I'm Okay Here, But It's Not Where I Want to Be

So this past week I've been sick with a cold/cough. Last Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I was pretty miserable, but I'm okay now. Still a little cough here and there. Nothing unmanageable. I also started my job as a server at the Gaylord Texan. During the weekdays I'm working the outdoor pool and Saturdays I work at the mini waterpark on property called Paradise Springs. So far, it's been okay. It hasn't been super duper crowded so my hours aren't ridiculous unlike at Studio Movie Grill. Apparently that changes as soon as Memorial Day hits.

Right now, I'm content with where I am. I mean, being a server isn't exactly what I had in mind when I graduated early. But then again, it's better than sitting around the house doing nothing like I have the past 3 months. I just wished I had a real job right now. Not a job based on wage, but based on salary. I want a bit of stability in my life. Many people wonder why I'm in such a hurry to grow up. I mean, I graduated early cuz I wanted a head start in life. Maybe it's just me, but I've already got my whole future planned and a road map on how to get there. I like sticking to Plan A. There is no real Plan B. So far, I've been following nothing but Plan B, C, D, E. I can apply for full-time jobs all I want, but I never get a call back. I'm getting restless waiting for my life to begin. I want to be able to save up some real money for my future. I want to be ready to pay for a wedding and a house and a honeymoon in Rome. Sounds ridiculous since I'm only 22, but I'm ready to have a family. I see little babies and all I can think of is when I'm going to have a chance to raise a kid. I mean, I adore kids. Weird, right? At 22, I should be living it up and partying like the rest of my coworkers.

Oh. That's another thing. I didn't think it was that rare for 22-year-olds to have graduated from a 4-year college. Apparently, my coworkers are really surprised that I already graduated college. When I said I graduated in December, they thought I meant high school. No one believes I'm 22. I barely pass as an 18-year-old. But anyways, I talked to a few of my coworkers. Only 1 has graduated from college and she's also about to graduate with her Master's. Everyone else stopped going to school. One guy is just busy living life and the other's are just working. I shouldn't feel sad that they didn't go on to higher education, but I sort of do. I dunno. I'm weird. I shouldn't worry cuz it's their life and their choice whether or not to continue their education.

Anyways, working at the Gaylord Texan apparently opens up a lot of opportunities especially since the company is now partnered with Marriott. I could stay as a server and work my way up to graphic designer. But, looking at the graphic design work in the hotel now, they have a specific image to uphold. Everything is very conservative. Then again, the Gaylord Texan's audience is mostly business people. I can't have my creative wings tied down like that. That being the case, I'm going to have to fly the Gaylord Texan nest one day. I hope that day comes soon.

I feel like I'm rambling. I'll stop.

New Portfolio!

So I finally decided to make a very important investment and purchased a legit domain. No more of the co.nr mess. I paid like $38 for a whole year of web hosting and got the domain for free at GoDaddy.com. Not too bad. Now you can Google my name and actually find my website on the first page (along with my Twitter and Facebook). It's alyssanguyen.com. Just so you know.

The whole redesigning of my portfolio took 3 days. This is what my old portfolio looked like:

Now it looks like this:

In case you're curious, my new design was inspired by the Nike Lebron X shoes in the "Canary" color. Looks like this: 

Yeah. I know some people don't like those shoes, but if I had money then I wouldn't mind getting those. They would be considerably heavier than my current shoes, the Adidas Crazy Shadows, though.

For those who don't know, I make my websites purely from HTML. It's what I'm most familiar with. So while it looks like what you see about now, for days it looked like this to me:

So much fun. I think my next investment now is to make myself some business cards. Or at least that's what my social media marketing professor is suggesting. Fingers crossed that my investments pay off and I can get a full time job. For now, I guess I'll just be a server at the Gaylord Texan Hotel. Oh yeah. I guess I forgot to mention that. I have a part-time job now! It's a seasonal job at the Gaylord Texan's Paradise Springs. It's basically like a Hawaiian Falls except for high class people. Let's hope this job gets me some good tips, unlike at freaking Studio Movie Grill.