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May. 21st, 2003 08:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jdmkleinGot the dog run. And didn't have car trouble.
But that was near the end of my day.
i did some research, and statistical stuff today for our students. And i must admit i was surprised at the outcome. Now i have opened another door for analysis. i've been moping around lately, i looked over my CV the other day. i have done nothing for professional growth since i came to Kuwait. What i started today may be the entree back into research in Kuwait. With this and the new writing project i can think next year might be more productive for me personally and professionally. This is a good thng.
i got to talk with Master online this eveing also. And then He disapeared. He said He was having problems. His daughter's computer is old and His son tried to 'jamsifiy' it. Son apparently did more harm than good. Add that to Master's list of stuff to do at home. This will be the first of the weekends He will be gone. Haven't decided exactly how i am going to spend it. i do have to go shopping for a baby gift. What does one get a baby boy arab?
The VDAA made me cry today. That doesn't happen to me. One of the teachers, who happens to be very short on patience and doesnt' deal well with TCNs got short, short hell, she got downright rude on the phone, with one of the techs from HIA. According to the VD he wasn't running to tell tales, but he knew how well the VD likes me and so he wanted the VD to know what kind of people i have to deal with. The VD is a true dominant in every sense of the word. i wouldn't doubt but what is also has a kink or two but that is neither here nor there. VD called me and let me know in no uncertain terms that the use of the laptop computer and powerpoint projector by our students was done strictly as a favor to me. And he didn't appreciate my people telling his people if they don't know what they are talking about to just admit it and not lie to try to save face. He ranted and raved and i had to listen to it. And i knew that what he said was true because i had heard her on the phone. i told him i would take care of it, and make sure it never happened again. i will blame her for the fact that we can no longer borrow the computer and projector from HIA. i will make sure everyone else knows it is her fault. No i won't. i just had to get it out of my system.
Not five minutes later the VDAA calls back all sweetness and light. i was not surprised. i knew he would. i knew he couldn't say those things and then not try to make it right with me. i understood why he did what he did but he made me cry anyway. i wouldn't tell him that for the world and a cadillac. We had a nice long gossipy conversation during the second call. It was his way of apologizing and i realize it for what it was. And accpeted the apology. All is right with his world. It was a simple thing for me to do to make him feel better about his going off on me. And i felt better after the second call because he did what i expected. Would i tell him these things? not on a bet. But the fact of the matter is, men are easy. At least most of the men i know are. i just let them think they are difficult.
Oh, NO Master. i didn't mean You!
The upshot of that story is, the first item on the agenda for the September staff meeting will be to remind all teachers to be polite on the phone when they are talking to the techs. It will probably go over her head, and i'm not going to tell anyone else about what happened, and she is not going to change. But i will have done my job and that's what it is all about.
But that was near the end of my day.
i did some research, and statistical stuff today for our students. And i must admit i was surprised at the outcome. Now i have opened another door for analysis. i've been moping around lately, i looked over my CV the other day. i have done nothing for professional growth since i came to Kuwait. What i started today may be the entree back into research in Kuwait. With this and the new writing project i can think next year might be more productive for me personally and professionally. This is a good thng.
i got to talk with Master online this eveing also. And then He disapeared. He said He was having problems. His daughter's computer is old and His son tried to 'jamsifiy' it. Son apparently did more harm than good. Add that to Master's list of stuff to do at home. This will be the first of the weekends He will be gone. Haven't decided exactly how i am going to spend it. i do have to go shopping for a baby gift. What does one get a baby boy arab?
The VDAA made me cry today. That doesn't happen to me. One of the teachers, who happens to be very short on patience and doesnt' deal well with TCNs got short, short hell, she got downright rude on the phone, with one of the techs from HIA. According to the VD he wasn't running to tell tales, but he knew how well the VD likes me and so he wanted the VD to know what kind of people i have to deal with. The VD is a true dominant in every sense of the word. i wouldn't doubt but what is also has a kink or two but that is neither here nor there. VD called me and let me know in no uncertain terms that the use of the laptop computer and powerpoint projector by our students was done strictly as a favor to me. And he didn't appreciate my people telling his people if they don't know what they are talking about to just admit it and not lie to try to save face. He ranted and raved and i had to listen to it. And i knew that what he said was true because i had heard her on the phone. i told him i would take care of it, and make sure it never happened again. i will blame her for the fact that we can no longer borrow the computer and projector from HIA. i will make sure everyone else knows it is her fault. No i won't. i just had to get it out of my system.
Not five minutes later the VDAA calls back all sweetness and light. i was not surprised. i knew he would. i knew he couldn't say those things and then not try to make it right with me. i understood why he did what he did but he made me cry anyway. i wouldn't tell him that for the world and a cadillac. We had a nice long gossipy conversation during the second call. It was his way of apologizing and i realize it for what it was. And accpeted the apology. All is right with his world. It was a simple thing for me to do to make him feel better about his going off on me. And i felt better after the second call because he did what i expected. Would i tell him these things? not on a bet. But the fact of the matter is, men are easy. At least most of the men i know are. i just let them think they are difficult.
Oh, NO Master. i didn't mean You!
The upshot of that story is, the first item on the agenda for the September staff meeting will be to remind all teachers to be polite on the phone when they are talking to the techs. It will probably go over her head, and i'm not going to tell anyone else about what happened, and she is not going to change. But i will have done my job and that's what it is all about.
