Hypnotic on my Heart

I'm at work right now. You're thinking what's new? Right? Well, nothing much is new, but I found a whole bunch of really sweet 90s music on iTunes.

Before we get to the fun 90s music, I have to tell you what's been going on in my life.

#1. The intention of this blog is to not be a diary with exactly what happened that day, but more of a journal of my thoughts, issues and other fun things. So I'm sorry if this post seems like that.

#2. There are just way too many things going on in my life right now and I need somewhere I can vent about it. Hence…you.

Ok. So I'll begin by saying that things are going well with Mr. Right Now. We've been talking a lot and we're seeing how thing are going. I know that he's not my soul mate and I (most likely) will not spend the rest of my life with him. But he's sweet and he's a good person for me to talk to because I've been really stressed out lately and he's always really supportive. So, we're just seeing how things go and taking it one step at a time!

Second thing that's going on in my life is my "job." We'll call it a job because, even though it's an internship, I do a LOT more there than any other intern and it's like a job to me.

Yesterday my boss came up to me and told me that because of budgeting there would be no more $50/week stipend for interns. At first I was ok with it because I'm not there for the money, but then I started thinking about it more and the more I started doing that the more upset I became.

I do a HELL of a job there. My editors are always telling me that and I know they like my work and appreciate my hard work. I stay late. I come in nights to help with elections. I'm also working in the sports department. I come in early. I get my shit done and I get it done right…which is more than any other intern can say at this point.

So I talked to Jerry (another reporter there who is more of a friend than a co-worker) – my sounding board. He said that I have value and that I shouldn't let anyone take advantage of me and I shouldn't work for nothing because I'm more talented than that.

I talked to my editors and figured out that they really want me to stay and they are still fighting to get the stipend back for us. I make an arrangement that I would cut my hours down (only by 3 or 4 …but still), and do what I could, but told them that I need to make money and I need to feel of some value.

That's when they told me that if there were any openings (which they were expecting there were at least one coming up soon) that I would be on the top of their list of people to hire! YAY!

So my day went from me on the brink of tears because I may have to quit because they can't pay me the measly $50 a week to keep me, to me staying (for less hours) and being on their list of people to HIRE!!! It really made my day!

Onto the 90s music. I'm so excited.

I got to work today dreading the day ahead of me. My mom decided to take the day off and my step-dad is out of town so I'm in the office all by myself, with my computer that sucks ass.

Turns out the phone at my desk doesn't work, so I had to move into my mom's kick-ass office. OH DAMN!

Of course the first thing I do is turn on her stereo and blast some music. Then I start browsing iTunes. I find a BUNCH of 90s mixes and start browsing the music. I found so many songs that I adore! I downloaded $40 worth of songs and that's what I'm listening to right now.

Yet another day turns from dread to happiness!

Here are a few of the songs on my new 90s playlist:

Hey Jealousy – Gin Blossoms

You make me wanna – Usher

Nice and Slow – Usher

Sex and Candy – Marcy Playground

Getting' jiggy wit it – Will Smith

You were meant for me – Jewel

Follow you down – Gin Blossoms

I'll be missing you – Puff Daddy/Faith Evans

Macarena – Los Del Rio

End of the road – Boys II Men

Gangsta's Paradise – Collio

Black of White – Michael Jackson

Black Velvet – Alannah Myles

Free Fallin' – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

You can't Touch this – Mc Hammer

Posted by K. Lianne on Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 2:24 PM | Permalink