Apparently, you need 60 college credits, a driver's license, and 21 years of being alive under your belt to qualify to be a corrections officer. Then there's the psychological health profile, the physical tests, and finally four months at an academy. After that, it's two years of probation with a 26,000 a year salary. After 20 years they expect you to retire. I can understand why my parents are into me taking the job, but I'm still not sure. I don't have any real hopes and dreams to do something more fulfilling with myself, but I always assumed they'd develop eventually. Anyway, it's a good thing I can't take this job until I'm 21 (until then, my application process is on hold and my test scores will be saved for 4 years until I have to take the test again).
Meanwhile, I get to go back to college. His change in opinion was just so sudden. Why did he say all those things before? Was he trying to scare me into taking the corrections job? Don't get me wrong, I got what I wanted and it's great. I just don't see that as a resolution because it doesn't address all the hurtful comments that were traded. Based on the lecture he gave me as he took me to orientation yesterday morning, he didn't even listen to a thing I said when I talked to him about what happened to me last year. It was just a series of anecdotes about how well he did when he was in college followed by the obligatory tough love statement. "And you're not allowed to hate yourself. We'll love you no matter how you do in school, but hating yourself won't be tolerated." I know he probably meant well, but geez. That's so tough it's practically a threat. I could bring it up, but I'd rather not mess with the situation for fear of getting him angry and losing his support, though. Maybe I'm just expecting too much. What I'm getting from my parents is still more than I ought to, and probably more than I'm worth.
Meanwhile, I finished reading both Goderic and Diary yesterday. I don't care if Chuck P.'s protagonists usually aren't all that different from one another and, more often than not, he might as well call all his characters Chuck just like Jackie Chan might as well call all the characters he plays in movies Jackie Chan. Neither of them seem to be that great at pretending to be someone else, but they're still entertaining.
Also, anyone interested in religion and spirituality should read Goderic. It's not boring and preachy, but it's set in the 12th century so don't expect anything outside of that realm. Most of the book is about the path Goderic takes to become the cranky hermit saint he's destined to be. This includes selling cat blood as martyr blood, becoming a pirate and stealing from pilgrims, and having incesty thoughts about his sister. BASED ON A TRUE STORY. Seriously, read it.
Meanwhile, I get to go back to college. His change in opinion was just so sudden. Why did he say all those things before? Was he trying to scare me into taking the corrections job? Don't get me wrong, I got what I wanted and it's great. I just don't see that as a resolution because it doesn't address all the hurtful comments that were traded. Based on the lecture he gave me as he took me to orientation yesterday morning, he didn't even listen to a thing I said when I talked to him about what happened to me last year. It was just a series of anecdotes about how well he did when he was in college followed by the obligatory tough love statement. "And you're not allowed to hate yourself. We'll love you no matter how you do in school, but hating yourself won't be tolerated." I know he probably meant well, but geez. That's so tough it's practically a threat. I could bring it up, but I'd rather not mess with the situation for fear of getting him angry and losing his support, though. Maybe I'm just expecting too much. What I'm getting from my parents is still more than I ought to, and probably more than I'm worth.
Meanwhile, I finished reading both Goderic and Diary yesterday. I don't care if Chuck P.'s protagonists usually aren't all that different from one another and, more often than not, he might as well call all his characters Chuck just like Jackie Chan might as well call all the characters he plays in movies Jackie Chan. Neither of them seem to be that great at pretending to be someone else, but they're still entertaining.
Also, anyone interested in religion and spirituality should read Goderic. It's not boring and preachy, but it's set in the 12th century so don't expect anything outside of that realm. Most of the book is about the path Goderic takes to become the cranky hermit saint he's destined to be. This includes selling cat blood as martyr blood, becoming a pirate and stealing from pilgrims, and having incesty thoughts about his sister. BASED ON A TRUE STORY. Seriously, read it.
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Obscure comment you made but still made me smile.