Planning ahead

I don't typically go for the whole "setting goals" thing, because either they don't get accomplished and then you feel like a failure, or they do get done, and then you set the bar too low for yourself. But I'm planning ahead for next year, and I'm excited. My hope for myself (goal, technically) is to be an RSA President next year. I'm still not sure if I'm going for Walker or Couch. Right now it sounds like there's someone else going for Walker, and she lives there so she probably cares more about getting that specific building. I know I won't get Adams (Richard is running again), so Couch is a realistic but still optimistic goal. The unfortunate bit is that I don't really know anyone at Couch. Anyway, that's my plan, my hope, my goal for next year (Well, it will all be decided by the end of March, really). My backup plan, then, is HCSA Secretary. The position comes with a lot of the same benefits and involvement, it's just different.

The way I see it, secretary has less variety. Same total amount of responsibility, but different types. As an RSA president, one must plan events, put in orders, run the events once they've been approved, etc. Secretary... well, I honestly don't know all of the responsibilities involved. I know the secretary is involved in the paperwork for RSA events. Secretary can (but isn't generally required to) take notes at General Council meetings. I assume there's more, but it's certainly more behind-the-scenes, or it was the way this year's secretary did it, anyway.

But for now, I have to just do the work that's already on my plate. I'm getting all my homework done without a problem. Yeah, sometimes there are late nights involved, and sometimes it's at the last minute, but it gets done. Meanwhile at work, I'm having a bit trouble... not blowing up. I have some new co-workers and they just aren't as... companionable as some of the people I've worked with in the past. Janiway (the "J" is pronounced like an "H") is the worst, by far. Everyone else tries to learn things. When the people with more seniority or authority ask them to do something, they do it. Janiway acts like she knows all better than we do. She claims to make fast sandwiches, although we all recognize that's not the case. And when we tried to do some training, she walked away and said "I already know how to do that." The first time I worked with her, I wasn't sure that she was an employee. It was a slow day, but she sat on the benches the whole time and talked on her phone. I'm guilty of occasionally answering my phone when there are no customers in the store, but rarely will I stay on it for more than a few minutes. She was on the phone for literally two hours. Maybe I don't get paid enough not to do that.

Blah, Mondays. In any case, it's time to pay attention in Physics now. After this, a quick bus ride to the Weather Center, a quick lab, and a quick ride back to the dorms (hopefully). And maybe I'll find a chance to sneak in a quick nap, too.