College...so much better

So, I just have to give a big shout out to Professor Susich who has graciously given me permission NOT to come to class, and to email him my homework. Yes, this is why college is good - there is flexibility. This man understands that I am taking it upon myself to be responsible for keeping up with the reading and the homework, and that the only time he will see my face is when we have tests. Now, I can use the time I WOULD be in class to study, instead of adding it on top of my already hectic schedule.

It's the small victories

So, I was driving to work this morning in bumper-to-bumper traffic, and suddenly the driver of the car in front of me starts "raising the roof" in his car. That put a smile on my face, because, let's face it; I have no idea why he was so happy, but since we are powerless to do anything about the traffic, any sort of victorious or fabulous moment we can enjoy while stuck in it is awesome.

Time to go shopping!

You know it's time to buy smaller pants when your friend looks at you as you're walking away and says, "You're right. You do have doody pants. You look like you could smuggle something in there."

Men and multitasking

Just a quick note, since I am working.

A couple weeks ago, I spent half an hour trying to get my Outlook to send three emails with attachments totaling about 22mb. Needless to say, it didn't work. Keep in mind that on this particular day, I worked from 7am - 5pm with no break, and this was THE LAST HALF HOUR of my day. After my computer crashed, I rebooted, and my Outlook still would not send this file, I finally just saved the files to the work server. Then, I rescanned the entire 78 page file into a super compressed PDF (3 mb) and tried to send, and was still unsuccessful.

I approached my boss' desk and asked if he could just retrieve the 3 mb file from the server and send it, since I had been at work for a long time and was tired. His reply was, "Why are you dumping this on me? I'm on the phone!" Okay - he was on the phone to his dad, and I had just worked 10 hours with no break and spent half an hour fighting technology!!!! I basically told him that and then left.

FF to today - I am working on importing some data into excel which is necessary for me to do this report. My boss approaches me repeatedly and asks me to various things such as checking to see if we received all the confirmations for one of our clients, to print our own books out, etc. Finally, he asks me to print a something, and I say, "Do you remember how flustered you got when I asked you to send an email and you were just talking on the phone?" That was the end of interrupting me today.

I will happily multitask, with the caveat that you place things in a neat and orderly fashion on my desk. Do not "yell" at me from across the office, do not assume that I am not working on anything. Stand up, come in here, and put whatever it is you want done in my inbox with simple instructions and then walk away. And, for heaven's sake, don't get all wigged out when I ask you to do 2 simple things at once. You ask me all day, and I don't freak, do I?

It's about that time

Well, dear readers, it's about that time. You know what I'm talking about, right? That time when yours truly will be fighting to keep her head from exploding. Yes, you guessed it - school starts this week for me.

I have such a kind and understanding boss who generously pays for my education, since I am trying to get the accounting and business credits I need to sit (eventually) for the CPA exam. Now, he's not a moron; he waits until I pass the class with a "B" or better before reimbursing me for tuition and books. My tuition is quite inexpensive, all things considered. However, my boss also says things to me like, "I don't want to hear you whining about how you have class." Why would someone so kind say such a thing to me? Oh, yeah, that's right - because we also happen to be in the middle of our June 30th year-end busy season.

For the next 3 months, my life is going to consist of working probably close to 50 hours a week while simultaneously taking 6 credits worth of classes. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I will be IN class from 6:30 until 10pm. I will also become uber organized as I try to compartmentalize my life. I must leave work at work, focus on school while I am there, and set aside specific time for homework.

Shaine and I have decided to make Wednesday nights "homework night," and hopefully, we will actually get some homework done. Undoubtedly there will be wedding talk (both hers and Becky's) and, possibly some SYTYCD (since that starts this week as well), but that's it. Homework MUST GET DONE!

I hope to not neglect my blog during this time, and who knows...perhaps some of the interactions with other students will provide fodder for some fabulously amusing posts!

Colon Magic!

First, a blurb from the news:

A Mind of Its Own - Columbia professor Dr. Michael Gershon definitily demonstrated our intestines autonomy when he performed a classic experiment on a guinea pig colon. After surgically removing the colon from the guinea pig, he showed how a pellet placed at one end caused coordinated colonic contractions that quickly resulted in expulsion of the pellet from the other end.

I don't know how many of you just had the same thought I did: this is AWESOME! We can totally manufacture semi-automatic, feces firing weapons from colons! Your enemies will run in terror as you lift your poo pistol and start pelting them with round after round of offal.

Getting Over It

You raise me and you crush me
You listen while you ignore me
You pull me while you push away
You smile as you hurt me

With you there is and was
No wall around my heart
And when things got serious
Logic overtook emotion

Did I or can I
Hurt you at all?
I ask myself if it was
All a show for me

I pull you while I push you away
I want you and I can't stand you
I trust you but I don't think
I should confide in you

You heard before
That something is better than nothing
But can I handle only that something
Or am I all or nothing?

Sound advice you gave me
Which I will try to follow
Because you're no longer
Mine to lose.