7th February, 2008
This Is The Fasting
So, this whole fasting thing is going to be a little tougher than I thought. I think I already violated that today. I had my “meal” around lunch time, which was the leftover ravioli from last night. Then before class, I called Anh Hong to place a spring roll order. I thought that two spring rolls would be enough for my little meal, so I ordered two orders of it. Well, two springs rolls was just enough, so four was too much. For my first little meal of the day, I had the two rolls. After class… I had the other two. Technically, all those four combined definitely adds up to more than one meal.
Okay, so I’m not going to back out. I’m going to get this right damn it. I will persevere. I will fast!
My candle lighting is going well. I’m using tea lights and I thought that instead of blowing it out after I’m done praying, I’d let it burn all the way through. Tea lights are cheap anyway. I bought a small set of them to get me started, but I think Walgreens sells them in a big pack for a really cheap price.
So my whole job thing I’m still kind of avoiding. I’m still a little freaked out and am scared as hell to come in to see the big boss. I haven’t set up an appointment yet, but I will for next week.
But on the happier news… I got hired! There is a new clothing store right off of campus and they had the help wanted sign, so I dropped off my resume and filled out an application on Sunday. The woman who owns the place, BL, gave me a call yesterday and I met with her today. I did my awful best to sell myself and well, it worked! She hired me right after our interview and I start on Monday! The great thing is that I’m starting off a lot more than minimum wage (what it is, I don’t know yet) and I’ll be working almost 30 hours a week. Hurray!
Okay, I know it’s not the ideal job I wanted to take during this break, but at the time, I didn’t know how tough it would have been. I thought, Hell, I’m a marketable gal. I’m smart, I’m hardworking, I’m great. The potential employers will see that… I think. Well, when you’re trying to apply for an actual job in actual non-profits without an actual degree of some sort or any actual experience… yeah, that’s a bit tough. I really didn’t think it all the way through, but it’s okay. This is income and this will help.
It’s the new year! Chuc Mung Nam Moi! That means almost one year from now, my daddy will be 60 (he’s a late rat). Holy cow. I should think of a nice birthday present for him. What do you give a working father for his sixtieth birthday?
Tags: clothing store from hell, Lent, work
Posted at 10:47 pm |
On February 8, 2008 at 5:22 am Julie said:
February 8, 2008 at 5:22 am
It’s hard to go to eating very little just like that, you gotta gradually do it. So if you end up not fasting correctly the first few days but get the hang of it later, that’s fine too. Yay for getting hired hon. I knew you could do it!
On February 8, 2008 at 9:51 am Jessica said:
February 8, 2008 at 9:51 am
Congratulations on getting the job. Also, good luck with the fast.
On February 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm AtomiK Kitten said:
February 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Something nice?
Fasting is hard to do - but it is to bring the flesh into subjection.