Some days just don't seem to work out
This has been one of those days. I have stuff all over the place because I just moved, so I can't find a single thing. I have a presentation I have to do tomorrow for my poverty class on a subject that I've really done zero work on whatsoever, and every time I try to actually start doing some work on it, Dr. K has 90,000 more papers for me to grade that need to be done "tomorrow at the latest." I have a final paper due in my history class in about a week or so for which I am still trying to find ten minutes so I can sit down and figure out a topic to research before I write the thing. To top it off, I can't get these cable modems to work with my regular computers (I'm writing on my laptop) because for some reason a cable modem has the ability to work up to about ten centimeters from the wall and any further distance and no signal can be found. I have some guy supposedly coming over tomorrow to look at that, but I think I've so screwed up my main computer trying to get this cable modem to work that it may never see the internet again.
There was a luncheon today for political science. I'm glad I was there with friends; otherwise, I don't think I would have remained through the whole thing. It was really frustrating listening to them harp on about how great a department they have when I really feel they are the only ones that truly believe that. The department has gone completely downhill, and I'm sometimes embarrassed to be in this department.
Speaking of the luncheon, President Bailey spoke there today, and this was the first time I ever heard her speak in person. All I could think was, shouldn't a university president at least have a rudimentary ability to speak in public? I was actually embarrassed for her because I've never seen such a poor attempt to "rally" the troops or whatever it was she thought she was doing up there at the podium. I remember Floyd speaking a dozen times, and it is such a change in weather to go from a brilliant speaker like Floyd to Forrest Gump.
The new job
Looks like I'll be putting out the Monday Western Herald's opinion section. I imagine it will be a lot like duct tape, as it will be my first one. Emily Walker, the current opinion editor, has proven to be a child instead of an adult about the fact that she is being replaced. She stated that she wouldn't train me (to the current editor in chief) because she's mad that she didn't get picked to be the opinion editor next semester. So, in order to not "cause any problems" they're working it so she and I don't end up having to be in the office at the same time. At what point did I go back to kindergarten? Why am I constantly having to deal with people who react like ten year olds? What really pisses me off is that all year long I have helped her out whenever possible, writing articles at the last minute when she didn't have one to fill the next day's paper. Yet, all of that is completely forgotten, and for some reason I'm the bad guy here?
Stumble It!
This has been one of those days. I have stuff all over the place because I just moved, so I can't find a single thing. I have a presentation I have to do tomorrow for my poverty class on a subject that I've really done zero work on whatsoever, and every time I try to actually start doing some work on it, Dr. K has 90,000 more papers for me to grade that need to be done "tomorrow at the latest." I have a final paper due in my history class in about a week or so for which I am still trying to find ten minutes so I can sit down and figure out a topic to research before I write the thing. To top it off, I can't get these cable modems to work with my regular computers (I'm writing on my laptop) because for some reason a cable modem has the ability to work up to about ten centimeters from the wall and any further distance and no signal can be found. I have some guy supposedly coming over tomorrow to look at that, but I think I've so screwed up my main computer trying to get this cable modem to work that it may never see the internet again.
There was a luncheon today for political science. I'm glad I was there with friends; otherwise, I don't think I would have remained through the whole thing. It was really frustrating listening to them harp on about how great a department they have when I really feel they are the only ones that truly believe that. The department has gone completely downhill, and I'm sometimes embarrassed to be in this department.
Speaking of the luncheon, President Bailey spoke there today, and this was the first time I ever heard her speak in person. All I could think was, shouldn't a university president at least have a rudimentary ability to speak in public? I was actually embarrassed for her because I've never seen such a poor attempt to "rally" the troops or whatever it was she thought she was doing up there at the podium. I remember Floyd speaking a dozen times, and it is such a change in weather to go from a brilliant speaker like Floyd to Forrest Gump.
The new job
Looks like I'll be putting out the Monday Western Herald's opinion section. I imagine it will be a lot like duct tape, as it will be my first one. Emily Walker, the current opinion editor, has proven to be a child instead of an adult about the fact that she is being replaced. She stated that she wouldn't train me (to the current editor in chief) because she's mad that she didn't get picked to be the opinion editor next semester. So, in order to not "cause any problems" they're working it so she and I don't end up having to be in the office at the same time. At what point did I go back to kindergarten? Why am I constantly having to deal with people who react like ten year olds? What really pisses me off is that all year long I have helped her out whenever possible, writing articles at the last minute when she didn't have one to fill the next day's paper. Yet, all of that is completely forgotten, and for some reason I'm the bad guy here?
Stumble It!
posted by Duane @ 8:48 PM
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