Fire alarm

Yesterday was the first day of Spring Quarter '09. I started out the quarter by being 30 minutes late to my first class. Off to a great start, huh? You see, I'd forgotten that on the first day, we would be meeting an hour earlier than the scheduled time in order to get things squared away. So, I didn't leave work until 1:00 because I forgot about the whole 'you need to get there early' thing.

The day, overall, was pretty long. Work from 8-1 (will be 8-1:30 from now on for Mondays and Wednesdays), class from 1-3:20, an ACEI meeting (the first one that I've been able to make it to) from about 3:45-4:00, another class from 4:00-5:50 (is normally scheduled to go til 6:30, but the instructor usually lets out early).

About half-way through the second class, the fire alarm went off and we had to leave the building. We were outside for about 5-10 minutes, and then the alarm stopped and everyone headed back inside. While we were trying to resume class, the alarm went off a couple more times, but it only lasted for a couple of seconds each time. I'm not sure what was going on with that, but I've been at the university for nearly 4 years now and I've never, ever had the fire alarm go off. Weird.

So, I think this is going to be a LONG quarter. Not only am I a senior, but this is also my last quarter before graduation, so I know it's going to be difficult for me to care enough about things to get my assignments done. The only thing that's really motivating me is the fact that I don't want to screw up my GPA my last quarter in college. So, I guess I'll keep up on my work just for that.

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Oh yeah, I'm supposed to be observing in a 1st grade classroom right now, but I got to the school this morning and discovered that the teacher was going to be out and she would have a substitute in her room. So, I was lucky enough to catch her while she was in the building this morning (she must have been picking up something that she needed) and I asked her if she would prefer that I come back on Thursday instead. So, we decided that I would return on Thursday, providing that she is able to be back in the classroom by then.

So, I had an unexpected day off today. It has the potential to be a productive one, but that will depend on whether I actually get off of the computer and get around to doing something.