Green-Eyed Monsters

Work continues to be slightly boring. For those of you who don't know, I'm currently co-opping with GE Industrial Systems: Drives & Controls, located in Salem, VA. The plant makes large panels used in the control of the even larger turbine drives often found in power plants and the like. I'm in the sheet metal department, and I couldn't tell you anything about the sheet metal process after a month working in the office. Several factors are contributing to this, but I'm not going to take the blame.

When you're not given assignments or direction in any form for days at a time, motivation quickly drops to the bottom of your list of priorities. I try to keep entertained, or at the very least occupied. My spirits today have been high, however, as I look forward to this weekend. It's replete with fun potential. The Syracuse game, the return of several alumni friends, and more importantly: nothing else I really have to do, short of my usual Wesley responsibilities. Oh yes.

I don't mean to come off sounding bitter, though. Co-opping is something I've wanted to do since I heard about the program. I just wish they'd use me better, so I wouldn't feel like I was just leeching their money from them. Drat me and my conscience!

On a side note, we're having a practice volleyball game tonight. I'm looking forward to the intramural season. I think we can kick some major boo-tay.