I am painfully bored. I have no friends in this stupid city. My roommate is almost always on her stupid phone. I don't want to date. I still haven't been given a start date for work. I can only drink so much. How the hell do people meet other people that isn't supposed to be with the end result of getting laid?
How was your Day 2 (general chat)
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How the hell do people meet other people that isn't supposed to be with the end result of getting laid?
I know that feel and I know it well :/
I contacted the hospital this evening because I got another email reminding me yet again I needed to come back to Austin, which I'll attend to promptly as soon as I find out what my status with this job is. Hopefully he will be upfront if he emails me back tomorrow.
I had some good news to share but I totally don't remember now, bummer. Good news is in short supply lately. Something about school I think.
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I've been spending the day cursing how the university works here. I don't know if its because I'm just a whiny newbie or because there is a genuine problem with the school system, but I really don't like suddenly being dumped with 15 documents to read and an essay to write in merely two weeks. Well, two wouldn't be that bad, if it weren't for the fact that one week will go to "coming up with a question and getting it confirmed". Not to mention our teachers never got any actual training in how to be teachers.
Its been a trainwreck since day one and I'm honestly thinking of jumping the ship, but the fact that the universities I REALLY want to attend are out of my leauge and I got this nice apartment for those who study, close to the big city… guess there is no choice but to pull it together and stop being a whiny newbie.
Still, the governent really, REALLY needs to do something about the teacher situation. Its gross, these teachers are legitimately worse than every other teacher I've had before.
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@Zar:
I've been spending the day cursing how the university works here. I don't know if its because I'm just a whiny newbie or because there is a genuine problem with the school system, but I really don't like suddenly being dumped with 15 documents to read and an essay to write in merely two weeks. Well, two wouldn't be that bad, if it weren't for the fact that one week will go to "coming up with a question and getting it confirmed". Not to mention our teachers never got any actual training in how to be teachers.
Its been a trainwreck since day one and I'm honestly thinking of jumping the ship, but the fact that the universities I REALLY want to attend are out of my leauge and I got this nice apartment for those who study, close to the big city… guess there is no choice but to pull it together and stop being a whiny newbie.
Still, the governent really, REALLY needs to do something about the teacher situation. Its gross, these teachers are legitimately worse than every other teacher I've had before.
I think it's a general problem with colleges. They pretty much dump you on a roller coaster and go full speed right from the start, often with materials you have no knowledge about. My high school was a joke when it came to actually preparing students for college.
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I actually felt like college was a lot easier than high school, at least initially. It was a much more relaxed schedule than when I was doing "advanced high school stuff"
Course, things got hotter as things went along, but that's just how things went. Also, I do remember a lot of people saying that cramming roughly a third of a year's worth of courses into 7 week terms is ludicrous, so there's that.
But now I'm pretty much on cruise control til the next step, so there's that.
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I got a raise at work totally unexpectedly. It's really a nice place to work even though I complain a lot about it. I've never worked for a corp that put in so much effort to make me feel happy
Actually got a few days off this week THANK GOD. Lady at my second job says they need to cut back on hours which I am waaayyyy ok with. Been working too much lately
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**Things are doing great, the Tim Burton exposition is still happening, and the lines are still huge. Yes !! Give more money to the museum !!!! And since all the hype about Tim Burton is over, I´m back to my routine in the library…Good !!
The next exposition will be about Salvador Dali, so I can´t meet him in person hahahaha.
I will start my volunteering job in the hospital this saturday , I think it will be good, I don´t know...Let´s hope for the best.
Sunday I will go to the Hall of the Automobile 2014 with my father, who is doing great BTW, no more E Coli, no more high pressure, no more diabetes.
And least, I went to a psychiatrist and I will start going there every wednesday.**
EDIT: Zelda is doing better, but she still feels pain and I won a Frank Sinatra CD
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Anyone ever taken Prednisone? I'm on it for 8 days due to constant asthma attacks. I feel really sluggish and loopy and not talking right.
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Anyone ever taken Prednisone? I'm on it for 8 days due to constant asthma attacks. I feel really sluggish and loopy and not talking right.
After googling, I realize what was really happening. I was high. Shit pills made me high. Did not like it -_-
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Anyone ever taken Prednisone? I'm on it for 8 days due to constant asthma attacks. I feel really sluggish and loopy and not talking right.
Usually steroids have the opposite effect, like being wired as fuck. Though personally, I really do not notice anything from prednisone (but things to affect me less than most people) like I do medrol. That makes me want to bounce off the walls but I usually get it for hacking fits so I have to stay still so I don't cough and that just makes it worse. I wanted to go run laps at 3 AM just to go to sleep the first time I ever took it.
I guess it CAN have the opposite effect, like anything else, most people report sleeplessness and hyperactivity as the most common side-effects.
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Volunteering job in the hospital = In the start I was kinda uneasy with the idea of working there, but then I saw all the jobs I could do in the hospital (also,I liked the idea of being able to help others). I chose to work in the library (of course) and also, I volunteered to read to the patients.
Hall of the Automobile 2014 = So big !! Lot´s of new cars (especially from Renault, Ford and Nissan), the only problem was that the place was hot, and it didn't had air conditioned, I was worried about my father, I thought he would faint. But he was ok, sure, he had to seat some times, but besides that, he was feeling fine and full of energy.
Ah, there was a lot of electric cars and also cars powered by biofuel.
I became friends with a model, they win 500 R$ per hour just to look pretty and stand next to cars..WOW.
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Though cooking is not my thing I still cook dinner for my family. And the outcome? Well, it was not as good as what I have expected obviously. Still it was fun doing something out of the ordinary once in a while. And THIS out of the blue act leads me to signing-up for an account here AP forum. Why? Coz it's fun doing something out of the ordinary once in a while.
As for the question:
How was your day? Awesome-sauce! -
Well I officially have a busy Thursday. On my plate: a interview with the Glendale Police Department that could take up to five hours, a report due in my Concepts of Law Enforcement, and then going to Hollywood to see GWAR.
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Today I discovered that I've lost 1,5kg since the last time I checked my weight (2 weeks ago). Nice.
I celebrated the whole thing with donating blood… an hour before I was going to a meeting and felt sick for almost the entire run. Opsy.
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Waking up this morning felt a little weird. Because I had gotten used to it still being dark outside as I would leave for my morning class, but then DST happened and poof, it's back to already being light when I wake up. Took a few moments this morning for my brain to exit sleep mode so I could understand that discrepancy.
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Hmmm life will be more interesting now. Unpredictable as always. I'm glad that if anything I'm adaptable, because things are not going the way I planned lol. Got promoted at job, looking to possibly work my way up all the way to manager there. I'm going to go through hell and high water to do it. Hurt backs, mistakes, headaches. If I can pull it off, since I'm already one of the best employees there, it may be possible. I'll be very well off if I can manage to pull this off. I think it's my best option for now - will take multiple years.
Trying to clear Shiva Extreme in FFXIV. Gotta beat Ramuh Extreme first… and then I've gotta beat Turn 9 of the Second Coil of Bahamut. Turn 9's tearing my group apart (have to have a group go in regularly to hope to progress on it, unless you want to try gambling with random pickups. Your chances become dimly low unless you get lucky.). Having people doubt themselves. It's an entire other world from the previous turns. So many mechanics that will kill you happening in quick succession. Meteors falling on you, multi-colored golems wrecking you if not done correctly, a piece of ancient technology crashing down on you and knocking you into insta-kill blue flames, the boss diving on you like the nimble asshole he is and dealing heavy damage, super-heal intensive attacks, and he shoots freakin' beams at you. As if this wasn't enough (there's a whooooole lot more), there are dragons in the final phase that you have to figure out the pattern of visually before they dive through your party and wreck them. It's a lot harder than it sounds. It's a very punishing fight and was frankly terrifying for me at first as the tank. Watching my HP dip and diiiiip. Oh I'm alright, phe -- I'm dead.
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Saw a specialist today for my asthma problems. Did a bunch of breathing tests and results said my asthma is mild, but doc can't explain why I'm having so many attacks.
Been taking more meds this past two weeks than my entire life, and I was given a bunch more to try instead.
So conflicted.. want to go back to work but everything is giving me attacks.. Then I'll have a few hours when I'm fine and I'll think "I'm okay right now. I feel guilty for not being at work." And then right after that I'll have another attack. I feel so unstable, like all the meds are just suppressing whatever it is and then when it wears off I'm back to being sick.
Sinus problems giving me massive pain at front of my skull.. Feel so tired now..
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Did my first evening shift today. Man i love getting up to go to work at 14.00.
Buuut i didn't remember to eat anything today, so i got pretty damn woozy and had to take an emergency burger.
All in all had a pretty sweet day. Learned alot, just had two very minor wounds on my fingers and my feet didn't hurt at all.
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[hide]In some rather unforunate news, my uncle passed away yesterday. I learned about it when I got home from school and naturally, I was shocked. He had been to the hospital recently, but unlike my grandmother last year, he did go home…..and apparently died of a heart attack when having to go back.
And I don't know if this makes this heartwarming or heartbreaking but he told my cousin his funeral ideas (coffin, attire, and all), and even had made a collage of pictures to be displayed beforehand. Maybe he just had that feeling.
At least he had still control of his facilities and was lucid.......which is more than I could say for my grandmother, who had turned into a shadow of herself by the end of it all. But it was still way too sudden.
I'm still digesting what happened, and I do feel guility for not visiting him more (I was even gonna call him!).
.......At least now he's with my grandfather, grandmother, and their old dog.
But.....I just thought he had more time.[/hide]
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So I got a service of process delivered today, wasn't there to get it, can only get it tomorrow from the post office AND I have no idea what it might be
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It's been colorful around CT lately, and it always makes me smile.
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[hide]In some rather unforunate news, my uncle passed away yesterday. I learned about it when I got home from school and naturally, I was shocked. He had been to the hospital recently, but unlike my grandmother last year, he did go home…..and apparently died of a heart attack when having to go back.
And I don't know if this makes this heartwarming or heartbreaking but he told my cousin his funeral ideas (coffin, attire, and all), and even had made a collage of pictures to be displayed beforehand. Maybe he just had that feeling.
At least he had still control of his facilities and was lucid.......which is more than I could say for my grandmother, who had turned into a shadow of herself by the end of it all. But it was still way too sudden.
I'm still digesting what happened, and I do feel guility for not visiting him more (I was even gonna call him!).
.......At least now he's with my grandfather, grandmother, and their old dog.
But.....I just thought he had more time.[/hide]
I'm so sorry for your loss Metamario. I hope you can find some comfort with the help of close family and relatives.
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[hide]In some rather unforunate news, my uncle passed away yesterday. I learned about it when I got home from school and naturally, I was shocked. He had been to the hospital recently, but unlike my grandmother last year, he did go home…..and apparently died of a heart attack when having to go back.
And I don't know if this makes this heartwarming or heartbreaking but he told my cousin his funeral ideas (coffin, attire, and all), and even had made a collage of pictures to be displayed beforehand. Maybe he just had that feeling.
At least he had still control of his facilities and was lucid.......which is more than I could say for my grandmother, who had turned into a shadow of herself by the end of it all. But it was still way too sudden.
I'm still digesting what happened, and I do feel guility for not visiting him more (I was even gonna call him!).
.......At least now he's with my grandfather, grandmother, and their old dog.
But.....I just thought he had more time.[/hide]
! My condolences. Stay strong!
On another note:
! According to the site, my university doesn't seem to have a person I could talk to about my depression. This lead me to go to one of the sites someone here sent to me in another thread and through that I found some worldwide chat helper services. Not a final solution, but should be good in case of emergency and till I can't find a good doctor.
! I'm afraid though. How does one find a good doctor? I don't want to ask any of my family, because I'm afraid to tell them. They wouldn't really see the weight of my problem.
None of my friends so far seem to have depression and if they knew someone who could help, they would've said it already. But they can only tell me to try and find help.
Maybe my old high-school teacher. She knows me really well and she must know a person who is qualified for this thing, or at least show me some directions.Something annoying: it turns out there is no translator/interpreter studies in Scandinavian languages. Which is a bummer and kinda bad because that's what I've signed for two years ago. Luckily, I have two solutions. French or Finnish. I'm leaning towards Finnish, because I've been meaning to learn that for years. Also, I love my language, and I'm eager to find the similarities and such. French would be the easier way, but I guess I could pick it up any time. Also, Finnish definitely has translation/interpreter studies. Also, it goes well with Swedish I guess.
That reminds me, Finno-Swedish sounds so strange yet so nice~
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[hide]In some rather unforunate news, my uncle passed away yesterday. I learned about it when I got home from school and naturally, I was shocked. He had been to the hospital recently, but unlike my grandmother last year, he did go home…..and apparently died of a heart attack when having to go back.
And I don't know if this makes this heartwarming or heartbreaking but he told my cousin his funeral ideas (coffin, attire, and all), and even had made a collage of pictures to be displayed beforehand. Maybe he just had that feeling.
At least he had still control of his facilities and was lucid.......which is more than I could say for my grandmother, who had turned into a shadow of herself by the end of it all. But it was still way too sudden.
I'm still digesting what happened, and I do feel guility for not visiting him more (I was even gonna call him!).
.......At least now he's with my grandfather, grandmother, and their old dog.
But.....I just thought he had more time.[/hide]
! Hope you and your family do well during this time Meta. My grandfather left us in a similar way, and I am glad to see that like mine he had a great, caring family around him up until the end.
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Saw a specialist today for my asthma problems. Did a bunch of breathing tests and results said my asthma is mild, but doc can't explain why I'm having so many attacks.
Been taking more meds this past two weeks than my entire life, and I was given a bunch more to try instead.
So conflicted.. want to go back to work but everything is giving me attacks.. Then I'll have a few hours when I'm fine and I'll think "I'm okay right now. I feel guilty for not being at work." And then right after that I'll have another attack. I feel so unstable, like all the meds are just suppressing whatever it is and then when it wears off I'm back to being sick.
Sinus problems giving me massive pain at front of my skull.. Feel so tired now..
I hope things get better for you. Maybe your body just needs time to adjust to the medicine. Use your time at home like I would.. Catching up on tv shows you missed out on!
That is of course if you feel up to it and you're as behind (in everything) as I am.
[hide]In some rather unforunate news, my uncle passed away yesterday. I learned about it when I got home from school and naturally, I was shocked. He had been to the hospital recently, but unlike my grandmother last year, he did go home…..and apparently died of a heart attack when having to go back.
And I don't know if this makes this heartwarming or heartbreaking but he told my cousin his funeral ideas (coffin, attire, and all), and even had made a collage of pictures to be displayed beforehand. Maybe he just had that feeling.
At least he had still control of his facilities and was lucid.......which is more than I could say for my grandmother, who had turned into a shadow of herself by the end of it all. But it was still way too sudden.
I'm still digesting what happened, and I do feel guility for not visiting him more (I was even gonna call him!).
.......At least now he's with my grandfather, grandmother, and their old dog.
But.....I just thought he had more time.[/hide]
My condolences Meta, I wish I had more time with my aunt too but my goodness my brothers and I have wonderful memories of her. Keep your uncle in your happy thoughts.
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I'm so sorry for your loss Metamario. I hope you can find some comfort with the help of close family and relatives.
I'll be able to attend the wake tomorrow (and funeral Saturday), so I hope so.
! My condolences. Stay strong!
! Thank you Nolus.
! Hope you and your family do well during this time Meta. My grandfather left us in a similar way, and I am glad to see that like mine he had a great, caring family around him up until the end.
! Thank you, although I wish we were just there a little more….this guilt is gonna haunt me a little bit, but at least my last visit wasn't....too far off? (beginning of September....)
! But I'm glad, because I know a bunch of his friends and whatnot are gonna come out to pay their respects. He knew a lot of people.My condolences Meta, I wish I had more time with my aunt too but my goodness my brothers and I have wonderful memories of her. Keep your uncle in your happy thoughts.
Right before leaving for my birthday dinner, I saw a picture of him with me and my brother at our fifth birthday. It almost brought a tear to my eye, and admittedly I felt bad even "embracing" my birthday despite the situation.
But alas! Thank you all the same. Seriously.
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Today I sprained/twisted my foot when I was getting off the bus. Had to scurry away so I won't block other people, took time to breathe through the feeling, limped over to nearest bench, took more time getting back my bearings, and hobbled back home. But now I can only jump around if I want to move around :(
I hate it, I don't even know how bad it is, but its still swollen (like 5-6 hours have passed already, but hey at least it's not blue, yet). I hope the future doesn't have in store for me cast or crutches and it will go away on its own.
*And I cracked my phone screen for the first time ever.
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My day was ok, sure.
I had a surprise birthday party in my work place, my GF gave me a present (The book: The king in yellow), my older sister phoned me to wish a happy birthday and my mother made another cake for me.
But In AP Forums ? Almost no one said happy birthday to me..
FOR SHAME !!!
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Happy Birthday to you.
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! So I tried one of those online chat helper thingies.
! It felt so empty. When I put my feelings into words I felt like an awful generic movie character.
It doesn't help that yesterday I broke down in tears twice and I'm on the verge of it again. I just feel so helpless -
My day was ok, sure.
I had a surprise birthday party in my work place, my GF gave me a present (The book: The king in yellow), my older sister phoned me to wish a happy birthday and my mother made another cake for me.
But In AP Forums ? Almost no one said happy birthday to me..
FOR SHAME !!!
I congratulated you in Skype :B
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! So I tried one of those online chat helper thingies.
! It felt so empty. When I put my feelings into words I felt like an awful generic movie character.
It doesn't help that yesterday I broke down in tears twice and I'm on the verge of it again. I just feel so helplessI wish I can make life better for you. Best wishes to you.
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My day was ok, sure.
I had a surprise birthday party in my work place, my GF gave me a present (The book: The king in yellow), my older sister phoned me to wish a happy birthday and my mother made another cake for me.
But In AP Forums ? Almost no one said happy birthday to me..
FOR SHAME !!!
Happy birthday. Give me a prize!
I think it works like that…
! So I tried one of those online chat helper thingies.
! It felt so empty. When I put my feelings into words I felt like an awful generic movie character.
It doesn't help that yesterday I broke down in tears twice and I'm on the verge of it again. I just feel so helplessNolus, what is your dream job? Better yet, what career are you pursuing?
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So I just watched the new Hercules movie (the one with Dwayne Johnson) and it wasn't until I looked the film up on Wikipedia did I discover that the actor who played the evil King Cotys in the film (he also played The Professor in Hellboy) was the very same actor who played the original Chestburster victim in Alien!!
My mind is so blown right now.
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My day was ok, sure.
I had a surprise birthday party in my work place, my GF gave me a present (The book: The king in yellow), my older sister phoned me to wish a happy birthday and my mother made another cake for me.
But In AP Forums ? Almost no one said happy birthday to me..
FOR SHAME !!!
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@Monkey:
It's been colorful around CT lately, and it always makes me smile.
Ahhh I hate you new englanders
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Happy birthday. Give me a prize!
I think it works like that…
Thanks !! And I think you should give me a present, right ? :ninja:
Thanks !!!
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Well, my teacher answered. And now I feel bad because she said I was always strong and could take care of myself. Did it really seem that way? Wasn't it that I looked weak so that's why I got bullied? I actually looked strong? I don't know what to think anymore.
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Made som pretty sweet carnitas today, and had 'em with some beer and mango salsa.
And for tomorrow i'm thinking i should try to recreate the burger they make at the restaurant at home. I've got the dough for the buns preped, now i just need to get my hands on some nice fatty chuck to mince and some tasty kale to make a nice acidic sallad with.
Maybe i can get some nice blue cheese and some pickled onions too, if my wallet can afford it.
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Every day at around the halfway point of work I'm incredibly tired and I keep thinking to myself, 'I'm going to get some sleep when I get home'. When I get home I'm wide awake except on rare occasions so I don't go to sleep. Today was just like any other day.
It's a tiring cycle but on a positive note I think my house has a magical healing attribute equipped to it.
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Man, Friday was a busier day for me than usual. First I had to get off work early to go to a doctor's appointment in order to get my prescription refilled. During the appointment, not only did I get a routine check up, I also had to get a flu shot and a random drug test. Then after the appointment, I had to go to Sam's club (which is right next to the Wal-Mart that I work at) to drop off the prescription and went around shopping for groceries while waiting for my prescription to be ready. After then after I finished shopping and finally getting my ridlem refilled, I went home to relax a bit before I went to the Kroger that is close to my apartment to get more groceries.
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I'm moving on to only working the evening shift come tomorrow. Should be fun.
And i've decided that tomorrow is a good soup day, so i'll be making some nice and easy creme ninon.
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Revamped my website and applied to some jobs. Spent a few hours today on my friend's film. He's a super talented rigger/modeler, so it's def worth it to do some work for him. Funny enough, the scenes in his film are so easy compared to the super physical stuff I've been fiddling with for my game reel haha. It's kind of nice.
I got a small gig as an animation tutor for my coworker's 11 year old niece. It's been fun putting together a curriculum! It's kind of tedious to teach beginner animation to college kids because they know a bunch of stuff already. It's gonna be fun teaching stop motion and what not :p
Also it looks like I won't be going home for thanksgiving. I'm majorly depressed I think but on the other hand a little relieved that I won't have to spend a bunch of money to go home for only 3 days. I really wanted to meet my sister's bf :(
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Ah, freedom!
Today was my 9th day at work, meetings and things taking up all my usual resting days. Seeing how stressful some of them have been it's no wonder I fell asleep on the sofa after I got home yesterday… hum... but now it's over!
In more ways than one!
I had accepted extra work from the... boss of the... whatever the hell you're supposed to call them in English. Guides and... stuff. She needed a compilation of a survey she hadn't had time to work with and I had happily accepted it... and it turned into a 32 page nightmareish thing that has taken up a lot of workdays. Urgh. But now that one is also done!No more work! For several days!
In the end I felt so happy having free time I noticed a big picture on the wall outside an auction house I pass on my way home. It was Superman and it said "contemporary art" so I figured that they might have more comic related things in there. Since they had a public viewing tonight I strolled inside and had a look... and was a bit disappointed. The Superman picture was an image by Andy Warhol and there was one (bad) by Roy Lichtenstein and not only were they above my pay grade but they weren't that interesting either. Some pieces were nice, most was way too expensive for me and (fortunately) there wasn't anything I was interested in getting. Talking to the people there was nice, though, and I had a catalogue gently forced into my hands for further reading anyhow. It felt like going to a mini museum.
And it got me wondering what I'd have to give to get an original by Eiichiro Oda. Or where to even get one. It would be more than awesome but I'd wager my savings (trying to save up to buy a house, a few years left before I got enough for that but still) wouldn't get me one.
Now I'm gonna heat some leftovers and have a nice, sleepy evening, happy with the thought of not having to wake up early to the noise of some stupid alarm clock.
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Today has been too long of a day for me to have a Calculus II midterm at 9:30 tomorrow that I barely know the material for and am probably going to bomb. ESPECIALLY since I was intending on being a math major. I really hope the curve kicks in…
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Next week is gonna be crazy, and Omega Ruby/Smash U lay at the end of it all.
I have two labs to type up this weekend, one of them being part of a poster, my old lab instructor is coming back for three classes (goodbye, easy lab sessions…), and Calculus III is really shaping up to kick my ass. I just know a test is around the corner.
sigh Gotta do my best.
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Next week is gonna be crazy, and Omega Ruby/Smash U lay at the end of it all.
I have two labs to type up this weekend, one of them being part of a poster, my old lab instructor is coming back for three classes (goodbye, easy lab sessions…), and Calculus III is really shaping up to kick my ass. I just know a test is around the corner.
sigh Gotta do my best.
Is it those convergence tests? Because for me it's the goddamn convergence tests.
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The convergence tests were the best parts of calc though
Also the most tedious
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@Mr.:
Is it those convergence tests? Because for me it's the goddamn convergence tests.
Ah no, that was a semester ago, now I'm doing Jacovian Matrices and total derivatives. But I certainly remember those….somewhat.
@Purple:
The convergence tests were the best parts of calc though
Also the most tedious
Yes, they were. Blegh.
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I'm already really happy with this new job I haven't even started. I'm not going to have to go through the entire process like I have no experience (compared to CVS), I'm making way more money. I got done with most of the computer modules today, I only left because my head was about to pop off. I think I can finish it tomorrow <3 I'm so excited, work again at laaaast! Now the semester just needs to hurry up and end.