I Second That

At the risk of causing a chain reaction of a large mass of you blowing this entire thing off and giving into the summer temptation of complacencyI just wanted to second everything 750 emailed us about. I haven't noticed as much as he has but maybe thats because I'm a bigger part of it that I realize.

Our purpose here is to provide security that the Library and the Police department and the University pays for.

The wonderful thing about this job is that nobody is looking over our shoulders all the time. But that is just more responsiblity on us as individuals to do what is needed and to improve ourselves. I know that there really isn't a standard set for us to reach for so lets just try to improve a little bit each day or week, whatever YOU feel is necessary. Maybe its learning more about book mutilation or coming in on time or maybe reviewing what to do in case of a fire drill or brush up on your CPR "skillz." The point of us being here whenever the library is open is that anything could happen at any time, and people may not respect us when we are getting them for a Jamba Juice but thier attitudes will change when you are able to handle an emergency professionally and with courage. We need to always be preparing ourselves.

To that end there is an icon on the middle computers desk top called "Quick Train." It is a collection of power point presentation made by other officers on different subjects like first aid and fire alarms. This should be a refference for all of us to brush up on what we need to know to be effective security guards.

Just remember...Sitting at the desk looking good is only part of our job description.

Journal

The Former 786 has inspired me to start recording my daily journal on the west desk blog.

Sunday May 15, 2005
8:00 a.m. awoke
8:15 a.m. showered (not while in bed)
8:30 a.m. ate cereal
9:00 a.m. church
1:00 p.m. food
2:00 went on walk. got attacked by ducks
2:30 slept
3:00 watched movie
5:00 food
9:30 ward prayer
11:00 went to bed

Travel Log

Hey,

I was just thinking about how much I miss sitting there at the West Desk and I wanted to let you all know that I was alive and well. I'm currently on a "Walkabout," as my Dad is calling it. We (my father, brother, and I) flew down to Florida yesterday (thank you, Southwest Airlines)so we could pick up a car and drive it back. I figured I'd do a bit of a travel log here on the West Desk, just for fun.

Day 1 - We spent the first night in Miramar with our former foreign exchange student, Thais. She is the girl who is moving to Utah to get married and we're driving her car back to Utah for her so she can fly with her dog, Oliver on a plane. (That's the background). She cooked a dinner, which was a scary aspect, but it was actually pretty good (beans and rice and chicken).

We were all tired from the flights (why is it you get so tired from just sitting around) so we decided just to go to bed after dinner (at around 9:00 MST). My brother and Dad slept in the guest room and I slept in Thais' room. Don't worry, she slept in her parents room (who weren't home). But there was a GIANORMUS picture of her on the dresser that stared at me all night. That was a little freaky. And also her cat came in around 4 am and began to claw me and paw at me for the rest of the morning until I finally got up around 7:00. It's hard to play with a cat when you're half asleep.

Day 2 -- I actually went downstairs and crashed in the guest room for a while when my Dad went to get ready. We ate bagels, and watched Xuxa (a Brazilian children's show -- Did I mention that the ONLY channel they got on their TV was a Brazilian station?) and then left around 11. We drove all the way up to Orlando and ate at a place called Firehouse Subs. I highly recommend it. Good stuff! I hope they get those in Utah soon.

Oh, her car doesn't have cruise control, so my foot got tired during my 3-hour driving shift. We arrived in Mobile, Alabama around 8:30pm or so and ate at a place called Felix's. I tried fried crab claws (not bad, except for the bits of shell), oysters on the half-shell (GAG! I can't believe those are an aphrodisiac!) and turtle soup. It's really moist here in Alabama. Right now we're in Daphne at the Microtel Inn. It's got free internet for all so I figured I'd check in here.

The rest of the travel log I'll just put in the comments section, just so I don't bother everyone by making a bunch of large, pointless posts. But let the adventure begin.

Just in case you're Hungry

Here's a little something to wet your appetite:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7720569/?GT1=6542

I'm thinking Library Security Field trip? Eh?

And I found a picture.