Used up one minute of fame this morning!

Okay, one advantage of this Star Wars group is that we get to do fun things...like Live TV promos for some of our charity events.  Yes, I'm there in costume, and looking at it, I think I need to do a lot of working out.  I really really need to lose weight.  But its all fun.

Santa Claus and Star Wars Invade Kansas City

So click on the link and you can see me in all my Imperial Security Bureau glory...not exactly the look I was going for, but it works.

Now for an update on the job hunt...still haven't found anything.  I'm getting really discouraged now.  Can't get anything solid.  I've applied for another retail position for the holidays, but haven't heard back from that even.  If I can't get hired for the holidays for retail, what chance do I have getting hired for regular work?

Okay, that's just the depression talking, but I'm still not really happy.

Oops, just realized I still have my Halloween Wallpaper up. Guess I need to change my background.  Maybe I'll leave it up until after Thanksgiving and then put up christmas wallpaper.  Of course for those of you who know me it will be Nutcracker Wallpaper...

TTFN!

Monday Night Fun????

Okay, just have to post that I finished my DBA class.  I'm now trying to get the last couple of chapters in the book finished so I can take my exam.  The class was very intensive, but I learned a lot, a whole lot.  Now to get certified and find a job.  A real job.

Okay, now for my other pasttime...

Last night was the night before the video game Force Unleashed II was to be released at midnight.  The GameStop store on the Ft. Leavenworth PX requested our group to come out and help generate interest in sales of the game.  Okay, remember this is a midnight release.  We arrived at 5pm, set up everything and so began the long wait.  We were supposed to be there to take pictures and Darryl Woods our Lucasfilm Licensed artist was there to draw caricatures.  So we waited...and waited...and waited. 

Around 8pm the store purchased pizzas and soda for us to eat and drink.  That took up about 45 mins of time.  So we were bored.  When we're bored you have to entertain yourselves somehow right?  What better way than to race in those powered scooter shopping  carts?

Of course the Imperial Biker Scout had to get in on the fun.

However, overall it was a very boring night.  To top it off we didn't get home until the wee hours of the morning and now we're all to tired to think. And I need to be able to think right now.


Oh well, until next time...



Busy Busy Weekend...and it won't stop until after Thanksgiving!!!

This past weekend was incredibly busy for me.  On Saturday I spent the day at the Kansas City Zoo Howls and Yowls dressed as a Star Wars Imperial Officer.  We had a fairly good turnout for the event from our group, including the debut of our latest Darth Vader.  We also had some of our group travel up from Wichita for the event so of course afterwards we just had to get together and talk, and talk, and talk...going to bed around 2:00a.m. which would have been fine if I hadn't had to get up at 6:30am to get ready for church.

The children loved us.

However, the trumpeter swan did not.  So we shot him (not really, but he was very vocal at one point).

Our Vader with Honor Guard.

At the end of the day everyone was getting a little munchy...

The best part of the day for me though was having my nieces come to the zoo and see us in our uniforms.  They've seen Aunt Tiff carry hers to and from events, but never seen me in it.  All in all it was a great day.  Only to get up the next day and do it all again for some friends' wedding.  Yes it was a Star Wars Themed wedding, my first, but really the only Star Wars part was the costumes.  Very tasteful, a beautiful setting, and a beautiful ceremony.  Yes, several of us female guests did cry, but it was all worth it to see Dave and Stephanie so happy.

The wedding party.

Of course there was a lot of fun at the reception including dancing in armor and other fun times.  In all honesty I was glad to see that it wasn't going to be an entirely Star Wars themed wedding as I think the little formal touches the uniforms made to the wedding party were kind of nice.  But then I'm a Star Wars Geek.



In other news, I started my Database Administrator course last week.  I was overwhelmed by the first day, and have slowly caught up.  I'm not sure I'll be able to get a DBA position immediately following this course, but if I can get something in IT, then I can move over to a DBA position within a short time.  The certification exam is what I'm studying for, and I wish I could take the second course so I could get my Professional level certification, but I can't afford it right now, so maybe next semester.  Gotta run because I've got to go study.  If anyone knows of good job I can apply for, just tell me.  I'm getting a little desperate now.

Until next time....

Catching up.

Okay, I thought I'd actually blog more often, but I haven't.  So here I am catching up.  Since I last posted, I've quit my job at Target, am joining a charity costume group (more on that later), started taking a class on Oracle Databases so I can become certified as an Oracle Database Administrator Associate, which will eventually lead to my becoming a Certified Oracle DBA Master and hopefully a big paycheck.

Okay, the charity costume group.  I am working on becoming a member of the 501st Legion, 70th Explorers Garrison, 149th War Wolves Squad.  We are a group of Star Wars geeks who like to dress up as characters from the Star Wars Universe and raise money for charity.  Yes, we also go to Comic Conventions, and to Star Wars Celebrations, but most of the events are charity based.

Just this past weekend we "trooped" at three events starting with KC Light the Night on Friday night where we raised money through donations for pictures with us for Lymphoma and Leukemia research.  Saturday morning bright and early we made our way to Arrowhead Stadium (home of the Kansas City Chiefs) for the Step Up for Down Syndrome Event.

Just some of our group that morning.  We were there for Team Evan as one of our members has a nephew with Down Syndrome.  Prior to the event we had raised $600.00 for our team and we raised more money through donations at the event.  It was a lot of fun, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.  At least it wasn't 95 degrees with 96% humidity like it has been at other events.  We also got a chance to pose with the Children's Mercy Lifeflight Helicopter and the crew.

We also went to Build-a-Bear at the Oak Park Mall because they released the licensed Special Edition Star Wars Bear for the 30th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.  We had Boba Fett, Darth Vader, and a Jedi Knight to help draw attention to the store and hopefully influence people to purchase the bear or some of the costumes.  The costumes they had included Vader, Han Solo, Princess Leia (including a wig with the double buns), C3PO,  Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker (from the Clone Wars) and Captain Rex (Clone Wars).  All in all we had a lot of fun.  I was the photographer handler for that event.

I discovered something really interesting.  I don't mind standing around with my feet hurting when I'm doing it primarily for charity, but when it came to the Build-A-Bear event, I really couldn't wait for it to be over.  Yes, we were getting a donation in our name to a charity, but our primary goal was to draw people into the store to purchase the SW Bear/Costumes.  So I think I learned something.

Okay, I'm going to post again later.  Need to finish working on my resume and a cover letter for a job I'm applying for. 

TTFN!  Ta ta for now.