Monthly Archives: June 2009

I did it

Regular readers will point out that I have flirted with gradshool for damn near ten years now. I’ve debated programs, schools and financing. I’ve written personal statements, statements of intent and gotten letters of recomendation.

Like an acrobat, I ducked, dodged and weaved each and every possible application date with a variety of excuses. If I had put as much energy into finishing an application as I have in self doubt, I would have a PhD by now.

That ended yesterday. I applied to DePaul’s Masters in Information Technology yesterday. I find out in a week as to the status.


Test

Open Thread (and test post using ecto)

What is going on this weekend, my people?


Moving

Not the blog, just the TV, Computer and our entire life. Blogging spotty till then.

Till then, tell me this: What do you like and dislike about your neighborhood?


Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Yesterday, I learned that there are huge changes coming to my office. While I am not going to be hugely impacted until August, I actually may have an opportunity to change jobs.

I’m back to the question I needed to answer to years ago: Do I go clinical or work with computers? Expect more musings on this topic.


Dealing

The best way to deal with stress, trauma or grief is to actually allow oneself to address it. Culture, society and family have us “Deal” with things in some of the least healthy ways. Drinking, fighting, arguing and just “being a dick” seem to be the top ways people actually address their loss. We are not allowed to actually feel it.

Take one day. Let yourself feel what your body is telling you. It will not be enough to heal, but it would work for at least one more year.


Give

If you listen to Public Radio, give them $20. Please.


Iron and Wine

I am beginning to see why his shows are so fucking expensive… I must see this act live.


Friday Fiction: Grief

I think in July I’ll upgrade to allow for onsite storage, so I can (eventually) podcast. For now, I’m sticking with my Me.Com storage space.

This most recent Toastmaster speech was on grief, with a tribute to my mom and dad. The sound quality isn’t great–we’re still working on that–but this is my Friday Fiction.

I should have spent more than two hours working on this speech. It shows in the conclusion. If I ever redo it, I can dedicate at least another thirty seconds to it.


How Did I Miss This?

I’m not sure how I missed Google’s Wave but I did. Bit of an epic screw up on my part, especially considering its linked here (and I to be included in Will’s Google Wave Game).

On their sign up page, they asked for comments, specifically requesting haikus. I obliged them.

Google Wave Project
So much to hope for. And Yet
Might be made of Fail

Wave might be awesome. It might be a shiny new toy. It may fail completely. Regardless, I’m looking forward to seeing more of it.


Blogging Like It Was Yesteryear

The great thing about probation work: It is cyclical. There will be slow, boring days where I can catch up with paperwork. There will be insanely crazy days where I have two evals due on the same day, and both evals are terrifyingly bad. Currently, work is the latter. I know in a few weeks, it’ll be the former.

Its the few weeks that’ll kill me. I used to be able to de-stress by blogging about it. Usually what’s driving me batty is policy. This time its details about the cases. I can’t blog this.

There will be friday fiction this week. Till then, someone give me a blog topic for tomorrow?


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