Friday, February 29, 2008
the world.
I've been thinking...(yikes!) The differences between american college students and those from other countries are very interesting. Today for some reason I was thinking about it. America is a good country- a great country- but we could be so much better. I as a person could be so much better - definitely not exempt. The present group of college students is the future of our country, which honestly scares me sometimes. Are we really equipped to lead? The often present lack of values, beliefs, ethics and just motivation in general would cause me to worry a lot more except for the faith I have in a higher sovereign being. India has figured a lot of things out, China basically owns us and students from other countries know a lot more about what's going on in the world than we do. They are more productive, driven, focused, goal-oriented. If you are wondering who will change the world someday, it will be someone with those characteristics. My hope is that they have values, ethics, beliefs in something other than their own ability to control their own destiny.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
article.
http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2006/feature-writing/works/sheeler01.html
I don't know the words to use to describe this article. amazing, awful, astounding. heart-wrenching.
I teared up the first time I read it on Wednesday morning, before class. When I picked it back up halfway through later in the day, I cried. Still haven't finished it. If you've got 20-30 minutes, check it out.
I don't know the words to use to describe this article. amazing, awful, astounding. heart-wrenching.
I teared up the first time I read it on Wednesday morning, before class. When I picked it back up halfway through later in the day, I cried. Still haven't finished it. If you've got 20-30 minutes, check it out.
Monday, February 18, 2008
weekend.
This whole three-day weekend thing was sweet, especially considering I don't have class tuesdays so it was a 5 day weekend. As if that means I didn't have a thing to do. But Mondays I have 7 hours of class, which is more than half of my total hours each week, so it was a blessing to not have class today. Thank you awesome US presidents.
It was a pretty weird weekend, but good. Friday night we went to Julie & Jena's art show, then they hung out with their boyfriends afterward, and Lys, Megs and I came home, made cookies, watched TV, and went to bed at 11pm. Ahh, the freedom and joy of singleness. Kind of funny that I went to bed earlier on a Friday night than any other night of the week....
Saturday morning we picked up Amber who was visiting for the weekend. We were going to run into Verm. in the afternoon to shop at the Civ, but being the crazy driver I am, I lost control on a patch of ice about 50 feet from the house (in the DRIVEWAY nonetheless) and got my car stuck in the ditch. Amber and Megs were troopers- we tried for 30 minutes to get my car out. Lys was working but had a tow rope in her truck, so we conned Jules into driving us to the Point to get it. We stormed into Jones' Food Center with a good story to tell- Megs in her bell-bottom jeans tucked into her snow boots, me in ripped jeans, a vest and Lys' cowboy boots. Definite white trash outfits without even trying. By the time we got home, we decided to forgoe the tow ropes (because we didn't know how to hook it up to my car without ripping off the bumper). I swallowed my pride and called Chad, our landlord, to come pull me out.
We then decided to stay home and play a few simple games of yahtzee, which I dominated, and then made supper and went to Step Up 2 in Sioux City. Good times all around.
Sunday we skipped church (gasp!) and met up with Maria and AJ for breakfast at Perkins in Sioux Falls. They were driving cross country from Michigan to Utah and stopped by to see us after spending a week at home in MN. Great to see them- and nothing beats a Maria hug. Weird to say hi and bye so quickly, because I'm not sure the next time I will see them. Thus begins the period of my life when
We then dropped Amber off at the airport and said another good-bye...only to turn around and pick her back up because her flight into Chicago was cancelled due to weather. We headed home, jamming to a little Barlow Girl, with the backseat looking pretty sleepy, when out of no where we came up on a huge patch of icey-slush. I only had time to slow down to 70 mph before hitting it. Luckily I held on- I thought for sure that we were going to hit the ditch and kiss the car in front of us that had slid in minutes before. Thank you Jesus for keeping us on the road! The last 20 minutes was pretty tense driving.
Sunday night was Vespers, another great set even though Jim (drummer) and Holly (bass) were gone. I worked all day and am trying to get motivation to finish (ok, start) my homework. This week is cake, then Friday night we head to Kansas City for a girls' weekend! Super pumped. I think I'm driving. If my roommates still trust me after this weekend!
It was a pretty weird weekend, but good. Friday night we went to Julie & Jena's art show, then they hung out with their boyfriends afterward, and Lys, Megs and I came home, made cookies, watched TV, and went to bed at 11pm. Ahh, the freedom and joy of singleness. Kind of funny that I went to bed earlier on a Friday night than any other night of the week....
Saturday morning we picked up Amber who was visiting for the weekend. We were going to run into Verm. in the afternoon to shop at the Civ, but being the crazy driver I am, I lost control on a patch of ice about 50 feet from the house (in the DRIVEWAY nonetheless) and got my car stuck in the ditch. Amber and Megs were troopers- we tried for 30 minutes to get my car out. Lys was working but had a tow rope in her truck, so we conned Jules into driving us to the Point to get it. We stormed into Jones' Food Center with a good story to tell- Megs in her bell-bottom jeans tucked into her snow boots, me in ripped jeans, a vest and Lys' cowboy boots. Definite white trash outfits without even trying. By the time we got home, we decided to forgoe the tow ropes (because we didn't know how to hook it up to my car without ripping off the bumper). I swallowed my pride and called Chad, our landlord, to come pull me out.
We then decided to stay home and play a few simple games of yahtzee, which I dominated, and then made supper and went to Step Up 2 in Sioux City. Good times all around.
Sunday we skipped church (gasp!) and met up with Maria and AJ for breakfast at Perkins in Sioux Falls. They were driving cross country from Michigan to Utah and stopped by to see us after spending a week at home in MN. Great to see them- and nothing beats a Maria hug. Weird to say hi and bye so quickly, because I'm not sure the next time I will see them. Thus begins the period of my life when
We then dropped Amber off at the airport and said another good-bye...only to turn around and pick her back up because her flight into Chicago was cancelled due to weather. We headed home, jamming to a little Barlow Girl, with the backseat looking pretty sleepy, when out of no where we came up on a huge patch of icey-slush. I only had time to slow down to 70 mph before hitting it. Luckily I held on- I thought for sure that we were going to hit the ditch and kiss the car in front of us that had slid in minutes before. Thank you Jesus for keeping us on the road! The last 20 minutes was pretty tense driving.
Sunday night was Vespers, another great set even though Jim (drummer) and Holly (bass) were gone. I worked all day and am trying to get motivation to finish (ok, start) my homework. This week is cake, then Friday night we head to Kansas City for a girls' weekend! Super pumped. I think I'm driving. If my roommates still trust me after this weekend!
Friday, February 08, 2008
Strength Finder!
Strength Finder Results: (which I think are pretty accurate)
Analytical
People who search for reasons and causes. They have the ability to think about all the factors that might affect a situation.
Individualization
People who are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how people who are different can work together productively.
Strategic
People who create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Input
People who have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
Significance
People who want to be very important in the eyes of others. They are independent and want to be recognized.
Analytical
People who search for reasons and causes. They have the ability to think about all the factors that might affect a situation.
Individualization
People who are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how people who are different can work together productively.
Strategic
People who create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Input
People who have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
Significance
People who want to be very important in the eyes of others. They are independent and want to be recognized.
Monday, February 04, 2008
human captial.
I love HR. I just really, really love it. I'm sooo happy to have it be a part of my life, lol. I love that I've found SOMETHING in the business world that interests me. woohoo!
My Monday night class this semester is entitled "Strategic HR." SUPER excited for it! After only one class, it is already dealing with theories and such behind HR methods - more analytical than practical I guess, which is really what I want.
So many people ask me what 'HR' really is. Human Resources, I say, is a sort of everyone-behind-the-scenes of a business. HR exists to ensure the organization is able to acheive success through its people. It's about managing human capital so that the organization can obtain the best product from this resource- while taking into account the resource has needs and feelings and sometimes is crabby on Mondays. That all sounds so exciting to me! Our second class is tonight; I'm super pumped.
My Monday night class this semester is entitled "Strategic HR." SUPER excited for it! After only one class, it is already dealing with theories and such behind HR methods - more analytical than practical I guess, which is really what I want.
So many people ask me what 'HR' really is. Human Resources, I say, is a sort of everyone-behind-the-scenes of a business. HR exists to ensure the organization is able to acheive success through its people. It's about managing human capital so that the organization can obtain the best product from this resource- while taking into account the resource has needs and feelings and sometimes is crabby on Mondays. That all sounds so exciting to me! Our second class is tonight; I'm super pumped.