Thursday, May 13, 2010

People of wal-mart


Sometimes I feel like I am alone in the world, like I am the only one who knows these people exist and roam the dreary halls of Wal-Mart, and then I found peopleofwalmart.com. I thought my Wal-Mart was the only place to find these people, but it turns out they are everywhere, in most every Wal-Mart in America! This is great news because I thought I was living in the great secluded area of inbreeding in America, but maybe i'm not.
Has everyone heard of those kids that got sent home from school for wearing American flag cloths in California? That sounds like something that would have happened in my neck of the woods while I was attending high school, I feel for them! I mentioned to my sister she should design a cool shirt about the situation for her website Moodylizard.com, she has awesome designs, check it out.
I am feeling very strange this morning, i'm trying to decide if I should be depressed or happy that i'm not able to find a new job. See I want this new job so I can move closer to my family, but on the flip side I already have a job, and it's a great one. I'm a little burnt out in my current situation but I know that learning the ropes at a new job is no walk in the park, especially at the places i'm looking into! I want so much to move, but at the same time I want things to stay the way they are. I feel horrible for the people that can't find work, I have some good experience and it's nearly impossible for me to find a job similar to mine, I can only imagine how frustrated people are getting. This must be one reason more people then ever are getting into entrepreneurship, to control their own destiny.
-Scott

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

flaky brain


I have strange thoughts, I am flaky with decisions, I am one of the lucky ones comfortable enough to admit it. I zig zag and flip flop and change my mind more then I would like, why can't I just make up my mind? It seems easy enough just to make a decision and stick by it, so why can't I? It was even hard for me to decide if I wanted to do this blog or not. Just the other day I was convinced I wanted to start an online business (still am by the way) so I put down 500 dollars of non refundable money to a company I wont mention and not an hour later I knew I really didn't want to do that. Also in the same week I paid for a round trip flight to see my parents (also non refundable) then later decided just to drive, that week cost me about 650 dollars. Looking back on these events i'm sure that if I could only make my mind up I would not have lost any money at all!
Every day, in any situation, we make choices, and most people stick to them. Most of the time I analyze and regret them, or try to change them. I walked by the electronics department of wal-mart today and noticed a video game I wanted, I thought about walking over to observe said game in all it's shining plastic glory, then thought maybe I shouldn't. This sequence lasted about 10 minutes until I finally decided to leave my sanctuary behind low priced movies and move in for a closer look. Then I began trying to justify a purchase, do I have the money, What about the 650 I recently blew, Would I just play it for a week then get bored of it? I could not make a decision but I knew that my fiance was probably getting ready to leave, so I went to her for advice, she told me to do what I felt like at the time. No, I didn't purchase the stupid game, but it pains me to think about it now. By the way it's usually my decision to choose a resturaunt to eat at, that works out well, it's always "I don't care, what do you feel like"
-Scott