K. Close III » Work

Waiting for Life…

kacey3 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:24:24 +0000

…in which I talk about the “real world,” and what that means to me.

Every now and then I take a look at my life and try to decide if I’m “grown up.” I’m not talking about age or maturity, or even my place in society, but grown up in the child-like vision of “when I grow up.” I honestly can’t remember any of the concepts I had of myself grown up, from when I was a child, but I can’t imagine that this is what I saw. But then again, who idolizes themselves sitting in an office all day managing a computer lab and maintaining a college website?

What Day Is It?

kacey3 — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:09:23 +0000

…in which I talk about having lost track of time and how it’s time to get back on track.

So, yeah, I kind of slipped a little bit there. Lets just say things have been crazy lately and I’m hoping that the end is near. I’ve really missed my writing sessions and have regretted not keeping it up, but the last few weeks at work have been so maddening that I’ve had no insight or energy upon getting home to even bother typing a word. Things are calming down no, so I hope that by next week I will be resuming my regular update schedule.

Welcome to my Seven Day Work Week…

kacey3 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:44:47 +0000

…in which I talk about the hell week that leads up to the first day of school.

As you may notice, today is not exactly Wednesday, but then again, by the time I got to Wednesday, not only did I have no concept of what day it was, but I was so behind on my work, I wouldn’t have been able to blog even if I’d had the energy to do so. This is the first week of classes here at UNT and for me, that means it’s the busiest week of the semester. Additionally, its the first week of the Fall semester, also known as the new Academic year and the new Fiscal year. Being that I am the solely responsible for getting all of the computer classrooms ready, as well as the computer lab, as well as hiring student employees for said lab, and making the majority of purchases for not only the lab, but the IT office in general, it’s been a pretty crazy week. And what’s worse, my week started last Sunday and once again, I’m back in the office.

Practical Intelligence…

kacey3 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:19:31 +0000

…in which I talk about my unique brand of genius.

I’ve never been book smart, as it were. It took me nearly 8 years to finish my undergraduate degree. After another 3 years, I still hadn’t finished my graduate degree, and it is now on permanent hiatus. I’ve also never really had an over-abundance of common sense. I do a lot of things without thinking first, and often come really close to breaking something or hurting someone in the processes. But one thing I do have, is a sort of “practical intelligence.”

Read more on Practical Intelligence……

The More things Stay the Same…

kacey3 — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:55:08 +0000

…in which I talk about vast, sweeping, slow moving change.

There have been some immense changes in my life recently, surrounded and accompanied by many small changes. The least of which, is I’m wearing a better class of shirt. The thing is, when you get a raise, a significant raise, a raise that is years overdue, you kind of feel like you should put forth a bit of a deserving image. That has lead to me buying a few new shirts and just trying to look, overall, a bit more professional.

The Oracle Says “No…”

kacey3 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:44:46 +0000

...in which I talk about frustrating work issues while stalling in the office because some guy needs to get into our server room every 45 seconds. I'd much rather be outside going to get a YooHoo or even a chocolate coke at Sonic, but instead I have to sit here in the office and hold the door open (not literally) for this guy who is doing some installs in our server room.

What day is it…

kacey3 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:00:03 +0000

...in which I talk about how crazy busy I've been and how that stress is not healthy. Holy shit, where did the last two weeks go? Its been a mad house up in here and I've not only lost complete track of time, but pretty much any semblance of order and reason as well. I can't even effectively recall everything thats been going on the last two weeks, but I guess

Automated for the People…

kacey3 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:14:59 +0000

...in which I talk about my recent experiments with Applescript and Automator, and probably bore you to tears. So, in case you've never met me, I am the kind of person who likes to have things my way and will go to great lengths to customize things to be as close to my idea of perfect as possible. I would say I border on obsessive sometimes when it comes to attempting to achieve that perfection, but that would be a lie. There is no bordering, I'm all the way in. I've taken up residence in my obsessive compulsive need for things to function in the best possible manner.

Where did the Weekend go…

kacey3 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:44:42 +0000

...in which I talk about the loss of time So this weekend, like most, flew by almost imperceptibly. I know I did something this weekend, but nothing that would be considered a responsible thing. I had wanted to do things like change out heather's license plates, put up a clothesline, fix the toilet. You know, grown up, homeowner, husband, father type things.

Aggressively Passive…

kacey3 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:08:52 +0000

...in which I talk about subversive office politics I want to preface this by admitting whole heartedly that I am a very passive aggressive person because I hate to confront people with the probable intent of making them feel bad. I know, from experience and observation, that in fact being told something directly actually hurts less than to find out about something second or third hand, or anonymously. I know all of these things to be true, and yet, I'm probably going to rant off about things that have been bothering me lately that I've not confronted people about, and that's that.