Sunday, November 28, 2004

Let's see if I still remember what has been going on in my life...
1. Got my first A on a Dr. Gillingham exam. It took me 1 1/2 semesters, but hey, I finally got one.
2. For Thanksgiving, Ryan and I went up to the Traverse City area to visit Josh, Amy, and Amy's family. It was a relaxing time and it was really nice to see them.
3. The first snow fell on Wednesday. I guess 200 cars went in the ditch. My friend, James, was in a really bad car accident, but I haven't heard how he is doing. I know the girl he was driving got killed. Keep him and the girl's family in your prayers, even though I don't know the details.
4. Still no job.
5. Packing sucks. I feel like I've packed a zillion boxes, but the apartment doesn't look any more empty.
6. O.k. There is the movie "Andre" about a girl and a sea lion. However, in the whole movie they call it a seal. It irked me the WHOLE movie, but at the end it showed clips of the real Andre, who was in fact a Harbor Seal, not a Sea Lion. But, they should have put a disclaimer at the beginning of the movie saying "We are using a sea lion to film, but calling it a seal in the movie to show respect to the real Andre. But be aware that there is a difference." But, of course they didn't, leading everyone to call sea lions, seals. FYI: Sea lions can rotate their hind legs forward and walk on all fours and have external ear flaps. Seals can't rotate their hind legs forward so they move like an inch worm and they don't have external ear flaps. They have holes in thier head that look like ears. NOW...don't call a sea lion a seal infront of me. It's almost as bad as calling a dolphin a fish. (getting off my pulpit now)

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

I turn 23 today. I swear I was just celebrating my 13th birthday. Now I am five weeks away from graduating from college, looking for a "real job". Where has the time gone?

Saturday, November 13, 2004

I heard from one job place, however, I'm kind of confused. Today my animal behavior class went to the Detroit Zoo. On the way home I was taking a nap, and the phone rang. It was Miami Seaquarium calling. Needless to say, I was sleepy so things were not making much sense. I have to call back together tomorrow to clarify some stuff. What I got from it is that they are interested, however I am not SCUBA certified yet and I have to go down there to pass a swim test. The part I am confused about is she said I had a month to do both, which is impossible. She also said something about re-submitting my resume at a later time once I was SCUBA certified, then go down there to take the swim test. But if I wait awhile, won't the position be filled? And what about an interview? It sounded like all I had to do was pass the test. Although it is a pretty hard test which means I have to do more training this last month than I am currently doing. So, basically I'm just confused right now, but also happy that someone actually got back to me, even if it wasn't as simple as them saying "you got the job". I probably confused you too. Sorry. I'll keep you posted.

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Operation Job Hunt is still in process. I have applied to three openings so far: Brookfield, Baltimore Aquarium, and Miami Seaquarium. I am also sending resumes to some zoos that aren't currently hiring, such as Indianapolis, Detroit, Toledo. Yesterday I saw on the IMATA (International Marine Animal Trainers Association) website that there is 3 openings for a marine mammal trainer at the Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, MS. This is where I did my dolphin interaction in the summer of 2003, when I was taking my marine biology class. They are hiring any experience level, so I am going to send that in today. (Mississippi is the cheapest place to live with the nicest apartments. You can actually rent one for under $600. Apartment prices suck!) Oh yeah...the application for the internship (non-paid) at the Minnesota Zoo will also be sent out this week. Anyway, thank you for those who have been praying for me. Please continue to do so so I don't lose my mind not knowing where we are moving in a month. I need a renewed confidence in God DAILY in this matter. Adios.

Saturday, November 06, 2004

Being sick sucks. I caught a cold from Ryan and I am currently miserable. I'm at work trying to get stuff done, but as soon as I get up work on periodicals or something, I get dizzy and feel somewhat sick to my stomach. And my body can't decide it it's hot or cold. Sickness is dumb.

For Open House yesterday we went to Laura's apartment. She has two new kitties (about 7 weeks old) named Jasper (or Zack Morris as some call him) and Lily. We watched X-men, and Lily snoozed on my lap for the first hour of the movie. It made my day. As soon as we move away, we are getting a kitty unless we move in with Ryan's parents. They already have two cats, so a kitty is not needed then.

Thursday, November 04, 2004

Jesus is cool. I am enrolled in a religion class and currently we are learning about Hinduism. Hindus often bow down to an icon of a god or else touch the god's feet and then their head. In both of these cases, it is symbolizing that the Hindu's highest/cleanest part, their head, is still lower than the god's lowest/dirtiest part, their feet. Yesterday in Bible study we were studying the passage in John where Jesus washes the disciples feet. In Jesus' case, HE is the one who gets down and humbles himself and "bows down" to OUR dirties/lowest part. It's completely opposite of Hinduism. My God is cool!

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Kerry concedes; Bush wins. Either way I was fine because I was pretty much undecided until the day of election. The more informed I got, the more confused I got. There were good things about both candidates and bad things about both. I just hate it when people say things like "That's fine that you voted for Bush. As long as you and all the other Bush voters know that the blood of the soldiers are wiped on the ballots." I don't understand people sometimes. I enjoy people who are clearly on one side, but don't try to sway me in a powerful way. They just answer my questions in an unbiased way, in a clear, calm fashion. (For example, my brother). However, there were way more people who tried to sway me in a negative way. That's not helping me to say in a forceful tone, "If you care about jobs, why in the world would you consider Bush." or "If you are a Christian, why wouldn't you vote for Bush?" It's not about that people! Yikes! O.K. I'm done.