Ethics and Morals

My Capstone class is in hot debate about the difference between ethics and morals. Many students are conservative and hold high regards for their ethics that they believe everyone should adhere to. My opinion: stand true to what you believe is right for you. As long as you are not endangering anyone (including yourself) then who's business of anyone is it to tell you what's right and wrong for you?

*sigh* Many people don't see that though. They get caught up in "saving" the world. So what is the difference between ethics and morals?

In other news - work is going well considering the circumstances. The SPO audit is coming along with minor hangups, which is a huge accomplishment. I've been working closely with DM and a couple times this week things got tense (not between us) but we've worked through it and laugh and life is good. I'm still WAY behind but I'm making progress, which is all anyone can hope for these days. I find that having a more lax attitude is improving my conduct at work. I feel bad for RB and HG when they wince as they ask me how things are going. Okay, they don't wince and they geniunely care about me, but if I was them after all the rants and raves I've forced on them I'd be a little scared to ask me how I feel. It feels good smiling and saying "It's okay. How are you?"

Wedding: I purchased my plane ticket. Turns out United does fly to Cabo and I was able to get a ticket using my miles. $66 for airfare to Cabo. Not bad. Of course it does mean Dane and I will be taking separate flights to/fro Cabo. He (nor I) like that idea but at this point if it means saving $500 I'll take that. When I searched about 2 weeks ago for tickets from SEA to Cabo they were about $260, now the cheapest is $480. I'm hoping with the declining gas prices and what not that the tickets will go down and my family and friends will be able to purchase tix at a reasonable price. There's always last minute fares and summer specials, but if my guests are anything like me that wait would make them uncomfortable. The best advice would be to keep your eye out and when you see a price that is reasonable, jump on it.

Birthday: Dane's 28th b-day is this Sunday. So far we are going to dinner tomorrow, the hockey game on Saturday and then staying in Queen Anne for a night of frivalty and panty raids at the Mediterranean Inn where RB and TJ will be staying. :-) Dane is so far taking it better than he took 27. More news as the story develops.

School: Other than the ethical dilemma, I have less than 3 weeks till I have a bachelor's degree. I'm excited, of course, but when I started 3 years ago I knew that I wasn't stopping till I got to a master's degree and passed the CPA exam. In that light, I've only completed step one of three. Not to mention it was the easiest step. I'm so very thankful to have HG as a school companion to suffer through with and RB MBA as a role model having freshly completed the program. I don't know how I'd do it successfully without them. GO TEAM! As for the CPA exam, law school, and/or PHD program, that's still up in the air. I may get through the master's program and decide that's enough. But not likely. What would be the use of going through all the trouble of a master's degree in accounting without certifying it.

Diet: I don't feel the diet is going well but according to my measurements I am steadily losing weight/inches. I haven't been consistently going to the gym and TKD or BD or yoga every day, but I am consistently doing at least one of the four, four times a week. I'm also doing a good job sticking to the low fat diet. That's probably the biggest key.

Amy: I'm very excited for Amy's upcoming trip to SEA. We plan to go to Noc Noc to see LR and the Burlesque show.

********dee dee dee dee deee****** THIS JUST IN!!! Dane just exclaimed that he can't believe he's turning 28. He says it might as well be thirty. And how old am I? ONLY 26 - that's young!!*********we now return to your regularly scheduled program**********

Friday night we will probably just hang at the house (perhaps after a happy hour w/ HG and the Hub, and hopefully RB and TJ) and sit in the tub and catch up on catty gossip. Saturday I will go to school for the LAST TIME EVER ON CAMPUS!! Then we will prep for the party and my departure from Earth via Absynthe. It's even on HG's to-do list courtesy of drunken power at Hurls on 9/16. Sunday we will recover from said debotchery and wish Amy a fond farewell.

At that point I will commence my yearly mourning period for Isis by watching her movies, painting, reading, and sobbing in the privacy of my home surrounded by cats.