Grades and Cons

I got my grades back! I got A's in all three of my classes!! I am so excited! I worked SO hard. I am glad that it paid off. I am hoping that since I got a 4.0 with more credit hours this semester I might be able to apply for a scholarship this coming semester or next. I am thinking that I'll take a lighter class load this semester to give myself a break and save up some more money. I also kind of like taking my classes slowly. It will take me longer to graduate, but it lets me really absorb everything that they are trying to teach me. I have more time to spend on my assignments and I get to put my full effort into it. Plus, photography is SO expensive, so taking it slow makes it so that I can make money too rather than just spend it all on my classes.

I also wanted to tell you guys about the "Con Chelsee" day that I had at work the other day. First off, in the morning some guy came in and said, "Can I use your scissors real fast?" I thought it was a weird request, but people seem to think that Baskin is some sort of convenience store and always stop in and ask us to use our phone or directions, etc... so I gave him the scissors. He said, "I'll bring them right back" and walked straight out of the store. He never came back! The stupid guy stole my scissors!! Who does that??

Next some guy came in and ordered a small hot chocolate. I asked him what flavor he wanted, and he started getting frustrated that it was taking me so long to get it that he changed his order to a kid scoop rather than just answer if he wanted white chocolate, milk chocolate or mint chocolate. So, I got his kid scoop, which is $1.71 and he handed me $1.75. I remember because I thought maybe he didn't have a lot of money, and that was why he was being so weird. Anyways, I ALWAYS leave the money on the counter until I count out the change so that there is no mix ups, and when they hand it to me, I count it and repeat how much is there. But, I after I had given the guy his 4 cents, I put the money in the register and closed it, thinking that we were done since he seemed to be in such a hurry. He then looked at me and said, "I'm still waiting for my change." I said, "I gave it to you. 4 cents." He said, "No, I gave you a twenty." I said, "No you didn't. You gave me $1.75." He said, "I just got the twenty out of the ATM and I needed the change for the bus, that's why I even came in here." He said that he had been looking at the ISBN number printed on the 20 before he handed it to me and recited the first four numbers off of the top 20 in my drawer. After arguing with him for a little while, I ended up giving him the change for the 20, but I know he was lying about it. I have been doing this a long time. 20's and 1's don't look anything like each other. I know that I didn't mess up. And we ended up being short on the money when I did the paperwork the next day. I KNOW that he cheated me. :( Jerk. It was the worst feeling.

Also, the day before that, someone stole my tips out of my tip jar. I had gotten really busy. I did a $130 hour by myself. (It might not sound like a lot, but when one scoop of ice cream is $2 and a small shake is $4 it takes a while to get to $130.) Anyways, I was running around the store like crazy, trying to be as fast as I could. People saw that so they didn't give me a hard time about the wait and almost everyone tipped me. My jar was over-flowing with the money that people tipped me, but I was busy so I didn't do anything about it. When my rush was finally over, I washed the dishes and wiped off the tables and then noticed that someone had taken my tips. :( I was SO mad. I hate Christmas time. Everyone is so desperate for money that they do the meanest things. I bet they didn't even consider that I might need that money. Jerks.

Oh well. It wasn't the first time it has happened, and I am sure it won't be the last. All I can do is just do the best I can, and maybe someday they will grow a conscience.

The Faces of Success

School is out now, so maybe I'll have some more time to keep up with my blog. I have been wanting to blog about my final project in my diversity class, but I am missing some pictures. I decided to just do it anyways, and then add in the missing pictures later.

The Faces of Success


Amanda created her own company, is a professional dancer and helps raise someone else's child.



Sarah became the manager at Baskin Robbins when she was 18.



Allison is less than a year away from becoming the doctor that she has always dreamed of becoming.



Danae is a Paralegal at a law firm while being a wife and mother.


Kjersti became the head Medical Assistant at her clinic even though she was the youngest one working there. She is also taking a class on Radiology and still makes time for her family.


After Kae Loy got divorced, she stayed in a job that she hated and did everything possible to get the house refinanced so that her children could continue living and going to school in a place they called home.



Margie used to be a model and today is still a successful fashion coordinator.



After Jana's husband died, she raised all eight of her children on a teacher's salary, while putting herself through school so she could continue raising them on her own.

After Megan had her son, she built a hair salon in her basement so that she could still work and take care of him at the same time.

(missing picture)

Rene started taking pottery lessons five years ago and is already an award winning potter.

(missing picture)

All of Ashley's siblings are either in jail or on drugs. She was the only one of her siblings to finish high school and go on to college. Today she is a Physicians Assistant.

Success knows no color, race, gender, etc... It doesn't have to look any particular way. It is what you make it.

That was the project that I turned in for school. I got the feedback from my teacher that he also would have liked to see a self-portrait in it, so...




Chelsee works full-time to be able to put herself through school and live on her own. She is proud of her independence.

Richard Avedon

This semester I did my famous photographer report on Richard Avedon. I thought his portraits were amazing! Mom even drew the one of the woman and the snake.





Rather than having to write about the history of the photographer, we instead had to write about their photographic style and what they have changed the idea of photography.





This report only would have been better if we had had to mimic the style of the photographer like I did in my last class. I don't know how or if I could have done half of these, but it would have been fun. Anyone want to volunteer to be the woman with the snake of the man with the bees? :)

Lost and FOUND!!

When Allie and Steve had me take pictures for them when they were up here, I took three rolls of film, but I lost the first one. I tore apart my house and my car looking for it, and it really made me made that I lost it. I had even bruised my hip taking one of the pictures on the lost roll. I was really frustrated. Since I talked to mom and Allie, and neither one of them had it, I decided that I must have dropped it somewhere at Memory Grove. Kjersti told me that most of the time, there is someone in the office at the reception center. Yesterday, I finally went back to see if by chance it was still there. I asked if anyone had turned in any lost film. She only had one turned in, and it was the same type and film speed as the one that I shot. She gave it to me, and I went and got it developed. And... IT WAS MINE!!! :)

Here are some picture off of that roll:






(This is the picture I bruised my hip taking. You cant tell from this, but there is a big metal railing that goes down these stairs, and I was so busy trying to take a good picture that I TOTALLY ran into it!!)

SLCC Anomaly

Walking around campus, I came across these two signs. Apparently, I am one of a very few that have ever noticed a problem.

Both signs say "Caution Ped Xing" but the sign on the right side of the street is printed backwards.


Most people in my class had never notice, including my teacher that has worked there for nearly nine years. (She walks passed it at least twice a day.) And no, the sign isn't transparent. It doesn't read correctly coming from the other direction. Strange, huh?

Just giving you a hard time

Okay, here is my little blurb about dumb people that I have to deal with in customer service. I HATE the people that say dumb things and are rude, and then say, "I'm just trying to give you a hard time." How is that supposed to make it better?!? What makes them think that it is okay to give me a hard time about dumb useless things? How is that funny? And does anyone want to guess how much of that I get in a day? Yeah, you aren't really being rude, and your just trying to have some fun while I make your crap, but so does the next person, and the next person, and the next person. If you want to make conversation, think of something better than joking about our sign that says, "We no longer accept checks." It isn't funny to ask if you can use a check. Really. Where do people get these dumb ideas? I would personally feel pretty dumb if I asked if I could use a check when there was a big sign that said "No checks". Duh. The answer is NO! And don't ask me the history of Baskin Robbins. I don't know, and I don't care. Don't assign it to me as "homework" to go look it up. If you want to know, go look it up yourself. Don't complain to me if we don't have your favorite flavor. There is nothing that I can do about it. We have 46 other flavors. I am sure there is a different one that you like too. And don't ask me why we have 46 flavors when we are called "31 Flavors." I didn't name the store and I don't know. All I do is make up an answer to get you to leave me alone. If you are short money, don't take the difference out of my tips. I shouldn't have to pay for your ice cream. And it's not funny when you try and pay with my tips either. No, you can't have a taste sample of every flavor. I have better things to do with my time. And if I give you one, you can't have another one of the same flavor. Buy a scoop if you want more. And no... we don't have lids for the cones!

Present for the Little Momma

Mom asked me to get these scanned in a LONG time ago. I finally have them! Better late than never, I guess...



And mom, here are those pictures I took of those lamps for you so that you might be able to draw them. :) Love you!

Criminal Nature

I am a nomad in a country of settlers


A drop of oil in a glass of water


A nopal that flowers where one can't and shouldn't flourish


A wound of history still bleeding



My crime has been being what I have been all my life


- Francisco X. Alarcon
(pictures by Chelsee Hanna)

Thank You SLCC

I just wanted to say thank you to the people at SLCC for not stealing my $700 camera out of my car when I accidently forgot to lock one of my doors. (The door that you have to lock by hand because it doesn't respond to the automatic locks) I lock my car whenever I go anywhere, because I would rather be safe than sorry. But, after being in school from 8 to 5:30, my camera was still there. Thank you!

Isaac's Party