Black Friday

I slept and worked most of Thanksgiving break because I work the graveyard shift at Toys R Us as a seasonal job. Black Friday by far was the longest and busiest day of the week! This year, Toys R Us decided to get ahead of the financial curve by opening their doors at 10pm Thanksgiving Day. I had to work 8pm until 8am. So for two hours before the doors were open we had two meetings about what's our role when the shoppers come in, what your job and responsiblities and some pep talk as we prepare for the busiest day of the year. For the next  ten hours, I spend stocking shelves, reorganizing (major reorganizing...think about it when people wait in long lines they look at their merchandise and rethink their items and changed their minds and leave their items wherever they are...now multiply that by over 2,000 shoppers!), and helping customers. Personally, I didn't mind helping customers. I actually like helping them when they do find their items that they want to buy. But sometimes when you tell a customer that we're compeletely sold out of this or that items, most are nice about it and say "Awww man!" Others, are a little mean but I think they were just frustrated.

Honestly, who is crazy enought to stand in line for Toys R Us at 5pm standing in a quarter mile long line. Shopping like crazy and trying to grab all the best deals only to stand in line for another 2 hours! Phff! I'm a type of person that likes to sleep. I would just skip Black Friday early morning deals and just shop in the afternoons. When I do go Christmas shopping, it's usually for clothes so I usually request a giftcard because clothes are waaaaay cheaper after Christmas. Everything is on clearance and they're trying to get rid of their items or overstock items to make way for the new year.

Oh and a tip for all of you: if you're shopping and decide that you don't want an item anymore...PLEASE put it back where it belongs. It makes the workers' lives easier. Honestly...

TV Football Project

October 16, 2010
That's the day that my partner and I started to capture a TON of footage and pictures for our promo/documentary video on the TV Football Project. That day happened to be the homecoming game. A lot of fans showed up dressed in the school spirit, black and orange. It was sweet.

November 17, 2010
Today is the day, that we're finally mostly done with the video! I'm pretty happy how it turned out even though we have ever really had any experience in final cut express. If I could change anything...I wish I had a better video camera. I used the little one that my dad has. But, overall the video is pretty decent for us graphic designers who had no idea what we were doing. It took us a while to figure how to do some basic things in Final Cut Express.

I'll post the video online soon! On this blog, if it lets me.

Favorite Movie Quotes

I watched one of my favorite movies for one of my class, "Anna and the King." I love that movie I love the culture, the story, and the characters. If you haven't seen it yet and you like culture and romance, then I recommend seeing the movie. Granted, the love story isn't the best kind because the king already had 23 wives and 42 concubines. But I think the beauty of the story that they loved each other so much that they gave it up because they knew that it could not happen because of the statue and culture situation, and that it was not the best thing for each other. She's a English school teacher while he is the King of Siam. Keep in mind, it is not historically correct because it's just a fictional movie.

Some memorable quotes:

King Mongkut: You are teacher? 
Anna Leonowens: Yes, Your Majesty, I am. 
King Mongkut: You do not look sufficient of age for scientific teaching. How many years have you? 
Anna Leonowens: Enough to know that age and wisdom do not necessarily go hand in hand, Your Majesty. 

Anna Leonowens: In my letter confirming my employment, Your Majesty, you claimed you wanted Siam to take its place among the nations of the modern world. You spoke of building something greater than yourself. A country where no man is above the law. Which is why I chose to come here. 


Tuptim: How did Mem survive?
Anna Leonowens: The same way you will. One awful day at a time. 

Anna Leonowens: [to King Mongkut] Life is... precious, especially if you're a Christian and only allowed to have one.


Anna Leonowens: I would like to know why... , if science can unravel something as beautiful as music... , why it cannot posit a solution for a schoolteacher and a king.
King Mongkut: The manner in which people might understand such new possibilities is also process of evolution.
Anna Leonowens: Everything in Siam has it's own time. 


King Chulalongkorn: It is always surprising how small a part of life is taken up by meaningful moments. Most often they are over before they start although they cast a light on the future and make the person who originated them unforgettable. Anna had shined such a light on Siam. 

From where does my help come from?

So I was doing a little devotions today and I found this...I really like this (as usual):

"¹ I lift up my eyes to the mountains— 

   where does my help come from? 

² My help comes from the LORD, 

   the Maker of heaven and earth.

 ³ He will not let your foot slip—
   he who watches over you will not slumber; 

⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel
   will neither slumber nor sleep.

 ⁵ The LORD watches over you—
   the LORD is your shade at your right hand; 

⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,
   nor the moon by night.

 ⁷ The LORD will keep you from all harm—
   he will watch over your life; 

⁸ the LORD will watch over your coming and going
   both now and forevermore." 

                          -Psalm 121:1-8 

Think about this...this a really awesome mind-blowing concept. We all ask for help all the time (at least we should) because we are only human and limited on what we can do alone. How often do we REALLY ask for help from the biggest and greatest helper of all time? According to this verse, God is the Maker of heaven and earth...Did God need any help brainstorming, creating, and sustaining all life on earth? Not at all! Sometimes we don't ask God for help because of our silly pride or notion that God is too 'busy' with all the cries of help. Honestly, that's silly because...from His spoken words, the world was created. So to help you with something compared to that is like a speck of dust in his vast creation. OF coarse He would be glad to give you a hand! God will not only help you, but watches over you like a father protects his children. 

Hot Rods

This past year, I've been hearing a lot of chatter about a popular local restaurant, Hot Rods. I think the name has popped a lot lately because it recently got licensed to serve alcoholic beverages. But prior to that occasion, a lot of people at WU was shocked that I have never been to Hot Rods in my 3 years here! Honestly, I never really had time to walk downtown and see what Waynesburg had to offer in terms of dining, stores, entertainment, etc... Because everytime I'm in Waynesburg, it means that I have to go to class, work somewhere in the past 5 semesters (as in Muse & Stone, Mad Anthony, The Yellow Jacket, TV Football Project, CAMPS lab, the Dining Hall, and the University Relations), attend meetings, do homework, and do crazy amount of other things.

But this past Thursday, Sasheen, Carrie, Amy, and I went out to eat at Hot Rod's to celebrate the end of our internship and other major projects. After eating the Honey BBQ Chicken sandwich with spicy Rancy and fries... HMMMM!!!! I now have a favorite restaurant in Waynesburg! It was soooo good! I actually ate the whole 6'' sub and fries. AND made room for the absolutely delicious pumpkin cheeeeeeesecake! I highly recommend that dessert. So...if you're ever in Waynesburg, be sure to make time out of your busy schedule to chill out at Hot Rods and savor their unique BBQ flavors!

Whew! It's over!

So Sasheen, Amber, and I presented last night and it went well! We all practiced as a group quite a few times and individually...and it showed! We presented everything clearly and in a way that engaged the audience...at least I hope we did. I got a lot of positive feedback after my presentation. People said that I was funny and engaging. It was super encouraging!

Now I can focus better on my other classes! Like say...Multimedia I, Literature, Cross Cultural Communications, and Scuplture!

Graphic Design Internship Presentation tomorrow night!

Tomorrow is the big day! Us three- Amber, Sasheen, and I have to present our Internship Presentation tomorrow. I'm not worried about public speaking. In fact, I like doing it. My thing is... I like doing it so much that I tend to go OVER my time limit. Ha ha whoops. But I've been practicing, and it has been falling between the 10-11 minutes limit. So that's a good sign. I'll let y'all know how it went. Or you can come and see what we have to say about our experience out in the field.

It's in McCance Auditorium on Tuesday, 6:30pm. The doors are open around 6:00pm. There will be small snacks and drinks provided after the presentations.