Out of the job and into the meat grinder

Well, my last week at Oak-Land was also my first week of summer classes at Hamline. I'm taking 8 credits, which was the same full-time load I've taken every semester, but this time it's being administered in three half-term classes that meet a total of four times a week. That means I'm at Hamline Monday through Thursday every week for the next month and a half. The rest of my time should consist of homework. Oh, holy crap. See you in a month, most likely... at which time I need to find a part-time job.

Greetings from Duluth

Friday at work, everybody was asking what we were doing for the long weekend. Since we had made no plans, I told them all, "Nothing." I was wrong, however.

Upon my return home Friday afternoon, Jess informed me that we were going to Duluth on Saturday for a three-day, two-night mini-break. We had room service, we went on a boat tour of the harbor area, we went on a scenic train ride, we visited the Great Lakes Aquarium, and we saw "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"... which was awesome, by the way.

The only thing that upsets me is that the nice little cafe downstairs is closed for Memorial day, so we can't get bagels for breakfast. Other than that, this has been great.

We also got the greatest souveniers ever: Little black gloves with cut-off fingers, and with a white skull and crossbones on the back of each! Freaking awesome!

Hatred - OR - The Moustachioed Madman

It's Sunday night. My final project for my OTHER class is due tomorrow night. I don't want to do it. Do you know why? Because I have a moral problem with a teacher holding me to high standards when he obviously doesn't hold himself to any!

If I'm feeling vaguely sane in the next few days, maybe I'll explain that comment a bit more clearly.

Titania's Domain

I bought a new laptop yesterday, as I lose my work laptop at the end of the school year. This because I'm not going to be back in the fall. Nevertheless, the important part is the new laptop. I have named her Titania, and she's freaking awesome. I'm typing this on her silky-smooth-actioned keyboard, and she runs games without breaking a sweat. I name her Titania because she's extremely powerful AND quite fickle (last night she decided that she didn't want to restart, and froze in place rather than comply. After a hard reset, however, she's been running like a dream... a sexy, frothy dream with sugary sprinkles on top.

But not in a creepy way...

One down

Okay. Last night was the final class period of Teaching in Secondary Schools. Despite the fact that last night was the last class, we actually were given until next Thursday to finish our final project. It had been my intention to finish weeks ago (see previous posting), but that didn't happen. Wednesday came and went, and I figured that I would have to turn it in on Monday, but Thursday was a slow day at work, so I made the big push and got it done for class light night... with about 2 minutes to spare.

SO

FREAKING

RELIEVED.

Commitment... and being committed.

I realized Tuesday that the only thing standing between me and finishing all homework for one of my classes (which has another three class periods) was that I needed to complete a presentation on Thursday, which I then needed to write a reflection on. So, now it's Friday. Aside from attending two plays this weekend, my only plans are to lock myself away and churn out the remainder of my homework, thus allowing me to relax through the remaining two classes. We'll see if I survive. Wish me luck.

Random observation

African Folktales are pretty cool... but some of them are just plain wrong.