Because I woke up on the correct side of the bed this morning, I will bless you all with a post of some substance. :)

I worked at job #2 last night, and it was so slow. I am guessing it had something to do with the severe gas shortage we are experiencing here due to Hurricane Ike. We have no gas! It is quite interesting watching people on the news fighting. I had a 1/2 tank yesterday, when I realized every gas station in our town was out of gas I didn't panic. I figure if I don't have gas, I will just have to stay home and lay on the couch and wait it out...bummer! (Do I sound upset?) Anyway, as predicted - 2 local gas stations got deliveries this morning and the pumps were lined up. I called dear ol' Dad and asked him to drive my car to work (since he only works a 1/2 a mile from our house) and fill up my tank on the way. Since the rest of the commuters were already on their journey to work, he didn't have to wait in line and he filled it up without a fight. People are just panicking and acting crazy over this, I don't see the point - there are far more important things to worry about. If it gets bad enough the governor will have to step in and do something. Right?

My good mood today is triggered by an interesting phone call from M last night. I do not really want to get into specifics, but he was acting so strange last week I was a little concerned that I had lost a friend. Our conversation last night made me feel like we're on "level ground" again and our friendship will continue. It sounds stupid to worry about something like that, especially given the fact that he is "just a man", but he is a damn blast to hang out with and since he hasn't been around it's been kinda boring. I'm not going to beg him to be around, but he explained himself without me asking and I feel good about it. We will see what happens from here, the important thing is that I have no expectations.

School is going to get busy in the next couple of weeks with some assignments coming due, quizzes to take, and observations in local classrooms to complete. When I started this degree I was so excited about observing classrooms, but now I really do not look forward to going. I wish the teachers would get me a little more involved so I could have some hands on experience with the kiddies, but for now I just sit in the back of the room and take notes about her teaching style, method of delivery and interaction with the students. I guess I am just anxious to start teaching.

This weekend is going to be pretty low-key, I don't have any plans and it is already Thursday, so that is a good thing. I have to work on Saturday evening for 4 hours (7 pm - 11 pm). The only thing that I absolutely have to do other work is take the dog to the vet with Mom on Saturday morning. He has been limping lately and it keeps getting worse and more deliberate. We were convinced that he was "faking" it at first because when my brothers dogs came over her ran and played like nothing was wrong, but now he can't sit for a cookie because it hurts him and when he tries to stand on his back legs to get a cookie he falls down. Poor guy...he's going to the doggie doctor first thing on Saturday morning.

Work is great. I love my new job and the people I work with. We have one lady that just moved into our suite on Monday. She doesn't work for us or with us, she works for the college as a whole to raise money for the unit I work in. Yesterday afternoon I was doing some filing and I swore I heard someone singing so I stopped and listened for a minute and it was her. She sings opera music pretty loud in her office with the door cracked. This morning, at 8 am, it was so loud that I could hear it over the radio and the heater at my desk...crazy! I'm not confident enough to sing where people might possibly hear me, and I'm not inconsiderate enough to sing in an office where other people are trying to work. As I have mentioned before, we're moving into new offices soon...that won't fix the problem for me, but my boss will be away from it. I'm just moving down the hall a couple doors from the singer, so it's likely that I will still hear her.

Well....I guess I need to be productive.

Happy Thursday!!!!

-A