Wednesday, February 23, 2005
A Temporary Affliction
It was really weird today. I got back home from my basketball PE class and ate some lunch. I felt fine, but after an hour or so I got really sick, and I had a terrible headache that I couldn't get rid of. I ended up taking like a 2 hour nap and that seemed to make it a little better (I managed to catch the last half of my WWII class before skipping out the last 20 minutes) but it is still here, in the back of my mind. It's like coming off of a high, it feels like an odd droning behind my eyes and my thoughts feel hazy. I had some Vanilla Coke (quick plug for the best soft drink invention ever, well maybe back in the days when they were actually putting crack in it was better) and a couple more Advil and I can kinda think now.
All of this commotion caused me to miss my interview with the women's team. Well, lets start at the beginning. Ian sent me a letter to the editor last night that had some girl bitching about one of my articles. She called me "EXTREMELY unprofessional" and so forth and I was kind of pissed but it was really quite funny. The article in question, which you can see at dailyvanguard.com (Business as Usual 1.28.05), wasn't that inflammatory at all so I don't know what that girl had a problem with. You can't please everyone, it seems. So I went down to the VG office this afternoon, making the trek to the sub-basement despite my depleted energy and mental incapacity to talk with Jud about the article. The old man was quite helpful, but by the time we had finished talking it was 3:30, and I was now running a little late for the end of practice.
When I emerged from the Smith Building I saw Ashley Brown and Carly Fromdahl in streetclothes, which meant that I had missed practice (the coach often ends practice at least half an hour early), so I had to reschedule that for Wednesday afternoon. I really need to get a good interview and some good quotes because I haven't written a very good article for the Vanguard in a week or so and I need to continue to put in good work, for a number of reasons, not least of which is my own personal satisfaction. Aside from all this it was actually a low-key day, and I got my WWII paper back and received a 48/50 on it so I was pleased to get another A in that class. It is the only class where I feel completely confident of an A for my final grade. With only three weeks left of classes, it is time to get collected and finish strong. I remain confident and optimistic, and whatever happens the next three weeks are going to be crazy, with moving and a men's basketball tourney to fit in to all of this somewhere. See you on the other side.
All of this commotion caused me to miss my interview with the women's team. Well, lets start at the beginning. Ian sent me a letter to the editor last night that had some girl bitching about one of my articles. She called me "EXTREMELY unprofessional" and so forth and I was kind of pissed but it was really quite funny. The article in question, which you can see at dailyvanguard.com (Business as Usual 1.28.05), wasn't that inflammatory at all so I don't know what that girl had a problem with. You can't please everyone, it seems. So I went down to the VG office this afternoon, making the trek to the sub-basement despite my depleted energy and mental incapacity to talk with Jud about the article. The old man was quite helpful, but by the time we had finished talking it was 3:30, and I was now running a little late for the end of practice.
When I emerged from the Smith Building I saw Ashley Brown and Carly Fromdahl in streetclothes, which meant that I had missed practice (the coach often ends practice at least half an hour early), so I had to reschedule that for Wednesday afternoon. I really need to get a good interview and some good quotes because I haven't written a very good article for the Vanguard in a week or so and I need to continue to put in good work, for a number of reasons, not least of which is my own personal satisfaction. Aside from all this it was actually a low-key day, and I got my WWII paper back and received a 48/50 on it so I was pleased to get another A in that class. It is the only class where I feel completely confident of an A for my final grade. With only three weeks left of classes, it is time to get collected and finish strong. I remain confident and optimistic, and whatever happens the next three weeks are going to be crazy, with moving and a men's basketball tourney to fit in to all of this somewhere. See you on the other side.
Owen 12:05 AM