Kroger

Uscan... the worst place to work. The customers are by far the most impatient people- that's why they go to Uscan in the first place. Then, something goes wrong. Then, they aren't even people anymore- just irritated masses of carbon.

Express lane... c'mon. You know it's the express lane. Just because you unload your groceries on the conveyer belt, letting me start your order, and then, suddenly looking up to see the sign doesn't mean I don't notice that your Kroger card is worn out beyond belief. "Oh, I didn't know this was the Express..." does not fly.

Just because your kid is crying and screaming doesn't mean you should get them whatever they want. It just means you need to leave the premises immediately.

Yes, that lane is open. That's why there is someone standing in front of the register. And yes, I do need your ID for beer. I don't care if it's an inconvenience for you to have to go out to your car. It's an inconvenience for me to stop what I'm doing to scan your alcohol because you went through a 17-year-old's line.

No, you cannot pull one can/bottle of beer out of a package- it's not sold seperately. Go put it back. And no, you cannot get cash back paying with a credit card seeings how you aren't paying from your bank account. You have no cash to get back.

Update.

By the way did I tell you I decided to grow up? Yea... it's true.

I'm still addicted to Lost.

I've come to find that Cool Springs is an ironic name for this area. It's not cool, and there are no springs.

I am a person who likes to hang out at home. No, I don't like to go out all the time and do stuff. I work all the time, I'm too tired to go out. I miss just being at home sometimes. If that makes me boring... well... okay.

I'm too busy. I don't like it. I'll have worked a week before I get a day off.

$300 and something is totally worth it I guess.

This was an okay movie. I liked it, but there was a lot of scenes that weren't needed. I love that it was different and more realistic, and I appreciate that. I'm tired of movies that have a happy ending for the sake of having a happy ending. those fill my stomach with EZ Cheeze® to the point that it makes me want to vomit.

I also saw New World, though I can say that I will never appreciate Pocahontas ever again- it's also not a movie that I would readily volunteer for watching among the masses, but if anyone suggested it I wouldn't say no. It was beautifully filmed, but there was no real climax. I would watch it again several times, but it's not one of those movies I would watch all of the special features on.

So 40 hours this week. Yea, buddy. I have to close tomorrow by myself. I like customer service. It's very humbling and it's boring, but in a good way. It's boring in the way that I know I don't have to do anything unless there's a customer (aside from couting down all the tills), not in the way that I have to babysit 16-18 year olds with paperwork to do afterwards.

Here's something I know all will appreciate: Today on my lunch a man in his fifties drove right in front of me. He obviously thought he was a stud because he was leaning back- one hand on the weel, and one hanging out the window- and he was rockin out and singing to "Dontcha Wish Your Girlfriend was Hot Like Me" by who I believe to be the Pussycat dolls. He looked over at me and I started laughing. I was later informed that he was a carnie. This was the cherry on top.

And Aparently I Got a Raise at Work...

...yessssssssssssssssssss.

So a kid backed in to me today at Sonic... and I mean the kind of back up into me that deals with cars. That was crazy. No real damage though. That was good. It was my brother's car.

On a completely different note, I do not believe how some people can be complete, illogical idiots. They make me want to scream out of frustration.

Hokay Here's the Deal

God really knows what He's doing.
Amen.

Home.

I hung out with old friends yesterday. Friends from freshman year. Ben, Rachel, and Joe. We went to Pinkerton park (a place I seem to visit a lot) and then to downtown Franklin and chilled. It was really good to hang out with them... it was almost like closure. Start school with an amazing group of friends, and then, end school with an amazing group of friends.

Things haven't changed. We all look the same. Different hair cuts, taller, and different voices (in the boys of course).

I'm going to miss a lot about franklin this fall. And Kroger will not be one of them.

And I'm still addicted to Lost.

I'm hooked.

And I positively love everything about summer.

I'm being trained in customer service at work.... it's too early to tell if this is a good or bad thing.

These are fantastic games. Hours and hours of entertainment. Whoever thought of these games are probably beyond rich right now. My hat is off to them for numbing the consumer into the mindset that looking like an idiot is fun.

Hey... whatever works, man. It sure worked on me.

So yesterday I went to the park. Was an adventure.

The summer's getting stale quickly. It's only been 4 days and I'm already tired of hanging out all the time. This week I'm going to work 40 hours... and I'm being trained in customer service in which I'm excited, but at the same time-- not. I will mostly have something to do all day. 8 hours a day at Kroger? Lord please take me home now. Oh well... in 2 months I will be able to make $2,000 so I can't really complain.

I'm looking forward to Chicago this year. It is my most favorite church trip. I love everything about this trip. The kids, the questions, the looks, the festivities. Everything.

Dang.

Whatever.

"So this is love"

After a day at work and a car adventure with Sarah, I had a chance to watch the beauty that is Garden State with Rachel. If I could marry a movie, this one would be my life long partner. I love every single thing about this movie... except the hotel peep show... that was awkward and wrong.

The Office

This show is freaking hilarious. This is the kind of funny you have to think about and notice the small things. Ricky Gervais is a legend. He plays David Brent (the boss), and he does a such a good job of making the audience cringe with embarrassment. Mackenzie Crook (Gareth) leaves the office with awkward laughter. Poor Tim (Martin Freeman) and Dawn (Lucy Davis) don't have right timing. I love everything about this office and I love both seasons and the Christmas special. I love the Christmas special the most.

This US version is also knee-slappingly funny. It's more slap stick, but it's great. Dwight is amazing and Jim and Pam also do not have the right timing. I almost wrote this show off because the first season was almost verbatim to the first series of the UK version, but finally left the nest in season 2. The show still follows a blurred guidline from the UK version in all the major changes, but has a mind of its own.

I'm guessing the fourth season of The Office (US) is going to be the last because they can't drag out the Jam relationship for too long without the show going stale. I can't wait until Jan leaves the show. She was okay as Michael's boss, but when she became a psycho sex freak she weirded me out. Her character needs to leave. It's bitter sweet that Ryan left; I never really liked him much, but he was funny. I can't wait for the season premier... even though I won't be here... thank God for the internet.

The family is leaving tomorrow.... I'm looking forward to the silence.

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

Meg done got her self grajiatd yesterday.

I'm excited.

After graduation I didn't feel any different. I went swimming; then, I came home and had a gathering of friends and family for a few hours. It felt like a birthday party with a buffet in my dining room. Today, though, was when it all hit me. I was running across town to Brentwood's graduation to watch Sara and a few others graduate, and then, to CPA's graduation to watch Lizzy and a couple more graduate. That's when it hit me that this is real and I won't be going back to the halls of Centennial High School ever again.

It's odd. It' really refreshing. Grade school was beyond stale.

The crazy thing is that through 13 years of education, I still don't really know what I want to do with my life. I know I'm going to leave it up to God, but I don't have any special talent or nack for anything. I'm just kinda mediocre at everything. I like making friends, but that's not going to pay the bills unless I was to get some very generous rich friends. Hopefully if and when I get married my husband has a bit more direction in his life.

One more transition to go until I will mercilessly be thrown into the real world and am forced to settle with something, though I'm prolonging that transition by going to England-- which as of now I have a little under $3,000 out of the $5,000 I need to raise, so things are looking good.

Prayer is a requested support, and if you feel like donating a buck, I won't tell you no, but the prayers are most important to me.

At World's End

SO so very good. A couple cheap laughs that were placed in there that I admittantly did laugh at, but it felt a little bit out of place. Very unexpected ending that I liked a lot. It left it open for a fourth movie, and I can't say that I'm excited. I just don't want it to end up crap. It did a good job of tying in the other two films very well. I was impressed.

If this is true... I honestly don't want to see the fourth one. Not because it's Orlando Bloom, but Will Turner is an essential character to the POTC plot. If it wasn't for Will, Elizabeth, and Jack there would be no POTC. Without one of those characters it would feel empty and incomplete.

I also have to say that I wasn't to impressed with Elizabeth's role in this one either.

The Departed

I love this movie. Go watch it... unless you don't like violence or swearing.
Mark Wahlberg adds some hilarious comic relief, and Nicholson is a gangsta til the end.

Check out the trailor here.

I'm Back

With the rest of my life starting, I figured this was a good time to pick this blog back up.

Today was my official last day of school. Went to take my physics exam, and left 2 hours later. Boo Ya.

All the family is coming this weekend. I hate cleaning. Dang graduation.

I was rereading all my posts and was surprised at how much God has directed my life in the past year. Certain things I worried about took care of themselves; I find myself looking back and laughing.

Hopefully that's the same this time.

I have to raise $5,000 to be able to go to England this fall. I want $6-7,000 in case there's something random I have to pay for. You never know. I won't stress this time.

I'm always talking about how great this next year will be, but sometimes I think I am pulling the wool over my own eyes because it's not going to always be easy (if easy at all).

The things I'm going to miss the most next year:
Rachel
Sara
Charis
Traci
Nichole
Kara
My Church
My Family
My Dog
The Weather
Driving
My Room
American Food
Feeling At Home


Matthew 6.34
Jeremiah 29.11-13

Sometimes things are Different From what We Want.

Then, on a completely different note, there's always White Ninja.

Lost

I've lost a lot of things recently.
I am absent minded.
Too much so for my own good.