Sunday night came and, knowing that something was about to happen, I went to bed; got sick; spent most of the night burning up; woke up; realized going to class/school was a mistake; went back to bed; woke up again; texted Erin; went back to bed; woke up again; spoke to Erin; went back to bed; woke up a final time; spoke to Erin again, saw Erin; and finally stayed awake. That was pretty much my day for Monday. Can I tell you that it was more exciting than a barrel full of lard in a room full of fat Appalachian’s.
I’m also pretty certain that last comment was pretty derogatory and I don’t care.
This morning I woke up before my alarm after not sleeping very much last night only to realize that I was feeling relatively better (see above comment about burning up) and needed to go to school because I had a meeting with Gary and have a class where the professor is rather adamant about our being in attendance. Granted, most of the professors, this semester, are adamant about that; but this one seems to give me the impression that he is not only adamant but serious about it.
I missed the James Joyce class yesterday. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing. Not really sure why I decided to stay in the class when I realized what it is/was AND, more importantly, the nuances to the class that would/do really annoy me. I mean that. There are nuances to the class that, if used in other classes, really annoy me. My Book of Mormon as Literature class uses some of the same conventions. That class, also, really annoys me.
With all that said, life seems to be progressing.
For example, today I finally acquired a copy of Movie Magic Screenwriter which, according to their self-advertisements, is the best screenwriting software on the market and the first to actually make screenwriting semi-intuitive (I interpreted their promotional material to mean intuitive). That’s not the reason I decided to acquire a copy. No, the reason I decided to acquire a copy is that I used Final Draft which, incidentally, you hear about a lot more in the industry and never really liked its functionality. Granted, it is better than Celtx, which is Open Source software and free to download (though donations are always encouraged); but the real outcome was that I was looking for something that would allow me to change formats while I was working, say, writing a television script that ABSOLUTELY needed to become a stage play BUT THEN needed to be changed into a full length feature script… well, Final Draft (if it does that) wasn’t as intuitive or easy to use and, truth told, Movie Magic Screenwriter is less expensive. They get me through the academic discount.
With all that said, I noticed, today, that BYU’s Bookstore is now selling the academic version of Office 2007; to include Project 2007. According to Jared (who is my current source for computer information), my system would run Office 2007, but not well. I need to wait to acquire that. I share this because, last week (or was it two weeks ago now?) I bought Project 2003 and no one in the Bookstore bothered to say, “Did you realize that 2007 will be coming out in the near future?” It wouldn’t have changed my mind, but, you know, it’s the thought that counts. They didn’t think. That still isn’t going to stop me from spending money at the Bookstore; just saying, a little customer service can go a long way.
So, the meeting with Gary was cancelled (this morning). He assumed I would still be sick. I can’t say that I am not sick (anymore), but at the same time, I am a heck of a lot better than I was. I am to meet back over at the new office space after my one class today and, from there, we will finalize my hiring and get me started on whatever it is I am meant to be doing. Gary and I will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. (allegedly).
Beyond that, I am personally meant to fix some things with the blog and may get on that in the near future; especially since some of the elements (and NO I am not sharing what) have to be edited and altered, as well as changing the links on the sidebar in general. Maybe, if I REALLY think about it I will get to it sometime this week. You know, along with school, hanging with Jordan, seeing Erin, homework, the start of mid-terms, and journals. It’s wicked fun. Let me tell you.
That is all – for now.
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