College Vs. Real World

My transition into the Real World about to happen has made me start thinking....
Specifically about the Pros and Cons of University Life and the Pros and Cons of my soon-to-be-teaching world.

College
Pro: I get to enjoy refreshing weather everyday on my looong walks to class.
Con: Sometimes that weather isn't so refreshing (like today) I wind up in class with a wet winter jacket, soaking jeans, shoes with cold puddles in them, and matted hair. It's always fun to sit in a classroom on a day like this.....wet dog anyone?

Real World
Pro: Ha ha haha I get to drive to class...not have to walk in 2 feet of snow and -30 degree weather!
Con: No more frequent exercising. And my walking is my iPod time!

College
Pro: Lots of little breaks throughout my day, giving me time to relax, nap, or do whatever my heart desires
Con: God-awful teachers, God-awful homework assignments at night, and no damn free time!

Real World
Pro: True, I will be at my "job" for about 9 hours straight, but when I'm done, I'm done. No more freaking papers to write!!!!!
Con: God-awful students, God-awful lesson planning, and no damn free time!

College
Pro: I actually enjoy learning, and school isn't that bad.....
Con: I CAN'T STAND BEING A STUDENT ANYMORE!!

Real World
Pro: I'm going into a job I LOVE, which will make every day, a special day.
Con: How much can one really love a real-world job?

Now is Our Time

Yes We Can!

Yes We Did!

Yes We Will!

Green Street after Obama's win:
Wish I could have been in Chicago!

What a historic night. My celebrations were slightly minimized because we learned my roommate's extremely close Grandma was a few hours from passing away. Yet that didn't take away from the joy we all felt and the absolute pride I had when I woke up this morning.

2008

Mrs. McGee

Today, my boss "R" was 3 hours late to work because he was in jail.

Yes, jail. He was pulled over, and once the officer saw he had a warrant out for his arrest...well little "R" wasn't so lucky. The warrant was issued because "R" has received three citations for fights, has $4000 in parking fines, and some other mysterious thing.

Rather than be embarrassed by the situation, he bragged in ear shot of customers. Oh yes, how professional. Especially seeing as how he could have been arrested IN the actual restaurant any time in the past few months. Boy, would that be great for business.

"R" also proceeded to piss me off for various other reasons tonight, in which I responded by flicking him off. Maybe not my most mature move, but he thought it was funny and said "you can't flick off your boss!" and I responded by saying "as long as he's a jerk I will".

Then later, in front of his cousin as they were eating he called me "Tits McGee".

"'R' you can't say those things to me"
"Yes I can"
"I am going to put poison in your food and I really hope you die"

So I both flicked off my boss tonight, and threatened to kill him.

Just a night in the life of Whitney.

P.S. Vote Obama tomorrow. Hopefully when he taxes businesses he can put dick wads like "R" out on the street.

BOO!!

Hap- Hap- Happy Halloween!!!!!

Have a spooky day!

P.S. My blogging routine should rapidly pick up here now. I've finally gotten through many hellish weeks.

Just random

I now want a lion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U&feature=related

Middle of the Road

I had an odd feeling today as I was changing clothes in the bathroom following my observations at a Champaign High school and before I went to a U of I class.

As I was changing out of my professional dressy clothes and into my college uniform (that is, jeans, hoodie, and flip flops) I literally felt my demeanor and attitude change.

When I walked into the bathroom in my nice clothes I felt confident, mature, and ready for the world.

When I changed I felt comfortable, defiant, and unaffected by the outside world.

Not that it's not great to know I can actually pull off the grown-up thing...
But I think for now (for these last few months) I'll enjoy my unique college self

Well this is Me....

If having to write all of the TV shows you watch (12) on a Post-It so you can keep track and not miss any during the week is sad....

....Then cry me a river

and

If seeing this picture of Spaghetti Cat makes me burst into a fit of uncontrollable giggles (more so than Pizza Baby) is wrong....

....Then I don't want to be right.

I'm baaaaaaack!!

Six days later, countless scans, 2 trips to U of I Cites computer helpers, 3 hours on the phone to Dell Support and my computer is FINALLY virus free....

Hurray!!