Ryan Prins' Blog

Twinkie Sushi Party – Mmm, I think I might like regular sushi better.

Ever since I got back from winter break I’ve noticed something that wasn’t happening before I went home. I no longer fit into my pants as well as I used to. Yup, exciting news, I know you’re all dying to know about this, but it’s true. I’m not fitting into my pants like I once used to.

Now, I’ll have to say that the majority of my pants are a little old. I’m thinking that I got some of them when I was a freshman. So, to “grow” out of them now probably isn’t that big of a deal. Right? But, the one thing that keeps popping into my mind is, what is my size? It just seems like I can’t stay in one pair of pants for too long.

Man, does this mean that I won’t be able to fit into my dress clothes? Because if that is the case, I’ll be bummed and then maybe it is time to get off my ass and do something about this.

Edit: I guess it’s time to get rid of the Costco muffins. I mean… “Since we’re on the topic of breakfast food, there is one more dietary disaster worth mentioning. The “Costco” muffin.” (link) *sigh* Good thing I ate the last one today!

Tall or Not? – I’m just about as tall as Abraham Lincoln.

Woman Tossed Through Basketball Hoop – I don’t know if this is real or not, but it’s pretty interesting/funny to watch.

In reference to the county by county electoral map, which happens to be mostly red, Sean says:

“Dirt can’t vote.”

So true. So true.

As many of you know I have a pretty cush job on campus. I have had this job for about a year now and have really enjoyed it. But, it has only been until recently that some aspects of it have been getting on my nerves. No, it’s not the patrons as you may think. They are the patrons and as much is expected of them. They ask questions, you give them answers to the best of your ability.

Where I have a hard time at my job is to watch simple questions go unanswered or wrong information be given to questions that are frequently asked of the lab assistants. Now, this really doesn’t apply for the lab assistants that have been there for a while, but there is one who just gets on my nerves a lot (I’d imagine others too).

It is not that he can’t answer the questions, they are really easy, but what drives me crazy is that he won’t spend the time to learn the answer to the question. You think you’d pick up on it after it answered for you. You think you’d remember it for next time. But, no. This just drives me wild. It even happened today, twice! I had to correct him in front of the patrons just so that they wouldn’t get all peeved when they realize all of the work he made them do. I don’t even know if he’d get it right next time. Now, he was trained on all of this, but training means nothing until you have to use it. Oh wait, isn’t that what training is for, to train you for your job? Gah!

Man, it just drives me crazy. Bah, I could write tons on this, but I just don’t feel it is appropriate or would help any.

Gosh, I haven’t written like this for a while and damn it feels good to vent, if only a little bit.

Google: Preventing Comment Spam – They have a suggested solution by using rel=”nofollow”, but we’ll see how well this works or not. I don’t think I’ll be using it since my spam measures seem to be working for now.