I skipped creative writing class last week to attend to, and attend, the birthday party of my son, Logan. The instructor had passed out his e-mail address to the class, and told us to use it for emergencies. So I told him that I was not feeling well. Fast forward to this week, and it seems that I missed a week of class. Duh, it's a 3-credit course that meets once a week. I did, therefore, miss a week of class. The prof didn't like my excuse that I didn't write two more poems because of the fact that I didn't know if he wanted us to concentrate on a specific style, rhyme scheme, type, etc., of poem. So I offered to write them for next week. “Sure.” was his response. Oh well… so by next weekend, you should see two new poems posted here. In fact, you can go back and look at my first, “Dupont Circle,” if you so desire.
So… word has it that I have two weddings coming up. One I would LOVE to attend, but will be unable to, because of the cost of getting to the location. The other, I am dreading attending, because the groom has broken four previous engagements, and the wedding is going to be a black-tie affair the weekend before Christmas. A tux is a nice outfit, if you have something special going on in your life; I, however, am not a member of high society, and, thus, don't feel like donning a penguin suit. But alas, I MUST attend this wedding, as it is a family affair. This reminds me, I'll need to respond to 's wedding invitation, formally, though I think she knows that I'll be unable to attend. Sorry, Kiyomi… I really did want to.
Happening today, is a birthday party for a coworker's son. He's a cutie, but nowhere near as cute as my kids. I'm sure most parents would agree. :-D But we did buy him some nice gifts, and, if you've ever had 2 and 4 year olds, you know that they don't quite get the concept of gift giving. So, amid much whining and fussing, we finally (actually, ) packed the gifts in a nice, big, gift bag, with the help of Donovan. Two or three tantrums later, the job was done.
Speaking of
Happy Birthday PreciousPunkin!!! Welcome to the “Terrible Twos!”
Yes, he looks SOOOOOO happy here… not. But he actually was. This was on the Day Out with Thomas Train at the Goldcoast Railroad Museum.
No, not for me, though I really could use one… but for the boss, and just about everyone else here at the university, though, the time is right for them to be on vacation. I'm tired, I'm burnt out… I feel I'm losing the respect of my employer, but at the same time, I recognize that the person I'm losing respect from actually doesn't show respect to much of anyone who works for him. And he hasn't worked hard to particularly earn my respect either…
I mean, when you have a director-level person talking to a group of academics about a 400% decrease in the amount of work one of his groups does, it doesn't get much better than that. How DO you have a 400% decrease in something? Don't get me wrong - I understood what he was saying… but at that level, it's as much how you say stuff as WHAT you say that works. While I'm making fun of him, I honestly don't want his job. Could I do better? Probably, but it would cost a heck of a lot of money for me to do better than he does. For starters, I wouldn't tell people that they need $750,000 worth of equipment and software to fix a problem, then come back two weeks later and when those people tell me to do it for free, say “Yes, we can do that.” You lose quite a bit of credibility that way. But that's just me.
You are Form 0, Phoenix: The Eternal.
“And The Phoenix's cycle had reached
zenith, so he consumed himself in fire. He
emerged from his own ashes, to be forever
immortal.”
Some examples of the Phoenix Form are Quetzalcoatl
(Aztec), Shiva (Indian), and Ra-Atum
(Egyptian).
The Phoenix is associated with the concept of life,
the number 0, and the element of fire.
His sign is the eclipsed sun.
As a member of Form 0, you are a determined
individual. You tend to keep your sense of
optomism, even through tough times and have a
positive outlook on most situations. You have
a way of looking at going through life as a
journey that you can constantly learn from.
Phoenixes are the best friends to have because
they cheer people up easily.
Which Mythological Form Are You?
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