Hi I'm Katy and I work at McDonald's

While I was at work on Saturday one of my old high school teachers came in. When I had his class, I sluffed A LOT. In fact, it's kind of well known that out of the 60 days in the trimester, I only went 8 times. He knew about it, but I did all the work and still received a good grade in his class. So when he came in to work the other day, we started chatting. For the purposes of this narrative I shall call him "Coach."

Me: Hey, Coach! How are you?
Coach: I'm good! How are you doing?
Me: I'm pretty good, thanks.
Coach: Ya know, I hate to rub it in, but I see you're still working at McDonald's, even though you worked there in high school. I guess your skipping class really caught up with you, didn't it? Not as successful as you thought you'd be.
Me: ....I'm 2 semesters away from graduating with my bachelors. I work here because it's paid for my schooling so far, it's incredibly flexible, and I work with some of my best friends. And I'm going into teaching and hope to be a teacher whose class my students actually want to attend...unlike some teachers I had.
Coach:  stutters and walks away with a very red face.

Yes, I still work at McDonald's. However, for the above listed reasons, I actually really love my job.  I'm also up for a pretty large scholarship award from the McDonald's corporation, and my store owner has given me fantastic references that have helped me get other jobs when I've been away.

I get a lot of crap from people about still working there. But it's a job on the pathway to my career, and I feel like I've been pretty successful in life so far.

So, no. I don't mind working at McDonald's. I actually am thankful for it and love it.

Am I Pitbull?

Last night I conducted a VERY formal and scientific study in which I texted approximately 20 people the question, "On a scale from 1-10 with 1 being an adorable puppy and 10 being a Tourette's-inflicted Steven Hawking-Hitler mashup, how easy am I to get along with?" The average response was 3. So I guess that's what? A cute pitbull? Pitbull himself? I'm asking cause I don't know.

The point is that I think I'm a pretty chill person to get along with. I don't really fight with people. I don't give a single crap what you do with your life as long as you're not being a jerk to someone else.

I like taking jokes too far, making up ridiculously far out what-if situations, and Costa Vida. I like learning, reading, Grey's Anatomy, and telling narrative stories that are exaggerated. I feel like if we can agree on at least one of these things, we can be friends.

So, people. GET OVER YOURSELVES. Stop taking everything so seriously. Stop getting angry about things you can't control. Stop freaking out about other people's actions when they don't concern or affect you. Just be friends with people. It'll be okay, guys.

This is my soapbox for this evening.

Also, here is my favorite facebook status of today, courtesy of Cat Gardner:

When someone asks you "what would Jesus do?" remind them that freaking out and flipping tables is a viable option.

That is all.