,as in “burnt out.” For too many reasons, today looked like one of those days at work. Simple tasks inflated into larger chores. Everything felt disjointed. It wouldn’t have been quite so bad, but I kept making small, stupid mistakes, and Jeff (my boss) was right there to see them. Nothing like feeling inept; like a true bonehead. Oh, well. It happens.
I did get a little chuckle today while passing through the warehouse at Winn Devon. Someone has a boom box that usually gets turned on (or up) later in the afternoons. It’s an eclectic selection (I can pass on the country music, thanks). As for today, I didn’t know what I thought was funnier, that they were blasting the soundtrack to Jesus Christ Superstar, or that I know every last word of it. I tried to make a friendly joke about it, but my attempt got caught up in my aforementioned awkwardness, so I just felt stupid again. Yeah, that’s me, Mr. Cool.
In other news, well, you know how I’m always saying that if there was any way I could go to school, I would? Well, today–miracle of miracles–I officially enrolled for spring quarter over at Shoreline Community College! Even better (brace yourself), I’ve signed myself up for “Art 101E,” which is a night course in black and white photography! (Hell yeah, I’m thrilled!)
In case you don’t already know, I’ve been trying to get my ass over to Shoreline for the last few years now. I had funding two years ago through the State of Washington that enabled me to pursue a Multimedia degree with North Seattle Community College. I filled out all of the paperwork and jumped through all of the appropriate hoops in order to follow this course, but by the end of my first quarter I came to the realization that NSCC was incapable of providing me real access to what I wanted. It looked good on paper, but I’d have to find an alternate route to my goals.
Now, I’d gone to Shoreline back in