Listening to: the mismatched ticking of two clocks, but Rhythm of Love is stuck in my head.
Another post from the beautiful city of T-mec, where temperatures can reach eighty degrees in the dead of winter. Life has been going well, lately. So well, in fact, and just well, that lately 'keep on keepin' on' is a phrase that finds it's way into my mind at least once a day. Life at the theater is ever-changing, and it's dynamics are sometimes a little tough to swallow, but I like it. There's never a completely dull day, at least. My managers like me, are trusting me with more responsibilities, and each day I work makes me want to leave it less and less, but I only have thirty-nine days left in T-mec. (No, I'm not counting, I just checked it because I wanted to see how close moving day really is.)
For the record, I'm not ready to move again. I was really hoping to get more of my future plans worked out during my semester off. To top it off, I just learned that I'm technically (credits-wise) going to start my sophomore year this semester. Normally that'd be cool, but BYU-I has a credits cap--if I don't have my degree by a certain point, my enrollment will be terminated. Oh, did you hear that? That sound just over my head? That, my friends, is the whip being cracked, and it just scared the living daylights out of me. On top of all the educational deadlines that need to be met, it's officially time to start getting ready to pack up again. Yes, I did mean 'start getting ready'. It's like planning to make a plan--it's what we crazy people do. It really just involves picking through my things, deciding what I need and what I don't, stocking up on everything, maybe picking out a few new blouses and skirts, things like that.
I'm officially at a loss between my lives. I have a school life, and a home life. Which one is real life?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
For The Love
Hey everyone, just felt like updating the world...so here it is...my update.
Anyway, I love my job at the theater, and have made tons of new friends. Life is going pretty well; I'm reading and writing in my spare time, and have been making quite a bit of progress in the story I'm working on.
I have a request, though. I need some more book recommendations. The library has so many possibilities, but I rarely know where to start. I don't know, maybe one day I'll just start at 'A' and work my way through all the authors to 'Z'. (Though, thanks to The Book Thief, I've already covered my library's collection of 'Z' authors. LOVE Markus Zusak.) Regardless, I love books, and desire more, so what are some of your favorites?
If you're a long-time reader of my blog, you'll remember that way before the food pictures and medical stories, I was quite fond of lists. For old time's sake, here's another:
Books That I Can't Wait To Read, But Have To Because They're Not Published Yet
1. City of Fallen Angels due 4/5/11
2. Mastiff due 11/11
3. Bite Club due 5/3/11
4. Clockwork Prince due 8/30/11
5. Angel due 2/14/11
6. What Happened To Goodbye due 5/10/11
That last one? The Dessen? Super excited for it. Sigh. One day my books will come...
Anyway, I love my job at the theater, and have made tons of new friends. Life is going pretty well; I'm reading and writing in my spare time, and have been making quite a bit of progress in the story I'm working on.
I have a request, though. I need some more book recommendations. The library has so many possibilities, but I rarely know where to start. I don't know, maybe one day I'll just start at 'A' and work my way through all the authors to 'Z'. (Though, thanks to The Book Thief, I've already covered my library's collection of 'Z' authors. LOVE Markus Zusak.) Regardless, I love books, and desire more, so what are some of your favorites?
If you're a long-time reader of my blog, you'll remember that way before the food pictures and medical stories, I was quite fond of lists. For old time's sake, here's another:
Books That I Can't Wait To Read, But Have To Because They're Not Published Yet
1. City of Fallen Angels due 4/5/11
2. Mastiff due 11/11
3. Bite Club due 5/3/11
4. Clockwork Prince due 8/30/11
5. Angel due 2/14/11
6. What Happened To Goodbye due 5/10/11
That last one? The Dessen? Super excited for it. Sigh. One day my books will come...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
"Good Things Come...
...to those who do the wave"
The Lord is looking out for me, of this I am sure.
I've been job hunting by category. One day I applied to every hotel in Temecula. After that, I tried every department store I could think of. One day, I applied to every hardware store between here and Elsinore. Over the space of a week, I tried every Fast-Food place I could think of. Yesterday, I did the movie theaters. Last night, one of those movie theaters got back to me.
This afternoon, I had my very first interview, ever. This afternoon, I also had the last interview I'll need to have this spring.
Yes! My persistence paid off, and I have been hired by UltraStar movies, the company who just bought the Tower Plaza theater! I start training Friday night, and I'm so excited! I'm so incredibly grateful, because I know people have been trying to find jobs for months, and my search was a fraction of theirs. I just take this as a sign that the Lord knows that I should have this job, which ultimately means that I need to take advantage of it and be the best employee I can be. That's the game plan anyway. I also have every Friday and Saturday night for the next four months spoken for. Oh well. It'll be worth it!
-Katie
The Lord is looking out for me, of this I am sure.
I've been job hunting by category. One day I applied to every hotel in Temecula. After that, I tried every department store I could think of. One day, I applied to every hardware store between here and Elsinore. Over the space of a week, I tried every Fast-Food place I could think of. Yesterday, I did the movie theaters. Last night, one of those movie theaters got back to me.
This afternoon, I had my very first interview, ever. This afternoon, I also had the last interview I'll need to have this spring.
Yes! My persistence paid off, and I have been hired by UltraStar movies, the company who just bought the Tower Plaza theater! I start training Friday night, and I'm so excited! I'm so incredibly grateful, because I know people have been trying to find jobs for months, and my search was a fraction of theirs. I just take this as a sign that the Lord knows that I should have this job, which ultimately means that I need to take advantage of it and be the best employee I can be. That's the game plan anyway. I also have every Friday and Saturday night for the next four months spoken for. Oh well. It'll be worth it!
-Katie
Monday, January 10, 2011
Coloring on the Lines
I figured I might as well just post something, since I'm in a writing mood.
I am officially starting my fourth week home in California, and have finally gotten used to calling this house 'Home', and Rexburg, 'School'. Separation of Church and State? Easy. Separation of Home and School? Not so much. What do I have to show for all my time here? Well, I've lost more weight (yay me!), I've filled out more applications than I care to consider, I've spent good time with friends and family, I've accepted a calling at church, and I've slept a lot.
Let's see, starting at the beginning. You've heard of the Freshman Fifteen, and the rumors of it actually being the Freshman Forty? Well, I conquered it. Yup, I'm down fifteen pounds from last fall! I have to admit though, not all of it is my fault. My inability to eat much of anything without getting sick for the first two months of school definitely took it's toll. After my surgery (of which, you can read my before and after blog posts) I was finally able to eat real food again. This included the yummy and healthy things, like raw veggies and whole grains that had always made me so sick before! But, because of the way my digestive system works now, I don't feel the need to eat as much. In short, I am happier and healthier than I've been in a long time, and I love it!
Next, applications. I think I've applied to every fast food restaurant within a 15 mile radius, all of the hardware stores, the drugstores, WinCo, Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club and so many others, it's crazy. I come up with two major problems though. First, I worked for two years in dentistry. Sure it's two years of job experience, but how in the world will my knowledge of the human mouth help me get a job cooking food? Second, very, very few people are hiring. I can't tell you how many times I've heard, "Well, we're not hiring now, but we are accepting applications!" Fantastic. Here it is. I wish I could fill out a generic application and just mail it everywhere. They all ask the same questions. (No, I did not live in Louisiana in 2005. No, none of my dependents are eligible for food stamps. I can work any day, any time, because I will not have any sort of life until you hire me. Please hire me!)
One of the first things I did when I got home was ask my bishop to give me a calling. I loved being home, and I really didn't want to go to our singles' twig, (I kid you not, it's not even big enough to be a Branch) but Home Ward Relief Society and Sunday School are just too...I don't know...grown up for me. Luckily, I've been called as a Primary teacher! I get to play and learn with the ten year olds for two hours every Sunday. My first week in, I actually played with (I mean taught) the CTR 7 class instead, but oh well. I taught my class for the first time today, and love them all to death. I still haven't decided how they'll address me though. 'Katie' is excellent. I mean, it's my name, right? 'Sister Thompson' says 'Hi kids, I'm your teacher, and an adult, so you need to respect me. But Sister Thompson is my mom, not me. So then I considered 'Sister Katie'. I mean, back in the time of the Restoration, everyone went by Brother/Sister [first name], so why not? Well, because it sounds like I'm a nun if I go by Sister Katie. Actually, I'm going to post this as a question to my readers. What would you do?
Last exciting thing in my life: I gave my first Grown-Up Talk in Sacrament Meeting today! A full 15 minutes. By popular request, I'm posting it as one of the tabs on my Blog, so you can read it if you really want to. It was pretty well received, I guess. I mean, I hadn't even left the stand after the meeting before someone had asked for the copy of my talk I had with me, and someone else rushed up to tell me that I'm 18, but speak like I'm 40. I guess that's a good sign? (*sniffle* I'd like to thank my parents, for never giving up on me, and my AP classes for teaching me to write good stuff quickly, and my job for teaching me how to talk to people, and my love of story telling for helping me tie it all together!) Please excuse that drama moment.
Alright, I write way too much. I may be shy sometimes, but once you get me talking, you may never get me to shut up. Sorry. Since my writing, when not required to be professional, often comes across as very conversational, you can bet that my blogs and things will be much the same way: Never Ending. Oh well. Love you all! Good night!
I am officially starting my fourth week home in California, and have finally gotten used to calling this house 'Home', and Rexburg, 'School'. Separation of Church and State? Easy. Separation of Home and School? Not so much. What do I have to show for all my time here? Well, I've lost more weight (yay me!), I've filled out more applications than I care to consider, I've spent good time with friends and family, I've accepted a calling at church, and I've slept a lot.
Let's see, starting at the beginning. You've heard of the Freshman Fifteen, and the rumors of it actually being the Freshman Forty? Well, I conquered it. Yup, I'm down fifteen pounds from last fall! I have to admit though, not all of it is my fault. My inability to eat much of anything without getting sick for the first two months of school definitely took it's toll. After my surgery (of which, you can read my before and after blog posts) I was finally able to eat real food again. This included the yummy and healthy things, like raw veggies and whole grains that had always made me so sick before! But, because of the way my digestive system works now, I don't feel the need to eat as much. In short, I am happier and healthier than I've been in a long time, and I love it!
Next, applications. I think I've applied to every fast food restaurant within a 15 mile radius, all of the hardware stores, the drugstores, WinCo, Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club and so many others, it's crazy. I come up with two major problems though. First, I worked for two years in dentistry. Sure it's two years of job experience, but how in the world will my knowledge of the human mouth help me get a job cooking food? Second, very, very few people are hiring. I can't tell you how many times I've heard, "Well, we're not hiring now, but we are accepting applications!" Fantastic. Here it is. I wish I could fill out a generic application and just mail it everywhere. They all ask the same questions. (No, I did not live in Louisiana in 2005. No, none of my dependents are eligible for food stamps. I can work any day, any time, because I will not have any sort of life until you hire me. Please hire me!)
One of the first things I did when I got home was ask my bishop to give me a calling. I loved being home, and I really didn't want to go to our singles' twig, (I kid you not, it's not even big enough to be a Branch) but Home Ward Relief Society and Sunday School are just too...I don't know...grown up for me. Luckily, I've been called as a Primary teacher! I get to play and learn with the ten year olds for two hours every Sunday. My first week in, I actually played with (I mean taught) the CTR 7 class instead, but oh well. I taught my class for the first time today, and love them all to death. I still haven't decided how they'll address me though. 'Katie' is excellent. I mean, it's my name, right? 'Sister Thompson' says 'Hi kids, I'm your teacher, and an adult, so you need to respect me. But Sister Thompson is my mom, not me. So then I considered 'Sister Katie'. I mean, back in the time of the Restoration, everyone went by Brother/Sister [first name], so why not? Well, because it sounds like I'm a nun if I go by Sister Katie. Actually, I'm going to post this as a question to my readers. What would you do?
Last exciting thing in my life: I gave my first Grown-Up Talk in Sacrament Meeting today! A full 15 minutes. By popular request, I'm posting it as one of the tabs on my Blog, so you can read it if you really want to. It was pretty well received, I guess. I mean, I hadn't even left the stand after the meeting before someone had asked for the copy of my talk I had with me, and someone else rushed up to tell me that I'm 18, but speak like I'm 40. I guess that's a good sign? (*sniffle* I'd like to thank my parents, for never giving up on me, and my AP classes for teaching me to write good stuff quickly, and my job for teaching me how to talk to people, and my love of story telling for helping me tie it all together!) Please excuse that drama moment.
Alright, I write way too much. I may be shy sometimes, but once you get me talking, you may never get me to shut up. Sorry. Since my writing, when not required to be professional, often comes across as very conversational, you can bet that my blogs and things will be much the same way: Never Ending. Oh well. Love you all! Good night!
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