observations from a nobody

I can’t believe I missed posting here for as long as I did. I have never missed a month before. Shame on me.

As for an update. Summer is here and it is good. School went ok and I am all signed up for the next semester. I will be working pretty much nonstop all summer so that part sucks. Photography is going good and I’ve been shooting tons of film.

That’s about it from off the top of my head. I plan to actually redo the site at some point this year. Hopefully before the end of summer but don’t hold me to it.

It’s that time of the year. School has returned for a sixth semester. This time it’s mostly book related crap that I’ll forget in probably three weeks. Time a little situation sit down and brief on this semester’s classes.

History – American History to 1877

First off, what is so important about 1877? I guess I’ll find out. Anyway, the class is seated in alphabetical order which is stupid because this is college, not elementary school. The professor has an annoying voice that drones during lectures. Today was the second day of class and we watched some boring late 80′s/early 90′s video about Columbus finding this wonderful land and how he fucked over the Native Americans. After that was notes that I slept through.

Math – Intermediate Algebra

I finally decided to give this class another try after god knows how long. The teacher is decent looking although she told us she can be a bitch. The book situation pisses me off and I had to pay more than $100 for a stupid code to use online to be able to do my homework. Stupid. It’s math, what do you expect it to be?

Psychology – Intro to Psychology

The professor is German which means she has the accent that all stereotypical therapists have. The one day I have had this class so far had me nodding off towards the end (I blame the lame Power Point presentation). This is the only class out of the others that has at least one person I know (not including photography because that is obvious that I know people). Seems like an interesting class though.

Photography – Creative Photography

I start this tomorrow and am excited. Shame it is only one day a week but it will give me time to do my projects during my hectic school/work schedule. WHOO!

That’s about it for now. I will TRY and actually get around to updating this more. Hopefully.

It is hard for me to remote believe that 2009 is just about over. Seems to have happened far too fast. As usual (if things go well) I will have my end of the year wrap up for the New Year. Quite a bit to talk about which should make it far better than last year’s lacker. Just need to sit down and type it out. Lately things have been hectic with work and just the holiday rush. I am ready for it to be over.

I do, however, look forward to the weekend.

Sunday proved to be another cliché ridden day. In honor of such horror I will list off things that happen at work far too often for their own good.

• A customer for photo when no one is in the lab yelling “HELLO! IS ANYONE THERE!? HELLO!” *knocks on the office door* “HELLO!” *looks in the lab that is visible without moving your head to show NO ONE IS IN THERE*
• After such a customer does such a thing and “Service to photo” is called over the intercom, said customer walks up to person who put in the call and says “is there anyone in photo?!” “I just called someone…”
• Technotards who know nothing of such a thing as a reusable memory card
• Same group can’t follow the instructions of a touch screen photo kiosk as they are displayed on the screen
• People who can’t seem to operate pinpads for their cards, touch screen buttons are too complicated so they slam the pen down on the screen to push it and wonder why it doesn’t respond
• Customers that bring a fuckton of items to the register only to not want them
• Customers that have a gazillion coupons and then pay with store credit
• Regular customers who ask when the store closes
• Teens asking for ping pong balls
• Frequent baffles about how we don’t sell alcohol and swear that we did just last year when I have worked for over a year and know we’ve never have
• Those who ask where the drinks and ice are when the cooler is visible from the front of the store
• Regular customers who come to the store, everyday, at the same time, and buy the same things, with the same expression, and the same mood, as if they didn’t the previous day
• Old people who write checks
• Those who wait until EVERYTHING IS RUNG UP WITH A LARGE LINE BEHIND THEM to write their check
• People who pay for small amounts with $100 bills
• People who pay for large amounts with change
• People who whine about a few cents difference in prices

I could go on but I will only get frustrated.

Halloween is now over with and things are starting to go Christmas. The last two months of the year should be crazy as usual. Although yesterday was pretty crazy. All those last minute people were running in to the store for candy and costume supplies. When I got there it was a madhouse. The rush didn’t let up for a good while until it was close to closing and everyone was out by then. I pretty much was drained from that.

Aside from Halloween stuff, I have been looking for new music like I always am. Got about five new bands worth of music. All are a sub-genre of metal (of course). Lately I have been wanting to get some classical stuff but I need to remember the names of my favorite pieces. With that I can figure out whose music I am looking for. Beethoven and Bach are a given. It is the other people who I am lost on. If you have ideas, feel free to leave them in the comments. I like to vary my playlists up.

Now to eat this candy. Mmmmmm…