Yep. Today was a bad day.
I got laid off. :(
My last day of work is March 13th, so if anyone knows of a good part time position, let me know :)
My availability is Tues/Thurs all day, Fridays after 5, maybe saturday if its necessary :/
Please let me know if you know of something, and keep me in your prayers! :)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Moving at the speed of life.
I have been SO stressed these past couple of weeks! Ok, maybe not stressed.. just really really busy.
A normal week for me usually consists of school, work, essays, exams, small group, dinner at the in-laws, weight watchers (yes, and its working lol), gym time, and maybe a little study time in between. And let's not begin to talk about weekends! All the time I couldn't fit into the week, I try to make up for on the weekend. This is just not possible.
I'm always going somewhere, I'm always busy, and I think my grades are going to suffer because of it. Granted, being busy is a good thing. But the most important thing to me right now is my grades and my school. I HAVE to get at least a 3.0 this semester to be admitted to the School of Journalism. Most of my grades are good; I got an A- on my first exam for Media & Society, a double A+ on my first paper for American History (totally pulled that one out of my butt), and I have a pretty good feeling that I did good on the second paper as well. I've been getting mediocre grades in my Fundamentals in Management for Hospitality class, but I have a few extra credit points that I think I will benefit from. The worst class for me this semester is Social Choice Math.. It's not necessarily a hard math, like stats or calculus, but it's just very meticulous. The professor speaks at a rate of one word a minute (don't believe me? sit in my class!) and, to be honest, I didn't really study for the first two exams. So, pretty much, I have to get an 80 or above on every one of my next exams (including the final!) to get at least a C+. :(
So I have to start focusing more on my school work and less on my social life. My mom always tells me that I can't be everywhere at once, and that is very true. I have to start learning to say no, as much as I may want to join along. Hopefully, by cutting some things out of my week, I'll be able to focus better in the important things and get to where I want to be.
I have the whole summer to hang out. ;)
A normal week for me usually consists of school, work, essays, exams, small group, dinner at the in-laws, weight watchers (yes, and its working lol), gym time, and maybe a little study time in between. And let's not begin to talk about weekends! All the time I couldn't fit into the week, I try to make up for on the weekend. This is just not possible.
I'm always going somewhere, I'm always busy, and I think my grades are going to suffer because of it. Granted, being busy is a good thing. But the most important thing to me right now is my grades and my school. I HAVE to get at least a 3.0 this semester to be admitted to the School of Journalism. Most of my grades are good; I got an A- on my first exam for Media & Society, a double A+ on my first paper for American History (totally pulled that one out of my butt), and I have a pretty good feeling that I did good on the second paper as well. I've been getting mediocre grades in my Fundamentals in Management for Hospitality class, but I have a few extra credit points that I think I will benefit from. The worst class for me this semester is Social Choice Math.. It's not necessarily a hard math, like stats or calculus, but it's just very meticulous. The professor speaks at a rate of one word a minute (don't believe me? sit in my class!) and, to be honest, I didn't really study for the first two exams. So, pretty much, I have to get an 80 or above on every one of my next exams (including the final!) to get at least a C+. :(
So I have to start focusing more on my school work and less on my social life. My mom always tells me that I can't be everywhere at once, and that is very true. I have to start learning to say no, as much as I may want to join along. Hopefully, by cutting some things out of my week, I'll be able to focus better in the important things and get to where I want to be.
I have the whole summer to hang out. ;)
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
"Call us Essential. Call us the College." Campaign
A couple of weeks ago I had a job interview at Chispa Marketing, a Marketing/ PR firm on Sunset & 98th. Anywho, they are in charge of PR at Miami-Dade College (and at FIU... those "I am a _____ and I am also an Entrepeneur"... yep. that's them). Needless to say, I didn't get the job (bummer), but the Luly, the president of the company, really liked me and gave me a sort of "side-bar" job. The campaign they are running for Miami-Dade is used in the daily newspaper, using alumni. The ad has a picture of the alumnus, their name, year of graduation and their current job. My job is to find these lovely people! All I do is give you a form to fill out, take your picture and send it in. It's all free to you.
So if you or someone you know is currently attending, or has gone to Miami-Dade (minimum 30 credits please), and would be interested in this opportunity, please e-mail me at alexita214@gmail.com. I'll try to get a copy of the flyer on this thing so you can check it out. Thanks!!! :)
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So if you or someone you know is currently attending, or has gone to Miami-Dade (minimum 30 credits please), and would be interested in this opportunity, please e-mail me at alexita214@gmail.com. I'll try to get a copy of the flyer on this thing so you can check it out. Thanks!!! :)
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Monday, February 18, 2008
i hate (radical) feminism.
I don't hate many things. I don't think I hate anything, really. I'm really a very loving person. But there's one thing that really pushes my buttons, and that is the idea that women can just do whatever they want in society with no objections from society.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for women's rights and women's equality and all that good stuff. I do believe that women were created to complement men. To help them. To assist them. To be their equal and their companion. Women have the right to make their own decisions and do what they want. But when women begin to want more power than men, and when women want to throw away their femininity because they think that it's somehow "offensive", then I think we really have a problem.
We had a discussion in my Media & Society class today about the objectivity of women in media. There were two videos, one of which discussed how Disney affects young girls' ideas of femininity by portraying all their female protagonists as curvy, eyelash-batting seductresses at one point or another in their movies. This one psychologist (who, I think, needs a psychologist herself) was saying how "Beauty & The Beast" in particular promotes the idea of a strong woman being verbally and physically abused, and how it's portrayed as 'acceptable' for her to go back to someone like this. She also cited the scene in which Lumiere (the candlestick) is getting frisky with the maid (the feather duster chick) behind the curtains, saying that it showed that men could have their way with you even if you say no. She also mentioned how, even though some heroines seemed really strong, they were never really able to save themselves. They always had to have a man save them. Call me crazy, but I must have watched "Beauty & the Beast" about a million and one times when I was a kid. And never once did I ever think that this was the subliminal message. I'm 20, and I turned out just fine, thank you very much.
So anyway, crazy shrinks aside, there was a soccer mom that they interviewed for the video. And she mentioned how she thinks that that kind of portrayal by women was unfair... So this chick in the back of class goes, "Well I think that's kind of hypocritical. I mean, She's saying how she doesn't want her kids exposed to that negative portrayal of women, but she chooses to stay home and leave her career to stay at home. What kind of example is she setting for her children?"
I almost had a heart attack. Thankfully, class ended. But I thought about it.. What makes you think that staying at home to raise your children is a negative thing??? How is it possible that a corporate businesswoman is stronger than a stay-at-home mom? I don't know about you, but personally, mothers are the strongest people on the planet. To be able to create life, give birth to it, and raise it is not for the weak of heart. It takes a certain kind of woman to be a mother. And if you choose to place your career goals over the lives of your children and your overall family, well I think that speaks volumes about you as a person. Not that I'm judging. If that's your choice, then hey, go for it. But for her to imply that mothers are 'weak' women really struck a nerve with me. This is the feminism I'm talking about. The feminism that places everything else above your family. The feminism that demeans men and sees them as lower life forms. The feminism that completely eradicates femininity from their idea of a woman.
A woman should be celebrated, no doubt. If she wants to wear makeup, she shouldnt be ridiculed for it. If she wants to flaunt herself, hey that's her choice. But I refuse to accept the notion that little girls can't watch a Disney movie without thinking that Belle should save herself. That completely ruins the idea of chivalry, of romance and of fairy tales. If people took this element out of Disney movies, what will a little girl have to look forward to? A crappy excuse for a love life? I mean, this is all just ridiculous!
What do you think?
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for women's rights and women's equality and all that good stuff. I do believe that women were created to complement men. To help them. To assist them. To be their equal and their companion. Women have the right to make their own decisions and do what they want. But when women begin to want more power than men, and when women want to throw away their femininity because they think that it's somehow "offensive", then I think we really have a problem.
We had a discussion in my Media & Society class today about the objectivity of women in media. There were two videos, one of which discussed how Disney affects young girls' ideas of femininity by portraying all their female protagonists as curvy, eyelash-batting seductresses at one point or another in their movies. This one psychologist (who, I think, needs a psychologist herself) was saying how "Beauty & The Beast" in particular promotes the idea of a strong woman being verbally and physically abused, and how it's portrayed as 'acceptable' for her to go back to someone like this. She also cited the scene in which Lumiere (the candlestick) is getting frisky with the maid (the feather duster chick) behind the curtains, saying that it showed that men could have their way with you even if you say no. She also mentioned how, even though some heroines seemed really strong, they were never really able to save themselves. They always had to have a man save them. Call me crazy, but I must have watched "Beauty & the Beast" about a million and one times when I was a kid. And never once did I ever think that this was the subliminal message. I'm 20, and I turned out just fine, thank you very much.
So anyway, crazy shrinks aside, there was a soccer mom that they interviewed for the video. And she mentioned how she thinks that that kind of portrayal by women was unfair... So this chick in the back of class goes, "Well I think that's kind of hypocritical. I mean, She's saying how she doesn't want her kids exposed to that negative portrayal of women, but she chooses to stay home and leave her career to stay at home. What kind of example is she setting for her children?"
I almost had a heart attack. Thankfully, class ended. But I thought about it.. What makes you think that staying at home to raise your children is a negative thing??? How is it possible that a corporate businesswoman is stronger than a stay-at-home mom? I don't know about you, but personally, mothers are the strongest people on the planet. To be able to create life, give birth to it, and raise it is not for the weak of heart. It takes a certain kind of woman to be a mother. And if you choose to place your career goals over the lives of your children and your overall family, well I think that speaks volumes about you as a person. Not that I'm judging. If that's your choice, then hey, go for it. But for her to imply that mothers are 'weak' women really struck a nerve with me. This is the feminism I'm talking about. The feminism that places everything else above your family. The feminism that demeans men and sees them as lower life forms. The feminism that completely eradicates femininity from their idea of a woman.
A woman should be celebrated, no doubt. If she wants to wear makeup, she shouldnt be ridiculed for it. If she wants to flaunt herself, hey that's her choice. But I refuse to accept the notion that little girls can't watch a Disney movie without thinking that Belle should save herself. That completely ruins the idea of chivalry, of romance and of fairy tales. If people took this element out of Disney movies, what will a little girl have to look forward to? A crappy excuse for a love life? I mean, this is all just ridiculous!
What do you think?
Friday, February 15, 2008
c-a-n......
So yesterday was me & Gabby's 4th anniversary! Yay us! :)
He told me he had an exciting day planned for me... and it was interesting!!! :) He woke me up at like 7am (which i was not fond of) and told me to go to my door, because he left something there. I went to the door and it was a card. Inside the card was a poem, and basically the card told me that throughout the day I would be receiving these little poems, and they were all clues as to what the "big gift" was. Each poem would have a certain letter that would stand out. There were 5 letters in my gift, and the letters were for me to decode the gift (Are you still with me? lol). The letters would not be in order.
The first letter was A.
"Ok," I thought... maybe "M-A-R-R-Y"? (Note: This was not the case.:/) When I got to work at 9am, I found another letter on my desk: The letter in this one was O.
How irritating!!! I couldnt figure it out!!! lol
Later on in the day, I got an email from Gabby, and it turns out it was another clue!!! This time it was two N's. To be honest, I really stopped trying to figure it out. I'm no good at brain teasers, as I suffer from a strong form of ADD. ;)
Finally, the moment of truth! He got to my house to pick me up for our fabulous dinner at Shibui, and asked me if I had been able to solve the puzzle. I told him I hadn't, and he said, "OK. Last clue. What do Hillary Clinton, (and two other people with "C" names that I cannot recall at the moment) have in common?"
"C! THE LAST LETTER IS C!!! "
"C-A-N-O-N......."
:)
i finally got the camera i wanted!!!! :D
i was so happy. Finally he opened his gift and he loved it as well. :)
And off we went to dinner to celebrate four wonderful years of relationship bliss!!! :D
The End! ;)
<333
He told me he had an exciting day planned for me... and it was interesting!!! :) He woke me up at like 7am (which i was not fond of) and told me to go to my door, because he left something there. I went to the door and it was a card. Inside the card was a poem, and basically the card told me that throughout the day I would be receiving these little poems, and they were all clues as to what the "big gift" was. Each poem would have a certain letter that would stand out. There were 5 letters in my gift, and the letters were for me to decode the gift (Are you still with me? lol). The letters would not be in order.
The first letter was A.
"Ok," I thought... maybe "M-A-R-R-Y"? (Note: This was not the case.:/) When I got to work at 9am, I found another letter on my desk: The letter in this one was O.
How irritating!!! I couldnt figure it out!!! lol
Later on in the day, I got an email from Gabby, and it turns out it was another clue!!! This time it was two N's. To be honest, I really stopped trying to figure it out. I'm no good at brain teasers, as I suffer from a strong form of ADD. ;)
Finally, the moment of truth! He got to my house to pick me up for our fabulous dinner at Shibui, and asked me if I had been able to solve the puzzle. I told him I hadn't, and he said, "OK. Last clue. What do Hillary Clinton, (and two other people with "C" names that I cannot recall at the moment) have in common?"
"C! THE LAST LETTER IS C!!! "
"C-A-N-O-N......."
:)
i finally got the camera i wanted!!!! :D
i was so happy. Finally he opened his gift and he loved it as well. :)
And off we went to dinner to celebrate four wonderful years of relationship bliss!!! :D
The End! ;)
<333
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The Problem with Che.
..
Umm... there's something very wrong with this picture.
A Cuban flag (with Che Guevara smearing it) is draped in an office of Barack Obama supporters.
I love Obama. He's the only candidate I support in this race so far besides Ron Paul. But this is more than a little disturbing, both as a Cuban and as an American voter. I don't think glorifying a mass murderer in your campaign office is going to help you get elected. Granted, these women are reported as being just 'volunteers'; Obama's camp has denied that they are part of an official campaign office. But even so- just associating Che Guevara with Barack Obama makes me queasy to say the least.
Read the story on this blog, and see the video in its true context here, and let me know what you think.
I've been looking for this story on some of the major news outlets, but this is not being reported. :(
Umm... there's something very wrong with this picture.
A Cuban flag (with Che Guevara smearing it) is draped in an office of Barack Obama supporters.
I love Obama. He's the only candidate I support in this race so far besides Ron Paul. But this is more than a little disturbing, both as a Cuban and as an American voter. I don't think glorifying a mass murderer in your campaign office is going to help you get elected. Granted, these women are reported as being just 'volunteers'; Obama's camp has denied that they are part of an official campaign office. But even so- just associating Che Guevara with Barack Obama makes me queasy to say the least.
Read the story on this blog, and see the video in its true context here, and let me know what you think.
I've been looking for this story on some of the major news outlets, but this is not being reported. :(
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
My To-Do List
Theres a lot of talk going on lately about risk taking. So I got to thinking about some goals I have for the future. I have taken huge leaps of faith in the past, and they have all turned out to be things I was grateful for in the end. God really does provide, and He is extremely good, if you take Him as your partner and trust in Him to lead you in the right direction. He knows your heart, and He knows your needs, and He will tend to them in His time. You just have to be patient.
So here's my "to do list", if you will.. A list of things I want to do in life. Granted, some are vague, but give me some credit. :)
1) Graduate with honors
2) Get married & start a family
3) Do a study abroad program
4) Fill up my passport :)
5) Get all A's and B's in school
6) Figure out what to do with my life, and be successful at it.
7) Go on a missions trip.
8) Visit every country on earth.
9) Read a good book every month
10) Perfect my spanish skills, and become fluent in another language (french perhaps?)
The one thing I see in common with these things is that, for most of them, I'd have to put my faith in God and listen to what He has to tell me.
And I'm all ears. :)
Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
(Isaiah 55:22)
So here's my "to do list", if you will.. A list of things I want to do in life. Granted, some are vague, but give me some credit. :)
1) Graduate with honors
2) Get married & start a family
3) Do a study abroad program
4) Fill up my passport :)
5) Get all A's and B's in school
6) Figure out what to do with my life, and be successful at it.
7) Go on a missions trip.
8) Visit every country on earth.
9) Read a good book every month
10) Perfect my spanish skills, and become fluent in another language (french perhaps?)
The one thing I see in common with these things is that, for most of them, I'd have to put my faith in God and listen to what He has to tell me.
And I'm all ears. :)
Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
(Isaiah 55:22)
Monday, February 4, 2008
The best month of the year!!
I'm so excited! :)
On Valentine's Day, Gabriel and I are celebrating our 4th anniversary! :D
Yep.. it's been a loooong road to get to where we are today. We're happier than we've ever been, and it has a lot to do with the fact that our relationships with God have grown and matured a great deal. I'm so happy, and watching his brother get married is a great experience, cuz I'll get ideas for my big day! (which will hopefully happen sometime in the near future...........right honey?) ;)
In celebration of our big day, we decided that we'll go to the Rusty Pelican (at last, after a year of begging!!!) on the 8th, which is this Saturday. We figured the restaurant is pretty much already filled for V-Day.. so instead, we'll just go somewhere close by (and relatively cheap) on the day of our anniversary. Maybe something down US-1, so its not such a far drive.. we were going to go with Samurai, but they don't accept reservations, and I'm pretty sure that day it's going to be packed.
Soooo... any suggestions?
Thanks guys! Your opinions are greatly appreciated!!!!
:D
On Valentine's Day, Gabriel and I are celebrating our 4th anniversary! :D
Yep.. it's been a loooong road to get to where we are today. We're happier than we've ever been, and it has a lot to do with the fact that our relationships with God have grown and matured a great deal. I'm so happy, and watching his brother get married is a great experience, cuz I'll get ideas for my big day! (which will hopefully happen sometime in the near future...........right honey?) ;)
In celebration of our big day, we decided that we'll go to the Rusty Pelican (at last, after a year of begging!!!) on the 8th, which is this Saturday. We figured the restaurant is pretty much already filled for V-Day.. so instead, we'll just go somewhere close by (and relatively cheap) on the day of our anniversary. Maybe something down US-1, so its not such a far drive.. we were going to go with Samurai, but they don't accept reservations, and I'm pretty sure that day it's going to be packed.
Soooo... any suggestions?
Thanks guys! Your opinions are greatly appreciated!!!!
:D
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