1 week left of work

I realized today that I have only one week left of work and then I have my extended Labor Day weekend! It was a good feeling knowing that actually. As much as I love work, there are some days that I just don't want to be there. Of course, everyone feels that way about there job right? I'm just preaching to the choir. I was also surprised today to have a project 'taken away' from me today. I just happened to walk into one of my bosses office and give him my work authorization for the fall, when he asked me how this stream bank erosion project that I was given at the beginning of the summer and told to work on in my spare time. Well....long story short, I don't have a clue where to start working on this project, nor did I have enough spare time to get anywhere on it. I just put it to the side and told him today that I hadn't gotten anywhere on it yet and that I wasn't the best choice to work on it. He then said he'd give the project to someone else. whew.

In other news, Mike and his gf are going to be here on friday night to crash so they don't have to make a straight shot to Milwaukee that night. Can't say that I blame them, and it'll be nice to see them again.

I'm also heading to Rollingstone this weekend to go to my cousins wedding on saturday evening. I, of course, have a quartet gig earlier that day and will show up late. It's ok for me though. I've seen enough weddings to know what will happen. Besides, I know Steven won't care if I'm there for the wedding ceremony or reception as long as I make it to see him.

Finally...I didn't mean to scare anyone into thinking that I won't be playing the viola this semester. I was mostly just frustrated with how busy the semester will be, but knowing me I'll find a way to get through it no problem. Like I said: I will be trying to be in symphonietta, lessons, and a chamber group of some sort. I just need to let things work themselves out.

Good Night and Good Luck
-Otto

It's that simple...

If I had one million dollars I'd be rich.

I'm bored right now. Just thought I'd share that. In other news, however, the school year is comming up again. I'm not really sure how I feel about that at the moment. I'm excited because I am really in dire need of some change in my regular week-day schedule, but I don't want the usual homework and projects. Is it too much to ask to learn something and not be expect to have tons of homework, and I'm not talking business or econ major work, but engineering major work. Yes we do get expected to do more. I don't care what some may think because there is no way with my class schedule this year and the past 2 years in engineering that anything could be any harder sometimes. Not all the time, but a good majority of the time. Here's my schedule for those of you nay-sayers:

CEE 4440 - Stormwater, Wetlands, Watershed Management
CEE 4310 - Groundwater Hydrology
CEE 4630 - Geograhpic Information Systems
Chem 3130 - Environmental Chemistry
Chem 3110 - Enviro Chem Lab
Music 3350 - Hist and Lit 4
Philosophy 2540 - Science, Tech, and Ethics

So...yeah....18 credits. I win. I know, I know, I brought it upon myself. I just had to point out the load I'll have this semester. This does exclude Carmina rehearsal time (assuming we still have it), Lessons, and Symphonietta. There's almost no chance that Symphonietta works out this semester, but I will still try. I won't try to add lessons until I know how my schedule shapes out thought. I have something that's called the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam that I am taking on Oct. 28 from 8-5 :'(.

Well that's it for now. I shall try to post again soon, but there are no guarantees.

-Otto