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today started on a 'meh' sort of note, and moved on in a 'meh' sort of fashion. it spiked into an appreciative 'ah' when km strolled in the door, and then turned around and plummeted toward the earth trailing billowing clouds of horror and despair.

well, sort of. in any case, no fewer than 3 crises arose, and because the boss man is out of town for the week, we got to field the crisis time. we handled it exactly as we've seen boss man handle it, and got royally chewed out by very high ranking folks. told to stay after five and/or come in on our off days to fix it, etc.

personally, i've got stuff already scheduled for tomorrow, and none of those things on my schedule can/will move over for a dead lamp in a projector. not unless they're willing to pay me overtime. i stayed over an hour late today and that's all they're getting. i'll be in again when i'm scheduled, and at that time, i will deal with whatever still needs doing.

until then, i'm still a full-time student and a part time teacher. there's only so many hours in my day, and i have to allot them wisely or important things don't get done. wise allotting doesn't include tossing time at other people's crises. it also doesn't include worrying over those crises.

and let's be honest here. a piece of equipment in an english building dies. end of the world? no. now if it were a hospital or a nuclear power plant.... yeah. i'd be putting in some serious hours to get that fixed. as it stands, no big deal. teaching with technology is cool. being unable to teach without it... way not cool. it's a tool, not a crutch. come on, guys.

anyway, i was incredibly irritable earlier, and decided not to do anything people-related this evening. cost of cancelling plans: zip. cost of upsetting friends by being a bitch: friends.

and now i'm fine. i'll be upset if i get a morning phone call about a projector, but that'll be it. ah, the little dramas of life.

love and peace.