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Sunday, December 24, 2006

Fired Today

((From December 21))


Okay, so I'm fired. The good things about this: I don't have to deal with Tulio anymore, I don't have to deal with annoying customers anymore, I don't have to do a lot of things anymore. The bad things about this: .....I....don't have a steady income?

What happened was this...

(you may want to grab a cup of cocoa or something, 'cause this is kinda a long detailed story. So pay attention.)

I had a party of 12 that I waited on (note that this particular party is not a party I enjoy waiting on, but they were exceptionally nice tonight) early on in the evening. This particular party of twelve had a LARGE bill, over $110, and they split it up when they paid, each paying for his/her own. Apparently when they split it up, some of the food didn't get paid for. Meaning that someone who ate mozzarella sticks, a pepsi, and chicken tenders did not tell the cashier that they had this food, meaning that they left without paying. Farren and Ashley split it up.

Soo...later on, Mandi had a party of 8ish at the same table as those people. These people paid for their check all together - one woman paid for it all. Ashley did that one.

So then tonight when Tulio was going through the computer checking on what had been paid for and what hadn't, he obviously found the food from MY party that hadn't been paid for. He came and asked me about it and I said they must have split the bill, because that's the only thing that could have happened. Well, Ashley, having cashed out the last party to leave, insisted that they paid for it all together. Of course Tulio believed her over me (nothing against Ashley, just against Tulio) so he insisted that I would have to pay for this food.

I told him point blank that I was not paying for the food. I didn't eat it, it was the customer's fault that it hadn't been paid for, and I was not taking responsibility. All this was said calmly, you can ask any of the girls that were there. Tulio got really upset and kept saying that I would have to, and I just kept saying no. Then he was like, "You need to take responsibility for your mistake." I told him that I didn't make a mistake, but what if I had? "You have to pay for the food." When I kept telling him no, he was finally like, "You and I are going to talk before you leave tonight."

A few minutes later, he had sorted out how many credit card tips I got, and he gave me my paycheck and said, "Don't worry about coming in tomorrow." So I was like, "okay, thanks!"

(please note, that during this time I have been on the phone with my dad several times trying to figure out how I should handle this...situation.)

Then I told him I was ready to talk but he told me to wait. So I went away, then came back and was like, "Am I fired?" And he said yeah, so I asked him why and he said because of my attitude.

(ATTITUDE?!?!?!?!?! I didn't even have an attitude with him until AFTER he said I was fired!!!!!!)

So to make a long story short, I tried to tell him the story (even told him to ask Farren, who could tell him) and he wouldn't listen. He said he was firing me because I was disrespectful in front of everyone else and disobeyed the rules (then he made up this bogus excuse that it's in the manual, which it's not) and told him no to his face. Then he told me he didn't want to deal with me anymore, so I said fine and walked out.

That's kinda a shortish version. Obviously I didn't recount the whole conversation. Wanna know more details, feel free to ask, I have no secrets, I did nothing wrong.

Radomness

((From December 20))


A man that I've known for almost my whole life died this morning. He was blind and confined to a wheelchair, constantly in pain, and had heart problems. But he was such a nice person, such a godly person. He will be sorely missed, but I am glad that he no longer has to worry about the pain and suffering of this world!

We've been doing a lot of "remember when"-ing this afternoon. In some ways I enjoy the "remember when"s, but it always makes me depressed, too. I wound up hiding in my room, wrapping Christmas presents, listening to Christmas music, and crying my eyes out. I'm pathetic, I know. But sometimes I wish I was 9 instead of 19. Life was so much easier. Kids just don't understand; they always can't wait to grow up, but once you're grown up there is no going back. I don't mind being 19 - in fact, I love it - but at the same time, I don't want to be an adult, I just want to be a kid and not have to worry about anything.

I may also be feeling depressed because I'm tired. And I think I'm getting a cold.

Oh my, 6 am is feeling earlier and earlier....

My Observations of Life I: A Continuing Study

((From December 19))


In twenty years I've learned a lot about life. I guess that's good, because twenty years should be enough time to learn something. Of course, I still have a lot more to learn. But I have learned.

Life can be exhilarating one second and a complete letdown the next. Things that are completely out of our control can change our whole outlook, and thus our whole attitude, in a matter of a nanosecond. Sometimes life can seem so busy, but when you look back, you weren't really doing anything. Or at least nothing special.

Some of the most important people in your life are the people who don't like you. Call them what you will - enemies or whatever. But these are some of the most important people because they are usually the ones who can teach you the most. Especially about patience. I've learned a lot about patience this year.

And yeah, life can be stressful. I think anyone over the age of 10 knows that well enough. But I can't let it control me. I can't let it stress me out to the point that I don't enjoy it anymore. Life is what you make of it, and I prefer it to be fun. So relax, take a deep breath, close your eyes, watch the sunset, smell a flower, pet a cat, walk barefoot in the grass, snuggle up in a blanket with a cup of hot cocoa, smile randomly, and chill out. Enjoy yourself. Force yourself to be easy going. Don't let it bother you so much when the idiot behind you at the red light gets an inch away from your bumper, or someone cuts in front of you in line, or someone says something you don't like. In five minutes, it won't even matter anyway.

I've been through a lot of things in my life. I'm not complaining or looking for sympathy, I'm just stating a fact. I got through them, I lived, and I still love life. Not to say I felt that way at the time I was going through whatever it was, but you live and learn. Bad things happen, people aren't always nice and things don't always go your way. If I got over it, you can too. I don't mean to sound unsympathetic, because I am very sympathetic towards people (any of my friends can tell you that). But that doesn't change the fact that you need to get over it.

Life is a gift. Get off your butt, stop muddling around in self-pity, and get out there to enjoy it. I sure am.

End of the Semester

((This is from December 17th))

So it's the end of the semester and everyone is eagerly (or not so eagerly) awaiting their final grades. So far I know I have two A's out of four classes. I'm positive I have an A in my math class. Now I just have to wait for my chemistry grade. O.O I hope I can stay on the Dean's list!!

So far my schedule for next semester looks like this:

Math 9:30-10:45 AM Tues. and Thurs.
Spanish 11-12:15 PM Tues. and Thurs.
Chemistry 2 7-9:40 PM Tues. and Thurs.
Psychology 2 ONLINE
Web Design 2 ONLINE

I'm still trying to decide whether to take the Web Design or not. I don't need it, it was just going to be for fun, and because I took the first part. But somehow I don't think it'll be as much fun online as in a class. I probably won't take it. Chemistry I really don't wanna take, but I already took the first part and I hate to switch in the middle. Because in order to get my degree I have to have two semesters of the same science. Not only that, but NO OTHER science would fit into my schedule for this semester unless I want to go on more than two days a week, which I don't. Math is fun and easy. Spanish is okay, but I don't like the teacher. At least Sierra will be in my class this semester so I'll have a study buddy. I'm only taking Psych because I have to - I don't care one way or the other about it.

We'll see.