It's All Relative

Duhhhn dun dun dun Dunnnn Dun....

Ok, in case you couldn't recognize that little number, that was my rendition, in text, of the graduation march WHICH I will be strolling along to in 3 days. Crazy. But before I could get excited about hearing that song once again, I had to get through today, and let me tell you...it was a doozy.

Ok, some of you (and by some I mean Michelle and Anna) may know that I have been working with the group from hell all semester for a company here in Logan. Today was our final presentation, the BIG one. Usually I am not nervous at all to give presentations, usually because I am always well prepared and confident in what I have to say. This time, however-not the case. My group consisted of 3 of the most unproductive, lazy, unintelligent human beings I have ever meant. The other member, bless her heart, tried her best, but lacked what we call "people skills."Anyways, these people were a nightmare to work with. I was the account manager (like on the Apprentice) which I was fine with, but the people I had in my group were just a joke. I mean, they literally, and I am so not being sarcastic, would sit and stare at me, waiting for me to tell them what we would be doing. Not even that though, they just stared at me, expecting me to whip out the entire project out of nowhere. I mean I am going to go ahead and be honest: I am good at what I do. I understand this field and like doing what I hope to do as my career, but, I am not a magician. I cannot do everything, come up with every idea, write every report, prepare every presentation. I just cannot do it. And as much as I just wanted to do it all myself because I didn't trust them to write our names on our reports, much less do anything legit with the project, I couldn't. I had to delegate and I got screwed. For example, I gave the task of compiling all of our written project into three binders for our teachers and clients to look over during the presentation to one of these incompetent group members. I figured since everything was already done and printed off, she would be able to handle it. I was wrong. These binders looked like a middle schooler put them together. I mean she went crazy with MSWord - different fonts, different colors, graphics.....

Oh. My. Hell.

I had to frantically salvage our reports so that they looked less like the 6th grade science report I did on dolphins and more like a professionally done business report. I got up at 6 A.M today to revise our powerpoint, for like the 5th time and I did this alone. I mean, I have never had a group project experience like this before. I have always worked with awesome people, smart people. Half way through the semester I got really angry and couldn't understand why I had to be left with such lame people. But these last few weeks I chose not to care. Not because I really don't care, but because if I did, I would make myself sick with stress and nerves and I don't do well with that.

Bottom line, we did the presentation (well, I did the presentation), turned in our crap and walked out the door. It was the best feeling to be rid of that project and rid of these people. I feel bad for them really. I mean, how are they going to survive in a real job?? They won't. I am convinced. These are the people that 20 years from now will be married with like 10 kids living somewhere in the middle of Utah doing NOTHING with their degrees. One girl just got engaged last night so, you know, she's totally on her way. It's sad. I know I sound like a bitch, but that just how I feel.

I need to go get a Dr. Pepper or something. I am parched. We are having a bonfire tonight-my last bonfire up Logan canyon.....*tear.






Michelle and Rachel. Thank you for tolerating me.

This picture has nothing to do with my post (well, neither does the previous picture, actually) but I like it. Last weekend I went to Yellowstone with some friends. This is at Morning Glory pool with Joe and Mark-the water is so hot that it is this way pretty blue. Fun.