2006

For the past two weeks, I have been working almost every day and I did not have enough time to go somewhere and complete this assignment. So, I decided to do it while I am at the store, working. Today, I started my 4 pm shift by observing my co-worker count the money in the register that needs to be closed down. Part of our job at Carter’s is to keep a watch on the other employee when the cash drawer is open. I can hear the clinging sound of the coins as she is putting them back in the drawer.…

I stood on a panel before two hundred judgmental eyes. It was the fifth day of the seventh week of my intensive coding endeavor inside of a corporate AT&T building in the heart of Atlanta. I had been preparing for several weeks, stirring over what I would do, over what I would say. I had decided I would stick with the general final words like, “I had so much fun” and “This was the experience of a lifetime”, but it was not until I was moments away from walking onto the stage did I realize what…

Freshman year in college counts among the most amazing times in a person’s life. If you’re about ready to head into your first year in college, chances are you don’t know what to expect. While some experiences in college can’t be anticipated, only lived, many of the events that cause us stress can be planned for. Here are four ways that you can plan for the unexpected during your Freshman year. By keeping these survival tips in mind and implementing the advice they offer, your Freshman year can…

I stopped volunteering at the Humane Society and put all of my energy into the house. I cleaned, prepared for showings, prepared as much as I could for our future move. As I went through every room and made a keep and discard pile, I wrote myself a mental list and had it memorized in a few weeks. 1- I wasn’t depressed after Kat moved out. I just didn't know how to only be consumed with my needs. 2- I didn't want to have the party. If Paul listened to me, it never would…

Almost two years ago now, we met again for the second time in our lives. You found me (a teenager) which like many others before been neglected as a kid. Walked around with the belief that I'd never know what it felt like to be loved, so I closed off my heart and made it impenetrable. Believing that if I stayed emotionless I could endure and survive any loss or pain, manipulation. You were warmth and compassion. Something so far set apart from my friends and family. You engulfed me in warmth,…

The letter arrived on a chilly Friday afternoon, towards the beginning of February. Remains of hard thick snow on the ground from the snowstorm a few days before. My family and I waited for weeks for a special letter to come, one that in some ways decided my future. Waiting for that letter to come made the week restless. That day, it finally came. I even remember what I wore that day, I was wearing my bronco jersey because every Friday I wore it. The day long, and boring until around the…

Joella laughed as she and Jamie raced through the woods on horseback. Tywin had called for Joella to come back to the Westerlands but it wasn't permanent. And it wasn’t because he was worried about the fact he almost lost a child, he wasn’t worried about that at all. Tywin didn’t give a reason for wanting her back, he just had her come. Joella didn’t mind all that much. She was beginning to feel a little homesick. She had been happy to have her brothers back in arms reach. Joella told Jamie…

Thank you for your support. The joy I felt when I received word that I was a recipient of the Jesse Owen Scholarship was indescribable. I was overwhelmed, dumbfounded. It felt surreal. I knew that this was nothing short of a miracle. My reaction was vastly different than my family’s reaction. Where I was stunned silent, trying to process the news, my mother and grandmother was ecstatic, so full of energy that they were nearly screaming at each other, thanking God and all the goodness in the…

The three words I picked are release, newchild, and stirrings. There are many other words that can be qualified to show the other meanings of this Utopian society. Release in the book means to be injected with poison fluid in the veins to kill you in seconds. People in the society would be sentenced to release if they did something out of the ordinary or breaking the rules. In our world, this means that we would be sentenced to death if you were a really bad person. Especially in jail or…

Hola Cor. This may or may not be important to you, but it is to me so HAPPY BESTFRIENDS DAY! It'll be almost 5 years since we've been by each other's side. We've had a couple bumps in the road, but it eventually showed us the right direction. From constantly sending each other memes on Facebook to talking to each other every single day to finally traveling together, It's honestly been a blessing since day 1. I don't think I have the words to explain how much you mean to me. A lot of people in my…