Okay, I don't know if this is foreshadowing something, but I've been having this really weird dream lately. So, about this dream I'm having: I wake up and do my daily routine, shower (as usual), shave, brush my teeth, get dressed, and then I go downstairs and make breakfast (pouring cereal in a bowl). I'm off to class, and I try to grab my friend's attention, she ignores me because I figured that I pulled a prank on her that finally got to her. So, I go to McDonald's and I try to get some napkins. I don't know why I go into McDonald's of all places for napkins when there are some in my apartment, maybe it was a shameless advertisement, yet I said "excuse me" to the guy and he wouldn't move. So I naturally seemed that this guy was being a d-bag, however I got really upset and asked this guy move so I pushed him out of the way, and the guy thought that McDonald's was haunted. Unfortunately, that McDonald's lost its business, however, I ran up and waved my hands and tried to get the attention of random people that I saw in passing and no one saw me....then it hit me: I was invisible. So, naturally I had a little fun with this: this included sneaking into the local Sonic Restaurant and making my own food, sneaking into McDonald's after hours (yeah, I think this dream might have been a shameless plug for fast food restaurants), and other sorts of trouble that shall remain G-14 classified. So, then that's when everything started to get to me, the fact that no one could see me. Everyone then assumed that I was dead and held this memorial service for me. However, as I walked around, I overheard what everyone thought about me, some of the stuff was good and others made comments/judgments/accusations about me that really got to me. It was pretty depressing. The dream ends with me standing on the rooftop of a building looking into the sunrise. Then I wake up because I have to use the bathroom.
So, what does this mean? I was thinking about it, and I'm guessing that this might be one of those dreams that has some sort of deep philosophical meaning. The way that I looked at the dream, was that a lot of people had a serious problem with my personality and my character. I think that this dream was supposed to be a wake up call to venture on a quest of maturity and to develop to a person that is to make a difference. With that in mind, I guess it's time to start running to my destiny....
Okay, so I realized I've been absent from blogging, and a lot has been going on....A LOT. So, I'll be posting some blogs in a bit to let you know what's going on. Oh yeah, I brought my first webcam! That sounded awkward....
This summer, I worked as a Summer Resident Assistant for the UIS Housing Department. I mostly worked with the East Side of campus since I'll be working there next school year. One requirement that I know that I'm going to regret is the 4 hour required desk shift at the Central Housing Office (respectfully dubbed HCOM). When it comes to professionalism, I make sure I put on my shiny shoes and my professional voice for the customer, yet, after working at HCOM within the past three months, I discovered how rude people these days. I try to treat people with the same customer service that I would hope to get when I call for questions/comments/concerns, however, caution is thrown in the wind and the profanity and insults come flying at us. However, I was looking at ways to improve my customer service capabilities and I think people should be glad that I don't answer the phone like this:
So near the end of the spring 2009 semester, I participated in a Small Group that was apart of the Christian Student Fellowship organization. It was truly an amazing experience. I read through the book titled “True Faced” written by John Lynch with my small group; the entire experience was definitely something that I learned and grew a lot from as I bonded and got to know my group members on a personal level.
The group was headed by Howard and Jeremy and I received the opportunity to get to know a kid named Will Alonso who came all the way from Pennsylvania to Central Illinois (I know right). I’d say that the entire event was the pinnacle of my growth as a person because each chapter somehow tied itself into some internal struggle or obstacle that I would encounter each week (obviously God works in mysterious ways in trying to reach out to people in need). I’m really glad that I got the chance to take part in such a great learning experience: I’ve learned so much about myself and why I act the way that I do and the discovery of the major flaws that are preventing me from becoming the person that I want to be. I won’t use this posting as an outlet of emotion on everything that I talked about, however, I will give you a Top 5 List that I feel that the book has helped me accomplish:
5. I’ve managed/still working on removing all of the negativity from my life and looking at life and situations from a more positive point of view.
4. Established a closer relationship with my family, especially my brother (whom I’ve never been able to seem eye to eye with).
3. Gotten the chance to connect with Will Alonso whom I found out I share a lot in common with (especially our love for the movie Van Helsing)
2. I’ve watched the friendship that I had with Jeremy grow stronger and bonded with Howard Kang who has helped me out more than he knows.
And……
1. I’ve seen an increase in my spiritual where I am praying more and growing closer to God. As a result of this, I feel as if my life is going straight up from here on.
So...I've been really busy this summer with my job at the Housing Department and taking summer classes at school, I've been slacking and inhibiting the world on the on-goings in life. However, very soon (now that I have time), I will release a diarrhea of blogs detailing Summer 2009: HOLLER!
With the release of their new single which has been topping the charts the past couple of weeks. I would have to say that I'm f****** pumped for the release of the new Black Eyed Pea's CD titled The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies) . It's so cool. I've been a big fan of the Black Eyed Peas since I can remember. Elephunk was the shiz, Monkey Business was the shiz x2, and I have a huge feeling that The E.N.D. is going to be amazing. From "Where Is the Love?," to "My Humps," and now "Boom Boom Pow!"
