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Month: September 2005

I got a job...and lost a job...all in one week.

It's a long story but I'll try to give you the short version.

Basically, I was working in a physical therapy center as a PT Tech(assisting the physical therapist) and they asked me to work this mechine where you strap someone's arm or leg in and program to work, but if programed incorrectly it could break the person's arm or leg.

Only the physical therapists are suppose to work the mechine, legally I'm not allowed to, but they wanted me to anyway. (which is basically asking me to break the law)

And if done incorrectly I could've seriously injured patients. So I refused to do that...because I don't want to do something illegal OR that could hurt someone.

So I talked to my manager and asked if it would be possible for me NOT to use that mechine but keep on working there, and she said no, that if I kept working there I would have to use the mechine.

So...I quit.

Pray for me, because all my family is really mad at me right now because they think I should've found another job before I quit this one, which is probably true, but still, I refused to do something illegal that could hurt people, so there's no way I wanted to stay there a day longer...

but my family doesn't seem to understand that and have basically made me in tears ever since it all happened...and if I don't find another job by the end of next week they're probably going to kick me out.

My sister Meghan said there's a job opening at the dentist office where she works so I'm going to apply there and hopefully that will work out.

So yeah, if you're the praying type, I could definetly use some prayer right now.

This song by Travis that is currently playing in the background of my xanga seems to be my theme song for the past 12 months.

Why does it always rain on me? (by travis)

I can’t sleep tonight
Everybody saying everything’s alright
Still I can’t close my eyes
I’m seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights

Sunny days
Where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong

Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can’t avoid the lightning

I can’t stand myself
I’m being held up by invisible men
Still life on a shelf when
I got my mind on something else

Sunny days
Where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong

Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can’t avoid the lightning

Oh, where did the blue skies go?
And why is it raining so?
It’s so cold

I can’t sleep tonight
Everybody saying everything’s alright
Still I can’t close my eyes
I’m seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights

Sunny days
Where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong

Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can’t avoid the lightning
Oh, where did the blue skies go?
And why is it raining so?
It’s so cold
Why does it always rain on me?
Why does it always rain...
Descibe ME in ONE WORD - ONLY ONE.

Then post this on your xanga or e-mail this to all your friends and see what kind of strange responses you get.
Since I got tagged twice(Yaaay!!!) once by Lauren (BelgoGirl) and once by Nancy(OsuwarInuyasha) I thought I'd better do this survey!

5 details about me...

1. I have 2 older sisters, and 1 younger sister.

2. I have 2 older brothers, and one younger brother. (All of my brothers live in heaven now)

3. My passions are, in order; God, family, friends, music, books, and movies

4. I hate most sports except tennis and swimming.

5. Sometimes I am tempted to move to another country.(especially England, Australia and Ireland...)

5 details about my appearance right now...

1. I am wearing a tshirt with tinkerbell on it(surprise surprise)

2. My hair is down and messy

3. I am barefoot

4. I am wearing my silver guitar necklace

5. My toes look nice, thanks to Nancy. lol

5 things I did yesterday...

1.  Went to work for the first day at my new job

2.   Gave my first ice massage

3. Walked across next door from work to the hospital to get a drink at the cafeteria and got lost on my way out and wondered around inside the hospital for an hour trying to find my way out, lol....

4. Watched Gilmore girls and Supernatural

5. Listened to Coldplay's "a rush of blood to the head" and wished I'd been able to afford tickets to see them play live in Atlanta...

5 memorable things I did in the last year...

1. Started a band with Amanda

2. Had a deer run into my car, flip over, land on top, and total it(it looked more like an elephant landed on it than a deer...)

3. Discovered the band Eisley and saw them play live 3 times(yaaay!!!)

4. Got a new job

5. Had my first near death experience while tubing in TN

5 favorite musicians...

1. Coldplay(oh how i wish i could see them in concert..*Sighs*)

2. Eisley

3. Travis

4. Jars of Clay

5. Keane

5 favorite movies...

1. All the Harry Potter movies

2. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe

3. Pirates of the carabbean

4. Little Women

5. Anne Of Green Gables/Avonlea

5 things that make you happy... (note, I'm putting THINGS like it asks)

1. My baby taylor guitar

2. My bass guitar

3. My car

4. Shampoo

5. My ipod!!! Oh wait..I don't have one...but if i did, it would be my favourite.

5 things that impress you...

1. Nice musical instruments of any kind

2. The iPod Nano.

3. Talented musicians

4. Authors that I love

5. the ocean

5 things that don't impress you...

1. Spelling correctly

2. Your favourite sports team

3. Lying

4.Bragging

5. Competiveness



5 things you can live without...

1. Sports

2. Liver

3. Spiders

4.  Camping

5. Jessica Simpson

5 people I am tagging...

1.

Amanda

2.

JohnE

3.

Jessie

4.

Desirae

5. YOU!
Well, I made it through my first day at work...barely. j/k.

The people I work with all seemed pretty nice...and I was given a heads up about the ones that aren't so nice, lol, so that's good.

Being a PT Tech is REALLLLY hard work physically though, I was running on my feet all day, seriously like running back and forth between physical therapists on different sides of the building(which is GINORMOUS by the way) plus lifting patients up and down off mechines and stuff, it's quite a workout...I'm like reaaalllly sore from head to toe now...One things for sure, this job is going to whip me into shape, lol...that's a good thing. But these first couple of weeks I'm going to feel like crap at the end of the day..:-p I'll get used to it though.

Oh and one funny side note - I had to give a patient an ice massage today! Which is funny since i'm a certifide massage therapist..I'm used to giving people massages they love though, not toturing ice massage, lol..the guy was nice though, it was an old british grandpa so I talked to him about england and stuff. I felt really mean rubbing ice on him though! I'm going to have to get used to those torture like therapies... I just have to keep telling myself(and the patients, lol)that although it might not feel good at the time it'll help make them feel better afterwords.

Thanks to all of you that prayed for me..about getting a job, and surviving my first day. YOU ROCK!
So today was orientation all day for my new job. My orientation wasn't at the office I'll be working at though...I had to go to Atlanta, to the same orientation as like all the doctors/nurses/physical therapists/assistants/etc for like 5 different hospitals/doctor's offices, etc so there was like 200 people there, it was crazy.

I had to be there at 7:30am, leave at 6:30am, and get up at 5:30am. I felt so weird when I was driving and it was still dark, I felt like it was the middle of the night and I was getting up and driving, it was so weird..

I'm glad I don't have to get up and drive that early every morning...thankfully I'll be working the 10am-6:30pm shift at my office, so I don't have to get up earlier then 8am. Yay!(although 8 is still pretty early for me, lol! Much better then 5:30 though,that's FOR SURE!!!)

Tomorrow's my first day at my new office....PRAY! I am kinda nervous because it's a pretty big office compared to where I used to work...at my last job there was only 10 employees(and usually only 5 there at a time)and the job I had before that I worked ALONE..at my new office I'll be working with like 30 people so that'll be quite an adjustment for me...

But I usually get along with most people so I'm sure I'll be fine..I just hate being new and not knowing all the ropes, you know? So pray that God guides me and helps me remember all the new stuff I have to learn and everything.
So tonight's concert was...interesting...to say the least. (we had some major tech. difficulties...)

Thanks to Leah and her gang for showing up to watch us, or else we would've just been playing for the band that was playing after us, lol...(not a big turn out, to say the least) but hey, it was just like a practice, with a few people watching..lol.. so that was cool.

Hopefully people came earlier and donated lots of money to the hurricane victims...at least I hope so.

I am going to hang with Leah now. Hope y'all are having fun...doing...whatever it is you've been doing this weekend.

Peace out!

<>< Amy
TONIGHT

Hurricane Victims Benefit Concert

Featuring local band Sweet the Sound at 7:15pm.

Dellinger Park, Cartersville, GA

Admission; FREE

Donations for hurricane victims accepted.

From Atlanta/Kennesaw/Marietta- take I-75 North to Exit 288 – turn left, follow street into Cartersville, cross Hwy 41 staying on Main Street through downtown (2.7mi). Veer left at your first fork on Etowah Drive (towards Rockmart). At the next light, go straight on Etowah Drive, following signs for Etowah Indian Mounds (1.3 mi). Veer right onto Pine Grove Rd. Dellinger Park is on left.

Address;

100 Pine Grove Rd, Cartersville GA 30120
770-387-5626
*Edit*

I feel very british right now...I am sipping hot tea and munching on some biscotti(thanks to my wonderfully sweet sister that gave me some)I really miss England, I want to go back very soon...and to Ireland and Australia as well. *sighs dreamily*

*End of edit*

Convo my mom and I just had;

Mom; where are you going all dressed up?

Me: (looks down at gray sweat pants, black tank top, no make up and laughs) I'm NOT dressed up...or going anywhere.

Mom; Oh...well you look really pretty!

Moms, gotta love em. Even when you're all grungy looking, they still think you look beautiful.

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Hurricane Benefit Concert (Change of time)

We are now playing tomorrow(saturday) at 7:15pm INSTEAD of 2:30pm at dellinger park.

Hope to see you all there at 7:15!!!

Peace, love, and lotsa good music,

<>< Amy

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Hmmm can you tell I've been really bored tonight?

Your Inner Child Is Surprised

You see many things through the eyes of a child.
Meaning, you're rarely cynical or jaded.
You cherish all of the details in life.
Easily fascinated, you enjoy experiencing new things.

How Is Your Inner Child?

American Cities That Best Fit You:

75% Austin

60% Atlanta

60% Denver

60% Miami

50% Honolulu

Which American Cities Best Fit You?

Atlanta is number two, how funny... I don't think I'd like to be in Texas right now...

How You Are In Love

You take a while to fall in love with someone. Trust takes time.

You give and take equally in relationships.

You tend to get very attached when you're with someone. You want to see your love all the time.

You love your partner unconditionally and don't try to make them change.

You stay in love for a long time, even if you aren't loved back. When you fall, you fall hard.

How Are You In Love?

Wow, this is so true... except for the wanting to see your love all the time part...I need a little space and don't want to feel "stalked"...

You Should Learn French

C'est super! You appreciate the finer things in life... wine, art, cheese, love affairs.
You are definitely a Parisian at heart. You just need your tongue to catch up...

What Language Should You Learn?

In a Past Life...