Adventures of a snarky nerdy feminist geek bookworm 20-something. Yeah, it's a niche. Deal with it.

Social density

August 9th, 2009

As fun as lifeguarding might seem as a job, most of the time it's pretty dull. You are required to stand there, staring at the pool (but not zoning out) until an emergency happens. To keep us from going completely insane, we are "rotated" every hour. There are several dozen "spots" around the waterpark you can be assigned to, and not all spots are created equal Read More...

Welcome to Klassytown

August 2nd, 2009

Yesterday I was lifeguarding in the toddler section of the waterpark when a woman approached me about the children's slides which empty nearby. Woman: Excuse me, but is someone responsible for spacing people out on those slides over there? Me: Well yes, someone is supposed to make sure no one crashes into anyone else Read More...

A day, or 2.5 hours, at the waterpark

July 30th, 2009

I once looked over a bunch of the jobs and activities I've been involved in (EMT, lifeguarding, computing help desk) and decided that I must really enjoy sitting around waiting for bad things to happen. I have spent a considerable amount of time doing just that. After my senior year of high school, I got a job at the local waterpark as a lifeguard Read More...