Honey.... I'm Home!

So, that was interesting.


Not the first time I've ever lost interest in something temporarily, nor probably the last. But it was a fun two months of schoolwork and exams. Oh, and Work. I probably shouldn't complain, because I have a job in this economy, and it's paying well. So, been having fun, otherwise.


Makes me wonder, though. What was it, in the development of our civilization, that made us need jobs, in the way that we do now? In times of old, they didn't have cubicle farms. What the hell is a cubicle farm for, anyways? See the Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral.


Well, more on that later... Oh, by the way, I won't be posting anymore for the rest of the month. Starting up again next month.


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Happy Days, Oh Happy Days

Today was A-WE-SO. Oh wait, I was there! So it was A-WE-SO-ME! For you illiterates, it was jut plain Awesome.

First of all, I got to sleep in. And who doesn't like sleeping in? After rousing, I realized, It's My Birthday! Thank you to all those out across the interwebs that wished me a happy one. Woe betide those of you that didn't!

Then the next best thing happened. I was called. With a Job Offer. Can this day get any better?

Almost! School finally got back to me on some paperwork I submitted. I was told we were going out for dinner, and that I got to choose where. Until I was told,"No, not there"... Bah Humbug.

Well, got some things I wanted. A mouse (mine crapped out on me [same night as my trac-pad]), and Fluxx, this awesome card game I've played before.

So, all in all, a pretty good day.

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Observations II

Last Sunday, I mentioned that I had some Observation Days coming up at my old grade school. Well, I've done two days of it (only 4½ Hours, though) of observation, and I must say, my former teachers had an amazing amount of patience...

On Monday, I went and sat in on one of the First Grade classes for an hour 'n a half. Those kids do not need extra sugar... They were bouncing off the walls at times. I also sat in on a Kindergarten class for about an hour that day. They were (surprisingly) more mature than the first-graders, it seemed.

Today, say in on the Fourth Grade class of Mrs. Johnson. This is a dedicated teacher. She was my Fourth Grade teacher, so you know she's been around for a while. I knew some of the students from outside of the school (mostly from Scouts), so she enjoyed the opportunity of regaling them with a story of my time in her class... Whoo boy...

But all in all, this has been a very interesting experience. I do have to do a few more hours, and need to do a few more by next week, so I do need to get on the ball.

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Observations

So tomorrow, I have the pleasure of going back to my old Elementary School. No, this isn't because I failed out of College. This semester, I am taking an "Introduction to Teaching" Class, and this class requires that I go out and observe other Teachers-in-action.

This doesn't seem to be too bad, except that I'm nervous as hell. Even though I don't live to far from the school, and I occasionally run into the teachers and current students, I just don't want royally screw it up, or anything... I am quite happy that the principal, Mrs. Bosnak, is graciously allowing me to come back for the visit. Especially since she still remembers me as a student...

I hope things go alright tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Oh, and if there are are any parents out there that ever read this, do not worry! I will not corrupt your children's minds. I am only observing, not teaching. =D

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Merry Christmas! Gifts For All!

Well, how was everyone Christmas? [or Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Ramadan...]

Been meaning to sit down and type is thing up, since before Christmas, but things just got away from me. My Job I talked about all those weeks ago ended Wednesday. ("Getting fired for Christmas? Bummer man.")

So now that that's over with, I can resume both my search for more Wallet-fillers, as well as resuming my research into all things sloth (yum! seven deadly sins!). Other than that, I'm getting ready for a trip down south to meet with some relatives, many of which we haven't seen for a year or two. Celebrate the New Year with 'em and whatnot.

So, since you haven't told me yet, how did you enjoy your Commercialism Season? I enjoyed it with cookies. And a new Camera. And a butt-ton of Gift Cards... Now, I don't have anything against Christmas (or whatever else fuels the economy this time of year), but the commercialism behind it has gotten rather ridiculous in the past decade or so. I mean, I like gifts too, but get me something small another time of the year.

Hell, people take Christmas and the whole season for granted a lot nowadays. It's been Proven with Science.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it however you do that, be it with Family, Friends, or the Computer Screen.

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Does not Bode.

This week started off great.

And by great, I mean horribly. I don't really want to complain here. Anyone else that is on the internet does not want to read my sob-story. Particularly not mine. But this being an exceptional case of the Monday-Fails, I thought it'd be worth your while.

I wake up. It's Monday, November 30th. (Picture that with one of those Law&Order/CSI scene-opener kinda tunes in the background...). Sun is shining. Weather is Beautiful. I walk out the door, realizing that, leaving this early, I'll make it to class well before it starts, not just-as! Now since this hasn't happened much in the last two or three weeks, I'm ecstatic. Get it my car. Turn the Key. Nothing.

Nothing at all. Turns out my key was worn out (or something like that) and they had to replace the entire ignition system (or something like that). Well, two missed classes later, I was having a fairly good day. My Bio class (the only one I made it to that day) was as fun as always, and a good friend, back from (is back the right word?), anyways, a friend of mine who's back home, he gave me a lift.

Next, I shall grace your web presence with what has also happened the last few days. Let me start out by saying that me and my brother are not always on the best of terms. A "tough-love" description is probably the best fit. A common mutual annoyance is possibly even better. Anyways, to cut an explanation short, if we get into a bit of an argument, we tend to "devolve" and settle it the old fashioned way. Simple rules, first to knock the other over is "winner", and the "loser" leaves them alone.

In the spirit of the stupid spat, I pinned him. But in the process of doing so, I twisted my back (or something like that). Hurts like hell. But this does not seem to bode well with my recent Job Offer. Yes, you read/heard me right. I got a job offer. But as luck may have it (or unluck, in light of my back) it is a job with a Package company. You know that entails? Lifting things™. Hoo boy... Not at all. Bodes not at all...

Well, I'll keep you up to speed on the Job. I start Monday.

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Sleeping In: Progress's Worst Enemy

"You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day."

I heard this quote a few days ago, and I guess I never realized how true it was/is. Having never worked in an Office setting, I haven't had much experience with the whole "being productive" side of things at work. Most of my jobs have been instructive, or on the occasion, retail.

Today, though, I finally got the picture. This is a double-edged sword, and can occur anywhere. This morning, I woke up quite late. So late, in fact, that it was the afternoon. If ever there was an impediment to doing work, it is sleeping in. Homework and Job Apps don't fill themselves out, it seems. Thankfully, tomorrow will be different. Not better, but Different.

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Edited for Spelling