Ignore the images below. They're for other purposes.

Too tired to post much, but here's my schedule for next week:

Mon -- off!!!
Tue -- 5 to 9:30 am, 4:30 to 9:35 pm
Wed -- 7:15 am to 3:45 pm, 4 to 5 pm meeting, 5:30 to 9:35 pm
Thu -- 5 to 9:30 am, 1 to 5 pm
Fri -- 5 to 9:30 am
Sat -- 5:30 to 11 am, maybe church women's fellowship
Sun -- church

Weekend to-do list:
1. Fill out absentee ballot (I'm going to drop it off on Tuesday since there's no time to mail it)
2. Work on animation (my character pushing an immovable box)
3. Revise storyboards for animation club
4. Make drawings for storyboard class
5. Have fun on Halloween!

The week after that, the official holiday season for Starbucks starts. I've been chosen to be a "red apron barista" where I will pass out samples of the holiday pastries and drinks and chat with the customers for an hour during my shifts. Sounds cool.

All the homeless around the Promenade is reminding me of Berkeley again. And the years since which has softened the scar tissue around my heart is re-toughening when they become so brazen with panhandling, theft, and down-right being a nusiance. I mean, that cup of coffee was offered for free as a kind gesture on a rainy day... and you've got the nerve to ask for a refill?

The other day, a kid tried to steal our tip jar. The nerve! It's bad enough when kids ask their parents if they can have our tip jar (like we're giving it away), but geez.... What can I say? City-living requires more cynicism and a pessimistic view of humanity.

Close up 

Shadow Falcon and moon 

The Dynamic Duo 

Oh, I'm so mad!!!

I should've seen it. I let my guard down, and forgot about the warning. And it sucks that my store has to eat the cost. Damn it!

I'm more angry that I didn't spot the fake traveler's check right away. I mean, they're designed to have security details! Damn that stupid lady. Damn it. Long lines be damned, should there be a next time!

Traffic school.... Ugh. Well, at least it's online and I can take web-breaks as much as I want.

This past weekend was glorious... no work, just relaxing and having fun. Which means that I got absolutely no work done. Erg. Hence the traffic school. If I don't do it now, then I won't ever do it. Erg.

More pics from City of Heroes coming up!

So I don't blog for 18 days and no one makes a comment? Dude, so sad....

Life has gotten crazier, if that was possible. After begging and pleading, I finally got my work hours reduced to under 25 hours per week, which means that this week, I'm not working Monday or Saturday, and next week, I'm not working Saturday, though I am opening (that's 5 am, people!) Monday through Friday. Ergh.

Last weekend I went to a retreat with my church. We tagged along to the Irvine Valley Community Church one, held in San Diego, and it was a "Walk Through the Bible" seminar, namely, "Walk Through the New Testament." It was pretty cool. Basically, the speaker explained, or more like summarized, what was happening (chronologically) starting from the end of the Old Testament (the Book of Malachi) through to the Book of Acts, the death of Paul. Each major even was summarized by a few words and some hand motions, and we memorized all of it. Let's just say, it was pretty dang cool, 'cept I'm not sure I can recite it all again. Queen of Cram, strikes again!

To go to this retreat, I skipped my Friday class last week, and I might skip it again this week. Actually, I'm thinking of dropping it. Actually, I am going to drop it, I'm just in denial about it.

But I'm tired of being mediocre and tired of being tired, so even though that would mean I only have three classes (and Animation Club) I'd rather be good in three than mediocre in four. And then today my manager gave me grief (albeit jokingly, I think) that I requested less hours. The only reponse I can think is that I requested 20 hours in the beginning, but I think she heard 30. Oh well, I know where my priorities lie. Sorta.

One interesting note, my tips this week were in the form of a wad of ones. It's like I'm a stripper. And if I feel like it, I'm all set for going to a strip club. ;-)