School's out for the weekend...

Thursday, August 26, 2004

Well, wish it was out for the summer but out for the weekend will do. Finished my first week of classes and it appears to be manageable.

Math
Taking another math class. Like that it keeps my mind sharp and warms up my "logic" circuits. I have Tom again for class so I knew going in the instructor was cool. We have a quiz in class on Tuesday so I will have to really work on the homework Saturday and Sunday.
The only downside to this class is that it is two hours long. But, since it is my first class it seems like you spend the first half just getting into the groove of listening to lecture.

Flash
This instructor is hard to pinpoint. She seems cool but that she doesn't take any shit. I say this because one student today spent the first part of the class drawing some elaborate eagle and was not working on any of the things she was showing us during the hands-on lecture. I hope this class will be an "A", but it is the unknown of all of my classes this semester. My text book just arrive today so I have plenty of homework to do my assignments that are due on Tuesday. (I might even have to come into work on Monday to get some of these done. eek!) Having the books will give me an idea of how tough the class will be.

History
I am taking the first part of Western Civ. I took the second part two semesters ago (I know, I know do I do anything in the right order?!) . I have the same teacher and she has a good lecture style and incorporates a lot of humor into the subject. I see no problem maintaining my 4.0 GPA with this class since I am accustomed to her classroom and tests.

Side note: Darn, Casey just hit a home run for the Reds. :(

Phi Theta Kappa
Tuesday the school had an "organization" day. I spoke with Margaret who will be the president of Phi Theta Kappa this semester. I told her my concerns on not getting an invitation. She gave me information on upcoming meeting and the induction ceremony. If I don't have anything in the mail by Tuesday I am dropping by her office to at least get the application paperwork.


posted by suzyjax on 8/26/2004 05:37:00 PM > 0 comments

Work sucks!

Friday, August 20, 2004

Work has completely sucked this week. It is the last week before classes start so everyone is trying to do the stuff they put off all summer. One of these things was setting some new rules and regulations for the library. Yesterday when I arrived there was an e-mail from Candance (yes, stupid stupid Candance) that said something about a sign she was making with rules and regulations for the library. She stated her proposal and wanted feedback.
Well, for once we had some communication in the library! Three people responded all giving opinions without being bitchy. The only thing close was when I said something about not using signs as a crutch to avoid face-to-face contact with the students. Not really bitchy at all! It was more of a "how to improve patron service" commentary.
Anyway, Liz sends an e-mail out saying pretty much she didn't care what anyone thought. That the sign was going up as she wanted it to go up and it was to be on nice linen paper. Several points:
1) What a bitch!
2) Why did Candance ask for feedback if it wasn't going to be used? (But then again this is stupid, stupid Candance.)
3) I went to Liz and stated that I felt for once we were openly communicating, that noone was being rude, insenstivie or bitchy and WE WERE ASKED FOR FEEDBACK! Her reply: "I'm having a bad day". Oh, how managerial of you to take it out on your employees!
4) The "nice linen paper" turned out to be card stock that Candance (yes, stupid stupid Candance) and Corrie bought at OfficeMax. First, we already have tons of cardstock here even in the color they bought. Secondly, do you really need to buy a whole ream of card stock for a few signs? Thirdly, card stock is not nice linen paper. Which I guess this is what will happen when you send a stupid, stupid person and a young twit to go run an errand.

P.S. Having stupid, stupid and young twit run the errand was pointless since I had already stated I was going to OfficeMax to return a USB jump drive. Then, I could have gotten the nice linen paper or pointed out that we have PLENTY of cardstock.

posted by suzyjax on 8/20/2004 07:59:00 AM > 0 comments

I would be a lawyer, but...

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Last night during golf I was talking about going back to school and other things. I was joking that I would go to law school but I couldn't spell "mesothelioma"--a word that I of course, murdered.

I then stated that was the same reason Cindy Brady didn't go to law school because with her lisp it would be something lik methothelioma. And when you lisp the "s" in that word you almost "th" the rest of the constonants...methothetheioma.

posted by suzyjax on 8/17/2004 06:08:00 PM > 0 comments

The Reading Revolution will not be Computerized

I came in to work today all psyched to get 100 or more spine labels printed and put on books. However, it was not to be.

The Millenium software we use at the library had an upgrade in the last week. Somehow this upgrade erased all of my label settings and I spent most of the day trying to get this corrected. It is still not corrected and I am not sure it will be before the weekend. Why does it seem like I will have to be here this weekend when it was supposed to be my Saturday off from the library?

This must have been a major "upgrade" because it was as it was uninstalled and reinstalled. This label thing isn't the only issue we have had, it is just the latest issue.

Heavy sigh...

posted by suzyjax on 8/17/2004 05:30:00 PM > 0 comments

Summer is almost over

Summer is almost over. School starts next week. As I look back, I realize I accomplished only a fraction of what I hoped to do over the summer. I choose to look at this from a positive angle and instead of grousing over what I didn't get done, I will celebrate what I have done.

I didn't take any type of trip. I planned to go to Indianapolis next weekend to see the Toledo Mud Hens play the Indy Indians. However, my talented second cousin (John Ennis) got "called up" from the Mud Hens to the Detroit Tigers. So, there goes that trip and a possibility to see my old friend Zaki. Yet, this is good for John. I just won't have a trip to write about in class if we do the requisite "what I did over summer vacation" paper.

Now, why did the silly thought just hit me that I would write something about who I did over summer vacation instead?!

posted by suzyjax on 8/17/2004 05:25:00 PM > 0 comments

Being lazy

Today was probably the last day I could laze around in the morning doing nothing. School starts next week so my Tuesdays and Thursday mornings will be spent going at school while on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday requires me to work in the morning.

I still haven't found a "job" for Monday mornings. Maybe I will drop by the Kerry campaign office this next Monday and see what they have going. I also need to contact the Carnahan campaign and see if they have any needs.



posted by suzyjax on 8/17/2004 05:22:00 PM > 0 comments

Bob Holden

Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Yesterday was a sad day. Not just for me, but for Democrats in Missouri. Yesterday, Governor Bob Holden lost his primary election.

Such election losses always make me feel I did not do enough. Should I have made more phone calls? Should I have talked to more people about what Bob Holden has done for the working people of Missouri?

This great man was bullied, steam rollered, and beat up by a power hungry Republican legislature. Under his leadership, Missouri is number one in job growth. He saved $270 million dollars for education. He kept the Republican legislators, who as part-time employees had full state-paid health coverage, from kicking off tens of thousands of poor children off of medicaid.

Yesterday Missouri suffered a huge loss. Yesterday was a sad day.

posted by suzyjax on 8/04/2004 04:51:00 PM > 0 comments

Superman as Jesus Christ

Sunday, August 01, 2004

Occasionally I will catch the Christopher Reeve movie Superman on television. I always stop and watch this movie and recall my first experience seeing this film. It was at Village Square when it not only existed but was also still a first run movie house. At the time they just had one big screen in the theatre and it was packed for Superman. I remember my father and I going to see this (we both love comic book/super hero type movies) and being awed by the special effects.
Looking back and watching this current day, the special effects seem so dated---which I guess they are.
Last night this movie was on AMC or TCM, one of those old movie channels. And this time I had such an ephiphany of how this story in a way mirrored the Gospels. Kal-El (Superman) is sent to earth by his father, knowing he could be a savior in trying times. We see briefly Kal-El as a young child, just arriving on earth. Then we know a bit of his teen years (Jesus at the Temple episode dialoging with the temple scholars) before a complete disappearance for many years. Both emerge in their late 20's/early 30's to take on their role as "savior".

Just something to think about...maybe one day I can go deeper into this and write a paper on this subject.

Funny aside: If Superman is Jesus, is Wonder Woman actually a Mary Magdalene type? Or is it Lois Lane?

posted by suzyjax on 8/01/2004 02:55:00 PM > 0 comments

Rhymes with really

Okay...how is this for an exciting Saturday night. After the library, I took a nap. When I woke up I was completely wasted for doing anything else. So, I watched Gigli. It wasn't as God-awful as the reviewers made it out to be. However, some of the dialogue was just so so so so so STUPID.
How did Ben Afflect and/or Jennifer Lopez seriously say these lines?

Some asides:
The guy who played the kidnap victim was wonderful. I can't tell if the writers were trying to make him mentally retarded, brain damaged or with Turet's. But, the actor pulled it off convincingly.

I forgot that Ben Affleck is so incredibly handsome. The silliness and absurdity of the whole "Bennifer" thing made me forget this. And of course, watching this you can't help but notice how beautiful Jennifer Lopez is--something that the characters comment on and add to the stupid, stupid dialogue of this movie.


posted by suzyjax on 8/01/2004 02:44:00 PM > 0 comments

Crazy Busy

Whoo...political season is heating up and things are crazy busy. I assume there will be a bit of a reprieve after Tuesday, primary election day here in Missouri.
Will be off work for the next two days working on election stuff. I am not even exactly sure what I will be doing the next two days (except for some visibility stuff I am doing for the Carnahan campaign on Tuesday morning). So, it will be off to bed fairly early tonight and then off to the races first thing tomorrow.

posted by suzyjax on 8/01/2004 02:25:00 PM > 0 comments

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