The World Out There
--Big Ups to AC
http://juneauempire.com/stories/060904/loc_clemens.shtml
--Saw Farenheight (sp?) 9/11.
Its no Dodgeball.
--Studied on the Beach yesterday, with a view of a Volcano.
--Wednesday, Thursday, Friday:
Ok, So I'm an "Americorps Attorney" right. What does that mean? Well I found out. I had to go to an Americorps conference in Waikiki and boy was it a waste of time.
First Day. Spent 4 hours in a small group (had to mix up, couldn't stay with any of the 4 other Americorps attorneys in my office). We're the only professionals in the place and, its already pretty clear this shit ain't aimed at us. So, what did we do in small group. Talked about how we were going to deal with change. Not any particular change mind you. Just generally, I guess.
Then we watched a video of this extremely bitchy lady trying to get to the South Pole. I'm not sure why. I fell asleep.
Note: The people in my group had absolutely NO commuication skills. So it was quite excruciating.. for example, one of the questions was how things were going to be the same (after this ambiguous change that was going or, perhaps had occurred.) Everyone looked completely afraid. I offered, well, at least some part of your support structure will be the same, like who you can call, right? I think the words "Support Structure" blew them away. Not even a gleam in the eyes...
Day 2:
In the Morning, we watched a Movie about "Futurists" I got up and left and studied for the Bar until the afternoon session. The moral was that if you didn't change, you would miss the unstoppable progression of mankind. Or something like that. It was lame.
I think this fit in with the "Change" theme.
In the afternoon, we built, for like 4 hours, triangular "widgets" out of straws. I do not know why.
Day 3:
We watched a cartoon in the morning about 2 rats and 2 people chasing cheese. The message was, if you didn't change, you'd be unhappy, unproductive and worthless.
It was like 3-days in the 1950s. Surrounded by morons.
Great.
http://juneauempire.com/stories/060904/loc_clemens.shtml
--Saw Farenheight (sp?) 9/11.
Its no Dodgeball.
--Studied on the Beach yesterday, with a view of a Volcano.
--Wednesday, Thursday, Friday:
Ok, So I'm an "Americorps Attorney" right. What does that mean? Well I found out. I had to go to an Americorps conference in Waikiki and boy was it a waste of time.
First Day. Spent 4 hours in a small group (had to mix up, couldn't stay with any of the 4 other Americorps attorneys in my office). We're the only professionals in the place and, its already pretty clear this shit ain't aimed at us. So, what did we do in small group. Talked about how we were going to deal with change. Not any particular change mind you. Just generally, I guess.
Then we watched a video of this extremely bitchy lady trying to get to the South Pole. I'm not sure why. I fell asleep.
Note: The people in my group had absolutely NO commuication skills. So it was quite excruciating.. for example, one of the questions was how things were going to be the same (after this ambiguous change that was going or, perhaps had occurred.) Everyone looked completely afraid. I offered, well, at least some part of your support structure will be the same, like who you can call, right? I think the words "Support Structure" blew them away. Not even a gleam in the eyes...
Day 2:
In the Morning, we watched a Movie about "Futurists" I got up and left and studied for the Bar until the afternoon session. The moral was that if you didn't change, you would miss the unstoppable progression of mankind. Or something like that. It was lame.
I think this fit in with the "Change" theme.
In the afternoon, we built, for like 4 hours, triangular "widgets" out of straws. I do not know why.
Day 3:
We watched a cartoon in the morning about 2 rats and 2 people chasing cheese. The message was, if you didn't change, you'd be unhappy, unproductive and worthless.
It was like 3-days in the 1950s. Surrounded by morons.
Great.