Friday, May 31, 2013
May 28 or 29 2013
Third week being sick. I'm getting antsy, and I don't want to miss any more school- with a few weeks left till summer, I can't afford to. I think I have it backwards: instead of getting better, then going to school, I keep trying to go to school, then get better. It's not just me being sick right now, that's how I've always been when I've had a choice between health and school. I think I'm slightly a
work-a-holic, which is weird, cause I don't have a job.
I just had breakfast and a Tiger's Milk Bar, which is my favorite health bar (I even like it better than candy, that being interesting because I typically love candy). Tiger's Milk Bars are a really good source of energy and nutrition, especially if you're hiking or doing something else that requires a lot of energy, and they are really satisfying-which is also very good if you're hiking, or in a survival situation, or whatever. So I looked at the label for ingredients, and I found it funny and weird that the first ingredient in a health bar is high fructose corn syrup, and the third ingredient is corn syrup. "Well, so much for being healthy."
work-a-holic, which is weird, cause I don't have a job.
I just had breakfast and a Tiger's Milk Bar, which is my favorite health bar (I even like it better than candy, that being interesting because I typically love candy). Tiger's Milk Bars are a really good source of energy and nutrition, especially if you're hiking or doing something else that requires a lot of energy, and they are really satisfying-which is also very good if you're hiking, or in a survival situation, or whatever. So I looked at the label for ingredients, and I found it funny and weird that the first ingredient in a health bar is high fructose corn syrup, and the third ingredient is corn syrup. "Well, so much for being healthy."
| "Ingredients: High fructose corn syrup, peanut butter (roasted peanuts, salt), corn syrup, carob coating [sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, carob powder, whey powder, milk, nonfat dry milk, soy lecithin (as an emulsifier), salt, natural flavor], soy protein isolate, peanut flour, nonfat dry milk, brown sugar, rice flour, contains less than 2% of calcium caseinate, calcium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, dextrose, natural flavors, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), ferrous fumarate, vitamin A (retinyl palmitate), niacinamide, calcium d-pantothenate, vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), copper gluconate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, and biotin. CONTAINS MILK, PEANUTS and SOY." |
May 31, 2013-Grumpy cat
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| Today on the news they actually spoke about 'grumpy cat' for a bit. Her name is actually Tarter Sauce. Yes, her. (Untill today, I thought 'grumpy cat' was a he.) |
Grumpy Cat
Born: April 4, 2012, Morristown, AZ
Species: Felis catus
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
May 28, 2013- Minimum Wage
While working on an argumentative writing piece about minimum wage for school, I came across a comment which, in my opinion, made sense. This is the comment:
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Cody Farias · Skagit Valley College
As an employer of many minimum wage employees, and someone who has worked minimum wage before, it simply does NOT make sense to raise minimum wage.
1) As stated, if we increase min. wage, we MUST increase cost, because our profit margins severely decrease IN EVERY ASPECT.
2) As stated by many, you are not intended to LIVE off of minimum wage. The ability to LIVE off of minimum wage does a few things; It promotes a general lack of productivity. WHY IN THE WORLD would someone work hard if they can support themselves at a minimum wage job? When productivity drops, so do sales, thus hurting the bottom line further. STANDARDS? Nobody will work at a place with higher expectations if they don't have to. ARE YOU KIDDING?
3) Some people deserve to get paid MORE. They work hard, they learn fast, they do everything they can to succeed. W...hat about people that actually like the job? Personally, when I made min. wage it was for a short period of time, then I made $2 more than it. Why? Because they could AFFORD to! $2 above minimum now? NO WAY! I can't afford to reward people for their work and dedication, which leads me to my next point...
4) Productivity is directly correlated to employee morale.If employees feel they will be fairly compensated they WILL work harder. If you take that away you are undermining the opportunity for growth. Retention will become non existent as the possibility of pay without effort increases. If I can't afford to reward people for their efforts they won't want to work for me. This forces me into other rewards that are not wage related, which STILL directly influences the bottom line just not as in your face as wage rewards. It is a band aid NOT a solution.
5) Minimum wage is not intended to put value on a person in general. The value of a worker is incalculable, what is calculable is how much they produce for the company. Stop deciding how much people are WORTH and start paying them based how much they DO!
6) This country's appeal was built on 2 important things; OPTIONS and OPPORTUNITY! Where is the appeal of the "American Dream" if the dream is achievable through a lack of hard work? You take away business owners options and there is no longer opportunity. Becoming a manger of say, a Quick Service restaurant is hardly appealing. Who wants all that responsibility if they aren't going to make a significant wage more?
In conclusion; It really doesn't affect anyone ( Not in the ABSOLUTE literal sense) to not increase it. Example: there is no minimum wage and business owners decide what to pay... Nobody will work somewhere where employees are severely under valued and that business will severely suffer! People will have to be competitive with wages to stay in business. It is the same theory behind telecom and energy deregulation. Really, in general. In order to make it you have to.... be competitive *GASP*. Some people will FOR SURE under pay people, however, I guarantee they won't remain in business long. Everyone does NOT deserve to be paid the same. Not everyone is worth the same to a company. That is a simple fact. Anybody that argues that fact is most likely a free loader and likes things handed to them. The country was built on blood, sweat and tears, however, it is being destroyed by gluttony and laziness. END OF STORY. MAKE PEOPLE WORK HARD. Things WILL prosper.
I want to reward my employees for a job well done. However, I simply can not. May I please have that option back?
1) As stated, if we increase min. wage, we MUST increase cost, because our profit margins severely decrease IN EVERY ASPECT.
2) As stated by many, you are not intended to LIVE off of minimum wage. The ability to LIVE off of minimum wage does a few things; It promotes a general lack of productivity. WHY IN THE WORLD would someone work hard if they can support themselves at a minimum wage job? When productivity drops, so do sales, thus hurting the bottom line further. STANDARDS? Nobody will work at a place with higher expectations if they don't have to. ARE YOU KIDDING?
3) Some people deserve to get paid MORE. They work hard, they learn fast, they do everything they can to succeed. W...hat about people that actually like the job? Personally, when I made min. wage it was for a short period of time, then I made $2 more than it. Why? Because they could AFFORD to! $2 above minimum now? NO WAY! I can't afford to reward people for their work and dedication, which leads me to my next point...
4) Productivity is directly correlated to employee morale.If employees feel they will be fairly compensated they WILL work harder. If you take that away you are undermining the opportunity for growth. Retention will become non existent as the possibility of pay without effort increases. If I can't afford to reward people for their efforts they won't want to work for me. This forces me into other rewards that are not wage related, which STILL directly influences the bottom line just not as in your face as wage rewards. It is a band aid NOT a solution.
5) Minimum wage is not intended to put value on a person in general. The value of a worker is incalculable, what is calculable is how much they produce for the company. Stop deciding how much people are WORTH and start paying them based how much they DO!
6) This country's appeal was built on 2 important things; OPTIONS and OPPORTUNITY! Where is the appeal of the "American Dream" if the dream is achievable through a lack of hard work? You take away business owners options and there is no longer opportunity. Becoming a manger of say, a Quick Service restaurant is hardly appealing. Who wants all that responsibility if they aren't going to make a significant wage more?
In conclusion; It really doesn't affect anyone ( Not in the ABSOLUTE literal sense) to not increase it. Example: there is no minimum wage and business owners decide what to pay... Nobody will work somewhere where employees are severely under valued and that business will severely suffer! People will have to be competitive with wages to stay in business. It is the same theory behind telecom and energy deregulation. Really, in general. In order to make it you have to.... be competitive *GASP*. Some people will FOR SURE under pay people, however, I guarantee they won't remain in business long. Everyone does NOT deserve to be paid the same. Not everyone is worth the same to a company. That is a simple fact. Anybody that argues that fact is most likely a free loader and likes things handed to them. The country was built on blood, sweat and tears, however, it is being destroyed by gluttony and laziness. END OF STORY. MAKE PEOPLE WORK HARD. Things WILL prosper.
I want to reward my employees for a job well done. However, I simply can not. May I please have that option back?
(comment copied from http://www.salary.com/increasing-the-minimum-wage-pros-cons/)
What are your opinions about minimum wage in America?
Friday, May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
You ever do something, that you know you shouldn't do, and you honestly don't know why?? Like you know you've already had too much alcohol, but you still go for another glass, or two...or five. (Not that I have that problem; never had a drop of alcohol in my life- except for, you know, when it's in cough medicine.) Or when you have that bowl of ice cream when you're sick? Or when you do sumthin' you know is stupid just because your friends told you to?
Well for me, that often happens when I'm tired. I am soo dog-tired, but for some reason, I still stay up for another hour or two (sometimes three)! And then I'm even more tired the next day, and can't for the life of me, figure out why I stayed up so late. Which is what I'm doing right now.
Oh there I go coughing again. Well, better turn in for the night.
Well for me, that often happens when I'm tired. I am soo dog-tired, but for some reason, I still stay up for another hour or two (sometimes three)! And then I'm even more tired the next day, and can't for the life of me, figure out why I stayed up so late. Which is what I'm doing right now.
Oh there I go coughing again. Well, better turn in for the night.
"Puns For the Educated Mind"
Here's another article from my Grandma Joan. Hope you enjoy!!
"Puns For the Educated Mind"
The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.
He acquired his size from too much pi.
2.
I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian .
3.
She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still.
4.
A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.
5.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
6.
A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
7.
A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
8.
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
9.
A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
10.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
11.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
12.
Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.'
13.
I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
14.
A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'
15.
The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
16.
The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
17.
A backward poet writes inverse.
18.
In a democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your count
that votes.
19.
When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
20.
If you jumped off the bridge in Paris , you'd be in Seine .
21.
A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at him and says, 'I'm sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger.'
22.
Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says 'Dam!'
23.
Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
24.
Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my electron.' The other says 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.'
25.
Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.
26.
There was the person who sent ten puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
In Honor of Memorial Day 2013
To the courageous men and women who sacrificed so much to protect their country, and strangers they never knew.
To the family we weren't sure we'd ever see again.
May 23, 2013
So here I am, 8th day being sick, I've missed nearly a week of school, and I'm paler than a vampire.
I'm kinda glad I didn't go to school today, cause I slept until after 12:30. Must've needed it. (Course living next to active railroad tracks it really taking a beating out of me.)
So today, I ended up watching TV for a little while, and I decided to put the parental lock on some things, so that if we accidentally turned to the porn channel, or saw/heard something else we shouldn't have, that we wouldn't hear it or see it. I don't know why my parents hadn't done that yet. It worked fine until my dad wanted to watch something. Now I hadn't blocked every channel, but Dad said it was blocking every channel (even though he only checked, from what I saw, two). The only reason I could think of for the TV blocking those channels was that there was language that I had set the TV to block. When I told Mom and Dad what I did, Dad got angry and said I wasn't the parent, and it wasn't my TV, and I wasn't in charge, so I should've asked (even though I blocked only the stuff they would have blocked). Anyway, Dad wanted me to fix "what I'd done". So I did. He sounded mad.
Honestly, I don't know why I still try to do anything to help. I do something kind and nice and helpful, out of the goodness of my heart, and then I always get nailed for it and yelled at.
Oh, I need to ask? Well sorry, ever heard of a 'nice surprise'?!? Oh, I need to ask? Well sorry, it's just how I am. I'm a giving person, yet you guys always get after me for doing anything to help, and it's not even big things!! I always get in trouble for any little thing I do to help!!!
I'm kinda glad I didn't go to school today, cause I slept until after 12:30. Must've needed it. (Course living next to active railroad tracks it really taking a beating out of me.)
So today, I ended up watching TV for a little while, and I decided to put the parental lock on some things, so that if we accidentally turned to the porn channel, or saw/heard something else we shouldn't have, that we wouldn't hear it or see it. I don't know why my parents hadn't done that yet. It worked fine until my dad wanted to watch something. Now I hadn't blocked every channel, but Dad said it was blocking every channel (even though he only checked, from what I saw, two). The only reason I could think of for the TV blocking those channels was that there was language that I had set the TV to block. When I told Mom and Dad what I did, Dad got angry and said I wasn't the parent, and it wasn't my TV, and I wasn't in charge, so I should've asked (even though I blocked only the stuff they would have blocked). Anyway, Dad wanted me to fix "what I'd done". So I did. He sounded mad.
Honestly, I don't know why I still try to do anything to help. I do something kind and nice and helpful, out of the goodness of my heart, and then I always get nailed for it and yelled at.
Oh, I need to ask? Well sorry, ever heard of a 'nice surprise'?!? Oh, I need to ask? Well sorry, it's just how I am. I'm a giving person, yet you guys always get after me for doing anything to help, and it's not even big things!! I always get in trouble for any little thing I do to help!!!
January 31st- February 1st 2013
(I forgot to post this sooner)
I fell asleep with the light on last night. When I woke up (around 10:30ish), I saw that my hands were swollen. My right hand was more swollen than my left hand, but they were both difficult to move, actually, my whole body was difficult to move. I tried to crack my back and fingers to see if I could get them to move a little more, and to get the swelling to go down. If it worked, it was barely noticeable. As I started to change into my pajamas, I realized my feet were also swollen. I lay on my back w/ my feet and arms under me to try to stretch out my back and get some blood flowing to my feet. It did help; the swelling went down on my feet a bit. I realized my whole body, esp. my right side, was swollen. I couldn't really do anything about it, so I finished changing into my pj's, said my prayer, and turned off my light (about 11).
I'm not sure if I was dreaming, or if this really happened, but in the very short time that I was asleep, I felt someone standing by the corner of my bed pull my blankets. I immedeatly woke up, and looked at the clock (it was like 11:39). Then, calling upon the name of Jesus, I commanded them to leave. Once I felt the evil presence leave, I fell back asleep.
I heard a voice in my mind clearly say "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I command you to leave." I woke up, and tried to say what I had heard in my mind, but I couldn't speak. There was a darkness in my room, and it wasn't because my light was off. I felt a weight on me, but not on my skin. It was as if the darkness, or whoever was in my room was weighing me down. I tried again to say what had so clearly come to my mind. "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I command you to leave" I told the spirit. Feeling it trying to stay, I said something like "I do not want you here. If you are trapped, you need to cross over. And if you are not, then I really don't want you here. In the name of Jesus Christ, I command you to leave." I said that in the same voice I had spoken in before. I felt whoever it was immedeatly leave.
It wasn't that I felt unsafe in my room, but I told myself, in the same voice I had used before, that whoever it was would be back, and I knew that was true; it wasn't my imagenation playing tricks on me. I thought about going into my mom's room, but I decided against it because it wouldn't be good for my swollen body. I knew I couldn't stay in my room, so the only other option was the couch.
I got up, prayed for protection, turned on my light, and gathered my clothes for the next day. I also took a couple of blankets and my pillow downstairs. I went back upstairs and told Mom what happened.
I fell asleep with the light on last night. When I woke up (around 10:30ish), I saw that my hands were swollen. My right hand was more swollen than my left hand, but they were both difficult to move, actually, my whole body was difficult to move. I tried to crack my back and fingers to see if I could get them to move a little more, and to get the swelling to go down. If it worked, it was barely noticeable. As I started to change into my pajamas, I realized my feet were also swollen. I lay on my back w/ my feet and arms under me to try to stretch out my back and get some blood flowing to my feet. It did help; the swelling went down on my feet a bit. I realized my whole body, esp. my right side, was swollen. I couldn't really do anything about it, so I finished changing into my pj's, said my prayer, and turned off my light (about 11).
I'm not sure if I was dreaming, or if this really happened, but in the very short time that I was asleep, I felt someone standing by the corner of my bed pull my blankets. I immedeatly woke up, and looked at the clock (it was like 11:39). Then, calling upon the name of Jesus, I commanded them to leave. Once I felt the evil presence leave, I fell back asleep.
I heard a voice in my mind clearly say "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I command you to leave." I woke up, and tried to say what I had heard in my mind, but I couldn't speak. There was a darkness in my room, and it wasn't because my light was off. I felt a weight on me, but not on my skin. It was as if the darkness, or whoever was in my room was weighing me down. I tried again to say what had so clearly come to my mind. "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I command you to leave" I told the spirit. Feeling it trying to stay, I said something like "I do not want you here. If you are trapped, you need to cross over. And if you are not, then I really don't want you here. In the name of Jesus Christ, I command you to leave." I said that in the same voice I had spoken in before. I felt whoever it was immedeatly leave.
It wasn't that I felt unsafe in my room, but I told myself, in the same voice I had used before, that whoever it was would be back, and I knew that was true; it wasn't my imagenation playing tricks on me. I thought about going into my mom's room, but I decided against it because it wouldn't be good for my swollen body. I knew I couldn't stay in my room, so the only other option was the couch.
I got up, prayed for protection, turned on my light, and gathered my clothes for the next day. I also took a couple of blankets and my pillow downstairs. I went back upstairs and told Mom what happened.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
(still under construction)
Have you ever had something so wonderful happen, that you wondered if it really happened?
Have you ever had something so wonderful happen, that you wondered if it really happened?
Lol. That sounds like I got my first kiss. No, I'm still waiting for that; I was actually talking about Jeremy giving me something that means so much to me, and I'm so amazed that I'm slightly wondering (and hopeful), if he really meant it.
So last Saturday (May 4), I was able to go hang out w/ Jeremy and his family. I had to get some late work done first. after I did, my parents wouldn't give me a specific answer on when I could go- or even if I could go. They said they needed more information; my sisters wanted to go to a concert, and they had barely given them any information on it. I know that's what my parents needed, but it really felt like they were yanking my chain. It hurt really bad- although I do get to see my friends, I don't get to see them as often as I'd like, and it had been awhile since I hung out w/ Jeremy and his family. Oh I was so angry and hurt!! Finally, they gave me a definite answer.
*****
Mom let me drive, and I was so excited and happy. : )
Jeremy invited a bunch of our friends over to play D&D. He said he thought I'd want to see everyone.
Jeremy invited a bunch of our friends over to play D&D. He said he thought I'd want to see everyone.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Lamp Post
I can't believe I haven't posted this!!!!
These are some images I created, this year, before school while I was taking Graphic Design.    |
| Is this foggy enough? Probably not. Anyway, this is version four of my lamp post. |
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Ever done something that was scary, but afterward you felt so proud of yourself for doing the right thing? Well, that happened to me on Tuesday. In Spanish 2, a girl named Makiah came and sat over by her friends, which was in the same row as me. She was talking to them, and all of the sudden she said to them, "You little" and then she said the "C" word. And she said that jokingly. Joking or not, that's not okay. And so I told her not to say that. She got this sweet, soft, condensending tone and said "I'm 17, I can say whatever I want," and then she said something about "freedom of speech". "That's not what that means," I said in a calm voice. Then she said something, and I told her that maybe she should take a Government class. She said something else, and I said, "it's not my fault you have an attitude problem," still calm. Anyway, I did what was right, and after class, I told the teacher.
So last night, I had a dream that she totally bullied me, and there was nothing anyone could do. First she called me the evil nickname I had in 6th grade when I was bullied. I stood up, threw my pencil and said in a loud, warning voice, "Don't EVER call me that again". When the teacher took us out in the hall, she pinched me so hard I bled, and then it scared.
So last night, I had a dream that she totally bullied me, and there was nothing anyone could do. First she called me the evil nickname I had in 6th grade when I was bullied. I stood up, threw my pencil and said in a loud, warning voice, "Don't EVER call me that again". When the teacher took us out in the hall, she pinched me so hard I bled, and then it scared.
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