Scheduling conflicts in my head

[jillithian]

I never quite have enough ambition for all of my ambitious plans. I guess I am an ambitious planner and not an ambitious, er, doer.

Starting tomorrow, every Wednesday and Thursday I have to leave work a half an hour early in order to get to class by 5pm. The last semesters I had class, I just didn't come home those days for lunch. This semester, though, I've decided I'm going to stay late on Monday and Tuesday for half an hour so that I can still see Tim for lunch on those days.^[1] But that seems to get to be a short night.

Take tonight for example. I stayed at work until 5:28 (I got there at 7:55 so it all evens out) and then rode over to the mall to pick up my contacts I ordered.^[2] Then I drove down to and around State to see if there were any better parking spots near the building I'll have class in on Wednesdays.^[3] There weren't. I started to leave when I remebered I also wanted to find out where that class was in the building, too, as I've only ever had one class there before and that was in 2002. I figured out the best entrance for me, but am unsure on if I will have enough time in half an hour to drive from work to school, find a parking spot, and then hoof it to the building (4 blocks). I guess I could stay later on Thursday, too, but I'd really rather not...

So I did all of that and got home at about 7pm. That seems late to me, and with the sun going down sooner, it just seems to feel even later. I was hoping to have enough time and energy to still take the dog for a long walk, maybe get more done in the bathroom (I loafed last night), and then try to read the first chapter in the book for tomorrow's class. Instead, all I want to do is curl up and take a nap on the couch.

There's also the question about dinner. I have a slight delicacy when it comes to my blood sugar - I'm tired and crabby if it is low and I haven't eaten in a while. It's also hard for me to concentrate when I just want to stuff food in my mouth and I can't. The professor on Wednesday has already struck the fear in me about being late for class or having any food, beverage or gum in class. And I haven't even met him/her (it's an Indian name, so I couldn't venture a guess). So, if I leave at 4:30 from work, that does not give me any time to stop somewhere for a snack and any chance of a break in the 5 to 7:40pm class is questionable at this point. I could try to bring a sandwich and eat it at work before I leave, but there's never any guarantee that I won't be busy with calls during that time. And again, I could stay late, but would I want to?

I'm sure I'll figure it out, as I only have to do this through May and then I am HOME FREE. May just couldn't feel far enough away, yet, though...

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^[1] I know I am technically on salary and don't have any punch cards to punch, but I still try to make sure I am between 40 and 41 hours a week. I actually keep a spreadsheet of when I get in, leave for lunch, come back and leave for the day. I know. I'm a big nerd. But it keeps me honest, I guess, and in the very unlikely event of someone complaining about my actual hours worked, I will have something to back myself up with.

^[2] This is for theperfumer: I'm sure you've heard already, but I noticed at the mall today that DEB has added a plus size department. Complete with vest.

^[3] I really want to ask about motorcycle parking. Every once in a while I see a motorcycle or scooter parked on the sidewalk right next to the doors of a building or right next to the bike rack - also on the sidewalk. Is this legal? Is this acceptable? I would LOVE to be able to skip the four to five block hike across campus from my free or "free" parking (for some reason, Public Safety never checks the pay lot in front of the ECC so I have parked there for at least a year now and have not received a ticket) and just park on the sidewalk next to the bikes and the red scooter I saw by the door to the building. I don't have the balls to try it though. I have this anal requirement of myself to follow rules and laws and the such. Except for paying for parking in the pay lot. The machines you pay hardly ever work or won't eat my dollars, resulting in me unable to pay even if I try.

Comments

[superna.livejournal.com]

I keep that kind of spreadsheet too :-) In my case, I started after I was accused of not putting in enough time. [http://superna.livejournal.com/2003/07/26/] It's been over 5 years, and I'm still filling it out religiously.

[theperfumer.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the spot! I think they've had plus for awhile... I'm not sure if I'm on their mailing list. I think the sizing still runs on the small side, or it did?

Or was I just scared off by high heeled high tops?

[verucagonff.livejournal.com]

I see people pulling the sidewalk parking all the time, but I can't imagine it's legal. Still, they should have some kind of accommodations (and they're usually closer).

Good luck with all. May is far, but not that far.

[thetim.livejournal.com]

According to this:

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/27380879.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUJ

you can't park your motorcycle on the sidewalk. But I've always see motorcycles parked at the edge of parking lots, in those spots that have stripes running across them. I can't imagine there wouldn't be spots close to the building.

sorry for the big image...

[jillithian.livejournal.com]

My class is in Stewart Hall on the edge of the river in the southernmost wing of the building. Unfortunately, it is also the Stewart Hall in this article: Stewart Hall stuck in stink after several sewage backups. But that is a different story.

There are only permit lots around the building and the closest parking is either in the pay lot by the Engineering and Computing Center (usually "free") or the pay lot by the library (a little closer, but less likely to be "free")

Re: sorry for the big image...

[thetim.livejournal.com]

Huh. That surprises me. If my memory serves me right - and remember, this was during a period that I drank a LOT of beer - all the academic buildings at Eau Claire had dedicated motorcycle parking right by them. Of course, it was a smaller campus than St. Cloud.