Prayer of the Day:
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen
Clearly this is a very well known prayer. However, I think it's especially important to me since my dad is in heaven, with God. Its's pretty cool.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
No Work Today & A Failed Attempt at Food Stamps
So...
In case you didn't know, if you decided to do an AmeriCorps program your stipend is very minimal. Everyone in CY has told me to get on food stamps. So like the pro-active person I am I did an application, printed it off and got on the bus to arrive at the financial services office 30 minutes before they opened so I could be in an out.
Little did I know, Obama just passed another stimulus and in Chicago you can get food stamps this week pretty much so long as you have a job and live in Chicago. So I arrived to find people who had been there since 5 am even though the office doesn't open until 8. The line stretched two buildings down, one block back, and two blocks wrapping around the back of the two buildings. It was ridiculous! I left and came back later to find a much shorter line, however, like the previous line this one was also about 5 people wide.
In the end I never got through, people were passing out, they started fighting at the front door. There were cops, ambulances, and fire trucks every where and around 3 news reporters had shown up. They ended up passing out papers to the next 400 people in line and everyone after them was given a ticket (including me) and asked to come back the next day. Unfortunately tomorrow is Opening Day so I'll be at work. So, I have to fill out the application online and wait a month-a month and a half to get my food stamps. Ugh. Oh well, I guess this will help with my diet.
Welp. I'm going to hit the sack. It's 11:33 and I have to catch the bus by 6:50 in order to make it to opening day on time and I do believe in purrcizion and promptness!
Until tomorrow!
In case you didn't know, if you decided to do an AmeriCorps program your stipend is very minimal. Everyone in CY has told me to get on food stamps. So like the pro-active person I am I did an application, printed it off and got on the bus to arrive at the financial services office 30 minutes before they opened so I could be in an out.
Little did I know, Obama just passed another stimulus and in Chicago you can get food stamps this week pretty much so long as you have a job and live in Chicago. So I arrived to find people who had been there since 5 am even though the office doesn't open until 8. The line stretched two buildings down, one block back, and two blocks wrapping around the back of the two buildings. It was ridiculous! I left and came back later to find a much shorter line, however, like the previous line this one was also about 5 people wide.
In the end I never got through, people were passing out, they started fighting at the front door. There were cops, ambulances, and fire trucks every where and around 3 news reporters had shown up. They ended up passing out papers to the next 400 people in line and everyone after them was given a ticket (including me) and asked to come back the next day. Unfortunately tomorrow is Opening Day so I'll be at work. So, I have to fill out the application online and wait a month-a month and a half to get my food stamps. Ugh. Oh well, I guess this will help with my diet.
Welp. I'm going to hit the sack. It's 11:33 and I have to catch the bus by 6:50 in order to make it to opening day on time and I do believe in purrcizion and promptness!
Until tomorrow!
Monday, August 30, 2010
8/30/2010
Prayer of the Day:
Hail Mary
This is my favorite prayer!
I can't even explain it.
I'm pretty sure I've prayed it randomly throughout the day, every day since I committed it to memory sometime in middle school.
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst children, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
AMEN.
Hail Mary
This is my favorite prayer!
I can't even explain it.
I'm pretty sure I've prayed it randomly throughout the day, every day since I committed it to memory sometime in middle school.
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst children, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
AMEN.
Registration Day
Today. Today was unofficial day 1 also known as registration day.
From 9-12ish I filled out paperwork with a bunch of other people who didn't come to the first two registration days. It was monotonous and boring. Sadly I didn't really meet many people because everyone was bored and ready to leave once it ended. But it's cool. We were told that we needed to go get finger prints on our own at this place on the north side so when I got off the blue line there I meet a couple cy people so that was cool. So far I don't know how to feel...I want to know who's on my team, I want my supervisor, I want to know my school, I want a calendar. All this not knowing makes me feel very unprepared and nervous about the future. Welp, such is life. The good news is I'm here and it's almost the official start day...which by the way my official start day can't happen until Thursday instead of Wednesday for some reason. I have no idea. Apparently anyone who came to this registration day has to start a day later which is whatever.
Let the games begin.
From 9-12ish I filled out paperwork with a bunch of other people who didn't come to the first two registration days. It was monotonous and boring. Sadly I didn't really meet many people because everyone was bored and ready to leave once it ended. But it's cool. We were told that we needed to go get finger prints on our own at this place on the north side so when I got off the blue line there I meet a couple cy people so that was cool. So far I don't know how to feel...I want to know who's on my team, I want my supervisor, I want to know my school, I want a calendar. All this not knowing makes me feel very unprepared and nervous about the future. Welp, such is life. The good news is I'm here and it's almost the official start day...which by the way my official start day can't happen until Thursday instead of Wednesday for some reason. I have no idea. Apparently anyone who came to this registration day has to start a day later which is whatever.
Let the games begin.
REVAMPING
THIS BLOG IS CHANGING.
COMING SOON.
AS IN AS SOON AS I PICK A NEW LAYOUT...
This will now be dedicated to my daily work journal.
And a bible verse/prayer journal.
Don't be surprised...after work only Jesus can help.
Hilarious. Yet true.
Okie dokes. #herewego
COMING SOON.
AS IN AS SOON AS I PICK A NEW LAYOUT...
This will now be dedicated to my daily work journal.
And a bible verse/prayer journal.
Don't be surprised...after work only Jesus can help.
Hilarious. Yet true.
Okie dokes. #herewego
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Today's revelation...i'm about to enter the real world
by enter the real world i mean be grown up
by grown up i do not mean mature
i just mean my birthday is this month
and i will no longer be the fabulous 21 year old me
i will be a even more fabulous 22 year old me
but that's still scary
however
I LOVE MY BIRTHDAY
ITS MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY
I'M SO EXCITED
by grown up i do not mean mature
i just mean my birthday is this month
and i will no longer be the fabulous 21 year old me
i will be a even more fabulous 22 year old me
but that's still scary
however
I LOVE MY BIRTHDAY
ITS MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY
I'M SO EXCITED
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