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Feb. 23rd, 2011 10:34 am
zfreelance: (<lj site="livejournal.com"  user="timepunching">) (Fuck Decaf)
Efffffff. We're doing open/closed wounds and bone breakage in my First Aid class and I literally almost passed out on my desk.

DX

As far as I know, I'm okay with blood and gore in real life (so long as it isn't mine), but fuck if I can stand looking at pictures.

Jesus hell, MOVIES don't even bother me. I DON'T GET IT.



(this from the girl who's gonna have to cut on cadavers in grad school. awesomecakes.)
zfreelance: (<lj site="livejournal.com"  user="timepunching">) (Whiskey)
Ugh. First day of classes = rain. OBVIOUSLY.

On a positive note, I liked both of my professors today, and my work schedule is no where near as hectic as last semester. I also have the potential to get six different first aid certifications, which is awesome. My issue with my own blood aside, emergency care/EMT is something that I'm keeping in mind if PT doesn't pan out.

I'm not taking as many hours as I'd like, but there wasn't a damn thing I could do, because the people in charge are idiots.

Yeah, old news is old.

I have a lot of personal homework to do this semester, which includes figuring out if I want to take the summer and go beat out my 40+ hours of volunteer work that I need for my grad school applications and take classes online, or if I want to stay at school and work for another summer. My bank account points to staying and working. We'll see.

I also have to count up my credits and ballpark my graduation date. 2012 is looking grim, I must say. Fucking pre-recs are fucking up my plans, okay?

And then there's the GRE. I've heard mixed reviews about this. I went to public school in Florida; I fear no man's standardized test. But this is grad school we're talking about, so one would assume that years of FCAT and a slightly above average SAT score would not a prepared applicant make. But then again, I'm real good at faking it. Again, we'll see.

I also have to watch my idiot sister like a hawk, because she screwed up her GPA, messing around with various and sundry boy-things. I know I can't baby-sit her all the time, but if she doesn't pull this up, she'll lose scholarships and insurance and all sorts of fun stuff. Sadly, she's at the age where she's a legal adult and will remind you of that fact at every turn.

Bottom line, being an adult is hard. Alcohol is easy. Take that as you will.

::falls facedown on the bed::
zfreelance: (<lj site="livejournal.com"  user="timepunching">) (Alice)
So, last night I sat up in bed a around 1am in a panic. In the hustle and bustle of FRAS, I had completely forgotten about two online quizzes for one of my classes.

I threw myself at my computer, but it was too late. The quizzes were closed.

I sent an e-mail to my professor, explaining what had happened, and asked if I was still able to pass the class with the required 85% or higher, and if not, could I somehow supplement the grade?

Her response was it was impossible for me to pass the class, and that I should drop it and try again in the summer.

I was terrified, because without this class, I was not a full-time student and could no longer qualify for my job as an RA.

Close to tears, I called home and explained the situation. My dad screamed and my mother told me to talk to my adviser.

I then spoke to my flatmate, another RA, and asked what the next step was.

She explained that I should inform Housing about the issue, and that I would be put on probation, which is a nice way of saying that I will be on thin ice for the remainder of the semester.

But I will not be fired. Hopefully.

I then succumbed to self-pity and despair. For about a minute. Then I got up, made myself dinner, watched NCIS, and made appointments in my phone for future RA stuff as if nothing had happened.

I'm going to talk to my boss tonight and make an appointment with my adviser in the morning. I'm going to hope and pray that I am not fired on the spot. But even if I am, I have resolved to deal with it with confidence and dignity. There is grovelling in my future, to be sure. But I am not going to waste any more time feeling sorry for myself.

Wish me luck.
zfreelance: (<lj site="livejournal.com"  user="timepunching">) (::facepalm::)
As long as I get to watch Alex SkarsgÄrd roll around naked on any surface, I will continue to watch True Blood. Avidly. Rabidly.

I am ashamed. and I need an Eric icon.

Soooo...

Jun. 10th, 2009 05:43 pm
zfreelance: (<lj site="livejournal.com"  user="timepunching">) (::facepalm::)
I applied at Wendy's. FML.

My parents/sibs continue to drive me fucking insane for one reason or another. It's really hard to be adult about things that stress you when the only examples you have are your passive aggressive mother and what you've seen on TV. I am so over this summer nonsense.

On a better note, I saw Terminator Salvation. I have some glee about that. )

Renovations continue on the bathroom that happens to share a wall with my room. The hammering is scaring the bejeezus out of me. Also, I'm hungry.

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