Charity Lynn

Scavenging

Charity Lynn — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:23:07 +0000

So LaShawn and I have been running around for the past couple days online, scavenging to see what we want for Christmas. She gets money each year to get what she wants for herself for Christmas, and so we were looking around to see what was cool. She doesn’t think she’ll get enough to get a PS3 or anything like that, but she was thinking of getting us each a DS. I pointed out that 2 DS would cost just under what a single PS3 would, but she wasn’t listening. LOL Personally, I’d rather she get a PS3 because there are a few games I want to play that are only on the PS3.

She’s also thinking of getting herself a camera. I want one of those too, but I’ll have to wait until I can afford to buy one for myself.

Scavenging

Shaved the Dog

Charity Lynn — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:19:37 +0000

Yes, you read that correctly. Around 6:30 this evening, LaShawn and I entered my apartment. We armed ourselves with 2 sets of clippers, a pair of scissors, a pair of kitchen shears, 2 different dog shampoos, a towel, and the dog. At around 8:15-8:30, the dog was completely shaved and bathed - and itching like mad. So the other shampoo came into play and he was bathed a second time. He was just finishing up being itchy when we left. He is shaved, clean smelling, and adorable.

And I’ll have to take a picture of him tomorrow night in his sweater, because let me tell you, that was absolutely adorable as well.

Shaved the Dog

Shopping

Charity Lynn — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:57:51 +0000

I did a bit of shopping today. Not too much. Well, I started yesterday and then did the rest today. Our local Fashion Bug was having a 50% off sale on a few racks and so I picked up a pair of these pants in khaki for $10.98. I like them and they’re comfortable, which is the biggest thing.

That was yesterday - today I went to Wal-Mart and got a Tony Stewart #20 hood Christmas ornament and a Tony Stewart #20 mini-stocking. I want to get all the #20 Tony Stewart Christmas ornaments this year so I don’t miss them, since this will be the last Christmas I can get them!

After that it was off to Barnes & Noble where I picked up a copy of Karin Slaughter’s “Faithless.” I have “Beyond Reach” from a friend but I wanted to read “Faithless” first.

I also priced some cameras and decided that right now, a camera will just have to wait.

Shopping

Voiceless

Charity Lynn — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:02:46 +0000

Yeah, that’s me. Whisper. LOL That’s about all I can do, and let me tell you, the few minutes I was on the phones today were not pretty at all. I had one guy who couldn’t understand me, hung up, called back, and got me again. *sigh* So yeah. Not happy.

Yesterday was not a happy day at work at all. Apparently someone in our bay at work smells bad - so they drug us each into the HR office one at a time to remind us that we are required to shower daily, wear clean clothes, use deodorant, etc. First off - we shouldn’t be in THAT close of quarters that we are able to smell one another. Second off - if you think someone smells bad - talk to THAT person. In fact, if YOU think someone smells bad - tell that person yourself instead of going ot the boss and saying “someone here stinks.” Have some damn balls people.

Plus, I turned in my 2 week notice that I’ll be leaving to go to Alorica yesterday. Then today I get a call from Alorica that I missed, which I’ll have to return tomorrow and see what they wanted. I know I’d tried to see if I could get into today’s training class, but frankly, they never called me back about it yesterday and so I figured there wasn’t room. So the call I got at 11:30 this morning (funny, my phone didn’t register a missed call) had better not have been asking why I wasn’t there this morning - because I didn’t know I was supposed to be!

In any case, I’ve got some things to do, so I’m off for the time being. TTYL.

Voiceless

I Can’t Wait

Charity Lynn — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:30:14 +0000

Until December 1. Because as of December 1 I will no longer be a Stream employee, I’ll be an Alorica employee. I can’t wait. I’m so sick of Stream and the BS I’m putting up with there. It will be so great to just get the hell out of there.

I Can’t Wait

I Want to Go!

Charity Lynn — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:14:13 +0000

Motley Crue is going to be in Omaha, NE on February 10th. Omaha is close enough, but there’s just one little problem. If I take the job at Alorica, I won’t have paid time off and won’t be able to go to the show because it’s on a Tuesday. However, if I have perfect attendance the next couple of months and if I stay at Stream, I can request the 10th off, rent a car and go. And frankly, if I go to Alorica, I probably won’t be able to afford to rent a car or buy the tickets. It’ll be a stretch to buy them - strike that - impossible to buy them, so never mind. I don’t want the “upper bowl” aka nosebleeds, which I can get for $27.50. I want to be on the main floor - $73-93. Can’t afford that. Not 2 of them anyways and still rent a car. Not gonna happen. I wish, but not gonna happen. And I wanted to see Crue so badly this time around too. *sigh*

I Want to Go!

Well…shoot

Charity Lynn — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:51:51 +0000

Well, if any of you read my Vox blog, you know that recently I have sought new employment. I applied for jobs at a couple of call centers in the area, was called back by one, and was hired by them the same day I interviewed. However, now it calls for a bit of soul searching, as this job pays less than my current one. It also means that if I get an appropriate schedule, I won’t be seeing LaShawn as much anymore as I’ll be taking the bus to work. The biggest issue is that they’re not willing to pick me up from work if I’m taking the bus to work - they’re expecting me to find a ride home with someone from work. Sure, thanks. Toss me off to find a ride home with complete strangers. Great. I’ll be sure to do that.

Well…shoot

Product Review: HyVee Orange & Spice Black Tea

Charity Lynn — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:18:17 +0000

I am not a particularly big fan of actual TEA. I usually go for Celestial Seasonings herbal teas, which of course, do not contain tea leaves for the most part. My favorite flavor is Mandarin Orange Spice. So when I saw that HyVee had their Orange & Spice tea for sale this week, I purchased a box. I wanted to be able to have some tea at work and frankly, I didn’t think it’d be a big difference. I was wrong.

The spice far overpowered the orange flavor, which is nicely balanced in the Celestial Seasonings tea. Couple this with the fact that as the HyVee brand had actual black tea in it which required three packets of sugar to the one that I use with the Celestial Seasonings tea, and you can imagine, it had no flavor what so ever.

The tea is drinkable, but frankly, I think I’ll pay the $3.19 a box they charge for the Celestial Seasonings tea next time. I’d rather pay the extra and get something I know I love as opposed to something that is just drinkable.

Product Review: HyVee Orange & Spice Black Tea

Bad Service

Charity Lynn — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:27:51 +0000

You know, one of my biggest pet peeves at restaurants is bad service. We went to Perkins for dinner after I got off work and frankly, it could have been so much better. It started out all right - first the waiter got our drink orders and took our food orders promptly. Then he brought drink refills. Great. Then he brought our food. Mom’s order was fine. Mine was missing both the ranch and salsa dipping sauces it was supposed to have. LaShawn ordered her salad without cheese and it came covered in cheese. He left without making sure everything was ok, and then it took over 15 minutes for him to come back and ask if everything was ok. LaShawn told him her salad was ordered without cheese and all he said was “oh, my bad.” Then about 5 minutes later, he came and asked if it was all together or seperate and when we said together, he laid the check down and left. He never came back to the table after that. We had wanted to get dessert (pumpkin pie for LaShawn and her mom, pumpkin muffin for me) but since our waiter never came back to us, we ended up going to the store for candy bars.

When LaShawn paid, she let them know about it and they knocked about $11 off our bill. I’d say that waiter is going to get a stern talking to by a manager at the end of his shift tonight.

Bad Service

It’s Not That They Don’t Know

Charity Lynn — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:47:33 +0000

I was reading an article on Yahoo about the fact that Nebraska is hurrying to change it’s safe haven law. They’re changing it to apply to newborns only. You can read the article here. First off, the Safe Haven law NEEDS to apply to ALL age children in ALL states. Being unable to care for your kids doesn’t happen only when they’re newborns. It can happen at any age, and there should be a way to protect parents. The last line really pissed me off. It was some official saying that parents don’t know what assistance is available to them.

WRONG. They know. They just don’t qualify. You see, all of those programs have such strict guidelines, most people do not qualify for assistance. Those income requirements do not take into account the bills you have to pay each month. I know. I applied for an EBT card a few months ago because I can’t afford groceries. I eat because my best friend’s mom won’t let me starve. I was denied because my income is too high. It didn’t matter that I was being wage garnished 1/4 of every paycheck for a debt that I’d been under the impression had already been paid off (never trust a creditor to tell you the truth - this one sure as hell didn’t). It didn’t matter that I had to pay for rent and other bills. All that mattered was that I was bringing home $1000 per month. It didn’t matter that I don’t have cable or internet. It didn’t matter that I have just my cell phone, no land line at all. None of that mattered at all. They told me to cut back on things I didn’t need (funny, I wasn’t buying anything, I was just paying my bills with my checks) and use that money for groceries.

So you tell me how it is that parents don’t know what is available to them. They know, and they know they don’t qualify because they’ve already tried.

Also - ALL states need to remember - Safe Haven laws are to be ANONYMOUS. It should NOT be spread out over the news that kids were left under the law even if they are teenagers. As stated before, parents can become unable to care for their children when those kids are any age - not just newborns.

It’s Not That They Don’t Know