Rant: Trying to get placed for pre-student teaching. Instead of just giving me a placement, the woman who sets this up is making me send her request after request. I have given her five different school districts (you can ask for districts, specific schools, specific teacher, etc.) in which she can place me. Every one has been denied. For some reason, this woman thinks it is my fault and has been yelling at me through email about how i need to give her more choices. I've made this as easy as I possibly can. I understand that teaching is a very serious profession, and I am not taking it lightly, but Jesus Christ they make it hard to graduate. Rave: I only have this semester, a summer class, and then student teaching and I am done.
RANT: Fuck talk radio. I'm firmly convinced that Neil Boortz is actually Andy Rooney's long lost brother. RAVE: My brother listed me as one of his role models for his school project. That felt fucking good. Not that I feel worthy of it (which he picked up on and gave me shit for), but it's good to know.
minor Rant: Every time I click the latest posts link on this thread (and only this thread) it puts me on page 896. Rave: Finally got the new hire in for the guy who stormed out in late November. Means more even workload, and means I get some fairly easy training work to do instead of fighting with the IT security team here over petty bullshit.
Rant: The Dodd-Frank bill is probably one of the most useless pieces of legislation ever shit out by Congress. Would you believe that you have to sign a form now that states you are who you say you are? Because nobody committing mortgage fraud would forge that, you know. Rave: After wading through the bullshit Congress put in place that won't actually do anything, I finally closed on the refinance on my house last week. Rave: Somehow, in this economy, the value my house increased $55,000 over the last appraisal three years ago. I am the motherfuckin' 1%! Rave: Put a deposit down today on a new (to us) Lexus for my wife. Driving to South Carolina to get it Friday. I love the web, Craigslist, email, and Paypal. This deal would have never happened a decade ago.
Rant Roughly two weeks in and I'm ready to dub 2012 the "Year of Minor Annoyances" So far - Bathroom Leak which nearly made me slip and fall (banana peel style) that's been worked on for the past week and a half - Toilet had to be fixed which resulted in me having to use my roommate's war crime of a toilet - Had to take my car in for a check engine light, setting me back $500 At least the engine fix came in about a few hundred dollars cheaper than what I was expecting, so small rave Rant?/Rave? About to send out a crap-ton of resumes on LinkedIn to get ready for my big move to Chicago coming up in the next 4-5 (at least, hopefully) months. A little nervous. I don't think I should have a problem finding something, just trying to find one that pays decently could be a challenge. I'm not looking for anything too far-fetched, but it still might be rough. Wish me luck TiBers and TiBettes!
Rave: had an awesome first day of clinics today. And I stand by my theory that ultrasound girls are always hot. Of the 3 women in he department today, 2 of them were crossfit girls who work out together. That workout does some serious good to the female body that not even scrubs can cover up.
WTF: Ex-Girlfriend messaged me on Facebook, we started talking etc. She tells me she had a fucking kid on December 17th. I broke up with her mid November. The fucked up part is that she wasn't showing, I couldn't tell she was pregnat. She wasn't skinny but she wasn't a fatty eaither. She was probably an 11 on the reference sheet I posted. Is this even possible? Is she fucking with me or can she have a baby and not even know it before her water broke? Because she told me that she "was getting ready for work and her water just broke, 3 hours later I had Anthony."
Rave: I am home. Everything went very well and I got to keep my ovary! The doc did find and remove two cysts and cleaned up some scar tissue. Hopefully this does the trick. Rant The doc had to make the incision on my right side much higher than desired, it's a decent size slice into my abs and it hurts! Waah!! Rave: Blue Bell ice-cream and being waited on hand and foot by Mr. P, with lots of Percocet isn't too bad.
Rant: I. just. can't. sleep. Sunday night I didn't get so much as a wink. Got home Monday and managed a 2 hour nap before the BCS title game and then couldn't go back to bed. Work was hell, got home and finally fell asleep by midnight and then showed up to work late. It's 2 a.m. and there's fuck all to do other than read this site and play video games. Maybe I should start taking sleeping pills. When it affects your job, and at times your social life - I mean, is this really worth dodging the embarrassment of having to occasionally take pills to get through daily life?
Rave: I've been doing so damn much around the house recently, and my wife (with some help from her mom) finally got the baby's room cleaned out. This was really her only job, house wise, and it is finally done. Rant: I get to spend tomorrow removing fixtures and covers, taping, and painting the room. I also need to touch up the guest room paint job I just finished, and try to fix the broken exhaust fan in the new bathroom, in the hopes that I don't have to spend MORE money buying a new one. Oh, and I have to do some touch up painting in the master bathroom, because having wet paint in ALMOST every room of the house just isn't enough. Rave: We're hiring someone else to paint the living room, kitchen, entry way and hallway. There was no way I was painting connected rooms with vaulted ceilings up to 12 feet. Painting a bedroom or bathroom is one thing, but screw that. These guys come highly recommended, though, so I'm happy not to be doing it myself. Rant: Finally getting some snow, after an extremely mild winter. The forecast was originally 2-4 inches, so I wasn't too worried. Now they've just doubled it, and they're saying 5 to 8 inches. Awesome. Rave: Being partially employed has its benefits, in that I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow. Rant: ...but my wife does, and this is much worse. I'll be stressing more than is reasonable about my pregnant wife driving in the shitty weather. She drove last year in the huge blizzard when we got a good sixteen inches of snow, so this should be a cake walk in comparison, but I'll still be stupidly nervous. I really just want to convince her to get a hotel room and stay overnight (as she works again Friday), but I know she won't go for it. Rave: Snow thrower. Finally get to use it this winter.
Rant: I fucking hate losing a whole day to travelling to get home from seeing family. Even worse when you find out you've had a flight change that you didn't get told about so have to spend three hours in between flights sitting in an airport lounge when it's normally only 30 minutes. Got up at half four this morning, lost an hour due to time differences and got home at half ten, awesome day.
RANT: My expectation that other people are generally intelligent and mature adults has once again bitten me in the ass. I need to stop assuming that friends and family are capable of having an adult conversation. I'm perfectly capable of not taking things personally; your critique is an opportunity for me to address my faults and improve - why do you believe that everything I say is a personal attack?
Rave: Mr. P just showed me some stunning wedding rings to "get my opinion." The man has good taste. I can't stop smiling.
RANT: I barely have use of my right hand. Physio begins after it's fully healed, but my doctor was deadly honest and says to be prepared for the worst, the worst being that I might never cook professionally again. Great, just fucking great. That's what I get for doing something utterly retarded. RANT: Typing with one hand blows.
Rave: made it out the door by 7:30 and actually paid attention during grand rounds this morning. it's pathetic that this wake-up time was a little painful. i've gotten too used to sleeping in. rant: people who refuse to compromise. if you'll only get together with friends if they come to you (a 30+ mile drive), don't be surprised when your friendship starts to taper.
Rave: Restaurant Week is back in DC! This year's menu at Charlie Palmer was quality as usual, and my colleague/mentor and I washed it down with a very interesting North Coast Syrah which paired well with the whole thing, and has the benefit of making my afternoon significantly more fun, if less productive. Rant: Shortly after returning from said lunch, I find out I have a 3:30 staff meeting. Anyone know how to remove red wine stains from one's lips and teeth?
RAVE: I bought a pretty good wireless mouse... in 2007. In 2008 I lost the battery door and the mouse itself collect dust. Last week I was getting support on my dad's TV Remote he broke and decided to see if I could get a new battery door. The long and the short of it is, while they couldn't get me a new battery cover, they were willing to replace the entire mouse for me. Logitech are fucking awesome.