Category: Work

First Impressions

So I’m pretty much moved in… The room’s set up, the drums are running, and it doesn’t look like a sea of boxes any more. We actually have a good bit of floorspace going for us.

So since all of the freshmen have moved in (I’m technically not a freshman, but whatever…. “first-year student”) they’ve been doing lots of orientation activities. I’ve gotten to know some of the guys on my floor, and they all seem pretty nice and cool. Overall, though, It’s really hard going around a crowd of thousands of people without really knowing one of them. I’m glad that everyone on my floor is outgoing, but a lot of these kids are from Colorado- so they already have their friends here. I’m bad at being outgoing, so it’s awkward. I’ve felt this before- moving to Arizona. Or Fort Collins for 8th grade. It’s uncomfortable, and I know that it’ll pass, but it’s frustrating for the time being. I miss the guys in Arizona. I don’t like being bored.

Got my books today…. a couple of them are tiny paperbacks that cost over $100 each. Grr. But it’s coming out of my financial aid, so it won’t hurt me (much.)

Also found out my work schedule:

  • Sunday 8pm-midnight (BLARRRR… including this coming one, right before my first day of class!)
  • Tuesday Noon-4pm
  • Thursday 7:30am-1pm (I can do 7:30. I think…)
  • Friday 2pm-4pm

Overall, not a bad schedule at all. I only close once, and I think that Sunday isn’t a bad night to do it- tests would be at the end of the week, right? I also have saturdays completely off. This is the same schedule every week, too, which will be a welcome change from the ever-changing Taco Del Mar shifts.

So I’m a little bored, still. Oh, well.

Boredom sucks (but it’s over.)

Today was the worst of the “I’m soooooo bored, I showed up on campus today” blues. Hitting F5 on Engadget and Slashdot got boring.

But I accomplished what I came here early to do- I got a job today! I’m working in the Computer Lab at the College of Business – it doesn’t sound too glamorous (and I shouldn’t expect much) but it has a LOT of opportunities for people who want to expand their skills. And it pertains to my major. So I’m happy – especially since my money was starting to run kinda low… :-/

So I start today… like pretty much right now. So I won’t be totally bored, counting down the 6 days I have left before I move into the dorms.

Graduation

It’s all done now, at last.

Graduation itself was what I expected from going to the last two with band… And that means long. But that’s OK. I didn’t take photos, obviously, but luckily for all of you, my friend Alan did. You can see his photos here.

And for a strangely disturbing comparison, look at this one. One is my economics teacher. The other is my mom. Very strange.

I didn’t go to grad night because they make you stay until 4 AM so that you don’t do stupid things that teens do, and I had work the next morning at 9 AM. I went and hung out with the folks from AG instead… And ended up staying out until 6. The only reason that I survived yesterday doing an 8 hour shift at work was the fact that I chugged a Rockstar energy drink.

Now I’m officially on the working-full-time-this-summer schedule. This is my first day off in a week. I’m adjusting OK- it’s just a little bit shorter than school was usually, but the time passes a lot faster. Only a little while until I can buy a MacBook.

And I suddenly don’t feel like blogging more.

…work?

Wow. I’m working full time now. I haven’t done that before, so I have to let my brain adjust to it… I’ll probably be working 5 to 6 days in a row. I was working 2 days a week for the last couple of months, so it’s a bit of whiplash… But that’s OK. I don’t have school to stress me out, and I don’t mind being at work at all. I might get a little tired of Mexican food, though…. I had Taco Del Mar friday night, sunday at lunch, Chipotle at dinner, Taco Del Mar again for lunch again monday and today…. And filiberto’s for dinner. And guess where I’ll be eating lunch again tomorrow?!

So I don’t think I’ll be eating out much.

Graduation in 2 days. w00t. My mommy’s coming to town.