I don't know how, but I actually got some great comments after I presented my speech! That...had to be the Lord, I'm telling you! lol Cause I went up totally unprepared. Basically, I was rushing to get done today (or yesterday, Tuesday) by 6:30pm. My printer needed ink so I had to get out and grab some. I knew that my printer had been acting up for awhile and printing some bad prints, but I was hoping for the best! But nope...I got the WORST prints ever! I couldn't even recognize them they were so bad! And if there's one thing that absolutely ALWAYS happens when I need to get something printed at the last minute...I'm totally serious...it absolutely NEVER FAILS...the printer decides to act up at that very moment! What's with that!? It's like one of those anomolies where the whole town practically shows up at the same time at Starbucks. Why does that happen? And why does my printer or ANY printer for that matter start acting up when you need something desperately!? Anyways, I don't want to drag that out.
So my printer acts up, and I'm heading to class without an outline or visual aid and note cards I barely wrote on. And I'm just praying that the Prof will be ever so kind and let me off the hook today because of my darn printer. But...alas...it was just one of those days where the pressure NEVER lets up! lol So...I just had to make the best of it. I was third to speak, so I wrote down what I retained on those cards, practiced outside while I waited, and what do ya know...I actually did okay, and amazingly I got good feedback. I can't tell you how good that felt! I even told one girl sitting next to me I was totally unprepared, and later she said 'You didn't seem unprepared, you did fine!' All I could say was 'I love you! and give her this huge hug! lol Okay, actually I just said thanks. hehe Ahhh...only in the movies. But yeah, I was sooo relieved after that and even now, it's gonna be nice to go tomorrow and just listen to speeches and drink my coffee. Yes!!!
So now I get to think about a topic for my persuasive speech next week. And believe you me, I WILL be better prepared for that! I'm not going through that again! lol Those are like...grey hair moments. I'm pretty sure I'm seeing more around the front and sides from just all the stress this year alone. Or...maybe I'm just gettin' old. hehe Ummm...I think it's the stress. But yeah, we have a persuasive speech and a demonstration speech left. I was actually thinking, in my own weird-thinking world, of demonstrating how to act like Napolean Dynamite. lol I think that would be hilarious! Grab a wig and some glasses, those 80's pant-things lol and use some words from the movie like 'sweeet' and 'whatever I feel like, gosh!' and jerk my head to the right. lol Eh...maybe if I had lighter skin, I might do that. Well see I guess.
Man, I LOVE this autosave feature! I was all excited a minute ago, cause for some reason nothing was connecting for some reason so I had to close everything and restart, but I was able to cut and paste what I wrote. So when I got back on, I suddenly realized that it had that autosave feature, and lo and behold, it was there as a draft! I was like 'Yes! Thank you autosave! I looove you!' lol Okay I wasn't THAT excited. But I was pretty stoked.
So...I gotta admit here, since no one even reads this except maaaaybe one person...or two, who knows, that there's someone in class I absolutely adore. She sits right in front of me most of the time. I noticed her the first day actually, but I got the feeling that maybe I wouldn't be able to connect with her. But boy was I wrong, cause we talk all the time, which is nice. But...she does have a bf, and she tends to walk out and wait for this guy in class, who, if I remember correctly was already her friend. The thing is...I think he's...gay. His voice is very soft and the way he talks kind of gives it away along with his gestures. But you know what, I've been able to talk to her lately even after class while she waits for him, cause before I would walk with her to the parking lot cause he used to park somewhere else, but now he parks where we do, so I'm still grateful I get to talk with her. I guess I should just accept she's with someone, but it's hard not to think of her cause she's sooo gentle and easy to talk to and yes, she's pretty! lol Well...the Lord knows, and I just need to be patient about that. In fact, it's probably better that I don't get involved right now with everything that's going on. I seem so busy all the time. Maybe I just choose to be busy. lol
I heard it's raining in Oregon right now. I hope it moves down here! I miss it so much. :( God, pleeease bring it! =)
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
Trendspotting
I'm actually seeing a little trend here on my blog. I tend to write about ONE post per month! lol Which isn't bad if it's my intention to just write a monthly summary of my life. To be honest, I spread my blogs out among a few other sites as well. The other blogs are more 'site-specific' rather than just about life in general. Like for my clothing co., the blog is more about the business and any other related issues, topics or announcements. Yeah...so that was my little observation for the day.
Well...back to my wonderful organic project! =)
Well...back to my wonderful organic project! =)
Busy Bee Am I
Wow, where do I even start after 1 1/2 months of absence? lol Uhhh...I think you should just start the blog you doofus! Okay okay...sheesh I think sometimes it's a good exercise to put yourself down in the meanest way, that way when you're boss or some jerk does, I'll be like 'eh...that wasn't so bad. That was nothing, man! That was weak!' LOL Okay don't actually say that out loud.
So...by the way that was my attention-getter. When preparing a speech, you gotta have an attention-getter cause naturally we're pretty lazy when it comes to listening, so if I can start out getting attention, I should do fine. Yep, I'm in speech class. I have an Informational speech on Tuesday, which I'm totally looking forward to! Yes!
Okay, I'm not that excited about it. I'm only excited insomuch that I'm gaining the knowledge & experience of making speeches. Actually, I love this class compared to the one I took at Platt. At Platt it was waaay too rushed and NOT informative! In this class I'm actually learning how to gather info on the speech, the do's and don'ts of speech and so much more so yes, it's excited in that manner.
Remember I was on disability? Well...I made the mistake of thinking I would have a job still! Yeah...silly me. What was I thinking!? Yeah they let me go cause apparently, my boss started feeling 'uneasy' about the whole situation of me being gone so long and needed someone 100% asap. That, along with changes of roles going on within the company in my absence pretty much clinched it. So we 'agreed' to part ways. Ugh Well...later I found out that this sort of practice which was not unheard of is actually illegal. But...I didn't feel like fighting it. I mean, what's the use? Get a lawyer, fight for my rights and get my job back or get compensated. It's not really worth all that. Plus, I'm on disability. I reeeally don't have money to hire attorneys right now. lol So...I'm on the job hunt again, which isn't going to bad actually. I had one interview last Monday with a sign co. in Placentia, and he will be letting me know tomorrow what the verdict is. I was a pretty good match for that. Also, another sign co. will be calling tomorrow as well to talk more to me. He already saw my resume and likes what he sees so...we'll see! We'll see what God has for me. I hope it's gooood. Job hunts are cool! Especially when it takes months to find a job and all your cash is depleted. That totally rocks!
Hey...I might use that one. hmmm...
Anyways I saw Evan Almighty today. Very amusing I thought. It actually had alot of good points regarding our faith in God and trusting Him when we don't understand. I thought that was very cool.
So, my informational speech is going to be on Organic foods. Fun stuff! I'm actually learning alot about the whole process and history or organic foods, including farming processes and organic living in general. It sounds very sensible to me. I think I'm gonna go Organic! But if I do, I mean, should I just keep this on the 'down-low' for now cause, I don't know, people might think I'm weird or something and be like 'Whaaat? When did this happen!?' omg then people will ask them 'Did you suspect that he was...you know...organic?' and they'll be like 'I didn't even see this coming. It was...shocking to me. It was shocking to us all.' But then I might find more of my kind...yeah...which will encourage me more to 'come out'...and they'll start saying 'hey, this is okay, this 'organic lifestyle'. They're just people like you and me, really.' And activists will come out of the woodwork to aid us in our stance, so much so, in fact, that even if people don't accept our organicity, it'll mean little to us anymore, cause we're strong now, we're one. But to reeeally make my point valid that I've gone Organic so that no one makes the mistake of calling me 'weird' anymore, we're pushing for lawmakers to write a Bill that states that anyone who stands against my right to be Organic will be punished to the fullest extent of the law and be labeled as Organiphobic! And not only that, but the mere suggestion that the Organic lifestyle is wrong would be labeled as hate speech! Yeah...I'm seeing the process now...
Ya know, it's funny but...this vaguely reminds of me something...vaguely...
I believe that, forcing someone to accept you...doesn't result in acceptance. It results in mere tolerance. Forcing me to 'buy' something...doesn't mean I'll be happy with the 'product'. The cornerstone of marketing is finding a way to make people believe that they need that 'thing', and deceitfulness is the cry of desperation of a salesman. This isn't from a book. I'm beginning to realize that getting people to 'buy' into your agenda is a clever mix of marketing & sales, and some people know this all too well. And when they're desperate enough, they might even add a little deception in the picture, a method that's even accepted now on both sides of the fence. And what a sad day it is when deception becomes both the norm and the hype, while truth becomes a laughing stock. How much more blind are we willing to be?
If a 'product' can't sell itself, it's not worth 'buying', I say. It's one thing to let people know that the product exists and is for sale. It's another thing to try and convince people that the product is worth their money. Anyhow...enough said.
Okay, this is waaaay too long! I thought about cutting some of this out but...it really wouldn't make sense. Cause if you think about it, it's virtually impossible to make verbal edits when we communicate, right? We can only re-verbalize what we're saying so much, if that's even a word. So if I'm writing down my thoughts, hey...it's the same thing. I need to allow my written thoughts to stand rather than constantly edit them. So, there you go.
**INTERMISSION**
So, right now I'm listening to Pet Shop Boys and drinking English Breakfast Tea with cream and sugar. How come we don't have those options to post here, huh!? That just pisses me off! Cause I absolutely need people to know A)what I'm listening to, and B)what I'm drinking at the moment. Oh, and mood...I need the mood indicator. I mean, without the mood indicator, there's no point. I mean, the mood indicator says it all, people. Says...it all. Not to mention what I'm reading at the moment. People gotta know what I'm reading while I'm posting this blog! Why isn't that in here? Who wrote this program, for crying out loud! lol Actually, nix the reading. That option is in my Deviantart journaling, which I do not understand...at all. I don't know, maybe...they're trying to say 'what were you reading before you started journaling that you will continue to read once you're done journaling for the night. But I mean, those options to me are saying 'what are you doing NOW while you're journaling?' Eating, drinking, I can relate. Reading? No. I mean, I'm reading what I wrote people! Hello? lol hello So you see my point? Unnecessary.
You know, do they have blogs you can just record AND where people can listen to the recording? I mean, that might be funner. Then you can actually hear the uhhh...nuances of speech and things like that, that are hard to relate to on...screen. I was going to say paper but...it's a screen. Do you realize that everyting we write on this blog can be obliterated like...that! Seriously. All the blogs and info and daily activities we share here, if they're not being copied or printed, will be nada if the host server decides to crash. It's almost scary to think about. It reminds me of Revelation where it says 'in one hour the city will come to nothing.' You can be assured that the internet, this world wide web, when it is totally incapacitated by worldwide destruction, will bring to a halt the entire global market that depends on it, which at that time, I'm guessing will be pretty much every business alive, since it's so vital even today.
Ooooh...Flock of Seagulls! Coool!
Okay...what was I talking about? Oh yeah...worldwide destruction of the internet. Yeah, you know what, I reeally don't want to miss this song cause...it was my favorite growing up so...we'll, you know, discuss this later on k. lol I'd love to see that happen at some huge conventional speech.
Geek conversational starter: "Excuse me, but...do you have any idea what the normal final number for registry keys scanned would be, cause like, last night mine came out to 36,043 scanned by Mcafee. Is that...pretty normal?"
Ooooh...now it's Take On Me by A-ha! Ahhhh...brings back memories.
Now that's what they need! Not 'song' listening to, but 'songs' listened to while typing blog. yeah. So listen, cause I'm coming up on another intermission. lol What kind of space can be created...that internet users would love to be a part of? Blogger, taken. MySpace, taken. MSN, Yahoo spaces, done. Now, how about this! How about a space with just a huuuge picture of the person's face on it! That's it, just this huuuge picture of their face that fills the screen, and their name of top: Sally's...Space. "Okaaay...and then what?" Well...that's it! Just a huuuge picture of their face and their name on top! "Okay, I'm not really seeing...the purpose." Well, it has no purpose. Well, other than to identify that it's Sally's Space with a huuuge picture of her face on the screen! "And...you think people will buy into this." Yeah...yeah I think so! Cause all it is is.."Is a huuuge picture of their face...and their name. Yeah. I get it." You don't think that'll work? "Well...here's the thing. You can't just have a huuuge picture of someone's face on the screen...with just their name on top. People don't want a huuuge picture of their face on the screen!" Well...why? "Why? I'll tell you why. Cause it's scary, Naasson. And frankly, you're beginning to scare me as well! So...no. The answer is no." Wow.
=)
So...by the way that was my attention-getter. When preparing a speech, you gotta have an attention-getter cause naturally we're pretty lazy when it comes to listening, so if I can start out getting attention, I should do fine. Yep, I'm in speech class. I have an Informational speech on Tuesday, which I'm totally looking forward to! Yes!
Okay, I'm not that excited about it. I'm only excited insomuch that I'm gaining the knowledge & experience of making speeches. Actually, I love this class compared to the one I took at Platt. At Platt it was waaay too rushed and NOT informative! In this class I'm actually learning how to gather info on the speech, the do's and don'ts of speech and so much more so yes, it's excited in that manner.
Remember I was on disability? Well...I made the mistake of thinking I would have a job still! Yeah...silly me. What was I thinking!? Yeah they let me go cause apparently, my boss started feeling 'uneasy' about the whole situation of me being gone so long and needed someone 100% asap. That, along with changes of roles going on within the company in my absence pretty much clinched it. So we 'agreed' to part ways. Ugh Well...later I found out that this sort of practice which was not unheard of is actually illegal. But...I didn't feel like fighting it. I mean, what's the use? Get a lawyer, fight for my rights and get my job back or get compensated. It's not really worth all that. Plus, I'm on disability. I reeeally don't have money to hire attorneys right now. lol So...I'm on the job hunt again, which isn't going to bad actually. I had one interview last Monday with a sign co. in Placentia, and he will be letting me know tomorrow what the verdict is. I was a pretty good match for that. Also, another sign co. will be calling tomorrow as well to talk more to me. He already saw my resume and likes what he sees so...we'll see! We'll see what God has for me. I hope it's gooood. Job hunts are cool! Especially when it takes months to find a job and all your cash is depleted. That totally rocks!
Hey...I might use that one. hmmm...
Anyways I saw Evan Almighty today. Very amusing I thought. It actually had alot of good points regarding our faith in God and trusting Him when we don't understand. I thought that was very cool.
So, my informational speech is going to be on Organic foods. Fun stuff! I'm actually learning alot about the whole process and history or organic foods, including farming processes and organic living in general. It sounds very sensible to me. I think I'm gonna go Organic! But if I do, I mean, should I just keep this on the 'down-low' for now cause, I don't know, people might think I'm weird or something and be like 'Whaaat? When did this happen!?' omg then people will ask them 'Did you suspect that he was...you know...organic?' and they'll be like 'I didn't even see this coming. It was...shocking to me. It was shocking to us all.' But then I might find more of my kind...yeah...which will encourage me more to 'come out'...and they'll start saying 'hey, this is okay, this 'organic lifestyle'. They're just people like you and me, really.' And activists will come out of the woodwork to aid us in our stance, so much so, in fact, that even if people don't accept our organicity, it'll mean little to us anymore, cause we're strong now, we're one. But to reeeally make my point valid that I've gone Organic so that no one makes the mistake of calling me 'weird' anymore, we're pushing for lawmakers to write a Bill that states that anyone who stands against my right to be Organic will be punished to the fullest extent of the law and be labeled as Organiphobic! And not only that, but the mere suggestion that the Organic lifestyle is wrong would be labeled as hate speech! Yeah...I'm seeing the process now...
Ya know, it's funny but...this vaguely reminds of me something...vaguely...
I believe that, forcing someone to accept you...doesn't result in acceptance. It results in mere tolerance. Forcing me to 'buy' something...doesn't mean I'll be happy with the 'product'. The cornerstone of marketing is finding a way to make people believe that they need that 'thing', and deceitfulness is the cry of desperation of a salesman. This isn't from a book. I'm beginning to realize that getting people to 'buy' into your agenda is a clever mix of marketing & sales, and some people know this all too well. And when they're desperate enough, they might even add a little deception in the picture, a method that's even accepted now on both sides of the fence. And what a sad day it is when deception becomes both the norm and the hype, while truth becomes a laughing stock. How much more blind are we willing to be?
If a 'product' can't sell itself, it's not worth 'buying', I say. It's one thing to let people know that the product exists and is for sale. It's another thing to try and convince people that the product is worth their money. Anyhow...enough said.
Okay, this is waaaay too long! I thought about cutting some of this out but...it really wouldn't make sense. Cause if you think about it, it's virtually impossible to make verbal edits when we communicate, right? We can only re-verbalize what we're saying so much, if that's even a word. So if I'm writing down my thoughts, hey...it's the same thing. I need to allow my written thoughts to stand rather than constantly edit them. So, there you go.
**INTERMISSION**
So, right now I'm listening to Pet Shop Boys and drinking English Breakfast Tea with cream and sugar. How come we don't have those options to post here, huh!? That just pisses me off! Cause I absolutely need people to know A)what I'm listening to, and B)what I'm drinking at the moment. Oh, and mood...I need the mood indicator. I mean, without the mood indicator, there's no point. I mean, the mood indicator says it all, people. Says...it all. Not to mention what I'm reading at the moment. People gotta know what I'm reading while I'm posting this blog! Why isn't that in here? Who wrote this program, for crying out loud! lol Actually, nix the reading. That option is in my Deviantart journaling, which I do not understand...at all. I don't know, maybe...they're trying to say 'what were you reading before you started journaling that you will continue to read once you're done journaling for the night. But I mean, those options to me are saying 'what are you doing NOW while you're journaling?' Eating, drinking, I can relate. Reading? No. I mean, I'm reading what I wrote people! Hello? lol hello So you see my point? Unnecessary.
You know, do they have blogs you can just record AND where people can listen to the recording? I mean, that might be funner. Then you can actually hear the uhhh...nuances of speech and things like that, that are hard to relate to on...screen. I was going to say paper but...it's a screen. Do you realize that everyting we write on this blog can be obliterated like...that! Seriously. All the blogs and info and daily activities we share here, if they're not being copied or printed, will be nada if the host server decides to crash. It's almost scary to think about. It reminds me of Revelation where it says 'in one hour the city will come to nothing.' You can be assured that the internet, this world wide web, when it is totally incapacitated by worldwide destruction, will bring to a halt the entire global market that depends on it, which at that time, I'm guessing will be pretty much every business alive, since it's so vital even today.
Ooooh...Flock of Seagulls! Coool!
Okay...what was I talking about? Oh yeah...worldwide destruction of the internet. Yeah, you know what, I reeally don't want to miss this song cause...it was my favorite growing up so...we'll, you know, discuss this later on k. lol I'd love to see that happen at some huge conventional speech.
Geek conversational starter: "Excuse me, but...do you have any idea what the normal final number for registry keys scanned would be, cause like, last night mine came out to 36,043 scanned by Mcafee. Is that...pretty normal?"
Ooooh...now it's Take On Me by A-ha! Ahhhh...brings back memories.
Now that's what they need! Not 'song' listening to, but 'songs' listened to while typing blog. yeah. So listen, cause I'm coming up on another intermission. lol What kind of space can be created...that internet users would love to be a part of? Blogger, taken. MySpace, taken. MSN, Yahoo spaces, done. Now, how about this! How about a space with just a huuuge picture of the person's face on it! That's it, just this huuuge picture of their face that fills the screen, and their name of top: Sally's...Space. "Okaaay...and then what?" Well...that's it! Just a huuuge picture of their face and their name on top! "Okay, I'm not really seeing...the purpose." Well, it has no purpose. Well, other than to identify that it's Sally's Space with a huuuge picture of her face on the screen! "And...you think people will buy into this." Yeah...yeah I think so! Cause all it is is.."Is a huuuge picture of their face...and their name. Yeah. I get it." You don't think that'll work? "Well...here's the thing. You can't just have a huuuge picture of someone's face on the screen...with just their name on top. People don't want a huuuge picture of their face on the screen!" Well...why? "Why? I'll tell you why. Cause it's scary, Naasson. And frankly, you're beginning to scare me as well! So...no. The answer is no." Wow.
=)
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