my healthiest meal of the year? a davis food shelter.

okay, let me explain... lol

im currently taking ARE112 - Business Organization and in addition to the midterms and final, we all have to do a group project with a bunch of people we didn't know before and make a difference. That's all - "make a difference."

so my group and i had a bunch of ideas, but we finally agreed upon one activity: volunteering at the local food shelter, called davis community meals. my teammate angel had interned there for a whole quarter, dedicating her saturdays to cooking, setting up, and serving people who wanted a free meal. that's how i spent this morning - waiting for my teammates, taking apart broccoli, setting up and cleaning the dining room, and drying dishes. whenever i have to go to a new job/task/duty, i always have butterflies in my stomach because i never know how/if i can contribute. uhh i can use my iphone for things and i can facebook stalk and im really quick to learn and use cyber media? yeah, that wouldn't have helped me in this situation lol. good thing i like doing repetitive tasks like drying! haha we got a few good pictures of us "in action"

the nice part is that we even got to eat the food! dude, it was HELLA good, considering it was leftover food from nugget market. yummy chicken pasta, salad, vegetable sautee, guacamole and bread, and cake! so yes, that was theeee healthiest meal i've had all year. sad, i know. also, it just got me to thinking - im really lucky. im not really a starving college student; i just dont really know how to be creative in the kitchen lol im lucky though that i have enough money every month to buy fresh groceries or even eat out if i choose. that's all :)

random song!
"the bad touch" - bloodhound gang

budget cuts & this economy

wow, all this news about a bad economy and budget cuts is really starting to get to me. i know that sounds a bit... uninformed from my end, but it's starting to really hit home. for example:

because of budget cuts...

- the Internship & Career Center has to start cutting various things now, and will be cutting more services later. For this year - no more end-of-the-year ice cream social. For next year - goodbye color printing and interview stream...

- I just found out that one of the courses I wanted to take for next Fall has been cancelled due to budget cuts. I've never heard of that happening before...

because of the economy...

- friends of mine, who i believe are extremely accomplished individuals, fear graduating this june. they've gone through interviews and second rounds of interviews only to call back and hear "sorry, we're not hiring."

- more students are pursuing grad school; stay in school until the economy gets better, right?

- jobs are being cut left and right [on a side note, i should be very fortunate that i was able to keep both of my jobs].