Econline Model

I've been thinking, err pondering? I'm not sure but the economy, and more specifically the job market has been on my mind a lot the past few days.

I mean I got incredibly lucky, getting two great high paying jobs in a row. But I know a lot of people who desperately need a job and can not get one. It really breaks my heart to see the people I care about suffering and it take a whole heck of a lot of self control to keep from giving everything I have to my friends and family.

I don't wanna sound like a bleeding heart, but... I kind of am?

I just wonder what I can do, how I can change the way the government is taking care of this issue. Sure these people could live in subsidized homes, use food stamps and welfare, but they don't NEED these things.. They just needs jobs and everything else will fall into place.

Shamelessly Self Involved

April? APRIL! OH MAN SPRING!

It's springtime so I'm all over the place. Well that and I'm working two jobs, a day and night job, jeez..

I've been outside playing tennis and going out with Danielle and Cortney and Korbin.

Visiting Lance (which I want to do more now that I can afford it)

Wearing my spring/summer dresses ^_^

AND I got chosen to be part of a triad on Pogotribe! (my tribe name? OhLovelyOlivia)

So a lot of mental power is going towards the project and how I can make the world better, well with the help of my lovely triad members! (our triad name TRI-ad-FORCE, lol)

Hopefully I will have my own place within the month and I realize this blog isn't about my witty thoughts and I want it to get back to that, I've just been obscenely busy!

DFTBA and PDBAZ!

"Everything's Going So Well"

My second time quoting Moulin Rouge in this blog. That movie is just so quotable. BUT that has nothing to do with what I'M talking, err blogging about...

So my post yesterday was done sitting in the Newport, KY Hooters, before going to see a fantastic band, Deer Tick, play for free in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. It was cold and rainy all day AND I wore a dress, but I wasn't even cold for the hour the we stood outside in the middle of Cincinnati. It was just the magic of the day I suppose. Oh, and another cool thing I forgot to mention was that I got a Darth Vadar(Safari says Darth and Vadar arn't words, which is really heartbreaking) keychain! It was the toy in a McDonalds(also not a word) Happy Meal.

But I'm more focused on the now. Right now it's late, late enough that everyone in the house is asleep, including the cats (who are sleeping on my feet next to each other, soo cute ^_^). For a while Adam and Ryan were snoring in sync which was kinda cool, but does not keep me entertained for long. You see I'm bored, and there isn't much I can do about it. I think all I really can do is catch up on Lost on Hulu(also not recognized by Safari, stupid Safari) and wish I had gone to Mom's to do laundry tonight. I'll get all that done tomorrow though, in preparation for starting my job on Tuesday. Yes, yes, calm down you cheering masses of people rooting for me, I know this is the turning point in the film that happens right before an upbeat song starts in and clips of how things are going so well roll without dialogue, also representing the passing of time.

I'm a fan of this happening as well. River just got her job at Pizza Hut (funny we're both working at pizza places) and hopefully within the next few months we can start looking for places to live. Then we can watch movies, play Little Big Planet, and discuss issues way over our maturity level non stop. Sounds good to me.

BTW here is my favorite Deer Tick song.

So I just wanna give an update because I'm currently having THE BEST DAY of my year so far. I got a job last night, and then Eric and I talked on FB and I got to go to a free concert, to see Deer Tick. Tonight I'll stay with him and Chip and we'll just have fun all night. Oh and right now we're on a Hooters boat in Kentucky where you're still allowed to smoke! There is even a trampoline here! You could smoke while jumping on a trampoline and eat wings and seeing big hooter's boobies! Yea, I'd say today is good.

Changing Winds Come Whipping Through

I know in my previous post I expressed the desire to be a social worker, but I just found this college and and and....... I'm speechless. Really. It just seems too good to be true.

I looked into admissions and I don't see any reason I shouldn't get in, and a personal interview is a part of the application process. That would be perfect because I could show them that this place seems so perfect for me!

It's in Iowa, which is fine with me, I've been looking to get away, and Iowa is a hell of a lot closer than Oregon. They offer an education program that I'm really interested in, and the university itself is so enviromentally and socially concious, I just love it...

And you know how I found it? I click a random Facebook ad! I've been seeing ads for this place for a while around FB, but I just ignored them. I mean, who cares about FB ads. BUT I decided why not check it out...and oh man I just am overwhelmed with the place. Below is a link...

http://www.mum.edu/

Groundbreaking Conclusion

I have, for the most part, officially decided what I'd like to do. I love english, and I love writing, but I can't do well at writing if I don't have my heart and soul in it. So journalism went out the window. Then I focused on being an english major, but I will just end up a teacher with a degree like that.

I considered then teaching. It's in my blood, I mean teachers go back more than a couple generations in my family, and I do happen to love kids. But after speaking to an ex-education major I know now that this job would slowly darken my soul until I hated kids and english and my life in general.

I've been terrified of waking up and hating my life, because of what I do for a living. I don't wanna be the person to change careers a million times because I didn't really think it through (Mom!). But after much internal debate I have settled on something that I'll enjoy going to college for and doing everyday until I die or retire. Well I'll mostly enjoy it, at least it will make me feel good.

I want to be a social worker.

I know that my step mother was a social worker (oops, can I mention her?), but she didn't like it and changed careers. She's now going to school to be a vet tech. I think she'll enjoy this, but I think I'd prefer helping the helpless people.

It actually came down to teaching or social work. Who I wanted to help more, the kids or the adults? Well there's a chance this line of work can be as soul darkening as teaching but I feel confident in this line of working. I feel I'm a good person, you know, in tune with the light side of the force. I think helping people everyday would be pretty hard to be soul darkening.

Did you know?

I'm a HUGE fan of bowls!

Plastic normal bowls..

Fancy Bowls....
Glass bowls...
Bread bowls...
Bowls inside of OTHER bowls....

and all other kinds of bowls......... I just love bowls.