I present my first concept sketches for a bit of black vatican gear. Let me know what you think.

Is there a name for the feeling you get when you've stressed yourself out over something, then you find out its not really that bad? Oh right...relief. I've been feeling that a lot lately. Just today I was stressing pretty hard over getting 18 hours of shadowing in before the Aug 15 deadline for my dental hygiene application. When looking over the application though, I realize that it says 8 hours are required, not 18. Since I already have at least 4hrs with one hygienist and maybe 8 with another. Also, I haven't heard back from the program director yet, but the form says 8 hours total. It is unclear whether that means 8 hours for each hygienist or just 8 between the two.
I also stressed over finishing my nutrition course with an A. I had not turned in several assignments or done the last exam, so I was rushing to get them done. turns out that while I calculated out my score as a 92, the lady running the course forgot to mention that the lowest test score is dropped and my actual grade was a 97.--relief
I've been causing myself further stress over my little finger, I was beginning to worry that I would never regain feeling in it. But, once again I was stressing for nothing, the tingly sensation I get when touching the tip of my pinky is a constant reminder that, in this case and any other, I should take the advice of good old Dougy Adams...

Don't Panic

new job

As of last week I am an employee of Startek. So far the job seems fine. The pay is much better than what I could expect anywhere else, and the work is--for the most part--remarkably easy. The only challenge is that there is no way for me to really get better at the job except to work for a long time to see all the different things I'll have to do, because they can't really teach you everything right off the bat. I like to learn everything I can about problems that might present themselves right off the bat, and having to wait until I run into a problem really bugs me.

well here they are

I told you I would put up some pics of the new glasses, and so here are.

Not sure If I'm cool enough for them or whatever.

A little while ago I bought some glasses online. You might remember me talking about it, if you don't well scroll down you nonce. Right now I can't show you how they look, because I was stupid and let the batteries run out on my camera. I'll be sure to get a pic up as soon as I can. In the meantime let me tell you, they are not what I was expecting. They are actually larger than the websites measurements and they don't look like I thought they would. That said, I can't really decide if they're bad or not, they're just not what I expected. I may send them back, or I may keep them, since the prescription is right. I don't know if I'm brave enough to wear them in front of strangers before my friends get a chance to see me in them. They look to me like glasses that a person has to "pull off". Like some people can pull of wearing white after labor day, but most can't. I fear by wearing them I might look like I'm trying to make a statement about myself, like those emo kids in their standard issue thick framed square glasses. Oh well, I guess I'll try them out for a while, just for kicks.

It feels like I haven't updated for quite some time, or maybe I just feel that way because, to me, a lot has happened.

With regard to my health, or rather the health of my finger, things are going well. It is still a little chubby looking, but I have regained about 50% of the original movement, and using it is becoming increasingly easier. The feeling is dull, I'm not even sure if it's there or not. While the physical therapist says it is unlikely that I will regain more than 70% of the movement in the finger, she also mentioned a guitarist who through constantly working on it regained all of his finger movement. I will get my finger back.


Also of note, I finally got my diploma in the mail. To be honest, it's even more disappointing than I thought it would be. The paper is not as stiff or as thick as I had hoped. It is much plainer than I had imagined. Yeah, what a fucking jip.








Although it has nothing to do with my degree, I now have gainful employment. It's nothing to really brag about. The job is at StarTek. The pay seems good though, the hours were nice and flexible, and I wont feel bad quiting it to go to dental hygiene training.

I think I'll add more tomorrow, for now I am out of steam.