"Futuretarded"
My time spent on the help desk has been some interesting time indeed. I've learned a great deal of information in such a short period that I already feel burnt out. It's crazy.
I had already decided by the second day that I wanted to stick with my admin duties. Too many things were left unfinished and I was finding it extremely difficult to juggle both jobs full time. I stayed on for the rest of my two weeks though just because I had already told Pennie (help desk manager) that I would.
By the fourth day I talked to Pennie about everything and we decided that I would be her necessary back up person if/when she ever needs someone. I told her that the job was fine and offered plenty of opportunities, but if I had to sit there in that small cube full time I would kill myself. No hard feelings though.
This is my final week and right now I'm just biding my time, waiting it out. The help desk does have it's fair share of down time, but unlike my admin job I'm unable to go and humor myself when I need some entertainment. I don't even have the internet! Our classified machines are all monitored and with one wrong click of the mouse it would only be a matter of time until I had Big Brother standing over me. The people seem nice enough but I don't really sit near anyone and have already been dubbed as the "little quiet girl who doesn't do much other than write."
What can I say? It's a much more pleasant alternative than sitting and watching what they repeat on FOX news all day. I am getting pretty good at blocking out all of the unnecessary noise. Normally it has to be very quiet or I need to have music in the background in order to put my words to paper and/or screen, but now I've discovered that I can even think clearly with people shouting random computer information to each other throughout the day. It comes in pretty handy. Oh, and let's not forget the constant interruptions with the phone ringing and people asking questions about folks in the system. It can be a lot.
Even though I have been MIA from my admin job, people have apparently been seeking me out and have already found my new cubicle that I haven't been able to properly break in yet. Every afternoon when I go to check my email I notice that more and more stacks of paper are collecting on the limited desk space. Things have even started to migrate down into my chair! I'm definitely going to be busy when I return on Monday.
I was also asked to go on a business trip and I would have accepted if we didn't already have our North Carolina trip planned. Well, I actually did accept it but then had to decline because I had completely forgotten that we were going. I was a little too excited to be going to California for a couple of days though. The chances of me going again are still good. It's audit season and we've got a lot of inventory to do. Sure, I'd be a bean counter, but I'd be in fantastic Los Angeles. Perhaps instead of counting our items I could count the grains of sand on the beach, or maybe how many fruity drinks I can consume in under an hour. I'm sure if I sell it right my manager might fall for it...or not.
Other than all of the work stuff that has been blazing by me at light speed, I can finally say that my FAFSA form is complete and has been submitted! Woohoo! At this point I could care less if I got any money. I'm just proud of myself for getting the damn thing in. Well, I shouldn't say that I don't care. I really need the aid. Now all I have to do is wait about two weeks or so for them to tell me that they are willing to share some of that government green with me. Once I get this SAR form I can fill out my IEFC and they'll finish off whatever the FAFSA didn't cover (oh! the acronyms!).
I'm impatiently waiting. As soon as I get the letter confirming that my first year is paid for then I will let out the biggest sigh of relief and then celebrate like nobdy has ever celebrated before.
And then of course I'll continue to wait some more because I still have to apply for my student visa and buy the actual plane ticket.
Exciting times.
All that, dear readers, is basically the gist over everything that has been going on with me thus far. I'm limited on time, rushing all day, every day and working on trying to get at least a couple of things under control. I don't mind being busy, I just would like to be able to manage it all. This schedule that I have right now is definitely unmanageable. I have actually been so busy that I don't even have time to audio blog! I know. That seems virtually impossible.
Of course, throughout it all, whenever I get a moment, I check for updates on my regular reads. You guys are wonderful and I don't comment as much as I'd like, but I do read. I've got to have my fix otherwise I begin to develop a twitch and people tend to stare when that occurs.