[inland wave]

Miscellany and overwhelmed for the better lack of words. Okay, something is getting ready to break here, but maybe it is because I am under the weather that I am feeling vunerable. I spent the first half of the week in Denver--sick....made it to the meetings, took shit loads of notes so I could remember what took place when I am feeling better. Back home but have been up most of the night. Found out that my classmate that I trusted to turn in my homework for me on Tuesday night only turned in half of it. I sent him everything, but not all of it got turned in. I have a standing rule of not missing class on tuesday nights, but this business trip had to be an exception. So, I sent everything to the teacher and hope things are now square. Spent most of the day yesterday in DOT meetings and working with a pipeline regulatory consultant. My job for the next three months will be to get my divisions regulatory procedures in some kind of order. Wait did I say some kind of order? I mean CREATE some regulatory procedures for the whole division. Not to mention I am in charge of getting their end of the computer S dirve in some kind of logical order. The structure system they have now sucks. I waste a lot of time trying to find things and so does everyone else apparently, plus they must think I don't have much to do. My field engineers are going to love me, but that's okay, it's my job. I want a BIGGER office and more fucking pay. Review time is coming and I don't have enough room to spread things out to look them over much less breathe. I need some place where I can concentrate and be able to talk to people of all titles in private. Don't have that.....need it... I have decided if I am offered a job in Denver, I will not take it. Great place to visit, but don't want to live there. I have several regulatory training sessions I must attend between now and March and with the possiblity of my boss being promoted in the next couple of months. I am considering taking a leave of absence at school and concentrate on work for about 3 months. I hate to do it, it will put me behind, but I am feeling the pressure as I work with different departments that are trying to get on their feet and I need to devote more time to getting a better grasp of my responsiblities. It is four thirty in the morning here. Dingfod and Roxanne are in bed and I am up and down because I am stuffed up, coughing, not able to sleep and worrying about shit at work. I think I will get a shower, dressed and head for the office, leave about two this afternoon. I have things I need to get done and have to be in Texas on monday. Don't want the railroad comission on my ass.
I will be traveling to Texas more often as well and sounds like I will be in Austin every couple of months for TRRC meetings and hob knobbing with some industry specialist.