Day 16

I started the day out by drinking the half-mug of Barry's Irish. I brewed a pot of tropical green, being careful to measure the water temp for optimal taste haha. I think the range is 140*F to 180*F. I added the tea-ice cubes my mom made with half a mug of tropical green some time ago. I only managed to drink half of the mug. I realized that I couldn't find my wallet, and I still don't know where it is. It should be in the apartment though.

Had my group interview at Pier 1 today. There were 2 other girls interviewing. The interviewer (flaming dude) said there were more, but they all canceled that morning. Every group interview I've been to, there's people that ask such pussy-ass questions. I just don't get it. Somebody always manages to ask "What is your favorite part of working at ____" and "What is your least favorite part of working at ____". Seriously, people? Who cares? Well, I don't. I asked a salary question, which Virginia Tech says not to do; apparently it gave my interviewer the impression I was only there for the salary. Well, upon reviewing my application and resume, one can quickly surmise that I am looking for a summer job, seeing as all employment history is June-August, and that my expected graduation date is 2012, from a university not within commuting distance. Anyway, he responded professionally, saying that he is not at liberty to say, and that it will be discussed with the second interviewer, if Pier 1 decides to proceed with the interviewing process. This is good, meaning that they aren't just hiring people and paying them minimum wage... hopefully.When it was over and he was asking for any last questions, the other two girls were in the midst of getting up when I asked "when should we expect to hear back from you?". Isn't it obvious? He said in the next couple days, but what if it wasn't? What if they had a huge applicant pool and they were holding interviews for a new store? I don't know. I thought I asked good questions. If they thought I was too aggressive and not pussy-foot enough, then they can hire those other two applicants. Who said they would be a good fit for Pier 1 because they work with kids. Because obviously, their demographic is children, children that want papasans that cost $100 for just the frame.

Felt like a damn tea party. That took place in an underground room with mismatched furniture. Slick, Pier 1.

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Day 15

Decided to do tea a different way now. To put on a pot of two-mugs-worth-of-water (like a regular pot, with a lid, not a teapot) and brew tea out of there. That way the tea I brew is more accessible, and I don't need to go boiling water all the time. I don't have my own teapot here so that's why I've been kind of weird about my whole tea system. I just threw 3 teabags of Barry's Irish into the pot and turned on the fire. I figured if it was just cooking it shouldn't need 4..

Actually I started using this method yesterday, but neglected to blog about it. I still haven't gotten the ratio right. It's weird. Maybe I do need that last teabag to get the strength to balance out the half and half. Hmmm.

I put the second mug into the fridge without sugar and I drank half of it after my afternoon workout.

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Day 14

Woke up with the left side of my face malfunctioning. I took some Zyrtec and I think it fixed it. My allergies are finally acting up. I wonder if its caused by dust or pollen, because I've had allergy histories involving both.

I brewed a big pot of Barry's Irish Breakfast, enough for two mugs. The first mug has a little too much sugar in it, so it's kind of throwing me off. I was reading up on tea, and apparently it is generally agreed that 300mg of caffeine is the line for safe consumption. That being said, No Name (used to be call Cocaine, if you remember. I never tried it though.) has the most caffeine out of any energy drink. I just divided all the larger ones into an 8oz. portion... but even before "weight adjusting", No Name had a higher caff count than most. It has 280mg per can, which is 8.4 oz. I was a bit surprised. Personally I like Amp, from Mountain Dew. It gets me going, and I prefer the taste over other energy drinks. I can't really stand Red Bull anymore because of a certain 'bomb incident.

Anyway, THE JOB SEARCH IS ON! All you stores that I skipped, WATCH OUT! I'm talking to you, Radio Shack and fro-yo places and... and... DUNKIN' DONUTS! Oh and Urban Outfitters I TOTALLY forgot them. It's like I just overlooked every establishment within a 1 block radius of me.

Currently I've been working on Radio Shack's online application. I applied last year and never ever got a reply. It's got a similar layout to Payless' online app. Payless had this one question that went something like "Would you leave if you were offered a similar job at another establishment but paid more?" I totally answered "yes", who wouldn't? But looking back, I probably should have put "nononononono no NOOOO!". Probably a trick question D: Radio Shack's application is pretty slow. It's administered by a separate company though, NexisLexis. The fact that the copyright year at the bottom of the page is 2009 concerns me.

EDIT 12:09 AM

I ended up on craigslist because I was getting desperate. I got a call from Pier 1 and I have an interview on Wednesday. Not bad. I hope they pay (well)! I didn't end up doing my workout so I will have to do it tomorrow (later today)

I fixed the second mug of tea sometime and something was a bit wonky with it I'm not sure what it was. Maybe not enough cream...

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Day 13

Went to Elephant Castle for breakfast again. Had another pot of English Breakfast. My parents love that place. I had a Greenwich omelette. It was okay. The sausage was interesting.

I managed to drink half of the mug of tropical green from yesterday, because my mom decided to make the other half into ice cubes haha

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Day 12

Went to Elephant Castle for breakfast. Had a pot of English Breakfast, poached eggs, spinach puree, potato pancakes and cheddar cheese. Yummm.

Went to the gym afterwards. Maybe I'm training too hard, I was really sore and weak for my workout. /:

After the workout I made myself some limeade and after my shower I brewed 2 mugs of tropical green, but only ended up drinking one.

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Day 11

Started off the day by making my mom a cappuccino. Boiled some water and made a mug of Barry's Irish. Went back to sleep and woke up later to finish fixing my tea. I was supposed to meet mom at 12:30pm at her new office for lunch, but I didn't actually end up getting there until around an hour later. She had a lot going on (seeing as she was overseas for a month, I was unsurprised) so we actually didn't end up leaving her office until sometime after 5pm. Her old office had a K-Cup machine. Now they have some other high-tech drink machine that uses pouches. There was Dove hot chocolate available, and my mom taught me how to use the machine, and added Milky Way foam on top for me! The brewing(can you call it that?) process was much more exciting than the actual drink. The drink was surprisingly... well, okay. I had a couple sips of some Bigelow Lemon flavored tea before we left her office and then had some Chinese tea at a little Asian bar/restaurant a block away.

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Day 10

Hung out with Dad today. Had dim sum. I think we had chrysanthemum. Went to Trader Joes and got some edamame. I love that stuff. Dad also stopped in Chinatown to get a haircut. I went into a bakery and got some iced milk tea while I waited. I don't know why Chinatown milk tea is so good. I have an inkling that it has to do with the fact that they use light cream.

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