Working in retail and customer service for as long as I have, the opportunity to be a sarcastic jerk comes up WAY too frequently.
That used to be a great and beautiful thing. I used to be able to launch little sarcastic blurbs to just about anyone who decided to come up to me with a stupid question that they already knew they answer to. The BEST, and probably my FAVORITE example of this is when I get the age-old question, "Do you work here?"
That question, and that question alone simply runs a sarcastic little electric chill up from my spine to my brain. That one single chill triggers something amazing. I simply grab ahold of my name badge and uniform shirt, crack the creepiest smile and say, "now...WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU THINK THAT?"
The painfully embarrassed, and shy look I get afterwards is just PRICELESS. Typically we just laugh it off and continued with conversation. I can't do this anymore though. The chill stops halfway up my spine and I remain submissive.
Now if I simply mutter a sarcastic "nooooo" under my breath, I get the infamous, "LET ME SPEAK TO YOUR MANAGER ABOUT YOUR ATTITUDE."
There is just no way around it now.
Don't work retail kids.
(At least not if you're incredibly sarcastic...)
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Blog Entry Number 5: Does This Sound Like a Good Idea?
So after reading the article, it actually made me want to take the shorter session route. The writer made it sound so incredibly efficient and effective. Simply by adding in the fact that students would be able to finish schooling and graduate sooner made me want to hop on the wagon and enroll into the nearest session. Everyone wants to be done with their schooling. I mean, I know I do. The writer also does a good job in making the proposition sound like genius idea when she includes accounts of important people to the school like ASU Provost, Betty Capaldi.
I completely agree, along with Betty that it would save money. I would want nothing more than to pay as little as I possibly could for an outstanding, short, and intense education. As a student, I've tried my best to stay away from taking out loans for my education, and so far I've done a pretty decent job at it but I am constantly reminded that it's been easy because community college isn't as taxing on my personal savings as a university is. When the time comes, I like the security of knowing that I can finish quickly, while being less economically detrimental to myself.
I completely agree, along with Betty that it would save money. I would want nothing more than to pay as little as I possibly could for an outstanding, short, and intense education. As a student, I've tried my best to stay away from taking out loans for my education, and so far I've done a pretty decent job at it but I am constantly reminded that it's been easy because community college isn't as taxing on my personal savings as a university is. When the time comes, I like the security of knowing that I can finish quickly, while being less economically detrimental to myself.
Blog Entry Number 4 - Two Types of People
I've always wondered why there are "two types of people."
You know what I mean?
Like, one person eats the oreo like a sandwich and the other splits it and devours the center.
Or, one person can wake up with just one gentle alarm in the morning and the other needs a barrage of constant pounding and ringing to successfully wake up.
I feel like whenever I try to think about what kind of person I consider myself out of both of those scenarios, I tend to be the more...pathetic...one.
I'm that type of person that needs like, at LEAST 5 different alarms to be set or else I WILL NOT WAKE UP.
No. Scratch that. I'll wake up...it's getting my body physically out of the bed that I need multiple alarms for.
This is pretty much how I wake up every morning. I'll wake up at 5:45 am. By that time, I should be in the shower...but no. I tell myself, "Okay...you can look through all of your social media outlets till 6. I have 15 minutes to diddle on my phone. Then at 6, I'll get in the shower, be out by 6:15, be dressed and ready by 6:30. Of course I'll have time for breakfast! from 6:30 to 6:40 I'll be eating a nutritious bowl of cereal, and by 6:45 I'll be out the door and headed for school!"
How often does this pan out the way it's supposed to?
Not often at all. Actually, I wake up at 6:30, throw a flannel over last night's clothes that most likely slept in, wash my face if it's too far gone, brush my teeth, rush out the door at 6:50, stop by the school snack shop at 7:08 even though class starts in 2 minutes and buy myself a chocolate brownie.
Tell me I'm not the only one?
You know what I mean?
Like, one person eats the oreo like a sandwich and the other splits it and devours the center.
Or, one person can wake up with just one gentle alarm in the morning and the other needs a barrage of constant pounding and ringing to successfully wake up.
I feel like whenever I try to think about what kind of person I consider myself out of both of those scenarios, I tend to be the more...pathetic...one.
I'm that type of person that needs like, at LEAST 5 different alarms to be set or else I WILL NOT WAKE UP.
No. Scratch that. I'll wake up...it's getting my body physically out of the bed that I need multiple alarms for.
This is pretty much how I wake up every morning. I'll wake up at 5:45 am. By that time, I should be in the shower...but no. I tell myself, "Okay...you can look through all of your social media outlets till 6. I have 15 minutes to diddle on my phone. Then at 6, I'll get in the shower, be out by 6:15, be dressed and ready by 6:30. Of course I'll have time for breakfast! from 6:30 to 6:40 I'll be eating a nutritious bowl of cereal, and by 6:45 I'll be out the door and headed for school!"
How often does this pan out the way it's supposed to?
Not often at all. Actually, I wake up at 6:30, throw a flannel over last night's clothes that most likely slept in, wash my face if it's too far gone, brush my teeth, rush out the door at 6:50, stop by the school snack shop at 7:08 even though class starts in 2 minutes and buy myself a chocolate brownie.
Tell me I'm not the only one?
Blog Entry Number 3: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
If "opinion" doesn't just slap you in the face when it comes to watching this John Oliver video talking about Donald Trump's border wall idea, I honestly don't know anything else that will. John Oliver is pretty much breaking down how dumb it all is. Oliver does a great job in making me think about how stupid and hilarious Donald Trump sounds. Although I'm not sure I would need help doing that on my own. Anyway, he has done a fantastic job in establishing credibility because he is using the direct source. Oliver using videos of Trump talking about his ideas makes me believe that everything Oliver is saying is true. I'm seeing it for myself and he is inserting his opinion and interpretation, thus making me feel and think the same thing he is. Physically, he is trying to give him the sarcastic benefit of the doubt, but underneath it all, he is throwing shade on Trump. As the audience, I can agree that the thrown shade is done rightfully so.
I have including the link to John Oliver's outstanding coverage down below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8dCYocuyI
I have including the link to John Oliver's outstanding coverage down below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8dCYocuyI
Monday, March 7, 2016
Practice Blog Entry
Hello World!
Although late, I am here and ready to blog!
I am Melanie! I just recently turned 22 on the 15th of February! It feels quite weird to be older than most of the people I work with at Sears, but eh, whatever. I'm getting used to it. I'm kind of even diggin' the comments about how young I look compared to my actual age.
My interests include watching horror movies, most comedy movies, and even some crappy chick flicks. I am a musician! I played the trumpet in 6th grade and SUCKED at it ALL year and finally at the end of the year, we were turning in our instruments and cleaning them in order to do so and I found a fuzzy noodle pipe cleaner lodged in the bell of the instrument. I showed the band teacher and she was like "huh...no wonder you sounded terrible..." and walked off in her flip flops. OK.
ANYWAYS, I also am a singer, have been my entire academic life basically, and I play guitar.
In high school, I was in the honor's program for both and got the chance to travel to Seattle, WA. Las Vegas, NV. Las Cruces, NM. and even got the chance to visit the White House.
My interests include watching horror movies, most comedy movies, and even some crappy chick flicks. I am a musician! I played the trumpet in 6th grade and SUCKED at it ALL year and finally at the end of the year, we were turning in our instruments and cleaning them in order to do so and I found a fuzzy noodle pipe cleaner lodged in the bell of the instrument. I showed the band teacher and she was like "huh...no wonder you sounded terrible..." and walked off in her flip flops. OK.
ANYWAYS, I also am a singer, have been my entire academic life basically, and I play guitar.
In high school, I was in the honor's program for both and got the chance to travel to Seattle, WA. Las Vegas, NV. Las Cruces, NM. and even got the chance to visit the White House.
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