Text and Messenger Language

So Omg like I totally may have already blogged about this. But wtf is with ppl txtng with all of this random crap language and stupid emoticon kind of stuff like :P. Really ppl, really? Omg it is fn hard to have a conversation like that. An example of txts A sent me tonight. U watching. Ok, I'll give you that, I am guilty of the 'u' and 'r' txts. She continues with O Lord and :-S. To be followed (note the to be instead of 2 b), 'Seriously? Wat tha fck! El stupido.' and 'Lol! tarded + reatarded! This show's rediculas. Last was :$we'll c... Ok and she has previously sent me messages like ttfn. Which I (in my loving the english language not text speak) had absolutely no idea what it meant until I met her later. Learn how to use proper english, say your words properly (it is here not hur goddammit!) and damn well learn proper grammar!

Fashion or Professionalism 

I am currently enrolled in a crazy amount of school right now. One of the things that all instructors and guest speakers have emphasized is professionalism. Now we all know that sometimes fashion and professionalism do not go together and many times they can't compliment each other brilliantly. 

One of the classes I have to take is Interpersonal Skills (in the business department). Our group had met the instructor last Friday during orientation. She was wearing the same thing (therefore it will be a hobby of mine to notice if she wears the same outfit every Friday). It was a pink blouse (that looked way too big or just not properly tailored in the bodice and tight tight sleeves). She tucked this into high waisted trousers in a grey pinstripe (that didn't match) but it wasn't evenly tucked and the buttons were coming open flashing views of a wrinkled, flabby 60 year old stomach. She polished this off with shoes (on pant leg over the shoe, one pretty much tucked into the shoe) that were chunkier than Doc Martens with a full round toe in a burgundy shade. No smooth leather, some sort of embroidery thingamajig. It was brilliant. Hair was messy and blond, half in her face and frizzy frizzy. Over all a 'professional' look for our business class. 

Multi-Media

Web 2.0. A phrase I heard from Brian Adler yesterday. Brian Adler is a radio graduate who has made a huge name for himself through the internet and his production companies. 

Web 2.0 is not going to go away. It is the new internet revolution of podcasts, blogs, networking and so much more. So while I am attending school for radio, all of these things will be very beneficial. I would love to podcast. Do I know how? Not a clue. Unfortunately not many of our classes focus on the web. Will I find a way? Hells yeah I will.  

A New School Year Approaches

Tomorrow I go back to school. Blah. No money, no time and no sleep. One of the classes that I am supposed to take this semester I took last winter through correspondence. The Associate Dean was the instructor. He did not submit my mark. When I emailed him in June, he said he would get to it in August after his holiday. When I checked on Friday it was still incomplete. Now between this class and another I took in the winter, I would have Monday afternoon's completely free (yay!). So in my panic (of which I've already had several and the semester hasn't even started yet) I emailed him frantically. Yesterday he finally responded giving me my mark and telling me he would sign the forms to opt me out of his class. 

The school allows students to purchase parking for the semester online. So today I decided to make a little bit of this semester slightly easier. Except it took several failed attempts (with no little reminder that it does not accept AMEX, just a transaction failed note) to figure out that I couldn't use Amex. Already off to a good start for the semester.