WWC - Scattered and Collect

The time has come and gone for this week's WWC, but in keeping with my flow of the past few weeks, I am going ahead and posting it, a day late and shot with my crappy phone's camera. Yes, the great struggle in my home over custody of the real camera continues, as the Wifester has finally resorted to taking possession of it full time by placing it in her messenger bag, a messenger bag which houses not much more than the camera and camera accessories. Hmmmm....maybe with my winnings from yesterday's award ceremony I'll head to the mall this weekend and buy myself a new camera. We'll see. Wifester has her eye on a really sweet camera, and I should regain custody of my camera once she finally purchases hers. So maybe my loot should be spent on something that's a little bit more me-centric!

Something less me-centric that has been weighing on my mind, before we get to the WWC, is a local story going on here. It seems that someone on the School Board for the Cumberland County School District failed at their job, miserably. It seems that somehow they are $5 million short in the budget and due to this shortfall, unable to even start the school year as of yet. Now, I don't live in Cumberland County, and I'm not a mom of a school aged child (THANK GOD!!!). But if I did, and if I were, I'd be pissed. How does it happen that an entire district is so short that they are unable to even allow students in to begin the school year? This is a tragedy of immeasurable proportions. How will the kids catch up? They say that they will attend a full 180 day school year, when they finally do get to start, but when will that be? I mean, will these poor kids end up going to school all summer next summer? Studies show that the more time spent on a break away from studying and school, Publish Postthe harder it is for kids to get back in the cycle of learning. Imagine the catch up these teachers will have to play just to get these kids back on track.
Ugh, it's more than I can think about on my lunch break. I suppose if I lived there and was a mom, I'd COLLECT my kids and vacate that SCATTERED brained school district and place my child in private school.
Speaking of COLLECT and SCATTERED, the nearly brainwashed Tink, of Pickled Beef, asked us to seek and post our photo-interpretations of these words this week. Kudos, Tink! I think escaping the greedy money hoarding grasp of the Chef killing cult inspired her! Quite the challenge seeker and adventurer, if you are interested in joining the WWC, visit Tink, she'll show you how to play.
Here's mine :

my file cabinet has been collecting everyone's dying plants, so that I may touch them with my green thumb.

I have amassed quite the"odd" pen collection

I don't know what they're called, but they are Scattered all over the flower beds at my work, and I want to dig em up and take em home with me!

although I'm usually pretty tidy, my desk was scattered with stuff this morning

That's All Folks! Oh, and remember, Go see Tink for WWC 411 and stop by the WWC Flickr Group! I finally joined Twitter! Follow me, if you like...

I'm always last

OK, OK...so I was like the last person on the planet to join myspace, I never did sign up for facebook, and now, with equal procrastination, I'm on Twitter. Feel free to follow me. I know my WWC has been late being posted for nearly eternity now, I'm sorry, I'm such a bad blog girl. I've got to keep up with school, first and foremost though, and that is proving to be a task of increasing difficulty as time rolls in bringing with it, complacency and a touch of apathy. I went through this when I went for my nursing degree, it seems to hit at about the halfway mark, I don't know why. I'm really only at the 1/3 mark, but here it comes. I need to motivate myself with a quickness to head this off. I really don't want to loose focus...

In better news:
I was at my desk, work, work working away when my phone rang. I noticed that the caller ID showed an in-house phone number, and thought, hmmmm...whose calling me? When I answered, it was my boss, saying " Um...the 2nd Quarter Awards Ceremony is about to begin downstairs and your presence is requested, ma'am"
I was feeling a bit embarrassed that I had forgotten to set a calendar reminder on my Outlook, and apologized and hurried on down to the conference room. I hate to enter a room last, because then everyone turns to look at who is coming in late. I hate having all eyes on me. So anyfiddle, I walk in, sit down and BAM!! I'm being handed an award! I got Specialist of the 2nd Quarter Award! Woo Hoo!
Great, give the new girl the award and piss off all the people who've been there for years. LOL Oh well.
My WWC will be posted later...check back!