Oh, other stuff!

[brinshannara]

There's like, other stuff going on in my life.

Training is over. I did four surveys last night and my numbers weren't that far off the average. I did five tonight (four in French! And it was loooooong!) and I'll find out how I matched up to the average on Sunday when I next go in.

On the whole, I don't rock, but I don't suck, either, and sometimes, the surveys are really interesting. I seem to be calling in Quebec all the time, though. I hope that'll change. I want to get some ENGLISH PEOPLE for once, dammit. Out of the 65 calls I made where I actually got through to a real person (and not a fax, a business or an answering machine), I think maybe five or six were English. That said, I'm getting better with the French. The key is an old trick I picked up at the radio station in college -- read everything over FIRST. It's hard to do with a long survey, especially if the answers can then branch out into other parts of the survey that are otherwise not asked, but God, does it ever help.

My friend C (no, not drsnicket) is having her convocation from law school on Friday. She graduated last year, but is convocating now, finally. And I'm going. It's going to be interesting -- both her parents (who are divorced) will be there, along with her step-father, and her brother. Then there's me and at least two of her other friends. This is the first time I'll have seen her dad in like, 11 years, EASILY. I think I last saw him in '94 when I was working for my dad as his medical receptionist part time, and he came in for an appointment, and I asked how C and her brother were doing. I know it wasn't more recent than that, at any rate, but it could have been a lot earlier. Note to self: buy flowers for C.

And, finally, the reason I'm CONSCIOUS at ten to five in the morning, despite being exhausted...

Research Methods.

I have to write an Introduction, a Statement of the Problem and do an outline of the literature review. Whimper. I haven't quite gone through half my sources, and it's slowwwwww.

And I'm so tired.

It's due in... 13h40m.

I am going to try to get this done so that I will be free for more L Word with JB later on. Let's just hope she finishes it on time. That would be a bonus.

I think that about does it for my rambling. I have a cup of tea to perk me up and then I must get back to work.

Also, I am thinking of starting a Lost community for my friends, basically. shiningmoon, llnaughty, erbie, superswank, yahtzee63 and drsnicket all have really fascinating viewpoints on the show and various aspects thereof. Would you guys be into that? Comment. Let me know. (Also, open/closed? Moderated/not moderated? Dominic Monaghan fangirls/no fangirls?)

Comments

[superswank.livejournal.com]

I'd be into it. I haven't commented about Lost nearly as much as I have about Alias, but I'd love to be a part of the community.

[brinshannara]

I was thinking maybe a joint Lost/Alias community, although that might annoy people who don't watch Lost or annoy those who don't watch Alias. More of my friends watch Lost than Alias (clearly, they're just crazy), and tend to be vocal about it on my LJ, for some reason, so I was thinking about a place they could all be brought together, along with others with similarly intelligent thoughts. :) All that to say, yay, you're interested!

Anyone else? :) llnaughty? I know you post like mad, man.

[drsnicket.livejournal.com]

Oooohh...sounds excellent, count me in.

[brinshannara]

You do realize you would actually be encouraged to POST, right? ;)

[llnaughty.livejournal.com]

sure, i'd be interested, and erbie would as well.

(sorry for not commenting sooner, this is another post that i didn't see until now even though i looked at JUST your posts, not interspersed within my friendsview...)