Another Update
Well, today was interesting
Turns out, I don't have to do math homework for this week, which is really cool, because that assignment did not look like I would have fun doing it. My math professor e-mailed the homework to us as Yoda, as opposed to his normal Angelina Jolie. He is an interesting individual, and apparently a guest lecturer.
Turns out this week is I-week for KA, or Initiation Week. That means basically that my entire life is supposed to be about KA and nothing else. As it were, this is nigh impossible, as our crate building/woodshop training session will probably last for quite a while. Initiation is on Friday and I feel like my pledge class was somehow gyped. My pledge class came in at about the time that our chapter was learning that we would have a house for this year, and it seems that more attention was focused on that than my pledge class. Admittedly, I have not been around to compare the brother's attitudes last year to the attitudes this year, but in terms of actual action and planning time, it seems like we got the short straw. Either way, this semester's pledges seem pretty cool. I haven't gotten to know them as well as I should have, but what can you do?
Alas, we turn to my most labor intensive activity, FIRST. As a whole, I believe our team is doing well, but I have some concerns. I don't like the fact that we seem to loose one kid every meeting or so. I like that it shows us now who will be dedicated and who will abandon us, but I don't like the fact that we're loosing people. Sure, the Jeff team functioned last year with about 7-9 students, but we're approaching that number as well, and we started WAY before the Jeff team did. Collin and Jason have been a huge help getting things done and stepping up to tasks, but I almost think that everyone else isn't doing enough. I'd really like to see Kyle, Patrick and Tim get more involved with the current tasks, but it seems like I'm going to have to assign them to do something, and I would really rather have them volunteer. Fortunately, Sam Thomas left apparently without a fight, but I haven't recieved any correspondance from her concerning her leaving the team. Judging from what Tim told me at the FLL regional, I believe it would be safe to assume she's not coming back. Unfortunately for her and for me, this leaves me in the bad position of giving her a "C" for the semester. I really don't want to do that, but she screwed up by not even trying to help, not showing up to meetings, and falling alseep during the ones she did show up to.
I've babeled on enough about my classes and extra-curriculars for long enough, now I guess its time to talk about my personal life. Sometimes that kind of gets lost in the struggle. I really don't know where to go from here. Thanksgiving was fun, and I enjoyed seeing my family, but I can only deal with them for so long. During our trip to St. Louis, I could only deal with that part of the family for less than 36 hours. The trip to Wisconson was a little better, it was a little after we got home that I got so irritated I had to leave, that's aobut 72 hours, approximately double from Mom's trip. I am going to die over Winter Break. I'd like to mostly stay in the apartment during that period, but that won't be possible due to food issues, and I really don't want to go to the grocery by myself, or buy fast food every day for every meal. With any luck, I'll be able to avoid long periods of exposure to my family, which is much easier to do at home than in St. Louis or in Milwaukee. I'm kinda sick of being alone, that's for sure. As of right now, I'm single, and I'm not sure if I want to be. Last year I dated Abbey for a little while, and that was fun, but it sucks that that relationship didn't last. If I remeber correctly, that was either during build season or shortly after, which means that it was headed for disaster before it even began. But, you know, its never really a good idea to trust my memory, as with a given event I either won't remember it, or it will be completely distorted, and completely unrecognizable to any other person. Near the end of last year and during the summer, I definately wanted to be single, and during the beginning of the year I did as well, but now I'm not so sure. My happines with my current relationship status varies from day to day. On some days I'm happy I'm single, but sometimes I really hate it. So say that I am unhappy with my current state would be a gross understatement. Jason will proably read this and think; "Isaac; man that kid is all kinds of messed up." as he does with Ryo, and he may be right, but for now, that's who I am. Undeniably and forcefully, I am me.
In the words of Leonardo Da Vinci:
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
With any luck, this year KA, HBR, PFP, and I will taste that proverbial flight.
Edit: Oh yeah! Harrison got the NASA grant, so I owe FIRST $6,000 less. I only owe them $4,000 now. I guess I need to talk to tim about that....
Turns out, I don't have to do math homework for this week, which is really cool, because that assignment did not look like I would have fun doing it. My math professor e-mailed the homework to us as Yoda, as opposed to his normal Angelina Jolie. He is an interesting individual, and apparently a guest lecturer.
Turns out this week is I-week for KA, or Initiation Week. That means basically that my entire life is supposed to be about KA and nothing else. As it were, this is nigh impossible, as our crate building/woodshop training session will probably last for quite a while. Initiation is on Friday and I feel like my pledge class was somehow gyped. My pledge class came in at about the time that our chapter was learning that we would have a house for this year, and it seems that more attention was focused on that than my pledge class. Admittedly, I have not been around to compare the brother's attitudes last year to the attitudes this year, but in terms of actual action and planning time, it seems like we got the short straw. Either way, this semester's pledges seem pretty cool. I haven't gotten to know them as well as I should have, but what can you do?
Alas, we turn to my most labor intensive activity, FIRST. As a whole, I believe our team is doing well, but I have some concerns. I don't like the fact that we seem to loose one kid every meeting or so. I like that it shows us now who will be dedicated and who will abandon us, but I don't like the fact that we're loosing people. Sure, the Jeff team functioned last year with about 7-9 students, but we're approaching that number as well, and we started WAY before the Jeff team did. Collin and Jason have been a huge help getting things done and stepping up to tasks, but I almost think that everyone else isn't doing enough. I'd really like to see Kyle, Patrick and Tim get more involved with the current tasks, but it seems like I'm going to have to assign them to do something, and I would really rather have them volunteer. Fortunately, Sam Thomas left apparently without a fight, but I haven't recieved any correspondance from her concerning her leaving the team. Judging from what Tim told me at the FLL regional, I believe it would be safe to assume she's not coming back. Unfortunately for her and for me, this leaves me in the bad position of giving her a "C" for the semester. I really don't want to do that, but she screwed up by not even trying to help, not showing up to meetings, and falling alseep during the ones she did show up to.
I've babeled on enough about my classes and extra-curriculars for long enough, now I guess its time to talk about my personal life. Sometimes that kind of gets lost in the struggle. I really don't know where to go from here. Thanksgiving was fun, and I enjoyed seeing my family, but I can only deal with them for so long. During our trip to St. Louis, I could only deal with that part of the family for less than 36 hours. The trip to Wisconson was a little better, it was a little after we got home that I got so irritated I had to leave, that's aobut 72 hours, approximately double from Mom's trip. I am going to die over Winter Break. I'd like to mostly stay in the apartment during that period, but that won't be possible due to food issues, and I really don't want to go to the grocery by myself, or buy fast food every day for every meal. With any luck, I'll be able to avoid long periods of exposure to my family, which is much easier to do at home than in St. Louis or in Milwaukee. I'm kinda sick of being alone, that's for sure. As of right now, I'm single, and I'm not sure if I want to be. Last year I dated Abbey for a little while, and that was fun, but it sucks that that relationship didn't last. If I remeber correctly, that was either during build season or shortly after, which means that it was headed for disaster before it even began. But, you know, its never really a good idea to trust my memory, as with a given event I either won't remember it, or it will be completely distorted, and completely unrecognizable to any other person. Near the end of last year and during the summer, I definately wanted to be single, and during the beginning of the year I did as well, but now I'm not so sure. My happines with my current relationship status varies from day to day. On some days I'm happy I'm single, but sometimes I really hate it. So say that I am unhappy with my current state would be a gross understatement. Jason will proably read this and think; "Isaac; man that kid is all kinds of messed up." as he does with Ryo, and he may be right, but for now, that's who I am. Undeniably and forcefully, I am me.
In the words of Leonardo Da Vinci:
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
With any luck, this year KA, HBR, PFP, and I will taste that proverbial flight.
Edit: Oh yeah! Harrison got the NASA grant, so I owe FIRST $6,000 less. I only owe them $4,000 now. I guess I need to talk to tim about that....