I'm going to miss kobe

I actually remember an NBA without kobe but he's been in the league so long it's hard to remember. To give you an idea, if magic johnson played one more season, he would have been team mates with a rookie kobe. Also kobe's current coach played with him when mr bryant was a rookie. I am a diehard lakers fan since I was born and I will continue to be no matter how bad the lakers get. Yes I am not a clippers bandwagon fan like a lot of people.

I wanted to go to the lakers parade in 2002 but I was in school at that time so I couldn't go. I did get to go to the past 2 parades and I was even in the coliseum at the 2009 one so yes I have seen kobe in person. I was hoping he would win 1 more title but things weren't meant to be and he is still a legend. I do have a kobe jersey and 4 lakers shirts from their championships and a kobe bobblehead.

I really kobe would play for 2 or 3 more seasons so he could retire after tim duncan and be the last 90's player active in the nba(only paul pierce,kg,dirk, manu and vince carter are still active from the 90's) but he has nothing left to prove. Laker games just won't be the same without kobe and it seems like the past 15 years have gone by way too fast

El Pollo Loco progress and I got an interview

Ok let me recap my el pollo loco ventures to make it easier to understand my current situation. Last week on monday morning I went in person(I couldn't apply online at this location) to ask for an application, the employees said they didn't have any and I should come in tomorrow since they would have more printed out. Well I went the next day and the manager was the one who opened the door for me(the store was about to open) and I asked for an application.

He asked me what position I was looking for and what shifts and I said cashier and morning to evenings. My memory gets hazy on the exact words but he said he was taking a break from hiring that week because of thanksgiving and after that he would resume and that I should come in monday(today) or tuesday of next week and ask for him.

So I spent the thanksgiving break just being nervous and then came today. I went 15 mins after it opened and asked for him like said to. Unfortunately he wasn't there but the employees did say he would be there early tomorrow(tuesday dec 1st). So I just went in one day for an application and I'm about to go in for a 4th time tomorrow and hopefully it leads to an on the spot interview.

I mean it's a good sign when he said to ask for him right? but I'm not going to give up that easily, even if I have to go each day this week to el pollo loco just to speak to the general manager, I'll do it.  Oh today I got a call for an interview at ross at hill valley mall (aka puente hills mall) tomorrow at 1:30 pm. For this interview I will take the bus and ask my dad for 20 cents since I only have money in my checking and paypal accounts and buses don't take debit or credit cards. Yes I came up that short for fare.

I will go all out on my schedule at el pollo loco, I will say I'm free from 8am to closing(10:30pm) and buses don't run at that time so I will walk the almost 2 miles home in the cold and dark because that's how bad I want a job

I think I figured out why toys r us isn't as good as in my childhood

I have to say it's the sparingly stocked shelves, yes the minimalist design may work for other big box stores but not for tru. I assume it was thought up at a board meeting as a way to create artificial scarcity(If there's only one left then they'll buy it) but it has the opposite effect. The shelves look depressing and kids will most likely go "that's it". When I was little the shelves were stocked and I really mean stocked with toys, if you so much as looked at one then the whole area would fall.

It was like real life jenga and certain aisles were noticeably darker thanks to all the product. It was sensory overload and I wanted everything. This is what a modern day toys r us fails to capture, the simple joy of not knowing what to get even if you had a thousand dollars

Retro fridays and saved by the bell

Ah saved by the bell, it just reeks of early 90's nostalgia, from the spazzy bright colors in the theme to the clothes and hairstyles. I'm sure 95% of women that were around in the late 80's to early 90's had the "kelly" hairstyle. The pants that screech and zack wore were the best, by best I mean so 90's they are impossible to find and if you wore a pair nowadays people would think your a time traveler. My favorite episode is the beach one where the gang meets future carrie heffernan and the one where kelly gets tutored by screech and falls for him. In the early 90's nerds were made fun and were seen as outcasts so screech almost dating kelly was a win for nerds like me

Retro fridays and super mario kart

My very first memory of super mario kart is when I got it in dowtown LA. I was with my dad near grand central market and we took the train to get there. At the time there was a lot of eletronics stores that sold super nintendo games at various prices. I got super mario kart because it was $13 and brand new.I remember reading the instruction manual on the way home and getting pumped to play it. The game exceeded all my expectations and it is currently my favorite mario kart. The music always takes me back to those years and the game still holds up today

Retro fridays and dino city

Maybe dino city doesn't bring as much nostalgia to others as it does to me but it is a game that holds meaning to me. Yes it is pretty bad and a generic platformer but I got it for christmas one year and that made it mine. If your tempted to play it well DONT. The game is full of cheap deaths and cheap a.i and unforgiving time limits. The worst is the limited lives and continues but yet I somehow got to the 5th level. The best part is the catchy music and the 90'stastic cover. Just look at it, we got a dinosaur with killer shades and early 90's shoes and a leather jacket and walkman with headphones for maximum dino coolness. The boy is pretty much marty from back to the future 1

The undertaker's 25th anniversary is weird

He made his debut on nov 22 1990 and on nov 22 2015 at survivor series it was his 25th year with wwe. It's hard to believe it's been that much. I'm not sure when he will hang them up but I will treasure each one of his appearances as of it was his last in a similar manner to kobe bryant. 

A friend of mine suggested I upload pictures

By friend I mean a good friend so I thought I take her advice and post some pictures I edited throughout the summer.  In random order here's a delta plane, my sister and a rooster, downtown LA, palms near dodger stadium, a close up of a thunderbird, painter ave in uptown whittier, a flamingo at the LA zoo

Today was a weird surprise

Ok I walked the 2 miles to norm's burgers and went in to turn in my application and the cashier said the manager would be there at 2pm. So I went across the street and wait and wait till 9:30 then I went to el pollo loco(crazy chicken). The manager was the one who opened the door and here's where it gets good, I asked for an application and he said there wasn't any and what position I was interested in and what times. I answered cashier and mornings or evenings. He said that I should come in next week so I said I'll be here monday and he said that works and tuesday does too. So I think I may have gotten an informal interview with the manager on monday(best case) and anyways I'll be there on monday when it opens so I am hopeful

Today turned out to be productive

Yes what a difference a day makes, yesterday it was so slow and today is a lot faster. I went to el pollo loco and they said they didn't have applications and to come in tomorrow when the manager will have some. At norm's burgers they said to turn in the application at 2pm today or tomorrow which I will do tomorrow because I can also stop by el pollo loco. So tomorrow it changed my plans from going to a different 99 cents store to going to el pollo loco and norm's burgers.

I also stopped by dunkin donuts since it's literally next door to el pollo loco and filled out an application and turned that in. On the way home I stopped at trader joe's and turned in my application with the manager, she gave me a card that says they look at every application and mine will be looked at within 2 to 4 weeks. I just now applied at 4 different starbucks and I tried to apply at a hot topic in the stonewood mall but since I applied at the puente hills mall one last month I can't apply to any other hot topics until late january

Today feels so slow

I always hated sundays because of how slow and lonely they felt. Today is no exception. I came very close to returning to facebook because of how lonely I was. I also had a stomache all day but that's from the stress of worrying about getting a job and just feeling like a loser because I can't get one and frustration from not getting one. I'm supposed to already have a steady  job not spending years on failing. I just regret my life and currently feel so alone and hopeless

Another quick update on me

Ok after my mcdonalds disappointment on friday I had to come up with a plan B. As much as I wanted to throw a pity party I just can't allow myself to wallow in sadness and rejection(not unlike a breakup) so I move onto more productive things. I made a plan in which tomorrow(monday) I will go to a norm's burgers(not the same as norm's restaurant) and fill out an application if the now hiring sign is still there which it was yesterday. I will cross the street and go to dunkin donuts and ask for an application then fill that out by then el pollo loco should be open(it opens at 9:30 am) then I'll ask for an application(you can't apply online at this location) and apply as a cashier then turn it in.

On my way back I'll check the family dollar for new hws and possibly turn in an application at trader joes. Yep I have a big application day tomorrow and yesterday I applied at a different el pollo loco and some other locations online that I am currently forgetting.

I really really hope something comes out of this as I badly need it 

The not so retro friday

Unlike most fridays where I usually look on the past, today was a different mood. I was optimistic about my future, I went to  my interview at mcdonalds at 4pm and it did not turn out like I expected at all. I was hoping I would get a "ok that sounds good, here's a coupon for shoes and come in on monday" but instead I got a "were hiring overnight shifts and I'll show your application to the manager and you might get a call within 2 weeks"  I have a strong belief that I won't get a call back from that mcdonalds. So ends this day of hope and is now filled with disappointment. As for what I'll do, I'll probably turn in an application at trader joes on monday and go to norm's burgers and see if they are still hiring and fill out an application and then to a different 99 cents store on tuesday

Tomorrow is a big day for me

To make it simple, I'll be going to the puente hills mall to apply at stores that say to apply in person then later on at 4pm I will go to the mcdonalds open interviews and I hope to nail the interview then get hired then work there and get experience and move onto bigger and better things. Then I could save money for a vespa style scooter and then a new edge mustang gt and by then I'll have enough experience to where I could work at say starbucks or talia's coffee or panera bread

Anyways I don't really believe in lucky charms but I'll be bringing my gold dollar coin and silver dollar coin and new zealand dollar coin I got for xmas last year 

Quick recap on me

This morning I 1st went to the 99 cents store and turned in my application to the manager who just asked me how my day was going and that was it. After that i went to mcds and I walked in and right away there was a shift manager who I turned in my application to and she mentioned that open interviews are on fridays at 4pm

So friday I will be there at 4pm(the mcdonalds is 0.7 of a mile from my house) it's literally the next traffic light over from me and in case your wondering why I didn't apply sooner to mcdonalds. Well when I turned 19 my mom didn't want me working in fast food because I would burn myself but one day she just said that was when I was 19 and im not a kid anymore. Yeah randomly one day it was ok(I believe) to work in fast food. I did apply to mcdonalds in 2012 well at 6 of them and didn't hear back. That would be depressing but I kept applying at other locations and here I am now.

My neighbor's funeral is tomorrow morning and I still can't believe she is gone. To refresh your memory, she died of cancer that spread to her brain and lungs. I half expect to hear her voice and to see her walk by but I know that she wont.

Tomorrow I'm going on an applying spree

By which I mean in person and it's all mostly because of my mom and life. I'm tired of my mom blaming me for everything wrong in her life and making things up to blame on me or just forgetting things and blaming me(the power went out oh it's chris's fault) and blamng me for not wanting to work at mcdonalds(it was her idea that I would burn myself and didn't want me to work there although this was years ago) but I'm the one that does want to work there and wouldn't mind.

Anyways my mom blames me that I threw away her dvd cassettes  even though she put them under her bed then forgot about them and I wouldn't throw away stuff like that because I want to record it and she doesn't give me the benefit of the doubt at all. She'll believe her locked up ex god father over me

Life has me down so tomorrow I will go to 99 cents store and trader joes and mcdonalds to turn in an application and hopefully I'll get a call back from one of those(mostly likely mcdonalds because of how close I am to it and my open schedule) then I'll work there and save my money for a vespa style scooter (I gave this a lot of thought) then a early 00's mustang then go to school on campus and get enough experience at mcds and then apply at panera bread or starbucks or chipotle or a photo editing job some place that's farther away like a certain golden opportunity I saw but it was near LAX.

It is sad that a mother does not believe anything her son says and what's even sadder is that I am not a trouble maker and have given my mom no reason not to trust me. That is just how negative she is

retro saturdays and donkey kong country 3

Donkey kong country 3 is the final game in the super nintendo trilogy and the only one i never owned for the snes. I did rent it once or twice and the file had a lot of the levels already finished. I loved the snowman boss even though he was tough to destroy and I came close to breaking my controller. The music and graphics were good especially on the 1st level which gives me the most nostalgia. DKC3 is also the most different game because of the free roam map and the exclusion of diddy and donkey kong and the change in enemies.

The series ended on a high note(at the time) and I eventually got dkc3 for the gameboy advance which made some minor changes. Now I'm tempted to play it. Oh and dkc3 came out in a time when the n64 was getting all the attention and a certain game called super mario 64

Retro fridays and genie in a bottle

I hated the song genie in a bottle by christina aguilera when it came out but over the years it just reminds me of the late 90's to early 00s. It was a time when christina and britney spears were the hottest thing in music and they were all over the radio. I also remember that episode of king of the hill where bobby throws a party and he is dancing with girls to genie in a bottle. The music video is pretty good and I'll admit sometimes I watch it now and then for the nostalgia of a simpler time. For example my mom would frequently go to sears so I had to go too and of course genie in a bottle was always on

Retro fridays and eek the cat

Eek the cat was something I would watch every day after school and on saturday mornings. I don't remember much of the episodes because they seem to run together but I do remember the killer guitar solo theme song and the pink cat and the dog shark. I always imagined dogs in the neighborhood would chase me like that dog and it scared me. There was also a show called thundercats(I believe that's what it was called) that would air after eek the cat. Yes I didn't like it that much

Retro fridays and bobby's world

I used to watch bobby's world every day after school when I was little and I honestly don't remember much of it. I do remember the theme song and bobby's gravely voice and Howie Mandel for some reason and his punk sister. I know it's currently on kabillion but it just isn't the same as when I was little

The nightmare continues

Ok let me start off with yesterday. I had my hopes up that either baskin robbins or stater bros would hire me so I was actually looking foward to today. I went to bed at 10:35 pm compared to my usual time of 11:30pm or midnight or even 12:30 because I was going to wake up early and take a 6am bus to stater bros. What actually happened is that I woke up at 2am and got dressed but I had very bloodshot eyes(I dont drink or smoke) that I could not get rid of. The flyer said if you do drugs then don't bother applying. Well I looked just like  a drug user and that would have made a bad 1st imperssion so I decided not to go.

Fate likes to taunt me and ruin my day so my eyes cleared up around 8am then I went to mcds like a loner(and loser for that manner) then to the library to print out the br application. At the library I was so busy with the printing that I didn't realize I left behind my(replacable) usb drive(1gb). It keeps going, I forgot to bring tape or a stapler so I bought one at the 99 cents store. I finally turned it in when br oppened and I hope I really do get a call back since i listed my avability as 8am to 10pm every day. Oh I also got a paper cut at br between my knuckles.

So that doesn't sound so bad right? well I got a call for an interview today at the elephant bar but I could not go to the job location so I had to say no and fate laughed at me some more. At the time I applied I thought I could use uber on my phone but I can't and I sold my mini tablet so I would be stranded at elephant bar at night(no night buses and my parents wouldn't pick me up and I have no friends). The death of my neighbor and fate lolling at me makes me want to cry but I'm not gonna cry. I'm just going to ask fate and life if I could have just a little break from the constant disapointment.

I am already not looking foward to tomorrow. I can tell it's going to be extremely slow and lonely, The only thing I have to look foward to is a call for an interview

Stater bros is having interview tomorrow

It's not all stater bros though and I think it's just the one in whittier. Anyways there was a sign on the register that said they are hiring for courtesy clerks and they are doing interviews on the 12th(tomorrow) from 7am to 8am and that they are drug testing and if you do drugs then you shouldn't bother. So I will be there tomorrow before 7am ready to make a positive impact. Oh and baskin robbins has a help wanted sign in the window so I might go there too after stater bros depending on how it goes

I can do both since baskin robbins doesn't open until 11am. Here I thought my opens were more limited but I feel like these opportunities aren't random 

The past 2 days have been a nightmare

My good neighbor died early monday morning and I heard about it yesterday afternoon. She was in her mid 50's and died of cancer. It was 1st detected last year in the summer and I really thought she would live through it. It spread quickly to her brain and that is how she died. I already miss her dearly, she had a loud speaking voice that you could hear from 2 houses away

I didn't cry but I do feel like it but I can't(not just because I'm following the stereotype that boys don't cry) but today has been pretty tough and I did come close to breaking down. I didn't get a call back from old navy(said they would call on tuesday) and CL and indeed are pretty dry and I don't want to spend thanksgiving with my mom's distant great aunt so i was hoping I would have a job on thanksgiving. I don't want to spend thanksgiving there because I'll just get criticized for not having a job and I'll feel like a loser. Tomorrow I'll turn in an application at the 99 cents store and check when open interviews are at the local mcdonalds.

When I first started job hunting my mom didn't want me to work fast food because she said I would burn myself. But over the years she became somewhat ok with it but she didn't tell me and I'm still not sure my mom would want me working at mcds(she doesn't like anything I do). But anyways enough of that little rant, life just has a weird way of how it works and I sure do wish cancer didn't exist

My interview went well

The one I had at old navy, first off I dressed for the company with blue pants, a white shirt, a short sleeve button up shirt and a maroon red cardigan. If I would have worn my usual interview clothes of dress pants and shoes and shirt then I would have stuck out big time. There was 10 us and 2 employees first gave us a tour of the various sections then took us to the break room. We introduced ourselves and the employees talked about how things are done and themselves and the employees on a ladder. We then had to pick a name out of a hat which belonged to a celebrity then had to pick out an outfit based on who we got.

I got jessica alba so I got her some nice black jeans and a R2D2 grey shirt and a red flannel shirt as her going to the store outfit. There was a lot of joking around and everyone was comfortable with each other. It was like a classroom in h.s. and after that we each got called one by one to a separate office where the 1 on 1 interviews were held. The questions were easy such as why do you want to work here and about availability. I was told I would get a call on tuesday and that was thatt. It took over an hour from when I walked in to when I walked out.

Overall it was a 10/10 would interview again 

Retro saturdays and goosebumps the tv show

This post is about the tv show that was based on the books and came out sometime in the mid 90's. Anyways the 1st episode was the haunted mask (and based on go eat worms, no I kid it was haunted mask 1) and it was legitimately scary especially for kids. The scene with the floating mask still gives me the creeps and so does the idea of a haunted mask. It used to be on in the evening hours and new episodes aired on saturdays which I would record on the vcr because I had saturday school

The one that stays in my mind is piano lessons can be murder and be careful what you wish for and one day at horrorland. I remember there was episodes about the tales to give you goosebumps books and I got extremely confused wondering what main series goosebumps book it was from. I have all the episodes on dvd and I think I might watch them now. The intro is still creepy especially the cheesy effect on the dog

I got an interview at the gap

This one was a surprise because I applied online yesterday at a gap inc for a seasonal brand associate and today I got a call for an interview on sunday afternoonish. Yes that quickly and I'm confident I can do better then my kohl's interview since I realized in the middle of that interview that I wasn't speaking loud enough and I had a monotone tone. I will bring more passion into this interview by drinking a little bit of caffeine which also makes me focus better.

I still remember some of my answers so this time I won't have to make much of an effort to memorize my responses and I can just react naturally with my witty personality and also I know a thing about men's fashion and what to pair with a bomber jacket or peacoat.

Yes I know it's friday night but I rather study the old navy website. Oh I also forgot that I applied at a mcdonald's earlier that is extremely close to my house. It's the next traffic light over and about 0.8 of a mile away. The application is pretty straight foward but the the personality survey is very similar to target's. I felt like brian from family guy did when he was in court for his puppies. It seemed like there was no right answer. Oh well they still do open interviews on thursdays I think so I can just walk in and get an interview

Retro fridays and raven's revenge

If you didn't grow up in the 90's then you would not understand what raven's revenge is. It's a tublar bright colors sour powder candy in a test tube sized container. If you have ever tried a warhead sour candy then it's similar to it but with more fruity flavor. I remember getting some tubes at the stonewood mall in downey when I was little and before I knew it, the candy wasn't made anymore and I wanted to color my tongue blue

Retro fridays and gameboy camera

The gameboy camera is exactly what it sounds like, a camera for the gameboy. It came out in 1998 and looked like a webcam glued onto a gameboy game and didn't take color pictures. There was a couple mini games and fun stamps and filters to edit your pictures with. There was also a printer that spit out stamp shaped sticker pictures that were heat transferred. I remember most the commercial(smile your on gameboy camera) and playing with it at kbtoys (rip) then buying one at funcoland(also rip) and giving it to my cousin

A little update on me

Since last thursday I have been on a roll, just applying at various places like del tacos and carls jrs and walmarts and targets(yes multiple stores). I been hoping to get a call back from a del taco as it is close by and last night my good friend reassured me that she'll find it admirable I'm working at a del taco since it's not lazy work. There's nothing like a girl's belief in you to boost your own courage. That's all I been doing the past 5 days besides getting rejected from kohl's and wondering where my life is going and thinking about crying in the shower(complete with montage and sad music).

On a lighter note I got a $15 e gift card from pearson (yes the book company) for amazon which I am going to use on the last 2 scott pilgrim books(I have the 1st 4 books) and I'm not sure what else

I got rejected again

This morning I woke up feeling pretty cold in bed so I checked my gmail and no surprise    I got a rejection email from kohl's. I'm used to rejection from women(mostly on vday) but it's different when it's from a company. You van't just say it's there loss as I need the job. Anyways I was feeling like a loser and when I feel down I become more productive. I searched the jobs and gigs section of CL where I found 2 photography gigs.

One would be taking pictures in a restaurant as customers are eating and selling them the photos. The other is product photography where I take a pic of a product against a white background and edit it in photoshop which is something I already do(check out my flickr at judasmaiden15). So I'll apply at those places and hope for the best.

I also got rejected from toys r us about 2 days ago even though I applied there 4 days ago. That was an extremely quick rejection

Just like that I have an interview at kohl's

I went to the puente hills mall yesterday because I wanted to tag along with my family even though it was extremely awkward(my mom blaming me for everything and hating my existence) but when I arrived home I got a phone call about 14 mins later from kohl's. I got an interview tomorrow at 11:45 am and yes I hope it goes well. It's close by to me and I frequently walk to the location so I will have an extremely flexible schedule. Even though it's a seasonal position I really hope I get this so I can add it to my resume and hopefully get more work. The puente hills mall had the twin pines sign from back to the future(it was used as a filming location)