Cars Have Owners, Pets Have Perents

The walk to PetSmart is a lot harder than I thought it would be. It's roughly the same distance from my apartment as CVS from my old house, which was the half way point of one of my walks. There are a few things different this time. First, there are very few sidewalks between here and Gratiot. That wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't so much ice and mud. I have to walk across two of the most heavily used expressway onramps in the area. That's a little nerve wracking because people around here drive like morons. Gratiot is easier to cross, but not much, especially since I'm far too impatient to use the cross signal.

Then there's the matter of my shoes. When Emma first told me I'd need a pair of black shoes and khakis I went to the Salvation Army because I didn't really have any money at the time. I ended up with a pair of what seem to be bowling shoes and really seemed to fit when I tried them. Of course, after walking around in them for 7 hours they started rubbing my toes raw and left a huge blister on my left ankle. As I tried to avoid putting pressure on my ankle I think I hurt my leg and misaligned my back or something. And don't even get me started about the mud.

Today wasn't really all that interesting. I signed a dozen papers that I'm not supposed to talk about because of the silly nondisclosure agreement. There's a workbook of about 70 pages that I've been working on. It asks some of the most ridiculous questions such as "What Advanced brand dog food would you suggest for the owner of a rottweiler with joint problems," and I don't know the dog foods off the top of my head, so I have to search all 38 brands of dog food that have a joint health formula. There were a few cat and small animal questions in there too, but the main focus is defiantly dog care.

Those 70 pages are just the basics. The girl training to be a cashier (Michelle) can stop at that. I can't because I'm going to be a pet care specialist. I have 6 more books to go through before I'm qualified to help anyone. Then they want to cross train me to do different stuff, which will take more studying and searching. But as long as they're paying me for studying, I guess I can't really complain that much. Also, I got to bag crickets today, which was an interesting experience.

Benefits. Even as a part time employee I'm eligible for them. The problem is that they'd be taking money out of my check and I can't really afford that at this point. I already (voluntarily) donate $1 of each check to needy animals. I know it's not that much and it's for a really good cause, but that's $52 a year that I could be buying things with. Like shoes so my feet don't hurt as much or a microphone so I can actually do something about becoming a filmmaker.

I do think I'll really enjoy the job once I get past training, though.

I Don't Feel Like Blogging Today

I got the job at PetSmart and start Monday 10-4. I'm not so excited about working the morning shift, but that's life. I got my khakis and black shoes last week, have my driver's license and social security card ready, and am ready to start. I still have to see how long it's going to take to walk there because I really have no idea. I'm not crazy about the idea of walking across Gratiot, but I guess that's life too.

That's all I really have to say. I just thought I'd blog because I haven't in a while.

Goings On

Some days I just don't feel like blogging, and this is one of them. On the other hand I know if I don't force myself to blog I won't keep up with it and this will end up like my 3 other blogs. I've been trying to do so many different things in the past few days that I haven't really accomplished anything useful.

I worked on a short script I was working on a while back, but I still don't have a definitive ending. Another thing I've been doing (when everyone is away) is practicing guitar, but I don't really put enough effort into it to make a difference. I've been meaning to reinstall Windows on my machine because I've been facing a myriad of problems with it, but it's going to take all day and I don't want to go without a functioning computer that long. I promised my aunt I'd send her a letter, but I don't really have much to say to her and I don't really feel motivated to do it.

In case no one noticed, I made some revisions to the design of my blog. I'm trying to go for a shiny silver theme, but I'm not finished. I get bored of CSS very quickly, so I work best in short little bursts. The design will be slowly evolving toward my vision of what it should be, but it won't get there for a while. Sorry for the inconvenience, but that's the only way it's going to get done.

This morning I had an interview at PetSmart as a part time dog trainer. Despite the fact that Emma asked me some of the most stupid questions ever, I think I did well. I have a second interview on Friday at 11:30 with Amy (who I'm assuming is the store manager). I'll have to get a second job to have any kind of money to really spend, but being a part time dog trainer sounds a lot more interesting than being a full time customer service rep.

I like living away from Marine City because there are no people around here to ridicule me all the time. It wasn't just my mom, but my other family and most of my friends too. When I went to my interview this morning I wasn't really nervous. I think it's because I didn't have to come home to people who would make me feel bad for not getting the job. I also feel a lot more comfortable bringing Jason here and that makes me feel good.

Writing a Blog, Not a Script

I've been trying to write for the past few days, but I can't bring myself to do it. That's a big part of why I've been depressed and feel worthless. I sit down to write and open the application, but I just can't get anything out and I don't know why. I remember a time when I could just sit down and write anything I wanted for as long as I needed. I don't know what happened since then, but I don't like it.

I can't even finish any of the shorts I started. I have about a dozen unfinished skits and scripts just sitting on my hard drive doing nothing. I really want to film something soon, but I don't have anything presentable. And every time I do get close top finishing something I'm reminded that I don't have the proper equipment to shoot anything anyway. Maybe I should be a graphic artist instead?

This Post Has No Official Title, So This Will Have to Do

It's been a while since I've blogged because I try to avoid blogging while I'm depressed. I was kind of hoping to get over my depression by now because it's inconvenient to everyone in my life. I apologize to everyone it effects. I'm a pain sometimes, I know.

I moved to that apartment in Chesterfield I blogged about a while ago. It's a pretty nice apartment, but our neighbors are kind of shady. The all seem like really nice people, but they all huddle together and smoke pot on the landing a few feet in front of our door. In broad daylight. That only bothers me when I have to make my way through the cloud of smoke wafting out of the next door neighbor's apartment.

I was scheduled for a job interview at Kmart, but I ran into a huge problem there. Scheduling the interview as a mandatory part of their online application and apparently the automated service doesn't actually notify the store or anything. So when I got there the store manager didn't know what I was talking about and I was kind of embarrassed. I was kind of counting on that job too, but I'm over it now.

And my battery is dying so that's all you get for now. Goodnight everyone.