August 9th, 2011
Back in the day, when I was a kid roaming the streets of Stanton, I would always go the 99 cent store everyday to get nothing other than a bag of flaming hot cheetos, toy guns, and a vast variety of other assorted items. This was of course when I couldn’t go to my neighbor’s illegal liquor store located within her own apartment. That 99 cent store quickly turned into a 98 cent store, and a 97 store (as if prices couldn’t get even lower). I don’t exactly know what conditon it’s in now, but I know my trip to a 99 cent store in Clairemont Mesa today triggered those memories back to my psyche.
Today, after going to work at EHS, I hung out at Price Center for a bit, before going back home to research teaching credential programs (as well as playing Tetris). I went to Von’s, bought some milk and bananas, and then cooked myself some spam, eggs, rice, & green beans. Everything tasted good except for the green beans unfortunately, but I got some vegetables inside my system for health purposes. Afterwards, Jessica picked me up, and we went (along with her roommate) to the 99 cent store, where I bought nothing, but could see the appeal a kid like me 12 years ago would have in a store like this. We then went to 99 Ranch, which was one of the most asian stores I’ve ever been in, reminding me of all the grocery shopping trips I had with my mom as a kid. Amidst all this chaos of grocery shopping I received a insightful call from Teach for America, and they answered many of my questions. I’m glad I picked up the phone because it was very interesting, and makes me even more likely to apply by the August 19th deadline. I hope I can sit down tomorrow and just zip through the process, constructing a perfect, yet honest personal statement. Afterwards, we proceeded to Wal-Mart, where Jessica bought supplies to make Nachos. We went back to her place, watched some Final Destination, ate the self-created Tacos (with cheese, jalapenos, meat, etc.), watched some of the Office, and then seperated ways. I went back home and called it a night.
