THIS IS (basically) FOR COLLIN
i can't believe i ever gave collin a hard time about guns. i mean, i don't like them, and i think the entire world would be better off without them, blah blah blah... but they exist, and will continue to... so i've learned to deal with it. i didn't actually learn to deal with it until recently though, so a few months ago i was still giving him a hard time. but, i've learned that collin, or any police officer for that matter, is smart, responsible, and NOT arrogant about guns. however, in an argument tonight i learned that some people are not so smart, not so responsible, and VERY arrogant about them. maybe i don't know much about guns, but i know enough to know that they aren't toys and definitely aren't necessary to be carried around LOADED for no apparant reason. and i don't like having my intelligence insulted when the bottom line is that the person arguing with me is lawfully wrong overall. guns aren't something that should be snuck around and then thrown on a table loaded just because you were "wondering" about the difference in barrel sizes. and if you don't feel safe where you're living and cover your fear by having several weapons... move somewhere where you feel safe. better yet, move somewhere where having the weapons isn't illegal in the first place. flat out inconsideration of the law is simply cockiness, which will lead to nothing but trouble in the long run. enough rambling about my argument... collin, if you're reading this... maybe it's too late for this, but i'm sorry i gave you a hard time. i've come to really appreicate your respect and responsibility for guns. it took me awhile to realize that they're necessary... but i get it. and i'm sure you can figure out on your own who i got into it with about all of this...
by the way, my "learning" to deal with my fear of guns has actually been a very interesting learning experience... i got my FOID card and i've been to the range a couple times. i never thought shooting at a sheet of paper could be "fun", but it kinda is. it's a challenge... (and i have a damn good shot if i do say so myself) :) i've done a little reading and learned a little... and like i said, i understand more now. i wouldn't say i LIKE guns... but i'd say i'm comfortable with them, and i'm definitely not so scared anymore. i was keeping the whole thing with me getting my card a big secret, but i don't feel like doing that anymore. i've changed my opinions about guns overall... so yeah... i'm sorry :-/
ANYWAYS...
the last 2 days at work have been crazy busy, and therefore great. yesterday when i walked in my boss asked if i wanted to design an ad for the paper, so of course i said yes. turns out it's for this weeks' paper so it'll run tomorrow. and this week is a saturation issue which means every household in oak park will get a paper whether or not they're subscribers. i'm excited... hopefully everything prints ok and nothing is messed up. i hate getting all excited about something then being dissapointed in the final product. that's mostly because i am NEVER satisfied with my work... which is a good thing in a way cause it makes me continue to work harder, but still. today i did a bunch of signs for a bulletin board that i'll finish thursday, and my boss and i got everything together to send out for the upcoming brochure. i found out that we pay some freelance designer a RIDICULOUS amount of money to layout the brochure for us (which comes out twice a year), so i tried to tell my boss i'd be interested in doing it next time. i could use that extra money. we'll see.
i went out to dinner with amanda and phil tonight, it was great. we had erik's then went for ice cream. i'm thinking about just going to bed early tonight since i'm working downtown tomorrow then going straight to babysitting.
i was all mad in the beginning of this, but i feel better cause i typed all my anger out. :)
by the way, my "learning" to deal with my fear of guns has actually been a very interesting learning experience... i got my FOID card and i've been to the range a couple times. i never thought shooting at a sheet of paper could be "fun", but it kinda is. it's a challenge... (and i have a damn good shot if i do say so myself) :) i've done a little reading and learned a little... and like i said, i understand more now. i wouldn't say i LIKE guns... but i'd say i'm comfortable with them, and i'm definitely not so scared anymore. i was keeping the whole thing with me getting my card a big secret, but i don't feel like doing that anymore. i've changed my opinions about guns overall... so yeah... i'm sorry :-/
ANYWAYS...
the last 2 days at work have been crazy busy, and therefore great. yesterday when i walked in my boss asked if i wanted to design an ad for the paper, so of course i said yes. turns out it's for this weeks' paper so it'll run tomorrow. and this week is a saturation issue which means every household in oak park will get a paper whether or not they're subscribers. i'm excited... hopefully everything prints ok and nothing is messed up. i hate getting all excited about something then being dissapointed in the final product. that's mostly because i am NEVER satisfied with my work... which is a good thing in a way cause it makes me continue to work harder, but still. today i did a bunch of signs for a bulletin board that i'll finish thursday, and my boss and i got everything together to send out for the upcoming brochure. i found out that we pay some freelance designer a RIDICULOUS amount of money to layout the brochure for us (which comes out twice a year), so i tried to tell my boss i'd be interested in doing it next time. i could use that extra money. we'll see.
i went out to dinner with amanda and phil tonight, it was great. we had erik's then went for ice cream. i'm thinking about just going to bed early tonight since i'm working downtown tomorrow then going straight to babysitting.
i was all mad in the beginning of this, but i feel better cause i typed all my anger out. :)