April 29, 2011
When I went to go see FAST FIVE, during the trailers there were some black dots on the screen so (that eventually went away) after the movie they gave everyone a FREE movie ticket to go back and see any other movie we wanted :)
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Wild Thing, I Think I Love You (Pt. 2)
I had this weekend off from work (Thank goodness). My boyfriend on the other hand, had to work this weekend. SO, I decided to do something yesterday that I've been wanting to do for a very long time! Yesterday afternoon, I went to go see, "Water for Elephants" at the Los Feliz 3 theater by myself. I went to the box office, bought a ticket, I sat down wherever I wanted to sit. It felt good. I felt very independent, and grown up. I'm definitely going to be doing that more often now. Especially since my panda is going to be working a lot more often now, and we're going to have different schedules :)
The movie was great. I would seriously watch it again, that's how much I liked it. I tried to explain it to my bf, but I couldn't. There's so much to the story. I give that movie a 10 out of 10. It was weird to see R-Patz smiling and having a good time in this movie. Its so different from all the twilight doodoo that he's done. Anyway, after the movie I went to go pick up my bf at work. Then we headed out to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner! Panda is hooked on their fettuccine alfredo! I ordered the four cheese pasta with chicken and bacon, Mmmm!!! I couldn't finish my plate, that's how much they gave me. I took the leftovers home, and my dad ate it with the quickness.
Today, I went over to my grandmas house for a little visit. Every time I go over, I swear my grandma makes me laugh like no other! She's comes up with the weirdest things ever lol She's always asking about my panda though :) It makes me happy that my family likes him so much :) The plan was to pick up panda from work then we were all going to go eat. Then his shift got extended, so we decided to go eat without him THEN we were going to go pick him up. My mom ordered food for him to go. After we picked him up, we went back to my grandmas and he ate and we all watched TV until one of us fell asleep lol Then we decided to leave, cause we were tired. Idk why I was tired of, but I was tired/sleepy. Panda was tired cause of work, and my mom was just sleepy lol
Ugh, I'm still waiting for my check from the restaurant. I was supposed to get it this week. I have a feeling they're going to give us both checks this week coming up. Which is fine with me, cause I'll be getting 3 checks :) The theater, and 2 checks from the restaurant :D When I get my first check from the hospital, I want to buy my dad and my bf some crocs for work. I want both of them to be comfortable and pain free. I let some of my co workers try on my crocs and they all LOVE them! Seriously, they're hideous but they're SO comfortable. I'm also going to get a pair of their black flats that I saw in the store. I'm sure their flats are going to be JUST as comfortable :)
I have to work at the theater tomorrow. Its my last week there (I go back in a month). I'm really excited though. I cant wait to start at the hospital :) I need a break from all the drama at that theater. I'm sad to leave my honey there though. Thats the only sad part about it :( Other than him, I could care less. That sounds harsh, but its the truth. Oh, and one of the projectionist! He's so cool. We talk shit about some of the guests, he listens to me when I bitch about all the lazy cunts at that place. He tells me cool stories! Ima miss him for sure :)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
New Chapter In My Life
This has been a very exciting week for me! It all started Monday when I got a call in the morning from Cedar Sinai. One of my co workers from the theater, works at Cedar Sinai and she was telling me how they get full benefits, paid vacations, sick days, insurance, one hour lunches, FREE food during your lunch, $600 bonus at the end of the year, etc. I was shocked! I told her that I had to apply at her job ASAP! So I did. I applied, and didn't hear back for almost a month. I had lost hope :( BUT THEN, I got a call on Monday! OMG I was so excited! Over the phone she had given me two options for which position I wanted to get. Then she said that she wanted to meet with me Thursday at 9am (yesterday). I was super SUPER excited! I woke up yesterday at 6am, cause I was so excited and anxious! I don't even wake up that early to go to the theater! hahaha I showered, got ready, and started walking to the bus stop. Yes, the bus stop. Since its so close to my house, I only have to take ONE bus that leaves me literally in front of Cedar Sinai. So, driving my car there is pointless. My panda was going to go with me. He goes with me to all my interviews :) He's there for moral support :) Yesterday, I was beyond anxious. I felt like throwing up, I was nervous. I've never felt like that for an interview before. Maybe cause I knew that it was a big deal, and that I really REALLY wanted that job.
Panda was there to calm my ass down. We got there 30 minutes too early, so we were outside the hospital talking and eating. When it was 8:50am I went inside :) When I walked into the office, one of the ladies told me "Oh you're early" I looked at her with the "Im sorry?" face. I thought being early was a good thing. Anyway, she said "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ will be down here in a bit, just wait for a bit." As I was waiting I was nervous, I was tapping my feet lol Then the human resources lady came, and we walked over to a table and sat down. We introduced each other. Then thats when all the questions started. The questions weren't stupid questions like at other places that I've gone. They were actually great questions. Great questions that I had answers to! hahaha After the interview, she told me that I was going to have another interview with the manager. The manager was so cool, he lightened the mood. He was cracking jokes, he made me relax a bit lol After that interview, he said that HR was going to tell me the what the next steps were. Then she came over and told me that I got the job! Thank GOD! :D She told me that the procedures Cedar Sinai are a little complicated cause I have to get a pre placement physical, get blood tests done and all that stuff. She said that the whole process takes about 2 weeks. So im stuck at the theater for another 2 weeks :(
After my interview at Cedar, I was walking outside the hospital and my panda was there waiting for me :D I was SO excited! I wanted to squeeze him and scream hahahaha I called my dad, mom, brother, and grandma! They're so happy for me :) After, I had to be at the hollywood bowl for orientation. OMG it was so boring. Its so different from the parking attendant orientation. We had to fill out SO many papers! Geez! The great thing about the bowl is that I'm going to get tips! YAY! I'm a cashier there, so when people get their receipt it has a little space in the bottom where they can write down how much tip they want to give me. At the end of the night, I add up all the tips and I just grabbed the money from the register! HOW COOL IS THAT!?!?!?!? So, If I made $87 in tips that day I grab $87 from the register when I'm banking out! Those tips are a GREAT motivation to be EXTRA nice to the guests! I'm going to be super nice to them! hahahaha
After the bowl, I went to work at the theater. I was 2 hours late. The morning lead didn't mind at all cause she got her hours :) So I took my time getting there :) After work, we all went to the cheesecake factory to celebrate! It was so much fun :) I'm pretty sure we were the loudest table lol I ordered my new favorite dish! It was so damn good! Mmmm! I need to learn how to make that :)
Overall, I'm ready to leave the theater. It's time to move on! There are SO many better opportunities ELSE where! I'm thankful for all the hours that I got at the theater though. I'm not being ungrateful or anything. I think that I deserve a certificate for staying there that long lol Their raises are a joke! A JOKE. I've never heard of any other place that gives their employees 10-20 cent raises! CENTS! I couldn't believe it when I got my first "raise" there. Ima stop. I can go on and ON about this place.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Brunch
My mom took my brother and I to brunch at the cheesecake factory today! I was starving! Everyone and their momma was at the cheesecake factory!
They gave us one of those vibrators, to let us know when our table was ready :) We waited 30 minutes. During those 30 minutes, we were looking at the menu so we would already know what we wanted by the time we went inside.
I ordered sautéed chicken breast, topped with fresh asparagus and melted mozzarella cheese, covered with madeira sauce, and served with yummy mashed potatoes! Mmm! It was SO delicious! This is what I'm going to order next time for sure!! Ugh, SO good! Cesar got pasta with chicken and bacon, and my mom got spaghetti. My mom hated her plate cause it had garlic. So Cesar switched plates with her. Then my mom didn't like Cesar's plate, so I switched with her. I ended up with Cesar's plate, my mom had my plate, and Cesar had my moms plate lol THEN Cesar wanted to switch again, so I ended up with my moms plate and Cesar got his original plate back lol Pheew! We did a lot of switching. I'm sure people around us were looking at us like we're crazy! Oh well! hahaha After, Cesar got the cookie dough cheesecake, and my mom got the vanilla bean cheesecake! They were both yummy :) I didnt get one cause I was too full :(
After The Grove, we went to target and I got the ELF eye primer. I want to try this one out. Hopefully its better than the sephora one :)
I also got this hair dye. Ima dye my hair right now :)
Byeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Rêves d'Avenir
Yesterday was my day off, so I slept in like always. Around 11am my phone rings, and its a number I've never seen before, so I ignored it. Then I saw that they left a voicemail. I listen to the voicemail and the girl said, "Hello, this message is for Karla Serrano. I'm calling from Patina restaurant here at the Hollywood Bowl. You recently submitted a resume to work at the Hollywood Bowl for this upcoming season. I did send you an email on how to finish up your application, If you have any questions please call me back at _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _." Then I thought, "Wait, What? I never applied at the Hollywood Bowl!" Then I remember that I sent my resume to an ad that said something like, "Do you like working with food? Do you like meeting new people? .... Blah blah blah" but I didn't KNOW that ad was for the Hollywood Bowl! I was very surprised! So, I checked my email, and it had instructions on what to do. It said that I had to go to the Hollywood Bowl and fill out the paper work anytime from 10am-6pm. So I quickly got up and got ready and I headed out to the bowl. I called my dad since he works at the Hollywood Bowl (for 15+ years) and I told him that I was on my way to fill out paper work for my NEW job! He was NOT happy. He immediately started talking about how am I going to work both jobs, blah blah blah! How Im never going to go back to school , that I prefer to work! He just kept going on, and ON!
Anyway! I showed up at the Hollywood Bowl, and I walk into the office and this man greets me with a handshake. Then he hands me W2 for papers to fill out. I was like "Wtf? They're not going to interview me or anything???" So, after I filled out the paper work, he says "Ok, orientation is next week, and there we'll discuss wages and everything else. . . . . Thank you have a great day!" I was surprised! hahaha They never interviewed me, they never made me fill out my job history nor my education history information. It was wam-bam-here-you-go-take-this-job kinda thing! I loved it! They went straight to the point!
Later on I found out that two of my co workers at the theater got hired there too! :) Yay! How exciting! I cant wait to start working there. I love the Hollywood Bowl, it feels like a second home. Most of the workers that work with my dad know me already. They're funny :)
So, I've decided to go back to school in the fall. Mainly because my dad keeps bringing it up, but also because what else am I going to do with my life? Work at El Cap the rest of my life? I dont fucking think so. I cant stand that place. Some of the people who work there are just unbelievably lazy and ignorant! Seriously. It's so discouraging, if they're not going to do their job and get away with it then why am I busting my ass there? I'm done caring for that job. I changed my availability there to 9am-1pm for the whole summer :) The less time that I spend there, the better. I rather work for the Hollywood Bowl 100x more!
I just want to graduate from school, and get a great job, get a house for my parents, get a house for me and my panda, get married, have little pandas, go on vacations. I want to do a lot of things before I die.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
NEXT
I had a job interview Friday, at 11:30am. It was for a cashier position at an Italian restaurant in Glendale. When I got the call for the interview, I was driving in the middle of traffic. I had to pull over because I had the man on speaker and I could barely hear him. He pretty much asked me to tell him a little bit about myself (I hate that question! What does it matter?!) I told him that my first job was at a fast food restaurant, blah blah blah. Then he told me to go in for an interview. He told me that the interview was in Chatsworth! I was like WTF. I looked it up and the address was near NORTHRIDGE! I swear I wasn't going to even bother going all the way over there! I was just going to go and waste my gas! Ugh. That night it was so damn hot here in LA, seriously. I HATE HOT WEATHER! I really, really HATE it! This is the perfect weather for skanks though, its more of a reason for them to walk half naked down the street! Anyway ... The next day I decided to go to the stupid interview! Panda came along for the ride. Of course I got lost, what a surprise. I made it to the place by 11:30am though.
I swear he asked me to dumbest questions ever. I wanted to just get up and walk away, and have him shove that position up his ass. What a waste of time, AND gas! UGH! I hate when they say "Thanks, I'll give you a call back this week or next week" Bitch, just say, "Sorry, you didn't get the job, don't expect a call back." They should just keep it real! I was telling panda that if I ever get a business and I have to interview people that I will tell them up front if they got the job or DIDN'T get the job! Make it easier for everyone! Geez!
The reason why I'm looking for a new job is because at my current job, the hours are getting shittier and shittier by the day. Its seriously going from bad to worse! A lot of people that work there are looking for new jobs, and I don't blame them. I'm doing the SAME thing! I also cant stand 2 of the managers there! I dread going to work when I know that I have to work with either one of those morons. UGH!!!
Friday, April 1, 2011
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