One down, One to go

A is for Algebra!

I'm still working on my US History final, so if anyone wants to share their insight on the Wilmot Proviso of 1846.... or how the three phases of reconstruction (1863 - 1877) were contested....

in other news, I now have a gold tooth.

**UPDATE - I got an A in my US History class as well. Yay on me!!!

Allllllmost

One more week and I'm done with the semester. In fact, I'm done until fall. I'm too old for summer school. I need down time.

Work is continuing on the trend of being high speed and demanding. I can't wait until all the config bugs are worked out. Today I've got a meeting with the head of our Data Integration team. I'm peeved with the entire effort, but I'll get a chance to put my concerns on the table and she's already confirmed via telly that she'll make the effort to right the wrongs so I can get the department running again. She's flying out from our Corporate HO in the DC area - she sounds really intelligent and professional. Can't wait to meet her.

Interviews are continuing with mad abandon. I'm thrilled! I can't wait to train new people for my team :)

The IT calls are still rolling on in, lasting an hour at a time. I'm working like mad to get the resolution time down - not because I have goals on timing, just because I'd like to have more time to do my other duties. You know, my full time job of audit. LOL. I just don't trust the help tickets to be resolved by anyone else yet. I know that my boss will call me or forward me items he doesn't have the answer to, which I actually appreciate. He doesn't have a huge ego to get in the way. He's confident and smart, but he's also got decent delegation skills (strange for a Middle Manager, but I'm thankful for this part of my job relationship with him).

Gonna go drink coffee and watch my man mow the lawn. That domestic stuff he does really lights my fire!

me no workie!

I'm supposed to be writing a paper for my US History class - but I just can't seem to get myself to get started.

I'm seriously procrastinating these days. I'm just now feeling human again after such a long period of illness; work has been so intense lately - the new software configuration and conversion and go live - travel to DC on business - end of fiscal year close this week, paired with the new org structure.

I'm just frikkin BEAT.

I can't (for the life of me) even recall why in the hell I decided to go back to school in the first place. I've got a set career - I won't be a millionaire, that's for sure... but I make a decent little living. What else is there? Why run run run towards a goal that won't even pay off if I stay with my current position. I'm already up for a freepin promotion because I bust my butt to get things done, and get them done right.

To these thoughts I say a hearty "yeargh!" and sigh.

I'm not a historical figure, I don't have a huge impact on society or the world as a general rule... what is this all about? Who, exactly, am I trying to impress? I don't mean to sound crass, but I'm already pretty happy with who I am and all that I've accomplished. Yes, the degree makes a difference to people that don't know me. But do I care about people that don't know me? Do I care if I have big mortgage on some house, a new car or fancy bangles? Not really. I do care about having "enough" for the basics (which I do have, and have had for seventeen years now.)

I've raised three kids on my salary. I have enough to travel when I want to, pay my bills, buy some new jeans whenever I want them, get pedicures... I'm really OK with my salary. I don't believe that anything in this economy is permanent, in fact - quite the opposite. But I just don't have the drive towards having to live for gobs of cash.

I'm moving towards some self-realization... and my point here?

I'm being lazy and I don't want to do my homework.

*tee hee*