Christina | GirlTheory

Revive my Social Life

Posted by Christina on Feb 18, 2012 in General | 0 comments

I am so behind in my social life, and I do include my online social life in that category. Classes have taken over my life. By far this has been my busiest and most chaotic semester. Of course, since it is my last. I have so many projects, papers and I am on a few committees this year for the mini-conference we are putting on. I am also apart of a group within our department which is trying to petition to get our own space on campus (right now we are scattered all over the campus), and our own computer lab. This has been a very active semester for me. So my social life and online life have suffered greatly because of it.

In better news, Twani will be putting together a blog design for me! Yay! However, her design schedule blew up when she reopened and sadly I will not have the design until June. But I am looking at that as a blessing of sorts. Because hopefully by June I will be moving and starting a new job, so I will have a lot of write about on my newly designed blog!

Compassion(less)

Posted by Christina on Jan 26, 2012 in General | 2 comments

For more than five years I have worked in a retail pharmacy. One of the first credos we are taught is in order to be good pharmacy technicians is to show compassion and sympathy to those who are sick. We are supposed to be helpful and compassionate even if the person in front of us is screaming obscenities because their co-pay is too high. We are to keep in mind the fact that they are not feeling well and probably just waited hours to see a doctor. They are miserable, tired and sick. But somehow, bosses and co-workers cannot extend the same courtesy to sick workers.

I have noticed over the past five years that bosses and some co-workers are not exactly forgiving when it comes to calling off due to sickness. And that is honestly putting it politely. There is usually yelling, gossiping, backstabbing and sometimes maneuvering. And by maneuvering I mean that I have seen my fair share of co-workers get shipped off to work at another branch of the company because of “too many” call-ins.

So I find it a bit stressful and irritating that after a night with a high fever, no sleep, and constant vomiting that I have to then work myself up to make the “I’m not coming in,” phone call and then have to worry about what is being said or done behind my back. It’s really quite sad, that those who you are with for eight hours a day, for five years or more, cannot understand that when you are sick and need to call off, they cannot extend some compassion and simply say ,”I hope you feel better soon.”

Off the Wagon

Posted by Christina on Jan 20, 2012 in General | 1 comment

So obviously, unfortunately, I have stopped writing the 30 day meme (or posting photos since most of them were very photo oriented). I could blame a lot of things, but I will be honest in saying it kind of felt like a chore. So, I am throwing that idea out the window. Next week will mark week 3 in the winter semester (my final semester), and I have been job searching like crazy. No luck yet though. It’s kind of ironic that we are taught in high school that we need to go to college in order to get a good paying job. And then, once you are out of college and job searching, all the job listing want experience. Well I wasn’t getting experience because I was getting a damn degree. Sometimes it really does feel like you just cannot win.

Day 11 – 14 (30 Day Meme) Fallen Behind

Posted by Christina on Jan 14, 2012 in General, Memes | 0 comments

What’s in your makeup bag?

I don’t have a make-up bag, but I do have a caboodle! It houses foundation, lashblast mascara, tons of nail polish, eyeshadows, eyeliner, lip glosses and lip stains.

A photograph of the town you live in.

I don’t have an image I have taken of the town, but this is the tridge that is located downtown.

Your favorite musician and why?

Toss up between Ani Difranco and Florence and the Machine. Both are very kick-ass female musicians. I love Ani Difranco for her conviction and I love Florence for her whimsy.