I HAVE A NEW TOY!!!!!

I BOUGHT A CAR YESTERDAY!!! I was so happy to finally get a car! It's a 99 Saturn coupe. I haven't really been a fan of Saturn, but the car is great for me right now. I love the leather seats, the weird third door and the sunroof. The lot had just gotten the car so they had not cleaned it yet, so I still need to clean the inside. The car lot gave me some free car wash tickets so I went to wash the outside of it, but the inside is next. I had a few problems that I have to take care of; I have to get a tune up and some new breaks. I got the oil changed yesterday, so that's okay. I bought it outright, so I won't have a car note! Now, every month I am responsible for the car insurance and my cell phone bill. The rest of my money is for whatever I want to do. I am so happy and proud of myself. I called all of my friends yesterday and I was amazed at how they all told me they were proud of me. They were also surprised because I'm always talking about how broke I am, well in my opinion; I was broke because I couldn't spend any money since I was saving for a car. I hope that if I continue to take of the car, it will bring me many years of satisfaction, well until I buy myself a Benz, lol.

Oh Great

This has been the worst day that I have had in a while. Yes, my consecutive wonderful days has come to a halt. First, since I live in Richardson Towers I was awaken by a 5 am fire drill. The entire building had to go outside at 5 a.m. We finally got back in around 5:30 a.m. I ended up falling back to sleep around 8:00 a.m. Then I got to my class and received a grade on my test that I could not believe. The test was so easy that I went so fast through it that I bubbled in a few wrong answers on mistake. I was so mad to see that I made such careless errors. Once I got work, I saw a student that it is one of my classes and she told me we had an assignment due tomorrow. I instantly panicked. On top of this assignment, I hadn't received any feedback from paper that i sent to all of my group members. I sent it to them on Saturday to give everyone plenty of time to write me back before Tuesday’s class. I had only gotten one back. Then I made sure that I went through and answered all of the questions to the papers that I got so my peers could do their papers. I still had to do my other assignments for my other class and I manage to get those does. I remembered that we had to go to the River City Writer's thingy so I talked to the teacher about it and made arrangements to go. I was supposed to buy a car today but my brother did not come and get me. Then the person that I was going to ride with couldn't take me. Everything just crowded me and I felt like my world was crashing. Nothing that I planned to do worked out today. I'm hoping that since I do all of my assignments for English on time, and I am always there that my grade will not be affected. It's almost 11:00 and still I have one person's feedback. What am I going to do?

And it's Friday......

It's Friday! I am so glad; well really, it doesn't make a difference to me since my entire week has been lovely. I am just so used to being glad for the weekend. My week has been so great, that I haven't been trying to fast forward to Friday like I normally do. I am curious to see what this weekend brings. I have a few things lined up that I thought about doing, but we will see what I will actually get accomplished. Can I just say I feel wonderful? Okay, back to what I was saying, I thought about going out tonight or Sunday. Some of my friends have been trying to get me to go out, but I usually just don't want to. This weekend, however, I plan to have a little fun. Yesterday, I mentioned going to work out and just like I said it did not happen. The girl that I was going to work out with ended up staying with her boyfriend, so I Just went back to room and took a nap. It was a great nap and it lasted a little longer than I expected. I don’t plan on taking any naps this weekend just have fun doing whatever I want!

Minimum Wage Propaganda Poster

From my understanding of the research that I have done with the minimum wage posters is that different states have different requirements regarding the minimum wage posters. Many states require that employers have the poster whereas some states merely recommend that an employer post the minimum wage poster. The U.S. Department of Labor says that posting requirements vary by statute; that is, not all employers are covered by each of the Department's statutes and thus may not be required to post a specific notice. Not only are there minimum wage posters, but there are other posters that are required or suggested as well. On the U.S. Department of Labor website, they have a chart to inform the public of which posters are required for employers to post in the workplace.
The minimum wage poster only includes two images. One image resembles a United States flag. On the opposite side of the flag image, there is a United States of America Department of Labor seal. The entire poster is red, white, and blue, which are the infamous colors of the United States. There is also a large image of a telephone number for people to use if they have questions or comments. By placing the number on the poster, I think the Department of Labor is trying to convey is that like America, they are willing and ready to help anyone who may have issues or concerns with employment and minimum wage. The poster is very patriotic and serious. There are not any fun colorful pictures. I think the poster is supposed to look serious to force employers to feel that it is necessary to have the minimum wage poster in their workplace. Also the poster is intended for those who are employed which are usually an older group of people who take their job seriously. The words “employee rights” are very large to stress that employees are important and to catch the attention of employees.
The following information for purchasing a minimum wage poster was found on a website called Business Know How where employers are able to purchase most types of posters that may be required by their states. It reads,” Compliance with labor law posting requirements has never been easier. The combined State, Federal & OSHA laminated poster for Tennessee includes current (at the time you order), up-to-date posting requirements so you don't need to search for all the required labor law postings yourself. The Tennessee labor law poster is available in English or Spanish versions.” Even though some of the posters can be downloaded for free, this website charges different rates for package deals. I decided to play around with the website a little more and I came across a part of it that allow browsers to choose which state the poster is needed. I chose Tennessee to see what kind of propaganda I could find. On this page the website targets the employers with sincere gestures, as if by purchasing the poster from the Business Know How site it will make life easier by saying,”Save time and gain peace of mind. Order the combined all-in-1 State/Federal & OSHA poster for your Tennessee workplace today. Then, when your order arrives, hang it in a place in your business that your employees visit regularly. If you have more than one office location, you'll want to order one poster for each location.”
I was also able to locate a page on the same website that offers a labor law poster kit, “Comply with both federal and Tennessee labor laws by displaying these labor law posters in your office. Each kit contains two laminated posters - one Federal labor law poster and one Tennessee state labor law poster - that contain the latest, most up-to-date labor notices required for your state.”
In my opinion, this minimum wage poster is another tool that people have decided to make money from. It seems to have begun as a simple poster to inform employees of their rights in the workplace so that they will not be treated unfairly, instead employees do not pay attention to them and others are getting rich from it. The poster itself contains so much patriotic detail that it demands attention from any American, not just an employee.

My Day.......

Today was a cool day. My first class was scheduled to start late because we had a speaker. The class usually begins at 8:00 but today it started at 8:50. It was nice to get some extra sleep, and it was good sleep too. Then my second class was cancelled, which means I had two hours until my 3rd class. Being who I am, I went to my dorm and took a nap, ha-ha. I went to my last two classes and then here, to work. Today has gone very smooth. All I have to do is make it through a half an hour then I'm home free. My friend and I have been talking about going to work out. Honestly, I don't feel I need to work out, well except my stomach, but I could do a few crunches in my room. I'm just going to work out just to do something and of course, look at boys. (Smile) But knowing us, we probably will have a million excuses why we don't feel like it. Actually, it may be her this time, because I actually want to go. It's just too pretty outside to sit inside. Guess that I will have to wait and see.

THANKS!!!!

I have been in such a wonderful mood and I love it! This week has been so great. For me to say that entire days are good is a huge change for me. Usually, I am able to say that certain parts of my day are good, but never a whole day. So far, this week has been great. I hope the feelings that I have last as long as possible. I have this burst of energy and happiness like never before. I'm not sure what the cause of my new attitude could be. No Boyfriend? Great weather? Better study habits? God? Something in the water? I don't know, but I have been in such a good mood that I haven't even been hungry! I, not hungry, something weird is going on! When I was studying last, I was actually studying. I mean, usually just memorizing stuff will get me to pass a test, but I was reading my sociology book. Even after I just read the definition of the terms, I still felt like reading other information. Normally, I don't enjoy reading school related material, but last night was completely different for me. I am not sure what whom or what I owe gratification, but thanks!

So Excited!!!!!

Well, we are back. I hate to inform you that my blog is not about how drunk I was, how high I was, or what I can not remember. My spring break did not include any of the above. I saw a few friends that were out on break as well, had a few laughs, but nothing too extreme. I did mange to get some of my English homework done, and I must admit, I did not think that would happen. Oh yea, I became single over the break as well. I broke up with my boyfriend and I am not feeling any regrets, which I think is a good thing. Well, not a good thing for him. Anyway, I am excited about the snow. I have been waiting for it, not because I enjoy snow, but because it means the warm weather is on its way! After it snows once in Memphis, that's it. Once we get a few inches and it all melts away, spring is coming. I can not wait for spring and summer. They are my favorite times of the year! I promise I am like a totally different person when it begins to warm up outside. I'm different in a good way though. I just can not wait. I'm ready to just speed through these last few weeks of school, make A's on everything and get it over with.