NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!
Ok. So I go into work and I inquire about Jorges condition. My manager Nacho tells me that hes still alive but he knows nothing more. Naturally we speak of Jorge and what a sweet kid he is. I find out that he quit school to help his mother pay the bills.
Abel is running around singing. He gives me a funny look and asks me what is wrong. I say to him, Do you not realize that someone that we work with is in the hospital in critical condition? and he says, Hes proly die. Im immediately irritated. First reason being that even though I know that English is Ables second language and I have the utmost respect for anyone who can speak more than one language. Ive lived in a foreign country and know how humbling this can be, regardless. Hes proly die hits a nerve. Im irritated also because JORGE IS NOT DEAD. Dont put that energy out there. Right? I say this to Able and he responds, Hes shot in face. Hes proly die.
I ask Bert exactly what a coma is and he tells me that there are so many different kinds of comas, which I kind of knew butanyway, Eugene overhears and asks me if Im still worried about Jorge. Um, yes.
Nony, my other manager has spoken to Jorges mother and apparently hes doing better and the doctors are confident that he will pull through. This makes me smile.
I speak to the security guard as he walks me to my car and we talk about the shooting. Hes sincere but basically says, This is normal. This is LA. What the fuck? Am I the only person who thinks that this is NOT ok? Wake up people! I feel like we are becoming desensitized. A 16-year old young man being shot IS NOT NORMAL. And if it is NORMAL to anyone it certainly should not be. Yes, Im guilty of worrying and overanalyzing but come on people the more we accept that these fucking things happen the more they will happen. Shit!
I know. People die every day. People die every moment. This is life. Life is a gift and I just cant accept it when people have no regard for human life. I just cant accept that its normal for someone to throw a fit and shoot someonein a bar, on the freeway in a gas station at a school. You got a problem? Deal with it. Hate the world? Get a clue. Dont like your life? Change it. No one else can do it for you. Dont like or respect your friends? Get new ones. Dont like your parents? Get away from them. No one can make your life better. Only you can. And you can.
Ok. So I go into work and I inquire about Jorges condition. My manager Nacho tells me that hes still alive but he knows nothing more. Naturally we speak of Jorge and what a sweet kid he is. I find out that he quit school to help his mother pay the bills.
Abel is running around singing. He gives me a funny look and asks me what is wrong. I say to him, Do you not realize that someone that we work with is in the hospital in critical condition? and he says, Hes proly die. Im immediately irritated. First reason being that even though I know that English is Ables second language and I have the utmost respect for anyone who can speak more than one language. Ive lived in a foreign country and know how humbling this can be, regardless. Hes proly die hits a nerve. Im irritated also because JORGE IS NOT DEAD. Dont put that energy out there. Right? I say this to Able and he responds, Hes shot in face. Hes proly die.
I ask Bert exactly what a coma is and he tells me that there are so many different kinds of comas, which I kind of knew butanyway, Eugene overhears and asks me if Im still worried about Jorge. Um, yes.
Nony, my other manager has spoken to Jorges mother and apparently hes doing better and the doctors are confident that he will pull through. This makes me smile.
I speak to the security guard as he walks me to my car and we talk about the shooting. Hes sincere but basically says, This is normal. This is LA. What the fuck? Am I the only person who thinks that this is NOT ok? Wake up people! I feel like we are becoming desensitized. A 16-year old young man being shot IS NOT NORMAL. And if it is NORMAL to anyone it certainly should not be. Yes, Im guilty of worrying and overanalyzing but come on people the more we accept that these fucking things happen the more they will happen. Shit!
I know. People die every day. People die every moment. This is life. Life is a gift and I just cant accept it when people have no regard for human life. I just cant accept that its normal for someone to throw a fit and shoot someonein a bar, on the freeway in a gas station at a school. You got a problem? Deal with it. Hate the world? Get a clue. Dont like your life? Change it. No one else can do it for you. Dont like or respect your friends? Get new ones. Dont like your parents? Get away from them. No one can make your life better. Only you can. And you can.
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i'm prepared to go to 750 for rent but i'd rather find something cheaper. theoretically, i could rent half this place out for that amount but i need to confirm it with the landlord. is that in the ballpark of your friend's place?
yep, 1000+ is too rich for me.