Well here we go again. Sorry that I have been so unfaithful to the maintenance of this blog, but my life has been relatively crazy over the past few weeks. Since returning from Texas, I have finished working at my dental office (sad news) and moved back to school (good news). I even start classes tomorrow (why God, why?).
Work. So my time in the sun has come to a peaceful, albeit bittersweet end. The dental office has replaced me with a new worker who seems to be a great fit and a hard worker. I spent the last of my days at work training said employee in order to ensure that the transition from me to her would be as smooth as possible. While I was absolutely ready for my full time job to stop so that I could return to my other full time job (school), when it came time to say my goodbyes, I actually was sad to leave. I had spent the better part of three months working in this office, getting to know these people, and having a ton of laughs with each of them. I'll miss their personal quirks, their snarky remarks, and their fun stories. They really are an incredible bunch of folks. The office staff collectively went in on a going away present for me, which was totally unnecessary. Better even than their generous gift was the card that accompanied it. Everyone had something nice and personal to say to me; it was truly wonderful. Aside from this main present, one coworker (Ronnie) gave me a really special gift: a monstrous bin full of delicious goodies. She wants me to use the snacks in her present to fortify my emergency drawer [in times of severe crisis the candy and chocolate would serve as a much needed endorphin booster]. She included snacks that we had shared over the course of the summer (mainly pumpernickel pretzels), which made the gift especially thoughtful.
Since I have allegedly spent the entire summer in the real, working world, I think it appropriate to discuss some of the important life lessons that I've learned while working with these people. Here's what I've come up with:
- When you work next to an emergency animal hospital, you will undoubtably encounter terribly stressed persons who are concerned about their pets. Alternatively, you might talk to a girl whose boyfriend supposedly called earlier about a goose who couldn't walk....
- People are fantastically stupid. Sometimes they will call you and ask to set up an appointment with that doctor who specializes in teeth. Sorry ma'am, but you're going to have to be a bit more specific with us.
- Old people are the best to talk to. 'Nuff said.
- Outgoing messages are quite strange. Occasionally a homeowner will try to sell you insurance to get into heaven via answering machine. Those messages will go on for almost two minutes and will be completely unreal.
- Life, like the charts that I spent my days pulling and filing, is going to be difficult. Sometimes a chart isn't where you expect it to be, or sometimes you don't understand the writing on it. But with a little elbow grease, you can conquer the unconquerable and find everything that you need.
That just about sums up my working experience, and it has most definitely been an experience. I am anxiously awaiting the rest of my life when I can work in an office everyday, all day, always.
Since finishing up at work, I have moved back into BC and it is wonderful! Although I am living in the exact same building as last year, I swear my room is bigger (no complaints from me!). Seeing friends is always wonderful, however junior year is weird because you don't really know where anyone is. Half the class is living off campus, some people are abroad while others are not. It's just some weird s*** man. The current predicament my roommates and I are facing regards room decor. The Edmonds suites are super barren when you first move in. The dorm was built in the '70s or something and it certainly looks the part. Thankfully, a recent construction project has forced the music department to do some spring cleaning and hundreds of art posters were up for grabs this weekend. Two trips to the music department later, my room was finally looking homey (homie?).
This is about all I can muster at the moment, so I hope that you are all satisfied. Being that I am not at home anymore, I have no pictures of my plants to show you. Instead, I'll give you one picture from work and one from school! TTYL. <3 Stephen.
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