So now that I've got this whole walking business down, I suddenly have free time on my hands, a LOT of it. The only thing going this week is my 5th year High School Reunion on Saturday, which I'm not terribly excited about. I spent a good chunk of high school down at UVSC anyway, and I'm probably not going to be too enthusiastic to see some people I knew at Timpview.
I've started to job hunt again, and for some reason it's not working out (so far). I've stopped by most of the hotels in the area to see if they were hiring, and they all only had positions that would involve heavy lifting (which is a no go because of the hip) My cousin showed me an online service called Cha Cha where you answer peoples question for them and get paid 20c a question. Can you believe they rejected me?! How is that even possible? I didn't specify any interests on their site because I'm comfortable answering ANY questions. Oh well.
In another effort to use up my time, I've been redoing one of the rooms in our basement. Instead of being a dark room with exercise equipment (that DOES get used mind you), I've now turned it into an entertainment center. All in all, there's going to be the big screen TV (which we had already), a Wii, DVD player, surround sound, a love sac, and my computers in the back. Not a bad setup if you ask me :)
I'll write about my vacation to Cali & Chicago as soon as I get the pics for them from my dad. So in the mean time, you get to read babble posts :)
EDIT: Cha Cha changed their minds, I'm working for them now until I can get a real job. :)
Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Barbequeing in the sun
No, we didn't have a BBQ. I'm in Chicago at the moment, which is why nothing is happening on the blog here. The BBQ part was referencing to the fact that I got a nice sunburn during Micheles graduation.
Much more later when I get back home.
Much more later when I get back home.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
:)
I'm in a very good mood tonight. Perhaps it's because I'm prepping a lesson to teach in Sunday School.
I think I have a very unique Bishop. Normally you'd expect them to be pious, full of thees and thous almost. I think the man upstairs certainly picked the right man for the job, because he has a way of connecting with young people. Last year he asked me if I wanted to teach class on Sundays, and I was rather stunned. Not so much about the calling itself (I had been teaching 3rd hour for over a year by then), but it was the fact that I was still struggling to stand for long periods of time with an as-of-yet undiagnosed hip problem. Our conversation went like this:
Bishop: Grant, I'd like you to teach Sunday School from now on, do you think you could do that?
Me: Um, you know I have trouble standing, right?
Bishop (without batting an eye): Just do it Jewish style, sit down.
Nowhere to go after that, it was all settled :)
Teaching is something I rather enjoy. Considering how I struggled as a child with speech, I think I've come a long way. I would consider teaching as a profession in a heartbeat, if only they were paid more.
I think I have a very unique Bishop. Normally you'd expect them to be pious, full of thees and thous almost. I think the man upstairs certainly picked the right man for the job, because he has a way of connecting with young people. Last year he asked me if I wanted to teach class on Sundays, and I was rather stunned. Not so much about the calling itself (I had been teaching 3rd hour for over a year by then), but it was the fact that I was still struggling to stand for long periods of time with an as-of-yet undiagnosed hip problem. Our conversation went like this:
Bishop: Grant, I'd like you to teach Sunday School from now on, do you think you could do that?
Me: Um, you know I have trouble standing, right?
Bishop (without batting an eye): Just do it Jewish style, sit down.
Nowhere to go after that, it was all settled :)
Teaching is something I rather enjoy. Considering how I struggled as a child with speech, I think I've come a long way. I would consider teaching as a profession in a heartbeat, if only they were paid more.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Adversity - And Turning it Around
Ever had the feeling that life is just not fair? A good friend of mine always shakes his fist at the heavens demanding that life be unfair in HIS favor. Contrary to where you all may think this is going, this week has nothing to do with the hip.
I'll spare the techno-babble and simply say that my computer is broken, and will take at least a week to repair. It's not something I'm looking forward to, but I'm going to have to get around to it sooner or later. Luckily, it wasn't my fault (entirely). I decided to make good use out of my cell phone, and politely ask for refunds and replacement parts seeing as how there were hardware failures in areas that I hadn't even touched. In the last week, I've managed to get 150$ out of a processor, 50$ from broken crutches (another story obviously), a new motherboard (250$), and new ram (80$). Not too shabby if you ask me.
All this just from being nice (and occasionally patronizing) to the other guy on the phone. All this has suddenly turned what was quickly becoming a catastrophic week into a mildly annoying week. Top this off with getting lots of errands done, writing to a good friend of mine in France, and reading a good book, and this week isn't so bad at all now.
I should also mention that my social life is slowly on the rebound after the surgery. A lot of people moved out, so now I'm going to have to make new friends again. If I don't, I may end up being so bored as to do something like this.....
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I'll spare the techno-babble and simply say that my computer is broken, and will take at least a week to repair. It's not something I'm looking forward to, but I'm going to have to get around to it sooner or later. Luckily, it wasn't my fault (entirely). I decided to make good use out of my cell phone, and politely ask for refunds and replacement parts seeing as how there were hardware failures in areas that I hadn't even touched. In the last week, I've managed to get 150$ out of a processor, 50$ from broken crutches (another story obviously), a new motherboard (250$), and new ram (80$). Not too shabby if you ask me.
All this just from being nice (and occasionally patronizing) to the other guy on the phone. All this has suddenly turned what was quickly becoming a catastrophic week into a mildly annoying week. Top this off with getting lots of errands done, writing to a good friend of mine in France, and reading a good book, and this week isn't so bad at all now.
I should also mention that my social life is slowly on the rebound after the surgery. A lot of people moved out, so now I'm going to have to make new friends again. If I don't, I may end up being so bored as to do something like this.....
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