Tattoo

On Friday I woke up just like any other day. Got out of bed, went and hung out with some friends that came down for the weekend, and then ran a few errands. But the entire time I was looking forward to what was going to happen later in the day, my first tattoo. I've always been fascinated by the idea of having one, especially one that means something to me. I'd never tattoo something on to my body that I wasn't comfortable with having for the rest of my life. I decided to get a tattoo called "Wawa Aba". Wawa Aba means "seed of the Wawa Tree". The seeds are extremely hard, and don't break easily, which is why the tattoo means what it does. It's an African tribal symbol that represents a person who is strong and tough, and it's supposed to inspire those who wear it to persevere through any hardship. Perseverance, to me, is the most important attribute any human being can possess, because if a person perseveres then they will never fail. I was nervous that it would hurt, but once the artist started putting it on the nerves were relieved. It felt more like if I had a bad sunburn and someone took a mechanical pencil and tried to write on me, more of an annoying feeling then a painful one. Now that I have it I love it, and I'll probably be going back to get more eventually.

New Job

Remember how I decided that I wasn't going to put up with the stuff that went on at my job? Well, I decided that day to put in my two weeks and begin the long and painful process of job searching. I finished out my two weeks at Hyundai, and became yet another statistic for the unemployed. Finding another job was much easier then I expected though. Within a week of leaving Hyundai, I was already hired at Kia to be a technition. At Hyundai I was a detailer, meaning I cleaned the cars and made everything that came through look brand new. But as a tech, I'm one of the guys who works on them now, and fixes whatever issue there may be. I make a dollar extra each hour, and work far better hours in a much less stressful environment. Kia is slow paced, nothing like Hyundai's non-stop flood of customers, so most of the time I'm sitting around doing nothing and getting paid for it. I love this job because of the pace, the hours, the pay, and the fact that I love cars. I originally thought that quitting Hyundai would be a bad decision, but it turns out to be one of the best I've ever made.

Denny's Service

Two of my friends and I decided to go to Dennys at 4 AM last night. The food was miraculous of course, but the service on the other hand, was below sub-par. We ordered and sat, chatted with a few random people in there, and expected our food to be done. Little did we know how long it would actually take. We sat there for what felt like an hour, just waiting for three to-go meals. I was beyond hungry, so it felt as if my stomach was eating itself apart. As I said, the food was supurb, but the wait makes me not want to make the trip back there again. I guess I can't really complain because it was 4 AM, and not many places are open at that early hour. Surprisingly, the place was packed, probably full of kids who were drunk, or stoned, or messed up in some way. I also noticed that it was under-staffed, probably putting a strain on the tired employees. I personally wouldn't want to be the unfortunate one stuck working there at that hour, so I'm not really going to hold the people there responsible. I'm just glad I got some great food to eat.

Tallahassee

This weekend I took a trip up to Florida State University to see a couple of my buddies. I've only been here for a couple hours and a night and so far it's amazing! I've seen so many friends that I haven't seen since middle school here, catching up with them has been great. I went to a FSU party last night and had a blast. I haven't even got to go to one at USF yet, but I'm not sure that it could compare to here. I came up to Tallahassee to check out the school as well because I'm thinking about transferring here next summer. The reason for that is because it's much further then the one hour drive from my house, which gives me freedom and really makes me feel like I'm on my own. Everybody here is just as friendly as people from USF, which will make the transition easy, and I think that I know a lot more people here then I realize. The campus is a gorgeous, all brick structure, which makes the school look old but historic at the same time. Florida State is an amazing school and I think I'm going to choose to switch here next summer.