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2014 - The Year in Review.
10 years ago
Holy crap, I can't believe it's already the end of another year!
So... 2014. It was an interesting year for sure. Didn't go how I hoped basically at all, but it still wasn't too bad overall, I guess. Then again, I've been trying really hard to make the effort to see the good in things even when they suck.
I finally got a job in February, working for the EMS agency I'd spent most of 2013 training with, and I was super stoked to have a chance to do what I discovered I loved, even if it was only a foot-in-the-door position. But after all my classmates moved onto bigger and better things there and I was still stuck in the same place despite going far out of my way to change things... yeah, I'm pretty disappointed. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, or not doing, to still be stuck and not even be considered for something like an ambulance stocking/cleaning job. Ugh.
I still needed a way to make money, so I got a seasonal job at Sears doing stocking and pricing. Minimum wage retail work during the holidays kinda sucked. People are animals, and the store is chronically understaffed. The store manager insists otherwise, of course, but I disagree wholeheartedly. Everyone does. Quite a few times I've been the only person managing the upstairs clothing departments, plus I've often had to jump in and play cashier when there have been too many shoppers for them to handle, and then I get complaints about the store not looking wonderful. :|
Now that the holidays are over, they offered to make me a regular employee. I accepted. I don't really WANT to work there, but it's better than having nothing. In the meanwhile, I'm going to try to volunteer in the ER at one of the local hospitals. If I don't get an ambulance job, I could possibly get a job working in the ER. Either way it'd be a great way to keep my skills sharp.
In better news, it's been six months since I started getting some treatment for my OCD, and it's improved my life. I still have my struggles, but they're better. I've also REALLY gotten into guitar playing this year. I absolutely adore it and I've surprised myself by how consistently I've stuck with it. I'm still no virtuoso, but dammit, I have so much fun with it! I gave my resume to the manager at Guitar Center recently, so I'm hoping I have a shot at getting in there. Sure would beat Sears.
My sister took an amazing-looking trip to Europe this summer to visit her boyfriend, who lives in Ireland, and while she was there, she made stops in Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast, and was in Wales for about an hour during a bus ride, if I recall right. She ended up spending a total of roughly three months there (during which time the rest of us cleaned out the house, sold/got rid of a bunch of shit, and improved the stuff we have) and got the whole family tons of awesome souvenirs. She also took the Beatles tour in Liverpool, which I am hella jealous of. I'm saving up for a trip of my own now.
Resolutions for the year...? I guess the only thing I can really think of is that I want to get back into a regular workout routine again. I kinda fell out of it during the summer. I never got out of shape, since I'd still go hiking or ride my bike often -- I just got out of a regular routine. I aim to fix that. Maybe get back into flipping butterfly knives too. That shit's fun and I just haven't been doing it! I'm also getting another tattoo the first chance I get. I got a GoPro Hero 3+ Silver for Christmas so I'm gonna figure out some fun ways to make use of it.
As last year, my top five albums and top ten songs of 2014.
Albums, in no particular order:
Deadmau5 - "While(1<2)"
Coldplay - "Parachutes"
Wampire - "Bazaar"
Holy Ghost! - "Dynamics"
Nine Inch Nails - "Year Zero"
Songs:
Fatboy Slim with Macy Gray - "Demons"
Seether - "No Shelter"
††† (Crosses) - "Death Bell"
Pink Floyd - "Louder Than Words"
Nine Inch Nails - "Me, I'm Not"
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi with Norah Jones - "Black"
Deftones - "Smile"
Pillar Point - "Strangers in Paradise"
Radiohead - "Bodysnatchers"
Paul McCartney - "How Kind of You"
So long, 2014. Keeping my fingers crossed that 2015 will be better, with new, better opportunities. Happy New Year!
So... 2014. It was an interesting year for sure. Didn't go how I hoped basically at all, but it still wasn't too bad overall, I guess. Then again, I've been trying really hard to make the effort to see the good in things even when they suck.
I finally got a job in February, working for the EMS agency I'd spent most of 2013 training with, and I was super stoked to have a chance to do what I discovered I loved, even if it was only a foot-in-the-door position. But after all my classmates moved onto bigger and better things there and I was still stuck in the same place despite going far out of my way to change things... yeah, I'm pretty disappointed. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, or not doing, to still be stuck and not even be considered for something like an ambulance stocking/cleaning job. Ugh.
I still needed a way to make money, so I got a seasonal job at Sears doing stocking and pricing. Minimum wage retail work during the holidays kinda sucked. People are animals, and the store is chronically understaffed. The store manager insists otherwise, of course, but I disagree wholeheartedly. Everyone does. Quite a few times I've been the only person managing the upstairs clothing departments, plus I've often had to jump in and play cashier when there have been too many shoppers for them to handle, and then I get complaints about the store not looking wonderful. :|
Now that the holidays are over, they offered to make me a regular employee. I accepted. I don't really WANT to work there, but it's better than having nothing. In the meanwhile, I'm going to try to volunteer in the ER at one of the local hospitals. If I don't get an ambulance job, I could possibly get a job working in the ER. Either way it'd be a great way to keep my skills sharp.
In better news, it's been six months since I started getting some treatment for my OCD, and it's improved my life. I still have my struggles, but they're better. I've also REALLY gotten into guitar playing this year. I absolutely adore it and I've surprised myself by how consistently I've stuck with it. I'm still no virtuoso, but dammit, I have so much fun with it! I gave my resume to the manager at Guitar Center recently, so I'm hoping I have a shot at getting in there. Sure would beat Sears.
My sister took an amazing-looking trip to Europe this summer to visit her boyfriend, who lives in Ireland, and while she was there, she made stops in Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast, and was in Wales for about an hour during a bus ride, if I recall right. She ended up spending a total of roughly three months there (during which time the rest of us cleaned out the house, sold/got rid of a bunch of shit, and improved the stuff we have) and got the whole family tons of awesome souvenirs. She also took the Beatles tour in Liverpool, which I am hella jealous of. I'm saving up for a trip of my own now.
Resolutions for the year...? I guess the only thing I can really think of is that I want to get back into a regular workout routine again. I kinda fell out of it during the summer. I never got out of shape, since I'd still go hiking or ride my bike often -- I just got out of a regular routine. I aim to fix that. Maybe get back into flipping butterfly knives too. That shit's fun and I just haven't been doing it! I'm also getting another tattoo the first chance I get. I got a GoPro Hero 3+ Silver for Christmas so I'm gonna figure out some fun ways to make use of it.
As last year, my top five albums and top ten songs of 2014.
Albums, in no particular order:
Deadmau5 - "While(1<2)"
Coldplay - "Parachutes"
Wampire - "Bazaar"
Holy Ghost! - "Dynamics"
Nine Inch Nails - "Year Zero"
Songs:
Fatboy Slim with Macy Gray - "Demons"
Seether - "No Shelter"
††† (Crosses) - "Death Bell"
Pink Floyd - "Louder Than Words"
Nine Inch Nails - "Me, I'm Not"
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi with Norah Jones - "Black"
Deftones - "Smile"
Pillar Point - "Strangers in Paradise"
Radiohead - "Bodysnatchers"
Paul McCartney - "How Kind of You"
So long, 2014. Keeping my fingers crossed that 2015 will be better, with new, better opportunities. Happy New Year!
And yeah, Sears suuuuucks, I want to leave so badly but I need something else lined up first :C