"Another one bites the dust..."

I'm officially down to just one class. I have actual class tonight at 5:30, but all we'll be doing is finishing up our last chapter, watching a short video and then having a review session. Hopefully we get out early because I would really like to get home so that Jake and I have time to watch "The Black Cauldron" before he has to leave for work. We usually don't have review for very long, so it's possible that we'll be out by like 7-7:15. The final is next Tuesday. I'll be working all day and then I have the test at 6 PM, so I'll have like 30 minutes to study before the test, which should help a little, maybe.

I hope that I got at least a decent grade on my Math final today. I feel somewhat confident about it, but when I was taking it, I kept messing up the formulas, and I'm still not sure if I fixed them and got the right numbers in the end. Since the prof won't be here next week, maybe the grades will be posted this week or early next week, so I'll be able to check on that?

I already know my grade for my FEEP class, but that's no surprise. If you show up and turn everything in, you're pretty much garunteed an A, and I did everything that we were supposed to. I wasn't worried about that class. Now, Math and Anthropology...yeah, I'm a little worried about those. The last 2 Math classes I've gotten A's in, but this one was different from those two, and I'm not sure if I understood everything or not. Oh well.

I rented "Happily Never After" yesterday. I didn't really pay close attention to it, which I probably should have, but it wasn't very interesting, at least not to me. I was really excited about it, and it turned out to be pretty much a let-down. But that's okay, because I got 2 free movies, too. :) "The Black Cauldron" and "Love Actually." I've seen all of the first one, but I haven't seen all of "Love Actually," at least not consecutively, so it'll be nice to watch it all at once.

Oh yeah...I put in an application with a temp agency in town. Hopefully they'll be able to help my find a job for this summer. I'm not really picky, but I would like something that's only part time and pays better than minimum wage (if that's possible). I just really don't want to be working all summer and not have any time to enjoy the break. Plus, I'll need to be available to help my Mom if she needs help with Dad or the boys or whatever. So, we'll see how that goes.

And also, I found these really cute "pirate boots" on Ebay that I'm thinking about buying if I decide to be a pirate for Halloween. They're leather and they lace up in the back to fit your calf, which is good because I have small feet and my calves are bigger than the shoe manufaturers think they should be, so it's really hard for me to find boots that fit. I just need to see what size shoe will fit my foot, so I asked the seller for the measurements for a size 8 (which is what I usually wear). But they are so cute!

Weird

This is the first Wednesday in a -long- time that I haven't had to get up and be somewhere really early. It's really nice. Even tho I could have stayed up late last night and read or "studied" (which I tried to do a little, but it didn't seem like I was retaining anything), I ended up going to bed sometime around 11 or 11:30...thus explaining why I'm awake at 9:55.

I'm planning on using today wisely and looking for a summer job. There's a temp. agency down the street and I'm going to stop in down there and see what they've got available...if anything sounds good, then I may apply. Otherwise, I'll probably just wait for the Saturday paper to come to the house and then check the Classifieds and see what's in there. I checked yesterday's paper, but they didn't really have anything that I was interested in. But, I still have this week and next week before I'm not working, so I have a little time to figure it out.

So, I've been thinking about buying a pirate/wench costume for Halloween this year. I found one on Ebay that they make to fit you, which is great, cuz I definately can't squeeze into a size 6 dress (which is around the size that most of the premade dresses are available in)! And it comes with a lot of stuff, but it's like $200, which I don't have right now. But hopefully I'll be able to save up a little in the next month and I'll be able to get it. I think I may talk Jake into getting a pirate costume so that we can "dress to match." I think it might be fun...I've never done that with anyone, really, not that we have anywhere to wear said costumes, but we've always got the party that my parents throw.

It's getting close

After Thursday, I will only have 1 final to worry about. I really need to study for my final on Thursday, but I just haven't taken the time. I really wanted to enjoy the long weekend, and I did. :) It would be great if we could end the quarter (and the year) without having to take finals, but that's not going to happen! They want to make us suffer one last time before releasing us for the summer.

Speaking of summer...I have to find a job. I'm not going to be needed in the Advising Office, so I'm going to look for something a little closer to home (which will be great, especially if gas prices stay in the range that they've been in lately!). I haven't really put much thought into where I want to work. Wal-Mart might be a good job, but I'm not sure if I really want to work there. So, I'm going to check out the Classifieds when I get home today and see what's available. Hopefully I'll be able to find something that pays well and doesn't expect me to work all of the time. I'm hoping to only have to work part time so that I won't have to take off as much work when I want to go and do all of the stuff that I'm planning on doing this summer. But we'll see how that works out, I guess.

Hanging with the girls

This weekend Britt came home and we have all been hanging out a lot this weekend. I didn't realize exactly how much I missed them until this weekend. I know everyone is busy, but there really isn't any excuse for me, Kate and Tabby not getting together at least once since Spring Break to hang out. I mean, Kate has every other weekend off, and Tabby gets some weekends off. There's no reason why we can't hang out every once in a while during the school year.

All we've done this weekend is watch the new Pirates movie, and both volumes of Kill Bill, but it's been great! And today (since it's technically almost 5 AM), we met up at the Rock Garden after Kate got off work (at 2 AM) and had a fire and just sat around talking. It was lots of fun...even tho Kate and Tabby were talking about something that I don't really understand, but at least it was entertaining.

I'm supposed to be at Jake's house by noon for a cook-out, but since it's almost 5 in the morning, and I'm still up, I doubt I'll be getting up in time to make that. So, I'll show up once I finally roll out of bed. At least I have the potato salad made up already, so I won't have to get up to throw that together (which is good because it doesn't taste right unless it's made ahead of time). Hopefully I won't sleep in too long, otherwise I'll be eating cold food. :)

This sucks...

I really don't want to go to my late class tonight. I would consider skipping, but I really don't want to miss anything because it'll all be on the final. So, I will go tonight, but I'll bitch about it. ;p I hope that he lets us out early again today. I have some stuff to get finished for tomorrow, and today's my Dad's birthday, and I'd like to be able to at least see him and wish him a Happy Birthday.

I spent around $30 last night buying stuff to make up goodie bags for my kids to give them on Friday (my last day). I bought cute little craft bags, which were cheaper than the actual "goodie bags" that they had, and they were smaller, which is fine because I didn't have a whole lot to stick in there. I also bought some candy and suckers to throw in the bags. The chocolate melted a little, but I stuck them in the freezer last night for a couple of hours, so hopefully they'll be okay. And I also bought stuff to make them all a bookmark to stick in the bag. I have to go back and get more stickers to finish them up tonight, but it shouldn't take too long.

After tomorrow, I don't have to go back there anymore. I'm going to miss the kids (at least, most of them), but I'm not going to miss having to deal with them all day those 2 days a week! Next week, I'll only have to get up early 2 days, and I can sleep in the rest of the time. I'm so excited! :) It's going to feel so weird not having to be anywhere on Wednesday and Friday...I'll probably feel so out of place! But, at least I'll have all day Wednesday to study for my Math final, not that I'll use that time, but it's still nice. ;p

Busy

Today has been a pretty busy day at work. I was having some difficulty concentrating on the article I was reading for my Anthro class...so the review I wrote was basically based on the parts I read, plus whatever I happened to skim over. I'm really hoping that the teacher thinks that I read the whole thing and gives me all of the 10 points, because I don't think I did well on our last test, and I could really use that good grade!

I got my Math test back today. I got an 86, which is a hell of a lot better than I was expecting. I'm hoping that I can do better on the final...I'm just really going to have to study hardcore, because the final will cover everything, so I need to make sure I understand the problems I didn't understand before. Maybe I'll get lucky and he'll mostly concentrate on the stuff from the 1st half of the quarter (the stuff I actually get) and not so much on the newer stuff.

I'm really excited about seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End on Friday! I hope it's good! If anyone is going to be home this weekend, I think that we're maybe getting a group together to go watch it in Lima, if you're interested?

Wrapping things up...

Well, I have one class down and 2 more to go. And after Friday, I'll be done going into the elementary school. I still have to write little notes to all of the kids, which I'll try and work on either today or tomorrow, and then I have to send their flower projects home with them, and then I'll be done!

I have 2 finals this quarter, but only one is during finals week. My math final is going to be on the last day of class, because the prof will be gone during finals week. I'll be glad to have that over with...the only downside is that I won't have that extra couple of days to study, but it's not like I'd use them anyways. ;p

I actually had time to leave campus for lunch today. I stopped in at the Super Wal-Mart down the street and browsed the movie and flower sections for about 20-30 minutes, and then ran over to Arby's and grabbed some food. I didn't have enough room to eat my sandwich (because I filled up on fries and Jamocha shake and the other stuff), so I stuck that in the fridge and I'll probably eat it later. :) I probably shouldn't have gone for the 5 for $5.95 deal, but I -thought- I was that hungry.

I can't wait for summer! I -still- don't know where I'm going to be working, and I wish my boss would give me a definate answer soon so that I could start looking for jobs around Wapak if I'm not needed here...but that hasn't happened yet. And I don't want to keep bugging her and have her get pissed off...so I guess I'll just sit and wait for her to get around to it.

Awesome

I saw Shrek the Third last night. Aside from the little kid that started screaming about halfway thru the movie, it was really good. I was kinda worried that it wasn't going to be as good as the first 2 because I didn't know if they could come up with a strong enough plot, but they seem to have done it, in my opinion at least. So, if you haven't seen it yet and you like the other ones, I recommend that you go see it. Oh yeah, and Jake "won" me a stuffed Fiona doll out of the claw machine at his work. It's definately cheaply made, but it doesn't look too bad. And it's definately not as creepy-looking as the Hammy that he got for me!

Later today I'm going to Lima (again) with Mary. We're going to stop at the pet store so I can pick up a ferret harness for Bandit because I'm taking him into the elementary school next Friday for their "Pet Day." And then we'll probably browse around Wal-Mart for a little while. Oh, and then we're going to pop over to Bath & Body Works because we have a coupon for some of their new stuff, and I really want to see what it smells like. :)

After all that, I suppose that I'll hang out with Jake for a little while...not sure what we'll do, but maybe I'll get a movie or something while we're in Lima that we can watch. Sometime this weekend (aka: before late tomorrow night), I'll have to finish up my "Want Ad" for my FEEP class so that it's out of the way. I already pretty much know what I'm doing, but I just have to take the time to -do- it.

This Monday will be my last FEEP class. I'm so excited about that! I mean, it's not really that bad, but the prof keeps getting side-tracked and talks a whole bunch and it takes forever to get everything done that we're supposed to that day. And sometimes it can be really boring, and I can think of about 20 things I'd rather be doing with my time. Also, I only have 1 final during finals week...but it's on Tuesday. I wish it was on Monday so that I could just get it over with! But I am denied, as usual.

Good News

So, my Mom and Dad came home tomorrow around 2 PM. Dad's still in a lot of pain, and I'm sure the next few weeks are going to be extremely uncomfortable for him...but I think they would have been regardless of whether he's at home or was still in the hospital. He seems like he's doing pretty well (as well as can be expected with the amount of pain that he's in). He's not allowed to drive for at least 3 weeks, and when those are over, if he feels up to it, he'll probably go back to work, even tho he's supposed to wait longer to do that. He's probably going to go stir-crazy being stuck in the house, but he's allowed to go outside and take short walks to exercise a little and stretch his muscles a bit, so that should help a little.

In other news. I had a Math test this morning, and I didn't study at all for it over the weekend. In fact, I only spent about 30-40ish minutes this morning before the test. But, I pretty much feel like I failed it. I mean, I'm sure I didn't actually fail, but I just didn't feel like I did very well on this one. I had a test in Anthro on Tuesday, and that one seemed to go a little better than I had originally thought it would, but it's doubtful that I got an A on that (but a B would be great!). I have just been so worn out lately, and all I felt like doing yesterday was going to bed. Plus, it didn't help that I really don't understand some of the material covered on this test (Math), but I should have gotten help with it instead of just pushing it back and avoiding it. But oh well. I still have another quiz and the final to try and keep my grade up...hopefully that goes well. But, since this material will most likely be on the final, I'm not sure that I'll do well on that, either.

Oh, and I bought flowers to plant outside for my Mom, which I really wanted to get done before she got home...well that didn't happen. So, hopefully I'll get that done this weekend, if the weather's nice and I can get all of my work done for Monday during the first part of the weekend. I just feel like I don't have time for anything anymore. But now that Mom and Dad are back, that may change, and I'm hoping that's the case.

This sucks

I want to get at least a decent grade on my Anthro test today, but I can't seem to get motivated to study. I was studying earlier, but I just don't feel like I retained anything. Thankfully the teacher's going to be about half an hour late today, so I'll have that time to study/cram before the test, which will hopefully be a little helpful. This class isn't really important to me, but I'd like to get at least a B so that I don't screw up my GPA. Since Dad's been in the hospital, I've been putting my school work on the "back burner" because I have other things that need to be taken care of, and when I finally get around to school stuff, all I want to do is go to bed, so I usually put it off until the next day. I mean, I know I procrastinate, but this is getting ridiculous! I have a Math test on Thursday, which I haven't even begun to study for, and I really should because there are a few things that will be on there that I'm not sure about and it would really help to get those figured out before taking the test. I just feel so overwhelmed and overloaded!

Maybe today would be a good day to take a trip down to Max's and get something that's super-fattening and covered in caramel! :) And maybe tomorrow I'll pick up some deep-fried candy bars from Beer 'N Wine. :D Those should help me de-stress a little, and they're pretty tasty, too. I wish it was summer. Even if I still have to work on campus, I won't have to worry about classes, and that would be so amazing! I can't believe that I've still got 2 more years before I graduate. But, these first 2 went by pretty quickly, so I'm praying that it's the same with the next 2. I just want to be done with college!

A few weeks left

This is the 8th week of the quarter and I wish that I could skip the next 2 or 3 weeks. It looks like my Dad's going to be in the hospital until Thursday, maybe longer. And originally, we thought he'd be home by Tuesday, but I guess the doctors aren't ready to release him yet. I just wish that he and Mom could come home and that things could return to at least a semi-normal state. It has been a very long week and I'm just ready to have someone relieve me of some of the responsibilities that I've had to shoulder.

I really haven't been sleeping well, and it's probably related to the stress, and the fact that I have to get up about an hour earlier than usual every day so that I can get my brothers ready for school. I'm so thankful that my Uncle is staying with us, because I could not do this on my own. Last Thursday, the boys had a 3-hour delay, meaning that they didn't have to be to school until 10:30 or so, instead of 7:30 (or whatever), and I had class at 9, so there's no way I could have gotten them to school and been to class in time.

So, I need to get caught up on sleep, but that's not going to happen tonight because I'll have to study for my exam tomorrow, unless I get some of it done today while I'm at work, which could happen. If I'm going to have to do this for another 3 or so days, I'm really going to need to work out a schedule that will allow me to get everything done during my day. I've had to make plenty of decisions to eliminate something that I wanted to get done, or just push it back until a later time, and it's mostly my school work that's suffering because of that. And I really need to get at least a B on this exam so that I can keep my B in the class, so I'll have to make time to study, which means cutting out other stuff. I just don't know how my Mom does it all!

This experience really helps me to understand why moms get a special day each year. And it makes me want to do something really nice for my Mom, which is why I went out and bought her flowers to plant in the "front yard," which I'll get around to doing eventually (maybe tomorrow or Wednesday). I wish I could have gotten more, but I got my car's AC fixed, and that'll pretty much wipe out my savings, so I can't really afford to buy extra things right now. But I can do other things that will show Mom that I care, and once she gets home, I may have time to do those things. ;p

A lot on my mind...

My Dad's surgery was this morning. I got a call from my mom around 1:30 or 2 saying that he got thru the surgery fine and that they were keeping him in ICU to watch over him and make sure everything goes well. Other than that, tho, I think he's doing okay. I don't really know much because I'm at work and I can't call her back, but I wish I could.

I have to teach a lesson tomorrow in the 1st grade class that I'm "interning" in, and I have to cut out about 125 flower petals, 25 circles for the middle of the flower (to keep the petals together), and about 100 leaves for the kids to glue onto their popsickle sticks (aka: the stems). And then I'll have to go out and buy a flower planter (the long rectangular ones) and get some cardboard to stick in the bottom to hold said flowers. And I also have to find time to check Mom's PO Box and check on my Aunt's cat...along with cutting out the remaining flower parts (I got a tiny start on it today, but didn't get much done). Oh yeah...and I have to pick up a snack for the kids cuz I promised them a treat.

Thank goodness I don't have to worry about making dinner tonight...I'm just stuck on campus until 7-7:30. Well, I had a few gray hairs before this week and I'm sure I'll have about 20 more after it's over. I had also planned on going to the mall to get my Mom a Mother's Day gift tomorrow before going to Columbus on Saturday...but I doubt I'll have the time. So maybe I'll just buy her some pretty flowers from Wal-Mart, plant them in the front of the house and put the mulch down that they bought...if I have time for that.

Summer

It's already the 7th week of the quarter, but it still isn't moving fast enough for me. I really wish it was summer already! I still don't know where I'll be working, but at least school will be over and I won't have to worry about that for about 3 months. Plus, I'll get the opportunity to go on several "vacations" (namely camping, but oh well) and that will give me a much-needed break from campus life and everything that goes with it. I know that I have it easier than those college students that actually go away to college, but it's still not easy. My brain desperately needs a break, and I can't wait for that break to come!

Well, there are some (potentially) really good movies coming out in the next 3 or so weeks, and I'm really excited about them! Next week, Shrek the Third comes out, and I definately want to see that opening night! And the week after that, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End comes out, and I most definately want to see that opening night! So, maybe by then Jake won't be working nights anymore (because they supposedly hired a new night person), but I'm not holding my breath on that one.

His job frustrates me to no end! Last weekend, we went down to Columbus for the Ren Fair...and I had to rush home because he had to be at work by 10 pm (and we didn't even leave Wapak until around 3 pm). And this Saturday, I'm going down to see my Dad in the hospital, and I want Jake to be able to come with, but I really don't want to have to rush around again...I would just like to be able to enjoy myself while I'm down there, and there's really no way that can happen if I've got to worry about getting him home in time for work. And last week, I asked him if he would ask for either Friday or Saturday night off, and he said that he wasn't even going to bother trying because they don't have to give him the day off if it's going to inconvenience/hurt them...which it would because they're short on night people.

So, I want to have a semi-relaxing weekend, but it's not looking promising. For one thing, my Dad will be in the hospital, so he and Mom will be gone all weekend (until Tuesday, maybe), so I'm going to be stressed about that (I'm sure he'll be okay, but he'll be pretty far away). And another thing is that Sunday is Mother's Day, and Mom will be gone for that, so I'll have to find time on Friday to go up to Lima and get her something for that to bring along on Saturday. Why do weekends have to be so short?!?!

Geez

I'm going to be scheduling for Fall courses in about a week...and I only know 1 class, maybe 2, that I'm taking so far. I really need to look at that stuff soon. Because that week's gonna fly by and it'll be scheduling time before I know it. Plus, I also need to get scheduled so I can work out my work schedule(s) and get all of that straightened out.

Oh yeah. This past Saturday, I went down to Columbus with Jake to visit with Brittany, give her her birthday present and check out the Ren. Fair. Unfortunately, by the time we got there, most of the vendors had been rained out and were gone. But Jake was able to buy a cool pair of bracers (for his Halloween costume) and I got a pretty chainmail necklace (which happens to be OSU colors ;p). We met up with Christa and AJ and went to "Pesto" for dinner. Then we walked across the street to Barnes & Noble and walked around there for a while (since Jake is such a dork and is in love with books ;p). We tried to go to Universi Tees, but it was closed...so I'm gonna try again next Saturday. And then we left around 7:30 and I went 80 for most of the trip until 33 went down to 1 lane. But, I was able to shave roughly 10 minutes off the trip, which was good because I had to get Jake home to get ready for work that evening.

Job offer...

Well, I got offered a job as a tutor in the Learning Center on campus. There are definate pros for working there, but there are also some cons, of course.
A Few Pros:

1. They pay well (I'll probably be making around $8-9 an hour)
2. Working there will look good on my resume
3. The work load won't be overwhelming (mostly)

A Few Cons:

1. I'm already working one job (roughly 20 hours a week)
2. I actually plan on taking classes in the Fall quarter
3. I think that the hours they would "need" me, I'm going to have class (but I have to check the schedule)
4. Sure I'll be making more money, but I'll have less time for homework and chill time

But, the director/coordinator of the Learning Center sent me an e-mail the yesterday (after he read over the sample writing of mine that I submitted) and said that I have the job if I want it. I told him that I would really consider it, and that it may work out that I'll be able to work some hours in that "office" as well as the job I already have. Though, I think in one of the e-mails he sent me, he was trying to talk me into taking less hours in the Advising office because I would get paid more for my time in the Learning Center and it looks good on a resume...I thought that was interesting. And I told him that I was not planning on quitting my job in Advising, just in case the tutoring thing doesn't work out for me.

I'm still not sure if I'll have the time for that job, but I'll certainly try to get a least a few hours over there, if I can. I know that he needs help because he's losing quit a few people after this quarter, but I'm only one person and can only do so much.

Stupid people

I hate it when people come into the office and expect the advisors to be able to help them out right away. We don't do walk-ins (except for the first few days of each quarter)...and frankly, I really don't feel like helping them when they want to encroach on the appointment times that other students have already scheduled for. If it's that damn important, you should have made an appointment instead of just walking in whenever you feel like it, and expecting everyone to stop, drop and roll for you. I wish I could tell them everything I think when they ask if a certain advisor has time to speak to them. And I try to say things nicely...but sometimes I just want to reach across the counter and rip their heads off!!

Too fast

I just realized that next Wednesday, my Mom and Dad will be heading down to Columbus for my Dad's surgery. They'll both be down there until the following Monday or Tuesday. So, this weekend, Jake and I are taking them out for a Mother's Day/getting Dad out before his surgery dinner. I told Jake that he can invite his parents to come along and we can celebrate Mother's Day with them, and take his Dad out for his birthday or something. I think we're going to Texas Roadhouse, which I've never been to, so hopefully it's good. Combining all of the celebrations is probably going to work out better than waiting until my Dad gets better to take our Mom's out. And it'll be nice to get our parents together. I mean, the only time they've really talked was at my Grandpa's viewing, and that meeting wasn't exactly under the best of circumstances.

I just can't believe that the surgery's coming up that quickly. And they're going to be gone for about 5 or so days, and I've got to look after my brothers. Sure, my Dad's uncle is coming to stay with us while they're gone, but I'm still going to have a lot of stuff to deal with, even with his help. Hopefully I can handle all of the responsibility. And it's not going to get much better when they get back, because Mom's going to be caring for Dad, so I'll still be helping out around the house. It's not looking like I'll be having an abundance of free time after next week. But, the surgery has to be done, and if I can't handle it, all I have to do is ask for help, and I know several people who have already offered to give me a hand if I need it.