I awoke this morning at around 9:45-ish, and found that the power was out! Turns out that someone wrecked a car on Cherokee Road (behind campus) and took out a power generator, knocking out power in this part of the city. It flickered on and off, and I smartly cut off my surge protector to my computer, not wanting it to be damaged. Everything was fine when I got home though, which is good, because housing would not loved to have had me complaining and being a bitch all hours of the night. 😀

One stipulation of doing this campus radio bit is that we all have to have DJ names… and I came up with one fairly quickly. In honor of my first attempt at being in public address for the Daniel Boone Trailblazers… I will be known as “DJ Blazer”. It’s not original, I know, but it’ll do for now. At least I’m fairly confident that I won’t be copied. 😀

In English 1020, we are having a discussion as an assignment on the campus blackboard about the Dobson/Spongebob controversy… here is a LJ-cut with my thoughts…

Click Here for my Rant

Well, lots to say… my other three classes are interesting.

Public Speaking will be fun, the teacher is originally from Sweden, went to college here, and yes, he does speak very good English. It’ll be a great class.

Survey of Broadcasting is an interesting class too, more to come on that in a minute…

English 1020: Critical Thinking and Argumentation… This will be a doozy, but not a pain. Just your standard issues class, major research paper, blah blah blah, you college folk have heard this before.

Now, back to the Survey class, one requirement besides classtime is that, get this, I get to DJ on the campus radio station for two hours a week. The downside, is that the only place you can hear this station is on the campus closed-circuit cable system. Blah. It’s been told to me that the broadcasting department can’t get the approval of funding to actually put this station out on the air. But, at least it’s a start! Hey, xanfan, any tips before I go on-air? 😀

Work royally sucks now. Found out people are talking behind my back yet again. I choose to ignore it at this stage. I don’t need anyone’s opinions standing in my way, and they won’t. That’s the extent of how much I’ll think about that. Did get commended by my supervisor for taking care of schedule exceptions for him without him asking me to do so over the weekend. So at least if I can keep my superiors happy, that’s all I have to worry about.

First class today: Elementary Alegebra… the teacher was very interesting, I must say, just doing his thing to keep us relaxed. I think that I’ll do OK, just gotta re-learn this stuff.

I’m going to the Super China Buffet and then going to work… More later tonight. Toodles.

Well, class starts tomorrow. Work was a bitch today. I hope that I can balance between the two… and not let work be the greater of the two. If it ends up being that way, I will go to part-time. Mark my words. 😀

I am very pumped about starting class tomorrow, it’s what I’ve been waiting for, and what’s out there is mine for the taking. I know I’ll do well, but I’m not overly confident or having an inflated opinion of myself by any stretch of the imagination.

And Mike, btw, I’ll let you know if I need some help with that Algebra (ha ha ha!!!!)

I forgot to tell you guys about meeting my roomate, LJ has been down the last couple of days

Josh is my new roommate, and he’s a easy to get along with, laid back fellow. Couldn’t ask for a better roommate, I feel at home already. He’s an avid gamer… maybe I could get his input on how to fix my fucking USB port… I knew I shouldn’t have tried to overlay drivers off of the ‘net to try to get USB 2.0

So, I’m quite happy with my new pad, that’s for sure.

Folks, I truly hated work today. Nothing but challenges afoot. Now I’m home, and couldn’t be happier. I just got reminded of how much I hate my job today, and am so glad I’m not trying to make a career out of working in a credit card call center.

Now watching a true Saturday Night Live classic, with Eric Idle as host (aired 4/23/1977). The whole monologue gag of “Save Great Britian” is classic, as well as David Frost’s 20 hour interview of Richard Nixon (played by Dan Aykroyd). Good stuff.

I’ll be around online tomorrow watching the rest of the NFL Divisional Playoffs, fun fun, and just for the record, I think that Indy and Philly will win. (But this won’t count towards my old records, which I plan to be back in the picking game next season).

Ciao.

Well folks, I am logged on and ready to roar here at Buc Ridge #227 (and no, Jackee is NOT here) 😛

More to come later…

Well folks, alas, my big move is tomorrow. I can’t tell you how excited I am about this move.

Everything is a go. Going to get a 14ft model U-Haul in the morning, my brother is coming over to help me after he gets off of work tomorrow evening, and I have plenty of time in the morning and afternoon to get moved into my apartment. I’ll miss my old place on Gray Station Road, which I have been in since June of 2003, but I am moving on to exciting opportunites, the least of which is having a roomate for the first time. His name is Josh, and I guess I’ll meet him tomorrow, I’ll give you all the details on how everything goes…

Next post will be from my new pad tomorrow, see you then!

BTW- if anyone wants to jot down my email for reference, it’s [email protected] 🙂

Moving now at 90% (approx.), not bad… all that’s left is my kitchen goods and what I’m taking to my new room with me.

Went to financial aid this morning, and they told me that the other half of my loan would be dispersed in March like the other Stafford loan. Oops, I forgot that… (Note to self: need to get that Account Online password reset, so I can see some details on my loans).

Friday can’t come soon enough, hehe. 🙂

Well, about 80% of my stuff is in mini-storage by now. Just have some books and the kitchen items left to go, and that will be it.

ETSU screwed up, cutting one of my loans in half. Going there tomorrow to complain and wonder why. Also have to try and get my books, as it stands, I only have actual aid left of around $190 becuase one of my loans ($970) does not disburse until early March. I just want to say “cripes!”

An observation: have you ever noticed that when you move in somewhere, the unpacking process takes no time at all, and you go through your stuff rather quickly… but when you pack to move, the amount of stuff you have seems to double? Unreal, I say. But, alas, just an observation.

BTW, I can’t wait for Friday folks, I’ll be back online and have cable again.

PS: Chuck, I’m hooked on 24 again too (haven’t really watched since Season One), made sure to set my tape for Hours 3 and 4 tonight.