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Having some problems getting to my homework tonight .. focus Jen, focus!

So, to take a little break from my ADD mind, I ran an errand. I love pictures.

The more I’m tootin’ around the interwebs and such, the more excited I am about my degree. I see so many job opportunities out there that not only require a BS but they focus on Software Engineering as a specialty, which is what my area of concentration will be when I’m done. It makes me excited because those job opportunities have always been out of reach for me. Not because I didn’t have the knowledge in some area’s (especially web development) but because I didn’t have that special piece of paper.

Hard to believe I’m finally doing what I want in life … instead of just wishing I could.

Ugh, I feel for the people in Jamaica right now. Lucky my sis is in Kentucky as of yesterday (her bday no less) so she got out just in time. I couldn’t imagine if she was in Jamaica right now. I would be worried sick. I’m already worried sick for her folks, and her friend DJ and and … ugh. I don’t know how she was able to make it through me going through Hurricane Wilma by myself. I’ve been watching The Weather Channel all morning with the latest on Hurricane Dean.

Keep yourself safe Jamaica!!!!

I keep thinking if I get enough energy drinks and coffee in me I’ll wake up. :: yawn ::

So, Awesome HR lady came into our office here to ask us how we were being compensated for weekends. We just told Awesome HR lady how it really was. We work a 48 hour straight shift on the weekends and either 1) get 10 hours of overtime pay, or 2) one day off the following week. Awesome HR lady asked me how long I’ve been doing that. I told her the last 2 years I’ve been here. Guess what? That was direction violation of work compensation. Never should I have been allowed to work more then 40 hours a week. I don’t know how to feel about any of this. Like a complete fool for putting up with it, or relieved that someone is actually listening to us now and won’t let us get taken advantage of. Awesome HR lady said there would be big changes in regards to that coming soon.

Guess what? I’m finally awake

I’m using Safari (Windows version) exclusively today. I haven’t really tried it out yet, being too busy with everything I’m too busy with. So far it’s working pretty good, except for a few things here and there. One thing I noticed right away is if you have gmail open, the tab usually shows how many you have unread in your inbox. Well, it only shows how many you have unread in your inbox when you first open the tab, it doesn’t update that number if you have gone through and read some of those new emails. That’s it so far. I can log into my class portal ok, and I can watch CNN video’s …. I haven’t tried much else yet.

I finally, finally finally finally finished Harry Potter - The Deathly Hallows. Am I the slowest reader ever? Well, no … not really. See, this is my problem when it comes to books. I’m a fast reader, and I love to read. The problem is, I usually read my books right before bed, so I now associate reading with sleeping. Anytime I pick up a book, no matter what time of day it is, I will fall asleep. Lately I have noticed how much of a huge problem it is. I don’t like it. My sis is just the opposite. When she reads, she becomes more awake. Now I have to figure out how to reverse this problem.

I don’t know how many of you watch “Ghost Hunters” on TV, but my husband and I find it interesting and sometimes humorous. When I went home for lunch today, we watched an episode he DVR’d about the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Right away, I was excited because I’ve stayed in that hotel numerous times on different occasions. When I saw what Ghost Hunters (otherwise known on the show as TAPS) went through and their experience I recalled that I had similar memories of the place. For instance, in the middle of the night I would hear running down the hall, not adult sized people but it sounded more like kids, when at 2-3 in the morning I wouldn’t expect kids to be up. The Stanley Hotel had many hotel guests complain about that, but there weren’t actually any kids out in the hall so it went on unexplained.

Last night I had a guild run through Gruul’s Lair. Well, through some trial and error, we killed Gruul, everyone was happy and jumping all around and laughing and dancing. Then, something happened that I’ve only seen happen on YouTube and to other guilds. We had a new warlock that just joined the guild not too long ago walk up to Gruul and loot, EVERYTHING. Next thing I hear on vent was WHAT THE FUCK?!?!? I’m still confused as to what was going on, until I saw that warlock picked up not only the Tier 4 pants I was hoping for, but all the other items as well. A nasty blacklist thread went up over at the WoW forums. Screenshot or it didn’t happen right? Right .. here’s the screenshot. People can be such jerks.

Trying to fit 8 people in a very small, hardly ventilated area isn’t fun and results in panic attacks. So, I have a new temporary spot in the temporary main office. I’m sure tired of this office moving. I feel so scattered, more then usual. I haven’t even had a chance to set up my desktop PC yet, because what’s the point? I set it up only to move it again. When I went into the room where the new guys are, I saw that one of them was using my PC as their PC. Um, right. My boss has a habit of giving my stuff away … and he gets so defensive when I tease him about it (mostly because it’s been true in more cases then not)

Anyway, we’re supposed to be in our new office in 2-4 weeks. That means that we’ll have windows, our cell phones will work in the building, and I can finally unpack my boxes of stuff. Unpacking. It’s really such a great thing.

Today I turn in my last assignment for Web Portfolio Publishing. My next classes don’t start until the 22nd of August so I have a small little break. Next quarter I’ll be taking two classes instead of one. I have a strong feeling this will be cutting into my WoW time. Well, if that happens, it happens. I’m burnt out on healing anyway, and I haven’t been quiet about that fact. I’m dying to go shadow …. but, the guild officers say “noooooooooo” … sigh. Pffttttttt.

Brendan got his birthday present last night. After the unboxing, I was convinced that I’m going to sell off my PC and get an iMac. This sucker is so nice …

As I was walking through my office, more then half the people had some flavor of iPod, with apple ear buds in their ears. Nice.

Through extreme insomnia, end of class projects, work and WoW, I haven’t had time to catch up with the blogging world. I need to work on my time management a little more.

I’m still getting A’s on all my school assignments and pulling a 4.0 GPA. This is surprising for me, because I tend to get lazy a lot with homework. I never did homework in high school. I didn’t much like homework … I had the mindset that if I was at school I’d do school work then. I didn’t want it following me home. It’s amazing how things change. I’m actually excited to complete my homework and get it handed in on time, even if I sometimes procrastinate till the last second. Thing is, the class I’m taking now is cake. It’s “Web Portfolio Publishing” … not much of my brain matter has to be woken up to pull out great projects and papers on the subject. Things will soon be changing, because at the end of the month I’ll be taking two classes at once instead of one. Two classes is considered full time. Oy. So, that will be less time out of my schedule. I will adapt ..

Good things happening at work. We just brought on 2 more support guys, and 2 more are starting Monday. Brian and I have been told we don’t have to answer phones anymore, all the new guys will have to answer and we’ll help them work through and troubleshoot issues as a cross-training deal. It will also give me more time to work on other projects I’m not able to get done in a timely manner due to the constant phone interruption.  The only problem is we 6 people crammed into this storage closet. With 2 new people starting Monday, that means we’ll have 8 people crammed in here. We’re supposed to be moving to a different building at the end of the month, but it’s going to be more the claustrophobic until then. I’m really going to push for working at home, at least until we move to the new office.

The best thing about leaving the office is my drive home. I thought I would video tape it last night …. I never tried Windows Movie Maker .. and gave it a try. That’s some fun stuff! Now I want to record a lot of video and edit the shit out of it. Anyway, here it is…

A quote Mom sent me today … she’s right on target with this one.

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” - Dr. Seuss

Thanks Mom … Thanks Dr. Seuss

Cam said it perfectly, once again. We share this together, we’re both “the only child” and I couldn’t have said it as perfectly as she did. Go take a read of her entry called “The Only Child” …

I have so much I want to say about that, but I’m seriously lacking for time at the moment.