i had my last final of the semester today! woo! *jumps around*

i'm SO GLAD to be done with this semester! i need a little break from all the studying, yunno? plus, this semester started off a loooooot better than it ended, so i'm more than a little happy to see it come to an end. *smiles*

today also marked my first day of training for my new job (i took my final during my lunch break, working woman that i am! *l*). let me tell you, bank telling is kind of tricky. i know i'll get the hang of it all sooner than later, as there's nothing particularly hard about any of it... there's just sooooo many very important little details to remember. and i guess i'm feeling slightly overwhelmed because today we covered scams and fraud and blah blah blah and man, it seems a little too easy to lose your job by falling victim to a con artist. i've learned you must be incredibly focused and keep track of every single thing you do. i'm cool with that. i just think it might make me slightly slower in moving through the line, and so already i've got myself thinking about angry customers in a hurry on their lunch break. bah. i'm such a nerd.

during one of the breaks (during training) it came out that i'm a vegan, and whoa... the reactions ranged from tragically sad to hilarious, sometimes a little of both. one of the girls, upon hearing of my dietary preferences questioned, "so you're like, one of those people who eats crackers, right?" ... hum, i think i'm missing something? aren't vegans more commonly known for tofu or veggies or something? crackers?! where the hell did she get that?! *l*

two more people stared at me wide eyed and proclaimed, "but you'll die if you don't eat meat!" to which i politely pointed out that i was alive and well, and standing before them.

another person demanded that i "must eat some meat" because i "don't look pale" and besides, "your body needs meat to function."

*sigh* it was a pretty sad experience. sometimes i try to avoid mentioning i'm vegan around certain groups of people, because it can be quite draining trying to explain everything in under five minutes (that is, before you lose their interest)... not to mention, the whole "what do you eat?!" question really wears thin the third and fourth time you hear it with the span of a minute. but, you can't really tip toe around such a huge part of your life. i'm not about to lie to people and tell them i'm not eating the tootsie roll pop because i don't like it - i used to loooove tootsie roll pops! but declining the candy, leads to questions, which leads to the real reason of: it has animal products in it.

so yunno, whatever. i think the group (who fortunately i'm just training with and won't be working with) is convinced i'm going to keel over midway through the training tomorrow and need to be revived via meat cpr or something... but one person did express interest in the diet and lifestyle, so i guess it's worth the weird looks and annoying questions if i can give at least one person some new information that may change the way they see things. *smile*

anywho, that's it from me, for now. dean koontz has a new book out, oh yeah baby! that, plus no homework/studying, equals one happy, and outta here, jenz.

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