Get a Brain

I have a love, hate relationship with my job. I don't know if everyone is like this. I have days where I absolutely cannot stand what I do and then I have days where I feel satisfied with it and I am content to do the work that I do on a daily basis. I don't know if my uncertain feelings stem from the fact that my day depends on the type of students that come into my office. If they have taken that extra step to find out information or to write down their questions then the interaction usually goes really really well. The student is happy and so am I. However, every now and then I get that one student who missed a deadline and still wants to drop a class and no matter how many times I say no they say, "And there's nothing you can do??" No, I'm sorry I am not a magic maker nor a miracle worker. A deadline, is a deadline is a DEADLINE!! I want to put that up in my office. :P There are also those days where I get students that come into my office and say, "Can you tell me what I've taken?" and I want to say, "You don't know?" Actually I did say that today...I'm bad huh? Yeah I know. I try to have patience, I try and I try. But they push me to the brink of no return. I find myself wondering and worrying that these are our future leaders. That these students will someday be teaching my children and it scares the living crap out of me. It's all about developmental advising. I am a teacher, not just someone who tells these students what to take. On a daily basis I am trying to give these students the tools to survive and to think for themselves once they graduate and get out into the real world. Sometimes however I don't want to give them the tools, I want to bang them over the head with them. :)

ARE YOU SERIOUS???

So here's the story. Last month my friend Jenn told me about this wedding photography contest that was going on and I took a look at the photographers link. Their pictures were awesome and the photography package they were offering to the winning couple was worth $9000.00!!! So after some thought I decided to write a little blurb on how Edgar and I met and submit it for the contest. I thought, heck, what do I have to lose right? Seriously I thought it was a long shot. So there I was typing in between advising breaks with my students--when I was happy enough with our story I copied it into an email along with four pictures of Edgar and myself and sent it into cyberspace. (This was Jan. 11).

Early this morning when I got to work and turned on my computer I checked my email and saw that I had a message from Jenn urging me to check the photographers blog. I clicked on the link and low and behold Edgar and I had been selected as 1 of the 3 finalists! I felt all the blood in my body rush to my head. I was tingling all over and shaking. I couldn't believe my eyes...but there we were smiling like two silly children on the computer screen. I was so shocked. I feel very fortunate to have been picked, but after being preoccupied with the thought of winning and losing all day, I feel I will leave it in destiny's hands. What is meant to be will be--if we get it cool, if we don't--well let's just say I didn't have anything to begin with so I really am not losing anything. I know, that any one of us who wins will be grateful and happy. The winner will be announced on the photographers blog on Valentine's Day, Thursday, Feb. 14th. If you want to vote for us you can click here: Maloman Photographers

YIPEE!