Monday 19 June 2006

  • Weekend Surprises




     

    Xanga ate another entry of mine. Very. Annoying.



     

    As you can tell, I did not remove myself from the Star Wars BlogRing as promised. I went to bed instead, figuring I could do it the next time I was here. Now I think I’ll wait until I find a better SW blogring first, and I don’t feel like making the time to search for one right now.



     

    Saturday my boss was supposed to work the full day’s shift with me, while another coworker was scheduled for a partial day to cover breaks, lunches, and closing the first register. My boss didn’t show up, nor did he answer his phone, so I called his boss for permission to call someone else in as a replacement. No answer, so I call the Mesa store boss, who does give me permission, but by this time it’s 1.25 hours after open because I’ve been by myself on the busiest Saturday of the year, running around helping customers as best as I can while still trying to make all these calls. Eventually, the last employee on the list answered the phone, and she was kind enough to come in to cover lunches and closing the first register despite the fact that we woke her up on her day off. Eventually the coworker originally scheduled to cover breaks, lunches, and closing the first register came in and agreed to stay for store closing procedures. My boss did eventually call–over 4.5 hours after he was scheduled to be in, right when I was about to start lunch (already late as it was!).



     

    Eventually, I was able to piece together what happened: my boss came home from work the previous night to discover his house broken into and robbed. He couldn’t leave the premises until the door jam, door, and locks were all replaced, or else potentially lose more property to robbers. While that is a horrible set back–and I have him, his roommate, and the robbers in my prayers–that was horrible management on his part. If he knew the night before he should have called someone to be his replacement then. If any of us have an emergency he expects us to call him asap so he can schedule a replacement for us. I was extremely disappointed in him when I found out the whole story.



     

    Saturday night I finally saw Batman Begins and The Goonies. The sound and imagery of Batman made me even more disappointed that no one was interested in seeing it with me in the theatre. I enjoyed seeing both movies. I can now understand why everyone speaks so highly of Goonies. Thanks to jinnetics for hosting a movie night while my other friends celebrated their anniversary.



     

    I was very impressed with Fr. Gene’s homily on Sunday. He discussed his 44th anniversary of ordination and his 25th anniversary as our pastor. He explained how his mother would often remind him, “Familiarity breeds contempt,” both before and after he entered the priesthood. How he had to remind himself to slow down during masses (which he might preside over as many as 14 per week) because he had become so familiar with his role. I was proud to see that he saw that fault, even if he still exhibited it during this mass! He related it to the solemnity, as he pointed out how many parishioners approach the Eucharist carelessly rather than with the reverence owed.



     

    I had a hard time obtaining a family to present the gifts, being turned down almost a dozen times. I just don’t understand it. To present the bread and wine (as well as the water, tithe, and book of intensions) that will be transfigured into the Body and Blood of Our Lord should be an honour. It should be doubly an honour on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.



     

    Luckily, my boss called late Sunday night to let me know his door was lockable again, and that I was not needed to fill in for him on Monday. So, I have been able to stay off my leg all day and get the rest that I so desperately wanted all week. I’m not going to do any chores in or outside of the house, and I’ve been using my cheetah cane to get up for water and restroom breaks. So, with no weight on my leg all day, hopefully I’ll be back to riding my bike this week. If not, I’ll have to make a doctor’s appointment.



     

    I’m not sure whether the extra vitamins C & E which Richard had suggested have been working, as work has kept me on my feet running around. Saturday was the worst on my calf muscles, between being extra busy and understaffed. My mother gave me a ‘healing salve’ which she says will help. I’m not sure how a salve can repair internal damage, but I’m giving it a try, too. Whatever it takes.



     

    felgild requested some recommendations for his parish’s web site. Well, I’d guess that my parish’s web site is at least as underwhelming if not more so. I’ve inquired of the parish office staff on what we could do to improve it, but they’re not ready for that level of web ministry yet. We’ve only just started emailing ministry schedules in the past three years, and only in a standard format this year. Here’s a list of web sites I think should be on a parish’s links page:


    I hope that helps.





     








    You Are Internal – Realist – Powerful
    You feel your life is controlled internally.
    If you want something, you make it happen.
    You don’t wait around for things to go your way.
    You value your independence and don’t like others to have control.

    You are a realist when it comes to luck.
    You don’t attribute everything to luck, but you do know some things are random.
    You don’t beat yourself up when bad things happen to you…
    But you do your best to try to make your own luck.

    When it comes to who’s in charge, it’s you.
    Life is a kingdom, and you’re the grand ruler.
    You don’t care much about what others think.
    But they better care what you think!










    “Creativity: Fresh approaches keep new ideas flowing.” ~ Motivations: Inspired Visions Planner for 2005

Comments (7)

  • Thanks bro. I really appreciate it. I don’t mind the Mass being in the First Century but Catholic Advertising needs to be in the 21st.

  • I got the same thing – Internal – Realist – Powerful. :D

    As for xanga eating your entries, perhaps typing them in a Word document would help?

    Also, your boss should have called.  That is very poor management and as a manager he should have known.  He would have expected it from you so you have a right to expect it from him.

    Regarding your leg and calf muscle, when is the last time you bought new shoes?  That could make a difference.  Also gentle stretches would help.

  • You’re welcome, felgild.

    Thanks of the advice, jada.  I always scoffed at stretches, but should probably do them now that I’m 30.  We don’t stay young and flexible forever.  As for shoes, my riding shoes are a year or two old, but my work shoes are six years old and put too much stress on my heels.  I’ve been meaning to buy new work shoes, but maybe I should buy new sets of both.  It’s worth a shot. 

    Formatting in WordPerfect doesn’t translate to Xanga.  I find that it is as much work to reformat as it is to start from scratch in Xanga.  I just have to remember to log back into Xanga in a separate browser tab before submitting a new weblog entry.  I don’t always remember to do that or to copy it to the clipboard before saving. 

  • I cant be certain right now, but the best guess is EP3 DVD Crew Commentary and/or The Chosen One featurette in Disc 2. Regardless of how Ani bring balance, Ani does bring balance, according to the Holocron Database of Lucas Licensing which defines Star Wars Canon.

    Duno if you have, but browse around Wookieepedia, one of the community which respects Canon policy to the letter and have tons of fans (including me) expanding the site with almost every released canonical sources.

  • oohh , i have a anerysm everytime Xanga eats an entry. I feel your pain. I tend to copy the text of my entry right before i hit the “post” button.

    Okay, you’re officially on my awesome list now that you like both Batman Begins AND Goonies.

  • Hey I took the test..finally…

    <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=350 align=center border=0>
    <TBODY>
    <TR>
    <TD align=middle bgColor=#dddddd>You Are Balanced – Realist – Powerful
    <TR>
    <TD bgColor=#eeeeee>You feel your life is controlled both externally and internally.
    You have a good sense of what you can control and what you should let go.
    Depending on the situation, you sometimes try to exert more control.
    Other times, you accept things for what they are and go with the flow.

    You are a realist when it comes to luck.
    You don’t attribute everything to luck, but you do know some things are random.
    You don’t beat yourself up when bad things happen to you…
    But you do your best to try to make your own luck.

    When it comes to who’s in charge, it’s you.
    Life is a kingdom, and you’re the grand ruler.
    You don’t care much about what others think.
    But they better care what you think!

  • Thank you for your comment to my last post. I… I really do appreciate it. I was just browsing through different blogs when, well–out of no where really, I found yours. Thought about commenting, but refrained. I know how you feel by xanga’s tendencies to eat up posts. It can be annoying. Anyways… back to what I was saying earlier, your encouragement was really appreciated. If you ever get on AIM or MSN messenger, look me up for a chat sometime. :)

    Dancing in the Rain, as always,
    Julia

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