Ok, here is my dilemma: way back before winter break, I knew that I was going to need to work to earn money, but I was also going to have to be back here at Dana for class starting in January. My old manager, Todd, is now the GM at the BK in Blair. Well, I talked to Todd, and my own GM, Chad, about working some hours in Blair over break, so I wouldn't have to come back and forth to Omaha. Well, I never got any definite answers, and break was less than pleasent, so I just let it go.
Well, this past Saturday, Chad gets back to me saying that he and Todd finally got it all worked out for Kelly and I to work in Blair during the week. We just need to talk to Todd and let him know when we can work.
Now, here's the problem: I start musical practice tomorrow. Thus, my evenings are completely gone for the rest of the semester. So, I feel like an idiot for asking in the first place and then saying, "Sorry, I can't work now".
Then again, its not really my fault it took them a month to get it figured out.
Nevertheless, I still feel guilty, and I've been wondering if it might just be better to transfer to the Blair store and stay here on weekends. I'd save a ton in gas money, I'd work at a slower store where I'd be treated as a BK empoyee god (yes, their people are THAT bad.(well, maybe not that bad, but they're not very good by any means. Its what comes from working in a slow store, I guess.)) Anyway, I'm just remembering how last semester I had all these choir and theater obligations that kept me from coming into Omaha for the weekend at all on multiple occassions. Thus, if I'm already working here in Blair, it'd be muuuuuch easier to figure out.
Kelly didn't seem too enthusiastic about that idea. He told me that I'm still going to have to come home on weekends anyway to do laundry so I might as well work in Omaha since I'll be there anyway. That, and he said we'd be taking turns driving eachother home everyweekend, so gas wouldn't be THAT expensive.
So, I told him I'd find out what my rehearsal schedule is tomorrow night and see if its even possible to work in Blair on weeknights. The thing is, though, that I have so much going on this semester as it is, that IF I have any free nights, I'm sure as hell not going to want to spend them working. I don't have THAT many expenses.
So . . . yeah . . . work at my old BK with my bro, where I have a chance that I won't be available several weekends, or I transfer to the new BK with people I don't know (except for Todd) and don't see my family as much on weekends. That, and I'm really hoping to have a job OTHER than BK after I graduate, so this would most likely be the end of my employment at my BK on 138th and Maple.
Any advice or insight would be appreciated.
And, speaking of Graduation, it now appears that I will graduate. You see, my father took matters into his own hands (once again) and contacted Dr. Brewer. Dr. Brewer "re-calculated" my grade, and I now have a "D" in the course, meaning I passed, meaning I get credit and can graduate. First of all, I'm rather . . . miffed . . . that my dad once again completely bi-passed me and arranged everything. It makes me look childish when he does these kinds of things for me. Now, I AM glad that its taken care of, but, well, I dunno, it just bothers me, I guess. Maybe I am a baby that can't do anything for himself. That doesn't sit well with me, though . . .
Second, I'm still really wondering how I could've gotten even a D. I never had a grade lower than a "C" on a test, I handed in the paper, so I fail to realize how those combined grades (nothing lower than a "C") could average out to a "D".
Oh, and now that brings my semester GPA to above a 2.0 (it kills me to have to think of that as a good thing), so now I DO qualify for the BK tuition assistance. Yay for $200 bonuses.
But, yeah, I still have to talk to Doc about things, and I'm not looking forward to that conversation at all. Especially since he knows about how my dad fixed everything with Dr. Brewer, and not me. Also, since I haven't looked at my one-man show all break despite my assurances I'd have it memorized . . .
But, I'll see him tomorrow at practice, and I guess things will go how they will go . . .
Quick story time! I saw Elektra this weekend, despite my strong desire NOT to see the movie. You see, Steve wanted to hang out. As I had not hung out with him in a while, I thought it would be nice. Well, Steve wanted to go see a movie, to which I was open to as there are many, many movies out that I have heard were good, that look good, and that I want to see.
Elektra was not one of those movies.
But as Steve told me on the way to his house that he had seen the movie yesterday, I figured he'd want to see something else . . .
Well, I suggested movie after movie, including Phantom of the Opera, which Steve had said he wanted to go see as well earlier during break. Steve's replay was simply that they weren't showing at Cinema Q-9, and he wanted to go there because it was close . . .
That's when he suggested seeing Elektra . . .
I told him that it really wasn't a movie that I was wanting to see; that there were many, many other movies I have not yet seen that I would like to; and that Steve had just seen the movie yesterday.
But he assured me it was a good movie, and wouldn't let up. As I try to avoid confrontations, I reluctantly agreed. I figured that maybe it really wasn't that bad,a nd I might enjoy it.
So, we get to the movie theater, and head up to buy tickets. Steve tells the girl at the counter that he's Megan's sister (who apparantly works there. I never knew before that night) and was promptly allowed to go in without paying.
I had to pay.
. . .
So, right there I was kinda irritated that he made me go see a movie I didn't want to see merely b/c he would get in free.
Then 15 minutes into the movie, he falls alseep. He slept for a good hour of the movie.
Thank you very much, Steve, for dragging me to a movie I didn't want to go see just so you could get in free, and then sleep through half of it.
Then again, I can't blame him for sleeping through it . . .
I tried to like the movie. I really did! But it was just so . . . so . . mediocre! It was just another mindless action movie. Even the action sequences weren't all that good. Fascinating how Elektra has a more difficult, more exciting battle with a lowly ninja lackey than she does with the main bad guy! Seriously! This fight with the lowly ninja lackey was actually pretty cool. Then we get to the climactic battle against the bad guy and his posse of super-powered guys, and she takes them all out faster, and more easily than the lowly ninja lackey!
That's just not right. That and the story was painfully simplistic. Dissappointing action sequences + boring story = not a very good movie in my book. I found it fascinating how that movie actually condenced the comic book, as there was hadly any story in the movie at all. They must have just left out a TON of stuff rather than condence any of it.
So, yeah, the whole experience was less than enjoyable.
Steve and I just can have some remarkably different tastes in movies. Like when he adamantly refused to see Team America: World Police, even after I offered to pay for it. Well, at least he can't say that I've forced him to see a movie he never wanted to see. I even offered to pay for a movie he wasn't wanting to go see. What does he do? He makes me pay, while he gets in free. That just doesn't seem terribly friend-like, in my opinion.
And I've done a lot of bitching, I know. And yes, there was the last time Steve and I went to a movie where he paid for my ticket and then gave me half his Cold Stone Ice Cream. So, I'll just chalk this up to his not feeling well, and call it even, after making me see this bland movie.
Ok, done bitching.
OH! And Meagan! My dorm number is 402-426-7509, and my home number is still 402-496-4138, if I'm there. I can't wait to see you again!
Eric 1/19/2005 01:07:00 AM
