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Well I never post on here, as regular readers might know, but I'm feeling stressed out so maybe it will be good to get stuff off my chest.
Why all the stress? A few reasons.
One, my dad. So my dad is having these "episodes" that doctors can't explain. He keeps blanking out, eyes open and all, but with no memory of the lapses. He's been checked for a bunch of things but they don't know what it is yet. He is out for anywhere from a minute to 45 minutes. And here's the stressful part: HE IS STILL DRIVING! The doctor has told him not to drive but his license hasn't been officially suspended. I keep telling him he'll kill others (or maybe just himself) but to no avail. He tells me he is driving less, which I guess is good, but mostly I'm pissed that he won't take the bus. It's not like he lives in the middle of nowhere!
Two, my dear friend, the campus minister, has gone and retired. And now my department is picking up the slack. I have ended up having to organize a film series (not a problem) and also a visit from an Indonesian peace-maker. That in and of itself is not such a big deal. However, this being a college every little thing must be paid for by a different department (his lunch by Student Life, his dinner by Religion, his reception by Office of the Chaplain). What an extreme hassle this all is.
Three, I've been made Chair of a committee on Computing. Again, not a big deal in and of itself. In fact, this looks great for my promotion here. However, the head of computing at school is an ass. Well, quite an ass really and he's on my committee. We have our first big meeting on Tuesday and I am not looking forward to it. If any of you are very well versed in network management and could give me a brief tutorial, I'd appreciate it.
Hope you all are well.
Over and out.
Why all the stress? A few reasons.
One, my dad. So my dad is having these "episodes" that doctors can't explain. He keeps blanking out, eyes open and all, but with no memory of the lapses. He's been checked for a bunch of things but they don't know what it is yet. He is out for anywhere from a minute to 45 minutes. And here's the stressful part: HE IS STILL DRIVING! The doctor has told him not to drive but his license hasn't been officially suspended. I keep telling him he'll kill others (or maybe just himself) but to no avail. He tells me he is driving less, which I guess is good, but mostly I'm pissed that he won't take the bus. It's not like he lives in the middle of nowhere!
Two, my dear friend, the campus minister, has gone and retired. And now my department is picking up the slack. I have ended up having to organize a film series (not a problem) and also a visit from an Indonesian peace-maker. That in and of itself is not such a big deal. However, this being a college every little thing must be paid for by a different department (his lunch by Student Life, his dinner by Religion, his reception by Office of the Chaplain). What an extreme hassle this all is.
Three, I've been made Chair of a committee on Computing. Again, not a big deal in and of itself. In fact, this looks great for my promotion here. However, the head of computing at school is an ass. Well, quite an ass really and he's on my committee. We have our first big meeting on Tuesday and I am not looking forward to it. If any of you are very well versed in network management and could give me a brief tutorial, I'd appreciate it.
Hope you all are well.
Over and out.