And I swear to Zeus himself that if I hear that again...
Slowly wedding plans are coming together, which is cool and terrifying at the same time. I lack the vocabulary to describe what I think of about my own wedding. Ask me about other people's weddings and I think about getting hammered and looking sharp in a tux. Ask me about my own and I'll try to describe something that is awesome in its grandeur but terrifying in the same regard. Is there a word I missed that encompasses joy, fear, and awe at the same time?
That aside the student government (Madame president, sec, tres, and myself) decided that, within our limited budget, we would draw names out of a hat to help pay for the registration expenses for those people attending APTA conferences. The alternative would be giving everyone who attended a couple of dollars. The people who were drawn were happy but to the others: I swear to Zeus and the pantheon of named and unnamed gods that if you mention money again I will bloody smite you where you stand. We have a very limited budget with very little fund raising due to a rather apathetic student body- I don't blame them (us) because we're too damn busy. That and it would actually get us more money if people just got part time jobs. The hours spent fund raising would actually be better spent working in terms of money/hour.
This is why I have a new respect for any governing body: you work for people that you thought were your happy friends when you get into office. Suddenly these miscreants have the audacity to get angry when things don't work out in their favor. You take care of, hell, even small groups of people trying to come to 'common ground.' This ground doesn't exist because you are taking opposite viewpoints and putting them together- hence the 'common ground' leaves everyone feeling less than satisfied but at least they aren't bitching. Even after all the details are explained some people still find it necessary to complain about something we've already covered.
Not that I am under fire from anything in particular. Luckily my 'people' are a small enough group that problems can be settled individually. There is no hiding within massive numbers to defend your 'anonymous' opinion.
As long as I'm bitching lets talk about the absolute lack of any real power that student government possesses. Honestly I function to quell internal arguments within the class and help with other functions: the Pittsburg-Marquette Challenge, the graduation party, class activities, etc. We do have money but these limited funds really do not help us out all that much as I've mentioned earlier (doling out money to help people out- a little). Do we affect the outcomes of test dates, treatment, changes in the curriculum? No, we really only function as go-to people for the rest of the class so they can voice themselves through us. If anything we are Oracles to the gods (faculty) and we're rarely used.
I am happy to help people but I do not feel like I have any real function. My title of vice president of the class of 2008 is pretty and gives me a sense of pride, sometimes, but really? Then again I bitch enough as is about the amount of activities that I already have on my plate so added responsibility would just be another burden to carry.
And I've come a full circle: from disenchanted unhappiness to the stark realization that I wouldn't want the additional responsibility even if it was given to me. Heh, the Oracles are ready to serve but we're only useful when people talk to us- we can not read your mind if you need something and don't voice it.
Ah went on a retreat into the mountains of Colorado. I got to go snow-shoing in the hills, which was fun. Honestly I do not know why I go to these things- perhaps it was to be a shining example to my peers? I did go to try to get something out of it but honestly I only end up worrying the entire time about all the work I could be getting done in the meantime. That and there was no reception and I had to call Becky via a pay-phone. I know we were supposed to be secluded from everything but this is my fiance- one of the few things I don't want to be secluded from.
That aside the student government (Madame president, sec, tres, and myself) decided that, within our limited budget, we would draw names out of a hat to help pay for the registration expenses for those people attending APTA conferences. The alternative would be giving everyone who attended a couple of dollars. The people who were drawn were happy but to the others: I swear to Zeus and the pantheon of named and unnamed gods that if you mention money again I will bloody smite you where you stand. We have a very limited budget with very little fund raising due to a rather apathetic student body- I don't blame them (us) because we're too damn busy. That and it would actually get us more money if people just got part time jobs. The hours spent fund raising would actually be better spent working in terms of money/hour.
This is why I have a new respect for any governing body: you work for people that you thought were your happy friends when you get into office. Suddenly these miscreants have the audacity to get angry when things don't work out in their favor. You take care of, hell, even small groups of people trying to come to 'common ground.' This ground doesn't exist because you are taking opposite viewpoints and putting them together- hence the 'common ground' leaves everyone feeling less than satisfied but at least they aren't bitching. Even after all the details are explained some people still find it necessary to complain about something we've already covered.
Not that I am under fire from anything in particular. Luckily my 'people' are a small enough group that problems can be settled individually. There is no hiding within massive numbers to defend your 'anonymous' opinion.
As long as I'm bitching lets talk about the absolute lack of any real power that student government possesses. Honestly I function to quell internal arguments within the class and help with other functions: the Pittsburg-Marquette Challenge, the graduation party, class activities, etc. We do have money but these limited funds really do not help us out all that much as I've mentioned earlier (doling out money to help people out- a little). Do we affect the outcomes of test dates, treatment, changes in the curriculum? No, we really only function as go-to people for the rest of the class so they can voice themselves through us. If anything we are Oracles to the gods (faculty) and we're rarely used.
I am happy to help people but I do not feel like I have any real function. My title of vice president of the class of 2008 is pretty and gives me a sense of pride, sometimes, but really? Then again I bitch enough as is about the amount of activities that I already have on my plate so added responsibility would just be another burden to carry.
And I've come a full circle: from disenchanted unhappiness to the stark realization that I wouldn't want the additional responsibility even if it was given to me. Heh, the Oracles are ready to serve but we're only useful when people talk to us- we can not read your mind if you need something and don't voice it.
Ah went on a retreat into the mountains of Colorado. I got to go snow-shoing in the hills, which was fun. Honestly I do not know why I go to these things- perhaps it was to be a shining example to my peers? I did go to try to get something out of it but honestly I only end up worrying the entire time about all the work I could be getting done in the meantime. That and there was no reception and I had to call Becky via a pay-phone. I know we were supposed to be secluded from everything but this is my fiance- one of the few things I don't want to be secluded from.