Ursula | November 21, 2010
There was something about my post about Matt this year that just did not sit well with me. I just could not put what I was feeling into words. Because of that, I kept thinking about Matt probably more than usual, and I already think about him a lot. My thoughts brought me back to [...]
Ursula | May 1, 2010
…because you can do that more easily now in Michigan! When I arrived at work yesterday, I was confused about why so many people were smoking so far away from the building’s entrance. Usually when I go into work, there is a group of smokers so close to the door that it is impossible to [...]
Ursula | January 13, 2010
I have been avoiding this post for as long as possible, but today pushed me to the edge. I had an interview today. Tell me why my nail polish started coming off in big chunks as soon as I got into the car! I was not going to take the bottle of polish with me, [...]
Ursula | December 22, 2009
When teaching my class, I try to show the lasting reality of racism in society by finding current examples. These days, the examples often include instances of racial profiling. One such example that I often use relates to racial profiling not through looks, but through names.
Ursula | August 24, 2009
Every semester, on the first day of class, for at least the past five years, I have asked myself why I did not take the day off from whatever other job I may have been working at the time. Today is the first day of class at the college where I teach, and I am [...]
Ursula | June 22, 2009
I have had some of the weirdest and annoying mishaps lately. As you may know, I catch the bus to work. Because of this, I have to stand outside quite a bit, and, often, I am standing in grass. This past Friday, as well as today, I wore oxfords. Both were white with stripes. For some [...]
Ursula | June 18, 2009
Yesterday, my work group at the summer job received an email from our “boss” saying that today would be our last day and that they would buy us lunch at 12 (and then let us go). That is pretty much how the day played out. We worked, we ate, we left. I had mixed feelings [...]
Ursula | May 26, 2009
Today was my first day back at the summer job that I mentioned in a previous post. From the time that I was asked to come back, up until the night before I was very anxious about going back because of the fear of encountering my ex. But, by the time that I was ready [...]
Ursula | May 10, 2009
Last summer, I worked several different jobs. One of the jobs was at a marketing company where my ex worked, and still works as far as I know. The marketing company sent me an email yesterday asking me to come back and work on the same project that I did last summer. Doing so would [...]
Ursula | March 4, 2009
I have had some life experiences in the past month or so that have caused me to experience more stress in my life. Oddly enough, around the same time my stress reached a peak, my job was having stress management sessions for everyone at work.
Ursula | January 19, 2009
It irritates me how hardly any place of business recognizes today as a holiday. I have heard stories of people who had to bargain at their jobs to get the day off. One such story involved the employees giving up Columbus Day to have MLK Day off.
Ursula | December 24, 2008
I usually do most of my work on my PowerBook. It, after all, is the newest and most up to date computer that I own and even it is three years old. But, for the past month, I have been working nonstop on a really demanding freelance project and yesterday I finally finished it. As a [...]
Ursula | November 10, 2008
Winter is my favorite season. I really missed winter when I lived in California. We had our first snowfall over the night. The snow will probably be all melted by tomorrow. Most of it even melted today. Snow usually makes me smile; however, when I woke up this morning and saw that there was snow on [...]
Ursula | September 16, 2008
I saw the sign above at work above the copy machine, and it sort of inspired me. I have been thinking that one way to help me get through these tough times that I am going through is to change my focus. Near the beginning of our sessions, one of the things that we do [...]
Ursula | September 8, 2008
So, I work until 10pm at least once a week, and I take the bus home. You will learn why in a later post. The bus that I take home really only goes straight down one major road, except where I work. It turns down the road where I work and goes to a college. [...]
