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[01 Aug 2008|03:06pm] |
I hit a squirrel today with my car, and I'm a mess about it.
It happened right in my neighborhood, so I keep driving past it's dead body and my eyes tear up.
Damn it.
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| Small World |
[22 May 2008|10:25am] |
32 Jones Street is where Shellie's art show is going to be next month. I didn't put it together, but when I emailed my boss at HPC (Hudson Pride Connections) to tell her I couldn't come into work because I was going to a memorial, she emailed me back to say she was sorry and asked if my friends name was Shellie.
Apparently Nancy's friends knew Shellie AND Shellie's art show is going to be in the same building where I work. Talk about a weird coincidence. So, if anyone wants to crash on my couch for her opening let me know.
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[05 Feb 2008|02:22am] |
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So, it's late considering that I have to be at work at 8. I'm bummed because I went to bed at 9:30 not feeling well, but I took a Claritin-D right before hand. Now I feel fine, but I can't sleep.
Also my mind keeps going because a new friend of mine said something to me tonight that really pissed me off.
Background:
I've been working at a new store since moving to Succasunna NJ. One of the managers and I get along really well and have become friends. She's liberal (minus being anti-choice which I try hard to ignore), and used to date a girl. Of course now she's engaged to a boy, but we flirt all the time and it's become a game of sorts. Also we text non-stop which helps us both to get through our respective work days.
Anyway, tonight while she was working we were texting back and forth, and I was having one of my moments of self-loathing. I don't make enough money, and I need to find a new job if I'm going to be able to pay the rent and afford... well.... anything.
The conversation went as follows.
Her: So where does Sara work and go to school?
Me: She works at Purnell School, which is an all-girl boarding school. She's a "glorified secretary". She goes to Drew University.
Her: Interesting.
Me: She makes more money and goes to school full time. Her parents think she's pulling my weight.
Her: Oh that's no good.
Me: Sorry. A little self-loathing.
Her: Its cool. I make more then mike does so I'm just in the other end of what you are going through.
Me: Maybe I can apply to be a manager. Do you think I could do it?
Her: Um, you could try but I would talk to the store manager. You have a lot to learn. It's a hard job.
Me: Not very encouraging.
Her: lol, you have to want it. Don't just do it for the money. You will hate every step of it.
Me: So you became a manager because it's what you love?
Her: No, I wanted to. Plus I knew everything that a manager knew I just didn't get paid for it. I love it some days and others I hate it.
Me: That's true. If someone would show me I could learn that stuff too. I'm smart and I have a BA.
Her: Ha. College doesn't prove anything
And after that I was stunned into silence.
College doesn't prove anything? That was the exact wrong thing to say to me, and I'm not sure why she said it. She may have thought I was implying that because I have a degree I'm more qualified to be a manager then her, but of course that's not what I meant at all. My degrees may have proven to be meaningless, but I worked hard.
I'm just so upset... I didn't think it was going to be this hard to be out in the real world. The last thing I needed was for my new friend to belittle what I've already come to decide was a waste of 4 years and a lot of money.
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| Of all the random things... |
[27 Nov 2007|04:59pm] |
Today I met Dr. Cox from Scrubs' mother.
I was just at work, doing my thing- and an older woman comes up to use the picture kiosk, which is not unusual. She needs my help, so I start to walk her through it (also not unusual).
Later on we got to a few pictures, and she turned to me: "Do you know Dr. Cox from the show 'Scrubs'?"
"Yeah," I said, "I love that show."
"Really? He's my son."
And then she proceeded to show me pictures of him at his wedding, and hanging out with John Cusack (who I must say has put on quite a bit of weight!)
Then we talked some more, and she was encouraging me to go to graduate school. She said "Drew University is a good school. Look into going there." To which I said "It is a good school. My fiance actually goes there. She's majoring in Modern History and Literature."
"A GIRL!?" She practically yelled.
We didn't talk much after that, but before she left she palmed $10 into my hand.
Crazy day.
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| My Saturday Night Engagement |
[17 Oct 2007|10:41am] |
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I feel like recent events deserve a LJ entry.
On Saturday I asked Sara to marry me.
( <3 )
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| Friends Only |
[20 Oct 2004|10:10pm] |
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