Irritated

This has been a tiring week.  I was a participant in a workshop that began last Wednesday and will end tomorrow at noon.  I also paid for 2 graduate credit hours ($700+) to attend this workshop.  My participation for the grade was the first Wed and Thurs.  the rest of the time was spent listening to company reps trying to sell their product.  Now, all of these products were related to the topic of the workshop but come on, I have to pay to attend this?  To make matters worse, this was a required core course for my degree, so I had to put it on my program of study.  I am furious that  I had to take vacation time AND give them money to be a gopher.  Yes, I attended the meetings during the day but I also helped during the lab sections.  This particular workshop has no bearing on my classes and the only reason it is required is because the professor who puts this workshop on is also on this particular graduate committee.   All week I have been going from 0830 to 1730 or 1800 hours.  On top of that there were evening activities planned for those from out of town that we were encouraged to attend. HA.  Well, I attended the opening banquet and the picnic and that was it.  There is a pool party tonight but I would much prefer to play in our clans' Call of Duty 2 tournament!  Granted, I still have a large bullseye on my back but what the hell.

Ok, done with the rant.  It is a sad weekend as the youngest stepson has returned to his mother.  The dog is even moping about.  Now that's pathetic.  The house is quiet, almost too quiet.  I'm used to hearing the sounds of either Halo or Shadowrun in the other room.   The other night he and Dastard were helping me practice for the tourney tonight (hahaha) and although I still lost, the matches were much closer.  In fact, I tied one match with the kid.  It was fun while he and Dastard switched off and on playing me every other map.

Well, I suppose I should prepare for my imminent slaughter this evening and get comfy on the bed!

Here is the WYR for the day:

Would you rather
Be able to go forward in time on three different occasions in your life
OR
go back in time once?

Keep on Go!