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May 23 2008

And the Beat Goes On

Donate Now You can really feel it in the air these days, like an ever present whisper getting slowly louder and louder.  It feels like the beat of distant drums driving an army marching on and on, never stopping, never faltering, gathering strength towards the Last Day of School. I feel it looming on the…

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May 16 2008

Mental Health Day

Donate Now It is 9:30 am and I have only been awake for about 30 minutes.  It’s Friday, and after a grueling week of Open Court Police and an intense heat wave, I decided to give myself a mental health day. Granted, I do have to re-take a section of a stupid technology exam for…

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May 14 2008

Milestones

Lately it seems like every time I turn around, I’ve passed some kind of important anniversary in this journey.  April marked the anniversary of making the life changing decision to join TFA.  Last Friday marked the one year anniversary of graduating from dear old CU (!).  This weekend is the anniversary of the May Hiring…

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May 10 2008

CSTs and OCR Police

5 weeks.  23 days.  Oh, my Lord, I am actually going to survive this school year. I really didn’t think I would make it. The stress, long hours, ridiculousness of my school, and not having much of a life outside of work are getting to me.  But, now that I can taste the end of…

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