I am a rollie pollie ollie...
Friday the 13th...
It's Friday the 13th today, he he he. Funny how back in the day I used to always think it was a total bad luck day...but not so much anymore. I can't even remember the last time this day came about...but I DID find something interesting. How this whole superstition came about...it was originally a feared day amongst Christians...There is actually a technical term for being afraid of Friday the 13th...it's called paraskevidekatriaphobia... check it out:
The history of Friday the 13th
It's crazy how many fears there are out there...I wonder what the official terminology is for fear of the internet! He he he
Wake up, Beuller...
Another school-related topic...I found out this morning that financial aid is going to be cut drastically, well, I'm not sure how drastically, but cuts are cuts...and people are bound to be affected by that in a major way. Elegibility and amounts allocated will be more difficult, that just sucks even more for an already deteriorating system as it is. It's funny cuz the news people were saying how the cuts got passed un-noticed...hmmm, un-noticed. That brought to mind how most people just don't care about politics very much. How the "only people in power," i.e, the richer, have any say in what's happening, seems the be the prevalent course of thought. And this course of thought leads to complacency, and then all of the sudden, when a cut like this gets passed, people like me react like, "What?" "How on earth did that happen?" Well, I point the finger at myself, for not educating myself on the current issues, and just being aware of the world around me. It really is sad to see that this is how a lot of the world is...and which is why everything is such a suprise...and then it just sucks...
And that's the bottom line...
Today, at work, we got an e-mail about getting these weekly quizzes and the winner of each quiz gets like a $50 gift-certificate to Tower Records. Pretty cool, I wonder what the quizzes will be about, there's a lot of stuff I could get w/ one of those certificates, let alone all five...he he he. That brought a smile to my face...which got me to thinking...again. I really like working here, the environment is so cool and the people are so so nice, it makes work an enjoyable atmosphere. Of course, I still get bored sometimes, because of the tedious type of work I do, but the people make it all worthwhile. And it's not only just the coworkers, but the company as a whole. They really make an effort to keep their people smiling...I mean, that quiz was sent by the "The Employee Activities Group." I mean, how cool is that? Maybe I'm just a nerd, but I don't care. So many people I know are just unhappy with their current work situations, and some aren't(power to those people!!!). I know some people who intentionally got themselves fired, and some, didn't even care when they were let go. There's a big reason for that. So one is either unhappy at work or happy at work. I don't know about everyone else, but I'd rather be the latter, and hopefully they do too. I am sooooooo crossing my fingers they'll decide to take me on as a permanent employee...I really think I make a good fit here and even though it's not exactly my field or anything like that...but the key word here is "Like." And I like it, and I'm happy.
Competitive Spirit
One of the things I laughed at myself about last night...he he he, that sounded kinda funny, paints a strange picture...anyway. I was laughing at how competive or determined I can get sometimes. I've been playing FFVIII again and trying to find like every lil secret the game offers, but I think at the point I am currently at, I am a lot stronger than I should be...and the game adapts so that your enemies consistently remain challenging as you power up, so naturally, they are stronger than normal at this point also. Anyway, so I was at this one part where this stupid soldier kept killing me...and I had three options: 1) Try again 2) Try again + 200 HP or 3) Game over. What did I choose? Game over baby! I was not about to be given pity chances, or even getting more power...I was determined to beat that soldier on one attempt...well, so to speak. So I had to freakin go through ALL the cinematic stuff that comes before that particular scene, which was about 6 minutes each time. I must've tried to fight that guy over 20 times before I FINALLY beat him. Determination? Competitive Spirit? Complete geekiness....most likely...sometimes, I'm embarassed to look in the mirror...HA HA HA
TGIF...
I am in such a good mood. That's the first time I wrote that...well, maybe not...actually, yeah, I remember writing it before, so nm, I take it back. But still, TGIF...there, i wrote it again. Ha ha ha...I am so looking forward to this weekend, probably not as much as I am looking forward to NEXT weekend(Why? One word....vegas), but yeah. What am I so looking forward to? To doing nothing...that's right N-O-T-H-I-N-G. I don't have anything specific planned, and I'm looking forward to just loungin around, doing some laundry, perhaps watching a few DVD's, play some FFVIII, and try to get to the beach...weather permitting, of course. I also wanna get some cheapie shades since I presume the sun will come out one of these weeks. So 1/2 an hour of work left and I'm out the door on my way to nothingdom...I wonder what spontaneous activity lies on the path...
Appreciations for the day...
-Fridays
-My work environment
-Doing nothing
"Life isn't about winning and losing...it's about learning and growing"
Friday the 13th...
It's Friday the 13th today, he he he. Funny how back in the day I used to always think it was a total bad luck day...but not so much anymore. I can't even remember the last time this day came about...but I DID find something interesting. How this whole superstition came about...it was originally a feared day amongst Christians...There is actually a technical term for being afraid of Friday the 13th...it's called paraskevidekatriaphobia... check it out:
The history of Friday the 13th
It's crazy how many fears there are out there...I wonder what the official terminology is for fear of the internet! He he he
Wake up, Beuller...
Another school-related topic...I found out this morning that financial aid is going to be cut drastically, well, I'm not sure how drastically, but cuts are cuts...and people are bound to be affected by that in a major way. Elegibility and amounts allocated will be more difficult, that just sucks even more for an already deteriorating system as it is. It's funny cuz the news people were saying how the cuts got passed un-noticed...hmmm, un-noticed. That brought to mind how most people just don't care about politics very much. How the "only people in power," i.e, the richer, have any say in what's happening, seems the be the prevalent course of thought. And this course of thought leads to complacency, and then all of the sudden, when a cut like this gets passed, people like me react like, "What?" "How on earth did that happen?" Well, I point the finger at myself, for not educating myself on the current issues, and just being aware of the world around me. It really is sad to see that this is how a lot of the world is...and which is why everything is such a suprise...and then it just sucks...
And that's the bottom line...
Today, at work, we got an e-mail about getting these weekly quizzes and the winner of each quiz gets like a $50 gift-certificate to Tower Records. Pretty cool, I wonder what the quizzes will be about, there's a lot of stuff I could get w/ one of those certificates, let alone all five...he he he. That brought a smile to my face...which got me to thinking...again. I really like working here, the environment is so cool and the people are so so nice, it makes work an enjoyable atmosphere. Of course, I still get bored sometimes, because of the tedious type of work I do, but the people make it all worthwhile. And it's not only just the coworkers, but the company as a whole. They really make an effort to keep their people smiling...I mean, that quiz was sent by the "The Employee Activities Group." I mean, how cool is that? Maybe I'm just a nerd, but I don't care. So many people I know are just unhappy with their current work situations, and some aren't(power to those people!!!). I know some people who intentionally got themselves fired, and some, didn't even care when they were let go. There's a big reason for that. So one is either unhappy at work or happy at work. I don't know about everyone else, but I'd rather be the latter, and hopefully they do too. I am sooooooo crossing my fingers they'll decide to take me on as a permanent employee...I really think I make a good fit here and even though it's not exactly my field or anything like that...but the key word here is "Like." And I like it, and I'm happy.
Competitive Spirit
One of the things I laughed at myself about last night...he he he, that sounded kinda funny, paints a strange picture...anyway. I was laughing at how competive or determined I can get sometimes. I've been playing FFVIII again and trying to find like every lil secret the game offers, but I think at the point I am currently at, I am a lot stronger than I should be...and the game adapts so that your enemies consistently remain challenging as you power up, so naturally, they are stronger than normal at this point also. Anyway, so I was at this one part where this stupid soldier kept killing me...and I had three options: 1) Try again 2) Try again + 200 HP or 3) Game over. What did I choose? Game over baby! I was not about to be given pity chances, or even getting more power...I was determined to beat that soldier on one attempt...well, so to speak. So I had to freakin go through ALL the cinematic stuff that comes before that particular scene, which was about 6 minutes each time. I must've tried to fight that guy over 20 times before I FINALLY beat him. Determination? Competitive Spirit? Complete geekiness....most likely...sometimes, I'm embarassed to look in the mirror...HA HA HA
TGIF...
I am in such a good mood. That's the first time I wrote that...well, maybe not...actually, yeah, I remember writing it before, so nm, I take it back. But still, TGIF...there, i wrote it again. Ha ha ha...I am so looking forward to this weekend, probably not as much as I am looking forward to NEXT weekend(Why? One word....vegas), but yeah. What am I so looking forward to? To doing nothing...that's right N-O-T-H-I-N-G. I don't have anything specific planned, and I'm looking forward to just loungin around, doing some laundry, perhaps watching a few DVD's, play some FFVIII, and try to get to the beach...weather permitting, of course. I also wanna get some cheapie shades since I presume the sun will come out one of these weeks. So 1/2 an hour of work left and I'm out the door on my way to nothingdom...I wonder what spontaneous activity lies on the path...
Appreciations for the day...
-Fridays
-My work environment
-Doing nothing
"Life isn't about winning and losing...it's about learning and growing"
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