Time to break away from cell phone dependence

I wish I had something profound to say. In the past, I've been known to talk about important issues or philosophize about random things. There have been times where I'll be thinking about something and consider writing about it on here and then the moment will pass before I can get to my computer. Sure, the thoughts will still be swimming around in my head but I just don't feel like blogging about it anymore. I guess the initial brilliant feeling fades quickly and then it just feels like another thought among the masses.

I must say that I am happy to get out of town this weekend. I'm tired of dealing with stupid drama. I feel like everyone's stressed out this quarter. I don't know why- it's only week 4. I know midterms are coming up but they are no reason to bite someones head off. Getting away will be good for me to simply relax. I can even turn my phone on silent or something and not feel guilty about it because it will be a mini vacation. I don't understand our dependence on our cell phones. I see people talking on their phones practically all day and in the most inappropriate moments. The other day I saw a woman speaking on her phone during lunch with her husband. She was on the phone for like 15 mins and I sat there watching her in awe. Why can't we just detach ourselves from our phones for at least an hour a day? I mean are those phone calls really that important to have during lunch with your significant other? At least excuse yourself from the table! *sigh* maybe it's just me but I find it rude when people answer their phones at the table. It's your time to actually have human interaction and enjoy being with someone in person and eat, not reattach your ear to your piece of technology. When will this phase end? We crave intimacy whether it be closeness with a dear friend or a significant other and yet we detach ourselves from the very thing we seek. It's counterproductive. No wonder so many people are unhappy with their lives... they make terrible decisions without realizing it.

Enough ranting.. I think it's time for bed.

Tough Girl

This weekend was interesting. Friday night I went to a foam party which was actually a lot of fun until I cut my foot on broken glass (you couldn't see it cuz the foam covered it). Luckily enough for me a british medic happened to be at the party and fixed my foot :) haha gotta love the foreign accents. So he fixed me up and I went back into the foam avoiding the spot with the broken glass. Saturday we had a soccer tournament and although we didn't do too great it was still fun to get out there and play. I got sandwiched by two ginormous girls and yet still managed to take em both down. That was my highlight of the day haha. Amazingly, I played well with my gimpy foot. But I managed to leave the field with a bruised eye because some girl half punched me in the face. I forgot how vicious girls get in this sport. Let's just say I haven't played soccer since I was 15 years old. I'm gonna stick with volleyball and softball from now on. I don't want my eye taken out or my leg broken haha so I'm gonna play it safe. So even though my whole body hurts and I have several battlewounds, overall I had a blast this weekend! I actually feel pretty badass right now to be frank haha.

Anyways, I've done some job searching and I've found some potential places. Now I just have to get my resume polished and e-mail/call these companies up and see if they have job openings. *crosses fingers* I hope I get lucky and find somewhere soon. School will be over soon and then wow I dunno what I'll do if I don't find a place. Sometimes I don't feel like I'm ready for the real world but then I really think about it and I can't wait to meet my potential and go beyond it. Also, making money will be nice. Right now I have a credit card bill that is killing me. *sigh* I just want to be in the working world and be a real adult. As much as I'm going to miss school here, I'm done with the learning in an academic setting. I'm ready to learn hands on and be under pressure with project deadlines and coming up with cool ideas that will blow my bosses away. :) Ok, I'm done babbling now.

Btw, Oakland won today! Woo! oh and they wont be moving to Fremont until 2012 so that gives them 3 extra years in oakland (where they belong!) so yay :)

That's all for now.

Life on the Fast Track

I've been trying to prepare myself for the working world and I honestly don't know what I'm doing. I've done a lot of research trying to find companies where I could start at the bottom of the food chain and work my way up but I really feel that I'm behind in everything. Most companies want experience... well since I recently changed my major (last year) and I've been taking on too many units plus holding a chair in my sorority... I haven't exactly had much time to think about working. Besides, I'm in SB. There are virtually no PR firms in the genre I'm looking for up here. It's all medical businesses really. *sigh* so I'm left with no experience in actual companies to start off when I graduate. This should be fun. I hope I find some place that will give me the opportunity to prove myself. I know I learn very quickly and can multitask like crazy. I work hard and seldom complain about anything. If someone gives me a project, I do it without question. I know I can work my way up from say getting people's coffee orders and answering phone calls. If that is where I have to start out. I just am not sure if I'll find anyplace since the working world is so competitive right now. I guess I'll just have to get my name out there and be persistent. I hope I find something that resonates well with me. Wish me luck! I need it :/

On that note, this quarter has started off with a bang. There's been plenty of drama circling around and it's only the beginning of week 3! Unfortunately, I've gotten involved in some of it but what can you do right? I must say I've been rendered speechless a few times because I just don't understand what exactly some people are thinking. I'm not even sure if they were thinking. There's just one thing that's been bothering me for the past few days. I hate to complain about it but sometimes this girl just irritates the hell out of me. Here's my stupid drama story:
So my big and I butt heads all the time. Sometimes I wonder how we exactly got matched up at all. We are COMPLETE opposites. At least I can say I've learned a lot... but she completely disrespects me at times and I'm sick and tired of telling her to think before she acts or says things. For example, one time she called me a cunt... and i was like wtf? why would you say that? ... to ANYONE?! But I digress... On saturday we had a HUGE volleyball tournament which we've been practicing for for quite some time. Last week on wednesday we had practice and my big shows up late (again) and in a bitchy mood. I told her some of the guys next door were coming to scrimmage with us so we could get better practice and she just said "F this i'm not playing when they come." I told her that this was part of our practice and if she wanted to play saturday she had to stay. (I mean really you can't just bail like that. That is not teamwork.) So she just walked away and I just said whatever she doesn't care enough. Then later she told me she was getting sick so she wouldn't be playing saturday and to get someone to fill her spot. So, I started thinking of who could cover for her. Well, that night (even though she was "sick") she went out with some girls and partied... then the next night she did the same thing. Then friday we had one more practice and she told me she was going to urgent care because she wasn't feeling well. By this time I had already found her replacement so I didn't care. Yet, later that night I was out with some friends at a party and guess who shows up... my big! I flipped out. Seeing her out that night and for the 3rd night in a row gave me the impression that she a) was feeling alright and b) she really didn't care about the tournament. I'm telling you if this was an actual club team and my coach saw me out the night before a tournament after telling her I was sick, I'd be kicked off the team before i could even apologize for being stupid. Then the next morning before our first game she shows up and asks me why she wasn't playing... ???? I couldn't even say a word. I was absolutely in shock that she had the nerve to say that. Then she preceded to get pissed at me and didn't say a word for the rest of the day... in fact, I still haven't heard a word from her. Really, she has no right to be angry with me after her behavior. She lied to me several times, gave me attitude about practices, showed up late during every practice, actually told me she wasn't playing, and went out all week when she claimed to be ill. Oh and by the way I heard from people she went out friday and saturday night as well. So much for being sick. The least she could have done was support my decision as head of this philanthropy chair and as her little. It's not like I told her she couldn't play because I was mad at her. That was not the case. I was being diplomatic thinking about the team as a whole. Also, I believe I made the right decision based on the above occurrences.

Anyways, so that is my story about some drama. In hindsight it's stupid but I just hate liars. and I hate lazy people. There is nothing respectable about those qualities. If you can call them that. It's disrespectful and obnoxious. But I shall end my dramafest reflections for now. I'm sure there will be plenty more to come seeing as how we have a soccer tournament this coming weekend and a relay week the week after. Oh, I will have lots of fun :)

I must say that I volunteered for the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation yesterday and had a blast. It was family fun day to raise money and it was up at a ranch in SB. The kids were adorable and everyone had a blast. I hope I can do that again soon. I really enjoyed allowing these kids to forget about their troubles and have fun for a day.

Time to be productive again.