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Lightbulb moment
So, again I'm super frustrated with my job today, but I had a little mental breakthough on something that would help me work through this. A mentor. In the past, my bosses have really served that role for me. Now that I have a boss that is not my mentor and really keeps me at a distance professionally, I need a mentor from somewhere else. I ( Read more... ) -
Argh LOST
I am still in a love/hate thing with this show, only on LOST can a bunch of main characters can be killed, but I still end up feeling like not that much happened in the episode. Move it along people ( Read more... ) -
LOST
This season is so strange. There are far fewer crazy moments where we rewind the tivo just to see a scene again because it was awesome/confusing/crazy/all-of-the-above. Plus, I feel like they have moved so slow! Four more episodes is not enough! I miss the crazy hatches, new otherton, the dharma initiative and all that. I'm tired of Jacob and ( Read more... ) -
Advising
I am the advisor for the American Indian Student Cultural Center on campus, I started in the fall. I really enjoy it. BUT, it is frustrating working with students in this role. I like organizing events for students, I liked organizing events as a student, but trying to keep students organized with their events is hard. You can't do it for them ( Read more... ) -
Futuristic
I don't know why I've been negligent of my LJ lately. I think I have too much on my mind, its hard to focus and write about something specific ( Read more... ) -
You are either Indian or not. Please, get it together.
I just spent like the past half hour on the phone with some random grad student who is 3/32nds Cherokee(oh great) and Choctaw about her racial identity and loss of cultural connection. She wanted me to decide if it was right for her to apply for a fellowship reserved for students from underrepresented racial groups. I should have just said no and ( Read more... ) -
Hey, maybe my tribe is finally getting back on track.
Our crooked chairman resigned right before Thanksgiving (the council has yet to appoint a new one, but I think they are having a forum for those interested in the position either last week or this week ( Read more... ) -
Week one on the south beach
I have lost around 9 lbs since I started phase one of south beach. Feeling pretty good, I just need to remember how much better I feel with no 'refined' carbs, I'm rarely super hungry, my stomach doesn't get all big and bloated, and I lose weight easily. On to week two, and planning for reintroducing carbs next week and getting into exercise ( Read more... ) -
Cutting out the bad stuff
One of the downsides to having a birthday right near the holidays is that when you make a resolution based on getting a year older, you end up in the new year's resolution crowd too. I suppose it is good in some ways though, because there is a ton of advice on setting goals, etc. floating around this time of year ( Read more... ) -
Blah why I am always so unfocused.
I could get a lot more done at work if I actually worked instead of procrastinating and reading huffington post, then doing my work stuff last minute before I meet with my boss every week. Though if I did that, I'd probably have more work to do overall, but then again, given my work environment lately, maybe not ( Read more... )