| | The job is with DHL Express...I'm not positive but it would most likely be some warehouse work and mabye riding with a driver helping them helping them out over the break. Warehouse work would be from 645/7-1030 and then 4ish/730 if you are helping a driver it would be from 7-6/7ish depending on the route. Let me know and I'll pass the word along. | comments: Leave a comment   |
| | Want a job over break?!? Call me..251-689-4688 ::cough:: jackson ::cough:: We are pretty short handed and very busy this Christmas and we need some assistance...starting pay is $7.50 or $8 (I can't remember). | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| | I really want to come up there for the whole weekend...let me know if you can find a ticket!!! thanks!!! | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| | do you have kelson's email address or phone number...i want to make sure i see him when i'm at vandy this weekend | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | if you come across tickets for the LSU game...call me. The student tickets are for the student gov't bus trip and i want to spend the whole weekend up there...thanks | | comments: 11 comments or Leave a comment |
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| Most of us here in Mobile, in the grand scheme of things, are doing fine right now. We have power, food, clothing, our homes, family, etc. I'm going back to Baton Rouge on Saturday. They are in dire need of anything at all for the thousands of people that have been displaced from their homes in Mississippi and Louisiana. Below is a list of specifics that are needed. If you, or anyone you know, has the ability to donate some of these things, let me know and I'll load them up into the Jeep to take over there. Also, within the next few months as everyone knows, assistance is going to be needed along the gulf coast. I encourage all of ya'll to help out if you can, if I know of specific locations or instances where we can help, I'll let ya'll know. If you have any of the items at the bottom of my post, just give me a call: 251/478-9146 (h) or 251/689-4688(c).
Now for my Hurricane post:
I, like most of us going to school in LA left Saturday expecting to go back to school in a few days, just a brief vacation, another weekend spent in mobile before the school year officially started. Now that has all changed. LSU is pretty much a refugee camp, the PMAC is a Hospital, the track a helicopter landing pad, the indoor track is a shelter. Two of my potluck roomates are from Metarie and Picayune, MS. The one from Metiarie has family staying in my apt until they can find somewhere else to go (right now they can't find anything) The other one from Miss can't get intouch with his family who stayed. I would say over half of my friends from LSU live in New Orleans, the northshore of the lake, or the MS coast. I can't get in touch with them, the few that I have are pretty much speechless, happy to have thier family, but still distraught. I know once things have settled, there will be someone I know who's lost family. My dad's TV station in New Orleans evacuated to Mobile Sunday night. Most of them worked up until they left and did not get to go home. I went to his office on Tuesday. There were employees running around frantically, some crying, some just waiting for their phones to ring. He said that of the 35 employees that are there from New Orleans, about 30 of them will not have a home to go back to, more than 10 can't get intouch with family that stayed and 5 know where there family is in New Orleans, yet the rescue boats can't get to them because everytime they head that way, it's filled up with people jumping into the boat. One guy, who worked for nearly 5 days striaght before the storm, came with what he was wearing and ended up with $1 in his pocket. He can't get through to his parents, who's neighborhood has rooftops left. That's just the begining of what's going to come, I've been glued to the TV since Monday. It's at the point this afternoon where I cannot watch it. I know I'm going to go back to Baton Rouge and lose it. I cannot imagine the situation in the city that was my second home through my childhood, where I go to visit my Tulane/Loyola friends for a weekend of fun. Where I go 3 days without a full nights sleep during Mardi Gras. My disappointments are insignificant to the lives that have been changed.
Here's the list:
- Men's pants, sizes 32 through 40 waist
- New men's underwear, all sizes
- Men's t-shirts, all sizes
- Men's flip-flop style shoes, in sizes ten and up
- New women's panties and bras, all sizes
- Pedialyte
- Gatorade/Powerade
- Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
- Diapers
- Pre-mixed Infant Formula
- Adult Incontinence Products
- Feminine Hygiene Products
- Soap
- Phone Cards
- Gas Cards
- Gift Cards to general stores like Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS, etc.
If you HAVE any of this or ANYTHING similar to this, it would be greatly appreciated. | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| Lets recap:
Last weekend: I went to DC with Madeline and Sally to visit friends of ours that are interning at various places in the Metro area. US Airways screwed me over again. At least I wasn't the guy behind us who was going to miss a wedding becuase the flight was 4 hours behind. Oh well. The weekend was fun and relaxing, I got to see some friends from LSU, hang out with them, etc. One of the coolest things I did was see the monuments at night, now I'm not talking about 9pm, it was more like 230am and we were the only people sitting on the steps of the lincoln memeorial, pretty sweet. I also got to go to Mass at the National Shrine and got to sit in a pew, unlike the pro-life trip where I was sat on marble for 3 hours. Monday was the capitol tour, I sat behind Jo Bonner's desk and wanted to leave him a note apologizing on behalf of all of us for "borrowing" his signs 3 years ago. This past week was spent in Ft. Walton working.
So I'll recap yesterday. I'm delivering on the Sandestin route. For those of you familiar with the area, I do the Silver Sands outlet mall, the Sandestin resort, and the Sacred Heart hospital. I'm leaving the hospital, driving down a road (one lane each way) in which the speedlimit was 40mph. I'm looking for a street to turn left on, so I've slowed down to mabye 30, I come upon the street, break some, turn signal on, begin to turn the wheel and BAMN! An impatient guy on a motorcycle decided I was going to slow for him and tried to pass me on a double yellow line and not realizing that I was turning, hit me. Keep in mind, I'm in a 3.5 ton big yellow van. And he's driving a small motorbike. Needeles to say, he fell off the bike, skidded about 20 feet into a post, the bike went another 20 feet and I came about 5 feet from running over him once he hit the post. When my truck came to a stop, I immediately thouhgt he was dead becuase he wasn't wearing a helmet (not required in FL) and I couldn't tell if his head had hit the pavement. I jumped out of the truck and he picked his head up. I looked at his right leg. He had a gash from his knee to his ankle and about 5 inches wide. His bone was broken and sticking out. I, along with about 5 other guys who saw it tended to him and called 911. He was taken to the hospital down the street and is alright. I still feel bad thoguh, even thoguh I know there was nothing I could have done. The witnesses and sherrif said that he was going about 35-45 when he hit me. He pulled the big metal bumper on the front out of its brace.
I'm back in Mobile for Saturday and Sunday then to Baton Rouge on Monday for a meeting and then back to Ft. Walton for another week or so. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| I really haven't enjoyed this summer at all.
The only think that I have done with any of my friends is play puttputt a week ago and poker in early June. I spent two weeks in North Carolina doing Fr. Steve's solstice camp. The mountains and all are great, but I got sick of it after the second week of annoying 12 year olds and one of them getting me sick. NOTE TO EVERYONE: If you have kids, don't let them go on a trip with other people if they have thrown up within the last 36 hours repeatedly. This led to the demise of my stomach being able to hold anything down. And of course, 4 other people got it...and left me driving 11hours back home. I spent that next week (two weeks ago) with a sinus infection and really didn't want to do anyting. That seems like the story of my summer. I get up at 6, work pretty much all day until 7 and then I'm tired, eat dinner, watch TV and then go to sleep. I want to do stuff, and go out and all, but I'm just exhausted. Case in point, last week I was sent to Destin to work...I know you might say this sounds nice...but I never saw the beach. I was at work every day at 630 and then usually leaving after 8. They are so far behind down there and it seems like I get left in the office by myself catching them up.
I just got the word that this week I'll be here in Mobile becuase of the damage to Destin, I guess thats good. Friday I leave for D.C. for a long weekend with Madeline and Sally, they are going shopping and sightseeing and I'll be visting some friends and going to some places I haven't been to yet up there. Well, my parents are nagging me as always to help clean up...I'm sorry that I spent my hurricane answering phones for Fox10 from 8am till 8pm while you hung out with everyone...but oh well. | | comments: 6 comments or Leave a comment |
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| Alright I'm seeking some outside advice. My boss called me. Wants to know if I can work this summer in Ft. Walton Beach as a manager (Jackson, I'd bascially be the Sara or Adam of Mobile). The pay is good, room is free, I'd have to pay for some meals, but other than that I'd be making nice money. Do I do this? I know i need the money but do I want to sacrafice a summer by myself? Any ideas? thanks.
EDIT: I guess I should clairify...I can have my old job in Mobile, however, this will be for more money. | | comments: 14 comments or Leave a comment |
| I think all of my entries from now on begin with this statement. "I haven't posted in a while so _____."
Recently life has been confusing yet exciting, lethargic yet busy, etc. etc.
I don;t know what the summer and then fall semester is going to bring me. I keep getting mixed feelings about everything. Do I really want to go back to Mobile for the summer? Well, of course I do: I get to be with my friends who I've known since high school or even longer, I get to work full time, spend more time with my family, and those day trips to the beach. But I know I'll want to hang out with her, then come two months later I'll be attached. Then there's Louisiana, my new "home". I'll be coming back to Baton Rouge a few times for SG stuff, but the campus will not be the same as it is on a Tuesday at noon in April or on the night of a football game. I have met so many people here, yet very few compare to my friends from Mobile and espically her.
I went to Nawlins this weekend for Jazzfest and the PGA tournament. Friday night with the Loyola kids and Saturday night with the Jewlane (I had to throw it in there again, and sober this time megan) croud. I had a great time both nights and really do enjoy the fact that the bars there do not have to close at 2am like they do in Baton Rouge. To recap the weekend: I got there Friday night and hung out with emily and then went to Tucks and the Boot. It was nice walking up to the bar and getting my own drink without having to ask someone with a wristband. Saturday morning I woke up to rain and lots of it which changed my schedule greatly. Em and I went downtown and got Cafe du Monde, very good as always. After the rain, I went to the tournament for a while with a friend of mine from town. We watched a few groups and chilled there for a few hours...taking full advatage of the free food complements of my dad's vip passes. That night (and the whole weekend actually) was honestly one of the most fun I've in a while. Going out that night with Megan and 7 or so of her sorority sisters/girls from her dorm was pretty damn nice...to bad molly wouldn't go out, haha. The weekend also made me think and I decided that if I go to grad school for Political Science, I'm going to somewhere like Georgetown or Tulane. It simply amazed me meeting people from all over the country that came to New Orleans to go to school. 85% of those at Tulane are from out of state, compared to 10.5% at LSU. I just find it very interesting meeting people from different cultures, walks of life, etc.
My birthday was yesterday. The many facebook messages and phone calls were great no matter how annoying it was to delete the emails saying emily otto, andrew remson, lizzie st. clair, etc, etc changed my wall. Thanks guys for that!
The big conflict happened last night. Molly, a friend of mine took me out to dinner for my birthday. I know we will be good friends for the duration of college because we both like to be very involved, espically with SG. I'm not attracted to her, or really anyone here right now because I'll be in Mobile for the summer, but I don't put it past me that we could date later on. I didn't go out last night becuase I needed to go to class this morning since I haven't been in over 3 weeks. Stephanie, a friend of mine, came over and brought me cookies and we hung out for a while and well...ended up making out. Stupid me wasn't thinking and now I have to be the "typical asshole guy" and explain to her that I don't really want to be with anyone right now. Basically, it just didn't need to happen.
I'm going back to New Orleans today to fill out transfer papers to Tulane...only kidding, I'm staying at LSU but my brother's 8th grade trip is there and I haven't seen my family in forever.
Speaking of family. My grandpa called last night, I almost cried and I haven't done that since my grandma's funeral. The guy is so amazing, he sounded okay last night, but I can tell he's still upset...49 years of marriage will do that to someone. He kept reminding me in our conversation that he'll give me my present when I get back to Mobile, because thats how my gma was. He also never really did any of the gift shopping and such for us. I honestly could care less about what I get from him, he's the last grandparent I have and being around him is much greater than anything tangable. Returning his call last night reminded me that I haven't really called him in a while, I'm still used to Maw-Maw calling every few days to see how her oldest grandchild is doing and then her calling him from the other room to say hey.
Class is almost over, I'll see everyone soon! | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
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| I haven't updated in a while either. I also think the theory about writing more in your journal at the end of the semester. Alright so I'm going to sum up the last month or so.
I was on campaign staff for SG elections and also ran for a senate spot. Our ticket spent $5,000 which is twice as much as any pervious election spent. Well we lost, to the campaign that spent over $15,000. Ridculous if you ask me...since we didn't win if I wanted to contiune to be involved I'd have to apply for their Executive Staff (similar to the cabinent of the US Gov't) Interviews were Tuesday and today I was appointed to director of students on target, basically that means I'm in charge of the groovin on the grounds concert we have each Spring...I have to get the acts, find sponsors, etc. My budget is between $100,000 and $130,000. I was really surprised that I got the job but overall I'm excited.
The campaign allowed me to meet tons of new people and in particular Katie. I went to her formal last weekend and we've been talking a lot lately so that's pretty good too. I got interviewed for the Reveille today about being in Students for Life. Contiuning on with that, Ben Clapper appointed me to the Louisiana Collegians for Life board of directors. Overall, this week has been great. Miller will be here tomorrow and Jared is already in town for the tournament.
Does anyone know if the college of Cardinals have begun the selection process?? I've been out of the loop since the death of JPII and the school newspaper doesn't cover it.
Alright, I'm done with the part of my LandArch project that I need to do for tomorrow...here's to 3 hours of sleep. | | comments: 12 comments or Leave a comment |
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| Today was busy:
Up at 745
Class
Study for Acct
Lunch
Class
Study for Acct
Dinner
Meeting
Study for Acct
Acct Test at 9
Work on project
Study for ISDS test
Go to sleep.
alright well it has come to my observation that LSU's Athletics are pretty damn good. Now before everyone starts to say well this and that let me finish. The football team is one year removed from a National Championship,and went to the largest bowl game outside of the BCS this year (granted they lost but thats another story), they also went 7-0 at home. Women's basketball is a unanamous #1 in both polls with one early season loss. Men's basketball is moving up in the SEC and with a win over Bama tomorrow night (8pm on ESPN), they will be atop or tied (i couldnt remember) for the SEC west lead. Baseball is still undefeated and is #2 in the country. Gymnastics moved to #1 in the nation this week. The reigning Track and Field national champions will start up soon and are on pace to win again. I don't really know how golf, tennis, and softball are doing but I'd have to say we are doing pretty good.
My nextdoor neighbor in my dorm got in a bad car wreck. The person he was riding with lost control of the car around a curve and hit a tree head on, he had to have hip surgery at Tulane yesterday. He's doing pretty good. I went to visit him in the hospital before they send him to New Orleans. It was the first time I had been in a hospital since my grandma passed away. I was fine but for the first minute or 2 while i was there all the memories of the past 2 months with her in ICU and wondering what it was like the minutes before she died were flying through my head.
I bought helen tickets to cross canadaian ragweed at the house of blues in a few weeks, that should be fun. We are also going to see Cowboy Mouth next saturday.
Finch Fulton: thanks for the poker updates
After ISDS test tomorrow, I'll have 2 geography tests and then I'm done for the week...finally.
I think this lent has been really hard. I'm not doing good with the self disipline of making an attempt to go to a daily mass when I can or sacraficing or volunteering or something of that nature.
Tonight was the first real meeting for the Students For Life at LSU, the president is pretty cool, shes just kinda quiet and doesn't have those typical leadership skills. But what she lacks in that she has knowledge of the issues, etc. When we went around the room and told the group what we had done previously with prolife stuff, the leaders seemed pretty impressed with my previous participation of prolife activites so they are looking for me to take an active role, which i plan on doing.
Bama people: I was talking to lizzie a few days ago and I'm going to try and make it up there in April. | | comments: 12 comments or Leave a comment |
| Yesterday was fun, I went to Mandeville last night with Helen and some friends for crawfish and a movie and bowling. It was fun, it was too late to come back to Baton Rouge so I spent the night at Helen's...on the sofa. We stayed up till about 330 talking and hanging out with her sister who's in high school. Nothing has happened today besides me going to walmart twice and taking a shower.
for all those who are curious (emily) Helen is a freshmen from Mandeville, LA majoring in Interior Design. She is a tad shorter than me and has brown hair and brown eyes, shes in Kappa Alpha Theta sorority...hmm i dunno what else...just ask and i guess i can tell you. | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| decided not to even set my alarm for my 730 class because i knew I wasn't going to get up anyways. So I woke up at 12, ate lunch and then went to my 130 class. Walked all the way over there to have it cancelled. Ah shit, so I go back to the dorm for a while and then to the PMAC for the basketball game. We beat Tennessee, and will stay #1. Helen sat with me and then we came back to my room to eat gumbo, then we went upstairs to our friend Katie's room and watched the notebook. During this I got flowers over to her room. She got them when she came back to her room and called to thank me. All this should turn out pretty good.
Talked to my dad today and Paw-Paw is going to have to have reconstructive surgery to his cheekbone. The good news is that it is going to be outpatient and he's in such good condition that there are no worries about complications.
I didn't study for a Acct quiz that I have in the morning, but I can drop one per unit so I'm cool. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
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| The wake was tonight, everything was fine...Paw-Paw handled himself very well, he looked exhausted though (for obvious reasons). After the wake we went to my aunt's house to eat dinner. At around 1045 Paw-Paw left to go home (his house is next door). He walks out the back steps and trips when he stepped off the sidewalk onto the grass, of course he fell in the direction of the bird bath. He ends up fracturing his cheekbone and has a few stitches and some swelling. Overall, he's okay, he handles these kinda things very well, but I think he's more embarassed about the fall than anything. He's well enough to attend the funeral so thats good. Dad just got home from the hospital and I'm heading to bed. Once again, thank you all for your prayers and concern, I know that I along with my entire family apprectiate them greatly.
On a lighter note I talked to Helen today...I got to spend the weekend with her at Mardi Gras in Nola. Turns out that she's really cool and appears to be dating material, after all she quit smoking when she found out that I'm not attracted to girls that smoke. We'll have to see how everything goes when I get back to Baton Rouge. Also, I think I'm going to begin to post again more often. I know lately I've been lax in doing so and just reading others LJ entries but I've forgotten how much just writing something out that you are thinking about can really help a situation. I need some sleep, I have to be up at 730ish.
By the way: I want to see James Taylor at JazzFest. And if possible DMB the next weekend, If i have money/time. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
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