Sunday, May 27, 2012

Back with still more mea culpas. Late May already -- how did that happen? We have our last day of class time on July 13th.

Even on days that drag, or days through which I'm dragging, the experience continues to be one of the  high points of my entire life. That sounds like hype or drama. It's not.

The mental health services consumer helping the mental health services consumer continues to stand as a radical idea in a lot of heads.

The idea loses some of that "radical" labeling every day.

What feels radical to me at the moment is the belief that I can hold a full-time job, and do it successfully. As in success for me, success for my bosses, and, critically, success for my peers/clients/whatever you want to call them.

I'm praying a lot. I inhale the smarts of every class day, as deeply as I can.

As for my television viewing, reviewing, I have time tonight only for these tiny bites:

 This second season of "The Killing" improves  and builds on season one in ways I never expected.

"American Idol" smelled old and musty. So glad it's over... for ten minutes, anyway.

The latest cycle of "Food Network Star" tastes like grade-A chow plus television intelligence. Applause for the improvements to Food Network.

If I'm going to watch TV while in school, better that it's the stuff with IQ and a reason for taking up air time.

More soon. Thank you for being there.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Thanks for having me back, Bloggerville.

I've been in training to work as a mental health peer counseling specialist.
The 27-hours-per-week course started in late January; I'll be in the 600 hours
of classroom training until mid-July.

Then I pray to get assigned to a good-fit internship (3 to 6 months). After that
comes the big job search.

I'm not seeing nearly as much television as I'd like. I love school, but I miss
the twisted schooling of the tube.

I promise not to disappear for so long again. Current gotta-see-ems no matter how
late they keep me up: "The Killing", season two,  Sundays at 10 p.m., and "Fashion Police" (E!) on Fridays
at ten p.m.

Adequate sleep versus television...not an original tug of war, but it sure yanks me around.