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Sick Out

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I’m home sick today. Worse than that, Istar is at the vet’s office. I had to have him there between 7:30 and 8:30am and they said although they had no appointments available, they’d see him. When I called at the predetermined time (2:00pm), they hadn’t even looked at him yet. That seriously sucks. He’s going all day with no food and no care. I (and they) think he may have a respiratory infection, so I can’t just go get him without him being seen. Hopefully, they’ll get to him soon and it’ll be something an antibiotic can handle.

I’m on Tylenol Severe Cold meds, in case you were wondering.

In other news, Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style is awful. It’s What Not To Wear without the fun. Bad choice, Tim. Oh, and the normally stunning Veronica Webb is looking, um, less than super. I nearly spit out my drink when her blush made it’s screen debut (I think it has it’s own SAG card). I guess she was trying to distract us from her unfortunate haircut (think Posh, only NOT). That’s alright, dear, it will grow back out. Trust me. I’ve already removed the show from my DVR lineup and won’t miss it one bit.

Work

$42.63

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I will give $42.63 to anyone who helps me do my first assignment for class. The fact that it’s a legal and ethics class notwithstanding, I think that’s a fair offer. I like classes with tests. I’ve always had great success with tests. Seriously. Except for lousy elective classes I never actually attended at WVU, I’ve never failed a test. I kicked the ACT square in the bottom, did well on the GRE, passed the Miller Analogies in the top 95th percentile, and regular, everyday tests are music to my ears. I just imagine that I’ve been charged with creating the key to the test, and my confidence soars.

Unfortunately, this class has no tests. It’s largely 5 case studies. We’re given a scenario and we have to apply the ethics model and legal precedents. I have to now find the ethics model and legal precedents. Ugh. It’s not difficult at all, it’s just time consuming. Furthermore, I like to be given specific required formats on assignments. Since there is no example, I have to assume that I’m writing in the correct format, but I could be waaaay off.

So, any takers ❓

Also, apologies to Ben and Jesse for not visiting during my trip to Charleston this week. I TOTALLY forgot about it until my coworker asked me on Tuesday, “Don’t you have a conference tomorrow?” ACK!! Fortunately, she decided to attend it with me and we jetted to the hotel, arriving just in time to catch the end of Star Wars, get some food, and sleep. I’m going to try to schedule a pleasure visit at some point so we can actually do stuff. BTW, I cannot get my coworker to stop referring to Ben and Jesse and Ben and Jerry. For some reason, it cracks me up every time she says it. Hee!

Personal

DC Friday, Part 2

pict0083.JPGCome down from high at the SG-1 panel, go with Ben to “An Hour With Virginia Hey”. Take cute video interview with Ben. Spend one hilarious hour listening to Virginia. Take video, but laugh too much to do a good job. She really is the master of circling the airport :wink2:. Split from Ben and go to panel titled “SG Fan Videos”. Make it (painfully) through 4 or 5 vids before feeling the overwhelming urge to run. Wonder why Steph’s vids weren’t used. Suffer severe disappointment. Snoop around for nothing specific and hang with Ben and Jesse.

Overall Friday thoughts: Friday was my favorite day for the Walk of Fame. With smaller crowds, there were less “restrictions” throughout the hall. The autographs were expensive, but pretty much worth it. I skipped several stars because of money concerns and the knowledge that they had a “No Pictures” policy (Torri Higginson, Rachel Luttrell, etc) If only we could have taken pictures on the spot (instead of scheduling a photo shoot), they would have each made $20-$30 more from lots of people. Food was a serious problem for me on Friday. Ben and Jesse scooted off to the mall for dinner, but I was still waiting to make our plans. I had cookies, I think. Prices for food were ridiculous and we began to devise a plan to counter the costs. Aside from my autographs and food, I didn’t even spend any money on Friday. I was surprised that I wasn’t overly disgusted with the crowds. I think the median age of con-goers is probably in the 30s, so maybe I just felt comfortable around my fellow geeks.