I have been awake for over 48 hours straight!

Well how goes it my three followers? I have to say that the last couple of days have been hell, probally do to the fact that I have had no sleep! This all began at my usual wake up time of 3:00 am wednesday morning. I was supposed to work four hours that day, 4:00 to 8:00 a.m. That way I figured I could come home and get some reading done for my Greek History Class, the I could write my paper on thrusday and have it submitted by 8:00 pm. Well that change because I got called up Nine Mile Canyon to go work on a truck. The bad thing about this? Well, it takes a good 3 and a half hours one way to get to the location! So that blew my idea of only working 4 hours away. So working an 11 hour shift I was completly behind schedule. So I went to class wednesday night and got home from class around 8:00 pm. (total time awake = 17 hours)
So getting home I had to finish my reading so I could have some substance for my paper. Which was due at midnight on thursday. The reading took me 5 hours, the time on the clock is now 1:00 am. So im now faced with the question. Is 2 and half hours of sleep really worth it? I decided: no. Boy what a mistake! So instead of sleeping I start getting some other homework done for British Lit, and then head off to work, thinking that I can put in my 8 hours and get home to start my paper. This actually happened, but it was boarish 8 hours. I got to the shop and was informed that a truck was waiting for in Moab! Lucky me. Not that big of problem, other than the fact that it has now been 24 hours without any sleep! So I get back from moab at 10:30, and have another truck waiting for a set of drives. So I bust ass and get them done so I can get off in time. After all, I have a six page paper due that night at 11:59. The problem is that my wife, a CEU student, is on spring break! Sounds good huh!? No, since i began college I have developed strange writing rituals. One of these rituals is that I can be the only one in the house! Plus, I have a meeting with Brad at 2:00. So I try starting on my paper, which failed miserably, so I give up for the time being and head off to my meeting with Brad. After the meeting, now 3:00 pm (total time without sleep = 35 hours). I come home, knowing that I have a max of 9 hours to get my paper done. I tell my wife that she is forbidden to enter my office and make the least amount of noise possible, and I get to work! By this point in time I have drank 6 Rock Stars to keep going. Needless to say, I got the paper hacked out and submitted at 11:47 pm. Yeah i got it done! But now im faced with the fact that I have to be back to work in 4 hours. That is enough time right? Wrong, Im so wired from energy drinks and coffee that I can't sleep. so once again I start homework for other class. I found that reading was useless, even thought I was wide awake, but my brain was tired that it retained nothing. So I took a couple quizes for Young Adult Lit. Then I played on the net until it was time for work. Arriving at work (48 hours without sleep now!) I find that I have nothing to do! The truck I was supposed to work on got sent out of state. Sounds good right? Wrong! When you have gone 48 hours with sleep you need things to keep you going, otherwise you want to pass out! So Friday, today, I got off work at noon, came home and went shopping with my wife, by the way, WALMART SUCKS AT 1:00 PM AND YOURE TIRED AS HELL! anyway I survive that mini adventure, come home unload Groceries, and get ready to take my parents out to dinner for my dads birthday. 5:00 pm (57 hours now) we drive to East Carbon for dinner, eat and come home. If you ever find yourself in East Carbon stop and eat at the Pik-N-Shovel. Absolulty amazing! So that brings us to now. Me typeing my blog! 8:22. 60 hours have passed, and im fading fast. And the only thing I have to think about is I have to be back to work at 4:00 tomorrow morning. So 6 hours 6 or so hours is what i get if I go to bed now. Which im doing. Im not spell checking this, or proof reading it. hopefully it makes sense, I don't know if my math adds up, and at this point i don't care. So later. excuse my bluntness......

Fall is in the air, and so is recruitment!

Hey how goes it everyone? Not to shabby here, I'm just really enjoying the fall weather, and getting ready for fall break! Yeah, i survived my first mid-terms and I'm glad they are over. Now I have to gear up for another set assessments and papers along with some recruitment at CEU! After fall break I will be attending some of the CEU activities for non-traditional students as a USU Representative. Of course I will be promoting USU Price to the students but I will also be providing Aggie Ice Cream! Oh yeah! That alone is enough to persuade anyone to come to USU Price! After that I too will be setting up shop in the JLCS where students can come and learn more about the opportunities they have at USU Price! I will also be setting up a student activity, hopefully a movie night! That will be taking place in late October early November! Well it is time to hit the grind stone again! Later everyone.
Wilde

Be cautious!

I know that this is becoming a clique, but this has been another week for the books! What a week. For myself it was a short week, but a one that wasn't very pleasurable. One of the guys at work was diagnosed with the swine flu, or H1N1 or what ever it is called, and guess what!!!! Yeah that is right! I didn't get it.... Yet. But I did get sick. With the outbreak at work I was extremely worried, but I was glad to know that I came down with strep throat instead of the swine flu. Needless to say I was extremely worried so I skip a couple of classes and meetings to avoid getting anyone sick! I am feeling much better so far, so I'm gearing up for a regular week of work and school. Waking up at 4 am on a Saturday to go to work is hardly regular, but I'm sure I will get by, especially because this is the third week in a row of doing it, so it is almost routine.
So the sickness pretty much controlled my week this week. We had a tail gate party scheduled for the game this past week, but no one showed up, and with me being sick I called it, and went home and slept. But I am gearing up for some recruiting events combine with CEU. Hopefully I will have some success. All i Have to say is "another week has passed and i Survived, and it is now time to go to bed.


later

Wilde

A sickening week!

Ok so this week has been a beast! Have you noticed the trend! I have! Everyweek is a beast, busy, out of control, or what ever phase you would like to use! Oh well so is life. So I had a short week as far as school goes. A bunch of guys at work got sick this week and took time off work, so guess what happened to me! Come on Guess! yeah that is right! I got sick too! Unfortunately for me I could not take time of work, so I had to take time away from school. Yeah it sucks, but part of the responsibility of being a husband is putting food on the table. So work or school had to be removed from the equation. So I figured that I might as well return the favor and pass my "bug" onto someone at work, seams how they gave the bug to me. Anyway I am feeling much better, the last two days were brutal, but I survived, even though i didn't want too.
Well I the bad thing about working full time and going to school full time is the extreme lack of sleep. I think after going 36 hours without sleep somewhat contributed to my immune system weakening, and the whole idea of being up since 3:00 and having to be up at 3:00 to go back to work on a Saturday is weakening my thought process, so I'm going to bed!

Later,
Wilde

Another Week!

Wow, what a week! I have to say that I survived another week fighting in the undergraduate trenches, and the only thing I have to look forward to is another one. I almost feel like I am standing in the ranks of the 300 Spartan soldiers fighting off the hordes of Persians.
Anyway, the NFL started as well! that is a good thing, because that means Fantasy Football has began as well! So far I'm doing well! I won two out of three games, the bad thing is the ONE GAME I LOST was the ONLY one that I'm MAJORLY concerned ABOUT!!!!! There is only 250 bucks for the winner in that league! The other thing is, I out score every other team in the league except the team I played!!!! ARRGGGGHHH.

Anyway, enough of that! So i participated in the college tour this week. It went very well. We had several students come and talk to us about USU Price. Of course a lot of these students were concerned about what is going to happen with the CEU and USU increased affiliation. And of course, we had no answers for them. The good thing is is that I have seen a big change around the CEU campus. It is no longer considered to be a bad thing, I'm sure there is still some people that are not comfortable, but I'm sure that will all change in time.

Ok, so I have a crap load of homework to get done so I'm signing off for now. Maybe next time I'll be a little more creative!

Laters,

Wilde

Getting Things Going in Price!

Hey everyone! How goes it now? I think that I am finally become accustomed to USU Price Atmosphere (it only took me, What? Three weeks?). Its kind of sad considering how small the campus is compared to others. Anyway that is besides the point. Things are finally getting going for the Price Campus. I have been in contact with Jen and Rebecca about getting a tailgate party going on for the homecoming game; this of course completely depends on being able to get a broadcast of the game to the campus. The works are in the process! I'm thinking: burgers, dogs, chips, soda, and pizza! Really any type of football food would be great!
Other than that I have another event set up..... which is actually set set up for the 6th of Nov. I have spoken with Dr. Robert Mueller about a lecture for potential students. Obviously this is a free event in order to show students the quality of instruction that exists in USU! If any of you have not taken a class from Dr. Meuller I would highly recommend it! The work load is intense, but well worth it. Due to the fact that the homework is highly demanding I would only take the class if you, first need it to fulfill a requirement or you just absolutely love history. I am really excited about this event, not only because Dr. Mueller is such great instructor, but because it will open up the campus to CEU students.
Right now there is a lot of questions about CEU-USU increased affiliation. Unfortunately we have no new information about what is going to happen, so when people ask us question, we have to reply with the programed response: I don't know. All I know is that the Board of Regence has become involved and has asked USU to become more involved in the Price area. To be honest I'm extremely excited about it. I think that it will open the doors to more and more educational opportunities to the people around this area!
Alright! I'm sure I've bored the average reader enough. Plus, the cold hard facts are that this blog has 2 followers, so both of you have my number so you can call me any time if you need any more info!


Later,
Wilde

Oh yeah! THE NFL SEASON HAS BEGAN!!!! LIFE IS GOOD!

Getting Things Started!

Well,.... How goes it everyone? Not too shabby here, just extremely tired. The second week of school has passed and we are heading into a long weekend and boy of boy do I need it! So this week I went 48 hours with a combined three hours of sleep. Yeah I realized that I was behind and I had to get some home work done. So what did I do? I drank a gallon of coffee (not really) and stayed up until 2:00 am. Not that big of a deal huh? Well, it got the best of me, because I start work at 4:00 am. I did that two nights in a row, and now I'm nodding off while I'm typing!
I actually met with Brad this week and we discussed some idea for recruitment. We discussed having a brown bag lunch lecture series for our CEU students. After asking my wife about what issues she would have about attending classes at USU Price, her main concern was taking broadcast classes. To be honest I was a little concerned myself, but after attending these classes my worries have been put to rest. So I thought that if my wife and I shared the same concern their is a strong chance that other students may share the same concern. So as an effort to introduce our prospective students to the distance education life we are going to host these lectures provided by some of the professors. This semester we will only do one... just to see how it goes. If we have success we will hopefully host one lecture a month. So now my work begins to find a professor that will be willing to take time out of their schedule to this for us.
Well, I'm off. It's 6:00 pm and I'm ready to crash. What a way to spend a Friday night!!!!!