So you think you are smart??

On a daily basis I come across some very interesting people trying to get into UAB - but one thing really confuses me about some of these people. If you know you are dumb, then why do you pretend that you are smart. I can see your transcript and I see you are obviously not the brightest crayon in the box, yet you act like you discovered the cure for AIDS. For example, yesterday, I had a student come into my office, who was denied because his transfer GPA was below a 2.0 - obviously not admissible to UAB. But he told me we were wrong and he does not have a GPA below 2.0 because his last school said so. First of all, unless that first school is UAB - I don't care. Secondly, that school didn't even count all his grades, they picked and chose what will be in his GPA - what kinda s*%$ is that; if we could all be so lucky. Needless to say, it doesn't work that way at good ole UAB and he will remain denied. But its usually not until I call someone out on their dumbness, do they realize they are somewhat "challenged." I don't enjoy doing that (most of the time); I want everyone to come to UAB and enjoy our great institution.

In closing, to all you people who think you are smart, and are actually dumb, don't act like you are smart, because the actual smart people will think you are even dumber, thus making you look like an idiot.

For a Reason, Season, or a Lifetime

Lately, it seems like so many of my friends have come and gone. It's makes you kinda sad but makes you happy at the same time. You want your friends to do what is best for their futures but you wonder what your life will be like without those people who have listened to you complain and cry, made you laugh, or just called to say hello for know reason. I have talked about this with many of my friends and then I received this email from a close friend at work. I know it is kinda sappy but it makes sense and I think once you read it, you will agree. I am happy to say that the people leaving are "Lifetime Friends" - I have learned a lot from them and I hope to continue learning from each of them (especially when they become rich and famous :-D). Enjoy!


People come into your life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that
person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a
need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a
difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you
physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a
godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason you need them
to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part, or at an
inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the
relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must
realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their
work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered, and now it
is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn
Has come to share, grow, or learn. They bring you an experience of
peace, or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never
done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it!
It is real! But, only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons: things you must
build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job
is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have
learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is
said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Why are they monitoring grown folks lunch times?

Let me start off by saying that I have a degree, am 24 years old, and work in a professional environment where I am a full time salaried employee. Most would think that I have it made and have a little more flexibility with coming and going as long as I get my work done. Not in Admission - we have the "Work Nazis." We don't know who they are exactly but they watch us carefully throughout the day. They know if we come in late and monitor our breaks. And heres the kicker, we have assigned lunch times - my lunch time is 11:45 am - 12:45 pm. One hour on the dot. The last time I had assigned lunch was when I was at Fort Rucker Elementary School. And don't let someone come back late because that is not fair to the rest of the office. And we ask "why do we have assigned lunch?" Here is the response "So we can make sure that we have enough counselors in the office during the lunch hour." I think we are grown enough to figure this out for ourselves, rather than have an assigned lunch time, what is the best time to go to lunch. In conclusion, I think after 4 years of school, 2 years of work experience, and being a full time salaried employee, I should at least be able to eat when I wants to.