I'm officially done with my production phase of life now. My last day at work went well. Donuts, pizza, jokes, cake, and accidentally butt-dialing my mom for a 30 min period of time. Awesome.
I'm truly going to miss the guys I worked with, but I am totally excited about gearing up for my orientation in August. I hope that I don't feel too overwhelmed the first few weeks, but I'm confident that I'll be ready for August 25th when the real party starts and I have fresh young minds to fill.
I'm heading up to campus on Monday to get my ID and office keys and hopefully I'll be able to drop off some junk ... I mean fine tools of knowledge ... in my office.
I have this next week off work to live one last free break before the storm of life rages back up again.
The true adventure is about to begin. Readers beware, the may be a wild ride down the rapids, or a leisurely float in a tube down the stream. We shall all find out together.
~"I've never seen anything this beautiful in the whole galaxy! Okay, give me the bomb."
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
A Quick One
Ok, two days left and I feel it. We are going out to lunch today for the last time as a video team, I'm assuming my exit interview is tomorrow (I hope so, I wore jeans today). My office has like 2 things left that are mine (Optimus Prime keychain sitting on my monitor and a fake carton of milk I made for a shoot).
It pretty much feels like when I graduated from college. I'm super excited to move on to teaching, and I'm like 98.7864% sure that I'll absolutely love it, but it's still sad to leave my friends.
I just think about the fact that I see these guys more than my wife probably. That is so weird. I think I actually spend more time with my wife, but she is sleeping about 9 hours of that time (me 6 or 7). So, these guys up at the 'Ville better be pretty cool. I thought they were a few years ago, so I'm pretty sure I'll be Ok.
Well, I gotta go pick up one of my fellow editors. Don't want to be late!
~"Ziplock bag not locking. Pop top can not popping!"
It pretty much feels like when I graduated from college. I'm super excited to move on to teaching, and I'm like 98.7864% sure that I'll absolutely love it, but it's still sad to leave my friends.
I just think about the fact that I see these guys more than my wife probably. That is so weird. I think I actually spend more time with my wife, but she is sleeping about 9 hours of that time (me 6 or 7). So, these guys up at the 'Ville better be pretty cool. I thought they were a few years ago, so I'm pretty sure I'll be Ok.
Well, I gotta go pick up one of my fellow editors. Don't want to be late!
~"Ziplock bag not locking. Pop top can not popping!"
Friday, July 16, 2010
5 Days
So. I'm down to my last week of work as a video editor before moving into the world of academia. I don't really think that it's quite hit me yet. As I was devouring my nectar ice ball from Sweettooth and discussing my ideas for class with my Dad, I realized I feel pretty much ready.
Feeling ready and being ready are different things however. I still have hours of planning and Powerpoint making left to do. I have to think up assignments, and how I'll grade them. Will I have to give any F's my first semester? I sure hope not. I did think up of a fun little aspect I can use as a 'calling card' for my classes today though. I think I'm going to implement Final Jeopardy on my tests. I'm going to pick some random, hard to know fact and include it as bonus on all my tests. This will have nothing to do with current subject matter, so everyone should have an equal chance at getting it right (except foreigners, but, oh well).
As I'm working on my last project at work, I realized today at 9am that I couldn't care less about it. Then, by 4pm, when I still didn't have all the pieces to me and it was due by 5, I started to care a bit. But alas, those days are soon to be over (until grades are due (but that's month's away)). I will not miss the weeks of slow days and then the week of Hade's wrath to make up for it. I'm thinking that overall, the schedule will become more regular once I'm teaching my classes. I'll let you know if I'm right or not.
Also, on a side note. The new Spiderman actor is from Union, Kentucky. He could have been my neighbor! So, I'll definitely be seeing that (duh! Spiderman!)
Well, again, 5 work days left. I'll let you know when I feel it, or if I don't. I just don't want to hyperventilate and pass out on 9am August 25th. Unless I do it to scare my first students ever ... now there's an idea ...
~"You will now put down your arms and return to work, or the dark
guardians will incinerate you where you stand. Please decide quickly."
Feeling ready and being ready are different things however. I still have hours of planning and Powerpoint making left to do. I have to think up assignments, and how I'll grade them. Will I have to give any F's my first semester? I sure hope not. I did think up of a fun little aspect I can use as a 'calling card' for my classes today though. I think I'm going to implement Final Jeopardy on my tests. I'm going to pick some random, hard to know fact and include it as bonus on all my tests. This will have nothing to do with current subject matter, so everyone should have an equal chance at getting it right (except foreigners, but, oh well).
As I'm working on my last project at work, I realized today at 9am that I couldn't care less about it. Then, by 4pm, when I still didn't have all the pieces to me and it was due by 5, I started to care a bit. But alas, those days are soon to be over (until grades are due (but that's month's away)). I will not miss the weeks of slow days and then the week of Hade's wrath to make up for it. I'm thinking that overall, the schedule will become more regular once I'm teaching my classes. I'll let you know if I'm right or not.
Also, on a side note. The new Spiderman actor is from Union, Kentucky. He could have been my neighbor! So, I'll definitely be seeing that (duh! Spiderman!)
Well, again, 5 work days left. I'll let you know when I feel it, or if I don't. I just don't want to hyperventilate and pass out on 9am August 25th. Unless I do it to scare my first students ever ... now there's an idea ...
~"You will now put down your arms and return to work, or the dark
guardians will incinerate you where you stand. Please decide quickly."
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Struggling
So,today's topic will be current struggles.
1. I'm already struggling to keep up with this blog as much as I'd like. I'm terrible about writing about myself. While in college, I had ran a stint with Xanga.com for awhile and was pretty consistent and even had a small following due to some creative contests my friends and I would have. Perhaps I'll incorporate that here once I go more public with this endeavor.
2. I'm struggling with leaving my current job. I'm not changing my mind or anything, but I really like the guys I work with. They are really my friends, and it sucks to have to leave them. Also, it sucks that they don't have my replacement yet. I really hope they get someone that's even better than I was and fits in well.
3. I'm struggling that in two weeks I will be employed as an Instructor and I still feel a bit like deer in headlights. I pretty sure I'll be fine, but as the wise man sayeth, "It's always darkest before the dawn." I'll probably be more nervous in my 9am class than the freshmen in the seats in front of me.
4. I'm struggling with which toys to take up to my new office. This is definitely a lighter struggle, but hey, we all need some fun in our lives... So do I take the Corvette Transformer, or the Scion one? Lightning McQueen that has propulsion power, or the paper weight one? Do I take some comics or leave them home where they won't be bent up by perusing students?
So next
1. I'm not struggling with leaving the annoying aspects of my job, and I'll leave it at that. Don't want to get anyone in trouble :)
2. I'm not struggling with the choice to buy Mario Galaxy 2, it's only a matter of time..
3. I'm not struggling with making the decision to watch Harry Potter 7 on opening night even though I'll want to die the next morning after staying up so late.
4. I'm not struggling with the potato chip decision for tomorrows lunch. Salt n Vinegar Pringles. They are amazing.
~"The Matrix... yes. I've been keeping it warm for you."
1. I'm already struggling to keep up with this blog as much as I'd like. I'm terrible about writing about myself. While in college, I had ran a stint with Xanga.com for awhile and was pretty consistent and even had a small following due to some creative contests my friends and I would have. Perhaps I'll incorporate that here once I go more public with this endeavor.
2. I'm struggling with leaving my current job. I'm not changing my mind or anything, but I really like the guys I work with. They are really my friends, and it sucks to have to leave them. Also, it sucks that they don't have my replacement yet. I really hope they get someone that's even better than I was and fits in well.
3. I'm struggling that in two weeks I will be employed as an Instructor and I still feel a bit like deer in headlights. I pretty sure I'll be fine, but as the wise man sayeth, "It's always darkest before the dawn." I'll probably be more nervous in my 9am class than the freshmen in the seats in front of me.
4. I'm struggling with which toys to take up to my new office. This is definitely a lighter struggle, but hey, we all need some fun in our lives... So do I take the Corvette Transformer, or the Scion one? Lightning McQueen that has propulsion power, or the paper weight one? Do I take some comics or leave them home where they won't be bent up by perusing students?
So next
1. I'm not struggling with leaving the annoying aspects of my job, and I'll leave it at that. Don't want to get anyone in trouble :)
2. I'm not struggling with the choice to buy Mario Galaxy 2, it's only a matter of time..
3. I'm not struggling with making the decision to watch Harry Potter 7 on opening night even though I'll want to die the next morning after staying up so late.
4. I'm not struggling with the potato chip decision for tomorrows lunch. Salt n Vinegar Pringles. They are amazing.
~"The Matrix... yes. I've been keeping it warm for you."
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
First up. Trial and Error
So, I pretty much started this blog because of classes I'll be teaching starting this Fall. I'll be shaping young broadcasters and journalists minds, so I thought I'd better start journalitizing myself. Also, I'm going to test out some web tracking stuff with this blog hopefully.
Anyhoot. More to come shortly, such as my awesome life adventures, and how I came to be at the place I am going. Deep stuff.
~"Til all are one."
Anyhoot. More to come shortly, such as my awesome life adventures, and how I came to be at the place I am going. Deep stuff.
~"Til all are one."
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