Well, I got a bit of a surprise today. I mentioned before that our library departments are understaffed (for a variety of reasons). Next week, the librarian that runs the architecture library here on campus is taking some time off. However, that leaves nobody to look after things while she is gone. So guess what I have been chosen to do? All next week I will be "running" the architecture library! I feel honored that the full-time staff members think of me as qualified/dependable to do this.
True, it really isn't that big of a job - mostly circulation stuff - but I will be getting the keys to the library. I get to unlock it in the morning and lock it up when I leave (I'll be doing full-time again during that week).
This bodes well for when I graduate and apply for a full time job next year.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Wolves, and Tigers, and Bears...Oh My!
This past week I have taken up the position of Cubmaster in our church's Cub Scout pack. I have always loved scouting and I am looking forward to being involved in this. Unfortunately, certain people around here think that taking the summer off from running the unit is acceptable, so the next two pack meetings are pretty much non-existant. I will be changing that. I am of the strong opinion that scouting is a year-round program. The new program year starts in September, so we'll see what I can get jumpstarted - we are having quite the changed in leadership, so it might not be as hard as some may think.
Tomorrow is the next "pack meeting" (if you could call it that). I've got a lot of games I'm going to get the boys involved in. We'll worry about the formalities of running the meetings in September.
Tomorrow is the next "pack meeting" (if you could call it that). I've got a lot of games I'm going to get the boys involved in. We'll worry about the formalities of running the meetings in September.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Y!PP Monkey Business
Well, not only did I not win the writing contest in Puzzle Pirates, but I wasn't even on the runner-up list. I'm quite disappointed with the whole deal. I guess that is what you have to deal with when you don't know your audience (judges) very well. Oh well. No monkey for me.
Our crew is pretty much dead now. Most of the active people switched after the split and now those of us left are debating the merits of recruiting, merging, or just disbanding. Such is the online life.
I really wish I had a good internet connection and another computer so Leslie and I could start our own crew. She is also a fan of the game, and a good puzzler as well. I heard that my sister, Lori, played the game for some time awhile back, but isn't currently playing. It'd be kinda neat to have a family crew going - but that probably isn't going to happen.
Our crew is pretty much dead now. Most of the active people switched after the split and now those of us left are debating the merits of recruiting, merging, or just disbanding. Such is the online life.
I really wish I had a good internet connection and another computer so Leslie and I could start our own crew. She is also a fan of the game, and a good puzzler as well. I heard that my sister, Lori, played the game for some time awhile back, but isn't currently playing. It'd be kinda neat to have a family crew going - but that probably isn't going to happen.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Working Woes
I have mentioned the library department I work in recently merged with the Circulation department. Overall it has been a good thing, for me at least. I'm getting to do a lot of different things. However, there is one trend that is beginning to bother me.
I spend a lot of my days training other people how to do the various jobs I have been trained to do. No problem there. However, it has become a problem that I am no longer scheduled to do any of those jobs. If I was paranoid, I'd think I'd be replaced soon, but I know that is not the case. Several of the staff members here (including my new boss) seem to think I provide the department with all sorts of mysterious and valuable services. Hey everyone, I'm just a student here!
Some people might love to have a job where you don't really have anything to do, but it drives me crazy. I've actually asked to have my hours cut, so I can go do something more productive with my time. Yeah, it's a cut in the paycheck, but I just can't sit around trying to look busy. So starting next week, I'm back down to part-time.
It's not that I don't mind the responsibility or that I'm lazy (okay, maybe a bit), it just bothers me to see other students around here just sitting around reading or talking with each other. Just give me a project, give me a deadline, and leave me alone so I can get it done - and it WILL get done...on time.
I spend a lot of my days training other people how to do the various jobs I have been trained to do. No problem there. However, it has become a problem that I am no longer scheduled to do any of those jobs. If I was paranoid, I'd think I'd be replaced soon, but I know that is not the case. Several of the staff members here (including my new boss) seem to think I provide the department with all sorts of mysterious and valuable services. Hey everyone, I'm just a student here!
Some people might love to have a job where you don't really have anything to do, but it drives me crazy. I've actually asked to have my hours cut, so I can go do something more productive with my time. Yeah, it's a cut in the paycheck, but I just can't sit around trying to look busy. So starting next week, I'm back down to part-time.
It's not that I don't mind the responsibility or that I'm lazy (okay, maybe a bit), it just bothers me to see other students around here just sitting around reading or talking with each other. Just give me a project, give me a deadline, and leave me alone so I can get it done - and it WILL get done...on time.
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Happy Birthday America!
Okay, it's a day late...
We spent the morning up at my parents. My dad bought Isaiah a fishing pole and gave me one of his old ones. I haven't been fishing since I was a little boy. I can catch fish, but I don't enjoy fishing as such. I'm there to catch a fish and eat it - not for the sport of it or whatever else.
He also gave me a pocket watch. I love pocket watches. He still has an old one that us kids got him many years ago. It no longer works, but he has still kept it around in the hopes of getting it fixed one day. I'll have to see what I can do about that this year. The one he gave me isn't an expensive one by anymeans, and it needs a new battery. Still...
Now that I think about it, it was a bit of a gift day. He also returned my cookoo clock that he took and fixed himself last month. The man is amazing.
AND...to top that off, he gave me another Pendleton Blanket!
They are getting ready to head down to Arizona in two months, so they are dejunking and streamlining their lives.
We came back in the afternoon to spend time with Leslie's parents and family. We started to watch The Maltese Falcon, but I didn't get to finish it. The firework show was going to start soon and we wanted to be able to find a parking spot.
I love living in the United States of America, but I have my doubts about some of my fellow Americans. The Fourth of July around here is what I imagine living in a war zone would be like. Explosions going off all over - screw personal safety. The firework show itself was okay. Nothing that great, but I can't complain that much because it's free.
The kids also got to sit in a fire engine that was there. They all loved that. Rebecca managed to sleep through the fireworks...again. She has done that every year since she was born. Eyes clamped tight with fingers in her ears. Very cute.
We spent the morning up at my parents. My dad bought Isaiah a fishing pole and gave me one of his old ones. I haven't been fishing since I was a little boy. I can catch fish, but I don't enjoy fishing as such. I'm there to catch a fish and eat it - not for the sport of it or whatever else.
He also gave me a pocket watch. I love pocket watches. He still has an old one that us kids got him many years ago. It no longer works, but he has still kept it around in the hopes of getting it fixed one day. I'll have to see what I can do about that this year. The one he gave me isn't an expensive one by anymeans, and it needs a new battery. Still...
Now that I think about it, it was a bit of a gift day. He also returned my cookoo clock that he took and fixed himself last month. The man is amazing.
AND...to top that off, he gave me another Pendleton Blanket!
They are getting ready to head down to Arizona in two months, so they are dejunking and streamlining their lives.
We came back in the afternoon to spend time with Leslie's parents and family. We started to watch The Maltese Falcon, but I didn't get to finish it. The firework show was going to start soon and we wanted to be able to find a parking spot.
I love living in the United States of America, but I have my doubts about some of my fellow Americans. The Fourth of July around here is what I imagine living in a war zone would be like. Explosions going off all over - screw personal safety. The firework show itself was okay. Nothing that great, but I can't complain that much because it's free.
The kids also got to sit in a fire engine that was there. They all loved that. Rebecca managed to sleep through the fireworks...again. She has done that every year since she was born. Eyes clamped tight with fingers in her ears. Very cute.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Thus is life
I could see this coming. I haven't posted in a long time - just like I haven't written in a paper journal in a long time. I just don't seem to take the time to make entries after a certain point. But...such is life.
Isaiah and I are going out later today to do some father/son stuff. Not much, really. Just going clothes shopping - ties, dress shirts, etc. He is growing so fast nowadays that it is hard to keep him in clothes. We get a lot of hand-me-downs from his grandparents (Nathan, his youngest uncle, is only 10 or 11), so it is not as bad as it could be.
Fourth of July is coming up on Monday. We're going to take the morning to go up and see my parents (my dad finally got remarried a few years ago). After that, we'll come back down and go to the fireworks show here in town. Going to make it as relaxed as possible.
I've started growing a beard, but I don't think it will last long. Between the summer heat and the itchy whiskers, it just doesn't do much for me at this point. I hear my dad is growing his back out again as well. He always looked good with a beard.
Haven't got around to watching 8 1/2 yet, but we did watch Much Ado About Nothing again, which is a great movie. Besides the great writing of Shakespeare, the actors do a fantastic job in their roles. I enjoy it a lot. I also just finished up the book Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. I just picked up a biography of sorts about him. It's more a selection of his other, non-comical writings but it gives a good overview of his life and his thinking. Pretty neat fellow.
Isaiah and I are going out later today to do some father/son stuff. Not much, really. Just going clothes shopping - ties, dress shirts, etc. He is growing so fast nowadays that it is hard to keep him in clothes. We get a lot of hand-me-downs from his grandparents (Nathan, his youngest uncle, is only 10 or 11), so it is not as bad as it could be.
Fourth of July is coming up on Monday. We're going to take the morning to go up and see my parents (my dad finally got remarried a few years ago). After that, we'll come back down and go to the fireworks show here in town. Going to make it as relaxed as possible.
I've started growing a beard, but I don't think it will last long. Between the summer heat and the itchy whiskers, it just doesn't do much for me at this point. I hear my dad is growing his back out again as well. He always looked good with a beard.
Haven't got around to watching 8 1/2 yet, but we did watch Much Ado About Nothing again, which is a great movie. Besides the great writing of Shakespeare, the actors do a fantastic job in their roles. I enjoy it a lot. I also just finished up the book Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. I just picked up a biography of sorts about him. It's more a selection of his other, non-comical writings but it gives a good overview of his life and his thinking. Pretty neat fellow.
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