...Is almost here!

Most people don't know what goes on behind the scenes. I never complain about the inner-workings of AX, but there's a lot of bureaucratic crap this year - much more than in previous years. The board members have made pretty extreme budget cuts at the expense of the standard of living of staffers. We now have to contend with unrealistic parking/carpool expectations, and on a meal stipend that *I'll* barely be able to survive on... I can't even imagine what the guys are going to do. Meanwhile, all the managers get their own rooms, and later all the board members will take their annual post-AX "bonding" trip to Las Vegas or some crap. Why not make managers at least double up in a room? How's that for bonding? Or why not downsize board members from suites to normal rooms? Abandon the pomp; is that seriously too much to ask?

Registration has typically always gotten the short end of the stick, despite our absolute importance, so I'm curious if the other departments have had similar issues. On the up-side, our manager Karen tried to make our our shift schedules more manageable, so here's hoping everyone shows up when they're supposed to. /hmm

Also, Katherine will be making a special appearance this year. She's returning to be the squad captain to my lieutenant captain. She said she'd never return, but SPJA even paid for her flight ticket just to have her back on Reg. I always wondered why she didn't take the manager position after Denny left; SPJA obviously loves her, as do those of us who were here in the Denny days.

Oh, and also, this will be my 5th year. I'm supposed to be getting a jacket to commemorate my work history. So there are a few silver linings in this cloud of bureaucracy. <3

I guess we'll see.