It's My Life

After another lengthy period without a post I decided it's about time I add another one. I got this survey forwarded from my friend Dre in Vancouver and decided to post it.

TEN Random Things About Me:

1. I'm a sports fanatic.
2. I've worked as a labourer at a sawmill, in fast food, retail and the media business.
3. I enjoy karaoke.
4. I'm a Taurus.
5. I'm graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in just over two months.
6. I joke around a lot.
7. I love the outdoors.
8. My favorite number is 11.
9. My birthday is April 29 ( the same as comedian Jerry Seinfeld, NHL goalie Curtis Joseph and tennis star Andre Agassi.
10. I don't usually do surveys.

NINE Places I want to visit

1. Italy
2. Montreal
3. New York
4. Las Vegas
5. Great Britain
6. The Bahamas
7. Greece
8. Australia


EIGHT Things I want to do before I die :

1. Travel across Canada and the U.S. by car.
2. Learn to play the electric guitar.
3. Go sky diving.
4. Watch the Super Bowl live.
5. Invent something of significance and become famous for it.
6. Complete some sort of photo essay or binder compiled of pictures of all the famous people I meet in my lifetime, and any articles I have relating to them.
7. Start my own sporting business.
8. Get married and have a family.

SEVEN Ways to win my heart :

1. Treat me with respect and be generous.
2. Laugh at my jokes and smile.
3. Listen to me when I need to talk about my concerns.
4. Don't be self centred
5. Don't be too materialistic
6. Be commited to spending time with my friends and family.
7. Allow me to get to know your friends and family.

SIX Things i hate about anything:

1. The way people are so impatient in situations when they have lots of time.
2. The fact that so many people aren't up to doing anything creative and experiencing new things.
3. People who sweat the small stuff, and freak out over nothing.
4. People who don't return messages.
5. The inequality that exists in the world.
6. Racism.

Six things i did recently that ruled a lot:

1. Finally went to a Blazers game this year (too bad they lost: 3-2 OT loss to Kootenay on Wednesday night).
2. Got my hair streaked blonde.
3. Sat at home on Sunday to watch NCAA March Madness basketball action.
4. Started jogging to begin my efforts to get myself back into shape.
5. Went a week without submitting a story for the Omega (take that Silv, ha ha).
6. Woke up hungover after a night at the bar with no alarm set in time to make it to work for a 10 a.m. shift.


FIVE Things I'm afraid of:

1. Really tight and dark spaces.
2. Failing at getting something I really want.
3. Being struck by lightning.
4. bleeding to death.
5. Catching a disease at a young age and dying prematurly.


FOUR of my Favorite Items in my bedroom (At home/ Here):

1. my bed.
2. my snowboard.
3. my golf clubs.
4. my tool box.

THREE Things I do everyday:

1. Have a shower.
2. Eat.
3. Drive.

TWO of my favorite meals are:

1. Pizza.
2. Stir Fry.

ONE Person I want to see right now:
1. Anybody in my immediate family that unfortunately I never see anymore.

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Spring is always an exciting time for me, and I think the warmer weather that we've been getting in Kamloops has made me more cheerful as of late. Now it's time to break out the tennis raquet and golf clubs and start doing the things I really enjoy in my spare time. No more being lazy, it's time for me to start getting exercise.

On top of the weather getting nicer and Spring nearing, I've been thinking more and more about the summer. As each day is passing, I'm thinking a little more about the future than present because I really don't know what I'll be doing when the summer comes. I'd like to hang around Kamloops until graduation in June to enjoy the warm weather and just go crazy for a couple months, but I just don't know if it's economically possible. I'd have to either find a new job or get an increase in hours at Athletes World. At minimum wage, I'd probably need to work at least 25 hours a week to make enough money to cover all my costs and I'm not sure I can increase it by that much. As it is right now I'm only getting 20 hours on a good week.

Some possiblities at this point include:

- trying to transfer to the Athletes World in PG so I can live rent free and still make enough to afford other costs (car insurance, gas and cell phone bill).
- getting a job in journalism. This seems the logical choice for anybody with a Journalism degree. However, in my case it's different. I've got background in other fields to work with, and if I'm planning to only work long enough to save up money to travel, then journalism wouldn't do it. Plus journalism would most likely mean I leave Kamloops because I don't want to work in the Media field unless its in the sporting industry. I will be leaving Kamloops, that's for sure, but I'm holding off if I'd be a job I don't enjoy.
- stay in Kamloops and work at Athletes World. If I can get the hours, I would do it until after grad, then make a decision about my future at that point.

If worse comes to worse, I may have to go to PG as start my May unemployed. I'm going to just try and enjoy the present for now. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.