Random thoughts

I have posted many photos on Flickr. So enjoy, but you can't post any comments unless you have signed up with Flickr or if you have a Yahoo account, they're Fascist like that. So, you know check it out, because if you don't the politicians win...wait, shouldn't that be terrorist...if you don't the terrorist win. Something like that, its all one in the same...damn the Man.

Home towns

Why is that people always want to get out of their home town? Think about it...go back to high school and I know that everyone has the same thought, "I cannot wait to get the hell out of here!" Is it because we are all in our rebellion stage wanting to get away from the iron fist of our parents or is it because that is what we grow up hearing. TV shows, movies....themes about leaving a home town and never coming back.

After reminiscing about your past, doesn't it make you want to go home? We go off to college or off to a job somewhere and once in a while, we think about living at home. Or telling stories about your high school days and how great it was living in a little town. Why is it that we want to go away only to later on yearn to go back?

no better way

I have found that in my profession (yes, profession) it takes a lot of dedication. Learning a bunch of facts to facinate people, learn a new skill to show visitors, or just learn to (SWEETNESS, Stairway to Heaven just came on...I love Led Zeppelin) talk to a large group of people. To completly immerse yourself into a time that has long since passed, it takes a big heart and tons of love. For me, I have found the best way to dedicate myself is to look the part, even if it means pissing off family or finacee. What could I be talking about? It is simple.
Going from this...a nice full beard....


to this...the General Ambrose Burnside look. and yes, it really pissed Andrea off. But that is okay, she'll get over it. And I'm sure that when my family sees it, they'll just shake their heads, except Chuck, he'll get a kick out of it. All of my co-workers love it.

We shall see

Time has come to find out what having two jobs is all about. Starting next week, I will be working seven days a week. I can already see some of the benefits: more money, keeping a job for the winter time. I can also see the down sides: Working seven days a week...thats about it really. Oh, and no days off, quite right.

So yeah, things are going well. I love hearing all these rumors surrounding OCM. Lots of people think that it is going to close, or that we don't have any money, or that we are moving. As far as I know, OCM isn't closing, this year anyways. They don't want to move because they would have to move close to twenty buildings, one of which is still original to 1868 (doesn't sound like much, but it is still cool to see it.). Never had to deal with these rumors at MSHP because it was such an established state park (the first in the state! [second national park until it was converted to a state park in 1895...]) The only thing they had to worry about was it's budget getting cut, and that wasn't going to happen because it is such a large organization...it can pull lots of strings. It should be an interesting summer amongst all these fun fun fun rumors.

first day done

My first day at OCM is offically over. Things I learned today: I still got what it takes to interprut! I just wish I could do so in a fort, something I am familiar with, but this will work. Another thing I learned today: A site like OCM can be very boring. After about 1:00 in the afternoon, I maybe talked to twenty people. But that did give me an oppertunity to learn some things from my co-workers, so there was a positive side to that. I work tomorrow all by myself, and I don't have a whole lot to do, so it might go slowly, but we're only open from noon to five, so five hours can go by quickly...I can sit around for five hours, and get paid to do it.