oh my darlin'

oh my darlin'

:: 2012 24 September :: 4.57pm
:: Music: the crane wives - the fool in her wedding gown

work
so, i've realized that while i bring a lot of specialized knowledge to the table, which i use on a virtually daily basis, it is extremely unnecessary for the job. good to have. really not needed.

there are ultimately only two critical aspects to holding down a maintenance position (aside from the social politics of whatever company you work for. that's a much bigger, separate can of worms):

1. Fix whatever broken stuff they bring to your attention.
2. If you can't figure out how to fix it, either:
a) have them call in someone else who is more specialized to fix it.
b) make damn sure it leaves your care broken enough to justify buying a new one.

that's pretty much it. simple. the only thing that makes this job difficult is me. which would happen at any job i have.

goo goo

spud	:: 2012 21 September :: 6.33pm "Wash, tell me I'm pretty." "Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion." "Because I'm pretty?" "Because you're pretty." 2 gaa gaas \| goo goo

sugarjackj

:: 2012 15 September :: 9.13pm

I would just rather abide by the code of hammurab.

goo goo

m&ms487

:: 2012 14 September :: 6.49pm
:: Mood: sick
:: Music: Fun: Walking the Dog

I survived getting sick from my students/colleagues until the end of week three. I'll take it.

I'm getting back in the groove. Things seem more like a clusterfuck, but they seem easier.

I'm taking Old English this semester, for no other reason than it's a degree requirement for a linguistics credit. I'd rather take French. With that being said, apparently two hellish years of French have really beefed up my language skills, and it's going quite easily. Perhaps I'll be one of those people who knows like five (useful) languages eventually.

Thesis. Blech. I don't want to talk about it.

Teaching is going well. I get their first drafts of their first paper by Monday at midnight. We're having fun in class, and they're all really good kids. I expect at least a quarter of them will fail the first draft, but the good thing for them about English is that we offer revisions. Lots and lots of revisions.

Other things are going well, but clouding the periphery--union stuff, graduate literary journal, other groups, non-profit work, academic senate/the eboard for that, too, and now I'm enrolled in a teaching academy through the university (only about 15 people university-wide were selected in total).

PhD applications in a few months.

I guess I should go parse some Old English or grade some papers. What else is there to do while being sick on a Friday night?

goo goo

spud	:: 2012 12 September :: 3.03pm :: Music: the music tapes looking for new stuff thank you, soundcloud, for always showing waveforms while i listen. thanks. waveforms. always. sincerely, Chris 1 gaa gaa \| goo goo

spud

:: 2012 6 September :: 1.19pm

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7 gaa gaas | goo goo

m&ms487

:: 2012 17 August :: 8.48am
:: Mood: contemplative
:: Music: Fun: Carry On

School starts again in about a week. I'm able to get in my office on Monday (hopefully). I just had a student email me about the syllabus for class. I don't have it done. Prep week doesn't even start until next week, and I don't even officially get paid for my work until the week after that.

Lots of things going on. I'm the president of the Graduate Student Union this year. I'm on staff of our creative writing publication. I'm teaching, taking classes, writing my thesis, and on the board of a non-profit. I'm also probably doing a innovative teaching academy program, and applying to PhD programs. Of course, all of these things are unpaid, and when it's all said and done, I make less than minimum wage. Oh, the joys of higher education.

1 gaa gaa | goo goo

liz	:: 2012 26 July :: 8.11pm I'm so homesick today. 1 gaa gaa \| goo goo

spud	:: 2012 22 July :: 12.04pm Set to the tune of happy fucking birthday: Happy hump day to me, Happy hump day to me, At least I'll have Wednesday And Thursday to sleep. 1 gaa gaa \| goo goo

liz	:: 2012 1 June :: 1.25pm I imagine it would be more fiscally responsible to send me a noticea notice than to put a warrant of levy on my wshit. goo goo

liz	:: 2012 1 June :: 1.25pm I imagine it would be more fiscally responsible to send me a noticea notice than to put a warrant of levy on my wshit. goo goo

liz

:: 2012 1 June :: 1.22pm

So first off I recognize my delinquency in that matter but with multiple student loans through multiple companies they can slip through thecracks. Thank you state of Michigan for not telling me I'm behind but instead just garnishing 25% of my income. Seriously. Fuck off

2 gaa gaas | goo goo

liz	:: 2012 31 May :: 5.47pm What the fuck is going on. 4 gaa gaas \| goo goo

liz

:: 2012 23 May :: 9.50pm

I seriously cannot find a person to cover my shift on Friday. This frustrates me because I feel like if one of my coworkers needed a day off to go to their friends visitation service that I would cover their shift in a heartbeat. The one Guy said that he has people coming in from out of town and I'm like seriously have a fucking heart. Generally I tell my boss that I'm not coming in but he is on vacation. I just want to be with you guys. It seems to be the only thing that helps this hurt subside. There is a small chance that I can make it but I wont know until Friday morning.

5 gaa gaas | goo goo

liz

:: 2012 22 May :: 7.04pm

I remember the day he became my friend. For years I would see him at parties and he would call me Justin's sister. That night at the Sparta Beer Tent he spilled his beer down the front of my shirt and I said Bitch if you're going to spill your beer on me you'd best learn my name. Years of random hanging out and bdubs trips. Then I left Andy Clute and he became a person who I could call to cry to. A friend whom I could depend on for anything. A random Stony cruise (with me driving because he always scared the shit out of me behind the wheel). The only person who I would allow to fuck with my radio knowing that he would inevitabley turn to my across the universe soundtrack because it was the only thing we agreed on. I will miss you Andy. If I have said it once I have said it a million times. You will always be my favorite Andy.

3 gaa gaas | goo goo

liz	:: 2012 20 February :: 10.44pm My car is seriously pissing me off. I leave in a week for training and the minute I replace the starter the frigging alternator goes out wtf Patti I thought we were good. goo goo

joslyn_julia

:: 2012 13 February :: 3.24pm

yeah, so i love how I am a "bad person" because i don't go to work when i am sick. I mean honestly, if you don't have a job don't criticize me for taking a day off at mine just because you are pissed that I have a job and hate it, while everyone else you know calls to bitch because they can't get a job. I'm not bitching and whose business is it aside from me and my boss if I don't go to work.
Get real.

goo goo

spud	:: 2012 5 January :: 12.26am The lions lost by two fumbles and a touchdown. And today I got a voicemail from a cemetary. Coincidence? I think not. goo goo

joslyn_julia

:: 2011 21 December :: 9.02pm

i don't really understand how people can be so malicious.

goo goo

spud	:: 2011 18 December :: 3.16am Gig was good. Facebook crew disappointed me as usual. But it was reeeeeeeeeally good. Despite the rocky start. 2 gaa gaas \| goo goo