I always have a rough time with these things... my life is so boring I can't imagine anyone wanting to read about what I have going on!
At the suggestion of a classmate, I chose to write about my Lhasa Apso Hillary. She's named after Sir Edmond Hillary, not the Clinton - not that I have anything against the Clinton, I'm a democrat =).
Ok anyway - recently I had to put my little dog to sleep. She was 14 years old, I am 28 - doing the math, I've had her half of my life. But, she was old, blind, and she had no control over her bowels. It had to be done.
I was surprised about how quick the procedure took. They shaved some hair off of her front leg and inserted the medication into her vein. Before the needle was out, she had passed on. It was sad, but the whole family was there - That helped.. we were all there when we picked her out together, and 14-years later, we were all there for her final moments.
She was buried at my parents house, where she enjoyed her youth running around the yard and playing...
I'm going to miss that little dog. It's weird, the house feels alone without her here. I know that she was just a dog, but she really was part of the family - and she was a decent little roommate.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Composition II (Unit 3)
At first I was going to go with the suggested topics since I am no fun, however I found something I might be able to write about that could be half-way interesting.
A day in the life at Victoria's Secret.
I will start off by saying, and some of you already know this, that I am the only guy working at a Victoria's Secret with 40+ girls. There are all sorts of stories and exciting things that happen throughout most business days. This particular day was just yesterday, July 26.
The man that came into the store was visibly out of his element. He was wandering around aimlessly with 3 kids in tow before on of the girls asked if she could be of assistance. I was asked to assist the female associate that was helping him - not sure why, maybe because I had that "male point of view." Anyway, the gentleman was looking for lingerie for his fiance and wasn't sure of her cup-size. He began to explain that it was, "a handful," while holding up his fingers-stretched and slightly cupped, as if he was grabbing something. When the female associate said that she would not be able to get an accurate measurement from his hand, he pulled out his phone and began searching through the pictures. The man then showed an adult picture of his fiance to me and the other girl, hoping we could get a good measurement of her cup-size from the photo. Floored, I said, "Sir, I think you'll just have to find out her cup size or just bring her in."
Still recovering from what had happened earlier in my shift, I was near the dressing room placing bras in the drawer-sets on the floor. A woman peered her head around the corner and said, "Sir, do you think this looks sexy?" It would have been much sexier if she was 100lbs lighter and 20 years younger, but I told her that the bra she was wearing complimented her, and I would get another associate for assistance. I then ran off before she had a chance to respond.
Two years ago I was getting out of the military. I had no idea any of this would be in my future...
A day in the life at Victoria's Secret.
I will start off by saying, and some of you already know this, that I am the only guy working at a Victoria's Secret with 40+ girls. There are all sorts of stories and exciting things that happen throughout most business days. This particular day was just yesterday, July 26.
The man that came into the store was visibly out of his element. He was wandering around aimlessly with 3 kids in tow before on of the girls asked if she could be of assistance. I was asked to assist the female associate that was helping him - not sure why, maybe because I had that "male point of view." Anyway, the gentleman was looking for lingerie for his fiance and wasn't sure of her cup-size. He began to explain that it was, "a handful," while holding up his fingers-stretched and slightly cupped, as if he was grabbing something. When the female associate said that she would not be able to get an accurate measurement from his hand, he pulled out his phone and began searching through the pictures. The man then showed an adult picture of his fiance to me and the other girl, hoping we could get a good measurement of her cup-size from the photo. Floored, I said, "Sir, I think you'll just have to find out her cup size or just bring her in."
Still recovering from what had happened earlier in my shift, I was near the dressing room placing bras in the drawer-sets on the floor. A woman peered her head around the corner and said, "Sir, do you think this looks sexy?" It would have been much sexier if she was 100lbs lighter and 20 years younger, but I told her that the bra she was wearing complimented her, and I would get another associate for assistance. I then ran off before she had a chance to respond.
Two years ago I was getting out of the military. I had no idea any of this would be in my future...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Composition II
I had to set this blog up for my Composition II class, and I figured I would use this opportunity to tell a little about myself.
I'm 28 years old and I reside in Parkersburg, West Virginia. I've mentioned this before but I'll say it again; contrary to popular belief, WV is it's own state. It seems like everytime I go on vacation there is someone who tells me once they have found out where I am from that they have a cousin in Richmond. This is not relevant to me.
I have never been married and I don't have any children. I love playing basketball, and I try to play with my younger brother any and every chance I get. I have a part time job at Victoria's Secret in our local mall, and I love it. I am the only guy working along 40+ beautiful girls. I get a discount for my mother and she enjoys that as well.
I spent 8 years in the Army Reserve where I did a tour in Iraq. I was a crane operator and my primary job was to set the force-protection concrete barriers at the polling sites all over the country. Although I believe we have no purpose being in Iraq, I was proud to serve and do my job. I met many of my lifelong friends while I was there.
I look forward to getting to know people via this blog - and I look forward to "following" everyone else!
I'm 28 years old and I reside in Parkersburg, West Virginia. I've mentioned this before but I'll say it again; contrary to popular belief, WV is it's own state. It seems like everytime I go on vacation there is someone who tells me once they have found out where I am from that they have a cousin in Richmond. This is not relevant to me.
I have never been married and I don't have any children. I love playing basketball, and I try to play with my younger brother any and every chance I get. I have a part time job at Victoria's Secret in our local mall, and I love it. I am the only guy working along 40+ beautiful girls. I get a discount for my mother and she enjoys that as well.
I spent 8 years in the Army Reserve where I did a tour in Iraq. I was a crane operator and my primary job was to set the force-protection concrete barriers at the polling sites all over the country. Although I believe we have no purpose being in Iraq, I was proud to serve and do my job. I met many of my lifelong friends while I was there.
I look forward to getting to know people via this blog - and I look forward to "following" everyone else!
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