So today I had training for another part time job in the area. Someone local has a small business packaging alfalfa pellets for Kaytee pet foods and Kaytee has landed a contract with Walmart and he has to up his output from 1/2 million to 1.5 million 1lb bags of alfalfa pellets. So, simply put I go in and package the cubes in the plastic bags, seal the bags, stack them, date them....maybe later I'll also learn how to box them... I don't know. It's only minimum wage, but it will work into my schedule and it's close to home. At the moment, I'm scheduled 4 days a week, working a 4 hour shift from 4-8pm. Everyone else is leaving at 6 at the moment, so I'll be by myself for 2 hours, but I really don't mind, so long as I have music.
Mom, Dad & I are leaving tomorrow morning at an unearthly hour to drive up to Rochester, MN and visit with Rosie/Johnny and his parents (Tony & Jan). It'll be good to see my baby sister, and she and I are going to go see "Alice in Wonderland" while we're there. I'm excited and aprenhensive at the same time.
Some of you have heard my diatrade on how I am frustrated that most people assume that Lewis Carrol was on drugs in order to write "Alice in Wonderland." Part of me wants to smack these people (No harm intended, just knock a little sense into them)
But I will save that diatrade for later...this is the condensed version:
I find it incredibly insulting to the writing profession in general to assume that someone had to be on drugs in order to create something completely imaginative and unusual.
The extended version will come later :D
Now I'm off to go back and be bored at work (my other job, obviously, not the new one)...
Five minutes until I go on lunch break to eat my supper (haha)
I hope your job goes well. Yay for income!
ReplyDeleteI don't assume that someone has to be on drugs to write something as off-the-wall as AIW, however, if you don't see drugs in it I think you're kidding yourself.
That isn't said to insult the writing profession - I happen to enjoy writing and reading myself - and there are LOTS of creative, goofy 'world's inspired without drugs. My comments on AIW is said as an observation of another person's work. It's not a personal insult to you, just because you like the book and don't believe drugs to have influenced the author.
Relax, m'dear. ;) I hope you enjoy(ed) the movie.