Kathy, that's so awesome that the company will help out.

That was the first thing I did when I was thinking about taking this position in the company five years ago, was ask if the boss's boss would approve reimbursing an MLS degree. The company only reimburses $5000/year (when I started back in 1992, they were providing full reimbursement for both bachelors and graduate degrees; now, they only fully cover bachelors), and I'm factoring in annual increases in tuition and fees, so that $2000 is only an estimate. (I'm also thinking about using some of the 2007 reimbursement check to pay off my high-interest-rate credit card, and then pay off that part of the loan over the three years I'm in the program.)

If there's a discrepancy in your favour between what you pay and what the full time students pay, some universities will charge you a make up fee that you have to pay in order to graduate. I had to pay an extra $2300, which nobody told me about until after I had started my program and the university kind of buried it in their regulations. (It wasn't on the Grad Faculty, Financial Services websites or in the Student Handbook, I had to go digging in the regs of the university.) So make sure to ask up front about that.

That really sucks! No, the LEEP (online) program is charged at the same rate as the on-campus one; the only difference is that LEEP's rate is factored as a four-credit rate, not per credit. We don't get the various on-campus student perks (insurance, etc.), but then, we don't have to pay for those perks, either.

And listen to me putting myself in with the LEEP students when I haven't even been accepted yet! Jeez, talk about making assumptions...

"No, I don't work at Z 1XX.5 on the weekend. Bitch stole my name!"

You should send her a C&D letter.

ita! This may have been posted already, but this story about female bodyguards in China was on NPR this morning, and I thought you'd like it.

Edited--wrong thread.

Cool, Jessica!

I certainly hope the show's not a bait and switch. It's some people that had filmed at the centre previously, and are looking to get clips from two days of training.

Who knows?

Alright--back from job interview (and fingerprinting, although I have no offer) and I need to sleep and/or watch Heroes.

from Jessica's link, this is the best euphemism ever.

Xing calls his bodyguard firm a "business etiquette" company.

ita, the bodyguard training sounds cool! Especially the counter surveillance and defensive driving!

Mayor Richard M. Daley will present the Chicago native with a plaque proclaiming Tuesday "Jennifer Hudson Day."

Yeah, big crowd in front of the theatre and streets closed off. I was just walking along the east side of the Chicago Theatre trying to get to work and a cop stepped in front of me with his arms spread out saying, "There are VIPs ahead. You need to walk on the other side of the street."

but this story about female bodyguards in China was on NPR this morning

I was in the car listening and totally thought of ita.

Also, ita, watch Heroes.

I have a new person on the "Allyson's 48 bosses" list, who is a know-it-all annoyance who just wrote me up for not having enough room under my desk to hide in case of earthquake. I'm 4'10". I have assloads of room for me, my computer...shit, I could work under my desk comfortably.

I smell war.

I have a new person on the "Allyson's 48 bosses" list, who is a know-it-all annoyance who just wrote me up for not having enough room under my desk to hide in case of earthquake.

W.T.F?!?!?!