help desk folly

apparently Sheryl Crow is now a technician for ITS, or so I was told by a client who was apparently assisted by her.
we also reset passwords for Myspace user accounts, and conduct the majority of our academic and administrative business with glittery animated GIFs (“GRADEZ N EVALS”) and bulletins (“YO YO YO GEORGE B HERE, [...]

so there I am…

at work, browsing craigslist, something awful, nytimes, you know, working.  It’s 2:00, and I’m glad that I have an hour left before I can go home… and browse craigslist, something awful, nytimes—you know, relaxing.
then it begins
a flood
a torrent
of calls from students
apparently writing 2 classes opened for enrollment at 2:00 and faced with hundreds of students [...]

New Jersey Sons

So I procrastinated on writing a “critical analysis” paper of a feature New Yorker article. And by procrastinated, I mean I started about an hour ago, and it’s due tomorrow. But it’s okay, I think it turned out well. I was stumped, until I got inspired, and ended up comparing the subject [...]

exciting schedule-related activities

so I signed up for next quarter’s classes today, I think it turned out pretty well…
Monday/Wednesday/Friday:
NUTTIN’
Work
Tuesday/Thursday:
Ubiquitous/Mobile Technology (10:00-11:45)
Practice (2:00-5:00)
Personal Computers (4:00-5:45)
America & Americans (6:00-7:45)
Fish Rap Live! (Tuesdays only, 8:00)
Now you may be wondering how I can be both at ultimate practice AND personal computers.  The answer is quite simple: to get an “A” in personal [...]