Yesterday afternoon when I found my grocery list attached to the travel arrangements I was making for my boss, I realized that I needed to take a break and welcome the dysfunction. I was worried that I would accidentally call my boss and tell him what to get at the grocery store and then tell Neil about his next trip to Iowa.
Luckily, I now only have one list I am working on and few less piles on my desk. I am still bewildered with why people think the way they do. I am amazed by how many people do not know how to use the internet or can read for that matter.
I was told today by someone that it was strange that I do not know sign language and I work on a project that tests interpreters for the deaf. She was trying to tell me how she was afraid to test in another state that I will not name (in order to stay neutral) because they might have an accent that she wouldn't understand (referring to an accent in sign language????). She also shared some quite racist remarks about another group of people that she can't understand "their" sign language. Anyway, after a conversation that went on like that for 15 minutes, I decided that after months of hemming and hawing over whether or not I should learn sign language, I decided I should. Since I am a terrible decision maker, I still may change my mind but I think I am going to take a class in the fall. It is intimidating because my attempt at learning Spanish was laughable. So why do I think I could learn sign language? I'm not sure but I guess I can consider it professional development.
4 comments:
Good call on learning sign language for professional development... genius! Now how about you think of something that I could do for professional development!? :)
loved sign language but forgot most everything. good luck you'll do great
I've heard the "accent" thing before...very interesting. Good luck with learning it...I'm sure you'll pick it fast and be signing like a native in no time!
OF course you should learn sign. Then you can talk to Eli. :)
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