I have a problem...with work


So we have this one manager, who's pretty much an asshole. But he's getting transferred soon, so I think, okay, Kevin will be gone. Justin and John will still be managers so everything'll be okay. I'll just stick it out until Kevin's gone cause then it'll get better. So I come back from spring break, go pick up my check, and John ends up telling me and Larry that he's getting transferred to New Mexico. WHY?!?!? And our new manager is some guy, blah blah. So I'm sad, right? Okay. So then! Tiff goes to get her check today, and John tells her that Justin is going with John and will be gone at the end of the month. That BJ (new general manager) is a complete prick, and OF COURSE, gets along WONDERFULLY with Kevin. As a result of this, five servers have quit, all our hostesses quit, and I'm left going, now what?

If it's terrible, I will want to quit. Because there's no way that I can handle two Kevins. Especially one that's the general manager, who is completely in charge. So if I have a problem, who do I go to? No one, that's who. But, it's not like i can quit, because I do need the job and there would be no point in going to get a new job since I'll just be gone in about a month anyway.

But to make you all understand my frustration...Kevin is a jerk. Completely. He hates woman. And shows it, everyday. Treats all the girls like crap. Puts us through all sorts of things that shouldn't happen. When he's working, I want to die. I hate him. I do. I've gone home crying some nights just because of the things he's done to me.

So now...what do I do?

So here's the deal. I started working at Texas Roadhouse on Monday. And really...they gave me all these hours with crap-tastic pay. Like really. I worked every night this week except for Thursday and probably made about $79. Crappy, right? Right. So I get home last night and Tiff tells me that all these people quit at Cotton Patch and they really need servers. Which really, is what I'd wanted to do all along. So I go there today, and I'm talking to the manager and he tells me that last night, the slowest server made about $50. And then all the rest made about $100. In one night. And then...he offered me a job!

I got a job!!!! Excitement!!!!  

People are phony...fakes...and posers. Enough said.

Well...it's been a long time since I've posted anything. But I thought I'd just, you know, recap the year...

in 2006...

• I put up with a whole bunch of crap from the Eastwood choir kids. And the choir teacher...
• I made state. Probably the biggest accomplishment of my high school career.
• Performed at TASC. Which will probably be the biggest crowd I'll ever perform in front of ever again.
  
• Met Jake...dated...made mistakes...got my heartbroken. Enough said.
• Graduated.
  
• Sang the national anthem at graduation. Which again, was another fight with that stupid choir director. Thank God for Mr Andrade, because if it hadn't been for him knowing tradition, I wouldn't have been able to do that.
• Baptist All State, where I met Tibutt.
• Packing for my move to Abilene...which took weeks and weeks.
• Actually moving to Abilene...and the amount of stuff in the car...
• Having a roommate for the first time in my life and dealing with that.
• NSO
• Meeting the guy I'm gonna marry by complete accident...Larry, if you guys didn't catch that.
  
• Getting lost in Abilene at 2 in the morning with Tiffani
• Starting music classes...
• A few scares that I dealt with as an adult...
• Deciding that music just wasn't for me. And changing my major to Elementary Education. All the while thinking I want to go into Psychology

And lots and lots of stuff that i can't even begin to explain...it was a good year, I guess. 2007 could be better, though.

So, indeed, it's been quite a few days since I've last written in this. But like I've said before, this is pretty much just for my enjoyment now that no one uses LJ anymore. Which doesn't bother me one bit, to tell you the truth.

So last weekend, Larry and I drove to Denton and spent the Friday and Saturday with Stephany and Kendra. Muy fun, let me tell you. Larry and I went to go see the Dallas Symphony on Friday, which was amazing. And then we went and saw Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on Saturday. Which was fantastic. The only thing I was disappointed in was the fact that Norbert Leo Butz was supposed to be in it, but instead we got his understudy. Poo. But it's okay. This guy was just as great.

This weekend is homecoming. Do you know what that means? It means that my family is coming to see me! YAY!!! I haven't seen them in months. It's so wierd...I think I'm one of the only ones here that hasn't been home. Everyone goes home like every weekend and they all find it strange when I tell them that I'm not going home until Thanksgiving.

NATS is next weekend. And I'm not at all prepared for that...oh well. I'm not gonna do it next year. And I'm not really planning on moving on the the second level this year, so all I really want to do is have my songs learned so I don't look like a complete idiot. Woot.

I don't have much else to say...so adios?

Ugh. I want to go home. Like for real. Forever.

I'm really tired. I'm tired of singing. And I'm tired of music. I'm tired of feeling like I'm not going anywhere in my voice lessons. And because I feel like that, I have no desire to practice. I don't want to get better. I want to just stay where I am. I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing all the time...you know, eight weeks is a long time to go without a break. It's ridiculous.

I hate this girl in choir who stands right next to me. I really might kill her. And unfortunately for me, she's a freshman as well, so we're all gonna have to put up with her until we graduate. But Tiff doesn't think she'll make it until then...I'm hoping she's right. But really. Okay, this girl sings louder than anyone I've ever met. And it's not like, Diamond loud. Because Diamond was good. Diamond knew what she was doing. This girl is bad. Like she could overpower the entire choir plus the orchestra...and she has terrible vowels and she doesn't know how to count, and she always asks the most absolutely ridiculous, can be answered with common sense questions. And not just in music. No. In every class, she finds the need to just speak up and ask the most ridiculous things...all the music faculty hates her. Except maybe Doc. But Doc knows what we're talking about now. But it's hard. Like you can not sing right standing next to her. Especially when you're learning a new piece. Like today. We were learnign a new part and she was just all over the place and loud as hell. So you don't know which part you should be on, because you can't hear yourself and then she is absolutely impossible to tune with. Now, I know I'm not perfect, but this girl...I don't know how I'm gonna make it. Even Dr Chambers doesn't like her...and Dr Chambers likes pretty much anyone.

I'm not really happy anymore. I just want to go home. I'm so so tired...maybe I'll take a nap...

Life is going. I'm about ready to go home. If not go home, then just leave Abilene for a bit. Which I'm going to do for fall break. I'm excited. Like really excited. Larry and I are going to Dallas to go see Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Kendra and Stephany, so I get to leave for a whole weekend. Yay! And then the next week is homecoming. And then the week after that is NATS, so I get to miss two days of school for that. Sarah is excited. I need a break...so badly.

So people from high school that were jerks to me in high school certainly haven't changed in college. But whatever. I've changed and grown up, they're just retarted and now they're paying for it. Hah! Except, I feel really bad for Tiffani...my room at NATS is going to be great. But it would be better if Tiffani were with us.

Hmm...I got a 103 on my math test, out of a possible 88 points. I'm quite proud of myself. It makes up for the 82 I got on my government test. Gah. I'm tired of school. And I'm tired of dorm life. I need to move off campus. Larry and Tiffani and I are gonna get an apartment, or a house. And it'll be great. We're excited...except that we have to have 60 hours before moving off campus. Joy...

I'm about to give up on voice. I'm having such problems with my voice, and it's just becoming a chore. Which is kinda sad. But like, I love Dr Chambers, she's amazing, I just have problems. Like, I can't get over my break, no matter how hard we try. Which means there's no way in heck that I'm gonna get to the semifinals at NATS. Which I don't mind at all, unlike some people, because I think only one person from HSU last year made it that far. I really don't care that much...

Um, I don't have much else to say...I'm kinda slightly depressed. I think I'll go do diction now...

So, it's been a while since I've posted here...but I kinda figure, why should I, if no one reads it? Oh well, right? I'm posting now.

Um, school is pretty hard, but its lots of fun. The lack of sleep I've been getting is finally beginning to catch up with me. I find myself taking many naps throughout the day and falling asleep during theory. Which, I mean, whatever, because theory is pretty dang boring, but still. I'm actually not doing that terrible in theory, except for in Harmony...I just don't get it. Not even a little. And my professor is Korean, so you can't really understand what she's saying, and then it's 8 in the morning, and then I hate theory, and then I sit with Meagan and Neal, so it's quite difficult to pay attention. Like this morning, Neal and I got in trouble for talking and were told that we'd be separated if we didn't stop...little did she know, we were actually talking about theory, for once. Go figure. Um...ear training...my teacher is crazy! Seriously...Let's see, what other classes...government, my teacher is way cute. I love her, I'm actually interested in government. Well, I mean, I have been interested in government for a long time, but she knows her stuff and it makes it much easier to like. My math class is pretty ridiculous. My teacher is a bit crazy...and I hate math. But it's not real math, it's like, explaining the process of math through sentences and crap. I hate it lots. I hate it so much that I just didn't go on Thursday. Choir is great, of course. And then my favorite class would have to be diction. There's only six of us in there, and Dr Chambers teaches it and it's just so much fun. I love it. I wish I had that at 8 in the morning, though...

Larry is great. You all should meet him, you'd love him lots. He keeps me sane. He really does. And I think that if it weren't for him, I would be ridiculously lonely and homesick. I love him.

I'm in the process of doing laundry. And I hate it. Laundry sucks. Lots. Its so time consuming. It's hard to actually find time during my day to do it. Because like, there are only so many washers and dryers, you have to be down there exactly when your laundry is done because people are waiting to use them. It's quite annoying. So if I can find time during the day when people have class, like now, its much easier to do it. But still annoying. Maybe when Larry gets his car, he can take me to his house to do laundry for free...

Umm...I'm working on the Freshman 15. I'm getting a roll...and I don't like it. So Sarah has to stop eating so much and start working out...

Jeremy made us real food the other night. Real Mexican food, I might add. It felt like I was back at home. And now there are lots of leftovers, so we've been eating enchiladas, beans, and queso for three days...

Oh! The churches here have free dinners Sunday nights for all college students. Its great. The church that we go to makes like homemade food. It's fantastic. Apparently, all the churches compete to have the most kids, and to get the most people, the food has to be good, and so the food is amazing. I love it. Abilene is awesome.

Um, so I don't have much else to say...so miss you all! See you in two more months!

Life is fantastic. I'm so happy. I have a boyfriend, who is absolutely amazing. He's incredible. Really, he is. He treats me better than any guy I've ever dated. And its wonderful. I'm so happy.

Um, let's see. School is decent. I had a piano lesson today that went really well. So, that's good. I've been pretty nervous about that. Tomorrow is Thursday, which means the weekend is almost here. Yay!

A bunch of the people in concert choir are planning on going to Oplin Friday night. Its like this country western dance place. I don't know if we're going, but it would be lots of fun.

Did I mention I love concert choir? And all the people in it? They're amazing. I'm so excited.

I love school! Except for having to get up early...but whatever. I love life!