DPoSED Experiment: Day Three

Today was the last day of Logic class for the week, and today's class was a bit less unnerving than yesterday's was (first class jitters might be a factor, despite it being the second day).  I made the decision today that I'm going to sit in a different seat every class; a very simple exercise to help oneself adjust to paradigm shifts.  This is actually not an original idea, to be perfectly honest, as the concept was originally proposed by my eleventh grade hippy English teacher.  I have to say, despite the holes in her brain from the LSD, she was actually pretty good at getting us to think outside the norm.  And so I'll see if I can manage with sitting somewhere new every day.  Who knows?  Maybe I'll learn something from it.

The lesson itself was a simple one, though I'm beginning to delve deeper into arguments and their form; this weekend requires me to pick apart arguments and diagram them in terms of what premises relate to which sub-conclusions and how the whole picture whittles down to the main conclusion.  I'm a tad nervous about it, as it does not look easy in the least, but I'm sure I'll be fine.  In the end, it's really just math, right?

In an effort to step away from the decidedly blah feeling that gets imposed by abnormal-lower-garments Wednesday, I went the opposite direction and wore my Dereon Royale Strap sneakers, possibly some of the most obnoxious shoes in my closet.  Given that I don't really have a lot that goes with neon green, I opted for my Green Lantern shirt and hoped for the best. Former-raver James was the first to comment on them, pretty much saying "I like your style." Next up was Plant Two's head of Quality, Anita, who stopped mid-sentence to say, "Those are pretty wild.", next was Fred, who didn't say so much about the shoes as the whole ensemble, "You look like the real Green Lantern!  Or like someone who plays for the Boston Celtics..." and, lastly, was of course Ash, "Why?"

The work day ended with me being the One Break Wonder, as I was somehow forgotten for two of the three breaks today... yeesh.

DPoSED Experiment: Day Two

Today was my first [second] day of Logic class.  I had originally told my dad to make sure I was out of bed at seven in the morning, as I was positive I had to be to class by eight (much in the same way I was positive that today was my first day of class).  Upon returning home from work last night and reviewing my schedule, however, I came to the realization that I didn't have to be to class until noon.  Hurray for sleep.

I scribbled an explanatory note stating I would wake up at ten-thirty and taped it to my door at eye level, figuring it would keep me having to wake up at such an un-godly hour.  Unfortunately, my dad has trouble reading billboards from two feet away, so my text wasn't large enough and I ended up getting woken up anyway.  Upon returning to sleep, I was once again woken up by my mother calling to ask if I could come and drive them home, as they had decided to walk a mile or so to breakfast, neglected to bring umbrellas, and it was currently pouring rain.  All in all, an eventful morning.

On getting ready for class, I found myself still reeling from Ash's outright rejection of the pair of shoes I had chosen to begin my experiment with, so I opted for something that catered more to her interests: The Nightmare Before Christmas.  These shoes were sold at Hot Topic circa 2003 or so (the style should be a bit of a hint, I'm trying to recall when this style was popular).  I had initially intended to do a whole red-and-black theme for today, but then I recalled that it was abnormal-lower-garments Wednesday, and that it was cool enough outside to comply with it, and so I wore jeans.  I suspect I looked drably normal entering class today.

My Logic professor is quite the character; he's got a huge mess of hair that he keeps tied up in a sort of pony-tail (though it's really too big a mass to count as such), and he's definitely got some strong opinions on certain subjects.  I also found out that I had already missed my first homework assignment, so I have that added on top of the double-section homework assignment we were assigned today.  Yippee.

I found myself feeling kind of detached from the rest of the class, as the majority of them seem very on top of current events and politics, and I've been admittedly out of touch with these things lately.  Hopefully this feeling will subside as the class goes on, as the study of logic does very much intrigue me, and I would love to be able to contribute something to the class; time will tell.

Class got out a bit later than it was supposed to, so I didn't leave campus until around 2:50, just enough time to go straight to work.  M2 was running 757s today, which, despite the mind-numbing amount of time you spend standing idle, actually seem to make the day go by pretty quickly.  I suspect it has something to do with each door being between ten-and-a-half and eleven minutes long.  Area Manager Nick came and asked me if I had decided to be the floor person or not shortly before he was scheduled to leave, to which the head of Plant Two quality objected, saying "He can't do that! Who else is going to certify my parts?!"

And so the offer to become second shift quality got put on the table.  I think I'm going to stick with floor person for now; Erin went straight to quality, and she ended up messed up beyond comprehension.  I'm not much for making the same mistake.

DPoSED Experiment: Day One

Let me start by saying that this is actually a day late.  The experiment actually started yesterday, but I forgot to take pictures/post an entry for the beginning.  Off to a good start, no?  But, for now, let's pretend I posted this yesterday, and switch tenses to the present.

Today was a bit of a lazy day; I stayed in bed relatively late, as I was still pretty exhausted from my trip to Chicago the week before.  I got a call from work, which went to voicemail (I was asleep when they called).  They wanted to know if I could come in early; I considered calling back and telling them that I had class until 2:40, which would prevent me coming in early, which wasn't really the case, but I was tired.  Ironically enough, I later found out, upon checking my schedule, that today was my first day of school, not the twenty-fifth like I had thought.

Due to my sleeping in, I ended up running a bit later than I had intended for work, and so in my dash to leave, rather than picking something cool to wear for my first day of the experiment, I grabbed a my pair of previously un-worn Airwalk Kicks Highs.  These are pretty much generic Converse All-Star knock-offs, and are the second version of these that has been produced (the originals had a different pattern on the rubber strip on the front of them, and had a different sole pattern).

Work was relatively boring; we were running 900's, and the paint line was screwing up somethin' fierce, so much so that it had to be shut down twice (not that it did any good; the parts were still running like crap, long into third shift I'm told).  I also learned that some changes had occurred while I had been away: Martina transferred to first shift across the street, Jeff (the originator of the infamous Jeff-bomb) and our floor-person Nick both quit, and the remaining foremen have been switching around like crazy.  I was also asked by Area Manager Nick if I was interested in becoming the floor person for second shift.  I'm considering doing it (we'll see how well it goes this time around).

My day ended with Ash, who was enthusiastic about my starting this experiment when I first described it to her, coming over to the metalizer and stating, quite matter-of-factly, "Those are horrible shoes! They're an abomination! You should just burn them."

Ash is so tolerant of knock-offs of her beloved All-Stars.

The Different-Pair-of-Shoes-Every-Day Experiment: Prologue

For those that know me, you know that I have a bit of a problem when it comes to collecting shoes, and that I have amassed quite a collection.  A few weeks ago, I decided that I would try to see how long I could go without wearing the same pair of shoes twice, and I plan to start this project this week.  I'll be documenting each day in this blog, so as to prove my findings, and I'll also probably give a brief description of my day and whatever happens to pop into my head.  Upon completion of my experiment, I plan to do a mass clear-out of all my shoes, since I've got too many that I have simply for the sake of having.

And so, let the experiment commence...