Well, it's the new year, and of course everyone is making their New Years resolutions... this year I have 2 resolutions: 1. lose weight, 2. quit smoking. I think 'lose weight' has been my resolution for the past, well, 5 years and I've been trying to quit smoking for about 3 years now. But I have a good feeling about this year. Not only do I have the internal motivation, but I also have the financial motivation as well. Bottom line: I need a new job-- a job that pays. As many of you know, I have applied for the NYPD, and may be getting into the Academy in July 09. However, I am in NO physical shape to start the intense fitness regiment that the Academy requires. Therefore, I MUST be successful in completing my 2 resolutions. Currently, I have a job that does not 'pay up'--although I do really positive and beneficial work, I am NOT getting paid for the emotionally strenuous work I do. If I told you my salary, you would laugh and tell me I was joking.... well I'm not. I often have acute anxiety attacks when I think about money I owe, or how I'm going to financially survive on my pay. I can't so this anymore. Therefore, I must fulfill these resolutions.
So, in order to be able to pay down my 2 credit cards and tens of thousands of dollars in school loans I owe, pay my rent on time, and not go w/o 'real' food, I MUST succeed in 1. losing weight, and 2. quitting smoking.
I wish you all luck in fulfilling your New Years resolutions.
Much love.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Monday, December 29, 2008
It was only a matter of time... the imminent special comment on the MTA:
So, a train ride that usually takes me about 1 hour 45 min, took me close to 3 hours this morning!!!! Yea, the conductor made us all "evacuate" the train and told us there was a train"right behind this one". Yeah right!!! Unless "right behind" means 20 min later, then maybe. And if it couldn't get worse... of course I'm in the very last car, so when all 50+ of us get off, we were forced to squeeze together, standing on a platform no bigger than 2 feet. And of course we were directly under an open vent letting in all the cold wind from outside. Plus, I can remember on at least 3 occasions seeing rats scamper by when the doors opened to this station, the one where I was stranded, in the same spot where I was standing. Finally, a train came and took us all on our merry little way...
The thing that really irks me is the reason behind this delay. Whenever there's a train delay, the conductors will give one of these top reasons: 1. sick passenger on train ahead, 2. traffic, 3. signal problems. Today it was the "sick passenger." The worst is when there's a sick passenger on the train ahead and one on your train, too. I'd like to see these so called sick passengers. I've seen people faint on trains (me included, well, I didn't really 'see' myself faint, but I did faint), and vomit but never has the train actually been stalled for these people. So, I tend to think that maybe there is no 'sick passenger' and that something else, something more scary, is happening. But these train conspiracies can be discussed at a later date.
So, I eventually got into work-- about an hour late. Don't think I'm trashing the MTA workers-- if it were not for those worker, I wouldn't be able to get to and from work, let alone any traveling around the city. I'm just bitching about my crappy morning.
Plus: I left my apt in a rush this morning and didn't have time to get a coffee.... so that pissed me off even more. Hopefully, the ride home will be better. I have SO many MTA stories-- there will be more.
So, a train ride that usually takes me about 1 hour 45 min, took me close to 3 hours this morning!!!! Yea, the conductor made us all "evacuate" the train and told us there was a train"right behind this one". Yeah right!!! Unless "right behind" means 20 min later, then maybe. And if it couldn't get worse... of course I'm in the very last car, so when all 50+ of us get off, we were forced to squeeze together, standing on a platform no bigger than 2 feet. And of course we were directly under an open vent letting in all the cold wind from outside. Plus, I can remember on at least 3 occasions seeing rats scamper by when the doors opened to this station, the one where I was stranded, in the same spot where I was standing. Finally, a train came and took us all on our merry little way...
The thing that really irks me is the reason behind this delay. Whenever there's a train delay, the conductors will give one of these top reasons: 1. sick passenger on train ahead, 2. traffic, 3. signal problems. Today it was the "sick passenger." The worst is when there's a sick passenger on the train ahead and one on your train, too. I'd like to see these so called sick passengers. I've seen people faint on trains (me included, well, I didn't really 'see' myself faint, but I did faint), and vomit but never has the train actually been stalled for these people. So, I tend to think that maybe there is no 'sick passenger' and that something else, something more scary, is happening. But these train conspiracies can be discussed at a later date.
So, I eventually got into work-- about an hour late. Don't think I'm trashing the MTA workers-- if it were not for those worker, I wouldn't be able to get to and from work, let alone any traveling around the city. I'm just bitching about my crappy morning.
Plus: I left my apt in a rush this morning and didn't have time to get a coffee.... so that pissed me off even more. Hopefully, the ride home will be better. I have SO many MTA stories-- there will be more.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Body slamming fun...
This is funny. I was getting off the 5 train at Lex and there were so many freakin people waiting to get on... Well, instead of standing on the sides of the doors, these stupid tourists were standing right in front of the door when the doors opened. I wasn't about to politely squeeze by them... No, that would be out of character. Instead I body slammed into this dude and said "move!!" pushing him to the side. This is something that annoys me SO much!! When people stand right in front of the opening doors to the train. The man and his tourist posse were obviously startled by all the commotion, the doors closed before they could get on!!! hahahaha!!! This incident makes me more convinced that there needs to be a pamphlet given out to NY tourists when they visit the city. There are rules, etiquette rules, that people should follow in order to make their visit less inconvenient for city residents. Don't get me wrong... the city needs tourists-- esp. in the economic hardship we are in now.
Bottom line: Tourists just need to not act like such idiots.
Bottom line: Tourists just need to not act like such idiots.
My 1st Post
Well, first I make a Facebook page and now I'm blogging.... I'm def. trying to be a part of this whole computer tech age. So, I guess I'll use this 1st post to explain the theme of this blog. I will be documenting my experiences in the city... New York City for all you non-NYers, as well as providing commentary on current events. (it's too bad I didn't start this blog during the election... boy I would've had SO much to comment on!!!)
I'll start with this story:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/26/missing.baby.hoax/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
It's about this awful woman who decided that the only way she could get her ex-bf back was to make up a tragic story about her 5 mo old son gone missing. Yes, she fabricated a story about her son gone missing. But that's not the worst... Apparently, she never even had a son!! So, this woman decided to devise a plant o win her ex back by making up this story-- which led to a week long search by the police and other authorities. Wasting the time of the police to search for a made up child. What is even more disturbing is that this woman, from Florida, extorted the police and community out of time and compassion, when most of Florida is still distraught over the tragedy of Caylee Anthony. This woman obviously has some histrionic tendencies-- just the act of lying to her ex about him fathering a child is a cry for attention. This woman should be held accountable for fabricating this story. I can't imagine the amount of pain a mother goes through if her child is taken from her-- this woman took advantage of that pain. She, to me, is a monster.
I'll start with this story:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/26/missing.baby.hoax/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
It's about this awful woman who decided that the only way she could get her ex-bf back was to make up a tragic story about her 5 mo old son gone missing. Yes, she fabricated a story about her son gone missing. But that's not the worst... Apparently, she never even had a son!! So, this woman decided to devise a plant o win her ex back by making up this story-- which led to a week long search by the police and other authorities. Wasting the time of the police to search for a made up child. What is even more disturbing is that this woman, from Florida, extorted the police and community out of time and compassion, when most of Florida is still distraught over the tragedy of Caylee Anthony. This woman obviously has some histrionic tendencies-- just the act of lying to her ex about him fathering a child is a cry for attention. This woman should be held accountable for fabricating this story. I can't imagine the amount of pain a mother goes through if her child is taken from her-- this woman took advantage of that pain. She, to me, is a monster.
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