Oh Shite

I'm starting night school Calculus and night school Physics in February. And I still haven't finished my Independent online course.

I am so screwed.

So my schedule from February to June will be:

1. Get up at 6,
2. Go to work,
3. Finish at 2,
4. Go straight to my night school location,
5. Finish the homework in the two hours I have to spare,
6. Go to night school,
7. Finish at 10 pm,
8. Go home and sleep.
9. Rinse and repeat.

And, the funny thing is, I have Fridays and the weekend off for both work and night school. So four out of seven days a week, it'll be really hectic. And the three rest days will need to be used for my Independent learning course.
I'll either have an excellent established work ethic in June, or I'll crash and burn. And, considering my work history, I don't want to think about which is more likely.

But, hey, if I somehow manage to do well this semester, I'll probably be accepted at Waterloo for Chemical Engineering. And then I'll be able to move and live on campus, and party like crazy. While studying, of course.

On another topic, my birthday (my real one, not my legal one) is coming up soon. Yeah, you can tell from all the Valentine's Day displays shops and restaurants are putting up.
I'm so angry. I'll be nineteen in age, but not legally, so I still won't be able to go clubbing until November! I asked my mom if her relatives in our home country can send my real birth certificate here, but apparently everyone over there is just in it for themselves, and they don't do favours for nothing. The only thing I can do now is get a good fake ID, because there's no way in hell that I'm waiting another seven months until I'm able to go out, drink alcohol legally, and have fun with my friends (all the while being safe, of course).

So all I need to do is finish my Independent Learning course as soon as possible, get at least 90% on all my night school courses, not get fired from my day job, and figure out a way to get the most legit-looking fake ID. Easy-peasy.

Interviews Are Bullshit

The title says it all. Seriously.

Okay, so what happened was that about two weeks ago, I was applying for jobs on Kijiji (the fastest online method—at least you're not waiting two weeks wondering if they're going to call you), and I got a call right away after I applied to this food service ad (since I have experience from wonderland). So I answered and went to the interview the day after.
Honestly, I just bullshitted the entire thing. The manager was like, "So tell me about yourself." And I just said, "Well, I love to cook bullshit and experiment, and talking to people bullshit." And that's how the entire interview went. It was seriously so easy and I got the job right afterwords.
So that's the lesson for today, folks. Just exaggerate a bit (don't outright lie about your experience) while staying relevant to the position, and you'll get hired.
And, honestly, having a job is like the best thing EVAAARR. Well, not the actual job part of it, but the payday. I recently got around $200 for last week's work (yeah, I get paid weekly—isn't that awesome?), and I bought a metropass for next month. My very own first metropass! Finally, I don't have to borrow my brother's metropass, or ask my mom for tokens again! I also went out to an amazing restaurant that was cheap as shit, had a great atmosphere, was open 24 hours, and they filled the plate like crazy. Thank you, dine.to, for the recommendation. Then the next day, I just went to La Senza for their clearance sale and got some new bras. Man, I LOVE not having to rely on my mom to give me money, or go out shopping with her.
The independance, and confidence a job can give you is just awesome. Before working at Wonderland, I really wouldn't have been able to go up to a complete stranger and start up a conversation. But now I can, and it's really easy. I can now understand why most employers are hesitant to hire someone who's never had a job before, even if they're really qualified for it with volunteer experience and all that jazz.
The job part, though, that's a whole different topic. I've only been working for around two weeks (9-2, four days a week), so I'm still getting the hang of everything. And it's seriously too much work for minimum wage. They expect me to be a waitress, kitchen helper, cook helper, and cashier, all at once. The only other person there other than the manager (who usually never even shows up) is the cook, and I have to listen to her blather on and on about how she was doing it all herself before I came, and how I really should step up my game. Seriously? I'm doing the best I can, for minimum wage, so you can shove it.
Whatever. I don't care. I'm leaving in June (around the same time she is, actually—she's taking culinary night school and is going to work in a real restaurant soon), and working for Wonderland full-time in the summer. I hear they give you hours like crazy, and it's really easy. There's only three menu items in each booth that you need to serve. And everyone who works there is really young, since it's a seasonal job. So everyone's around my age (my supervisor's actually really hot, and he's sooo nice).
I can't wait to go back to Wonderland, and leave this crappy cafeteria. And then, after Wonderland, I think I'll move up and become a waitress. I don't know why people think being a waitress is like earning minimum wage. I would love to be one. I could meet hot guys, and be able to make so many tips, it'll be awesome.