Hey People:
It seems like I am updating this thang like once a month. When I think of a regular day around here, I think I just might need once a month. However in this case I needed to drop a few blogs this month but been kind of lazy about it I guess. I am trying to work through something right now and I hope I can figure out what’s going on with me on a lot of levels. Lets get started once again shall we.
First off, I think I mentioned it in my last blog that the Fall BVS Unit did their orientation here in New Windsor. It got a chance to hang out with them most of the time they were here. I definitely liked all the members of the unit. At the beginning though it seemed like they weren’t too comfortable being at orientation. It almost seemed like they wanted to get orientation over with the sooner the better so they can go to their projects. But just like our unit, they needed a little time to get to know one another. Once they did, its like they clicked. There were a couple of people in that unit I wouldn’t have mind being my unit. I am not going to mention any names but I felt they became my friends from the start. I got a chance to have dinner with them three times. The one thing cool about having dinner with them is that after being here over a year and eating in our cafeteria just about every day, I started to miss the orientation food. Orientation food is way different than what people are normally eating. The reason for that is not much money goes into making these good meals. I think people can be surprised on what $2.50 a day can do. I thank the unit for allowing me to enjoy three good evening meals with them. I think the memorable moment for me is when I attended their evening session the day of their drop off day. It was real interesting to hear some of the stories that were told. Some of them had almost the same type of experiences like I did. And just like my unit, there were at least one story being told that kept everyone interested. Another interesting thing about this unit is that there were more than a few of them that wanted to travel outside the states for their projects. In my unit there were two people: one went to El Salvador and the other went to the Netherlands. Some of these BVSers want to travel to Latin America, Ireland, and a couple of different places. The only way I would go outside the states is if they would create a project in Puerto Rico like they had done back in 1950’s and 1960’s. This unit was cool. I might see them again at their retreat.
As far as work is concerned, I had the opportunity to run the department for a week again. Francie took another week off from October 13 through 17. I always enjoy working by myself for a week. Throughout the week, one of the major projects I had to do was install Microsoft Outlook 2007 on all the user’s computers. We are migrating from Novell GroupWise to Outlook here in the next month or so. I wanted to make sure that we were prepared for that. The most interesting thing that I done this week was add myself to the new server. Francie and I were the last two people to do that. I had moved all my file from the old server to the new server and then all I had to do was log on. It feels great to not be on the Novell server anymore. Especially because it takes forever to log on to the old server. The new server is more organized. I don’t see a million network drives when I go to save or open something up. I am happy with it. Finally the most important thing about the week is that no major issues came up. The last two times Francie and left for a week, either the email went down or email just wasn’t flowing right from one place to another. I am glad that I didn’t have to see that this time. The week went real well and it just made me feel like I can handle everything in the department whenever Francie takes a vacation.
I had the pleasure of attending my good buddy Alva and his new wife Liz wedding. It was cool to go to another wedding. I have been to quite a few of them in my day. The ceremony was cool because it was short and to the point. I’ve seen ceremonies where they take forever to say “I Do” and “I pronounce you husband and wife”. I enjoyed the reception but I didn’t stay that long. The food was catered by Chef Walt, who is the Managing Chef here at the center. I finished eating and hung around for a bit, then my ride decided to leave right before they started dancing. I probably could have stayed longer and got a ride from someone heading towards the Center but I just felt like it was time to go. I had been there for a few hours and it was a nice few hours. The best thing about the day was the weather. Alva really lucked out on having such a beautiful day, since the ceremony took place outside. The wedding was cool and I look forward to going to another one in the future.
It seems like I am updating this thang like once a month. When I think of a regular day around here, I think I just might need once a month. However in this case I needed to drop a few blogs this month but been kind of lazy about it I guess. I am trying to work through something right now and I hope I can figure out what’s going on with me on a lot of levels. Lets get started once again shall we.
First off, I think I mentioned it in my last blog that the Fall BVS Unit did their orientation here in New Windsor. It got a chance to hang out with them most of the time they were here. I definitely liked all the members of the unit. At the beginning though it seemed like they weren’t too comfortable being at orientation. It almost seemed like they wanted to get orientation over with the sooner the better so they can go to their projects. But just like our unit, they needed a little time to get to know one another. Once they did, its like they clicked. There were a couple of people in that unit I wouldn’t have mind being my unit. I am not going to mention any names but I felt they became my friends from the start. I got a chance to have dinner with them three times. The one thing cool about having dinner with them is that after being here over a year and eating in our cafeteria just about every day, I started to miss the orientation food. Orientation food is way different than what people are normally eating. The reason for that is not much money goes into making these good meals. I think people can be surprised on what $2.50 a day can do. I thank the unit for allowing me to enjoy three good evening meals with them. I think the memorable moment for me is when I attended their evening session the day of their drop off day. It was real interesting to hear some of the stories that were told. Some of them had almost the same type of experiences like I did. And just like my unit, there were at least one story being told that kept everyone interested. Another interesting thing about this unit is that there were more than a few of them that wanted to travel outside the states for their projects. In my unit there were two people: one went to El Salvador and the other went to the Netherlands. Some of these BVSers want to travel to Latin America, Ireland, and a couple of different places. The only way I would go outside the states is if they would create a project in Puerto Rico like they had done back in 1950’s and 1960’s. This unit was cool. I might see them again at their retreat.
As far as work is concerned, I had the opportunity to run the department for a week again. Francie took another week off from October 13 through 17. I always enjoy working by myself for a week. Throughout the week, one of the major projects I had to do was install Microsoft Outlook 2007 on all the user’s computers. We are migrating from Novell GroupWise to Outlook here in the next month or so. I wanted to make sure that we were prepared for that. The most interesting thing that I done this week was add myself to the new server. Francie and I were the last two people to do that. I had moved all my file from the old server to the new server and then all I had to do was log on. It feels great to not be on the Novell server anymore. Especially because it takes forever to log on to the old server. The new server is more organized. I don’t see a million network drives when I go to save or open something up. I am happy with it. Finally the most important thing about the week is that no major issues came up. The last two times Francie and left for a week, either the email went down or email just wasn’t flowing right from one place to another. I am glad that I didn’t have to see that this time. The week went real well and it just made me feel like I can handle everything in the department whenever Francie takes a vacation.
I had the pleasure of attending my good buddy Alva and his new wife Liz wedding. It was cool to go to another wedding. I have been to quite a few of them in my day. The ceremony was cool because it was short and to the point. I’ve seen ceremonies where they take forever to say “I Do” and “I pronounce you husband and wife”. I enjoyed the reception but I didn’t stay that long. The food was catered by Chef Walt, who is the Managing Chef here at the center. I finished eating and hung around for a bit, then my ride decided to leave right before they started dancing. I probably could have stayed longer and got a ride from someone heading towards the Center but I just felt like it was time to go. I had been there for a few hours and it was a nice few hours. The best thing about the day was the weather. Alva really lucked out on having such a beautiful day, since the ceremony took place outside. The wedding was cool and I look forward to going to another one in the future.
This past Sunday I had experienced another first I can add to my book of first since being in BVS. Al invited me to the Ravens/Raiders football game. I have never been to a pro football game before and I was excited about going. Not only did I go to my first football game but going to the Raider game made it even better. Whether they won or lost, just being at the game was a real thrill for me. It was fucking awesome. It was great watching Raw Lewis play in person. But it sucked watching the Raiders play like shit. They couldn’t do nothing right the whole dam game. They lost the game 29-10. But that is just how the Raiders play. The only thing that would have made it better is if I sported my Raiders beanie, which I left back home in California. I loved going to the game. Now I can say that I have been to a pro baseball game, a pro football game, and a pro basketball game. Doesn’t get any better than that.
BVS Unit 275
