Friend

When I think up a thought
As I sit, looking into the past,
Thinking of things long forgot
It all come back, at long last,
 
My thoughts start to flow, 
During the dark and damp night,
I think  " oh, woe", 
My heart and my mind start to fight
 
But you are foregone
As I fall to the floor
I think to myself and moan,  
I remember how it was all before.
 
When you were my friend,
But now we're at our end.

Fall in my Shawl

1
Oh how I love fall
I just want to leave
Becasue I believe
I'm too cool
To go to school
In my comfy shawl

2
In my shawl
All I do is think about fall
And all the things the season brings, is that cool?
To believe
That I can  leave
The place that teaches me, my school?


3
But how I love school
Especailly when I wear my shawl
During the fall
In the weather so cool
I believe
That I can leave

 4
But if I were to leave
Lewis-Clark State College, my lovely school
Without forgetting my shawl
In the lovely Lewiston fall
Which is a perfect temperature, oh so cool
Should I go home, I believe?

 5
To  believe
That I love to leave
In the fall
While wearing my shawl
The place I so love, my school
Which is so cool


 6
Sometimes I think I'm cool
But then I believe
That think,  "leave"
This place, this school
In my shawl
As I walk into the fall...

How I love the fall, the time of year wear it is cool
I decide that I never want to leave, or at least I believe
That school is my favorite place, especially when I wear my shawl

An Ode To the House Cat

An Ode to the House Cat

Oh, the house cat
Pretty and fluffy
Your eyes like green sea glass

Hair as soft as a baby's behind
With four cute little paws
And whiskers so long

The way you stalk
Up and down the windowsill
Silently moving, twitching your tail

Ever so craving that rush
The rush of catching and pouncing

Daydreaming in the sun
Dreams of mice and rabbits
Catching and killing
Chomp Chomp Chomp

A&P vs. Orientation

The stories "A&P" and "Orientation" are two very different stories. For this blog, I'll not try to compare them both in entirety, but rather I'll compare the role of a bosses in each of the stories.

The boss in A&P isn't around much, from how the narrator describes it. "Lengel comes in from haggling with a truck full of cabbages on the lot and is about to scuttle into that door marked MANAGER behind which he hides all day..." This sentence suggests that the manager of this supermarket is always hiding in his office. But once he sees the girls, "improperly dressed" he cracks the whip. Lengel goes from being a push over, uncaring type boss, to a hard ass in less than :30 seconds.

The boss in Orientation is completely different. This boss is the all knowing type. You can also assume that this boss is the hard ass type, since he always repeats the phrase "Ask too many questions, however, and you may be let go." He doesn't seem like he's the pushover, or hide-in-his-office type. This boss knows all. He can tell you anything about all of his workers, even adding in that one is a serial killer. "He is a serial killer, the one they call the Carpet Cutter, responsible for the mutilations across town. We're not supposed to know that, so do not let on. In any case, when Kevin Howard gets caught, act surprised." The fact that he knows all about his employees suggests that he is all knowing.

"After this come in here with your shoulders covered"

The short story "A&P" written by John Updike was definitely written by a man. If I was to critique this article as a feminist would, I would definitely not be happy with Mr. Updike. This short story is tasteless, and demeans women in the most terrible of ways. Throughout this story, the main character, a 19 year old male, refers to women in demeaning ways: "There was this chunky one..." "You never know for sure how girls' minds work (do you really think it's a mind in there or just a little buzz like a bee in a glass jar?)..." Only a man would speak so harshly about a women. Another thing I found disturbing was the fact that the three girls, and all the rest of the women in the story, spoke little to no lines. The only time the girls speak, they get shot down by the male manager, who tell them "after this come in here with your shoulders covered." The last thing that really offended me was the fact that the guy, obviously enjoying the fact that three pretty girls came into his place of work in swimsuits, called them out on that fact in his mind. As he's watching them walk down the aisles, he thinks "You know, it's one thing to have a girl in a bathing suit down on the beach...and another thing in the cool of the A&P, under the fluorescent lights..."

This story is a perfect representation of what most men are thinking all the time. Remember ladies: Don't go into a super market, or anywhere that isn't a beach, without properly covering every inch of your body. Can't let the men think we're "impure" or "racy".

Welcome to Facebook Mrs. Mallard!

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Maybe this whole single thing is something  I could get used to... ;)

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Louise, open the door! Come on....please!

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I'm coming out of my room now, Josephine. I feel a lot better!

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Welcome to the Job!

Welcome to your first day on the job!! Working for our office is great job, once that's not too hard or too easy. This is your cubicle. You should make it feel like home. Here is your computer. You'll have to call the Technical Department to get your password to log on to the computer. Once you've logged in, you will go to the website on the piece of paper in your drawer. Once there, you'll use the same password to login as you did to log into your computer. Is everything making sense so far? Good! I left you an instruction sheet on how to use the program. If you have any problems, you can always call my office. My extension is 2339. I'm in and out of my office, so you might have to call a few times or text me on my cell phone. If it’s after 5, I won't be in my office, so always text me.  

The types of calls we make in this office vary. They can be anything from calling first time students and asking them how their first semester is going, all the way to calling prospective students and asking them if they're still interested in our school. I will provide you with a script for each type of call, and I'd like you to stick to that as much as possible. Once you get more comfortable with the job, you can go off script a little. I've given you instructions on how to get around the site, and in your binder there are also helpful hints. Oh, I didn't mention your binder? It’s right over here in the drawer. I'd like to see you completing two sheets an hour, but for now get as many done as possible. This job gets a little boring, so if you want to take a 5 minute break every hour or so, I understand. You can also listen to music while you work.

You have two coworkers. Their names are Anna and Justine. They'll be here later. Justine is 21, and Anna is 19. Justine has worked her a long time, so if you need help ask her. She's from Oregon and is a Radiography student. Anna is from Idaho and is Nursing. Don't be like Erin, the girl before you. She would sit and watch Netflix movies during her shift and not get any work done. I helped her out a lot in getting to school, and it’s a bummer that she did that to me. So, don't be like her. Justine an Anna are good worker, so be like them. Sometimes you'll hear me talk about my husband, John, and our dog Timmy. My husband is 20 years older than I am (I kinda have a thing for older guys). I'm a step mom too, and I love my step daughter. And I love the Seahawks! Go Hawks!

This took a little longer than it should have...so have fun on your first day! :)