4-14-08 #340 Long and Not Fun
Motto: The Biggest Roller Coaster I’ve ever Been On, and I’ve been on it Forever.
> I know it’s been a while. I’ve been feeling pretty torn apart lately with responsibilities and preparations for things that refuse to be easy for me. It would make a pretty easy top five. So I’m just going to wait on this issue and elaborate on it then.
> Actually- the number 1 item on that list needs a little special attention. This is going to read terrible. But whatever. I don’t care, I’m writing this column as a stream of consciousness. If you can’t follow it, think like I would and then try again. My number one issue has been my employment: both Temporary and Permanent. The issue I’ll deal with now is the temporary job for this summer. I turned in applications at a lot of places (or so I thought) and I called them back today and my legs have been taken out at the knees by the responses I got.
Blockbuster- Looking at the applications in a couple of weeks
Conoco or whatever Jumpstart in Burlington turned into- Are currently not in need of more employees
Dickinson Theatres- for the life of me I cannot find a number to call them to NOT get the automatic “this is what’s play today” feature.
And worst of all… the reason I even bring this up.
Family Video- Decided “To pass on you(me)” Which makes me beg the question- “why would a FILM STUDENT who’s knowledgeable in movies both old and new who has an interest in movies unlike most others and has experience dealing with customers and cash registers not make for a worthwhile employee?” I mean, I don’t want to sound smug, but I would be good at that job. I could have been, I guess. I just think I’m worth a little more than that, and I’m perturbed about it still.
> I’m burnt out on life right now. I need a long summer filled with a simple routine. I don’t really care what it is. Just something that I know what I’m getting into each day. I know what my challenges will be and how to face them. I just look forward to a time where my life will be remotely predictable and I can stop for 2 seconds and do some introspection. I haven’t had any real time for anything lately. Why do you think the column has been factual representations of what’s going on in my life instead of ideas and that sort of shit like it used to be? I don’t have time for that shit any more. I have time for it in the summer (and during high school.)
> I know what you are thinking – Aaron’ if you’ve got all this stuff to do, why are you updating the column? Spend your time some better way. Well I’ve spent about a half hour writing this (cause It’s easy to just regurgitate facts about my life instead of having to write with any emotion or mood or deep philosophical thought.) I had to write this to calm myself down, and I felt obligated to, so that the four people who read this will know what I’m thinking right now and think to themselves “man I just wish Aaron would write a short column that’s funny.”
Top 5: Things I’ve been bogged down with.
5. School Work? – I’ve still got a speech to write, a paper on film, a paper on acting, a paper on poetry, I’ve got to work on getting my monologue down, I’ve got to work on giving that speech in a manner which doesn’t suck, I’ve got a lot of other things to do without going into specifics… let’s not mention keeping prepared for my finals.
4. Scholarships and stuff – every student has felt this pressure, I understand it’s important and all of that. I’ll look at them when I have time. 3. Major – Film is not going to be my thing, I’m 95% sure. However I’m clueless as to what my thing will be.
2. Housing for next year - which I am going to the department for student housing tomorrow to get this lined out
1. Employment
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April 14th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Oye. I hope that you’d considered changing majors before Movie Gallery knocked the wind out of your sails. Try not to let it bother you - consider the decision maker. They’re either:
A. a college kid not unlike yourself, but a little older probably a lot geekier) that feels your superior movie knowledge might challenge their position of authority
-or-
B. someone older, who didn’t go to college and is now generally pissed at the world cause Movie Gallery is “the best it gets”.
When I get really overwhelmed at work, and feel like I’ve got to much too fast, I make a list of everything I’ve got, when it’s due and schedule out the tasks (research this, write rough draft for that, etc). Then I just focus on what has to be done today - not the big picture. Then I start feeling a little more positive about things.
April 14th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
You’re sister’s a VERY wise person. You should take notes! HAHA! Everything will work out in your favor, it always does.. I promise. I love you!
April 14th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Oh Yeah… but if you want a stress reliever: http://www.therightfoot.net/mystuff/whatever/swf/bubblewrap.swf
April 18th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
In all honesty, I think I got the easy way out with being able to major in mathematics. Sure, all the formulas I have to memorize, and labs I have to get done don’t make it any easier, but I get to do all of that in my in-class time. There’s no research to be done, or papers to be typed. The only time I have to do that is in my gen-ed classes.
To deal with your situation, I remember how you always wanted to be a journalist, or something of that sort. Maybe you’ve changed since then, or hell, maybe you’ve forgotten about it, but whatever appeals to you, you have to at least try it. Plus, there’s all kinds of minors out there to get.
April 25th, 2008 at 12:09 am
That bubble wrap page is sweet!
especially the manic mode