Discovery

Every single time I discover something, everyone else on the entire face of this planet seems to discover it at the same time. It drives me crazy. Thanks.

Work

Working at Magic Mountain is probably one of the biggest conflicts in my young life. It seems to crazy to me because the reason I started working there wasn't to get more money, or to pay for anything specifically, but to fulfill my part of the bargain with my parents, that if I became gainfully employed by a source of money outside of the household I could own a car, and I did it. I went and applied, interviewed and got hired. Really a big step for a person just 17 years of age, and my life changed because of it. I now own a blue 2008 Mazda 3, and I couldn't be happier. I think my car is the best thing in the entire world, but that really isn't the point of this post. This post is to get my feelings of working at Magic Mountain out there in the world. Working at Magic Mountain for me is a contradiction. It is both rewarding and frustrating, prideful and embarrassing. When people ask me where I work sometimes I hesitate to say Magic Mountain, I guess I don't think it is the coolest place to work, something about the bright orange name tag and neon green shit screams "I'M NOT COOL!" to me. But it is a job, and it's my job. Just like every other job on the face of the planet they pay me once a week for my services of running their restaurant, and it isn't a hard job to do. I also do enjoy that it gives me lots of different stories, I don't think any other teenager that works somewhere else has had the opportunity to work with those who are deaf, multilingual, and even international workers. As frustrating as my job is sometimes I guess I take for granted that I have all these opportunities. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, is that from now on I'm going to try to be a little bit more proud about working at Six Flags Magic Mountain. :)

Belief

In yourself. In others. In life. In love (Whatever your definition of love is). In happiness. I'm well on my way. What really very few people realize is how seriously I take myself. I may come off carefree and ignorant of people's true feelings for me, but I'm very realistic. I am very excited for life. For opportunities. For the next minute, and 50 years from now. I guess the best way to put it is, is I am an optimist. :). Even though I'm continually busy, and giving up would be so easy, I want to succeed, so I keep pushing. Every choice you make leads to another. So make 'em count kiddos. I guess when people see the word belief a lot of people jump to the cynical idea of a false belief. A lie. I'd like to believe society is honest, and good. I think that would be dandy. I also wish that society wasn't so split on religious views. It seems like everyone either, loves god, hates god, or is indifferent to god. I haven't really been to church in a long time. I mean sure I've attended masses, and youth groups, but I haven't felt religiously connected to god or Christ in a long time. I guess that leads me to believe that religion isn't something that you discover from someone else, but from your self. It really is interesting. I would like to see a more religiously tolerant US government, and really the United States as a whole. Hopefully in the next couple years things will start to change.

11/13/10 @ 7:52:58 PM

KBS. Inspired the creation of this blog :). I look forward to this being my new inciteful addiction.