i'm back

i'm back from my week in orlando. aced the iaitam course exam-- 143 questions, handwritten, 25 minutes. go team, go. should get results by monday. i hope this one guy in our class passed. not every class has one, but he was an absolute stress monkey. one of those types who is constantly vying for attention, but not quite eliciting positive attention. friendly, nice guy, just needs to slow it down and try to take life a little easier. and now, i'm officially on vacation. well, not exactly, i have to go in on monday to file my expense receipts for the past 3-4 weeks. also, i need to double-check my forecast before i submit (26 p&l's, 36 months, >50 projects); that's a big excel spreadsheet, friends. plus it's reportable to board level. ack.

parents fly in tomorrow. not sure how that's going to work out. we have some things we need to work out amongst ourselves, plus coordinating to see beansprout. she's not handling all of this so well, but i don't know what else i can do. and then, the Great Southeastern Car Trip from DC through VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL. 1300 miles. 5-6 days.

oh, i've received my first grades in class. holding a B- in econ; A- in writing. no grades yet for accounting. not bad all things considered. i might even be willing to attempt them sober. ;) i love distance education.

--brio