A Job Well Done

Yo.

Today I got to work at the grocery store for the first time again in nearly a year and a half. Legit nothing has changed. haha. And like, actually, the staff in Produce have not changed at all except for one guy they just hired a couple weeks ago who I haven't met yet. Otherwise it's all back to the norm.

I'm kinda actually treating my time at work as a workout. This comes back to the philosophy of a housemate I once had who believed that the way North Americans pay a gym 25-45+ dollars each month to go and push around heavy gym equipment is so much worse than the way it used to be where you were paid to push around heavy things as a living (or whatever other jobs were physically exerting). Instead of making money by putting our bodies to use, we pay others to let us sweat semi-publically.

So, getting paid to lift and move 40lb boxes of produce for 4-8 hours a day, in addition to all the other associated physical aspects of the job, is actually very much a benefit of this job compared to others.

I also have been thinking a lot about about a job interview I had last summer over skype. This was with the chemical waste company, where the guy pretty much spoke for 40 minutes trying to convince me why the job would be great. The biggest selling point for me was definitely the fact that, unlike a large number of government or research jobs, there are results at the end of the day and physical things that you accomplish.

When I go home at night and see the produce cooler 3/4s more empty than when I got there I feel some sort of accomplishment. When I look over the tables and see stacks of well organized, delicious produce that is all appealing to the eyes and good for food, I feel accomplished.

Hmm. I can rest. Knowing I have done my job well, I can rest. [more on that later? xP]

Oh. I also got to meet the 'new guy' in Salad Bar (nearly a year is hardly 'new'). Seems like a cool guy. I look forward to getting to know him more.

Ttyl.

D.Fa

PS. Today we played softball. It was great! I'll probably talk about softball some other Friday. xP

Working Once Again

Hey guys! I just moved back into my parents' house for the first time in a while and I'll be here for the summer. I hope I can blog more regularly for the time being.

I had intended to put up a post the first day after I moved in. The reason I haven't? Anime. Flash Tower Defense Games. Youtube. Facebook. Sleeping in (a little). But overall: the internet? So, I'm gonna seriously try to not waste so much time on the internet. In a day these will be the maximums: 2 episodes of anime; 5 youtube videos; 1 hour of games; 15 minutes on facebook at a time with at least 30 minutes in between.

I'm almost at the point that I'd like to just not use my computer at all, but my to do list is mostly related to the computer. > . >

This is one reason why I am really looking forward to work tomorrow. The day after I moved in I went to the grocery store to talk to my boss so I could work 10-15 hours a week or something for the rest of the summer so I can pay rent in the fall/winter. He almost gave me a project manager position. I wouldn't have said no. Long story short, that position won't be available until the fall, so I'll be in produce / salad bar again for 10-15+ hours a week over the summer depending on shift availability and others on summer vacation. Cool.

I also emailed my prof about starting my honours research thesis during the summer. We talked on Tuesday and there's this super cool project involving E.coli and Health Canada. So, I'm gonna read over the papers she gave me and get back to her about that. It sounds great though.

There are so many trees that have been chopped down in my neighborhood that it almost doesn't feel like home.

I had a 12ish year old girl get down on one knee and propose that I be her best friend. I would need to put on the rubber band bracelet she was presenting to accept. I declined encouraging her to find a more appropriate best friend since I probably don't understand her very well / I would probably be a bit negligent in our friendship considering I kinda don't have the time for that friendship at the moment.

Anyways, tomorrow is my first day at work. I look forward to actual manual labour for the first time in a year and a half. Should be the same as always, which after a year of co-op will be refreshing. I seriously need a break from spending 7+ hours a day staring at a computer screen.

Yep. haha. I'm actually really grateful for all these opportunities. I need to remember to thank God for them more often.

Ttyl.

D.Fa