so im lovin old country buffet....im making fat tips, suprisingly enough, and i like my co-workers. they're nice. the most interesting part of my job, however, has in fact turned out to be the mexican dishwashers. Everyone else that works there seems to know A LOT of spanish. i dont know what it is about me, but i just can not do it. i cant speak spanish for the life of me. therefore, i look like an ass when i try.
for example, every now and then we have to ask one of the dishwashers to do something for us, like change a pop when it's out or fill the milk machine......and im often the one that is chosen to ask them to do it. i think its because everyone thinks its funny when i try to talk to them. soooo.....i usually go in there and smile and say "leche por favor." or something of that nature that is simple for me to say but gets my point across.
the response to this is normally a lot of stares....a lot of laughing....and a lot of smart-ass spanish responses. once, i had a guy smile at me, nod, and say "ahhhh. si. feliz navidad?" i think he was trying to make fun of me. IM NOT SURE.
i dropped my english class.....so no more brit lit bitch. THANK GOD.
other than that, i really dont have any exciting news....so i guess until next time.....ADIOS
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Tuesday, February 04, 2003
i finally got a job!!! haha. at old country buffet. ya, its not the most prestigous job in the world, but i need money. and it sucks cuz im going to be working every weekend. oh well. anyways, i had my orientation with another guy that just got hired....he's middle aged, and a resident alien from mexico and doesnt speak a word of english. now.......some of you should know what that means. im scared. lets just say i have a frightening history with stuff like this.
i tried speaking some spanish with him when we were sitting in the room alone. but all i got to was like "hablo espanol." and he just started cracking up laughing at me. and then i felt dumb. OH WELL.
nothing too exciting has been going on. its been a while since i blogged, but ive been preoccupied.....anyways im sure i'll have some interesting stories from my first day of work. thats all for now.
i tried speaking some spanish with him when we were sitting in the room alone. but all i got to was like "hablo espanol." and he just started cracking up laughing at me. and then i felt dumb. OH WELL.
nothing too exciting has been going on. its been a while since i blogged, but ive been preoccupied.....anyways im sure i'll have some interesting stories from my first day of work. thats all for now.
Thursday, January 23, 2003
well...it's been awhile. im not too good at this blogging thing. i can understand why emily got sick of it. its tough to sound interesting....cuz im not. i would like to vent on a few things though:
Today is hella-cold, and it did snow last night.....but can someone tell me why Evansville has to freak out and cancel school and stuff? seriously, its just weird. we have about an inch of snow and suddenly its armageddon.
I still haven't found a job, although I applied at about 10 places....including a place in Kentucky!!! what's a girl gotta do??
I have over-exerted myself at the gym in an attempt to work off this enormous ass...and now i am in extreme pain. last night, katie and i did a "double trouble" class consisting of step aerobics, squats, cardio stuff, and some sports conditioning...followed by the "six pack" class that actually makes men cry....followed by laps in the pool. thats a whole lot for this ass to handle. oh but dont worry, we're going back again tonight.
I hate my British Literature teacher!!!!!! I've decided to call her The Brit Lit Bitch (i entertain myself with this in my own head). She has this fake british accent and thinks she's a queen. She also has ridiculous assignments, like reading Beowulf in 2 days and writing an essay on it???? I DONT THINK SO.
Last week the ball on my tongue ring fell off and went down the drain while i was brushing my teeth. I then had to borrow one from someone (ya, its gross but it's just keith), and i ended up swallowing that one while i was eating. so then i had to borrow ANOTHER one, until i find a job and get money to buy my own. maybe im just not responsible enough to handle an object in my tongue. i'll see how it goes.
well.....thats about it for now. bye!!!!
Today is hella-cold, and it did snow last night.....but can someone tell me why Evansville has to freak out and cancel school and stuff? seriously, its just weird. we have about an inch of snow and suddenly its armageddon.
I still haven't found a job, although I applied at about 10 places....including a place in Kentucky!!! what's a girl gotta do??
I have over-exerted myself at the gym in an attempt to work off this enormous ass...and now i am in extreme pain. last night, katie and i did a "double trouble" class consisting of step aerobics, squats, cardio stuff, and some sports conditioning...followed by the "six pack" class that actually makes men cry....followed by laps in the pool. thats a whole lot for this ass to handle. oh but dont worry, we're going back again tonight.
I hate my British Literature teacher!!!!!! I've decided to call her The Brit Lit Bitch (i entertain myself with this in my own head). She has this fake british accent and thinks she's a queen. She also has ridiculous assignments, like reading Beowulf in 2 days and writing an essay on it???? I DONT THINK SO.
Last week the ball on my tongue ring fell off and went down the drain while i was brushing my teeth. I then had to borrow one from someone (ya, its gross but it's just keith), and i ended up swallowing that one while i was eating. so then i had to borrow ANOTHER one, until i find a job and get money to buy my own. maybe im just not responsible enough to handle an object in my tongue. i'll see how it goes.
well.....thats about it for now. bye!!!!
Monday, January 13, 2003
It all began with an internet chat. I told julie that i was bored and i missed her, she said likewise. i decided to go. so i did
I left USI at 12:40 a.m.......got some gas....and set off for my long journey to Purdue, which turned out to be an extra long journey.
Because I am driving-impaired and have no sense of direction, i relied on julie to give me directions. unfortunately, julie seems to be unable to read a map. I drove about an hour north of indianapolis, back down to indianapolis, then back up to lafayette. I drove for over 4 hours.....and when i arrived in lafayette, i once again got lost. julie and i had to talk over our phones as i drove, and i was forced to describe my surroundings and what i saw in front of me, in order to give her an idea of where i was.
As my low fuel light began to glow, I finally found my way and pulled into julie's apartment complex at approximately 6:00 a.m. purdue time. I was tired and hungry but julie was prepared for me and had gone out to buy a little cheese pizza, cheetos, and pepsi......some of my favorite things.
We stayed up till around 9.....slept till noon........then hung around all day. I had a lot of fun just being with julie!!!!!!! i was having withdrawls.....all in all, it was a spontaneous and pretty silly idea to drive to purdue at almost one in the morning. but what can i say. i am spontaneous and silly.
other interesting tidbits about the trip: i saw 4 shooting stars.....and ran over a rabbit.
well, jules i had fun. thanks for the hospitality. its your turn now.!!
I left USI at 12:40 a.m.......got some gas....and set off for my long journey to Purdue, which turned out to be an extra long journey.
Because I am driving-impaired and have no sense of direction, i relied on julie to give me directions. unfortunately, julie seems to be unable to read a map. I drove about an hour north of indianapolis, back down to indianapolis, then back up to lafayette. I drove for over 4 hours.....and when i arrived in lafayette, i once again got lost. julie and i had to talk over our phones as i drove, and i was forced to describe my surroundings and what i saw in front of me, in order to give her an idea of where i was.
As my low fuel light began to glow, I finally found my way and pulled into julie's apartment complex at approximately 6:00 a.m. purdue time. I was tired and hungry but julie was prepared for me and had gone out to buy a little cheese pizza, cheetos, and pepsi......some of my favorite things.
We stayed up till around 9.....slept till noon........then hung around all day. I had a lot of fun just being with julie!!!!!!! i was having withdrawls.....all in all, it was a spontaneous and pretty silly idea to drive to purdue at almost one in the morning. but what can i say. i am spontaneous and silly.
other interesting tidbits about the trip: i saw 4 shooting stars.....and ran over a rabbit.
well, jules i had fun. thanks for the hospitality. its your turn now.!!
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
As another semester comes to an end here at USI, it's time for me to once again reflect on the things I've learned:
1) 3 years of FRENCH in high school + 1 semester of college SPANISH with kids who already know spanish = a lot of confusion
2) after a summer of running up a $1500 credit card bill, then paying it off, don't come back to school WITH the credit card, thinking you wont use it. You will, and you'll end up in debt.......AGAIN.
3) do not work at Wal Mart unless you plan to make a career out of it......they are slave drivers
4) don't get a chicken sandwich at the on-campus Burger King.....it's always full of fat balls
5) In contrast to last year....apparently now its a requirement to have a gold tooth in order to work at BK...not just the loft
6) Don't call in sick to work 3 times in 3 months....they're gonna start asking for doctor's notes
7) Don't skip a class so much that the professor looks suprised to see you there when he's passing back stuff
8) When you're pissed off in Spanish class because you dont know whats going on, dont respond to the teacher's question (when he is speaking in spanish) with "I have no idea what you just said." Then, when he is turned around at the chalkboard, refrain from saying to the person next to you, "I hate spanish."............
9) when you know you have to go to a lab once a week throughout the semester, don't wait until the last week of school and try to go 5 times a day. It just doesnt work.
10) dont start a blog, because you'll end up blogging when you should be studying for your SPANISH FINAL.
1) 3 years of FRENCH in high school + 1 semester of college SPANISH with kids who already know spanish = a lot of confusion
2) after a summer of running up a $1500 credit card bill, then paying it off, don't come back to school WITH the credit card, thinking you wont use it. You will, and you'll end up in debt.......AGAIN.
3) do not work at Wal Mart unless you plan to make a career out of it......they are slave drivers
4) don't get a chicken sandwich at the on-campus Burger King.....it's always full of fat balls
5) In contrast to last year....apparently now its a requirement to have a gold tooth in order to work at BK...not just the loft
6) Don't call in sick to work 3 times in 3 months....they're gonna start asking for doctor's notes
7) Don't skip a class so much that the professor looks suprised to see you there when he's passing back stuff
8) When you're pissed off in Spanish class because you dont know whats going on, dont respond to the teacher's question (when he is speaking in spanish) with "I have no idea what you just said." Then, when he is turned around at the chalkboard, refrain from saying to the person next to you, "I hate spanish."............
9) when you know you have to go to a lab once a week throughout the semester, don't wait until the last week of school and try to go 5 times a day. It just doesnt work.
10) dont start a blog, because you'll end up blogging when you should be studying for your SPANISH FINAL.
Saturday, November 30, 2002
.......and what a HAPPY THANKSGIVING it was!!!!!
i drove to Indy the night before thanksgiving....and arrived at tina's house around 10:45 indy time.....i was greeted by tina (sporting a cute new hair-cut), her boyfriend mike, and Jessie the dog....
thanksgiving itself was a FEAST. we prepared a 3 pound turkey, i made stuffing, mike made broccoli, tina made mashed potatoes, rolls, and her fabulous jello mold.
however.....a couple of problems arose
as tina prepared to make the gravy....she discovered that we needed the drippings from the turkey to add to the gravy sauce....which wouldnt be a problem, until we opened the oven and discovered that there was a hole in the bottom of the pan, and the drippings were burnt all over the bottom of the oven......sooooo tina just added more water to the gravy. then....tina's sister, michelle, noticed that it was getting unusually smokey in the kitchen. turns out the turkey was just a little crisp around the edges, and the rolls were almost completely black.
but, it was a great meal. and i would like to thank christina for inviting me. i had a great time and i love you!
now....im alone back at USI. its so lonely.....there's about 4 cars in my whole parking lot.....i have nothing to do,except work of course. today was an absolute NIGHTMARE at walmart. and tomorrow i have to go in again. it never ends. i should be at home with my friends that i miss :( but noooooooooooo walmart thinks its necessary to work me every damn day.
well....i guess i'll go to bed now. gotta wake up bright and early.
i drove to Indy the night before thanksgiving....and arrived at tina's house around 10:45 indy time.....i was greeted by tina (sporting a cute new hair-cut), her boyfriend mike, and Jessie the dog....
thanksgiving itself was a FEAST. we prepared a 3 pound turkey, i made stuffing, mike made broccoli, tina made mashed potatoes, rolls, and her fabulous jello mold.
however.....a couple of problems arose
as tina prepared to make the gravy....she discovered that we needed the drippings from the turkey to add to the gravy sauce....which wouldnt be a problem, until we opened the oven and discovered that there was a hole in the bottom of the pan, and the drippings were burnt all over the bottom of the oven......sooooo tina just added more water to the gravy. then....tina's sister, michelle, noticed that it was getting unusually smokey in the kitchen. turns out the turkey was just a little crisp around the edges, and the rolls were almost completely black.
but, it was a great meal. and i would like to thank christina for inviting me. i had a great time and i love you!
now....im alone back at USI. its so lonely.....there's about 4 cars in my whole parking lot.....i have nothing to do,except work of course. today was an absolute NIGHTMARE at walmart. and tomorrow i have to go in again. it never ends. i should be at home with my friends that i miss :( but noooooooooooo walmart thinks its necessary to work me every damn day.
well....i guess i'll go to bed now. gotta wake up bright and early.
Tuesday, November 19, 2002
ok........so last night at work, an interesting thing happened.
2 old men came through my line, and it became apparent that they were both deaf. They were signing back and forth to each other and whatnot. and it was all good until the old man couldnt figure out the debit machine. i struggled to help him with it and tried to show him what buttons to push and stuff.
well...i guess he accidentally asked for cashback...40 dollars actually. when it went through and i went to give him his receipt and his money, he FREAKED out and started grunting and yelling at me through sign language. then his friend joined in. i had two guys signing to me frantically and looking all pissed off.
i didnt quite know what to do, and i stood there trying to tell them that they asked for cash back. then i remembered they were deaf.
so i called over a supervisor, and with my back turned to the men, i whispered that they were deaf and they didnt understand what was going on. Why did i feel the need to WHISPER this in front of deaf men? because my name is Linda and im a DUMBASS.
anyways, my supervisor ended up having to write notes back and forth to the deaf men until they understood the situation. they were cooperative overall, but not with me. as they were walking away, i got a few more disgruntled signs from both of them, and im pretty sure i saw the universal sign for "fuck you".
i also had an interesting encounter with a mexican immigrant who could barely speak english. it made me flash back to my days working midgnights this summer at the gas station, where a similar man who was 40 years my senior asked me out everytime he saw me and then came in at 3 in the morning to see me. it got really scary when he told me one night that he just moved in a house across the street and now he could "watch" me in the middle of the night. thank god that's all over now.
anyways.....things are going well here. i've finally decided to cut up my credit card. ( i cut up my other one a while ago, but i recently found this one, which i thought i left at home, while i was cleaning my desk.)
it will be difficult for me, cuz im addicted to spending money, but its for the best. (did i mention my credit card bill is up to about $900?) ya, id say its time to get rid of it.
i would also like to say that i miss emily, eva, chrissy, jules and tina very very much!! it will be awhile before i see any of you :( (except tina, who i will see on thanksgiving), so i just want to let you girls know that i love you!!
thats all for now.
2 old men came through my line, and it became apparent that they were both deaf. They were signing back and forth to each other and whatnot. and it was all good until the old man couldnt figure out the debit machine. i struggled to help him with it and tried to show him what buttons to push and stuff.
well...i guess he accidentally asked for cashback...40 dollars actually. when it went through and i went to give him his receipt and his money, he FREAKED out and started grunting and yelling at me through sign language. then his friend joined in. i had two guys signing to me frantically and looking all pissed off.
i didnt quite know what to do, and i stood there trying to tell them that they asked for cash back. then i remembered they were deaf.
so i called over a supervisor, and with my back turned to the men, i whispered that they were deaf and they didnt understand what was going on. Why did i feel the need to WHISPER this in front of deaf men? because my name is Linda and im a DUMBASS.
anyways, my supervisor ended up having to write notes back and forth to the deaf men until they understood the situation. they were cooperative overall, but not with me. as they were walking away, i got a few more disgruntled signs from both of them, and im pretty sure i saw the universal sign for "fuck you".
i also had an interesting encounter with a mexican immigrant who could barely speak english. it made me flash back to my days working midgnights this summer at the gas station, where a similar man who was 40 years my senior asked me out everytime he saw me and then came in at 3 in the morning to see me. it got really scary when he told me one night that he just moved in a house across the street and now he could "watch" me in the middle of the night. thank god that's all over now.
anyways.....things are going well here. i've finally decided to cut up my credit card. ( i cut up my other one a while ago, but i recently found this one, which i thought i left at home, while i was cleaning my desk.)
it will be difficult for me, cuz im addicted to spending money, but its for the best. (did i mention my credit card bill is up to about $900?) ya, id say its time to get rid of it.
i would also like to say that i miss emily, eva, chrissy, jules and tina very very much!! it will be awhile before i see any of you :( (except tina, who i will see on thanksgiving), so i just want to let you girls know that i love you!!
thats all for now.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
the one great thing about USI.......Assessment Day. A day when freshmen are forced to take a stupid test, and everyone else gets the day off of classes. which means we've had the whole day today to do absolutely nothing. i've laid in bed all day and watched all the ABC soaps. its so great. i bet everyone is jealous. i also dont have to work today!! woohoo.
Interesting tidbits:
i finally got to see the movie ive been dying to see!!!! The Ring is the scariest movie ever made. im serious. i love horror movies and i dont get scared easily, but this movie scared the be-jesus out of me. i was on the verge of tears the entire time. i highly recommend it.
im going to see james taylor next week!!!!! ok so im a huge nerd, but i like him. and he's coming to roberts stadium. so why not go. plus i get to skip my biology class that night.
TINA!!!! it looks like we'll be spending Thanksgiving together this year. ive come to the decision its the smartest thing to do, plus i really miss you!!! i was either going to go to keith's for thanksgiving, or go to Indy at Chrisitna's. my family isnt having thanksgiving because my mom is working and my dad is having surgery, so i wasnt planning on going home. but it seems kinda shitty to drive 5 hours home to keith's and not even spend the day with my dad, and i dont really want to....so im gonna make the shorter drive and see tina!!!! plus, i have to work at 8 in the morning the next day, so i wont have to leave her house as early.
My tongue is normal once again....no worries.
Interesting tidbits:
i finally got to see the movie ive been dying to see!!!! The Ring is the scariest movie ever made. im serious. i love horror movies and i dont get scared easily, but this movie scared the be-jesus out of me. i was on the verge of tears the entire time. i highly recommend it.
im going to see james taylor next week!!!!! ok so im a huge nerd, but i like him. and he's coming to roberts stadium. so why not go. plus i get to skip my biology class that night.
TINA!!!! it looks like we'll be spending Thanksgiving together this year. ive come to the decision its the smartest thing to do, plus i really miss you!!! i was either going to go to keith's for thanksgiving, or go to Indy at Chrisitna's. my family isnt having thanksgiving because my mom is working and my dad is having surgery, so i wasnt planning on going home. but it seems kinda shitty to drive 5 hours home to keith's and not even spend the day with my dad, and i dont really want to....so im gonna make the shorter drive and see tina!!!! plus, i have to work at 8 in the morning the next day, so i wont have to leave her house as early.
My tongue is normal once again....no worries.
Sunday, October 20, 2002
RANDOM COMPLAINTS:
I am sick of working every day. i work 5 days a week, every day except tuesdays and thursdays, when i have class from 10 in the morning to 6 at night.... so basically i never have a day off of anything. its stressing me out. grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
No one wants to see The Ring with me....they're either too poor, they dont want to see it, or they'd rather save their money and go see a stupid movie like "Jackass". geez
Not only do i work all the time, i have to work holidays....meaning you wont be seeing Linda over Christmas break. oh no. i'll be working every day....AND i have to work Christmas Eve...so if i want to, i can make the 5 hour drive home on christmas morning and drive back the same night to make it back to work the next day......which i dont think is probable.......so it looks like i'll be spending a lonely month in apartment 825B here in Evansville. its ok i'll make myself my own christmas dinner
I also will be working the day after Thanksgiving.....and probably every day except Thanksgiving....so i probably wont be home then either.
I am sick of working every day. i work 5 days a week, every day except tuesdays and thursdays, when i have class from 10 in the morning to 6 at night.... so basically i never have a day off of anything. its stressing me out. grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
No one wants to see The Ring with me....they're either too poor, they dont want to see it, or they'd rather save their money and go see a stupid movie like "Jackass". geez
Not only do i work all the time, i have to work holidays....meaning you wont be seeing Linda over Christmas break. oh no. i'll be working every day....AND i have to work Christmas Eve...so if i want to, i can make the 5 hour drive home on christmas morning and drive back the same night to make it back to work the next day......which i dont think is probable.......so it looks like i'll be spending a lonely month in apartment 825B here in Evansville. its ok i'll make myself my own christmas dinner
I also will be working the day after Thanksgiving.....and probably every day except Thanksgiving....so i probably wont be home then either.
Thursday, October 10, 2002
I would just like to send out a big congratulations to miss emily rosinko. apparently, marriage is in the somewhat near future for her. i must admit, it came as a big suprise to me. come on emily, i thought we agreed that IM the Mary and YOU are the Rhoda. I am so much cuter than you. you cant get married before me. come on now.
its just strange to think that one of my best friends will be married in a few years.......hmmmmm. has Riley seen the Little Mermaid puppet show or any of the music videos Em???? I think its about time. let him see what he's getting himself into.
Also, I must admit that I always made fun of boys that got really into video games and thought it was such a big deal to play a football game such as, lets say for example, Madden. Well, I think i'm turning into a boy. Keith and Ben play it all the time. and i started playing a game here and there. well last night, i made a player and even started a season. (and i won, thank you)
But, it kind of scares me that im so excited about it. on the way home on the bus today, all i wanted to do was play a game in my season. what is happening to me. im a nerd. thank you boys.
Yo despiso spanisho. Yo sucko at it. Yo flunkedo a testo todayo. adios
its just strange to think that one of my best friends will be married in a few years.......hmmmmm. has Riley seen the Little Mermaid puppet show or any of the music videos Em???? I think its about time. let him see what he's getting himself into.
Also, I must admit that I always made fun of boys that got really into video games and thought it was such a big deal to play a football game such as, lets say for example, Madden. Well, I think i'm turning into a boy. Keith and Ben play it all the time. and i started playing a game here and there. well last night, i made a player and even started a season. (and i won, thank you)
But, it kind of scares me that im so excited about it. on the way home on the bus today, all i wanted to do was play a game in my season. what is happening to me. im a nerd. thank you boys.
Yo despiso spanisho. Yo sucko at it. Yo flunkedo a testo todayo. adios
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