Any Cheers For a Finale?

*rounds of applause as i bow for the final time*
today's performance included potoshopping and a tour of mercy hospital.
we got a leg up on using our colons i guess is a way of putting it. so clean it's dirty, surrounded by death and disease from old and young alike. if it's not to much to ask, i'd like to not go back?
thank you
achemmm.

the past 2 weeks have been awesome. i've met some pretty cool cats who i'd love to stay in touch with.
Fe with her random outbursts, sam with her fwooshy hair and the bayyyybeeeee, stina my photoshop tutor or sorts and kimmy who is flippen sweet. i love you guys. after today i'll get moved to culinary to mess with food and cleanliness and i won't get to write for money anymore. well, at least until i possibly become a photojournalist maybe. *crosses finger* that'd be sweet. maybe. well i don't know exactly. anywho, i'm going to miss my new friends as we swtich occupations. some will come with me and some won't. see you on break, guys :].
now it's tome for a fun fact section
you all know me as AmandaKay, but do you know what that 'Kay' comes from or how it got there? Kay is short for my middle name Katherine. it's also like 'im amanda, okay?' gotta love double meanings. i got that the summer of my freshman year during WIA actualy. there were 4 amandas in the progeram year and to not confuse anybody, we decided to give me somethig else to call me. my boyfriend at the time 'there are 4 amandas. . whats your last name? ____? we have one of those. so whats your middle name? Katherine? we have one of those to. . lets combine it somehow. How about AmandaKay?' and i guess it stuck because im on people's phones as that, people call me that and it's just become part of my identity i guess. thats the stoy you see. i know it's not all that exciting or have a cool backround or anything but it suits me. Amanda dosen't fit my personality and if you add 'Kay', it just works. and i like it so it's good. final. & it'll be famous one day and you can say you met and worked with the original AmandaKay.
sounds good to me
see you all later and don't be afraid to ask for my myspace if you'd like to keep in contact.


Final Bow,
AmandaKay

The best thing/A story

The best thing i've learned so far. . .
in the summer program or in the 3 years since i've been enrolled in WIA in general?
well if were refering to the summer program, it'd have to be photoshop. i couldn't do it before and now i can at least make it look like im photoshop-literate. before i just butchered the whole thing and completely anihilated any chance of the results looking good.
if were refering to the 3 years since i've actualy been in WIA, i'd have to say swollowing my pride i guess? if you've read my first blog, you've heard the story so i need not repeat it hear again. twas a difficult thing to do and to an extent i am a better person for it.

annnnd i've got plenty of time to burn so i'll tell you a story, ok?
alright.

once upon a time there was a guy named Franco. franco was a narcaleptic narcassist. his girlfriend LoRita was dumb as a box of rocks. one day they went skateing and Franco fell asleep on his rollerblades while looking at himself in a nearby puddle. he fell down and broke his leg and LoRita being the blond she is just kept skating and didn't even notice when she fell over the railing and plunged to her death. Franco, seeing that he didn't have his cell phone, bleed out on the sidewalk.
achem, happy endings?
forget that

AmandaKay

Deplorable Directions and Creativity

breakouts today. . .errm, interesting?
toilet paper fact time, holdin' hands & mine fields.
ah hahah,
1) toilet paper fact time: tell us 1 thing about yourself for each piec you take
2) holdin' hands: link hands with 2 different people and untangle yourself. or try. . .
3) mine fields: blind folded people are given directions to try and acoid stepping on pieces of toilet paper. & I SUCKED AT THAT.
how you ask? i can give WRITTEN directions, not spoken. so i guess: Im sorry, Kyle for i indeed suck at life.
annie whoo. .i guess what i'd bring to a team would be my creativity, my ability to write and keeping things fun. my crativity for visual and written arts is deffinatly unique to myself alone. i don't think like other people and i use words and word order that people usualy won't use when writting. im also a fun person to be around [or at least i think] and i don't have a difficult time making people laugh or smile. i like being able to do that. but i can also listen better than most people. i usualy let others get through their entier spiel before i give imput or advice and i think it's important to get the entier story before giving any advice. im deffinalty someone who people unload on and tell their problems to. and thats cool. i think it's amazing that people feel comfortable and trust me enough to do that. but it dose have it's downs, if it's particularly stressing im going to think about it and dwell.
if you ask me a straightforward question, i will to the best of my ability give you a straightforward answer, but im not an open up and spill my guts out sort of person. and those i think are good qualities in a co-worker and i believe that i can do well in an office setting. i don't know if i want to work in one tho, cubicles are to small and cramped and inpersonal. not to mention stale, listless, unexciting and a blur of similarity. i'd prefer a vivid, colorfull, stimulating enviroment full of positivity and happiness and - all the rudeness drama and dreariness. is that to much to ask? probably because people naturaly conflict with each other. i'd have to work by myself. in my home. for get that, it's boring.

AmandaKay

My Legacy

if i could choose a way to be remembered, my own legacy i don't think i'd want a statue or monument or anything material. i'd like to be remebered for my personality or my writing. maybe for being easy going but not to excentric or overbearing but bubbly and positive. i could quite possibly write things for the yearbook like an intro or something. that could be it. it could also be that i went the extra for this job even tho i didn't honestly need to. maybe for the friends i've made here, but i know most of them won't be long lasting no mater how much i'd like them to be. i'd people to leave here with an inpression of me thats not negative and remember what we did here and know we had a ball - the dresses.
i like it here, i like doing this all the time. i asked for digital media for my TEC class, but i was drawn out to low on the list [they picked names out of a hat, a silly idea i know] im happy that i got to do it this summer tho, even if it's just for 2 weeks. perhaps it could be for how good i am at this stuff? not so much for photoshop buttttt, for blogging and other stuff.
but we'll see how it turns out. im probably not going to blog about it seeing as how this friday is my last day here & we going on a field trip that day so, no blog that day. just hospitals. yay.

AmandaKay

1 Down

the first week of work was. . .wow. ok, that was fun. now, go back and read that WITHOUT the sarcasm swich in your head turned on. you did that? good. because it was fun and because i did enjoy it. met some sweetly wicked people. sam, fe, stina kris & all them. digital media is a load of fun because of what we do [photoshopping, blogging, movies ect.] and who i work with. it's been hilarious hanging with everybody.
but theres been drama. and rumors. granted not that major but still. a week in and then the fecal matter hits the oscilator. good lotta fun. im just happy none of it's about me [YAY!] at least not yet. usualy it happens but i've tried to get on everybody's good side and not rock the boat. and i don't think theres anybody here i don't actualy like and i don't believe there are people here who don't like me. but hey, who knows maybe you secretly despise me. but you wanna know a secret? i honestly couldn't care less.
im slightly upset that after this week is over, i won't be in digital media. i move on to food. so, whats gonna stop me from eating every last thing? nothing. because i KNOW were making things like cookies and omlets [not that i like scrambled eggs, but you know] and stuff like that. i made rice crispie treat yesturday and i was eating it while i was making it. im not really looking forward to transfering. mrs. t, if you read this: KEEP ME HERE!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! achem. im done with all that now.
so, im summary: sarcasm, hilarity, drama, oscilator, sadness, foodlyness, begging return to normal state :D

AmandaKay

60 second advertisment

"berries and cream berries and cream, im a little lad who loves berries and cream!
berries and cream berries and cream, im a little lad who loves berries and cream!"



first time i saw it, i had the *:O :D XD* reaction of omg. . .LOL ROTFL. it was simply one of the best comercials i've ever heard in my life. not counting, of course, superbowl comercials and the ones i saw before the age of. . .me actualy remembering? you have to hand it to the the people in advertisment over at starburst. that commerical is an amazingly remeberable piece of work. it gets stuck in your head and you think about it all the time. but thats the point, isn't it? to make your product something people talk about and want to buy. a catchy song, logo, or motto will get people to buy things
i remeber that im supposed to call '1-800-hansons get it done!' which instantly made me think larry the cable guy and im sure im not alone. i know im supposed to call bernstein or lee free if i need an attorney to sue some poor soul. i know if i want tacos i should think outside the bun, and that if i want a burgers i should go see the king. though it wouldn't happen as i don't eat meat and the king is rendered obsolete. not elvis, just burger king. elvis is the man.
companys spend billions every year to get people to smoke their cigarettes, eat their foods, shop their stores and drink their products. personaly i've never sued anybody, i don't smoke or most of those other things. so every time i see those advertisments and don't buy the product, they lose money. but hey they think getting the message in our heads is good enough. and it is. we remeber it and it's instantly brought up in our minds when were randomly reminded about it or need the product.
well, mission accomplished corporate america. i now know tons of mottos, slogans, jingles and other advertising montra. and to think i could've used that space to learn a foreign language or geometry. but hey, if getting my money is more important than obtaining the skills i may one day need to get a job or possibly save my life then i hope you'll feel better about yourself
*thumbs up*

in crticism and satire,
AmandaKay

On First Impressions - Hark! Job Skills

Ok, lets say im the big bosswoman. and your want to work for me.
STOP!
before you even ASK for an application, consider what would be appropriate to work at my esablishment. the top 5 things i'd throw your app out for are as follows:

1) Your Dress: you come in. your in your pjs. your hairs all scruffy and greasy. if your a woman, it looks like your still wearing yesturday's makeup. if ican smell you from 30 ft away and it's NOT perfume, don't think your even going to be considered. your app will meet mr. trashcan as soon as you walk out the door. you won't even get a call back
2) the way you speak: 'so dude. like umm i need this job cuz i uhhh have bills to pay and errr. ..' UMMM UHHH ERRRRRR, your not getting the job. please, learn proper english then come and see me.
3)Your App: white out. messy. i honestly don't mind colorful application, just don't turn it into an art canvas. and i'd still like to be able to read the ink, alright? if you can't wright in a legible manor, don't be afraid to type it or even dictate to someone else. switch hands, maybe?
4)Manners: show some respect. not only to someone who could be your boss but to your cowerkers and YOURSELF. don't put yourself down, show some confidence. it makes me think your more ble to do the job. if you come into my office and your flat out rude to people you meet, your app will be trashed. racism, sexism, discrimination of any kind will warrant your termination or app being thrown out. that includes discrimination of nationality or sexual orientation. it will NOT be tolerated.
5) Reliability and Trustworthiness: your late, you never get stuff done on time or at all. you know what? goodbye, see you later. don't plan on continuing your employment here. enough said.

so now that you know evaluate the above qualities, if you can follow the rules and respect them, you'll get considered for the job. if you don't think you can, peace out.

AmandaKay

It's My Buisness

I created it. it's my monster of sorts. i designed the logo [the whale] and i wrote the advertisment. this is my baby and this summer i play dr. frankenstein. with words for i am in no way a grave robber/mad scientist. although i may be mad. . .that a whole other blog completely though. my buisness is quite simply a agency that finds journalists of all kinds and sub-fields find jobs, even with the agency itself for it's also a media agency. mostly literary but other mediums as well. planning on being the next peter jennings? really? lets do it then. i rather like peter jennings myself, hes a charasmatic kinda guy. i think being a photo-journalist would be he coolist kind of sub-field to try. i like photography and writing equaly so maybe career choice? i don't know for sure but sounds good to me. i'd like to something i couldn't get bored doing for my whole career. and with photo journalism, i can travel and meet people from all over and i like meeting new people and learning how they live. it's always been an intriguing thing to me to learn about foreign coultures. Yay for curiosity! gotta find a college first. . .and then all the fun stuff of financial and living space and blahblahblah excitment.

but for now, i can relax and read up on it for a while, see if it's right for me. you know the fun stuff.

AmandaKay

Ode To Pic Art

And now, time for a little pictoral influence in meh blogggg.

the first of which you see is the logo for a record label. now, i know it wasn't on my last list of plausable career options BUT, i'd still like to possibly work for, if not own my own record lable. the only problem is this: there are currently a whole heck of a lot of record labels. i googled it and i got linke to hundreds of them. *o.0 face* i kinda thougth there was gonna be a lot of them but i didn't think nearly as many as i saw. SO only option instead of starting my own i have planned that i shall hit the lottery and buy out all the little ones to make one really really big one and THEN i shallbuy the bigger ones. and hire a really smart guy [or girl] to run it for me. i will be rolling in cash. you just wait.

the second of the logos you gandered upon is one for an image consultant firm. i was at my friend kaitlyn faye's yesturday and we decided to take career crusing one step further and actualy go to image consultant web sites and see what the do. it's kind like queer eye for the straight guy or what not to wear. telling people how to dress and how to walk,talk and stand. even giving public speaking guidance. the do a lot more than i thought initialy. the people on the show seem all snotty telling you 'ok so umm, you can't wear these sweats. even if you are at home. here, try these lace nighties.' eww. lace nighties. chances of me considering this job go up by %15.

the third and final of the pretty pretty pictures you've viewed so far on my blog is one for a book publishing comapany. as you may have realized buy reading my blog thus far, you may have said to yourself 'huh, this girls got talent.' *bows,'thank you, thank you.'* if you've read some of my other stuff you've also realized i have a nack for random gorey or just stupid things. long story short: i like to write. and yes, i know im good and cocky isn't such a bad thing.

if there were some way to combine these careers into one just for me, that'd be splendid. maybe add some photography elements and a bit of journalism. we'll work on it i guess.

so, what do YOU think i'd be good at? HMMMM?

AmandaKay

Crusin'

What, a new blog? So soon?
yes, yes it is. :]

http://www.careercruising.com/


it's a web site formaly used by schools who are overly concerned about thier student's futures, i think anywho. i've used it before but honestly, you know, i never really cared. i wasn't excited as a 15 year old freshman to be thinking about what i'd be doing in my 30's - ? i blew it off. just passed the time alloted buy goofing around with whoever was around me looking at all the random things on the site [with all the teachers walking around, twas necassary to *threatening teacher voice* BE ON THE SITE!!! *shakes fist*]

sophmore year i honestly couldn't tell you i felt much differently about it.

it wasn't until mid-junior year i actualy started to think 'hey, just what the heck am i gonna do?' when i thought about college, i couldn't stand the thought of spending 4 more years in school & SC4 repulsed me. my sister & mom go there and my sister didn't want to but my mom had her do it anyways. she still hates it. i don't want to go to a school i don't want not knowing what i wan't to do.

today when exploring the site after taking all the 'are you good at this?' & 'do you like doing that' tests i was shown a list of about 30 or so careers i could do. i liked the idea of comedian because i have the tendancy to say and do what makes others [and myself] laugh. i then took furthur test and that dissapeared from the list. HUH. well that wasn't very nice, oh list maker! psshhh @ you.

also on the list were such things as: artist, fashion designer, image consultant, model ect. heres the breakdown of how that elimination ceremony would go:

1) Artist: i can't draw worth a gosh darn diddily bit. end of story
2) fashion designer: i like to shop & buy new clothes. not create them especialy not the way the fashion industry is these days with the obsession over size. BOOO to that
3) image consultant: i could do it. im critical of my own apperance & i think i could project that on others nicely. i don't really feel like inflicting a horable body image on some poor girl who should only care what she thinks of her body.
4) model: im only 5'4". models are expected to be at least 5'8". i am not stick thin. and i don't want an eating dissorder. nor do i have the desire to prance around in clothes that nobody in their right mind would wear. EVER. or look like a clown in the silly makeup they make you wear. long story simplified: YUCK.

i didn't see many career ones i could get along with. comedian was somthing i could see. im kinda sad it went away tho *sniffle*

AmandaKay
{RIP George Carlin}

WIA to me - the honesty

intitialy i had never heard of it before my mom asked my counselor about my sister getting it. my dad had just lost his job [for the first time] and we weren't quite used to being able to get financial assistance of any kind being that his paycheck wasn't to shabby. i got called down in the middle of the day by my then WIA lady, Mrs. Wheeler who informed me that i to was eligable for the program. At first i was like 'uhhh. . .for finacialy impared people? thats fancy talk for poor people. were poor? UMMMMM when did this happen?' i guess i sorta took it as an insult being told that my family couldn't do things on their own & needed money to pay the bills. this hadn't ever happened before. to me it was a shock, an insult. 'excuse me? who are you to assume that i need or want this? how did you get to decide?' i didn't want the money for filling my planners or doing my work or raising my grades. i hated monthly checkups from Mrs. Wheeler then Ms Spotts later that year [until i got to swim class. that i didn't mind]
then i was asked to fill out paperwork for the summer program. 6 uninterupted weeks of YAY! funfunfun. & work. only kinda school-ish. but with money. of course i got money. money is always good. intro day was kinda dull but as is with intro day at school & place you go. i got to learn about cars for 2 weeks. not the most exciting topic but i really liked it. it was a lot of fun. then CAD with Mrs T. shes a cool cat. drawing & building houses. that was cool to learn how to do. and then 2 MORE weeks of computer apps. YAY, lets do spread sheets! WOO, WORD! & you can't forget publisher. oh wait, yeah you can. last day was field trip day. mosquitos sailing and bowling, ahhh the perfect match. all in all, not the worst expieriance but an overall good one. i met some kids i still keep in contact with today.
sophmore year i had Matt the WIA MAN! and he was indeed the man. i pretty much visited him every week even if he didn't call me down. most of the time he didn't. he was a lot of fun and even tho he owes me [never gave me checks for my planner ACH-HEMMMM] im not really mad. it's only like. . . $150. hes a cool dood. he didn't come back this year because, apparently, hes gonna be a lawyer. all i gotta say to that is 'TOOL. . . i'll call you if i need to sue somebody :D' i hope he dose well in all he tries for. i didn't do WIA that summer because i had to go to summer school. which, ya know, was totaly a blast. NOT.
this year, my junior year, i got Mrs. Keller. i told her on the first day she had some major shoes to fill. not you know the cliche reason but because Matt wore clown shoes. & of course the cliche one. shes been fun to. i got to do the WIA program again this summer even tho i was supposed to go to summer school for lit. im especialy bad at that. since the minimum wage went up like 3 times in the last 2 years since i was here, i get like $400 more than i did before. last time i bought myself an ipod & a bunch of clothes. this time i plan on loads of new clothes & dvds.
over the last 3 years i've learned quite a bit about pride and circumstance. i know now that recieving help isn't bad. although i'd still like to be asked first. and that every little bit counts. WIA to me is more than help for 'financialy impared people' it turned into something that helped a lot in terms of both social and financial needs and i learned a lot with this program. it turns out i needed to be taken down a few pride pegs and WIA was just the thing.
with that, thank you to all my past WIA ladies [and guy :)]


AmandaKay