Somewhat Extensive Ramblings

Well, this is probably going to be somewhat random. But you wouldn't really expect anything different from me would you? I didn't think so. You see, I have a bit of an issue with this whole blogging thing. As I go about my day I'll often have little moments when I realize, "hey, this would be cool to blog about!" It especially fun when I get a random thought that is halfway profound and could be developed into something that is actually worth sharing. But I almost never get the chance to put those thoughts right away onto paper or into the computer, usually because I'm out doing something when they occur to me. So then I get to the end of my day and attempt to write something and it falls apart because I'm tired and have forgotten half of what I was going to say. And so those posts that I actually get put up tend to be summations of my activities that have little of the real essence of my thoughts. So if in the future there is a stretch of days in which I do not post, do not fear for my wellbeing, I'm simply waiting until I have something worth saying.

Now, I do have some more news about my new job. I don't know if I mentioned it before, but I'm going to be working in the salad bar area of the grocery store. Mostly it seems like my job will be preparing random fruit and vegetable items in the back room and stocking the salad bar itself. Yesterday I went in for orientation and got my nametag, apron and hat. Working i a fresh food department, I must wear either the hat or a hair net--I choose the hat. I'm also not allowed to wear jewelry, though the only part of that that is an inconvenience is that I won't know what time it is without my watch. I feel almost naked without a watch, so I may invest in a pocket watch of some sort. I also have to wear a tie, but that's not a problem because my dad has a lot of them; some are actually pretty cool looking too. Luckily, they also provided me with a white button shirt with the Hy-Vee logo on the sleeve. I need to wear a button shirt every day, and I'm not allowed to wear jeans, which meant that my mom and I went shoping last night.

It's a funny truth about shoping: the ammount of fun one has shopping is inversely propertional to the specificity of the item needed and the ammount of need. In smaller words, if you need to find a specific item, it's frustrating. Case in point: my mom and I take a shoping trip to Sioux Falls every year to celebrate the end of school. We went this past Monday and absolutely had a blast. Why? We had no objectives whatsoever. We simply wandered about and found what we found. We actually ended up buying rather frivolous items, including a skirt for me that is a gorgeous dark brown with blue and green tropical leaves patterned across it. Now, compare that to yesterday as we visited every store in town looking for solid colored button shirts and khaki pants. (Or, really, any shopping trip in which we try to find pants for me. But we won't go there today.) To spare you the horrific details, I'll shorten this part a bit. We spent two hours searching what stores Brookings has to offer only to come home and order things off the JCPenny online catalog. I also managed to find one of Kevin's old shirts from when he used to work in the Hy-Vee deli. So it's a really good thing they gave me a shirt to wear tomorrow.

Yes, you heard right, I start tomorrow. I even got up early this morning to practice for it. Because I have to start at 7:00 tomorrow morning. Which isn't so bad, I am more of a morning person after all. And on the plus side, I'll be done by 1:00 and have the rest of the day to myself. Besides, most of my friends here work nights and wouldn't be available (perhaps better words are "conscious" and "coherent") until later anyway. Besides, it's supposed to rain again on Saturday. Possibly with severe storms at some point. That should be fun. ;)

Hmm, I kind of like this whole writing a post in the middle of the day idea. Too bad I won't be able to keep it up once I start working. Most of my shifts next week are 8-4. But, at least it's hours. And hours mean money, which means going to Europe without depleting what money I have left to pay for later years of school. So I won't complain about it too much. After all, I should be focusing on my story, not silly little online ramblings. But don't worry, I'll always ramble from time to time. After all, this is the only contact I have with some of you this summer. Sadness.

Well, I guess it's time for me to be sensible and wrap this up and get some lunch. It's rather long already and I know you probably have better things to do with your time than read my extensive rambles. Go have fun this summer, eat your vegetables, get plenty of rest, avoid overexposure to the sun, read a good book, don't spend too much time playing video games, get outside and enjoy the wonderful world our God has created. And I think I'll stop with that. That list could have gone on forever had I not practiced some self-restraint. ;)

God bless.
-Kim