Lies of the Industry

I'm moving to Arizona in approximately 2 weeks. I have been job hunting for a bit now and have probably submitted around 50+ applications to various places. As I started my very first job, I was told that  Customer Service transferred very well. I've believed that statement up until I started my search for jobs in Arizona.

I stayed with the same company for 2 seasons. Got a promotion and a raise my second year there. I then moved to Iowa that fall and had to find a different place of employment. I didn't really look my first couple of months there, I had money to spare and I felt like I deserved a break. When I finally buckled down and started looking, I had only turned in a couple of applications (i.e. less than 5) before I got a call for an interview with a lady who was notorious for only doing the interview for show. You knew as soon as you got the interview, you got the job with her. I started a week later.

That's 1 season (the very first season was basically just sitting around looking busy) and a year and a half of customer service experience. Pretty good if you ask me. I got rehired with a promotion and a raise by one company and got 2 raises and was interviewed for a management position by the other company. While I did not get the management position, the Assistant Manager told me that she was extremely surprised they didn't go with me.

Fast forward to now, and I haven't gotten any calls, emails, or requests for interviews. It is also excruciatingly hard to find a job that isn't another gas station attendant. Been there, done that, don't care to go through it again. I've been applying to a lot of waitressing jobs lately. I'm hoping I get something out of that avenue since I don't have the right retail/ customer service experience for much of anything else.

It's just another lie of the industry.

Giraffes

So first of all, I think i'm going to give up on the 30 day challenge thing. I was doing well until I had to do the post of what was in my bag. I realized the number one thing that was in there was trash. Not exactly blog worthy. So instead, I'm going to post about things in life that bother me or that I love.

Like Giraffes.

Yes you read that right. I love Giraffes. I'm like a closet lover since they don't come up in day to day conversation. But I don't love all Giraffes. Like cartoon Giraffes (excluding the ones that actually look realistic) get no loving for me. They're not stupid or child-like so why depict them that way?


One of my favorite things about Giraffes is that they're always making faces. The one above me looks like it's smiling. These two look like they're grumpy/ judging you and posing for a silly pictures











I realize it's just a photo snapped at the perfect time, but it makes me smile that they do it enough to where there's quite a bit of photos of it when I Google search it. I can't think well enough to make that sentence any better. Too much Giraffe.

Giraffes have also always been a symbol for me to stand tall. Obvious reasons why. When I feel down, I usually just minimize whatever is open on my screen and look at my giraffe background (I am that obsessed. Don't judge me)

So I guess if I'm going to blog about them, I should give you a few fun facts. So here they are:

• Those horns on top of their heads are actually called Ossicones. And there's 3 of them. The 3rd one is actually more of a bump between their eyes, but it is still classified as an Ossicone. You can see it in the picture of the grumpy giraffe.
• There are 9 subspecies of Giraffe and they all have different coat patterns. Some of the color blocks are more block-y and others are more cut up. There's also a difference between the spaces of the blocks. Some are thinner, some are thicker.
• Giraffes fight. It's called necking. Kinda sounds like a sex move to me. They fight with their super long necks so Scientists came up with an apt name for it. Fights can last up to 30 minutes depending on how good they're matched and as far as I know, It's usually males fighting for dominance.
• After a dominance duel, it is common (i.e. Usually, but not always) for the males to caress and court each other. Which leads then leads to mounting and climax. So make-up sex. Kinky.
• This last fact is the most interesting to me: Females become sexually mature when they are 4 years old. Males at 5. However, males must wait until they are 7 years old to get the opportunity to mate. Wikipedia doesn't explain why, so don't ask me.

I needed another picture of a giraffe. Stop judging me.

One of the higher things on my bucket list, is to go to this place in Africa known as the Giraffe Manor. It's a lodge that is situated on private land that has giraffes among other animals. Now, it's not called Giraffe Manor just because they're walking around the property. These giraffes will actually come up to your bedroom windows and stick their heads in if it's open. They also will stick their heads in at meals to almost kind of beg for food. It's like a dream come true for me. I don't know how I'll ever be able to leave.

I will leave you with a couple more pictures of Giraffes. Just for maximum cuteness. Cause they're my favorite <3