I NEED TO QUIT. NOW
April 01, 2005 + 10:59 p.m.
I had one of the most interesting day today.
Instead of having school, I went to a the Ohlone's Contemporary Communications Conference for journalism. It was alright, a lot better than school. Some crazy stuff happened, though. Apparently, while Alison, Fran and I went to go take pictures, the others found themselves confronted with these guys in their 20s harassing them. Turns out Regina and them ran into the same people. And there were 2 13 year old girls already stuck up at the hill where they went. We went to find security and I really hope they found those guys. Freaking asses.
Anyways. I went to the Covering the Olympics workshop, where there was a speaker who went to take photos for the Olympics in Athens. He was a freelance photographer for Associated Press. I was totally jealous. I want to be a freelance photographer. After that, I did the On-Site Sports writing contest. Erik and I did it and this other girl too. We watched a short video of an NCAA game and wrote about it.
After all that was the awards portion. Milpitas' Journalism got 2nd in overall excellence. Yay! I got second place for the on-site thing (okay given there were only 3 people! but! Erik won first so it's okay). And I got second for Feature Photo. Yayyyy! I was so proud of that picture. I really liked it. And the critic liked it too. I heart. I wish I had gotten first though. Those plaques looked super awesome.
After school I went with Fran to Great Mall. We looked at some stuff and I FINALLY got my Bermuda shorts that I've wanted for forever and a day. I was about to leave after I saw ones I didn't want. Then I found exactly what I wanted and jetted cause I had 10 minutes til work.
Work was decent. Time actually went by quite fast. But I came home really pissed off. I have a 21.5 hour work week next week. WTF? First of all, they don't pay me enough. Second of all, they give me crazy hours when I have school and I am the supreme nerd; I can't afford to sacrafice 21 hours off a week. Third of all, I REALLY hate all the pressure I get to sell those fcking Replays and mags. I am not one to sell things to people that I don't think are worth it. Fourth of all, they make me work every freaking Friday and Saturday and Sunday. WTF? I do have a life okay? I need my weekends. And to top it off, Saturdays are 8 hour shifts. I really hate the feeling when I know everyone is out and having fun while I'm stuck at work doing something I don't even like doing. And at work I see people hanging out and I see my friends come in and today, I thought to myself, okay, when was the last time I went to the mall when I wasn't working, just to shop? I hate it.
I can't believe I've lasted this long. I said I'd quit after they decided to keep me after seasonal. that was like.. 3 months ago. And I don't know what I'm doing feeding corporate America when I could be helpping kids out at school, tutoring them. I don't think it's worth it.
SAT scores come out soon. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me have gotten higher than a 2000. A 1990 will burn.. really really burn. PLEASEEEE!
AP tests are slowly approaching. I am lacking AP Chem and AP US History study books and am in great need of them. So if anyone wants to let me borrow, hooolller. hahah. No for real, I really need them and I don't want to waste 30, 40 books I'm going to use once.
Okay, thats enough. Goodnight ya'll... I just can't WAIT for my 8 hour shift tomorrow. HAWT FREAKING DANG. >:O