Commuting

Hell yeah....I have been commuting. I just want to give it a try and i think that it will help me get up so that I am not always running from my car to the time clock.
Well in my minimal few days of travel I have witnessed something odd. I has to do with people and public transport.

I have a link to a blog about people and what they read in SF. Well if I were to do this blog in SLC it would be short. On one day in, one car, just looking at about 12 people....that is two rows of people. I witnessed 3 book of Mormon readers. Yes they were marking and taking notes also. So you can see how the blog would be boring...it might be interesting to see how often they read it and if they read any other types of books.....HM an idea?
Any way on this particular day sitting across from one of the gentlemen (yes they were all men) there was another man reading a book....you will love this. The title of the book was "Group Therapy in the bed room" seriously where else. I was dying...but then it was like 0620. I just wanted to do that but it was really early and I didn't have coffee.

Wait for more....everyday is an experience on TRAX....really a whole new world of people take public transport.

new job

i got a new job. I have been wanting to do this for awhile, but lacked the motivation to do anything about it. I started applying in May and had some interviews. One went really awesome. I didn't get that job but she gave me a great reference. Told me that she would have loved to hire me but they had only one opening and I just didn't have enough experience. She asked if she could give me a reference or a recommendation for future position in the hospital. Hell Yeah anything to help a girl out. I got a call like 3 hours later setting up another appointment. I got that job. Seriously it is awesome when people give a little more effort and I totally benefited from someone giving a little more.

I will be working as a CNA at the University of Utah hospital on 6 north. I am taking a pay cut. I have to commute. I have to work a lot more and probably a lot harder than I do now. I am so excited about this. REALLY. I think it couldn't have come at a better time.

It is crazy how things just fall into place when you are ready to move on or just ready to step into that next phase of your life. I guess that is why it takes me so long to do anything I wait until it falls into place rather than making it happen. Well I guess I am making it happen just by doing the things that I am doing.

One step closer to nursing school.

Oh on a side note. This is the same floor that I was a patient on when I was hurt a few years ago. How odd is that or do you think it is just one of those things? tell me what you think

5 tag thing

I thought this might be fun

5 things on my to do list:

Get into nursing school
Buy new mtn bike
run a 1/2 marathon
successfully train and compete in a triathlon
be a happy successful individual

5 snacks that I enjoy:

lemonheads
diet dr pepper
coffee
bars of any kind (nutritional, protein/fiber goodness)
grapefruit

5 things I would do if I was a billionaire:

i would buy a house so the gov wouldn't take all my single earnings
give most of it away to the tax guys
buy my new mtn bike with all expense spared attitude and then buy a road bike to go with it
TRAVEL (some humanitarian missions others total fun)
whatever else...who knows

5 habits that I have:

I talk about poo and farts excessively
once I get into a book I can not put it down
walking fast and wondering why no one else does
scratching my head
constantly correcting people in my head when they say things

5 places I have lived:

Anaheim (we count this because I have not moved very far or many places in my life)
Logan
Salt Lake City (many subs of SLC so we will just count as one)

5 jobs I have had:

HR/payroll/Accts payable for CRS
server of food substances
transporter (orderly)
t shirt company (I took the shirts off the dryer once they were inked...ouch)
roofer

5 people that I am tagging:

Kris, Natalie, Nicole, Danielle, Ann Marie, Dusty, Shannon or any of you muthas that feel like it

KILLING ME

So I have been sick for about 4 days.....yeah some may say that isn't that long. It is killing me. I won't go into details about what it has been like. Just know that I haven't been able to eat and and I am starving. Seriously it took me 3 hours to finish a subway sandwich. It shouldn't ever take that long. What's worse than that....it comes out way faster than that.

So I thought I would be able to handle a bike ride on Wednesday...stupid...stupid...stupid. When you are feeling down and all you want to do is be active and you have no energy do not ride the Temple quarry trail......you will feel like an ass. I had to walk stuff that I never walk. It took me forever and someone was waiting at the top for me. It totally sucked. So instead of making me feel better, I just felt worse.

I now know not to do things when I am sick. It is killing me 'cause I have been trying (and succeeding) in getting out and running/biking every other day. But not now. It drives me mad. But I know if I take it easy that I will be able to do it again sooner than if not and I will feel lots better.

I think tomorrow I will be able to be active again. I will try not to push it. I can at least eat today. YEAH. But the energy level is still really low and it is used up quickly....lots of sleep, water and good nutrients.

Does anyone else ever feel this way?

one month

So since it has been almost a month since my last post I decided to write a little ditty.
I have been really busy. Music has been a big thing for me this last month. I volunteered at a music festival (Desert Rocks). Awesome time. Rained mostly and a lot of drinking....fun to do when you are camping. One week without a shower and I left the trip early. I was done with drinking and dirt. I had a really awesome time. I totally might do it again.

I also have been going to local shows mainly small venues. Anywhere they have good-to-decent music. I really like to shake it.

I went to Kanye West last night. Great time. It has been a really long time since I have been to a big production. It was amazing. I am still reeling from it. Awesome. Super FUN.

More to come.

Ammendment

To make an ammendment to the last post.....there are some people that I love to talk to. Sometimes we talk to much and the evening has to be cut short. But that post was more about people who force small talk because they are uncomfortable without talking. I think that is what I dislike the most about having to talk.

There are some people who just can't get me to shut up. I just feel that conversation is probably one of the most important things in any relationship. If you can't have a good one with a person you might as well just give it up cause it isn't going to get any better with that person.

Talking

Okay so most of you know that I am not a talker. I use economy with my language skills. I try not to always be talking. I don't think it is always necessary to banter with people, IE: coworkers, strangers in line, people that you don't know or have anything in common with, tellers, clerks, any of the above and/or sales persons.

It is like that talking heads song "say something once why say it again.....you're talking a lot but you're not saying anything...my lips are sealed" it goes on but why bore you. I just feel that if we don't have much in common or I have already been talking to you about lots and lots of things it is okay to just not talk. Don't try to drum up some random convo....and if I don't jive with it don't say something dumb like...."well there goes the small talk." Believe me I just think you are being a big ass.

I know talking is good and good communication is even better....but for the love of god try to just chill and not open your mouth because you can't stand to let you brain think and ponder. Let others enjoy the silence. Or not just don't expect me to stay in the room much longer.