Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Autumn, Fall, Same Difference


It is without a doubt fall. I'm sitting at work gazing out of the front doors, daydreaming as usual. It's a windy day and all I see is yellow and orange leaves floating in the air until they reach their destination on the ground. It's so beautiful outside. It's days just like this that make me want to go grab a rake and gather up as many leaves as i can, then go get a running start and just dive into them! Could I sound anymore like a child?


Car+Candy Logo=Nonsense

Angie asked me to blog about this topic, so here it goes...

What is up with the candy logos that people are getting printed on their cars? What's the point in it? I feel that it is getting a little ridiculous. Now, I can understand if people want to support their favorite brands and what not, but what is the point in having to drive around in a car dedicated to it. T-shirts, purses, jewelry, etc is understandable, but cars? And It's not only candy logos, It's also food, cigarettes, and gum brands. Come on guys, really?... And the thing that really gets me about this is that these people aren't even making a profit off of the advertisement they are doing. They probably don't even realize that they are advertising for these brands. So overall, the people who make these brands are making FREE money from all the FREE advertising they are getting. I see these cars everywhere! And I'm extremely tempted to just ask one of these people one day why they have a car like that, just out of curiosity. It really makes me wonder if they are or aren't getting paid for riding around in these cars.














......enough said.

Strigiformes


Owls are my most favorite animals aside from the giraffe and the moose. I don't know what it is about owls that I love so much, I guess it's that they are so mysterious. You rarely ever see them, and if you do, it's probably hiding in a tree hole. Maybe that's what makes them so fascinating. I've sat outside several times at dusk and heard the call of several owls. They always sound so close, but I can never point out where exactly the sound is coming from. And for some reason I think my interest in owls might have come from the owl off of Harry Potter... (: or maybe it was further back for example, the owl from the Disney movie The Sword and the Stone. Either way I love olws! Im done rambling now.


Hedwig: Harry Potter Movies

Archimedes: The Sword And The Stone

Seriouslly, you cant say this isnt cute.
Just chillin' in a hole.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Acoustic Obsession

I don't know what it is but there's just something about an acoustic guitar that mesmerizes me. Whether its listening to acoustic music, myself playing the guitar or someone else playing it, it doesn't matter I am in awe. I could just sit and listen to someone play for hours & hours & be completely content. Luckily for me my best guy friend plays the guitar, extremely well, so if I ever needed a fix, he'd play something for me. (: But that's another thing, hearing it on the phone & hearing it in person are completely different. Hearing a guitar being played right in front of you is always more appealing than hearing it over the phone. But sometimes you just have to make due with what you have. I'm not too picky!

If A Goldfish Had A Memory...

Which I think it does, maybe a minuscule one, then that's the memory I have. I have the hardest time remembering things for some reason. & I have no clue how I'm going to make it through pharmacy school with this memory. Cant seem to retain anything. Hopefully this is something that will pass with time, because I'd like to be able to recall things that people have said or done. I don't have the WORST memory. I still remember certain things, but not as much as I should be remembering. Now, what were we talking about again....?

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Consumed With Empathy

Empathy: (noun) The intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.

Is it so wrong to want to help a troubled soul when you know they're hurting? I can't help but care about people. That's just how I've always been. I'm always wanting to help someone, even if I don't know that person very well, or at all. I'm extremely observant & I see things differently than most people do. I analyze everything because I believe that everything happens for a reason. When someone's acting a certain way or saying something, its always for a reason. Most of the time that reason is hidden because people are masking their feelings. But in general I'm pretty good at figuring people out.
I feel as if I would be able to help more people if I wasn't so shy. & I have a really hard time talking to people that I don't usually talk to. Its like deep down inside I want to reach out, but I just cant. Its like I cant conquer my own fear to help others. But I'm going to try to overcome that, because all I really want to do is be of help to people who need it.

My Lack of Patience...

I have come to the conclusion that my computer is only slow for one reason: to teach me patience & maybe because it has been infected with several viruses that I can give thanks to myspace (which I no longer use) & lime wire for. My laptop has had the worst luck ever since I got it. It seems as if I'm constantly having to reset it to it's original "of out the box" state to get it back up to speed. The only bad thing about that is that I lose all of my music on itunes :|
Its gotten to the point now where I feel buying a newer laptop will fix my problems. That way I'll have a laptop strictly for music & then one for everything else i use that might contain viruses.
So overall my laptop is my main teacher of patience, which is something I don't have much of unfortunately. But I'm working on it! (:

Friday, October 8, 2010

Free Cruise Awareness

Imperial Majesty Cruise Line. To the Grand Bahamas.

I received a phone call about a promotional free cruise a couple of weeks ago. I answered about ten questions on an over-the-phone survey. After I completed the survey my call was sent to a cruise representative. They confirmed my name & best number to be reached at. I was then told that I would be contacted within the next 72 hours for confirmation of my free cruise tickets. Sounds harmless so far, right? I received the confirmation call a little over a week after the first call. This person was explaining to me all the special features of the cruise. One of the features was that I would have a total of 18 months to decide on when i wanted to take my cruise. After I listened to this 15 minute speech about how great the cruise was going to be I was asked for my credit/debit card number. Of course I asked why they needed to know that information. I was told that it was to cover the port fees and government taxes, which weren't included in the free cruise. That fee was going to be a total of $118 for two passengers. At this point i was getting a little skeptical about the whole thing & asked if I had to pay the fee at that time. So I was then sent over to a "manager" who immediately asked for my credit/debit card number. I still didn't have my question answered so I asked it once again. The response I got was that I needed to pay the fee right then & there to insure that my spot was reserved on the ship as it was on a first come first serve basis. I proceeded to give my card information to the "manager" & got halfway through with my card numbers when I hung up the phone. I had come to the conclusion that it was not a good idea.
A co-worker told me "if it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is." & this cruise definitely sounded too good to be true. So this is just a word of caution to those who may receive a call similar to this one. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM! Because in the end you will probably end up paying for the entire cruise due to the fact that you have to attend a promotional presentation that is hard to book your cruise date on.
Here is a link to some tips on how to spot a free cruise scam:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4392425_spot-free-cruise-scams.html

Blogging Newbie

Yes, I'm new to the whole "blogging" thing. I figured I would start one since I have so much on my mind & this would be way more fun than keeping a journal that no one but me will see. I wanted to write about stuff that would be entertaining and/or helpful to others, but mostly stuff that just pops into my head. Even though I'm not the best writer I'm hoping that what I write makes sense to you. I always have a hard time finding words, but bear with me!
I have this notebook that I write down all my blog ideas in. & I have a feeling that its going to be something that I carry around with me 24/7. So I'm going to make this one short and sweet so I can move on to writing about something other than my reasons for wanting to blog. (: