serial killers
- Woman disappointed after hiring handyman from Craigslist, expected to "at least be kidnapped or something"
- No one surprised when ghost-hunting reality show revealed as a fraud
- Local man decides he looks cool wearing sunglasses at night
- 30 things better than your Buzzfeed list
- Newly orphaned child consoled by that fact that he's only a few billion dollars away from being Batman
My feature ideas weren't as good, but my best one was for a column: "Rachel Dolezal has inspired my transition into a Native American woman"
Hopefully something good comes from this! I'd really love it.
Charleston Massacre
I cannot believe that this has happened. And I can't believe that so many media outlets refuse to portray it as it truly is.
For those who haven't heard, there was a mass murder in a Baptist church in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine people were killed! One victim was the Church's pastor and a State Senator. The deaths happened a few days ago, but today the suspect was apprehended. The shooter was a 21-year-old white boy.
The fact that this atrocity has happened, especially in such a safe place like a church prayer meeting, is absolutely sickening and mind-boggling. What's even worse is the fact that the media has not recognized this massacre as a hate crime and an act of terrorism. The suspect had, for a long time, had the confederate flag painted on his car and has displayed several instances of racism in his behavior. He shot these people because they were black. There is no other reason.
However, as is typical whenever a white man commits mass murder, the media portrays him as some sort of lost puppy with "mental issues." Literally some of the headlines I've seen have been absolutely disgusting:
For those who haven't heard, there was a mass murder in a Baptist church in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine people were killed! One victim was the Church's pastor and a State Senator. The deaths happened a few days ago, but today the suspect was apprehended. The shooter was a 21-year-old white boy.
The fact that this atrocity has happened, especially in such a safe place like a church prayer meeting, is absolutely sickening and mind-boggling. What's even worse is the fact that the media has not recognized this massacre as a hate crime and an act of terrorism. The suspect had, for a long time, had the confederate flag painted on his car and has displayed several instances of racism in his behavior. He shot these people because they were black. There is no other reason.
However, as is typical whenever a white man commits mass murder, the media portrays him as some sort of lost puppy with "mental issues." Literally some of the headlines I've seen have been absolutely disgusting:
- Dylann Storm Roof is described as "quiet and soft-spoken"
- Many of Dylann Storm Roof's Facebook friends, including those from his high school, are Black
LIKE WHY MUST THE MEDIA TRY TO PAINT HIM LIKE SOME LOST LITTLE LAMB?! ALSO, HAVING "FRIENDS" (C'MON FACEBOOK FRIENDS ARE REALLY FUCKING MEANINGLESS) FROM OTHER RACES DOES NOT MAKE A PERSON LESS OF A RACIST JESUS I HAVE A HEADACHE!
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Rachel Dolezal Today Show Interview: "I Identify as Black"
As if this woman couldn't get any worse.
I don't even know where to start with this, other than that reading about this made me retch.
I cannot believe that this one woman would go so deep to appropriate and steal a culture. She also added on that she "identifies with the black experience." Like NO YOU DON'T YOU STAGED THE HATE CRIMES AGAINST YOU AND BEFORE THAT YOU HAVE NEVER FACED THE SAME LEVEL OF OPPRESSION AS ANY BLACK PERSON EVER.
It jut really infuriates me, I don't even know what to say.
While her work for equality is meritorious, it does not change the fact that she lived a life of deception. She could have identified herself as an ally for equality and still have been as much of a leader as she was prior to her parents' revelation of her true identity, but NOOOOOOOOO she just had to lie to the community that she was so set on helping!
If Rachel Dolezal "identifies with the black experience," then I identify with somebody that wants to throttle her for her disrespect of other cultures.
I don't even know where to start with this, other than that reading about this made me retch.
I cannot believe that this one woman would go so deep to appropriate and steal a culture. She also added on that she "identifies with the black experience." Like NO YOU DON'T YOU STAGED THE HATE CRIMES AGAINST YOU AND BEFORE THAT YOU HAVE NEVER FACED THE SAME LEVEL OF OPPRESSION AS ANY BLACK PERSON EVER.
It jut really infuriates me, I don't even know what to say.
While her work for equality is meritorious, it does not change the fact that she lived a life of deception. She could have identified herself as an ally for equality and still have been as much of a leader as she was prior to her parents' revelation of her true identity, but NOOOOOOOOO she just had to lie to the community that she was so set on helping!
If Rachel Dolezal "identifies with the black experience," then I identify with somebody that wants to throttle her for her disrespect of other cultures.
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