So, I just noticed that it has been a while since I updated this post. Man. So much has happened since then.
But I digress. You must be wondering what "Rejoice!!!" is supposed to mean, and that's the point of this post: I Got A Job!!!
Granted, it's kind of my old job back again, but still... ! Here's the story: my old boss called me up and said he was in a pickle; the guy who is working at the help desk (which is not where I worked before, but it's and extension of my "department") right now is going to BYU and my boss needed someone to take his place... so he called me up. And I accepted. Hooray!!! I can stay on at the help desk when fall semester starts, or I can go back to being a computer lab assistant if I want. (Which is probably what I want. I dunno.)
Yeah, that's my "rejoice." Oh, and sooner or later I'm gonna put up a slideshow of our recent camping trip, but that's going to have to wait until I have hi-speed internet to use.
Laters!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Kind of Sad, But Really Funny Story
Here we go:
You know how in those cartoon movies someone will start vacuuming and they'll end up sucking something up that shouldn't be sucked? It's, like, a cartoon law (right up there with "don't-fall-until-you-look-down"). But has that ever happened to YOU?
Well, it's happened to me.
I was vacuuming my floor yesterday, and not really paying attention. I had left two small socks on the floor in front of my dresser, and I didn't feel like bending down to pick them up so I decided that I could just push them out of the way with the vacuum. "They're not small enough to get sucked up, right?" Wrong-o!
The next thing I knew, one of the socks was whisked out of sight with an odd shvloorckt and the vacuum started making an unhealthy noise. I think it was choking. I immediately turned it off and laid it on the floor so that I could try to get the sock out. Except that the sock wasn't visible like I thought it would be.
It turns out that the sock got sucked UP THE TUBE and it proved very difficult to get out. Luckily, Dad was home (with a cold, which is not so lucky), and with his help we managed to get that sock outta there. (It involved using an old broom handle and much struggling.) It was wrapped up in this tiny, compact little ball, and it was absolutely filthy. That poor little sock.
In other, unrelated news: I got to help Carrie tend Eldon and another little boy the other day. It was fun. Ask me about it later. :)
You know how in those cartoon movies someone will start vacuuming and they'll end up sucking something up that shouldn't be sucked? It's, like, a cartoon law (right up there with "don't-fall-until-you-look-down"). But has that ever happened to YOU?
Well, it's happened to me.
I was vacuuming my floor yesterday, and not really paying attention. I had left two small socks on the floor in front of my dresser, and I didn't feel like bending down to pick them up so I decided that I could just push them out of the way with the vacuum. "They're not small enough to get sucked up, right?" Wrong-o!
The next thing I knew, one of the socks was whisked out of sight with an odd shvloorckt and the vacuum started making an unhealthy noise. I think it was choking. I immediately turned it off and laid it on the floor so that I could try to get the sock out. Except that the sock wasn't visible like I thought it would be.
It turns out that the sock got sucked UP THE TUBE and it proved very difficult to get out. Luckily, Dad was home (with a cold, which is not so lucky), and with his help we managed to get that sock outta there. (It involved using an old broom handle and much struggling.) It was wrapped up in this tiny, compact little ball, and it was absolutely filthy. That poor little sock.
In other, unrelated news: I got to help Carrie tend Eldon and another little boy the other day. It was fun. Ask me about it later. :)
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tra La La
"Tra la la la la. Spring is in the air, and I am a beautiful little flower... with nothing interesting to say."
That quote sums up my life. (Except I'm not exactly a beautiful flower, and spring is having a tough time making it into the air.)
Yeah, since my last post, not a lot has gone on. Let's see... I bought myself Twilight, Ptolemy's Gate, and Artemis Fowl #5. I got Mom a GREAT Mother's Day gift. (She'll LOVE it! For those of you who don't know, I bought her a certain *ahem* aerosolular movie. Yup. You spray it on your hair. Don't tell Mom!!!!! And don't let her read this until after Mother's Day!!!!!!!!)
Yeah, other than that, nothing much has happened. And that means that I haven't found a job yet. Grr.
That quote sums up my life. (Except I'm not exactly a beautiful flower, and spring is having a tough time making it into the air.)
Yeah, since my last post, not a lot has gone on. Let's see... I bought myself Twilight, Ptolemy's Gate, and Artemis Fowl #5. I got Mom a GREAT Mother's Day gift. (She'll LOVE it! For those of you who don't know, I bought her a certain *ahem* aerosolular movie. Yup. You spray it on your hair. Don't tell Mom!!!!! And don't let her read this until after Mother's Day!!!!!!!!)
Yeah, other than that, nothing much has happened. And that means that I haven't found a job yet. Grr.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Sick
Yup. I have a full-blown cold over here. But, strangely enough, the cold is not the reason why I haven't updated for the last week. Nope. It's the lack of Internet what does it.
Perducci!!!!
Seriously though. I don't even know how I got this cold. On Sunday my throat started hurting, and the next day (you guessed it... Monday) it was a little worse. Unfortunately that's the day that I went to play with Erachamay, so I was all sluggish and tired and my head hurt and I felt bad that I didn't have enough energy to have more fun. Don't get me wrong. I had a LOTTA fun. Just not as much as I would have had if I hadn't had a cold starting.) It's weird: usually when I get sick, I'll either get one of those two-day colds that aren't enough to put you out of the game, or a mega cold that will leave me flat on my back for a week. This cold, surprisingly, is in the middle.
Yeah, who cares about my cold? Boring!!!
Um, let's see... what did I do that was fun? Oh, yeah. I went to Springville to play with Erachamay and her little Tyler :). I also rode on the Front Runner on Saturday (but since all of my readers are people who already knew that, I won't go into detail.)
Gah!!! My computer is being more annoying than usual!!! (I'll start typing and the cursor will magically appear in a spot other than the one where it should be, and it's Driving Me CRAZY!) So I'm gonna have to cut this post a bit short.
Oops, too late. It's already too long.
Perducci!!!!
Seriously though. I don't even know how I got this cold. On Sunday my throat started hurting, and the next day (you guessed it... Monday) it was a little worse. Unfortunately that's the day that I went to play with Erachamay, so I was all sluggish and tired and my head hurt and I felt bad that I didn't have enough energy to have more fun. Don't get me wrong. I had a LOTTA fun. Just not as much as I would have had if I hadn't had a cold starting.) It's weird: usually when I get sick, I'll either get one of those two-day colds that aren't enough to put you out of the game, or a mega cold that will leave me flat on my back for a week. This cold, surprisingly, is in the middle.
Yeah, who cares about my cold? Boring!!!
Um, let's see... what did I do that was fun? Oh, yeah. I went to Springville to play with Erachamay and her little Tyler :). I also rode on the Front Runner on Saturday (but since all of my readers are people who already knew that, I won't go into detail.)
Gah!!! My computer is being more annoying than usual!!! (I'll start typing and the cursor will magically appear in a spot other than the one where it should be, and it's Driving Me CRAZY!) So I'm gonna have to cut this post a bit short.
Oops, too late. It's already too long.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Long Time, No Post
Man, man! It seems like forever since I last updated. I used to update, like, once or twice a day at school, but since school (with the fast wireless connection) ended, it means that I won't be updating much for the next few months.
Hey! My digital camera arrived on... Tuesday? Yeah, I think it was Tuesday. I'm excited!
Really, other than that, I have nothing to say. You'd think, what with school being out for a whole week now, that I'd have something more interesting to say. But I have nothing. Nada. Nope.
*Sigh* Such is my sad and boring life.
Hey! My digital camera arrived on... Tuesday? Yeah, I think it was Tuesday. I'm excited!
Really, other than that, I have nothing to say. You'd think, what with school being out for a whole week now, that I'd have something more interesting to say. But I have nothing. Nada. Nope.
*Sigh* Such is my sad and boring life.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
So get this...
So... today is the last official day of school! (For me, at least.) Yes, I know classes ended yesterday, but I still had to come in to work today.
Only there was this little problem. Graduation Commencement was scheduled for today at 2:00 in the afternoon, and the Institute Choir (which I am in) was obligated to sing for Commencement. So I had to be there. Here's the problem: my work shift started AT 2:00 PM!!! Figure THAT one out.
Miscommunication. That's all it comes down to.
Now, I have known about Graduation for weeks. My choir teacher has stressed the importance of our being there many times, so I knew that I couldn't miss it (even though I wasn't exactly thrilled with the prospect of being there.) What I DIDN'T know was that I was expected to work that day. (My boss never told me and I didn't think to ask... I thought that the college would be closed completely after the semester ended. That's a nope.) Anyway, I was expected to be in two places at once, and I was going crazy. (I'm talking about last night, by the way.)
So I emailed my boss saying that there might be a problem with me getting to work on time, and I told him why. He emailed me back this morning and said that it was okay, I could come into work when I could. (Just as long as I came.) So... I feel a little bit better.
What I feel really bad, angry, annoyed, and upset about is the fact that I was under the delusion that Graduation started at 1:00 or 1:30. And I told my boss so. But I was mistaken. (The choir was told to meet at the Assembly Hall at noon. I thought, "Oh, we probably only need half an hour to rehearse and then half an hour for lunch, so I guess that means we start around 1:00 or 1:30." Again with the nope.)
What I'm really trying to say is: I WAS TWO HOURS LATE FOR WORK BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD TO SCHEDULE GRADUATION FOR THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME EVER!!!
Only there was this little problem. Graduation Commencement was scheduled for today at 2:00 in the afternoon, and the Institute Choir (which I am in) was obligated to sing for Commencement. So I had to be there. Here's the problem: my work shift started AT 2:00 PM!!! Figure THAT one out.
Miscommunication. That's all it comes down to.
Now, I have known about Graduation for weeks. My choir teacher has stressed the importance of our being there many times, so I knew that I couldn't miss it (even though I wasn't exactly thrilled with the prospect of being there.) What I DIDN'T know was that I was expected to work that day. (My boss never told me and I didn't think to ask... I thought that the college would be closed completely after the semester ended. That's a nope.) Anyway, I was expected to be in two places at once, and I was going crazy. (I'm talking about last night, by the way.)
So I emailed my boss saying that there might be a problem with me getting to work on time, and I told him why. He emailed me back this morning and said that it was okay, I could come into work when I could. (Just as long as I came.) So... I feel a little bit better.
What I feel really bad, angry, annoyed, and upset about is the fact that I was under the delusion that Graduation started at 1:00 or 1:30. And I told my boss so. But I was mistaken. (The choir was told to meet at the Assembly Hall at noon. I thought, "Oh, we probably only need half an hour to rehearse and then half an hour for lunch, so I guess that means we start around 1:00 or 1:30." Again with the nope.)
What I'm really trying to say is: I WAS TWO HOURS LATE FOR WORK BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD TO SCHEDULE GRADUATION FOR THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME EVER!!!
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Absolute Frustration
Arrrrrgggghhhh! (No, I'm not a pirate.)
I just got an email from my boss saying that he wouldn't need ANY lab assistants over the summer break (from April until June.) He seemed sincerely sorry about it, but this is bad, bad timing. Since I wasn't going to be working in the lab much over the break, I wasn't as upset as I could have been, but it is still highly annoying.
Here's the deal: For the past few weeks, my boss has been telling all of us lab assistants (or "labbies") that he didn't need all of us to work during the summer break or else we would use up all of the budget. That made sense to me, and since I live at home and don't need to pay for rent or food, I decided to step aside and let other people have first priority. None of us (including my boss) really knew what was going on... we didn't know how many "not all of us" would be, and what we would be doing and if there really was anything to do. Not a great situation.
Then, in our most recent meeting, my boss informed us that he didn't think the computer lab would even be open during the summer break. (Brief moment of panic for all of us.) He lessened the blow when he said that instead of having one person work in the lab like he originally thought he would, he would have one person work in the library... you know, keep all the computers in there under control. (Ok. It sounds ok so far... maybe I can work once or twice every other week...)
Then, today, the LAST DAY OF CLASSES, he sends out this email saying that "Never mind, I really don't need any of you to work during the break." Grrr. Perducci!
This means that I REALLY have to look for a job now. One that can keep me occupied for about 2 months. And I REALLY hate job hunting. Really. Hate. It. It took me two to three months to find the job that I have now, so by the time I get a job, I'll have to quit it to go back to work in the lab. Not. Cool.
So double and triple grr over here.
I just got an email from my boss saying that he wouldn't need ANY lab assistants over the summer break (from April until June.) He seemed sincerely sorry about it, but this is bad, bad timing. Since I wasn't going to be working in the lab much over the break, I wasn't as upset as I could have been, but it is still highly annoying.
Here's the deal: For the past few weeks, my boss has been telling all of us lab assistants (or "labbies") that he didn't need all of us to work during the summer break or else we would use up all of the budget. That made sense to me, and since I live at home and don't need to pay for rent or food, I decided to step aside and let other people have first priority. None of us (including my boss) really knew what was going on... we didn't know how many "not all of us" would be, and what we would be doing and if there really was anything to do. Not a great situation.
Then, in our most recent meeting, my boss informed us that he didn't think the computer lab would even be open during the summer break. (Brief moment of panic for all of us.) He lessened the blow when he said that instead of having one person work in the lab like he originally thought he would, he would have one person work in the library... you know, keep all the computers in there under control. (Ok. It sounds ok so far... maybe I can work once or twice every other week...)
Then, today, the LAST DAY OF CLASSES, he sends out this email saying that "Never mind, I really don't need any of you to work during the break." Grrr. Perducci!
This means that I REALLY have to look for a job now. One that can keep me occupied for about 2 months. And I REALLY hate job hunting. Really. Hate. It. It took me two to three months to find the job that I have now, so by the time I get a job, I'll have to quit it to go back to work in the lab. Not. Cool.
So double and triple grr over here.
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