Watching: Every dance show that is on America. They are ADDICTIVE. (Let me clarify... ABDC and SYTYCD)
Listening:Viva la Vida - Coldplay. That Apple commercial is off the chain. Yes, I said chain.
Reading: A Voice in the Wind - Francine Rivers. No, I never read it. Yes, I know it's blasphemy that I haven't.
Waiting: THE INCREDIBLE HULK.
Obsessing: Reading. I think in the past 5 days, I've read 5 books. I'm a woman possessed.
It's summer time. Yay. Well not really. Honestly, unless your a mother, a teacher, a student or a bum (not a literal bum) summers cease to exist in your life. I finished my 2 months teaching and they were amazing. It was challenging, stressful, but most of all, it was rewarding. The relationships I formed in that short amount of time are priceless. I really want to go back in the fall, but alas I still have not heard. So RC, that's a no. I have not heard, but everyone please pray for me.
So if your wondering what I'm doing job wise, I decided to go back to my old job for the summer. Now before you start saying, "What the?" Let me explain myself.
I did have a job lined up teaching swim to kids, but the place was shady. I played phone tag with the receptionist for 2 weeks. They never said specifically that I was hired. They never told me how much they were gonna pay me, or what my hours would be like. It was all very sketch. Although, I was still set to do it, because I really didn't want to drive to Boca. Well the real pièce de résistance was the fact that when I did lifeguard training, I almost drowned. Most of you don't know this, but I've had a water phobia my whole life. I can never really have water on my face for long periods of time. I always have a towel in the shower so I can dry my face. I think this semi-phobia has to do with the fact that when I was 5 I almost drowned in the bathtub when I hit my head. Lame, I know but we all have these little quirks. Although, as an adult I've overcome the phobia.
Anyway, so this company I was gonna work for, they told me that I had to do lifeguard training. Now, I've never had any formal training in swim. My BFF taught me how to swim when I was 10 and recently she told me she didn't know how to swim. Which I thought was funny, because she taught me. So, yea... figure that one out. When they said lifeguard training, I'm thinking that there isn't much involved in this. The lady says you'll be watching videos and in the water some time. I'm like, okay I can do this.
When I get there, they tell me I have to do 12 lengths of the pool with the breast stroke and freestyle. I think to myself, "Noelle, you can do this. Don't be afraid." I jump in and the water is boiling hot. I do about 4 lengths in a style that does not resemble the breast stroke or the freestyle and I can feel my arms cramping. As I was swimming, I think I inhaled at least 1 liter of water. I was in the middle of one lap and I started to sinkand I think at that moment, I realized that my old job was for me.
I really think it's God thing though, because they have no one here that speaks English properly and they're paying me almost $5 more than the other place. Plus, I wont have an awful tan anymore, I can work whatever hours I want, I can write blogs, and if I can get this stupid router to work, I can work from home. So yea... I'm in a good place right now.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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"My BFF taught me how to swim when I was 10 and recently she told me she didn't know how to swim. "
OK SO when i was little I LOVED to swim!... swam just about everywhere in anything and what not...but when i got into my teens... i kinda just stopped going to the pool blah blah and when i did go to the pool i'd jus hang out by the pool n work on my tan so i kind of forgot how to swim! lmao i KNO pathetic! Either way... ya i dont like swimming as much anymore i like to FLOAT on rafts in the pool! but ... ever since i got my COOL WATER CAM i've been wanting to retry the whole swimming thing. I can swim in pools just not OCEANS LAKES or anything that i can't find the bottom of (ie any lagoons or oceans that i almost drowned in in Hawaii... thus now i have a phobia!) LOVE U glad i made you laugh! good luck w/ everything i know you'll do well!!!
Yeah, I prefer that you not get paid $5 less to drown everyday too. :) Although being a lifeguard does sound cool...until you think of David Hasselhoff! (Insert footage of a drunk middle-aged man in orange speedos talking to a black Trans Am here) LOL
Now we just need a router so you won't have to drive to Boca...maybe we should just buy one so that we have one that actually works, and you can hook up your laptop anytime you want! Hmm...this long post reminds me that I've been slackin' on my blog...great, now I have GUILT!
Js: Our swim times were great.
Mark: WRITE A BLOG!
hey girl! hey its not silly- i gots water phobias ta deal wit too... i tried learning for years & whatever class i took to learn in there was always some kid fueling my frustration & fear dunking me & teasing me & trying to literally drown me! My friends did the same.
As I was always the nice kid- that means idiot kids pick on you! I tried to conquer it by swimming out to a bouy when i was in high school... i almost drowned in seaweed. so needless to say im still a bit shakey around water... i always swallow a ton of water too.
I try to be romantic about it ya know... like in 'Unbreakable'... his weakness is that he has difficulty around water. So i guess Im comparing myself to bruce willis? i dunno... :/ HA!
Im sure youll have an awesom summer! i miss you guys' blogs!
You know, I'm glad you went to Fly China even if it's not the most thrilling thing. Besides, working from home would be great! We'll see what happens after the summer too :)
And you're right... summer means nothing anymore....well it means I don't have to go to the hub but other than that. It's just a season. Doesn't have the majesty that it used to.
Branden has learned to swim this year and is now over his water phobia/anti-wetface thing. He still doesn't like it, but he can handle it. He's 4. You can do the same!
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