I really have nothing interesting to say....
Man, I suck at keeping a journal. Especially one that people can read because I feel like I need to put something interesting, and it seems like nothing interesting happens in my life.
Well, I hope this is at least a bit interesting. Last night at work a weird guy came in Blimpie. He seemed like a normal, friendly man in his 40s at first. I was working with Angel, a girl who's my age or just a few months older and has a one-year-old baby.
Anyway, the first thing he asked us when he came in the store is if we were in high school. I told him no, we were both out of high school and he said it was hard to tell at our age. Well, then he asked us if we are not in high school, what do we do? And Angel said "I'm a mom." He said, "You look awful young to be a mom." And she said, "Yes, yes, I am." Then he goes on to say his mom had him when she was 16. I didn't know if he was joking or not, but I didn't really care. Then Angel said how everyone makes mistakes and she didn't plan on having a baby. He said, "Well, nobody plans on having a baby." He looked at my nametag and said, "It's not like Tiffany's parents sat down and said, 'We're going to have Tiffany, and she'll be born on the 14th...'".
Angel and I both kind of laughed, but later I thought about how stupid that was, because people DO plan having children, maybe not down the day, and of course the gender is usually unkown for a while, but you can plan the year, and even the month you want.
Anyway, then he asks me what I'm doing with my life and I told him I was going to college this fall, working on by bachelor's degree in education, then going to go on to get my master's in school guidance counseling. He told me his ex-wife was some kind of school administrator or something, but again, I didn't really care.
Then he asks Angel if she's married, she said no, and he said that sucks she has a baby and isn't married. Then he stupidly asked Angel if she is going to own Blimpie someday. She said no way, she's going back to school.
Then he gives her some "friendly advice" and tells her she should own Blimpie, he said she wouldn't have to work as hard and she would make more money. Then he goes on to explain to us that we need to find a job later in life that will make us the most amount of money and require the least amount of effort. I kind of shook my head and said, "Money isn't everything. You want to be happy in your job, too. I just ask myself how much my happiness is worth to me, and my happiness is worth a lot of money."
He told me I didn't understand what he said, then he simply repeated the 'most amount of money with the least amount of effort' thing. He went on to explain that nobody really likes their jobs, so why get one that doesn't get you very much money? Then he explained how only two type of people in the work force actually like their jobs: one is the person who just got the job and they're all excited, and the other is the person who is the head of the company and gets to be the boss and make lots of money. He said some kind of crap about how he had a job that made him a lot of money one time that he only had to do 9 months out of the year, as an example of a good job that didn't take much effort or something.
I then chimed in again, telling him that you won't love your job all the time, just like everything else in life. I told him Angel loves being a mom, but she admits it's hard work and it's not always great. I also said that if your job is hard and doesn't make that much money (for instance, a teacher), it's probably really rewarding and it will make you feel good about yourself. Again he just said his stupid "most amount of money with the least amount of effort" thing, this time rudely telling us to "write it down."
He then told us about a lady who waited tables all the way through college, then when she got her career after college, she was making less money than she was before when she was waiting tables, so she went back to waitressing.
He didn't say that was someone he actually knew, and frankly, I think he was just making that up. I don't think anyone with a college education would waitress. Not only would almost anyone enjoy a college career they chose more than waitressing, but I highly doubt waitresses make more than many college-educated people...except maybe Hooter's waitresses, and for that job you have to have a good body and a boob job and be exploited every day at work. Not to mention the fact that you won't be able to do that when you're 40, or even 35 for that matter.
So basically I thought he was just a grumpy middle-aged man who didn't get all the breaks in life and was angry at the world or something. He probably thought I was naive and idealistic, but I personally hope I still think the same way when I'm 35, even if life isn't always easy for me. I mean, life is too short to look at the world in such a negative way. Why not be more positive? (Is it just me or does it seem like almost everyone these days is a the-glass-is-half-empty type of person?)
Later, after he left, I thought of something else good to say to him. I wished I had told him that when I'm 80 years old, I want to be able to look back at my life and feel as though I accomplished everything I wanted and not have any regrets. Of course, when I'm old, my material possessions will basically mean nothing to me. What will mean a lot to me is how people remember me; by how I treated people, how I lived my life, and the choices I made.
I don't think many people, when on their death bed, are thankful for being greedy their whole adult life. But maybe a lot of people are really that shallow.
Well, I hope this is at least a bit interesting. Last night at work a weird guy came in Blimpie. He seemed like a normal, friendly man in his 40s at first. I was working with Angel, a girl who's my age or just a few months older and has a one-year-old baby.
Anyway, the first thing he asked us when he came in the store is if we were in high school. I told him no, we were both out of high school and he said it was hard to tell at our age. Well, then he asked us if we are not in high school, what do we do? And Angel said "I'm a mom." He said, "You look awful young to be a mom." And she said, "Yes, yes, I am." Then he goes on to say his mom had him when she was 16. I didn't know if he was joking or not, but I didn't really care. Then Angel said how everyone makes mistakes and she didn't plan on having a baby. He said, "Well, nobody plans on having a baby." He looked at my nametag and said, "It's not like Tiffany's parents sat down and said, 'We're going to have Tiffany, and she'll be born on the 14th...'".
Angel and I both kind of laughed, but later I thought about how stupid that was, because people DO plan having children, maybe not down the day, and of course the gender is usually unkown for a while, but you can plan the year, and even the month you want.
Anyway, then he asks me what I'm doing with my life and I told him I was going to college this fall, working on by bachelor's degree in education, then going to go on to get my master's in school guidance counseling. He told me his ex-wife was some kind of school administrator or something, but again, I didn't really care.
Then he asks Angel if she's married, she said no, and he said that sucks she has a baby and isn't married. Then he stupidly asked Angel if she is going to own Blimpie someday. She said no way, she's going back to school.
Then he gives her some "friendly advice" and tells her she should own Blimpie, he said she wouldn't have to work as hard and she would make more money. Then he goes on to explain to us that we need to find a job later in life that will make us the most amount of money and require the least amount of effort. I kind of shook my head and said, "Money isn't everything. You want to be happy in your job, too. I just ask myself how much my happiness is worth to me, and my happiness is worth a lot of money."
He told me I didn't understand what he said, then he simply repeated the 'most amount of money with the least amount of effort' thing. He went on to explain that nobody really likes their jobs, so why get one that doesn't get you very much money? Then he explained how only two type of people in the work force actually like their jobs: one is the person who just got the job and they're all excited, and the other is the person who is the head of the company and gets to be the boss and make lots of money. He said some kind of crap about how he had a job that made him a lot of money one time that he only had to do 9 months out of the year, as an example of a good job that didn't take much effort or something.
I then chimed in again, telling him that you won't love your job all the time, just like everything else in life. I told him Angel loves being a mom, but she admits it's hard work and it's not always great. I also said that if your job is hard and doesn't make that much money (for instance, a teacher), it's probably really rewarding and it will make you feel good about yourself. Again he just said his stupid "most amount of money with the least amount of effort" thing, this time rudely telling us to "write it down."
He then told us about a lady who waited tables all the way through college, then when she got her career after college, she was making less money than she was before when she was waiting tables, so she went back to waitressing.
He didn't say that was someone he actually knew, and frankly, I think he was just making that up. I don't think anyone with a college education would waitress. Not only would almost anyone enjoy a college career they chose more than waitressing, but I highly doubt waitresses make more than many college-educated people...except maybe Hooter's waitresses, and for that job you have to have a good body and a boob job and be exploited every day at work. Not to mention the fact that you won't be able to do that when you're 40, or even 35 for that matter.
So basically I thought he was just a grumpy middle-aged man who didn't get all the breaks in life and was angry at the world or something. He probably thought I was naive and idealistic, but I personally hope I still think the same way when I'm 35, even if life isn't always easy for me. I mean, life is too short to look at the world in such a negative way. Why not be more positive? (Is it just me or does it seem like almost everyone these days is a the-glass-is-half-empty type of person?)
Later, after he left, I thought of something else good to say to him. I wished I had told him that when I'm 80 years old, I want to be able to look back at my life and feel as though I accomplished everything I wanted and not have any regrets. Of course, when I'm old, my material possessions will basically mean nothing to me. What will mean a lot to me is how people remember me; by how I treated people, how I lived my life, and the choices I made.
I don't think many people, when on their death bed, are thankful for being greedy their whole adult life. But maybe a lot of people are really that shallow.