still here! finally, a day off from the Census. we're almost done, and that's good since I'm almost out of caring. my WCTC career is getting fun, picking up a 2nd class this fall. i'm gonna look into taking classes too; i'd like to get better at building computers and electronics.

At work today I won a contest for designing the best campaign to encourage canvassers to get lots of post-cards and hot contacts (non-monetary ways people can get involved in health-care reform).  My campaign takes the form of a Risk-esque strategy game called Citizen Action of Riskonsin.  Basically, when you get certain numbers of post-cards or ( Read more... )

I got five phone calls before I even got out of bed this morning. It's gonna be an exasperating week.

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First day of training at the Census went quite well.  We even had to be sworn in yesterday, taking the Federal oath to uphold the Constitution and defend it against foreign and domestic enemies and whatnot.  So please refrain from sharing your villainous plots with me (or at least those that target the Constitution).  There are about 6 of us Ops ( Read more... )

I have become a creature of impulse. I have no will, but rather follow, slave-like, the vagaries of the short-term-oriented chemical morass that pulses and burbles beneath my skull.

On the plus side, I am being promoted and given a rai$e at Citizen Action.

Last day of Understandings of Religion, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!  another notch on the classes-taught belt.
then i'm a full time activist, baby!

ps. i am outgrowing my pants.  this is not good.

i start teaching at Carthage again today.

I'm now working for Citizen Action of Wisconsin.  plus I start teaching at UW-Parkside in a few weeks.

no more sleeping all day I guess.

so after weathering the employment doldrums I suddenly am faced with this choice ( Read more... )