The Biggest Little City in The World

Literally spent all of Pharmacy watching Sing! and eating cake. So no complaints.

Then I went to Food Truck Friday here in Reno and Downtown. Pretty easy Friday.

Day 39.

Crushing pills

More study first half and first lab the second half! We practiced crushing pills in the mortar and pestle thing. I think that's what it's called... go easy I'm new.  I just know the process was called trituration. That's about it lol called my mom I guess. 

Day 38.

Dental appointments and service

All studying for the first half and then a video and packet in the next. Also had my dentist appointment.

Just an exam and X-rays. I do have to sign up to get my cavities refilled and another look at my wisdom teeth so we can get them pulled out. Also signed up for a cleaning to since hey it's free here.

After I did community service ok! I didn't sign up per say I was summoned. The community service person called my RA and said me and my friend needed to meet with him awhile back. Luckily we weren't in trouble he asked us to be back up for a project in case the new inputs didn't go. Which they didn't! He said he knew we'd not only show up, but we'd do a really good job! He buttered us up okay!!  Not only that but he said it was at the same park we went to last time so it will probably be the same thing! That was a fun day so we were down!

The new inputs didn't show today as expected so we filled in. Should of new things were off when our usual instructor doesn't go. It's cool new guy was chill I let it sort of slide. 

We get to the park and they take us to this whole other area that's the opposite of where we were at last time! The last time was like beautiful scenery everywhere birds singing green clean grass. This time we get a swampy muddy wet land with a jogging path. 

You know the movie Holes. Yeah we did the opposite. We dug up mud and dirt to put on top of more mud, puddles, and dirt. Basically we wanted to cover all the wet spots so the poor rich joggers won't get mud on their fucking brand new Nikes and Adidas. Screw them.

Got subway per usual though so that calmed me down. Then kind of bitched at our instructor and got candy. My theory is he knew and that's why he wasn't there lol

Oh well in hindsight it was actually pretty fun and I even signed up for the next project!

I'm just complaining too much lol

Day 37.

Scrubs, coming soon!

Passed my X-Roster test which is the test that puts you officially in the class!! That means I'll be getting my scrubs this week or next week!!

Day 36.

First day of Pharmacy!

First day of my voc!! Pretty chill spent the whole day studying. Everyone's nice I guess I'm just so awkward and hate adjusting to new people situations. It's like high school all over again. Also had a Mother's Day assembly which was cute.

Day 35.

I actually observed the Sabbath wow

First day back at church since Vegas! What?! So I got a ride from this guy so shout out to him! 

It was really nice! Since it was Mothers Day the guys had a surprise for all us sisters! They talked about the impact of women in there life one by one, sang Sisters of Zion on stage, and even surprised us in relief society with fresh out the oven cookies!! 

I love my church! I love my people! 

Everyone was nice per usual. It's just awkward being the new person in a ward. Especially after I was really settled in and at home in my old one. It's a little sad and I feel out of place since my old ward was my first official ward / YSA. Prayers that they'll grow to like me and I can feel the same peace and comfort I did back in my old Vegas ward!

Also called my mom cause Mother's Day after but it was brief.

Day 34.

My one high school regret has been fulfilled. Thanks Job Corps.

Prom day❤️ To be honest getting ready for prom was much more fun than being there but I skipped my high school one in favor of working so I went anyways. (Kind of stood up my date back then too)

POINT IS, Job Corps gave me one more chance at it and I took it. My date for this one should appreciate me and my attendance.

Job Corps provided free dresses and I'm kind of a hoe so of course I pick a skimpier  red party dress instead of a traditional more formal gown. But I wasn't alone by far so that's good. 

We went to dinner. It was nice I guess. Then after went to the actual dance. It was lame af so I left within an hour much to the dismay of my "date" but eh. I'm kind of salty about it though because I guess as soon as the sun went down party lights went on and shit got lit. Someone even proposed wtf?!

Whatever at least now I can say I've experienced prom so thanks Job Corps from saving me from my one high school regret!

Day 33.

Hell is real. I have the photo proof.

Monday through Friday was spent in what we call, "Caf Duty!" It's the worst. 

⚠️BEWARE BELOW ARE PHOTOS STRAIGHT FROM SATAN'S LAIR. YOU ATHEIST MAY CONVERT AFTER THIS ONE.

The last day at around 6amish. Look at this disheveled hoe. She is torn up from the floor up. She's clearly seen some shit in her time. That is a tormented soul. But you know what even in the depths of hell she forces a faint smile as she eats her off brand Lucky Charms because she is victorious. She knows she is not only hours away with finishing her prison sentence, but she is off to better things after.

I will not speak of it. I made it. I got a perfect score. That's all we need to know. Only SNJCC kids whom made it past week five will ever know the horrors behind Caf duty. At the end of Friday did make a town run trip to the mall and 99c store!

Day 28-32.

Look at my clean room please!

Nothing much. Slept in, or tried to. Job Corps has me on a schedule now. Sleeping in used to mean 2-3pm for me now it's 8:30ish. I get sleepy around 10-11 now whereas I used to at like 2am.

After brunch (pancakes & sausage), I spent the whole day deep cleaning my room. My roommate wasn't here yet so it was a solo act. Not that I'm complaining. I moved all the furniture around, dust and vacuumed everywhere, EVERYWHERE. Cleaned mirrors, and took out trash. Took me over two hours but I cleaned my locker and laundry too. 

Only reason I did it was because we had a general inspection which I guess is like super serious or something idk. We passed all I care about.

My roommate also brought goodies and an Xbox back so that was awesome I guess.

And that's about it.

Day 27.

Idk some Mormon kid doing service projects for Subway and Jesus too I guess I don't know

What a Saturday this Job Corps kid had. I woke up early to get ready for the community service I signed up for. Today was a park cleanup event going around Reno. 

Each group got assigned to pick up trash at a certain park and then at noon we all met up at another park for a lunch event. It was really nice. It was a park in a really rich fancy area called Summerset I think. Or Summer something. Which must be Reno's version of Summerlin. Which leads me to the conclusion that the rich must all live in areas with "Summer" in the name.

Why are Reno parks so scenic and beautiful and full of nature?! Or better question why aren't Vegas parks like this?!

Again no fuzzy feeling. Why I keep searching for one I don't know but like always I have fun doing it. Little old ladies who saw us working would honk their horns and start cheering us on which was funny to see and nice to be appreciated. Plus the lunch was pretty cool when you think how each and every person there drinking a beer or munching on a burger was literally picking up trash at some random park across Reno an hour ago.

To bad Vegas doesn't do these type of events. 

After the cleanup we came back and I was pretty beat. It was drizzling slightly but nothing wild. I didn't nap because I promised the Sister Missionaries I'd meet them. Right when it came time to walk out and meet them around 3pm it started pouring! 

I'm walking across campus in all these deep puddles, pouring rain, and it's cold. I wasn't made for this.

You know the Hollywood movies were the girl is like drenched? I thought that was Hollywood B.S. but turns out my grew up in Vegas self just never experienced actual heavy rain. By the time I was done talking with the sisters (they're amazing btw) I looked like I just came out of a shower. I was drenched😭 and so so very cold.

Ended the day with another Pizza and Movie night. This time in Flor's room with her roommate and another girl. We watched Hills Have Eyes. Good times.

Day 26.

Got a perfect score on a fluke ... Kind of how I got my diploma.

IM DONE. We did speeches today to wrap up our grades and I opted to go first. No one ever remembers the first person when there's over ten people who have to go after. I was one of the few visibly nervous and scored a 4/5. 

Somehow that didn't matter because overall over the course of my four week evaluation in all three classes I was the only student in my input family to score a perfect 60!! I guess this is a rare and proud feat and I made sure to text my parents it!

Also for Cinco De Mayo they went all out in lunch. They had banners up, a guy wearing a sombrero, we had tamales, mini street taco things, Mexican rice, strawberry filled churros, some sort of tea in a jug looking thing I didn't get, and a bunch of other things I didn't have a clue about but all my Hispanic friends were happy. 

I'm having a bit of a love triangle situation. How I get in these idk man. 

Other then that boring drama left center today and went to dollar tree because it was pay day!! $23.01! Got some goods, then my dad wired me some shoe money so I went to Payless and got a pair of red flats and black tennis shoes!! Also got a frappe at starbucks and a sip of my friends midnight mint chocolate one that's kind of trending. Has to much of a coffee taste for me.

Got back to the dorms and just enjoyed my solitude since my roommates gone this weekend.

Day 25.

"America is full of nerds" - says the nerdy Mormon

Just a bunch of nerds making star war puns like every other May Fourth. We had to take ASVAB testing but I volunteered out of it with some others so instead we had to deep clean the security building (which has our three main classes and the supply room). It was pretty chill, but I did do something that my inner Mormon is eating me alive for. Nothing major but it wasn't "the right thing to do"

Day 24.

I found chivalry in a hopeless place ... and a prom dress

I forgot? Only thing that stands out is a leadership meeting I had to go to.

OH WAIT NO!!

I got a prom dress for free that I'm gonna get to keep! Job Corps supplies dresses and dress shirts free of cost. Like what?! So I tried on three I really like and took snapchat videos in all of them but I didn't save them before they vanished😭😭

I'll describe them in detail though because I'm so kind.

Choice one) Pink and very Barbie like and so cute! I loved it so much but I was to small in the chest for it😭 It's fine. It was more of a dress that I would of pulled of better in my blonde days😔.

Choice two) Red and a bit too sexy for a Greece themed formal prom. I'm the only one who thinks this though. It's a hi-lo dress and more hot datish in my own opinion but the guys around here enjoyed it. Figures. I personally love it though and feel though it may not be very prom, it's very me which is all that should matter. Especially since I get to keep it in the end. And my supposed to be prom date approved so I guess.

Choice three) more of a formal gown. It went off on one shoulder and actually reminded me of Megara from Hercules. Truly perfect for a Greece themed prom! But I'm not one for fancy gowns.

So I picked the slutty red one (after giving the male staff hell about how I couldn't choose) because it makes me happy and hoe is life! Kidding. To be fair I did try to go back to switch to the red because blah blah I shouldn't dress sultry at prom but oh well it was gone by then and then I learned we get to keep the dresses after prom. So I'm happy I picked one I'd actually where again then one I'd probably never want to look at after. Royal purples and gowns just aren't my thing.

If there's one thing I want to say it's that prom dress hunting here at Job Corps was truly an enlightening experience. All us girls were in and out of a smelly hotbox of a bathroom telling each other what colors looked best on us and showering each other in compliments. There was this guy in the girls bathroom too trying on a dress for himself and not one of us gave a damn. He even called me over by saying "c'mere beautiful" and spun me around when I put on the purple dress so all the girls could see and I felt like I was on some Disney princess shit from the attention.

It was just nice to see all of us helping and complimenting and empowering each other. 

Like I don't know if it's just my center but as ratchet as some of these students can be they're pretty decent people. 

I first noticed at the talent show when no matter how bad the person would sing the audience still sang loudly along like it was a Beyoncé concert and cheered like it was one too. Not one boo.

Then I noticed after a couple weeks that I very rarely open doors here. 8 times out of ten I'd say if a guy notices myself or another girl approaching a door they're quick to hold it open. Even at lunch when it's normally first come first serve for the good stuff they still will stop to let the girl get through the door first. Like I truly thought "chivalry" was dead, but now I see it's alive in well at a place full of people who've sold drugs, been on parole, been in gangs, failed to get diplomas and or geds, and other delinquents who failed at adulting in general.

Then I had this moment in the bathroom today where all us girls who don't even hang out were talking each other up and cheering like we knew each other since middle school.

Crazy stuff man. Crazy.

Day 23.

This teacher is chill

Just videos in class on time management, check writing, sexual harassment and whatnot. Are teacher is crazy chill idk why people dread his class? My class likes him though. Snacks are almost gone, did laundry, spring cleaned since we got marked off on our inspection, and watched Moana. Ate cup of noodles for dinner. Nothing to exciting.

Day 22.

New month, New week

We are now in our fourth week class with a new teacher. Word on the street was that the teacher is so boring people pop caffeine pills just to stay awake.

Fall asleep just once and it's an automatic fail and repeat.

He's pretty cool though. We have to go for a walk around the campus everyday. Kind of like CNA and sometimes Pharmacy but the difference is we have to leave campus and only do one lap. I kind of like it. It's nice to leave campus even if it's temporary. 

Also got the care package from my mom!! What sucks though is they open it right in front of everyone at the rec so since I had the biggest package it attracted attention. I wish I took a picture before the chaos. As soon as we got in the room I had my friend, my roommate, and the girl from the dorm across from me begging for snacks and whatnot. 

I didn't want to say no exactly because 

My friend was kind enough to give me her snacks and whatnot especially during week one. I'd be a bitch if I didn't return the favor.

My roommate spent over fifty dollars at the student store (that's not even two paychecks here) filling up our snack pantry and brings goods from her moms house which she happily shares with me. Can't tell her no that'd be fucked up.

And the girl across carried that big ass box to my room for me sooo a few snacks for her would only be fair right?

Ughhhh... but big appreciation to my momma. For the snacks, the toiletries, my blanket and camera, laundry detergent, etc and more to come according to her!

Day 21.