Thursday, September 12, 2013
Update
Life is good. I write and get paid for it! I'm starting an amazing internship for a documentary and am getting paid! And I've been attending Wayne State/Schoolcraft/working. I'm a busy bee. Longer post later.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Ignore errors, 4AM blog post.
I've been neglecting this poor blog! This is one of the closest things I have to an online journal hehe. Well neglect you no more will I! Unless of course nothing happens in my life, well that would be terribly tragic wouldn't it? To have nothing occur that I deem worthy enough to even blog about? Lol. Lots of smuck has happened in the last few months since I have written and actually I kind of like these gaps I take. With all social media I am on I am really on it hahah. So this will be nice to reflect on. Perhaps I'll just use it more this summer. SOoOOoOoOoooO...I have been quite the busy bee in these last few months including traveling, schooling, and working. I even cut out a toxic friendship recently that my sister and Tim did not approve of from the get go. I'm sad cause just a few years ago this girl was one of my best friends and of course I'm sad that things are so different but I had to. She was plagued with the most insane case of jealousy I have ever encountered. It's sad that me being friends with her friends made her that mad. I love it when my friends become friends! But alas, I'm not going to waste anymore time thinking about her or that situation.
I got a magical job at Lush and had to quit because I could not push myself to push for a sale but I really could not stand for hours at a time. After talking with my mom, I agree that now is the time in my life to realize what my weaknesses are. I try to go in thinking everything is my strength! Sometimes my confidence waivers but usually I feel pretty comfortable. It's like once I start to since I'm not good, I crumble. Standing for hours on concrete floors was a challenge in and itself so thank God I now know I can't have a career in sales (despite everyone telling me to) nor can I physically be up for long. It's funny that people say I should sell! I am WAY too candid. Like I stand behind Lush Cosmetics 100% on an ethical level, I can go on and on about how amazing it is but even with products I love, I would find myself wanting the shopper to not have to spend a lot. I don't much like business in that aspect, I need a goal other than just MAKE MONEY NOW. Which is the end goal for most businesses if not all, but I don't want to be on the aspect of it. Whatever, the split was amazing because they said I could come back to work and I could use my discount one last time. Even offering me a massage when I come back in anytime! <3 Filing this under "you never know unless you try" and I certainly try everything once. Plus I walked out of there with a new basic knowledge of natural products and appreciation for the kind of company I would like to work for if I were to not represent individuals. I hope they aren't the only company like that out there! Oh, and my skin has never been healthier. I'll have a post about Lush products some other time!
Getting ready to go to Wayne in the fall. The whole financial thing is such a pain in the arse man! I hate that I'm only taking two classes there and I *think* that's more financial aid than I even got. I'm also taking 1-2 classes online at Scraft. SO I'm thinking I'll do a sorority for social purposes. No drinking, smoking, or partying for this girl. Not my thing. I would attend a party but I won't party. There's a difference. I want to at least attend a game, try as many clubs as possible and meet new people! Everyone who goes to Wayne complains that it's a commuter school and you don't get the college experience. I'm sorry, what is the college experience? Is it what we see in the movies? The scantily clad models who meet guys at a parties, have sex every night, get 3.8's, participate in homecoming, and go to parties 24/7? Because I'm pretty sure that is the same thing they told us high school would be like....they being the 30+ year old writers of The CW. I'll pass. I did not go through one high school experience without having an episode. That is if I even went to the traditional rights of passage a high schooler experiences. My point being that I. don't. care. about what other people tell me is required to have fun in order to actually have fun. My version of fun is usually slightly different than people I know anyways! I'm not sure if I want to work at the library or do my internship this fall. Then there is also the Wendy Williams internship I have to look in to. I have to find out how it would transfer for credits, if my Uncle would be okay with me staying with him for a few months, and then of course I would have to have money for those months and no traveling but I would be in NYC so that's okay. Oh and also I would miss the second half of my sophomore year/first year at Wayne which would be fine if I wasn't trying to go to France my junior year. Ah well, I'll def be home next summer. Anyways. I have lots of trips being offered to me on top of all this. It's kind of stressful actually because I want to do it all.
I think I'll write about all of my writing opportunities in the next few days, the only reason I'm up is because I'm sick. I should really use this time to do homework.
xxx
I got a magical job at Lush and had to quit because I could not push myself to push for a sale but I really could not stand for hours at a time. After talking with my mom, I agree that now is the time in my life to realize what my weaknesses are. I try to go in thinking everything is my strength! Sometimes my confidence waivers but usually I feel pretty comfortable. It's like once I start to since I'm not good, I crumble. Standing for hours on concrete floors was a challenge in and itself so thank God I now know I can't have a career in sales (despite everyone telling me to) nor can I physically be up for long. It's funny that people say I should sell! I am WAY too candid. Like I stand behind Lush Cosmetics 100% on an ethical level, I can go on and on about how amazing it is but even with products I love, I would find myself wanting the shopper to not have to spend a lot. I don't much like business in that aspect, I need a goal other than just MAKE MONEY NOW. Which is the end goal for most businesses if not all, but I don't want to be on the aspect of it. Whatever, the split was amazing because they said I could come back to work and I could use my discount one last time. Even offering me a massage when I come back in anytime! <3 Filing this under "you never know unless you try" and I certainly try everything once. Plus I walked out of there with a new basic knowledge of natural products and appreciation for the kind of company I would like to work for if I were to not represent individuals. I hope they aren't the only company like that out there! Oh, and my skin has never been healthier. I'll have a post about Lush products some other time!
Getting ready to go to Wayne in the fall. The whole financial thing is such a pain in the arse man! I hate that I'm only taking two classes there and I *think* that's more financial aid than I even got. I'm also taking 1-2 classes online at Scraft. SO I'm thinking I'll do a sorority for social purposes. No drinking, smoking, or partying for this girl. Not my thing. I would attend a party but I won't party. There's a difference. I want to at least attend a game, try as many clubs as possible and meet new people! Everyone who goes to Wayne complains that it's a commuter school and you don't get the college experience. I'm sorry, what is the college experience? Is it what we see in the movies? The scantily clad models who meet guys at a parties, have sex every night, get 3.8's, participate in homecoming, and go to parties 24/7? Because I'm pretty sure that is the same thing they told us high school would be like....they being the 30+ year old writers of The CW. I'll pass. I did not go through one high school experience without having an episode. That is if I even went to the traditional rights of passage a high schooler experiences. My point being that I. don't. care. about what other people tell me is required to have fun in order to actually have fun. My version of fun is usually slightly different than people I know anyways! I'm not sure if I want to work at the library or do my internship this fall. Then there is also the Wendy Williams internship I have to look in to. I have to find out how it would transfer for credits, if my Uncle would be okay with me staying with him for a few months, and then of course I would have to have money for those months and no traveling but I would be in NYC so that's okay. Oh and also I would miss the second half of my sophomore year/first year at Wayne which would be fine if I wasn't trying to go to France my junior year. Ah well, I'll def be home next summer. Anyways. I have lots of trips being offered to me on top of all this. It's kind of stressful actually because I want to do it all.
I think I'll write about all of my writing opportunities in the next few days, the only reason I'm up is because I'm sick. I should really use this time to do homework.
xxx
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The world can be a scary and dark place. I am going to reflect on myself right now because I really don't wish to go in to detail about how sad and slightly nervous the evilness makes me. Eventually I will but not now. SO, I am so excited to go to Wayne in the fall, I have been writing for The Pulp Zine, and am slowly but surely exercising more. Yesterday I sang with the native club on the grass outside. I love learning about new cultures and native cultures are fascinating! We will be singing at the children's center on Friday so yay! <3 The irony lies in the fact that everyone in the club is actually of some native descent and I am not but people actually think I am the native one! Karen always points out that 70 percent of African Americans have native blood in them but my family has never said this so I just say I am black! (: My fellow club members all look traditionally Caucasian and I have dark skin and at the moment my long black hair is straight so it throws people off. People usually think I am part black but they rarely guess I am Irish or even white. I have gotten hispanic, native, Asian (crazy, huh?) Hawaiian, Indian, and Samoan! But alas, I am Irish and black! Kind of fun to play the guessing game though! So yeah, I have mainly been writing, reading, watching tv, and working at the library! I just got a job at LUSH so I am ecstatic as their principals align with mine so well! So I will be working there and the library this summer in addition to taking spring and summer courses! Yippie skippie. Also The Pulp Zine will be having a launch party in NYC this summer and Tim,Michelle, and I are headed up north for a mini road trip! This summer I wish to get in shape, read the bible, Lord of the Rings, and many classic novels! Yay for goals! <3
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Update with Life.
Wow, I have not updated this in so long! I got in to Wayne State, went to my first fashion show in NYC, and finally got the perfect cateye glasses! Well the last thing is not that big but I am so happy. I'm loving my job at the library. So much happiness. I'm content because it is stimulating but relaxing at the same time. I feel productive and active but I have the balance I need. I'm helping start the African American club, I'm active in Native American club and page turners not to mention coins for change. I'm very excited for the internships coming my way. I luckily , well obsessively thought to start applying early so I'm all set there. Still waiting on one acceptance. Working hard to get good grades while preparing for Toronto (: love that city. Always ready for my next trip! Life is pretty sweet. I just need to start going to church more and things will be pretty close to perfect.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Kinda stressed. I know I should have gone through the consoler’s at scraft before applying to Wayne State. They would have given me someway to let the school know that the reason I’ve withdrawn from so many classes was due to illness. That the reason I am doing better this year as opposed to last year is because I am not balancing 2 jobs, high school classes, and college. Now I just work and take college classes. Maybe I should have waited cause now I am not even sure my transcript from this semester will be done to send in. Basically they are not seeing me at my best but I don’t want them to know about my lupus. I don’t want to have to go through all the special needs help stuff,it pisses me off. The second I say I’m not handicap, I am not like them, people who really need help..that’s when I get sick and need help. I don’t want the school to take me in cause oh you have lupus..that’s too bad, we’ll take ya in. I just want them to take me in cause I belong there. I don’t think a school would take in a student cause they have a disease but it’s just that feeling of hand outs…sigh. I love Detroit. I love the history of it and the resilience that city has. I need to be there. I just need to be.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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