Back to School???

But it's Summer Vacation time, not school time!



Recently I was discussing with a friend how much I wish we could have Summer Vacations from work, like students get from school. Could you imagine? Two-three months of sleeping in, goofing off and just enjoying each day? Wow...how nice that would be (of course I would expect to get paid for that time period, as well...I mean, you have to have money to live on, after all!!!). Unfortunately, life doesn't work that way for most of us, so we have to trudge ourselves into work each day, watching the summer vacationers set off in their bermuda shorts to enjoy the waves as we set off in our work gear to suffer through the day...but hey, someone has to do it! ;-) Now comes to the completely Ironic bit, in a twisted sort of way. Not only do I not get Summer Vacation, but now I find out I have to go to school...in the middle of summer and there's even tests and homework--AAACK! OH, and the days are 10 hours long....WAAAAAAAAHHHHH! Actually it is to further my career and knowledge, but still...school in the summer...ICK! My boss told me yesterday that I will be the first in our group to take the PC and Windows training courses. Fun fun fun! I had a choice though (oooh, how thoughtful...choices). I could take the one that was scheduled for the last week in June, but is located in San Francisco (downtown SF--Market Street---ugh!) OR I could take the one scheduled for the first week of July in Fremont (much close, less traffic, much more familiar for me), but as you read, the first week of JULY? Yup, folks, I have to go to school on a National holiday...sigh! Worst part is, that was my choice. Although, anyone from this area (or familiar with it) would understand giving up a day off to not have to drive to SF each day for a week to make a 9am class. Basically I'd have to leave by 7...no way! So, while everyone else in the Nation (yes major generalization there, but it is my pity party after all) is out of work, enjoying BBQ's, I will be cramming my brain with information that I will then have to spit out in correct form onto a test...then I will be Certified!!! oooooh! Of course there are those who will say that I am certified allready...NUTS, that is!