Identity Theft?

Honestly, after I’ve lived here for three weeks, things have begun to die down more rapidly.  I’ve had interviews here and there, had some fun with friends, but nothing too amazing to report. So making these daily blogs can be difficult if you really have nothing to say about the day.

To catch you up, I am still watching horror films.  Not sure why, but I am, it keeps me entertained. I need to get a haircut pretty soon, because I’m pretty sure the MacGyver hair style isn’t popular any more. Tomorrow, I’m heading to the Mall of America to grab an application for Hollister, but I think for jobs I’m pretty set with Macy’s.  Even though I hadn’t had the interview yet, I have someone on the inside giving me the good word.

So the other day my  mom messaged me informing me that the Wellfare Department contacted her regarding my Social Security Number.  Apparently, some guys name, which I won’t disclose here, is under the number as well.  They told her that it could be identity theft…which could suck.  But it could also just be some guy filling out an application and put in the wrong social security number… Regardless, I need to go into the Social Security building to sort it all out. So much fun.

In other news, I did happen to get some coke, so that’s good.  As well as chips, and buffalo wings…so for the time being..I’m happy.  Peace out, guys

Mr. Weed Wacker

Awoken by the sound of music (and by sound of music I mean construction.) You see this house is so close to construction that it makes the house shake like an earthquake. I woke to an almost empty house. Though Julia has already left, she has left me a list of things to do here still.  Today I am going to Macy’s to try to get a job.

This morning, because I’m taking over Julia’s room, I took everything from my temporary room, and moved it to hers.  Now her bed does have hearts on the frame, but thanks to my ingeniousness, I was able to cover them up, and make it still look like a bed, because it all matches. You see I am both decorative, AND masculine.

The temporary room still has my computer, and the TV, but that’s basically it. I was told that if you spend all your time in one room, and go to sleep in another, it will help with insomnia. That’s a theory anyways.  I guess I’ll attempt to solve that mystery.

So I went in to Macy’s around 11:30 in the morning.  I wasn’t able to get an interview, but I did send in an application.  Though the application was pretty confusing so I had the manager help me out with that. He asked me a few questions about myself, so it was kind of a mini-interview, he pretty much said I’ll have an interview either on Monday or Wednesday, so that’s good.  Bad news, I did get a rejection email from Target…and I thought I did so well too.

When I got home, I helped the folks here do some lawn work.  That’s right, the first time I ever mowed the lawn, and used a weed whacker.  Intense…I think I kind of sucked at it though…(looks left…looks right) Yeah in the end I was sweating, I was bleeding, but I feel more like a man. Anyyyways.  I also fed some birds, and picked up a cat.  Just little facts for you to think about.

Later on, I had dinner, and attempted to watch a movie from Netflix.  Unfortunately those pesky Netflix people send you scratched up disks so you can’t really watch anything.  Ahh well, peace out

An Interview & A Dance

Saturday, I woke up early again.  Mostly because I actually went to bed at a decent time, thanks to the Sand Man. Anyhow the first thing I learned today, was Caribou Coffee gave me a call. Probably around 10:00 in the morning, and I have an interview lined up at noon.  Later today, I have the Michael Jackson gig, so today should be a pretty good day.

I left the house around 11:40 in the morning and went to a Caribou Coffee inside of a grocery store, because I believed that was the place I was supposed to go to.  I was surprised to find out that I needed to run a couple blocks to another Caribou Coffee, I went to the wrong one.  Thankfully they knew my name and where I was supposed to go.  The interview went well, they asked all the usual questions (Why do you want to work here? How long do you want to work here, what do you think it’ll be like?) Blah blah, there were two tough questions.  One was what makes our customers choose us instead of Starbucks.  That one caught me by surprise.  I ended up saying Caribou Coffee is way more comfortable, and friendlier.  Another question was, what do I expect to get out of working here.  I had to take a moment to think about that.  Honestly, I said two things, being a part of making everyone’s day, and money is also important because I only just moved to Minneapolis. I made sure to let them know that it’s not the only reason, it just is pretty important. I think they understood.  I did get a free coffee, so that was nice of them.

When I finally got back home, I got my own set of keys for everything. Which is good considering I live here now. We again had grilled dogs and burgers, which were absolutely fantastic. Here’s the kicker, twice in one day I was called in for an interview, this one is on Wednesday at 3:00 PM for Target. I’m thinking about maybe taking both jobs…but I really doubt it.

The dance was absolutely fantastic.  I was able to get 6 people in for free, including myself.  Originally, it was only going to be a moonwalking contest, which I didn’t even see, but you can say I am the entertainment.  I was payed 50 dollars, and took everyone out to eat later. The most memorable things for some reason was a conversation I had with some random girl it went like this:

Her: “Do you work here?”

Me: “Just for tonight.”

Her: “Do you have any idea when the contest starts?”

Me: “Not really, just when a lot of people show up.”

Her: “Okay, do you know when the impersonator shows up?”

Me: (Waves)

But I ended up dancing to Smooth Criminal, the first dance, around midnight.  Now this is great, because another unpayed impersonator showed up and got on stage with me, and had kind of a dance off.  I showed him up, cause I actually knew the dance to the song, he only knew MJ moves.  He was good…just not good enough. I was cheered on like crazy.

It was a very nice club, and I got to meet everyone before hand, and they were all really nice. So anyways, the next dance was Thriller, now the other guy started off onstage, and everyone was cheering him on, so I guess it was my turn to interupt his 15 minutes of fame.  Thriller is a very good song, and you really do need to know the dance to it, its famous.  Again, I knew it, he did not…I killed.  Lastly before we left, I did a little Billie Jean.

I have to say that overall, this was a very fun night, the only negative things I have to say about it, is the old creeper following me around trying to talk to me, and of course the sweat…You can guess how much sweat I lost that night, but it was all worth it.  Later that night, I had trouble sleeping because of how much fun I had.  I tried to listen to my ipod to calm my nerves but all that was on there was Smooth Criminal…didn’t work.  I ended up getting my second migraine of the month, which came out of nowhere, didn’t get the time to stop it, so it was pretty bad. After it dulled down, I took some meds in hope to completely stop it.

Now Sunday was kind of my day of rest.  I was super exhausted from the night before, and Julia was kind enough to make a fantastic breakfast.  Eggs and Pancakes…what more can you ask for? Later on I took a nap, watched Smallville, and again at grilled Dogs and burgers. Still great.

Minnesota Welcomes Me

With tensions rolling high, we departed Indianapolis at 8:30 Saturday morning after eating a hearty breakfast. Originally we were going to make a stop at Milwaukee, but unfortunately plans were changed.  The trip took a whole ten hours, give or take a half hour. One of the first things that came to mind while on the road was the sudden realization that I was going to be living out of state.  The first time in my life I wouldn’t be living in Indiana. First off, I would like to try to explain this house.  This is the first house I’ve ever lived in, and it is a pretty nice house.  It has three levels, and they insist on calling the first level a basement, even though it doesn’t go underground.  The second level is where the living room area and kitchen is, as well as bedrooms.  And the third level used to be a one roomed attic until they built on to it, and made it simply look like another floor with three rooms and a bathroom. They also built the stairs that lead to this floor.  Interesting, although I would have never guessed they did it.

The first act as a Minnesotan Resident other than painfully loading boxes in the house was to go to the theaters to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I actually have seen every single Harry Potter film, in one night, in reverse.  So they all blend together to make one super movie, but they are all very good, including the latest film. Later that night, I was finally able to catch up on some missed TV, and then went to bed.  The next morning I woke up early once more.  Although, this Sunday was no day of rest.  Sunday was even more hectic as I started to put together a bed. You know those boxed chair sets and simple table put-together sets? Well this was a make a bed set, with drawers and everything, that alone took all day.  I also had to tear up the several large boxes that held the bed, and fit them into tiny little paper bags.  Not as easy as it may sound.  We also went around town and the internet picking up applications and filling them out.  All though, I should have no problem getting a deli job in Southdale Mall, I just have to wait until Wednesday for anything to come of that.

Later Sunday evening I was entertained by Julia and Michael as they relentlessly attempted to kill a fly with magazines and newspapers, even towels.  All the while I sat back and laughed at them, because they were honestly annoyed at the fly, but the sight was just entertaining. At the end of the night, I went back to my usual schedule of watching some TV, and then I went to bed.

Also, a couple other things have come up that aren’t exclusively for the weekend.  They are just a few things I’m trying to get dealt with.  While I was still in Indianapolis, my mother informed me that I have jury duty on August 11th.  In South Bend.  I have been wanting to sit in a jury for the longest time, and the one chance I get, is after I’ve already left.  So pretty soon I have to call up the court and find a way to cancel it.  I have a change in residence, I just need to prove it.  I heard there is a way to change your address on a website, but I’m also going to have to get a state ID.  Another thing that I need to deal with is Financial Aid.  I have all the paperwork turned in in order to receive the aid, but I might not receive anything until mid September, and school begins late August.  This means that I’m going to have to take out loans to pay for schoool, and then pay the loans back with the financial aid.  BLAH BLAH BLAH I know.  That was this weekend, catch you guys later. Peace Out