Washington is #1

So my new idea begins. I'm not sure where it will take me, but it's been fun so far and we'll see how long it lasts. Basically over the last week I've been able to read a bunch of stuff on Seattletimes.com which is hopefully self explanatory. I'm not quite sure if newspapers have a lack of stuff to write about, or if all newspapers do this, but I've found some horribly amazing articles that can't go unseen by anybody, even out of state. I don't know if I'll do this weekly of the best articles I find, or just as I find them, but the overall theme will be how I really need to get out of this state. Enjoy.

Article #1

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021075621_potshivelyxml.html


So, it's common knowledge for Washingtonians that pot is legal here to a certain degree (being an Oregonian, I'm not too familiar with the details), but I found this extra awesome. RETAIL MERIJUNANA. He goes on to say how much money it will bring him and that he's going to outsource the whole thing to Mexico and his final remarks are about how much he loves the plant. I must not be a good businessman because I don't see how this is going to make a ton of money, you know, with pot being illegal in the US and Mexico. I really need to get out of this state.

Article #2

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/fast-food-workers-plan-strikes-around-seattle/


This is a seemingly harmless title, and I went into it not knowing what to expect. Turns out, the nice folks working at fast food restaurants are on strike, but it's an organized random strike inasmuch as what place has their employees strike. But why are they striking? They don't get paid enough. Not like minimum wages are already destroying small businesses, these guys aren't happy with their $9.19 an hour, they want at least $15 an hour. WHAT!?!?! Nobody drops out of middle-school and lands a job making $15 an hour. But these guys claim that they can't make a good living with their wages. Look at it this way, minimum wage jobs aren't careers, don't pretend they are. Get an education and make more money. These people are crazy.

Article #3

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/bail-set-at-1m-for-man-accused-of-putting-crying-baby-in-freezer/


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. So, I'm sorry for laughing, but I'm laughing at this story, and not at the baby who could have died. Here's what they say happened. The man (not sure if father?) was tired and the 6 week old baby wouldn't stop crying so he decided to put the baby in the freezer to shut her up. Well, he ended up napping for an hour and when the baby's mother walked in the house, she caught him taking the baby out of the freezer. All this article said was that the baby was taken to a hospital and that her internal temperature was 84 degrees. I hope she lives, and that this man doesn't make bail. And to think, this guy probably just got home from striking about wanting more money for working at Taco Bell and was tired and upset. Yeah, I need to get out of this state.



*Note in case Washington tries to kill me. All articles are copyrighted by The Seattle Times. Article headlines are accompanied by the link to their respective article.

My Short-Lived New Era

Yes, it's been 6 or so weeks since I was bored and created my blog, thinking that it was a good idea and that I would really want to write in it when I got bored. I am still correct, this is a good idea, I was just burdened with a bunch of school stuff, on top of internship stuff, and of course, all around my amazing laziness. This leads way to what I call, my 'new era.' I scored an Internship with Boeing for the next 6 months which will officially start tomorrow. I just moved into my new place in Auburn, WA last Monday, and am finally getting used to the new environment and what not. My apartment is coming together, though brutal sufferings, but everything has settled down and is looking forward.

Boeing. Kind of an awesome opportunity that doesn't need much explanation. For those who don't know, I actually never applied to Boeing directly, I'm in a program at OSU that gives me two six-month internships during my last two years of college. How this works is I get interviewed shortly by 20-25 different company representatives which may last 15 minutes at most. The other MECOP students do the same, and I don't know the amount of students in the entire program, there is probably 100 or so in the field of mechanical engineering. after all the interviews take place, the company reps pick and choose who they want their interns to be, kind of like an auction. Of all the companies, I was 'lucky' enough to have Boeing choose me, along with about 15 other MECOPs. This was a real blessing for me because I really wanted to go to Boeing (everyone dreams of getting to go to either Boeing or Intel), and i really wanted to move out of state to experience something new.
Here's the kicker about this whole deal (something I learned just a few days after finding out I was going to Boeing), my worship pastor at my church announced he accepted a job as a worship pastor at a church in Auburn, WA. I immediately checked online to see where his church was, and it turns out, the church he moved to is maybe 5 minutes from the Boeing facility I will be working at! God really works in funny ways sometimes. It was my goal that when I moved to my new internship that I would find a church and go every week, something I didn't do when I was in Portland at my previous internship. This is an answered prayer for me because I get to go to a new church where I already know one person.

The next hurdle was finding a roommate. There was only one other person going to the Auburn plant, and he was a business major and has a project management job. My first instinct was, 'na, he's not a ME, so I won't be a good fit for his roommate.' But, luckily he had more confidence than me and we starting talking and eventually met up for coffee. Turns out, this dude is a christian, plays the guitar, golfs, and has the same kind of chill attitude I do. Another blessing on me. Right now we're chillin' on our deck, smoking cigars, and he's playing a song he wrote. Some guys on horses just strolled by, followed by a biker gang with decked out crotch rockets, fitted with neon and everything. So here's another instance where God was looking out for me and really answering my 'thoughts and concerns' because I have gotten away from prayer and a sincere love for the Lord.

This brings me to the detail of my new 'short-lived' era. My goal is to go to church, get involved, make friends, and have a good time where ever possible. God has set me up so well, and blessed me so much, and now it's my turn to show Him that I can turn it around and bring Him the joy He has given to me. I hope the next 6 months won't end as a 'camp high' and I will be able to continue my new era and make the era not short-lived, but a long, fulfilling continuation of my blessings.