Pair of Pooches
Haha. Yea, you better believe it! This post is going to be about my new-found animal friends! Their names are Draco and Parker.
Draco is one of the cutest big dogs I have ever seen…it’s hard to resist when he’s begging you for food. His eyes look at you with such a sad expression…and you almost feel like you HAVE to give him something. As long as it’s not chicken or salmon. He’s totally allergic to those…and it could be a real mess when he gets ahold of some. I don’t even want to imagine it. Draco is a very cautious dog. Apparently, he had been abused when he was a pup, and that is to blame for that personality. He may be cautious, but he’s hardly shy. He loves to be around the people he trusts.
Parker, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of Draco. She’s a golden retriever that just doesn’t know how to sit still. She’s always bouncing around looking for attention. And she just got a grooming ^^ She looks adorable.
Together with Draco, they are two of the most adorable dogs on the planet!
New home, New problems
Time and time again, I get stressed out simply because of outside sources. It has happened in life before, and I would have been a fool to not expect it to happen again. But this time, when it came, I was simply just expecting more.
If anyone’s been reading my blogs through, then they know that I used to work for Anchor Pointe, under Holiday Retirement and that I was transferring to a similar place here in Ottawa called CrystalView Lodge. I’ve been working there for only about two weeks, and my expectations have fallen so low that the only way for it to go is back up.
In these two weeks, management has neglected to tell me when I am working. Firstly, I thought that I would be working at dishwashing for a good long while, and so I didn’t go to check the schedule for serving. Since, nobody told me that I was starting that yet. But, apparently they HAD scheduled me(I had worked 4 dishwashing shifts in a row previous to that). That was strike number one.
Now, today was a different story, but could be told in a much similar manner. Today, originally, I wasn’t supposed to work. That’s what my schedule said. However, management thought that it would be a good idea to change the schedule and not tell me about it. So, they expected me to work this morning…and I didn’t know about it. I keep my phone off at night, and I decided to sleep in because “I wasn’t working”. So, they couldn’t reach me for that shift. They are lucky I came in to pick my schedule this afternoon, so this could get sorted out…ish.
The day before, because I didn’t know I was working, I agreed to take someone else’s shift that was working. That turned out to be a complete disaster! So, technically, I was working two people’s shifts! Any nobody else would come in when we called them up… That was strike two.
Funny thing is. When I came to pick up the schedule about 1:30 and realized that “oh shit” moment, I specifically said that, if they needed me for the 4:30 shift to get everything ready, they could simply just call me. Well. It turned to 4:30, and there was no call, so I assumed that everything was alright. At 4:45, I get a call from CrystalView, and they say “Whoops, we forgot to call you for the 4:30 shift. Can you come in now?” Guess what. Strike 3.
Holy crap! If there’s one thing in life that I absolutely hate, it is when someone doesn’t tell me things. I lost faith in people who withhold the truth from me. I can handle the truth no matter what it is…it’s when they neglect to tell me that I begin to lost my trust in them. Same goes for my workplace.
They are VERY lucky I’m a gracious person. Because, tomorrow I literally have an 8 hour shift to work. I almost felt like not doing it. And you know what? If they do give me any sort of crap like they gave me today, then I don’t want to work there any more. I know Holiday’s standards, and I know my own standards. Unfortunately, they don’t meet either.
Changing Alias…Jasper to Jairus
Among the many things that have changed, one is my packlife. EmeraldMysts is gone. Finito. However you say “gone” in any other language. It turs out that, while I had some trouble finding internet access, the pack sort of fell apart. Trusts had been broken, and it was time to disban, and start anew once more.
This entire thing feels a lot like de ja vu…except, unlike most of my deja vu’s, I know exactly the reason behind it. This is the exact same thing that happened when EmeraldMysts was formed. And if that is any indication, this pack is going to be wonderful! All the packs formed have gradually gotten better and better over the years.
When I first got the e-mail about the disbanning of EmeraldMysts during Photography class, I was sort of depressed. For the rest of the lesson, I couldn’t pay attention. The next day, however, I managed to pop onto the new CelestialShadows channel, and was happy to be suprised with some BIG news. As in…pregnant wolfess big. Haha.
Apparently, I am the father of 8 children! And the mother is named Tamaska, played by one of my fave woofles from EmeraldMysts. She was known as DestinyRose(Rose for short), and we got along sooo well together. Originally, she was a part of another pack, and either left or the pack was disbanned before joining us in EM. We instantly hit it off, chatting in PM’s together and roleplaying together a lot.
Jokes like “What have I done?!” and “Something TOTALLY went wrong” have been coming off of my fingers a lot recently. It’s just because…I’ve never been a father before. And, with so many children! Wow. I’m totally excited. Being the father of the Alpha’s a priviledge. Plus, I’m a true part of the Council now, being appointed Gamma with Sorrow(formerly known as CrystalGarnet, I believe.)
Officially, the CelestialShadows pack opened up today, and I could be a part of that ^^ Things are still a little shaky in regards to my personal plotline…Tamaska and I have to go through that together, since we’re mates. I’ll likely be back tomorrow after work. Man. I can’t seem to get enough of roleplaying now! It’s probably not the best for my school work…but hey, I’ve got most of what I need done for next week already. I’m happy =D
Shifting Times
The times have changed since my last post on May 4th. A year older, and many events have happened to bring me to an entirely new life. Right now, I am in digital photography class at Algonquin College, getting a speech about how to rotate an image in Photoshop. Of course, I know how to do that already.
We are already in our third week of classes, and I am loving it! Where else would be better to go to draw day after day? Simply to develop my skills through new techniques. My teachers are all great; very knowledgeable. Really, there’s not much else to say.
Right now, I don’t feel like posting more. I’ll be back some other time soon.
Eeewy!! Is that a log???
Well. To day was(not) a fun day at work. For the lunch shift. We had another no-show. Brianne didn’t come in when she was supposed to. And so we(me, Emily and Chris) were working our butts off to get things done on time. We also had some help from the management, which was nice. But when we started setting, we slowed down, and got out 20 minutes late. Which is pretty good, seeing as there were only 3 of us. I hate it when that happens. I can see another person getting fired in the near future…and we can’t really take that, because there has been sooo many people leaving recently.
But that’s not all! At first, I heard that Levi quit while I was doing breakfast this morning. I thought to myself “Oh, wonderful. Now I’ve got to do desserts again.” Turns out, that’s not the case. Well…desserts needed to get done. But not by me.
I was told that I was supposed to do bathrooms. Clean them. Yea. Go ahead and puke on your screen. Apparently, that’s what the 12:30 to 3:30’s supposed to do every day. Well, that’s news to me. Nobody tells me a freaking thing. I’ve been working for 2 months at least doing desserts for the 3:30 shift. Everybody thought that was what happened. And when I mean everybody, that means THE CHEFS TOO! Totally not true. Because that was Cameron’s job before he quit. And I was doing desserts THEN. I’d come up to Rose and asked about which ice-creams to use WHILE I WAS ON THE 3:30 SHIFT. There were no problems. They saw me doing it. Even last week, I talked with Rose and asked if there were any more responsibilities for the 12:00 to 3:00 shift. She told me: “The bathrooms, but it’s already 3:30, don’t worry about it”. Because we were working short then too because Emily called in sick. Which is quite alright.
Today has just not been my day. I feel kind of abused…and forgotten about. I spend all my time working for them, and they can’t even have the courtesy to tell me a change has happened in my responsibilities. Let me remind you…I’ve always worked weekend lunches. So, it COULDN’T have happened when someone else was there.
At least now I don’t work until wednesday.
Now we’ve got to go out to dinner for my brother’s birthday, which is tomorrow. Ha. So tell me. Am I going to be able to get any homework done?
Nope.
Waiting…
Well, here I am, sitting at the home computer and doing absolutely nothing. I am sick and tired of it, too. Every weekend, I work the breakfast and lunch shift. And really, I don’t mind that. But it’s the fact that my brother can’t get his lazy ass out of bed at 10:15 when I get home that really pisses me off. I hardly have enough time to do anything over the weekend because of my working, and so I’m pushed to get things done. It doesn’t help that my brother has to wait till 12:30 to wake up! And all he ever does is sit in front of this computer and play video games all day!
There’s just too much in one day to fit in 12 hours or so. And I can’t stay up late and do things, because my parents are SO strict about “bed time”. I don’t care if I’m tired the next day! I NEED to get this crap done!
I’ve gone to my parents countless times, asking if they’d get Kile to move out of his room so I can have one of my own. That got me nowhere. I don’t have a room. So, whenever my brother wants to “sleep in”, and “go to bed early”, I have to listen and get off. It doesn’t matter if I’m not done my homework. Like he cares.
And I just got news this morning that Levi quit. So, I’m going to be stuck doing desserts again. Most likely. And that’s going to put me at 12 or more hours a week of working again. I said I would only do 10 hours a week. And 10 only.
Not to mention…I never get any time to sleep in anymore. I’m always up at at least 7:15 each day. Weekday, weekend, doesn’t matter. And I have no time to go to bed early to catch up on it. I foresee a load of exhausted days in my future…
Sounds like fun.
Trip to Canada’s Capitol
Well, I guess it’s about time that I share the reason why I spent my thursday two weeks ago, in a car for about 12 hours. Yep. 6 hours there and 6 hours back, all in one day. It was fairly tough, but we survived.
Algonquin College was having an open-house for the course I’ve been accepted to, and am probably going to be taking next year. And I thought that it would be awesome to go check out the campus, check out the course, and check out…well…basically, everything! I’m pretty confident that I’ll be able to do fairly well in the course. I’m taking it just to improve my artistic skills, because I know I’m not the best artist in the world.
The artwork the students were displaying were a-mazing! I look at it and wonder if I’ll ever be able to do something of that quality. I was scared at first…but then I noticed that they had some before-to-after pictures. And many of their before work look similar in quality to what I can do.
We had coffee, chatted with a lot of the students(who all said they loved the course, and the prof) and we talked with the prof himself. His name is Rich, and he seems to be an all-around awesome guy. Very friendly, and a very good teacher, according to everyone. Me and my dad even went to apply for residence while we were there. We got a nice tour of one of the rooms, and they look sweet ^^. Not too big, not too small. Just perfect. They have internet(without which I wouldn’t survive), TV, local telephone service(you pay for long-distance), a massive bed, a desk to work at, and a load of other things. We were told that they try to get all 1st-year students into dorms, and we applied early, since it’s a first-come-first-serve deal. I hope to get one =D.
I am so excited to go! And after the open-house, we went for dinner at Crystal View Lodge, another retirement home that’s just 2 minutes away from the campus. It’s also under Holiday Retirement, so they said I can transfer there when I come to Ottawa for my schooling.
Man…I just can’t wait to go. Of course, there’ll be a lot of people that I’ll miss here. Like friends and family. But this is going to be an amazing experience. And I just want this year to end, and next year to start. Fast.
Success in the Pack
I promised, and it’s here. The post on the pack.
Man, I am just so proud of all the packmembers right now. There has been so much activity in the pack. At least when I’m there. And I’m pretty sure it’s been the same when I haven’t been. Because, I read my Alpha(Amythist)’s journal a lot, and she’s been quite happy about the activity of the pack, too. I remember the times when she was only saying things like “activity needs to improve”, or things along those lines. That phrase is completely vanished from her recent posts. It’s just been so nice to be with the pack recently.
We just had another pack meeting on Sunday, and I am so glad I could make it. I always love those, because it used to be the only time when nearly everyone got together and roleplayed. Sometimes it’s hectic…but who cares! There is always a lot going on. Promotions, discussions, and this time, adorable puppies trying to steal away his mothers voice while she tried to lead the meeting. Haha, Scyanite is hilarious. I just added him to my friends list on Facebook a few days ago. We even tried to arrange to meet when I was in Ottawa(he lives there), but that didn’t work out.
Here are the specifics of what happened the day of the meeting:
4/27/08 - Packmeeting is held!
Darklight was demoted to packmate for lack of activity
SilverEye promoted to Gamma
Opalfire promoted to Hunter/Scout
Feenix, Azureite and Whiskey complete Assesment and advance to Packmate
Spynil and MoonWhispers enter assesment as Omegas
Discusion held regarding Forum
Well, that’s not all of it. I intentionally left out two things there just so that I can talk about them individually. And you may have guessed it…but yes, they are about me. To some extent.
The first, is that Jasper has been promoted to Centurion. I’m no longer a Battalion. But, a Centurion. That’s quite an honor. Because that means that I have been granted the responsibility of leading the pack Battalions. They follow my order. And I will be the first on the scene if there’s a threat to the pack. This also means that, if the Alphas need to leave the EmeraldMyst territory for any reason, I am to accompany them as protection. This promotion is such an honor to me, and Jasper. Whoever reads this just might think I’m crazy…and you probably have good reason to. But that won’t change the fact that I love this pack. And therefore, be honored by this.
The funny thing about it, though, is that I knew this was coming. I saw it in hard writing from Amythist. I don’t think she knows that I check up on her journal all the time. If she found out…maybe she’d call me a freaking stalker…but no. I’m not. I check there because I want to know the happenings. And because I care about my packmates. So, I just laughed when she said in the OOC room one day: “Jasper, you better be there for the meeting. You might have a suprise”. I couldn’t stop for like…5 minutes. But of course, I kinda hid that from the pack… =P
But(I know, this is getting long. But meh. Don’t read if you can’t handle it, I don’t care =P), this is not all that happened to me that night. Remember, I left TWO things out? Well, here’s the second.
It came so sudden, I was hardly expecting it. Nothing in Amy’s journal about this, otherwise I wouldn’t have felt the shock. Randomly, in the middle of the meeting, Amy messaged me and asked if DemonCrystal and I wanted to start courting. For all of you who don’t know what that means, it’s the equivelent of dating in “wolf” terms. I told her I would talk to Demon about it, and get back to her by the end of the meeting. Man, that was awkward =P.
We got into this whole random discussion about where a wolf would get a good-looking wedding dress and a ring. We settled on rolling in the mud for a dress, and the twig my wolf was playing with during the roleplay earlier. Because that’s just us. The two most random wolves in the pack. Haha, she even had me propose to her. Jokingly, of course. Then, she said yes.
Amythist threw that into the meeting schedule, and we both agreed to become courts, in front of the whole pack. Demon’s quite the roleplayer. She took on a whole shy persona about the whole situation. I didn’t…lol.
Again, I must say that I am extremely proud of this pack. They are an amazing group of people. Always fun to be around. Hopefully, things can keep going the way they are!
Something New Everyday
It’s definately been a long time since I put anything up here on my blog. And for anyone who reads it, I’m sorry. I don’t even know the why behind it. Maybe, I just don’t have anything to vent about anymore. Which I suppose is a good thing.
Life’s been moving along well recently. As well as I can expect it to. My Media Arts group still sucks, but I’m over it, and we’ve got a little video done. Nearly. It’s not what I can call satisfactory…but, like I said before, I don’t care anymore. The next video we do, I’m going to take charge and designate myself as the cameraman. That way, I can use my creative sight and actually do it. No more “acting” roles for me, hopefully.
It was TheJakeman’s birthday on April 14th. He turned 18 now, and we still haven’t had a get-together with all our old friends like we used to! I’m totally going to try and get together with everyone this coming monday, and celebrate that and another awesome thing that’s going to be happening in his life. Soon to come. I have no idea what we’ll do for that…but that’s usually the case with us anyway. We just randomly do things. Doesn’t matter what.
I’m extremely happy that my boss has agreed to give me fewer shifts at work. Now, I only work a max of 10. Which is going to totally help me out in school! Most of my classes are still in the 70s, except French…which I’m almost failing… But then again, I’ve never been good at French. I managed to catch up on all my schoolwork a few weeks ago. But that didn’t last long. I missed a biology lab when I went to Ottawa(which reminds me…I need to write up about that still). I had no idea what happened, and so I struggled through it. Took way too long, and I ended up handing it in late, and couldn’t quite get some smaller assignments done for today. But it’s all cool. I can easily get all the rest done today.
The Emerald Mysts pack has been doing AMAZINGLY well recently. I haven’t talked too much about them, and that’s probably why. I’ll post something separate on that…maybe….NOW!
See you in the next post!
Back Home
It’s been such a long time since I was able to get onto mIRC and roleplay with my pack. Mostly because I’ve just had so much homework to do, and keeping up with that and working at the same time is just impossible. It’s pretty annoying, but it’s the truth.
All the time I was away, Jasper was lost. He’d been separated from the pack one day while he was scouting the packlands for threats, and a blizzard struck. He couldn’t get back until it cleared and, by then, the pack had evacuated the area to return home to the EmeraldMyst clearing. There was no trace of them, so Jasper had no idea where they went. He’d been searching for them for a month until stumbling upon the pack once again.
A lot has changed since I’ve been gone. First of all, Amythist’s pups have been born. So far, he’s met Ruebie, the runt of the litter. She acted so cute ^^. But more bad things happened than good, from what I understand so far. Two of my friends are gone. Kuma was banned for insubordination. And Kagetora, well, I just think he left. I don’t really know the reason…I haven’t asked about him yet. I probably should sometime soon.
But what else is interesting is that I’ve tried to get TheJakeman into the roleplay. He joined as Thiago(correct my spelling if it’s wrong…lol). He came on yesterday, and checked it out. He seemed to fit in pretty well with the group in OOC. Which is awesome!
He had to leave pretty quickly, though. And I don’t blame him for that. He’s not exactly been feeling well these past few days. And a computer screen definately doesn’t help with that. I know…I’ve been down that road several times myself.
I just hope he decides to come back once in a while ^^. It would be nice to have a real friend around the pack.
UPDATE:
Well, it turns out Kagetora didn’t leave at all. Instead, he’s also one of Amy’s pups. Scyanite. Also, I’d planned to put a banner for the pack on this post. So…here it is!
