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May. 11th, 2006 06:02 pmI had some witty, profound LJ entry in mind earlier today but it has been wiped. I can't remember what it was now. I blame the beautiful weather, the fact that the water in our building has been off for hours, the utter stupidity of school counselors and the two hour meeting I went to early this morning.
Other than that, things aren't too bad. I'm going to be training for a couple days this week and next. I won't have to work another Saturday this month at all! I get to skip it this weekend because I'll be working Monday, next week has been covered by a coworker so I can go to Ashley's shower in Houston and visit Melynda, and the weekend after that is my birthday. Rock the hell on. I'm looking forward to working with this class, there are some smart cookies in there. Including but not limited to the adorable barely legal goth boy who went to TAMS. He cracks me up. He's so young! He still uses Foucault quotes! He wears black every single day! His name is Byron! Seriously, how can you not love that? Fortunately, he's too young and a coworker, so I can avoid temptation. He does have nice hair and cute cheekbones though.
The big bosses are working up a list of things to ask the state Legislature for during next year's session. They are going to ask for shift differentials for Spanish speakers and over-night workers. One of the things that I'm really interested in is the request to create a permanent core unit of peer trainers. I could really enjoy doing that for awhile, so maybe if the Legislature feels benevolent and gives us money, I'll apply to that in the next couple of years.
A friend of mine has a boyfriend practically fiance. He recently decided to re-enlist in the military because he wasn't happy at his job for many reasons. They offered him a post in Germany but she couldn't go with him even after marriage. He ended up taking a post in Colorado where they could be together after she finishes college here in Texas. This position was supposed to be a non-deployable one. But you know what comes next. In October they are sending him to Iraq. It's such a thing, to feel this strange sense of dread and I hate to even acknowledge it. I've known the both of them for years, and I can't imagine what this has to be like to live. I read the news. Don't mistake me, I think military service is a fine thing. My grandfathers were Army and Air Force. But I deeply mistrust this war, our current administration, and the insanity that it is over there. I know he's a capable man. I know that not everything in the world is bad. It just all happened so quickly, out of the blue.
Other than that, things aren't too bad. I'm going to be training for a couple days this week and next. I won't have to work another Saturday this month at all! I get to skip it this weekend because I'll be working Monday, next week has been covered by a coworker so I can go to Ashley's shower in Houston and visit Melynda, and the weekend after that is my birthday. Rock the hell on. I'm looking forward to working with this class, there are some smart cookies in there. Including but not limited to the adorable barely legal goth boy who went to TAMS. He cracks me up. He's so young! He still uses Foucault quotes! He wears black every single day! His name is Byron! Seriously, how can you not love that? Fortunately, he's too young and a coworker, so I can avoid temptation. He does have nice hair and cute cheekbones though.
The big bosses are working up a list of things to ask the state Legislature for during next year's session. They are going to ask for shift differentials for Spanish speakers and over-night workers. One of the things that I'm really interested in is the request to create a permanent core unit of peer trainers. I could really enjoy doing that for awhile, so maybe if the Legislature feels benevolent and gives us money, I'll apply to that in the next couple of years.
A friend of mine has a boyfriend practically fiance. He recently decided to re-enlist in the military because he wasn't happy at his job for many reasons. They offered him a post in Germany but she couldn't go with him even after marriage. He ended up taking a post in Colorado where they could be together after she finishes college here in Texas. This position was supposed to be a non-deployable one. But you know what comes next. In October they are sending him to Iraq. It's such a thing, to feel this strange sense of dread and I hate to even acknowledge it. I've known the both of them for years, and I can't imagine what this has to be like to live. I read the news. Don't mistake me, I think military service is a fine thing. My grandfathers were Army and Air Force. But I deeply mistrust this war, our current administration, and the insanity that it is over there. I know he's a capable man. I know that not everything in the world is bad. It just all happened so quickly, out of the blue.