So I haven't been on the blog pages lately. When I get online, I mainly do the job searching and if I have time I will go through the blogging sites. However my oldest sister just thinks that me not having anything to do means that she can plan my entire day based on her needs.
I can't wait to get a full time job lined up.
Yesterday was the worst. The day starts at 11:30am when she realizes she needs to withdraw her daughter from her old school so that she can start her new school today RIGHT BEFORE SHE GOES TO WORK. This takes about 25 minutes and now off to Kmart where she works from 12 noon to 5. After I drop her off I go to the nearest Wally World to go get a money order for my rent. I sit in line for a good 20 minutes just to find out the money order machine is not working. Dayum it to hell. So I leave there, call my sister's oldest son to see if he's ready to go down to the school district so he can get his records to go to adult ed. He is ready, so check it, I am there in 10 minutes. We go down to the school district. He gets his business done and we are done. That takes less than an hour. Now I like that. Do what you got to do and then let's go. No time to lali-gag.
We get back to the house at 2pm. My sister's other son has to go to physical therapy at 3 so I meet him at the house. We leave at 2:45pm and he is dropped off for an hour. Meanwhile I go to the bank, then to the Wally World in that area. Thank goodness the money order machine is working. I get my money order, head back to the therapist and wait in the car. 10 minutes later he is out and we are back at the house by 4.
I know my sister. She is supposed to be off at 5 but never gets to the car until 5:15. So I left exactly at 5, paid my rent, and was heading to Kmart when she calls my cell phone talking bout "where you at?" Ahh hell naw, don't time me when you don't even get off on time and I am sitting in the parking lot waiting on you. Today you wait on me. Humph. I felt like some kind of soccer mom or something doing all this running around.
Other than the hustle, that is about it that is going on with me. I work at Kmart part time also, but I work on opposite days as my sister and I work there at night (something that I prefer because I don't want to get up in the mornings to go there). Everybody is cutting their budgets so I am only schedule two to three days a week. I have hopes that I will find something before the end of February. Usually things pick up at the beginning of the year. I need it to pick up really quick.
Until then, I will keep on searching.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Midnight Drive to Georgia
My friend LaToya is an aspiring artist. 2008 has been a great but difficult year for her as far as the art shows are concerned. For the first time, LaToya has been selected as one of the many artist in South Carolina to participate in a traveling art show called "The Connections: Showing the Connections between South Carolina and Barbados". The show started in Anderson, SC and traveled to 5 other SC cities. Now the final showing is in Barbados, and at present, LaToya is flying high with American Airlines.
However...this trip was not easy.
First off, the organizer of The Connections did not think in the best interest of the artist as far as traveling arrangements. Being that all the artist are from South Carolina, one would think they would pick a airline for a group rate where everyone could meet centrally.
Nope.
Or even state in writing that you can make reservations with the airline of your choice, however we will be booking our group flight through XYZ Airlines.
Nope.
Instead, the organization decides to book the flight from Atlanta-Hartsfield.
Now, nothing is wrong with Atlanta, however for LaToya, Atlanta is 5 hours away. It didn't make any sense to me for her to have to drive or ride way down there to catch a flight going to Barbados.
Initially, the organization booked the flights through Air Jamaica (that's what they said) and the closest airline was Atlanta. They wanted to book a non-stop flight. The ticket price was $700. From the rip I was like "Toya, you might want to shop around and get your own flight there and meet the group." but she was dead set in flying with the other artist. I'm not going make an argument out of that, you know? So here it is, she's scrapping up all this money so she can make sure she gets this ticket for Air Jamaica. She gets in contact with the organizer one week before the trip who emails her directions as to how to print her e-ticket. When she gets the instructions, it says go to www.aa.com and follow the instructions. The e-ticket comes up with all the information needed for flight but the airline that she would be flying on is American Airlines. And... the ticket ends up being $200 cheaper.
Okay, so Toya's puzzled about the Air Jamaica/American Airlines thing. Bump that, I want to know if she gotta fly American Airlines why she gotta come all the way to Atlanta? A few months ago, I looked up the same exact flight with the same exact itinerary through Hotwire.com. There was a flight on American Airlines that cost $465 round trip including taxes and fees, flying from Charlotte to Miami, with a layover in Miami and then final stop in Barbados. At least Charlotte would have been closer since Shalanda (another one of our friends) and I were going to be the ones driving from Columbia (she drove her car up to Columbia and parked it at my apartment) to the airport. Save money and gas, not only for us but for her too!!!
Not only did Toya find out this piece of info, she also finds out her cousin (who lives in DC and decides to meet her there on the trip on her own flight) is flying out on American Airlines with a layover in Miami. They both end up on the final flight, sitting about two seats from each other.
Crazy, I say!!!
Being that most of the cost damage was already done, Shalanda, Toya, and I got in the car and rode down from Columbia to Atlanta, leaving a little after midnight (we really left Columbia at 1am). I had to make a pit stop in Thomson (exit 172) cause my stomach starting acting crazy while we were on the interstate. That delayed us for a little bit. We got to the airport at 4:30am, making sure Toya had everything needed for the 5 day retreat. I drove going to Atlanta and Shalanda took the wheel coming back to South Carolina.
All this and I am at work now. Wow...
I hope Toya has fun down there, and I REALLY hope someone buys her work down there. The girl can put it down on the hand made quilts and fabric collages. If you want to see more of her work, you can go to http://www.myspace.com/artisticvision06 . My other blog features her as a member of the motorcycle/social club community doing great things. You can read this at http://www.thescoopbydiamondstar.blogspot.com .
However...this trip was not easy.
First off, the organizer of The Connections did not think in the best interest of the artist as far as traveling arrangements. Being that all the artist are from South Carolina, one would think they would pick a airline for a group rate where everyone could meet centrally.
Nope.
Or even state in writing that you can make reservations with the airline of your choice, however we will be booking our group flight through XYZ Airlines.
Nope.
Instead, the organization decides to book the flight from Atlanta-Hartsfield.
Now, nothing is wrong with Atlanta, however for LaToya, Atlanta is 5 hours away. It didn't make any sense to me for her to have to drive or ride way down there to catch a flight going to Barbados.
Initially, the organization booked the flights through Air Jamaica (that's what they said) and the closest airline was Atlanta. They wanted to book a non-stop flight. The ticket price was $700. From the rip I was like "Toya, you might want to shop around and get your own flight there and meet the group." but she was dead set in flying with the other artist. I'm not going make an argument out of that, you know? So here it is, she's scrapping up all this money so she can make sure she gets this ticket for Air Jamaica. She gets in contact with the organizer one week before the trip who emails her directions as to how to print her e-ticket. When she gets the instructions, it says go to www.aa.com and follow the instructions. The e-ticket comes up with all the information needed for flight but the airline that she would be flying on is American Airlines. And... the ticket ends up being $200 cheaper.
Okay, so Toya's puzzled about the Air Jamaica/American Airlines thing. Bump that, I want to know if she gotta fly American Airlines why she gotta come all the way to Atlanta? A few months ago, I looked up the same exact flight with the same exact itinerary through Hotwire.com. There was a flight on American Airlines that cost $465 round trip including taxes and fees, flying from Charlotte to Miami, with a layover in Miami and then final stop in Barbados. At least Charlotte would have been closer since Shalanda (another one of our friends) and I were going to be the ones driving from Columbia (she drove her car up to Columbia and parked it at my apartment) to the airport. Save money and gas, not only for us but for her too!!!
Not only did Toya find out this piece of info, she also finds out her cousin (who lives in DC and decides to meet her there on the trip on her own flight) is flying out on American Airlines with a layover in Miami. They both end up on the final flight, sitting about two seats from each other.
Crazy, I say!!!
Being that most of the cost damage was already done, Shalanda, Toya, and I got in the car and rode down from Columbia to Atlanta, leaving a little after midnight (we really left Columbia at 1am). I had to make a pit stop in Thomson (exit 172) cause my stomach starting acting crazy while we were on the interstate. That delayed us for a little bit. We got to the airport at 4:30am, making sure Toya had everything needed for the 5 day retreat. I drove going to Atlanta and Shalanda took the wheel coming back to South Carolina.
All this and I am at work now. Wow...
I hope Toya has fun down there, and I REALLY hope someone buys her work down there. The girl can put it down on the hand made quilts and fabric collages. If you want to see more of her work, you can go to http://www.myspace.com/artisticvision06 . My other blog features her as a member of the motorcycle/social club community doing great things. You can read this at http://www.thescoopbydiamondstar.blogspot.com .
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