Confirmation again and again

-Kyle

Last night I saw for certain that I've found the right woman for me.

I'm studying to get my Microsoft Certification, and to be honest it's been hard going. I keep failing the practice tests and it's getting pretty discouraging. Jeanette and I have talked about it and she offered to help me any way she can.

This past weekend we sat down for an hour or so and went over the book together and she helped me pick up some things that I had missed while studying on my own which was great and EXTREMELY helpful

But last night...
Last night after work she met me at my apartment. We watched cartoons (Invader Zim!)for a little while and ate pizza for dinner. Then we started studying. We did a 45 question test on the computer together, her reading the questions and the possible answers and then I'd try to figure out the right answer. A little background on these questions. These aren't just basic Multiple Guess questions, they're scenarios. You're in this situation, you want to do this this and this, which of these choices best accomplishes these? Jeanette was with me and enthusiastic through the whole thing. Words like SCSI, UDF file, REGEDIT, Dynamic Striped Volume... she stuck with it through the whole thing. I wanted to give up before she did.
A subject she knows little about, a language she doesn't really speak, a job that would drive her insane... she never once complained, she never said it was boring or called me a nerd, she never gave up.
We'll be back doing it again tonight after work.

THAT is love.

It's funny how in my head blogging is. Everywhere I go I see stuff and think... "that would make a great post" and then i walk 10 feet further and see something shiny and forget what i was thinking about.

I'm beginning to hate college people. Not so much the people themselves, but the culture they produce. They create this mini ecosystem all to themselves where they think EVERYTHING is dreadfully important and worth changing the world about. Ofcourse all this does is get the campus up in arms about Something or annoy the general public. I read a recent letter to the editor in the Observer complaining that ND only reserved 1,500 tickets for the 8,000+ student body.

Whoop dee friggin doo.

I'm sorry, I thought you came here to get an education not to go to football games. I love ND football as much as the next guy, but hey - this is an educational establishment first and a sports team second (possibly third... not sure, thats always up for debate around here). The point is you have better than a 1 in 8 chance of getting a ticket. Now the game is in Arizona so not everyone is going to WANT to go, so that cuts it say in half, giving yo a 1 in 4 chance of getting one (this all done through lottery) If you have a problem with a 1 in 4 chance, you have some serious issues. And if you feel like the "Poor Seniors" are being screwed over because they might not get to go... then give up your ticket. trust me, we'll be going next year.

I sometimes feel like people just write things so someone will see their name and think they're cool. Let me tell ya kiddo's, I've been writing for a while now, and it's not very often i'm called cool for complaining about the establishment.

Here's what I've learned since getting out of college into the real world:

What to do when "The Man/Whitey" is getting you down.

• Request change politely and respectfully. No one is going to want to change anything if you're bein a jerk to them. Remember, You aren't that important to them. They don't need your money, YOU need their services.


• Think about who you're complaining to. Is THIS the person who can change things for you? Are you shooting the Messenger, preaching to the choir, or going to the policy creator?
• And lastly, if you don't like the way they treat you, you can always take your business elsewhere. Whether that's changing your bank, your restaurant, your college or moving to Canada, If you can't change the establishment, change the establishment you're at.

Don't even get me started on Cultural Competency

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