Sci-fi feelings, philosophical mind-set.. I've recently spent so many hours here at work, staring at this glowing panel with its comforting digital hum, that out of habit I returned on my day off to waste time. Life is good. I managed to squeeze a nap in roughly two hours ago, and judging from my mental state I could swear I am still sleeping. In fact, maybe I am dreaming about blogging; I guess we'll see when I check it later.
Oh yes, so life is good. Busy, but good. Turns out that I'm poised to graduate next May, which is a mind-blower. Calvin Allan, M.E. Spooky. In the meantime I have to pass this grueling MBA class in which I am enrolled. I never dreamt my GPA would be shredded by a business class... of 100 total points possible in the course, I missed seven on my first paper. What are the odds of missing less than four points in the remaining six weeks of class? Odds... I'm good at statistics, but apparently lousy at business topics. No more four-point for Calvin. Oh, wait, does it matter?
Work is riveting, absolutely riveting (wicked-extreme sarcasm). Last Tuesday I spent 3.5 hours in Mountain Home learning the ins and outs of a toe truck / wrecker winch system. Why? To accurately draft a User's Manual, of course. If you have never written technical documents let me give you a synopsis: take every urge to write creatively and throw it out the window. Clear, Concise, and C... I forget the final C. Crap. You get the point. You want to use the smallest variation of nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc., to get the job done. Any superfluous language is frowned upon. Hooray!
Outside of the U and work, Lauren and I are doing awesome. We snuck down to Elko last weekend for a few days to visit my family. The g-parents were in town so I got some great time in with everyone. I have been meaning to write about my experiences, namely my dinner spent with the infamous James D. Allan, but time waits for no one and already a week has passed. Those thoughts need to be transcribed and perhaps this week will allow me some more personal time.
Lauren and I celebrated two years' dating last Monday, October 10. The time has gone so quickly, indicative of true exuberance in someone's company. We catch ourselves referring to last Fall's activities, soon correcting one another that it was two Fall's ago... the blurring of the years is an acceptable side effect of a fulfilling relationship. I dig it.
