David's Tangled Thoughts

It's been a rough week and I am so glad for it to be over. Earlier this week, I got text messages from my friends Season and Sara within seconds of each other.  One of our classmates, Jon, had died.  The news was broken to our friendship group via the condolences left on his facebook page.  At the time, based on facebook posts, he hadn't been feeling well and went the hospital. They sent him home and he suffered with his illness for a few days even though they couldn't pin down what was wrong with him.  A roommate found him Monday in his bed.  Initial rumors was that it had something to do with his lungs.  Bronchitis and pneumonia were mentioned.  One of his relatives said yesterday that it was viral pneumonia.   Any longtime reader will recognize Jon as someone who I have complained about in the past.  He creeped me out with his crush on me.  I wasn't very charitable when it came to his academic knowledge.  Death, tends to soften people's judgments.  There w

So this lady I know was having a conversation with me and she lamented that "we" were soon going to be in the minority .  I was a little shocked that she was telling me this and I asked her, "who's 'we?'"  She pinched her skin, "you know, white people." ...I'm not white. Sometimes I just have to wonder what it is about me that makes people think I am white.  She isn't the only one.  My friend Sara once said that she thinks of me as being white.  My dad has flat out told me I was white.  I suppose the answer came from one of my sister's professors who would probably label me an acculturated white.  I'm pretty sure I've mentioned that before and how offended I was.

This past week has been pretty darn stressful.  One of my coworkers left for another company location so I had to deal with her workload.  She and I do different thing when it comes to the inventory system but I used to cover her years back so I do have some experience in what she does.  The problem is that I haven't done what she does in years .  Considering how often procedures change around here, I think it is safe to say I was beyond just a "little rusty."  Fortunately with a little help, I have muddled through the week... or so I thought. I've been notified that I will be transferring across campus.  New business is coming in and the workload for the existing crew there is going to increase.  In a way I've sort of been promoted.  You know, more responsibility without the title.  There may be a nickle or two thrown at me in terms of a pay raise but I'm not holding my breath.  The company already said they weren't giving out raises this year.  When I