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[04 Sep 2010|09:49pm] |
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Jack, Diane, Bridgette: considering the warning I doubt I will have time to seek refuge in the gym. I am unsure how much time there is for you, but if you'd like, you're more than welcome to stay with me. But I urge you to be safe.
With luck this will pass with no casualties.
[ooc: lol yes I am so reusing his post. :|]
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[08 Aug 2010|06:53pm] |
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Jack, Diane, Bridgette: considering the warning I doubt I will have time to seek refuge in the gym. I am unsure how much time there is for you, but if you'd like, you're more than welcome to stay with me. But I urge you to be safe.
With luck this will pass with no casualties.
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[26 Jun 2010|11:53am] |
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Perhaps I am lacking in supplies for my grandchildren. I have never in my life thought that crayon would be that difficult to remove from a wall, however I find that I have been proven wrong. Perhaps I should get more colouring books for them.
In the mean time, I think I may turn in for an early night.
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[21 May 2010|11:34pm] |
Never in my life have I paid such an outrageous amount to start a business. Never the less, the license has been renewed, and the paperwork has been filled and filed. It's nice to know that at least the system that they have instated still works efficiently. At least for now.
In time, Ryan Industries will be back on it's feet again.
Jack your girls have yet to be trouble at all. Picking them up from school has been delightful. Molly seems to be doing well with her sisters, after all. I don't think I'll get used to them calling me "Grandpa Ryan" quite yet.
I stopped by the library on the way home for a new book. It seems my collection isn't as grand as it once was, but at least there are still novels left to read. I do believe I'll start on Atlas Shrugged tomorrow.
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Diane, now that I think about it. Would you like to join me to the grocery store tomorrow?
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[22 Apr 2010|11:28pm] |
I apologise for the delay, however my courses are currently canceled for the next week. I have some business I must attend to. Your essays are due on our next scheduled class. We'll continue our discussion at that time as well. For those of you who forgot about the essay, consider yourselves lucky you have an extra week.
I was hoping this nightmare would be over, but clearly I was wrong. I only hope that bastard got what he deserved.
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[15 Apr 2010|10:52pm] |
Damnit. Damnit Jack I need to talk to you. Now.
So much for moving.
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[25 Mar 2010|04:30pm] |
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Perhaps I wasn't as concise as I had hoped in our last lecture, and I feel we need to revisit old topics. A review isn't entirely a bad idea, however I had hoped we could move on to another more pressing subject. Oh well, the matter will arise eventually. I hope this week is not foreshadowing what is to come. I would hate to see an entire class have it's grades slip because of a vacation.
I do believe I have some business plans to draw up. It certainly does help pass the time.
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[22 Feb 2010|02:30am] |
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These essays are turning out to be better than I had expected. It has becoming more interesting to read their intent, than it is to look for the key points that I need in order to grade them. This class is truly innovative, and their ideas rather compelling. Some of their virtues I could easily learn from. I am looking forward to seeing these men and women pass with their heads held high.
It is remarkable. Such progress in so little time. It seems those who wanted to learn stayed for the lessons while those looking for an easy grade left. I will hate to see these kids leave at the end of the semester.
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[14 Feb 2010|12:38pm] |
I find myself in thought about the teachings we had in Rapture. The very idea of the oppression of the surface, that the man in the office wants nothing more than to censor art. To censor science and the freedom of speech became a norm while I lived, and people only wanted to take. The parasite wanted to bleed people dry, to leech off the those working hard for their keep. Do we ever stop to take the time and thank these people for their work? It is automatic that we thank those we ask to serve us, but do we mean it?
Perhaps I should not think of those idealistic dreams, but more on the very basic principal. We work hard to keep our place, doing the jobs that most people do not wish to take. I do believe it is time to sit down and think about everything I worked so hard to obtain. The consequences of my very actions of my own inaction [deleted] and reflect on what I should do now.
Even in the darkest night, there is still a light that shines for the future. But for how long will my future last? [deleted]
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[07 Feb 2010|02:49am] |
( Private; Jack Ryan )
Maybe it was not wise to continue my classes this week seeing as I have gone a bit too far off topic. My notes from the session and the questions that were asked by my students could only point to such an instance. I will be more focused on the next class period so this won't happen again.
I feel like I am forgetting to do something, but I cannot put my finger on it. With luck it will come to me.
I should see about packing up most of my belongings. I am finding less and less time to enjoy my records while I am attempting to brighten young minds. I find that in order to continue my own work, I must set aside personal pleasure. I can't help but wonder, however, if that will ultimately be my downfall.
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[30 Jan 2010|02:31am] |
Perhaps I shall look into this moving business sooner than I expected. After all I do believe I have quite a bit to think about, as well as some notes to organize and rewrite.
Dr. Tenenbaum, again I must think you again for allowing me to sit in on your class.
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[21 Jan 2010|07:10pm] |
What a mess.
It seems like I have been neglecting my obligations to tidy up my own room since I have merely used it for sleep. Perhaps I have been working too hard on my projects for my class. Though I must say, thank you Diane for joining me the other night. It was nice. I agree that we should go out dancing once more.
I should see about requesting to move my belongings off campus in the mean time. Perhaps an apartment or the like seeing as I am a bit on in my years and moving from time to time would be a taxing task.
Something to think about in the future. It seems there is quite a bit to think about as of late.
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[17 Jan 2010|03:58am] |
Of all the things to be...
I wonder if I am making the right decision. However despite this, I am looking forward with hope that things will go well. My students have been nothing but generous in their numerous ideas of business ethics and I have found there are far less questions than the previous semester. With luck this shall prove to be an enlightening class as I seem to be learning new things.
Thing may not be so bad after all.
Jack, I was wondering if perhaps you were free tomorrow around noon? I was thinking we could go play a round of golf. Though, by golf I do mean that I believe it would be a nice outing as it were.
Oh, and Diane I was wondering if you would like to change our normal routine on Friday?
( Private; Claire Redfield )
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[04 Jan 2010|10:51pm] |
A new year brings new prospects as I have come to find. And yet there was no celebration. No champagne with friends or family, nor the excitement of the midnight hour - but it still brings the changes we all need to continue moving forward.
With luck, teaching will become easier as time goes on. My ideals are not what they used to be, however my aspirations remain the same. Perhaps it's time to rebuild Ryan Industries from the ground up in order to renew my interests. With luck it will have the foundation it once held before it became soaked in blood.
Jack, my boy, how have you been? It feels far too long since we've spoken. I do hope you are well.
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[02 Dec 2009|10:40pm] |
Is there to no end to anguish? Do we sit back to allow others to suffer, or do we find a way to help them? We offer our lively hoods, and even our souls are at steak the moment we begin to reach other and provid assistance - whether it's by product, or by charity.
Perhaps I am worrying too much. The winter tends to make me think more heavily on things I have done, or things I did not do.
It is business as usual I suppose. With the hibernation of certain trees, or the death of plants and vegetation until the spring, it becomes increasingly difficult to not ponder what is left to enjoy.
Though as a business man, myself, I expect to see the holiday sales draw in large crowds. I suppose I could say it warms my heart to see a business flourish this time of year. There is an essay in that somewhere. I do believe that will be the final essay of the year once I am able to sit down and write out the assignment.
( Private; Bridgette Tenenbaum )
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[10 Nov 2009|11:21am] |
Of all the things you could have me do, Diane. Not only will I never wear a costume like that again, I can assure you that next time the dress will be under my terms. Or well we'll see how far that will last. Embarrassment or not, I really cannot say "no" to her. [deleted] That being said, I did enjoy myself and you still dance like an angle. On the note of dancing -- I did manage to find a place where we could swing. What do you say about going there this Friday?
With the end of the semester in sight, I believe it's time for another essay, but those become boring in time. Late nights never seemed to dull as of late, so I shall think of something more challenging. Challenging ideas, hopes, and dreams- to push limits in order to obtain the goals you have put in place; perhaps I think it's time we do something more than just learn. A hands on experience perhaps, though nothing too detailed. It would certainly make for a much interesting paper.
I do believe I am starting to look forward to this new life.
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[11 Oct 2009|10:12pm] |
I don't think I could have asked for better company last night. Though it has reminded me that all work and no play makes for a dull boy. With that I do believe I should finish my lesson plans for the next week. I cannot delay much longer and I do discourage procrastination. Perhaps it is time to look at not just history, but to look forward into the future.
Diane, thank you.
( Private; Dr. Tenenbaum )
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[09 Oct 2009|06:28pm] |
Swallowing my pride. Not something I have found to be the easiest ordeal, however at times it must be done. I suppose it is another lesson I have learned too late. As they say: you cannot teach an old dog new tricks. I only hope that this is the first steps to repairing the damage I have caused.
I have some work I should finish, however, first I do believe I need to buy more cigarettes.
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[22 Sep 2009|12:56pm] |
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Perhaps it is time for us to review what we've learned thus far. I would like to see an essay, the length I shall leave up to you. The essay will not be graded on the quantity, but in the quality. The value of your words will be enough.
In the mean time, I do believe I shall make some tea in order to relax after a long day. It won't be as wonderful as she used to make. [deleted]
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[15 Sep 2009|07:08pm] |
The American dream is to become the best of the best, to offer something that has yet to be offered, and to provide for the masses a new idea. Something that is revolutionary. I had believed I had offered these things, but yet I found that by offering the impossible, people do their best to try and rise up and claim it as their own. You could offer your name sake, but it's a matter of time before your name is nothing.
It's amazing, to say the least, how business ethics change over time and how they differ in each situation. How do you handle employees in every day situations? Do you invite yourself into their lives or distance yourself between work and personal life? I think these questions become interesting with each answer.
Work aside, I never would have dreamed of a second chance if I had remained trapped in my mind. Trapped among the prison of ideas that all was left with a city I funded. Trapped beneath the ocean's depths foolhardy and without a thought of what I was doing with my life. It becomes apparent that I must move on from who I was and become who I need to be. I suppose there is a metaphor or a Chinese proverb somewhere to properly describe the situation, but I cannot think of one at current.
Perhaps, I should try a different approach then what I am accustomed to in this situation.
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