Something Unexpected
Some days, you really can’t plan for what will happen. Yesterday was one of those days. Although it took me all the way up until 3:00 to deal with TWO very HORRIBLE orders, I had the most humbling event teach me a lesson while at work. A little before the second lunch shift took place, there was some big-to-do out in the employee parking lot. From what I could overhear from the usual office gossip, someone had parked in Candace’s space (the spot that is right behind my car) and was about to be towed as a result. As Candace very impatiently waited for the man to move his truck from her space, she was talking to a homeless woman that was standing near my car. The homeless woman took a look at my plushie-covered dashboard and smiled while wondering aloud, “Ya know…I bet the driver of this car would like to have this,” holding a pretty good-sized plush rabbit in her hands. “I think I’ll let it sleep on the roof of her car and she can have it be there after she gets off from work. I just hope no one steals it…”
Unfortunately I wasn’t there to witness the event myself as I was inside the building going about my work - but Candace was simply touched that a homeless woman, who has absolutely nothing to her name, would be so kind as to share something like that with someone she doesn’t even know. In my car I now have a permanent passenger that’s colored light yellow with brown spots, long floppy ears that hang in front of these warm, rounded eyes, and whose hands hold a smiling, shiny purple flower. It’s not the cutest, best of quality plush rabbit I’ve seen - but it looks brand-new, and the story behind it isn’t one I really want to forget about anytime soon.
How can a woman, who has absolutely nothing…give something like that away - and so freely? I envy her purity of heart…I wish I had that kind of spirit - but now I see what part of myself I need to work on…
I didn’t get my pay raise like I had originally thought I would. Even though I got promoted, my manager forgot to set a pay raise like he had promised. That raise was supposed to show on my paycheck today, but now I have to wait two more weeks for the next paycheck to be reimbursed for that money. What’s even more frustrating is that he can only give me a fifty cent raise until the owner comes back (which is when he can get an approval for a raise more than fifty cents) - and the owner doesn’t come back until August. Thankfully I was able to budget accordingly…but my finances are back to being really thin and strict again - at least until I pay this speeding ticket and my insurance for this month. *sigh* Welcome to the real world, Jin. Ain’t it grand.
Dawn and I are talking again - she doesn’t want to come over for the 4th, but she did mention something about a Japanese festival over at Epcot on the 7th I believe. If it’s on the weekend I might be able to swing a visit there…but if not, I can’t afford to miss time out of work in order to go.
And speaking of Japanese…a Japanese soloist/electric-guitarist on Myspace wanted to add me in hopes of getting me to go to his gig at some Japanese music festival. If it were somewhere in Florida I’d go in a heartbeat, but I think it’s being held somewhere over in California. T-T He looks a LOT like my friend Yusuke (who also tried starting up his own gig a while back ago), but I know they aren’t the same person. When I get a chance I’m going to try downloading some of his music and listen to it at home - best of luck to the guy! ^-^
Unfortunately I wasn’t there to witness the event myself as I was inside the building going about my work - but Candace was simply touched that a homeless woman, who has absolutely nothing to her name, would be so kind as to share something like that with someone she doesn’t even know. In my car I now have a permanent passenger that’s colored light yellow with brown spots, long floppy ears that hang in front of these warm, rounded eyes, and whose hands hold a smiling, shiny purple flower. It’s not the cutest, best of quality plush rabbit I’ve seen - but it looks brand-new, and the story behind it isn’t one I really want to forget about anytime soon.
How can a woman, who has absolutely nothing…give something like that away - and so freely? I envy her purity of heart…I wish I had that kind of spirit - but now I see what part of myself I need to work on…
I didn’t get my pay raise like I had originally thought I would. Even though I got promoted, my manager forgot to set a pay raise like he had promised. That raise was supposed to show on my paycheck today, but now I have to wait two more weeks for the next paycheck to be reimbursed for that money. What’s even more frustrating is that he can only give me a fifty cent raise until the owner comes back (which is when he can get an approval for a raise more than fifty cents) - and the owner doesn’t come back until August. Thankfully I was able to budget accordingly…but my finances are back to being really thin and strict again - at least until I pay this speeding ticket and my insurance for this month. *sigh* Welcome to the real world, Jin. Ain’t it grand.
Dawn and I are talking again - she doesn’t want to come over for the 4th, but she did mention something about a Japanese festival over at Epcot on the 7th I believe. If it’s on the weekend I might be able to swing a visit there…but if not, I can’t afford to miss time out of work in order to go.
And speaking of Japanese…a Japanese soloist/electric-guitarist on Myspace wanted to add me in hopes of getting me to go to his gig at some Japanese music festival. If it were somewhere in Florida I’d go in a heartbeat, but I think it’s being held somewhere over in California. T-T He looks a LOT like my friend Yusuke (who also tried starting up his own gig a while back ago), but I know they aren’t the same person. When I get a chance I’m going to try downloading some of his music and listen to it at home - best of luck to the guy! ^-^