I'm Here!!

Sara keeps asking "where on earth is Injun Jim"

Well I'm right here.

I'm currently back at work, and after a week and a half vacation over the holidays, I wish I was still able to sleep in. Want to know whats sad? On my vacation, I came in to the office alot. Yeah so even my vacation wasn't a true vacation because I still have a thousand different things to worry about at work. I had an interesting discussion with Sara while I was back in town that one evening. We were talking about my absolute reign over the program I am director of. Apparently I can't let any one usurp my role as Director. Therefore, no-shit-taking Jim is now at work.

Okay thats not completely true. But in a recent series of meetings I had yesterday, I managed to maintain control and accurately convey what I wanted and did not budge when the higher-ups (administration) wanted me to cave. This felt good. Perhaps they were testing me because my new assertiveness was met considerably well. Here I am, a guy young enough to be some of these peoples son or grandson (hell even great grandson) and I was able to accomplish my goals and get what I wanted. And I owe this to Sara. Without her constant "DO NOT LET ANYONE USURP YOU" being beat in to my head all while I was there, I wouldn't have acted as I had yesterday.

I'm tired, I'm feeling sick, I dont want to go to work. I thought all that ended when I stopped working at you-know-where. Apparently not. Okay so should I do some of my favorite things like sara, just to copy someone else since I can't come up with something original... I can tell you now that my favorite 2008 things won't be as interesting as hers. I have no favorite foodie book or favorite cook book or whatever else she has favorites of. But my list could be unique. Okay I'll concoct a list and post it when I am finished. I am doing this despite having a grant, 2 reports, and a bunch more stuff I could be working on but it'll get done.