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YEAAAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!!
Gonna be a busy next few months. On top of work and family, I've begun my studying for the PE Exam, which is scheduled for the end of October.
Ironically, my application to take the test has not yet been approved. It's still going through the process. Hopefully, that'll happen before September 4th, which is the last day to register for the exam.
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On the other hand....
Words that terrified me were spoken yesterday. The wife said "Baby Girl, did you throw up?"
It's not the throw-up itself, but what it represents: an often ruthlessly virulent illness which has a tendency to sweep through a household like a Horseman of the Apocalypse.
Thankfully, it seems to have been a one off. It might have been a coughing fit (which she's had lately). I know that sometimes happens to me.
I remember this one time when I was 12...I was at this party with George Lucas. He wanted me to help him with this problem with a script. I had to turn him down, though, because I had already promised Donald Trump I'd help him develop a new stage show for his casino.
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So - f*+&ing bureaucracy! I've been working on my application for a PE license with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. First you get your application approved, then you have to pass the PE exam.
The application approval is in two parts - administrative and technical. Administrative is just making sure you have all the paperwork in order. Technical is making sure you have the work experience outside of college (i.e. that you've been applying what you learned).
So, the first bit of insanity: I get my paperwork in on time, and receive an email confirming administrative review has begun. Out of politeness, I email the reviewer to introduce myself and offer any help. After 3 or 4 more emails, she finally got back to me ONE MONTH LATER. ONE F!$$ING MONTH to respond to a f@&%ing email. Seriously.
The latest bit of insanity - At 5:00 am this morning, I receive an email that my application has been approved and I can register for the exam. At 6:00 am this morning, a full hour later, I receive an email saying they have the last of the requested information and that everything was still under review.
I called the board office, the people I needed to talk to were in a meeting. So I emailed them a copy of both emails from this morning, and asked if they could confirm which one is correct.
Bureaucracy - There's nothing it can't f~#@ up!
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On the radio this morning, I found a station discussing James Harrison (Steelers Linebacker) and his comments against what have come to be called "participation trophies". The DJ was doing a terrible job of pretending she was neutral on the subject, when it was pretty clear to me she disagreed with Harrison. She kept referring to him as "intense", and even stated out right that when her kids got trophies like that she thought it was good. They took some callers, and after the first two both supported Harrison's position, they station went back to music.
For the record, I agree with Harrison as well. If my kids are going to get trophies or rewards, I want them to earn them. I want them to learn the value of hard work and how to strive to better themselves.
I remember when I was 24 and running for my life through East Berlin, fleeing the Commies. They were after me because I'd managed to slip some acid to Gorbachev and he had this really bad trip.
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Not to mention, my wife is (at present) still scheduled to travel down to Brazil again on Saturday evening, for week of work in Rio. So it'll just be me and the kidlets.
I shouldn't have too much trouble with them, but it'll just mean I'm slightly more busy than usual. These days, the "usual" is pretty f#&+ing busy.