Observations of a Bored Teller (12)
Today has been a day for prayer, apparently. DC's wife was in an accident earlier today (he's the director of the college and young singles departments at church), and one of his young singles died as a result of a different accident last week. His wife's all right, just a little shaken up, but he's been having a rough few weeks with that and his kids being sick. My friend Em just needs peace of mind, and her friend E. desperately needs to be loved on; I spent good fifteen minutes praying with her over the phone. Then kmegumi2's situation, plus my own disturbing lack of motivation and/or inspiration...
This whole year has thus far been a year for firsts. I'm very prone to illness, but I haven't been physically injured in a long while. That probably means I'm playing catch-up at the moment; I tripped last Tuesday and hyper-extended the muscles in my right arm, and then jammed my left thumb in a car door Sunday night. Working at a bank is oh so very interesting when one arm is in a sling and you can't use the thumb on the other hand. I was tipped for doing my job for the first time somewhere in there; that was unexpected. I met the new president of the bank for the first time last night. He seems quiet and confident. Competent may be the better word, bu I only spoke with him for a minute or so; hardly long enough to form an accurate impression.
Which leads to my latest observation. I have a hard tme forming opinions about people unless I'm able to sit down and talk with face to face, where I'm able to look them in the eye when I ask them questions and can both see and hear their responses. It's one thing to read an article that says "Well, this is their stance on such and such," or have someone else tell me their personality, but I take second-hand observations with a huge grain of salt. No slight meant to whoever may be relaying the information, but I prefer to form my own opinion. I reserve judgment, be it good or bad, until I can speak with them, I suppose would be a better way of wording that. I think... For most people I know it's not really a problem - speaking with them face to face and observing their words, actions and reactions isn't that difficult. But for people like the presidential candidates, or movie stars or sports celebrities, etc., sitting down to a personal, one-on-one conversation is a little more challenging. Makes me wonder how I'm going to make up my mind come election time.
Random fact of the month: courtesty of my roommates, I am now addicted to professional wrestling (aka WWE). It started out with me just sitting on the couch reading a book while Cannon watched it on Mondays, but now I'll turn it on myself if he hasn't yet. It's both amusing and embarrassing to admit, but hey, that's life. For those who are interested, my favorite wrestlers are currently Jeff Hardy and HBK Shawn Michaels (plus the ring announcer Lilian Garcia).
Just thought I'd share that. Love all, and goodnight.
-Orvana
This whole year has thus far been a year for firsts. I'm very prone to illness, but I haven't been physically injured in a long while. That probably means I'm playing catch-up at the moment; I tripped last Tuesday and hyper-extended the muscles in my right arm, and then jammed my left thumb in a car door Sunday night. Working at a bank is oh so very interesting when one arm is in a sling and you can't use the thumb on the other hand. I was tipped for doing my job for the first time somewhere in there; that was unexpected. I met the new president of the bank for the first time last night. He seems quiet and confident. Competent may be the better word, bu I only spoke with him for a minute or so; hardly long enough to form an accurate impression.
Which leads to my latest observation. I have a hard tme forming opinions about people unless I'm able to sit down and talk with face to face, where I'm able to look them in the eye when I ask them questions and can both see and hear their responses. It's one thing to read an article that says "Well, this is their stance on such and such," or have someone else tell me their personality, but I take second-hand observations with a huge grain of salt. No slight meant to whoever may be relaying the information, but I prefer to form my own opinion. I reserve judgment, be it good or bad, until I can speak with them, I suppose would be a better way of wording that. I think... For most people I know it's not really a problem - speaking with them face to face and observing their words, actions and reactions isn't that difficult. But for people like the presidential candidates, or movie stars or sports celebrities, etc., sitting down to a personal, one-on-one conversation is a little more challenging. Makes me wonder how I'm going to make up my mind come election time.
Random fact of the month: courtesty of my roommates, I am now addicted to professional wrestling (aka WWE). It started out with me just sitting on the couch reading a book while Cannon watched it on Mondays, but now I'll turn it on myself if he hasn't yet. It's both amusing and embarrassing to admit, but hey, that's life. For those who are interested, my favorite wrestlers are currently Jeff Hardy and HBK Shawn Michaels (plus the ring announcer Lilian Garcia).
Just thought I'd share that. Love all, and goodnight.
-Orvana