This week has been a rush. On Tuesday I worked all three of my jobs (West Jordan High from 8–10am, ContentWatch from 11am–4pm, and 5 Buck from 5pm–11pm), Wednesday was a little calm in the storm (excluding the parade from 7am–1pm), and Thursday I worked two jobs (ContentWatch from 9am–5pm, and 5 Buck from 6–9pm). Today I worked at ContentWatch from 9am–5pm. Whew! I think I’m too used to this summer thing. I hate to think of what I will be like when school starts up again.

I finished my job at the high school on Wednesday. The parade went well. The Days of ’47 Parade is a lot longer than any others we did this year, and it was pretty hot. However, the drumline performed well in the heat. I am very honored to have worked with them this summer and I hope I can visit them at a few of their competitions this fall.

My first week at ContentWatch has gone very well. I found a neat program that extends the functionality of the windows clipboard, allowing you to store an unlimited number of items. It then lets you organize your clips in a file tree category system for easy retrieval later on. It also has really slick hot-key functionality. I’ve organized all my tech notes, and now I can create an entire e-mail with just a few keystrokes. I showed it to Karma and she’s going to buy it for all the tech support people in the office. 

My first day at ContentWatch was great! My supervisor was kinda busy so she let me look over a lot of the information on my own. They have pretty extensive technical notes on the most frequently asked questions, which means most of what I’ll do answering e-mails will be cut and paste. Each e-mail will be tailored some, of course, but when so many people ask the same question there’s really no reason to go to the trouble of writing new material each time.

So, today I familiarized myself with our four products: ContentAudit, ContentCleanup, ContentWatch, and ContentMonitor. I also scanned most of the website and the online FAQ’s concerning each product. There’s also a ton of informational stuff on the website, including articles about objectionable content and how to deal with it in a family setting. I learned a ton!

I’m really excited about this job. I am so grateful to Heavenly Father for the blessing He has given me to be working at ContentWatch.

I have a full day ahead of me tomorrow. I’m working at the high school from 8–10am, then going straight to ContentWatch from 11am–4pm, and then going straight to 5 Buck from 5pm to whenever they get slow enough to let me go home. Yikes! 

The math server is back online at the University. To compensate for lost time they’ve moved all of the due dates forward by one week and cancelled the last assignment. Actually, they’ve made the last assignment available online, but they aren’t going to require us to do it. The material for that assignment won’t be included on the Final Exam. So, all is well, but my little break is over. 😟

I turned in a resignation letter at 5 Buck. That was so hard. I feel horrible to be leaving there. They have treated me extremely well and I really enjoyed my job. I will definitely treasure these last two weeks.

Anyway, I guess I should be getting to that homework… 

I got a call from ContentWatch about an hour ago. I got the job! I will start on Monday, and for the next two weeks they will work around my schedule at 5 Buck and the high school. After that—around the first of August—I’ll work every weeknight from 5pm to 9pm. I’m so sad to be leaving 5 Buck. It has been an excellent job. On the other hand, I’m extremely excited for this new opportunity and hope I can fulfill my responsibilities admirably. 

Yesterday was a good day. I picked up my computer from Totally Awesome and it seems to be running much better. The fan no longer makes that horrible noise and it hasn’t locked up since it’s been home. Out of sheer curiosity I asked the guy how much it would cost to upgrade to a new processor. He said they could put a 1.8 GHz processor in for around $280. That’s pretty cheap, considering it’d be like getting a brand new computer. Too bad I don’t have the money. 😟

I also went to Seven Peaks with my sister and her husband yesterday. There was some bad weather right when we got into the park. For a little while they had the slides and pools evacuated for lightning, but it cleared up and we got a good two or three hours of fun. I had a blast, but I woke up this morning with bruises all over my back. Most of the slides have seams between each section of tubing. Ouch. 😣

I interviewed with ContentWatch on Wednesday. I think it went well and now I’m waiting for any contact. She said she only had to interview one other person, and that was supposed to happen yesterday, so I could get a call any minute with a yes or a no. It’s kindof suspenseful, but I know Heavenly Father will take care of me no matter what happens, and that whether I get the job or not, I have to trust and completely accept His will if I’m to be truly happy. I’m leaving this one in His hands.