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I applied at three retail

I applied at three retail clothing stores, gap, banana, and guess. I was hired at all three. Praise God. I have learned that my interview skills are trustworthy.

I will quit Guess? much to the splendor of my emotion and hence begin working as a Banana (can anyone say 50% off) Employee tonight. This is a much welcomed answer to prayer; I truly dreaded working at Guess? (and this just after three shifts-- usually the "honeymoon" period for a new job is several weeks, if not months). The inner turmoil was fierce, the competition was smoldering, and the clothes were subpar.

I've found that keeping up with the website over the past couple weeks has been difficult. This is due mainly to my busy schedule, and the fact that I have TWO roomates, one of which is a computer science major who LIVES on the computer. So I apologize for the lack of updates and journal entries etc. Things ought to improve soon.

I did a strange thing last night. I asked my roomate's girlfriend to move in. I explained that rent is expensive and since she is always here it would be more fair if she would split rent with us and "officially" move in. They refused.

Interesting. It's OK for them to sleep together and spend every waking hour together, but for her to bring over her clothes and put them in a dresser at our address, now that can't be done. And why did they say no? Jeremy said, "that would put a long lease on something that might not be around for long." I feel very sorry for them.

Now I know what you may be thinking, "how could a Christian offer to facilitate something obviously immoral?" I did think, and pray about this for some time. The simple fact of the matter is this: THEY ARE DOING IT ANYWAY: she lives here, (only she is doing it for free). I am asking her to pay rent; it's only fair.

I certainly would explain my disapproval of the whole situation, but that I realize I cannot stop their behavior, so I would ask them to understand that my offer was not to condone their activity rather it was dealing with a matter of fact, namely that she already does live there.

I'd like to hear anyone's thoughts on this, because there is part of me that wishes I wouldn't have said anything.