It has been a couple of weeks since my last post and I figured it was about time to update on how life is treating me at the moment.
The new job at the English Composition Office is treating me very well. I enjoy the days that I get to spend there and cannot wait until the end of June when I get to switch to three days a week and only have to work a day or two at custodial. Even better will be the fall semester when I don't have to work custodial at all. Speaking of my custodial job, the supervisor that I enjoyed working with finally finished her cross-training over at Deseret Towers and is now back with us at Helaman Halls. If anything, that simply makes those custodial days a little bit more bearable.
I have undertaken a new hobby ever since my birthday. I decided to try and write a blog that had something a little more substantial than simply a journal-like feel. Grandma Chatfield gave me a few bucks for my birthday and I used it to by the "Blogging for Dummies" book that I have been wanting. After several days of reading The Flannyman's World was born. It isn't anything too spectacular, and it won't really begin to take off until I get back to school in the fall, but it does look pretty nice and I have been making a list of subject material so that I can try and make it a Monday-Friday posting endeavor. If you are interested, just check out the link above.
Not going to school is really making life a lot simpler for me over the last couple of weeks, and it was probably one of the better decisions I have made in a long time. Holly and I have enjoyed the evenings without any homework and with getting home at the same time each day. Yesterday we even had corn on the cob for dinner.
My birthday recently passed by and it was great. The actual day of my birthday was on a Monday, so the preceding weekend Holly surprised me with an overnight trip to Heber City (yes, I know, none of you will understand that, but I do) and we saw Spiderman 3, had Pier 49 pizza and spent the night in the Holiday Inn Express that has a jacuzzi outside the bathroom and in the bedroom. It was a lot of fun. Then, on my actual birthday we went up to Salt Lake City and saw an IMAX movie about dinosaurs and had lunch at Buca di Beppo's. All in all, a great birthday extravaganza.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Yeah, This Will Work For Me
The last couple of days have been pretty good to me as far as my jobs have been concerned. My office job is enjoyable in that there is usually something to do and I have time to work on little things of my own. Getting this job was pretty much a miracle in my mind at the moment. As far as the custodial job is concerned, it is not so bad now that I know I won't have to go on back-to-back days anymore. That gives me just enough of a break to handle it well enough.
It has been nice this week to not have any classes to go to and to come home and not be worried about forgetting to get something done. It has taken a lot of stress off of my shoulders and now I get to have all sorts of time to spend with Holly and work on little side projects that I've shelved away due to lack of time and whatnot. Perhaps I will get the chance to work on my outline for the upcoming NaNoWriMo 2007 competition in November. I bet I can hit 50,000 words really easy if I have an outline to go off of like most people do.
It has been nice this week to not have any classes to go to and to come home and not be worried about forgetting to get something done. It has taken a lot of stress off of my shoulders and now I get to have all sorts of time to spend with Holly and work on little side projects that I've shelved away due to lack of time and whatnot. Perhaps I will get the chance to work on my outline for the upcoming NaNoWriMo 2007 competition in November. I bet I can hit 50,000 words really easy if I have an outline to go off of like most people do.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
My Homeostasis Is Wack
I think that there are very few people that I know who have ever given their 'homeostasis' any thought. Today I was finishing the reading and reviewing for my HEPE 129 final that I will be taking later this afternoon and I learned all about it. Apparently my level of homeostasis has to do with the balance in my life. It includes the balance of sleep, important activities, stress, recreation and free-time. Well, my homeostasis is completely wacked if you ask me. However, I think that I will soon be able to find a way to get it back into a normal state now that all of my finals will be finished before I go to bed this evening and the spring term is starting which is much less hectic around this town than fall or winter.
Holly has learned how to play RISK in the last couple of days and we have played three different games on three different boards that I currenty own. Yes, I do own three different versions of RISK and yes, I do play all of them. My favorite is the 2210 version because the playing pieces are far more visually stimulating than the other ones. Out of the three games Holly is 2-1, so she is doing quite well. She also created a Conquer Club account so that once she has finished 5 games online she can play in team games with me. It has created a healthy air of fun competition for me, I don't know if it does anything for her though.
I am thoroughly enjoying my new job in the English Composition Office. It is much less stressful than the custodial jobs I will still have to have for the remainder of the summer. There are lots of little things to keep track of around the office, but none of them are especially complicated. For the most part it is just a matter of the sheer number of things. I am still wrapping my head around the idea that the photocopier/fax machine will actually staple things for you as it prints them out. I think that is pretty darn cool.
Holly has learned how to play RISK in the last couple of days and we have played three different games on three different boards that I currenty own. Yes, I do own three different versions of RISK and yes, I do play all of them. My favorite is the 2210 version because the playing pieces are far more visually stimulating than the other ones. Out of the three games Holly is 2-1, so she is doing quite well. She also created a Conquer Club account so that once she has finished 5 games online she can play in team games with me. It has created a healthy air of fun competition for me, I don't know if it does anything for her though.
I am thoroughly enjoying my new job in the English Composition Office. It is much less stressful than the custodial jobs I will still have to have for the remainder of the summer. There are lots of little things to keep track of around the office, but none of them are especially complicated. For the most part it is just a matter of the sheer number of things. I am still wrapping my head around the idea that the photocopier/fax machine will actually staple things for you as it prints them out. I think that is pretty darn cool.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Yes, It Is
Well, after getting the first call from the English Composition Office, I shortly received a second call with an official job offer to work Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8-5 during the spring term. I am glad that I don't have to spend 40 hours a week working in the dorms again. I wish I could work a full 40 hours a week in the office, but I'll take what I can get for the moment. I have to rearrange my class schedule for the spring and the summer, but at least in the fall I can have a job I will enjoy and not go crazy over.
I realized this morning that I need to go and get approval to enroll in the next editing class on the list. I didn't realize I needed to do that, but I still have a couple of days until I register to make that happen. I plan on taking care of that either later today or tomorrow for sure in order to get some of the other classes I need to have. Also later today I need to sit down, find the paperwork, and organize which classes I what to take because I have to take them all in the morning and not in the afternoon this fall so I can keep my new job.
The Colorado Avalanche lost on Saturday evening which eliminated them from the playoffs, but I am not too disappointed because they finally meshed as a team during the second half of the season and that means that next year should be good, especially because the team did not trade away any of their promising prospects like they have been known to do so many times before. Joe Sakic has decided to stay for next year and that is great since he posted 100 points once again this season. I'm excited for next season, but I don't have much to follow until October now. Perhaps I'll pay a little more attention to the Colorado Rockies in baseball this season and see if they get a little better this year.
I realized this morning that I need to go and get approval to enroll in the next editing class on the list. I didn't realize I needed to do that, but I still have a couple of days until I register to make that happen. I plan on taking care of that either later today or tomorrow for sure in order to get some of the other classes I need to have. Also later today I need to sit down, find the paperwork, and organize which classes I what to take because I have to take them all in the morning and not in the afternoon this fall so I can keep my new job.
The Colorado Avalanche lost on Saturday evening which eliminated them from the playoffs, but I am not too disappointed because they finally meshed as a team during the second half of the season and that means that next year should be good, especially because the team did not trade away any of their promising prospects like they have been known to do so many times before. Joe Sakic has decided to stay for next year and that is great since he posted 100 points once again this season. I'm excited for next season, but I don't have much to follow until October now. Perhaps I'll pay a little more attention to the Colorado Rockies in baseball this season and see if they get a little better this year.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Could It Be?
My chances of getting a new job yesterday seemed like they were pretty slim and that I was doomed to be a custodian for the remainder of my school-work experience. Then....I get a phone call this morning from the woman I interviewed with saying that they are looking for someone to work two 8-hour shifts, one on Tuesday and the other on Thursday. While it is only 16 hours a week, and I will have to completely change my school plans for the spring term I will not hesitate to do so in order to get this job. I will still have to find other hours elsewhere on campus, probably still as a custodian, but at least I have a potential foot in the door for the fall semester. Nothing is confirmed yet, but I am supposed to get a phone call about it in the next few hours or so. All I want is a new job, really, seriously, that would make a world of difference in my life right now.
The Colorado Avalanche are doing everything humanly possible to make it into the playoffs right now and they finally got their first piece of good luck last night when they beat the Canucks and then after the game the Flames lost to the Sharks. That puts them 3 points out of the playoffs with two games to go. It will be a great finish to the season, whether or not they actually pull it off, but I'm desperately hoping that they do in the end.
The semester is closing faster than I expected it to. Maybe I have just not been paying attention, or maybe it is the low homework load for the classes I am currently taking, but it seems like the semester never really got started for me this time. I am sure it will be different come fall semester as I begin the heavy workload of my actual major and minor classes, but still, it feels a little funny to have 7 days of class left at the moment. I have lots of things to do this weekend to stay focused for the last week of class, including an english project that I almost forgot we had to do, but it is okay, I have 9 days to complete it and it should only take 4 or 5 at the most.
The Colorado Avalanche are doing everything humanly possible to make it into the playoffs right now and they finally got their first piece of good luck last night when they beat the Canucks and then after the game the Flames lost to the Sharks. That puts them 3 points out of the playoffs with two games to go. It will be a great finish to the season, whether or not they actually pull it off, but I'm desperately hoping that they do in the end.
The semester is closing faster than I expected it to. Maybe I have just not been paying attention, or maybe it is the low homework load for the classes I am currently taking, but it seems like the semester never really got started for me this time. I am sure it will be different come fall semester as I begin the heavy workload of my actual major and minor classes, but still, it feels a little funny to have 7 days of class left at the moment. I have lots of things to do this weekend to stay focused for the last week of class, including an english project that I almost forgot we had to do, but it is okay, I have 9 days to complete it and it should only take 4 or 5 at the most.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Let's Start Again
I have never liked not having a routine, but sometimes life will throw a few curveballs and create all sorts of things that prevent me from having a routine from day to day. I'm not sure why I never seem to find the proper schedule for myself when signing up for classes, or why I never manage to find a way to go to bed and wake up at the same time each day, but I'm hoping that someday that may change.
This week is going to be a busy one. There is an awful lot of homework that needs to both be done and reviewed in preparation for the last couple of mid-terms, not to mention finals. There is a project for my English 322 class that needs to be started and finished in the next week as well. I am still not happy with the fact that right in the middle of being on top of my schoolwork I had to miss almost an entire week with bronchitis. I was doing so well for once and then it all got ripped out from underneath me.
My sister got engaged last week, and so my mother is making a 'wedding planning' trip out to Provo this next week to shop for dresses and whatever else is supposed to be planned for. She arrives on Wednesday of this week and will be here until Sunday. Unfortunately for me, I am in class or at work except for in the evenings for basically the entire time she is in town. There should be time for us to see each other though, so I don't forsee any difficulties there. She'll be spending a vast amount of her time with Shyla taking care of wedding plans anyways.
I was noticing yesterday that there might be some benefit to those around me if I was not such an avid fan. Let me explain. While I am a sports fan in general, I am an extremely big fan of the Colorado Avalanche. Normally this wouldn't be much of an issue except for the fact that there are not any other Avalanche fans that I interact with on a regular basis. Anyways, back to my original point. I think it might be less intense for everyone else if I was to keep my "fandom" to myself most of the time, not all of the time because I don't think I have that much control, but most of the time at least. In the end it just makes me look like a little kid I think who doesn't realize that there are much more important things in his life than whether or not the Colorado Avalanche actually make the playoffs this season.
This week is going to be a busy one. There is an awful lot of homework that needs to both be done and reviewed in preparation for the last couple of mid-terms, not to mention finals. There is a project for my English 322 class that needs to be started and finished in the next week as well. I am still not happy with the fact that right in the middle of being on top of my schoolwork I had to miss almost an entire week with bronchitis. I was doing so well for once and then it all got ripped out from underneath me.
My sister got engaged last week, and so my mother is making a 'wedding planning' trip out to Provo this next week to shop for dresses and whatever else is supposed to be planned for. She arrives on Wednesday of this week and will be here until Sunday. Unfortunately for me, I am in class or at work except for in the evenings for basically the entire time she is in town. There should be time for us to see each other though, so I don't forsee any difficulties there. She'll be spending a vast amount of her time with Shyla taking care of wedding plans anyways.
I was noticing yesterday that there might be some benefit to those around me if I was not such an avid fan. Let me explain. While I am a sports fan in general, I am an extremely big fan of the Colorado Avalanche. Normally this wouldn't be much of an issue except for the fact that there are not any other Avalanche fans that I interact with on a regular basis. Anyways, back to my original point. I think it might be less intense for everyone else if I was to keep my "fandom" to myself most of the time, not all of the time because I don't think I have that much control, but most of the time at least. In the end it just makes me look like a little kid I think who doesn't realize that there are much more important things in his life than whether or not the Colorado Avalanche actually make the playoffs this season.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
World Domination Fix
I am sitting here pondering to myself exactly why I am getting such a fix by playing 3 games of RISK at exactly the same moment. Why? I don't know. Do I like it? Yes I certainly do. The ladies are off having a girlie night and Tim, Rick, Russell, Matt and I are having all sorts of lovely fun destroying each other across geographic boundaries. Life could not be better at the moment. Unless of course Vancouver could decide the actually want to win a game and help the Avalanche out.
I am still very ready for school to be over. I am going to get some extra help from my German teacher in preparation for the final in a couple of weeks, but I still am not liking school very much. Perhaps I will not go to class for the entire summer, but maybe not, we'll see.
I played some frisbee today. I like to play frisbee, a lot actually. Perhaps I should play it a little more often. Holly and I joined Rick and Shelley during the gap between General Conference sessions for a little picnic. Rick supplied us with many, many Dell frisbees to play with. The guys played a rousing game of "500" and the girls played some regular frisbee. I have a sunburn, which I am actually kind of proud of at the moment.
I am still very ready for school to be over. I am going to get some extra help from my German teacher in preparation for the final in a couple of weeks, but I still am not liking school very much. Perhaps I will not go to class for the entire summer, but maybe not, we'll see.
I played some frisbee today. I like to play frisbee, a lot actually. Perhaps I should play it a little more often. Holly and I joined Rick and Shelley during the gap between General Conference sessions for a little picnic. Rick supplied us with many, many Dell frisbees to play with. The guys played a rousing game of "500" and the girls played some regular frisbee. I have a sunburn, which I am actually kind of proud of at the moment.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Talk About A Drag
I could really use not to be sitting in my Family Life 100 class at the moment. I'm pretty much done with talking about depressing subjects every time I come. I think that one day of talking about abuse would be plenty and now we should focus on how to actually BUILD a happy family, not tear one apart.
Yesterday I got lots of things done even though from first glance many folks would probably say that the house doesn't look any different, it does to me. The laundry is finished and just needs the last load to be folded, the dishes got done and now there is only a handful from dinner last night to take care of, I got lots of homework done and plan on doing the same today, and on top of all that I got a good night of sleep. I wish I could sleep like that more often, but chances of that are slim.
Holly has a birthday this coming Friday and I have been working on some plans, but she wants to know all of them now and not wait until her actual birthday. Luckily for me I will not bend to the pressure and she'll have to wait until the actual day to find out my magnificentoulous plans.
Yesterday I got lots of things done even though from first glance many folks would probably say that the house doesn't look any different, it does to me. The laundry is finished and just needs the last load to be folded, the dishes got done and now there is only a handful from dinner last night to take care of, I got lots of homework done and plan on doing the same today, and on top of all that I got a good night of sleep. I wish I could sleep like that more often, but chances of that are slim.
Holly has a birthday this coming Friday and I have been working on some plans, but she wants to know all of them now and not wait until her actual birthday. Luckily for me I will not bend to the pressure and she'll have to wait until the actual day to find out my magnificentoulous plans.
Monday, March 26, 2007
And...Let's Do It Again
I'm not going to lie about wanting the semester to end sooner than later. I will get all right grades for the classes I am taking, but I wish they were going to be better. Perhaps I can get them up a little bit sometime in the next four weeks.
Today is the beginning of a new week and lately I've come to dread that. I have fun during the week, but it would be better if I didn't have to go to work as a custodian. Yes, I know I've complained about that in the last five posts, but I'm probably going to keep doing so until I either get over it or find something new. It's just getting old is all.
By the end of this week I should be caught up with everything and back on schedule normally after recovering from being sick. I think that will improve my overall stress level somewhat because I don't like to be behind on things.
Today is the beginning of a new week and lately I've come to dread that. I have fun during the week, but it would be better if I didn't have to go to work as a custodian. Yes, I know I've complained about that in the last five posts, but I'm probably going to keep doing so until I either get over it or find something new. It's just getting old is all.
By the end of this week I should be caught up with everything and back on schedule normally after recovering from being sick. I think that will improve my overall stress level somewhat because I don't like to be behind on things.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Free-Time Update
My first class of the day was cancelled when I arrived and so I have oogles of free-time this morning because after I looked at my homework schedule I have none to do until I get home. The only thing that needs done is my one-page reflection paper for English 195 and I don't have that notebook with me on campus today. So....I have lots of free time. I contemplated going back to the apartment because I could have been there in 20 minutes and had almost 3 whole hours to do things, but then decided to just stay here, balance the checkbook, write on my blog, play some Conquer Club, send a few emails and in general bask in my improving health and wellness.
Speaking of Conquer Club (the online RISK gaming club I recently joined) I just won my very first game of RISK in my entire lifetime EVER! Ah, it sure feels good to bask in this kind of glory as I pounded a hapless soul from England into oblivion. Well, anyways, at the very least it was cool to win, now if I could just do it in a regular game that wasn't on the computer. Baby steps I say. I have organized a 6-man, do-or-die, battle to the death, RISK extravaganza for right after the upcoming priesthood session of conference next weekend. All the participants are eagerly awaiting the chance to wage war upon each others poor souls. It should be fun.
The Colorado Avalanche are doing well at the moment, they are 6 points out of the playoffs with 10 games remaining and while I know that this means absolutely nothing to almost every one of you reading this blog, it means A LOT to me, so....deal with it. If they don't make the playoffs they have at the very least fixed a couple of problems heading into next season as far as goaltending and other position players. Next season is going to be VERY good, I can feel it!
The floor hockey season ended in a magnificent fashion; if losing two INCREDIBLY close games in the tournament can be called magnificent. I'm not sure we could have played any better in either game, especially coming back from a 6-3 deficit to tie the game at 7 in the final two minutes. As for me, I don't think I could have played any better goaltending for a novice if my life had depended on it during that elimination game. One of the players on the team said he took a rough count during the game and that I stopped around 45 shots. Heck, three Canadian players from the other team that beat us 8-7 at the very end of overtime said they couldn't believe some of the shots I stopped. Needless to say, that is HIGH praise to get from Canadian hockey players, so I'm still riding that high a little bit and will for the rest of the summer probably. I've already been starting the recruiting for next season because I can't wait to play goalie again. I'm even thinking about finding out if it is possible to reserve one of the RB gyms for some floor hockey and use the pads with just a bunch of friends one of these days. We'll see.
I just looked at the upcoming events for Spring-Summer and there is a two day Dodgeball tournament that I am now determined to enter. Talk about memories. Dodgeball, why not? I say me and some guys from the ward could totally rock that!
Speaking of Conquer Club (the online RISK gaming club I recently joined) I just won my very first game of RISK in my entire lifetime EVER! Ah, it sure feels good to bask in this kind of glory as I pounded a hapless soul from England into oblivion. Well, anyways, at the very least it was cool to win, now if I could just do it in a regular game that wasn't on the computer. Baby steps I say. I have organized a 6-man, do-or-die, battle to the death, RISK extravaganza for right after the upcoming priesthood session of conference next weekend. All the participants are eagerly awaiting the chance to wage war upon each others poor souls. It should be fun.
The Colorado Avalanche are doing well at the moment, they are 6 points out of the playoffs with 10 games remaining and while I know that this means absolutely nothing to almost every one of you reading this blog, it means A LOT to me, so....deal with it. If they don't make the playoffs they have at the very least fixed a couple of problems heading into next season as far as goaltending and other position players. Next season is going to be VERY good, I can feel it!
The floor hockey season ended in a magnificent fashion; if losing two INCREDIBLY close games in the tournament can be called magnificent. I'm not sure we could have played any better in either game, especially coming back from a 6-3 deficit to tie the game at 7 in the final two minutes. As for me, I don't think I could have played any better goaltending for a novice if my life had depended on it during that elimination game. One of the players on the team said he took a rough count during the game and that I stopped around 45 shots. Heck, three Canadian players from the other team that beat us 8-7 at the very end of overtime said they couldn't believe some of the shots I stopped. Needless to say, that is HIGH praise to get from Canadian hockey players, so I'm still riding that high a little bit and will for the rest of the summer probably. I've already been starting the recruiting for next season because I can't wait to play goalie again. I'm even thinking about finding out if it is possible to reserve one of the RB gyms for some floor hockey and use the pads with just a bunch of friends one of these days. We'll see.
I just looked at the upcoming events for Spring-Summer and there is a two day Dodgeball tournament that I am now determined to enter. Talk about memories. Dodgeball, why not? I say me and some guys from the ward could totally rock that!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Upswing Perhaps?
I'm sick again today, but luckily it is not as bad as the last time I was sick. One good dose of Nyquil and a good nights rest makes a world of difference. I still have a not-so-nice cough to deal with but I think today will be a little bit better and I may make it through an entire day of work.
Homework is not so bad right now, I did really well on the grammar test I had been stressing out about for a week and because I did all of my other homework early I didn't have much to do yesterday so I could take it easy and try to get better.
Other than that there isn't a whole lot of news to report at the moment, but I feel like I should post something today. My NCAA bracket is tied for third in the BYU Bookstore pool so maybe I'll get lucky and place in the top three at the end for a prize, who knows. I also joined an online RISK site known as Conquer Club. You joing a game and take a turn for two minutes once a day and that's it. It's pretty fun and it gives me something to do other than just watch TV all the time when I'm not doing my homework.
Homework is not so bad right now, I did really well on the grammar test I had been stressing out about for a week and because I did all of my other homework early I didn't have much to do yesterday so I could take it easy and try to get better.
Other than that there isn't a whole lot of news to report at the moment, but I feel like I should post something today. My NCAA bracket is tied for third in the BYU Bookstore pool so maybe I'll get lucky and place in the top three at the end for a prize, who knows. I also joined an online RISK site known as Conquer Club. You joing a game and take a turn for two minutes once a day and that's it. It's pretty fun and it gives me something to do other than just watch TV all the time when I'm not doing my homework.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Pressure
If this is what happens every time I get sick for a week, I pray that I never get sick again during my life. Four days of missed class, no homework, and no work makes my life miserable. I wasn't expecting to wind up so terribly far behind in all of my classes. Even after looking at all of the syllabi I still don't understand how it happened to me, but I suppose there isn't much use in complaining about it.
I have a very important test on Monday morning and I'm still terrified that I'm not going to be prepared for it. I completely bombed the first half of the test last Wednesday. I've been trying my best to get all of my catch-up done in every other class so that I can concentrate on this test 100% over the weekend. So far I am all up to speed in HEPE and English 195, but German still needs a little bit of work. My Family Life 100 paper is finished, so I do not need to think about it anymore except to remember to turn it in on Tuesday. As of when I post this entry I will be able to do nothing but focus on the test for the rest of the weekend, but we'll see how well I do at that. I'm exceptionally bad at doing my homework on time, even with a full load of easy classes this semester.
March Madness began yesterday and thankfully two of the games actually wound up interesting. Holly was thrilled that she was the only person in our Facebook pool to pick Virginia Commonwealth University to beat Duke University in their opening round game. I thought Duke would win at least one before bowing out, but it turns out that Holly's instincts proved correct. VCU won it on a last second shot to give the NCAA's it's first dose of excitement all day. BYU vs. Xavier was also close and came down to the last second but unfortunately the result was not what I wanted. Xavier pulled out the win and moves on to face Ohio State, so they won't be around much longer anyways. I've always enjoyed the NCAA Tournament for some reason and this year I'm even more interested because I've been following a few of the teams more closely than before.
Yesterday I handed out another $500 to Firestone Auto Repair to fix the coolant system, thermostat and water pump on my Saturn. What I don't understand is how my father who owned the car before me could own it for 2 years and never have any problems but as soon as he signs the title over to me everything breaks. I'm getting tired of paying for it, and I'm getting even more tired of having to ask my father for money to help and fix it. It's not his fault though, and in all actuality it isn't my fault either. I make as much money as I can it just so happens that the car made the decisions to be uncooperative for the last six months.
This week I've finally resigned myself to the fact that I really, really, really don't like my job, but there isn't anything I can do about it. I'm tired of cleaning dormitory bathrooms and warehouse floors. I want a job where I don't have to wear rubber gloves for hours and can sit down at a desk from time to time. All of that is too much to ask though seeing as how nobody on this campus feels like giving you a job without previous experience. So it looks like I'm stuck in a dead-end custodial job until graduation. I don't like it and I'm not going to pretend that I do anymore. Especially since I can't seem to work the hours that I want to anyways.
I'm sure everyone will tell me that I need to stop beating myself up about everything and that I will turn things around soon, but I don't want to turn things around, I want inconvienient things to stop happening to me and I want something to go the way I want it to for a change. Finding a new job for example.
I have a very important test on Monday morning and I'm still terrified that I'm not going to be prepared for it. I completely bombed the first half of the test last Wednesday. I've been trying my best to get all of my catch-up done in every other class so that I can concentrate on this test 100% over the weekend. So far I am all up to speed in HEPE and English 195, but German still needs a little bit of work. My Family Life 100 paper is finished, so I do not need to think about it anymore except to remember to turn it in on Tuesday. As of when I post this entry I will be able to do nothing but focus on the test for the rest of the weekend, but we'll see how well I do at that. I'm exceptionally bad at doing my homework on time, even with a full load of easy classes this semester.
March Madness began yesterday and thankfully two of the games actually wound up interesting. Holly was thrilled that she was the only person in our Facebook pool to pick Virginia Commonwealth University to beat Duke University in their opening round game. I thought Duke would win at least one before bowing out, but it turns out that Holly's instincts proved correct. VCU won it on a last second shot to give the NCAA's it's first dose of excitement all day. BYU vs. Xavier was also close and came down to the last second but unfortunately the result was not what I wanted. Xavier pulled out the win and moves on to face Ohio State, so they won't be around much longer anyways. I've always enjoyed the NCAA Tournament for some reason and this year I'm even more interested because I've been following a few of the teams more closely than before.
Yesterday I handed out another $500 to Firestone Auto Repair to fix the coolant system, thermostat and water pump on my Saturn. What I don't understand is how my father who owned the car before me could own it for 2 years and never have any problems but as soon as he signs the title over to me everything breaks. I'm getting tired of paying for it, and I'm getting even more tired of having to ask my father for money to help and fix it. It's not his fault though, and in all actuality it isn't my fault either. I make as much money as I can it just so happens that the car made the decisions to be uncooperative for the last six months.
This week I've finally resigned myself to the fact that I really, really, really don't like my job, but there isn't anything I can do about it. I'm tired of cleaning dormitory bathrooms and warehouse floors. I want a job where I don't have to wear rubber gloves for hours and can sit down at a desk from time to time. All of that is too much to ask though seeing as how nobody on this campus feels like giving you a job without previous experience. So it looks like I'm stuck in a dead-end custodial job until graduation. I don't like it and I'm not going to pretend that I do anymore. Especially since I can't seem to work the hours that I want to anyways.
I'm sure everyone will tell me that I need to stop beating myself up about everything and that I will turn things around soon, but I don't want to turn things around, I want inconvienient things to stop happening to me and I want something to go the way I want it to for a change. Finding a new job for example.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Minor Reflections
Students elections have begun this week on campus and due to the connections I have with one of the candidates running for office I guess I already know who I need to vote for out of loyalty. The campus paper is going to be flooded with complaints about the ridiculous nature of the campaigns all week long which means there won't be anything worthwhile for me to read each day but I can live with that. I might care more about what these candidates have to say if the BYUSA organization ever did anything that mattered to me. I am all for the parties they throw (if I went to parties) or the new syllabi on the website (if I cared that much about the professor's I sign up for) or the number of clubs available on campus (if I was social enough to ever actually join one of them). The BYUSA program won't ever effect me in a way that I pay attention to, so I don't really care about what the candidates have to say, I'm just doing my job as a loyal friend. I am fully aware that they do make a difference in some circles and that they do make improvements to the way of life for BYU students but I refuse to accept that those improvements matter to more than a few individuals here and there. Maybe if the BYUSA President was actually a student body president (I still don't understand why BYU doesn't have one of those) then I would care a little bit more. As it stands however, they don't do much more than organize service projects and I have to say that I have better things to deal with than that in my life at the moment.
I'm back to school this week and will admit that I was starting to get a little bit of cabin fever while spending four straight days in the apartment. I would have enjoyed the time more if I had been able to accomplish anything, but the nastiness of my sickness prevented me from doing anything other than lounging around feeling sorry for myself. Holly deserves and award for kindly dealing with my personality while sick. I don't wish that on anyone. Several days off of school and work have left me with a long list of things to do over the next few days and I'm glad that I seem to have the motivation to cross things off of that list for today at least. Tomorrow may be another story, but today is looking good so far.
This coming Wednesday marks the next floor hockey game for me to participate in and now that the teams have been properly ranked according to skill-level for the various tournaments I am looking forward to the challenge of playing goalie this week. The team finally figured out how to move properly on the offensive side of the court during the last game and while it may not be as easy next time around because we will more than likely play other guys and not girls; I think it was a large benefit to the team. Now my only worry is that with almost two and a half weeks off from playing goalie with any kind of pressure I may not be up to par during the game. Nothing to do about it but wait and see I suppose.
I returned to working one night a week at the SAS Custodial last Friday and have had mixed emotions about the experience. On one side I definitely can handle the kind of custodial work they do over there much better than I can the kind done in the dorms where I currently work, but at the same time the SAS Supervisor is not exactly the easiest person to get along with. Helaman Halls Custodial allows me to come home at 4 o'clock every day during the week and spend time with my wife which is something the SAS didn't allow, but the co-workers at the SAS are of a far better quality than those at Helaman Halls. In the end I guess I don't really care which one I work at as long as I get paid and find a way to get my 20 hours each week, but I would greatly prefer finding a new job that doesn't require me to pick up after other people all day long; especially not immature college students who I am positive are much worse than the ones I lived with in the dorms four years ago. The world really is going downhill with no sign of relief.
That's all my thoughts for today. I was feeling a bit reflective this morning and decided to comment on a few of life's interesting adventures.
I'm back to school this week and will admit that I was starting to get a little bit of cabin fever while spending four straight days in the apartment. I would have enjoyed the time more if I had been able to accomplish anything, but the nastiness of my sickness prevented me from doing anything other than lounging around feeling sorry for myself. Holly deserves and award for kindly dealing with my personality while sick. I don't wish that on anyone. Several days off of school and work have left me with a long list of things to do over the next few days and I'm glad that I seem to have the motivation to cross things off of that list for today at least. Tomorrow may be another story, but today is looking good so far.
This coming Wednesday marks the next floor hockey game for me to participate in and now that the teams have been properly ranked according to skill-level for the various tournaments I am looking forward to the challenge of playing goalie this week. The team finally figured out how to move properly on the offensive side of the court during the last game and while it may not be as easy next time around because we will more than likely play other guys and not girls; I think it was a large benefit to the team. Now my only worry is that with almost two and a half weeks off from playing goalie with any kind of pressure I may not be up to par during the game. Nothing to do about it but wait and see I suppose.
I returned to working one night a week at the SAS Custodial last Friday and have had mixed emotions about the experience. On one side I definitely can handle the kind of custodial work they do over there much better than I can the kind done in the dorms where I currently work, but at the same time the SAS Supervisor is not exactly the easiest person to get along with. Helaman Halls Custodial allows me to come home at 4 o'clock every day during the week and spend time with my wife which is something the SAS didn't allow, but the co-workers at the SAS are of a far better quality than those at Helaman Halls. In the end I guess I don't really care which one I work at as long as I get paid and find a way to get my 20 hours each week, but I would greatly prefer finding a new job that doesn't require me to pick up after other people all day long; especially not immature college students who I am positive are much worse than the ones I lived with in the dorms four years ago. The world really is going downhill with no sign of relief.
That's all my thoughts for today. I was feeling a bit reflective this morning and decided to comment on a few of life's interesting adventures.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Frosting On My Car
This morning, despite many warnings by the weatherman, I was not happy to wake up to find snow covering the ground and falling from the sky. I am just one of those people who thinks that once the weather decides to warm up it should not regress down into bitter cold again. It simply isn't fair if you ask me. On a funnier side of my world being blanketed in the evilest white I've ever seen is that when I went out to clean off the car I found the snow to be so heavy and moist that I felt as though I were scraping off the excess frosting from a cake. It was an awkward feeling I promise.
I've almost completed all of the homework previously left behind in a fit of wanton abandon which is improving my mood. Of course, Holly has ways of improving my mood so she fixed my very, very, very bad day I was having yesterday by allowing me to skip a class and spend time with her instead.
There was a massive brawl during the Ottawa-Buffalo game last night over a late hit on the Sabres team captain Chris Drury (formerly of intensely popular Avalanche fame). It started a full on melee after the next face-off which was capped by Ray Emery and Martin Biron duking it out at center ice. Something about the level of loyalty between players in hockey is what makes me like this game so much. If someone messes with your goalie there is no hesitation, you make sure and let them know you are there. The same thing goes when someone puts a headhunter out on your star player during the game which is what happened last night. No mercy folks, hockey is for the big boys who aren't scared to get into a scrap.
I've almost completed all of the homework previously left behind in a fit of wanton abandon which is improving my mood. Of course, Holly has ways of improving my mood so she fixed my very, very, very bad day I was having yesterday by allowing me to skip a class and spend time with her instead.
There was a massive brawl during the Ottawa-Buffalo game last night over a late hit on the Sabres team captain Chris Drury (formerly of intensely popular Avalanche fame). It started a full on melee after the next face-off which was capped by Ray Emery and Martin Biron duking it out at center ice. Something about the level of loyalty between players in hockey is what makes me like this game so much. If someone messes with your goalie there is no hesitation, you make sure and let them know you are there. The same thing goes when someone puts a headhunter out on your star player during the game which is what happened last night. No mercy folks, hockey is for the big boys who aren't scared to get into a scrap.
Friday, February 16, 2007
I'm Ready For A New Week
I am willing to admit that perhaps the only really great thing about this past week was Valentines Day because it was the one day where everything went well for once. I got my car back that day and it cost much less than anticipated and I also got to spend all sorts of time with my wife having fun. Other than that, this past week can be pretty much erased and I won't mind too much, if at all.
My wrist is feeling better which has put me in a significantly improved mood. I still have lots of homework to catch up on though because I have been without a computer for a while now. It should make it back to me today though, so that is nice. I plan on spending the majority of the day tomorrow while Holly is at work getting some review in and catching up nicely for the coming week.
Posting on this blog is one of my goals for the year as previously mentioned, but as of late I just can't think of anything worthwhile to say. I wanted it to be more than just an online journal because I understand that gets boring for most folks very quickly. Alas, nothing very interesting has occurred for me to write about.
My wrist is feeling better which has put me in a significantly improved mood. I still have lots of homework to catch up on though because I have been without a computer for a while now. It should make it back to me today though, so that is nice. I plan on spending the majority of the day tomorrow while Holly is at work getting some review in and catching up nicely for the coming week.
Posting on this blog is one of my goals for the year as previously mentioned, but as of late I just can't think of anything worthwhile to say. I wanted it to be more than just an online journal because I understand that gets boring for most folks very quickly. Alas, nothing very interesting has occurred for me to write about.
Friday, January 19, 2007
Welcome To The Breezy Season
I think that if it takes until 4:00 in the afternoon for the temperature to slide into the double digits that there must be something inherently wrong with the entire balance of the cosmos. Such has been the weather lately and I will admit that if I was in charge, there would be no winter, but rather just a breezy season where the wind blew all the time. I'd rather it be windy than cold.
Today I made it official and did something about the fact that I am beginning to dislike my current employment more and more each time I clock in. Hence I went to talk to Sheyla over at Helaman Halls where I worked this past summer to see if she would be interested in allowing me to work for her instead to which she readily and heartily agreed seeing as she had tried several times previously to lure me over there. The upside to this new arrangement is that I get to be home at 4:30 in the afternoon each day and since Holly works during the day that works out perfectly. I will also not have to deal with Gayle any longer. She isn't a bad person, in fact she is a very decent person who strives very hard to do her best at her job, however, blame it on a personality conflict if you wish, I do not think she has very great managerial skills. It finally got to be too much, simple as that. I will do the right thing and give her a full two weeks notice however, I feel that is only fair seeing as how most of her employees think it prudent to just quit unannounced half the time. Unfortunately I will have to take a pay cut from 7.75 an hour to something lower from what I can tell. Luckily it will be no lower than 7.10 but I'm hoping for something in the middle, we'll have to see.
I signed up for classes this semester thinking I would make some solid progress towards graduation, but due to scheduling conflicts and a slightly abnormal slot for priority registration I will be making no quite so much progress towards actually finishing my major, but significant progress in improving my overall GPA. That's good news. I enjoy my classes, some of them more than I thought I would, English 322 for example. I'm not someone who normally makes comments in class or even asks questions, but something in that class excites me to want to actually learn it and learn it well besides.
On a personal note: Peter Budaj is the starting goalie for the Colorado Avalanche. He makes $650,000 a year. His backup? The over-rated and extremely overpaid Jose Theodore who makes $5,500,000 a year. Does it make sense...no, not exactly. Is it extremely cool that Budaj is the starter...hell yes.
Today I made it official and did something about the fact that I am beginning to dislike my current employment more and more each time I clock in. Hence I went to talk to Sheyla over at Helaman Halls where I worked this past summer to see if she would be interested in allowing me to work for her instead to which she readily and heartily agreed seeing as she had tried several times previously to lure me over there. The upside to this new arrangement is that I get to be home at 4:30 in the afternoon each day and since Holly works during the day that works out perfectly. I will also not have to deal with Gayle any longer. She isn't a bad person, in fact she is a very decent person who strives very hard to do her best at her job, however, blame it on a personality conflict if you wish, I do not think she has very great managerial skills. It finally got to be too much, simple as that. I will do the right thing and give her a full two weeks notice however, I feel that is only fair seeing as how most of her employees think it prudent to just quit unannounced half the time. Unfortunately I will have to take a pay cut from 7.75 an hour to something lower from what I can tell. Luckily it will be no lower than 7.10 but I'm hoping for something in the middle, we'll have to see.
I signed up for classes this semester thinking I would make some solid progress towards graduation, but due to scheduling conflicts and a slightly abnormal slot for priority registration I will be making no quite so much progress towards actually finishing my major, but significant progress in improving my overall GPA. That's good news. I enjoy my classes, some of them more than I thought I would, English 322 for example. I'm not someone who normally makes comments in class or even asks questions, but something in that class excites me to want to actually learn it and learn it well besides.
On a personal note: Peter Budaj is the starting goalie for the Colorado Avalanche. He makes $650,000 a year. His backup? The over-rated and extremely overpaid Jose Theodore who makes $5,500,000 a year. Does it make sense...no, not exactly. Is it extremely cool that Budaj is the starter...hell yes.
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