I was supposed to turn it up a notch and post more shiiiiz on this. I did throw a couple over the past few weeks but realized they just made me sound like a tool. One of my posts was while I was having my annual once-a-year emo moment. And the other post was about how I felt while going to U of I for Unofficial...about how I feel like I sort of got the shaft by not going to a Big 10 school. But I got over it within 24 hours so no need to bare that nonsense to the world.
ANYWAYYYY
HmM. U of I's unofficial st. patrick's day weekend ----> actually im not even gna touch that. It was slightly ehh compared to last years and yet
It was what you expected. 'nuff said.
But I got some random bad news. Apparantly the Men's tennis team at BU is not getting as much support as it once did. There were a lot of people all gung-ho about it earlier and wanting to play, but now when push comes to shove and I guess the fact that they may have found out that you need to pay $50 for uniforms, they've dropped like flies. So for the few people that truly have the passion to play, sort of got screwed. Not a huge deal cuz its not like I'm losing an athletic scholarship or anything but it still irks me. Im not gna be screaming piss and vinegar but when you commit to something, you should see it through. I just feel that it's one of the tenants to being honorable.
Volunteering at the Woodridge Community Food Pantry was a lot better than I thought it would go. Its such a team effort there, and everyone who partakes in it is doing it from the kindess of their heart--so it is difficult for that to not rub off on you in some way.
We are kind of an assembly line. The REAL BASIC way to put it is:
- There are "shoppers"who put groceries -- cereals, canned goods, etc. -- into little trollies and bring them to tables.
- There are 6 tables, with a person assigned to each one. That was my job. The person on the table as well as the shopper unload all the groceries onto the table.
- Then you wait for the people who bring the dairy. Then the ones who bring the meat.
- Once you load all sorts of other items such as juice and stuff the needy patron comes in.
- They are each assigned to a table. They tell us what they dont want and then we take everything they DO want and put them into brown boxes and load them onto these two leveled carts (there is a proper way to load the things).
- We roll them out to the guys waiting outside and they load them into the cars of the customers, and then we start over again.
There are also multiple stations (bread, then diapers, then catfood, yada yada) that the customers go to, after they come to your table and once in a while, some have special coupons and vouchers which have to be taken care of, but its nothing too major. The emotion and glee on the faces of the patrons is truly amazing. Cliche I know.
But also, no matter what, no matter how pissed off they are at you or impatient they seem you should ALWAYS be courteous to people in those situations. You do not know what they have gone through so always treat them with dignity.
The commoradorie there was simply unbelieveable though. If one of us is straggling behind on a table, someone will come and lend a helping hand. And jesus christ almost ALL of these people are genuinely funny! Some of my co-workers (if you can call them that) have their own issues with alcoholism, sexual abuse, neglect, etc but there is no way you could tell by looking at them. Yup, they even bring in treats for all of us. Today's was a dish that contained some ground beef and vegetables. Genuinely good folks through and through.
Usually the customers are done at noon and then we unload boxes, sort stuff, take out the trash, things like that till about 5 when the next wave of people come. You can leave at anytime since this is such a team environment. No pressure, No worries. There is also some random work to do in the backroom once in a while, such as loading the freezer, crushing boxes, sorting products, stuff like that, but nothing too severe. There is also a man who is 69 years old working just as hard as us. How can you NOT feel like doing something useful when you see that level of dedication?
The one thing I do have a bone to pick about though was the amount of food that is wasted. BOXES...no CRATES of fruits, vegetables, bread, etc is just casually thrown away everyday rather than donated somewhere else. Not sure why but I will get to the bottom of it lol
Spring Break is officially over. Not as off-the-charts as compared to ones in years past BUT super relaxing nonetheless. Saw some movies, read some books, did some origami, drew some stuff, made it to the gym a couple times, Parag and Faisal came in from out of state, and we just took it eZe
And that's what life is all about -- you worry too much, you're not gna get anything done. Just sit yourself down and take a seat :)
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