Lately, I've had a lot of thoughts that were designated towards my private writings, and thus, you..my most loyal readers, have been neglected. I apologize profusely for that. It's no secret that my friends have been so cool to me lately--very supportive and engaging. So of course, thank you all for that.
I'm going out to Oklahoma to sell pest control this summer. It's one of those get-rich-quick schemes so hopefully I come out on top at the expense of others. But really, its a legitimate business and a legitimate service. If they need pest control, they'll purchase it. If not, they won't. I'm tempted to wiki the origins of pest control. I'm sure I'll be really bored at times this summer, which means more blog updates for you.
As you can tell by the title of this blog, I'll be giving you a few things I really wish I didn't know. So here goes nothin:
1. Olive Garden is not good.
Now just wait a second. I'm not trying to create a riot or anything, because I know where you're coming from. I've been there before. Remember, this is a list of things I WISH I didn't know, so I'm saddened myself to know this. But here's the fact: Olive Garden lives upon reputation alone (accompanied by above-average salad and breadsticks). Every time a friend of mine mentions going to the O.G.(as I like to call it), I get super excited inside. I jump for joy, thinking that it will be a good investment. The atmosphere in the restaurant is great, and I remember that. But I'm constantly dissapointed every singe time. When I leave, I always think, "that wasn't a great idea, and the food wasn't as good as I remembered." In fact, I feel the same way re-watching the ninja turtles movies(movies I LOVED as a kid). Or you feel like you do ANYTIME after going to a buffet. Just not too excited afterwards. You're left saying, "why did I eat there?" Really, the only redeeming factors are the delicious breadsticks, which can't carry a whole franchise in my opinion. Outback can't survive off the blooming onion alone, so they make good steaks. You just can't make a living off your appetizer, even if you are Olive Garden. Next time, try Macaroni Grill or Carraba's.
2.Life's not fair
Hate to go somewhat serious on you, but it's true. When I was a kid, life was a lot more fair. If my brother got a new nerf gun for christmas, so did I. If my sister and I were fighting over the last piece of cake, she would cut it, and I would get to choose which side I wanted. It was only fair. We'd each take a turn doing the dishes, we'd each get to sit in the front seat an equal amount of time, and we'd each get to choose what cartoon we wanted to watch depending on a weekly rotation.
What ever happened to those days? You grow up, and you start to realize that nothing is fair. People are always getting things that you wish you could get. You're getting things that other people wish they could get. And there's really nothing you can do about it. Sometimes you feel like you got dealt pocket aces, and other days you got dealt the 2-7 off suit. The only problem is that in the game of life, you can't really fold. And even if you could, there's already too much at stake in the pot.
There are some people who act like they don't know this, and I envy them, but this only furthers my knowledge that life isn't fair. I WANT to live like I don't know this fact. It's an important lesson to learn in life--sometimes you just can't change things.
3. Money is the motive more often than not
Hey, I don't hate money. I love it. Everyone loves money. Even if you believe you don't need money, there are very few of us out there that deny the value of it. You need to have it. This is a sad realization, especially in college. We students want to believe that there is more out there than money. We want to believe that money destroys and takes over and is the cause of every oppression, and we're probably right. But we continue to do things in order to chase that cash. Even if we want to do something amazing for society, you must have money to do it. And for this, I wish I didn't know this fact. I wish i could live a life free of financial obligations to myself and my future family. I should never have read "into the wild"...
Well there it is. I wish I had more time, but its 3 oclock in the AM. and I'm beat. The next post will be more playful, I'm sure. But I just hadta get back on the map. Enjoy, and comments are appreciated
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disagree about the O.G. i went there just yesterday, first time in quite awhile, and lovedd it! really. just wanted to share.
ReplyDeleteps. i haven't seen you in approximately three years.
I know SO many people doing the pest control thing. And apparently they've all come out on top before, so you should be good to go.
ReplyDeleteand yes. Money is a definite motive. don't get too rich though, cuz then some hot chick will marry you for your money. haha.
I highly doubt that the thing you say about college kids liking to believe that there is more than money out there is true. Especially at BYU. I've met so many people (especially at BYU-Idaho) that just say, "I'm going to major in business, then get rich real fast and retire early." The majority of these clowns don't even like business. They just like money. They think that they're going to get loaded fast just because they have a business degree, then they'll be able to retire early and do whatever they want. The sad thing is that they won't get rich. Very few people who even like business actually are "successful" as they use the term.
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