highway robbery case: me v. Quiznos

I was charged 1.89 for a diet Pepsi?!?!!  it doesn’t even have sugar in it, and thus, should be cheaper.  i can’t believe it.  I still drank it though.  I had a too.  I had a cup of chili a bag of sun chips and a 20 oz. bottle of diet pepsi.  I can’t believe it was 1.89.  I’ve paid more for pop BUT it was at movie theaters and amusement parks this was Quiznos.  I expect a performance next time i show up…good grief.

in other news, after my traumatizing experience at the aforementioned sandwich place I came home and i noticed a banner for a Helotes festival: Cornyval.  How lame…and yet, I can’t wait to go.  I imagine it’ll be a the most boring and slow moving of trainwrecks in trainwreck history!  I have to be there!!  after all, this tiny town event is competing with Fiesta! San Antonio’s week long festival devoted to gluttony…or something like that, I haven’t finished reading the pamphlet.

www.cornyval.com

ciao homebodies,

lo

wk. no (wk. no currently unknown…)

Ok so I didn’t work today.  I’m a sub so my schedule is not entitled to be planned.  BUT no excuses were used today to waste my day away.  Here’s what I did:

Diet: i ate a lot of cheese.  I had a really really blacked up grilled cheese for breakfast.  I nixed the coffee this morning because I slept an illegal amount of hours.  Also, I ran out of joe.  Had I had it in the pantry I would have forsaken the time slept policy and had it anyways.

for lunch I had a hefty slice of my sister’s meatloaf and rice…hmm…i guess I didn’t have as much cheese as i could have huh?

ok and for dinner which to be frank i wasn’t even hungering for yet, i had Sonic.  Fast food on the fly is the best when it’s deep fried and filled w/ preservatives so I went with: a Chili CHEESE Hot Dog, and CHED-AH filled jalapeno poppers, and a Route 44 (signature 44 oz drink) 1/2 filled w/ diet Dr. Pepper and 1/2 filled w/ Diet Coke and overflowing because I requested strawberries in my drink.  It was delicious to drink BUT not so fun when you realize you have your work cut out for you the moment one of the strawberry slices gets sucked into the straw.  BUT: i believe because of the strawberry entrapment incident I managed to increase my lung capacity.  The human suction power is almost might reach heroic status one day.

yummmmy! is greasy a smell? it is now...!

 

aside from my not-so- impressive-cheese-intake-list my day wasn’t that interesting. 

 

Here’s a breakdown:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. I filled a loan consolidation application.  I want to thank Direct Loans for making that possible otherwise I would have spent 3.5 hours of my day doing something else.  I also want to thank the internet for saving me a stamp.
2. I applied to teach middle school math at Northeast Independent School District.  In my Letter of Intent Form I spoke of how my fashion background made the greatest use of math by helping me organize my award winning creations on paper…?!  Yes.  I’m serious there.  UNBELIEVABLE.  I don’t know what I’ll do if I get an interview because that is something I AM NOT looking forward to explaining.
3.  I checked my email.  Several times.  TALK about INITIATIVE!!!WOW!!! i’m the best at checking my email.  I don’t think i can be beat.
4. I checked craigslist for a WHOLE BUNCH of jobs that i could possibly be interested in for the summer when the kids are out and the need for substitute teachers is obsolete.  The progress report on that is pending.  However, I did get a rejection letter from some Virginia chick:

Dear Ms. Alvarez:
 
Thank you so much for submitting your resume in consideration of the position as listed above.
 
We have decided to move on with another candidate for this particular position. 
 
I wish you much success,
 
Virginia Balfour
Human Resource Coordinator
Med-National, Inc.

Thanks Ginny.  I actually do appreciate it when they get back to me.  At least I know I didn’t fall for a scam posting.

5.  I studied for my Sunday Mtg…CHECK!

6.  I went to the park and saw a kid and his dad.  The dad was trying to push his kid on the tri BUT what the dad should have been doing is investing on a belt, or a third hand so that he could lift the back of his shorts at LEAST 2 inches.  It was then that i totally though: he must be a plumber.  Then it became understandable.

7.  OH!!! and i registered to test for EC-4 Certification.  You guessed it: one day, yours truly might end up being a KINDERGARTEN TEACHER eeekkkkkk!!! Can you say Cardigans? cos i can!!!

8. I watched a good 40 minutes of Bones.  Yay for science shows that totally downplay the science and crank up the drama…

9. OH!! i weighed myself in this morning.  the results were satisfactory yet i should mention there was a .6 lb increase from last week. 

ugh…this listing option isn’t the best.  alignment is so non-existant.

peace-out my homebodies

puerto rican food

my brother in law is puerto rican. and right now he’s in qatar. i’m not entirely sure as to what he’s doing, i just know that he’s with the air force and will be returning in about 2 wks or so. Now that I’m living w/ my sister and him and my awesome niece i thought…i should do something nice for him. My sister told me that he likes pasteles which are basically a puerto rican tamales.
I’ve witnessed the making of mexican tamales and they’re labor intensive and intimidating…i’ve haven’t even tasted a pastel. i have the feeling that I’m going to chicken out. I’ve been doing some research but it’s just daunting from where i’m standing. ayyyy!!!!! someone help.

AND

WHY must I voluteer to do the impossible. oh whatev, this is america, everything is possible in america! right?! i repeat: AYYYY!!!!
i need a food network chef to come rescue me. well in 2 wks.

in other news, i want to teach. little kids. and i want to be a cool teacher- a ROCKSTAR at that. i’m talking, jack black in school of rock. yeah, if i have a classroom, i’m totally gonna get in trouble by making my class enter a battle of the bands deal-io like in the movie. yeah, just like in the movie. and then we’ll end the day by rescueing 101 dalmation pups from an evil and coniving woman named Cruella DeVille. muahahaha. right.

there go $4.50 I’ll not see again

ugh…forever ago I went on an interview for a very bare bones type of position for an Architecture firm.  I have a love affair w/ too many things architecture btw, so of course no matter how remedial the job was, i wanted it.  I NEEDED IT.  and i obviously didn’t get it.  From what my recruiter told me: 

“Unfortunately, PBK ended up going with another candidate who has less experience.  He was extremely impressed with you and honestly thought you would be bored after a few weeks.  I am waiting to get the scoop on the other firm and will keep you posted.”

awesome.  I didn’t get it.  because i’d be too good at it?! what a negative quality to have in an employee, like duh!  fine.  i’m flattered, but only to cover up the non-salary i’m getting, and still managed to lose 2 days of my job so that i could make the interview.  which, btw, the guy really did like me.  I left there feeling great! I was crushed when I didn’t get the job.  Now, they have a Marketing position open.  I don’t think I’m gonna get it.  I’m saying that now.  

Last night close to midnight I found out that the same firm, PBK Architects is hiring a Marketing Coordinator.  When I saw that posting on careerbuilder i felt like the clouds opened up so that sunlight could beam down on me.  YES! the firm i wanted, the job i wanted!!!!  omg… so i emailed the guy that I had interviewed with, real nice guy too, Darrell Pearson, a Director too.  I secretly thanked all my college roommates that many a times preached the power of networking and I emailed him.  

Then this morning I sent printed out a ream of resumes and headed to the Austin office with a few resumes and a box of donuts to be shared.  he took the donuts and wrote an email address on a resume, then said good-bye.

encouraging?  very.

bye donuts.  I barely knew you.

bye-bye my sweets

sun harvest

I have an affair of sorts with Grocery Stores.  My preference for them is over other retail options goes without saying.  

Over the years my favorites have been known to rotate some.  I think my all-time favorite is HEB.  But I must say, I also have day of the week devoted to one store- Sun Harvest.  and guess what?  it had it’s start in San Antonio.  

I thought about it today because that will make me feel a lot more comfortable with the move.  Moving in to my new home w/ my old family is going to be that much more emotionally facilitated because of  the presence of these 2 retail environments.  Thank you HEB, and thank you much smaller under, Sun Harvest.  Many more double ad Wednesdays to come for me and you my friend.

 

peace out my home bodies!

grocery story

on wednesdays the Austin Statesman features food and yes the grocery store ads come out (of the closet haha) that day! which i love.  I like to see ads cos they’re so neutral in content.  and it makes me monday and tuesday go by faster. ok ok so enough of that.  this wednesday i took a trip to sun harvest, which is owned by Whole Foods (a lot of ppl are shocked to find this out).  Anyways, so i try to go grocery shopping on double ad wednesdays.  

Today i bought:

Almond butter  (creamy…i already have a crunchy one),

little bags of frozen fruit (blueberry…AND organic but on sale so i said ok), 

yogurt

Yesterday I bought:
tofu and alfalfa

and makeup although really i only went for eyeliner…

and i also picked up this to hopefully help me pay for all of it:

but in all honesty i miss my discount. you know my paycheck would only be redeposited into the company in exchange for more skirts, shirts, blouses, underwear and pants, then there are also pj’s and umbrellas. if everyone were like me the economy would be flourishing. i know it.

looks fade, don’t get attached

today ashton kutcher was on ellen and he was talking about being very beautiful. poor ashton, i can see his beauty weighs him down. i think if he were to move towards being sexy rather than beautiful he’d see his load lighten up some.

in other news: the interview….nope still not employed. it’s ok. when i interviewed the first time the schedule was 8-6 w/ an hour lunch. that’s 45 hours a week. i dunno about that. well actually i know it’s not for me. Although the job itself sounded pretty sweet, and the people i’d be working seem really cool too it’s still 45 hours a week for the people that i DON’T work with. So, so far, i am appreciative of the opportunity to interview because it helped me realize how much the work schedule is to me. So Retail: check (hella fessible) and AdLucent very atypical firm and you know they mention liberal hours on their ad. i think that makes me more productive. i know that much about myself. i need a period to get away, recharge and return refreshed.

so where else have i applied: Wholefoods! as a planner of private label inventory…yes my forte: PRIVATE LABELS i’m HUGE on exclusivity and planning heck yes. that job is no longer posted but this is the summary of the next job i’ll be applying for:

General Summary
Responsible for development and leadership of the team, tools and culture of space planning and planogramming in support of the global and regional procurement teams. Must be decisive, driven, and have proven success in coordinating efforts and deliverables to make an immediate financial and operational impact.

we’ll see.  it’s wholefoods.  i’m not gonna get too excited or hopeful either.  but anything that offers me a discount is sure to make me a loyal slave to them.  so, may not be the best for my personal well being.  mk homebodies i have to get to the gym now that i found out that i’m still paying for it.

 

PEACE OUT HOMEBODIES ps. looks fade dont get attached!

interviews: check.

ok so my interviews are over and done with.  which is nice, cos i was getting soo HONGRY!!!  I’m glad Kelley was there.  I was comfortable with that.  She’s a great interviewer, which i had expected, but i felt like it was my little sister interviewing and i dunno it was just a such a warm feeling every time she’d give her responses.

 

anyways.  so for about the first interview:

it was at ashby staffing which is a staffing agency.  and it was for a position doing the same stuff i’m doing: so rfq’s and rfp’s hub stuff…and the lady that interviewed me said she really liked me.  Its of obvious benefit for her to get her people hired so I’m hoping that she finds possible leads for it.  Anyway, so that went well and she will also be looking for other stuff for me.  She basically told me she things i’m an overall good package and a marketable candidate for marketing positions.  That was nice to hear.

My second interview was at SpryDev and it was for that entry level assistant position.  so i didn’t get that job.  I didn’t even make it to the second round.  But Ben did invite me too interview for the Jr. Internet Marketing Coordinator position.  I think i could probably bring more to the table with that job. and while it does not come w/ an iphone, it comes with a higher salary so i’d be able to afford an iphone on my own.  I did like meeting him and while i did not learn about what they do exactly, or what their daily processes are like i did enjoy getting a feel for what he has going on.  so yes, it was definitely worth going to.  and as i said: i landed the 2nd interview.  What i wasn’t thrilled about was the work schedule.  Mr. Cox allows me to take a half day once a week so i can do my volunteering.  :(  and, you know I really enjoy it. This job doesn’t seem to offer that, and if anything i’m a bit hesitant as to the hours: 8am-6pm.  currently, i’m at 8:30-5:30.  so i put in 35 hours a week just about.  I don’t mind working through lunch, in fact if i’m avoiding traffic and drive thrus and fast food calories and the love handles to follow….i think i’m better off. 

so far my leads are SpryDev, UT Co-op, that lady from Asby, and i’ve yet to hear back from adLucent.  but i might not ever hear back from them…who knows.  so far, it’s an even tie between SpryDev and the UTCoop.  

pre-interview post

today i have two things to look forward to.

1. i can excuse myself for fast food for lunch. 
2. nylons and pencil skirts! woo-hoo!

Yes. i have an interview at 1:00 with Caren for the Marketing Coordinator/Proposals Manager job so since it’s at 1.00 i need to grab a burger or something else that i might possibly spill on myself right before my interview.  and nylons and pencil skirts cos that’s what i get to wear!!! gosh i’m sooo excited.  so so so excited that i don’t know if i’ll be able to contain myself.  I seriously hope that i actually don’t share that during my interview because i am very likely to disclose my personal perk of the day.

also, i got an email back from Ben.  and YES, i can interview for BOTH. in his email he said to go ahead and go in today for this interview which is the personal assistant job.  The other position is to be the Jr. Internet Marketing Coordinator.  The thing is…he said if i don’t get this one as in the personal assistant job to go ahead and apply for the other one if i end up liking his style and all.  Ok, If i end up not getting this one: am i gonna like his style?  Think about it: i’m notoriously full of myself…so am i gonna like his style if i don’t get it?  oh ben…

there are two outcomes that I’ll be satisfied with:  That I become the personal assistant for the first few weeks or so and then get promoted to Jr. Marketing Coordinator ( i think i’ll like saying i’m Jr. something lol “hello, i’m lorena jr.”). or that at the end of this interview he say: you know, i’m so convinced you will be perfect for the Jr. MIC job.  and then he’ll either just hire me.

yes, i have 2 interviews.  it’s sad that what i look forward to about the other is that i get to eat fast food. oi vey.

 

 

today lorena, tomorrow cow

ASK me how many times i’ve eaten out these past few weeks?  NO DON’T please don’t ask…i’ll be super embarrassed to respond.  that, and, my abacus doesn’t have that many beads. 

today: 2 hot and spicy mcChickens (light on the mayo w/ pickles hold the lettuce) a side salad, and tea. 

this morning: an egg and cheese mcmuffin small coffee 1 cream 2 splendas

yesterday: breakfast at mcD’s, lunch at erika’s (lasagna and CHOCOFLAN!) i had leftovers from a meal that a sister in my hall made for me (delish!!!! to the power of 10)

sunday: breakfast also made by another friend, lunch (leftovers from something someone cooked for me on friday), appetizers and iced coffee at some Vietnamese/Chinese joint, and dinner at jauroys (best fajitas this year)  

saturday: breakfast at the crenshaws, lunch at pfChangs w/ erika and cindy, dinner was pf chang’s leftovers

 

ok you get the picture.  i weighed myself…still the same, but i know it won’t last.  so i have to stop.  and continue going to the gym.  see when i go the gym not only do i organize my time better, i also wear myself out to the point that i don’t misbehave–it’s my antidrug.

thank you 24hr fitness, thank you.  and the people that have to deal with me thank you too.