Entry #6 Working at Discount Tire

Working at Discount Tire. Oh my god how awful it is, I hate it with passion I thought that it would be better when I first got the job because everybody seem so excited when I got there. They had smiles on their faces and everyone seemed to be in fit because of all the exercise every doing on lifting tires. It was June the 15th and I had just got this new job I was super excited because they had offered to pay me $9.50 after I had just got done getting paid $8.25 from JCPenney. Although JCPenney was a good job it never seemed to fit me. I was always the type to be more engaged in work, and Discount Tire kept me busy. It makes me tired when I go home but I then when you think About it I like it because of all the excise i get from this job. I guess when you think about it is a pretty good job. Its just the people I work with I have a manager that sucks he's never engaging in always bags on what we did wrong instead of congratulating us on what we did right. He tends to pick favorites and those who are not his favorite have to suffer through a boring day. My coworkers are mostly cool except for the ones that take their job way too seriously. For example I have a friend named Terry I guess you can call him an acquaintance, because honestly if it ever came down to it I'd probably would fight him if ever provoked. He likes to be super competitive and never likes to have fun. He always make sure that he's the first and never last, always tries to make himself look better by doing what he's told instead of having fun while he doing it. He just does it to do it, and I guess that what my manager looks for. But then I have my other coworker who is really awesome his name is Daniel we tend to have a lot of fun throughout the day. When were competitive we try to see who can change a tire faster. If the boss tells us to do something we do it but we also add some fun to it just to make the day more interesting. Whenever we race we try to see you can take the tire off from the car, change it, balance the tire, and put it back on in less than 10 minutes. Keep in mind there's four tires on a car both of us get to two. We don't want to keep customers waiting so we try to get them out as fast as possible. Also it makes the store look good. This is a process throughout the day. Our super long day consist of working from 7 am to 7 pm. A 12 hour shift with only a 30 minute break! That's the bad part of working there. Also we do so much exercise in this job, and to be honest there is so much that goes down at the job. Discount Tire  actually has you learn it on the computer before you actually start to engage in the back room. That's where everything happens. It's two very long weeks.When the user is starting they have to be on a computer that tells you exactly what to do, and what not to do. Then they test the user to see how much you have learned. If they pass a test then they are able to be paid more which is only a $0.50 raise but still more. Then send the user to the back room where they are able to change a tire and start they're everyday job.

Entry #5 Wall-E

This film Was one of the most desired from Disney. Every time I watch this clip of Wall-E, it's just like wow! Is that what this society has become. If people can put this into a movie on how the world is now, they were spot on. Its crazy that its true people are blind when it comes to technology. Its like people are talking bad of are generation. The thing is are they really talking bad of it, or is it the whole truth. Of course no one sits on a floating chair with a screen in there face and do absolutely nothing, but this would is right about there. Technology plays a big part in life now but not as bad as it does in the movie Wall-E. Its awesome and crazy how people can relate to this short clip. A lot of people now these day do really nothing. Don't look, or when they do they can leave technology behind. Technology is everyone's right hand and anyone who says its not is lying. Everyone is simply blind. They can't see whats really in front of them. Although is has it's great things, it makes people lazy in life. There are many parts in the clip where the people would rely on technology to shade them or even help them up because they were to fat or just lazy. All anyone had to do was clap and boom! It happened. There is a funny part also where two people are next to each other and they are just talking threw a video camera, when there are 3 feet away from each other. In reality it happens in the real world people will be so close to each other talk threw a phone or camera instead of engaging in the moment. Also where Wall-E broke Mary's chair and she could finally see the truth of what was around her and what was going on. people now days can relate hard core many get so caught up in cyber space that they forget to see what around them, but when they do its so awesome their eyes just pop!

Entry #4 Grand Am Gt

Back in high school, having a car was the main priority. It was as if you had a car you were the cool one. Well that what I thought at least. Freshman year all that my mind was set on was before the school year end I am going get a car I am going to get a car. I saved up as little as I could, never had my goal a main goal so I would spend the money on non sense. When I was finally able to work I was able to get my permit. did play it out smart so there was never any money in saving for a car. Work was a struggle, having to ask people for rides like friends or family would irritate me because I didn't have my own vehicle to transport me to where I needed to be. All of sophomore year was a struggle, but little by little money was entering saving. Jr. year came by and still no car I was most disappointed in my self that for these last three years I had no car. Watching people drive and not having to walk in the hot sun would kill me. Mother would tell me patients soon you will have one and not have to worry about walking or being late any where anymore. As much as I hated hearing the word patients I knew she was right. The end of Jr. year comes rolling by and its getting close to my birthday. I would always ask her to buy her car off of her, it was a red Grand Am Gt. 

-Al thought This isn't exactly would my car looked liked. It was very quite similar. Maxed out at 150/mph. It was a cherry red. Same wheels as in the picture. The hood was flat not the same as in the photo. But OMGG!!! how i 

She would always tell me no that she needed it or that she wanted me to buy a newer car something more reliable. We could never find anything in my budget so eventually she said fine you can have the red car, but instead of buying the car from her? She gave it to me for free! How awesome is that. She was just like "here you go son, I know how hard you've been working for a car, and I think that you deserve this one." I was free I had a car!!! The first thing I did was take it to my friends house and just rubbed it in there face. As much as I hated that, they had cars already so they wouldn't feel as bad as I did. The car eventually ended up having a lot of problems wasn't able to afford it, so had to get rid of it. As hard it was it happened, killed me inside but I know the new owner would be able to provided the need that the car needed. 

Entry #3 Electric Cars

Nissan Leaf a fully electric car. This upgraded car has some of the best features that a normal car would have. Its an electric car that needs ti be charged instead of using gasoline. The car it's self has the same features that an everyday regular car would have. It has a Navigation system that works the same from getting  the consumer from point a to point b. The car it self is has a built in hands free texting which help when driving so no one has to be distracted when driving. Many people were worried that this electric would take up a lot of charge and not be able to afford In 2012 it would take forever if you wanted to charge an electric car, now Nissan was able to bring worth this car called the Leaf which is twice as fast to charge then it did before, and super Eco friendly. Any forward-thinking consumers looking to cut back on high fuel bill which helps, also when it come to the pollution using gas or any kind of oiled production will be cut back. Therefore, this car would be doing the world a favor. 

Also there are some negatives about this Nissan Leaf. As much as it is Eco friendly it still does use up a lot of charge. Charging the car at home would raise your electric bill and then just would still end up costing the same as a regular gas powered car would. Gas, as bad as it is, there are places everywhere that help you not run out of it when your going on a trip or even driving somewhere as simple as just going to work. That means that the world is still focused more on gas powered cars than an electric car. With an electric car you would only have a variety of places to charge you car, and even though the car is electric it still would take some time to charge it as a phone would. That only gives consumers of this car a limited range of places to drive, and they also have to make sure that they are fully charged before they hit the road. Some places, such as Kohl's, have charging stations for electric cars. If more places do this in the future it would make electric cars a better option.

Entry #2 Losing One and Gaining Another

As a dog lover, this summer was one of the best and worst times in my life.  First of all, let me tell you about Pookie.  Pookie is the dog I've had since I was a child.  We got Pookie when she was only a few days old.  I was in 7th grade.  She was my childhood pet and I loved her just like I would love any member of my family.  This summer, we welcomed a new puppy to the family, a little dog I named Mila.  Pookie and Mila were friends right away. But one morning, when I was training Mila on how to sit and stay, Pookie got loose out front and darted out to the street.  She must have been chasing something because this was unusual behavior for her.  I grabbed for her to stop her and got ahold of her back leg, but she screeched in pain so I let her go because I was afraid I was going to break her leg.  Then the worst thing happened: Pookie ran out in front of a car and was killed.  I saw the horrible scene unfold in front of my eyes.  I couldn't believe it.  I was devastated as I ran to the street to see my best friend lying there lifeless.  This was honestly one of the hardest days of my life so far.  I know some people won't understand this, but some people who love dogs the way I do will.

After losing Pookie, the one silver lining was that I still had Mila to love and comfort me.  But just a few days later, my puppy Mila started to act sick.  She wouldn't eat.  She had watery diarrhea and acted very lethargic.  I took her to the animal emergency room right away.  She took a turn for the worse in the exam room and started spilling bloody water everywhere.  The vet did a parvo test and Mila tested positive.  My puppy had parvo, a horrible disease most puppies don't survive.  I burst into tears at the thought of losing both of my pets.  I felt at fault.  I let go of Pookie and she was run over.  And I hadn't finished all of Mila's vaccinations yet and now she had parvo.  It was a difficult day.

The vet at the pet ER went over our options. He said we could make her comfortable and let nature take its course over the next day or two, or we could put her to sleep, or we could treat her if we had a lot of money to spend.  But even with treatment, they said her chances were still only about 50/50.  I didn't have a lot of money, but I borrowed from everyone I could borrow from and decided to treat Mila.  She was up and down for days.  She had good days and then all of a sudden it was looking bad again.  It was heart wrenching.  The further we got into treatment with IV fluids and antibiotics the further we got into debt.  I even took out a credit card just for the vet.  After 5 anxious days, Mila was standing up.  Then she drank a tiny little dribble of water.  Then some broth.  And finally she was sniffing meat!  I was at the vet every day with her watching over her and spending time with her, hoping it would cheer her up.  After one week passed, I got the best news I could have hoped for: the vet said she was looking healthy enough to come home!  

After the horrible time losing Pookie and watching Mila suffer for days and going through hell to come up with money, it was all going to be worth it.  Mila came home and grew stronger and stronger every day.  She started eating again.  She started playing again.  She started running around like a crazy puppy again.  It was the best I could have hoped for after going through what felt like the worst time I could have imagined.  Today I am thankful that my Mila is healthy and crazy and full of love.  I couldn't ask for more than that!

Entry #1 The Good and Bad of Blogs

The first blog I read was "Uber Dresses up Dodge Chargers as Star Wars Stormtroopers, Marches on Manhattan" from car and driver.com. This blog talks about Uber, the ridesharing company, dressing up Dodge Chargers as Stormtroopers, and giving free rides to people of New York to celebrate the release of the new Star Wars movie merchandise. Some reasons why this blog was so interesting to me are because the blog was short, it had pictures of the cars dressed up as Stormtroopers, and how I just like the cars in general.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/uber-dresses-up-dodge-chargers-as-first-order-stormtroopers-marches-on-manhattan/

The second blog I read had to do about being healthy. It was called "Beautiful and Light Fruit Salad" on a blog website called The Picky Eater.  It is a blog all about how to eat healthy even if you are a person who doesn't like a lot of healthy food.  I really didn't like this blog as much.  It was overly complicated and had way too many pictures.  There would be one or two sentences then another picture.  It was too broken up and had too many complex steps for making the healthy food.  Something like a fruit salad seems like it would be simple.  For someone who is picky already, it is not likely they are going to want to follow a bunch of steps to making something they don't really want to eat to begin with.  It comes off choppy and long, like doing research instead of just casually reading a blog.  On top of that, I don't really care for healthy eating.  So I can say from personal experience that other people like me are probably going to get frustrated and not even finish reading this blog.  So in that way I think it failed to meet its purpose. 

http://pickyeaterblog.com/

On the third blog I read is called "The Daily Dog Blog." I chose it because I love dogs, they tend to bring a smile to my face at any moment of any day. It had a positives and negatives. The positives were that anyone could post at any time, and give their input on their dogs. It was good because you could get variety of opinions on all kinds of pet experiences. The problem  with this would be that you would never know if they are experts or not, or if they are just giving their point of view.

http://www.thedailydogblog.com/