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After venting on the phone to a friend about how discouraged I've been at work, I realized just how true what my adviser had been talking about in our meeting last week was.

Last week, my adviser, Mary, told me that no matter what industry you are in, you go into it young and excited with a fresh outlook and fresh ideas. Then, you often run into a big brick wall of discouragement. She said that the people you are working with (or for) have been with the company for years, and they are comfortab… Continue

I feel like I'm hibernating! I am afraid to go outside because of the ice storm! I suppose staying home gives me a good chance to catch up on things. I've been working from home this morning and trying to figure out how position my company in the social media world. I'm working on it! It's nothing special YET, but it's a start. I think things will really start to take off once we get the Web site updated. When we update the site we are going to add a blog! Four of us are going to take turns post… Continue

So I tried to pull out of the driveway today (out of town) and as my Blazer swerve left then right and left then right, I realized that I probably should stop trying to leave. Instead, I will stay in, warm my toesies, catch up on (and get ahead on) homework and pray my professors aren't personally offended that I am not in class AGAIN (I was sick last week..and still kind of am.) I will just dazzle them with my working-ahead-ness.

I would like to just take this moment to calmly relate to the rest of you that I having increasingly negative feelings toward Vista! I think I have just opened a serious can of worms...(by that I mean I downloaded Microsoft Office 2003 when I already have 2007...and now my Vista is very confused...and still won't open .doc files.)

Argghhh!!!!