Arg
*bangs head against desk*
Good lord.
One more thing and I'll go nuts.
These 3 non-ECEGR classes are killing me. 23 problems in Geology - first off, 23 is a lot. Second off, the questions *barely* (if at all) relate to what we're doing and are most definitely useless. They don't even count as part of our grade! Arg! Engr. Stats....okay, thus far the problems are pretty damn easy, but sheesh. He assigns problems on wednesday for friday. I thought he said all problems were due on mondays. arg. Speech...*shudder* Too much reading about dumb stuff - which the prof makes powerpoint presentations for anyway. Should read it because of the quizzes, but arg. Speeches'll be bad enough. Hopefully we can choose any topics for the informative and persuasive. If so, I already have ideas. If not, I'm screwed.
Finally getting over the illness that's been afflicting me for weeks. Still can't sleep through an entire night though. *sigh* Also going to bed WAY early (by my standards).
Had a HUGE scare this weekend - Matt ended up in the hospital. He's diabetic, his sugar went low, he couldn't get enough sugar in himself fast enough, so he passed out and had a seizure. Roomies of course didn't know what to do, so they called an ambulance. I found out an hour or so later, but had to call his mom to find out anything. In her words, I was a wreck. I'd have to agree - I know I was in tears most of the day because I was so afraid I'd lose him. Finally ended up getting to talk to him at the hospital and when he got released. His mom and nan drove down to be with him. Thought they'd leave sunday and he'd be able to relax, but they stayed. His mom said they were gonna 'veg out', but ended up dragging him to dinner, a movie, and his uncles. I'm sorry, but that's not vegging out. Matt was the most sore (all over from the seizure) and tired/weak (from the low blood sugar and because they took so much blood - could've been avoided if he didn't go to the hospital, which would have been a possibility if I was there and knew what to do, which I do now). I'm kinda thinking that dragging him all over, esp. when they were going to 'veg out' wasn't the best idea. I really, really like his mom, but I have to disagree with her in this case. :-x I woulda kept him inside, given him massages to help ease the soreness, and had him resting. Personally, I think my idea is better, but that could be personal bias. In either case, he's getting better and I most definitely know what to do in various cases since he has diabetes. It'll be much better when I'm living with him.
I really want to give Matt's college a piece of my mind too. GRR. He finished his final project the friday before last (Aug. 26th). He was supposed to be done and finding a job (he already had resumes out, etc.). On Aug. 30, CDI called him and told him he had missed a THREE WEEK course and he had to come in and take it. He called the director and it appears that his incompetent instructor skipped this class (parts of it showed up in the final project anyway, so he had to know it for that). Matt got her assurance that after this there were NO MORE classes he had to take. What happens? This past tuesday, a week later, the director calls him in and tells him that actually he has to take this resume writing class from 0730-1230 for the rest of the week. WTF??? She said he was done and had NO MORE classes! ARG. I've half a mind to call and give her a piece of my mind. If that happened to me, I'd be damn sure to get it in writing from her that there are no more classes I have to take. It could delay his graduation. No telling when the next one will be. GRRR.
Then there's the possible delay of my graduation (not to mention a good portion of the other EE's). I need three EE electives and Senior Design (after this semester) to graduate. I'm taking Digital Systems 2. Some of us Trads got signatures and requested Advanced Electronics....Jalali (head of dept) was trying to con us out of it, saying it might not fit. IT FIT IN THERE LAST SPRING!!!! He asked why I didn't take it then - obviously because I was still in Electronics 2. *rolls eyes* Then he tries pushing those damn summer classes, or the class that's offered this semester, which is at night on T/TH. I'm sorry, but I'm not wasting gas to go up to YSU twice on two days, when I'm already driving there 5 days a week. I can't afford it. Anyway, in the end we got Advanced Electronics offered. Jason R. got 25 signatures for Signals & Systems, a class that counts for Trads and Comp. Digitals. Both groups of us need it (in some cases) to graduate, and Jalali isn't offering it. TWENTY-FIVE signatures!!! I talked to Dr. Pansino and he said he'd be willing to teach an extra course. So tomorrow we go talk to Jalali en force. It better work. I want to move to Halifax, hopefully in June after I graduate, but I'd have to wait if I have to take ONE LOUSY course in the summer so I can graduate because Jalali's a prick. Hopefully that doesn't happen.
It frustrates me to no end that I can't be with Matt now. I went to see him a month and a half ago, and I miss him like crazy. People take a lot of things forgranted. I treasure every moment I have with Matt, but it's still really hard because I can't be there. I can't comfort him, spend time with him in person, be close to him, etc. Makes it doubly hard when he goes home every month and I barely get to talk to him then, or if he's out all night with his friends. I don't want to keep him from his friends by any means, but thus far we've talked on the phone every day since I've been back, and I don't want that to stop, not even for one night. Also frustrates me when they want him to be out late during the week when he has school the next day, and when he's already behind with some of his work. I'm trying to just kinda deal with that and look at things more positively, but it's difficult. It'd be easier if I got to see him every weekend or every other weekend, or heck, even once a month, but I don't. That's what makes it so hard. It's not just the distance (that's bad enough), but it's the amount of time we have to be apart. Makes me sad. I miss being with him. I'm trying to take it one day at a time and just think that each day that goes by is one day closer to the day when he'll come to visit, then closer to the day that I'll visit, then closer to the day I'll live with him. Still extraordinarily hard though. I do have a bit of plan that would make it a *tiny* bit easier, but I gotta run it by him first....we'll see. I know he wants to come between Nov and Jan and I may have a solution in regards to that... I plan to go see him during spring break, then move there ASAP after I graduate. Family doesn't know that yet, but they'll know soon enough.
On a happier note, I got a webcam, so now Matt and I can talk and see each other, which'll be nice. Also have enjoyed talking to him on the phone A LOT the past few days. So good to hear his voice. *sigh* I miss being with him. Stupid states and provinces in the way.
Good lord.
One more thing and I'll go nuts.
These 3 non-ECEGR classes are killing me. 23 problems in Geology - first off, 23 is a lot. Second off, the questions *barely* (if at all) relate to what we're doing and are most definitely useless. They don't even count as part of our grade! Arg! Engr. Stats....okay, thus far the problems are pretty damn easy, but sheesh. He assigns problems on wednesday for friday. I thought he said all problems were due on mondays. arg. Speech...*shudder* Too much reading about dumb stuff - which the prof makes powerpoint presentations for anyway. Should read it because of the quizzes, but arg. Speeches'll be bad enough. Hopefully we can choose any topics for the informative and persuasive. If so, I already have ideas. If not, I'm screwed.
Finally getting over the illness that's been afflicting me for weeks. Still can't sleep through an entire night though. *sigh* Also going to bed WAY early (by my standards).
Had a HUGE scare this weekend - Matt ended up in the hospital. He's diabetic, his sugar went low, he couldn't get enough sugar in himself fast enough, so he passed out and had a seizure. Roomies of course didn't know what to do, so they called an ambulance. I found out an hour or so later, but had to call his mom to find out anything. In her words, I was a wreck. I'd have to agree - I know I was in tears most of the day because I was so afraid I'd lose him. Finally ended up getting to talk to him at the hospital and when he got released. His mom and nan drove down to be with him. Thought they'd leave sunday and he'd be able to relax, but they stayed. His mom said they were gonna 'veg out', but ended up dragging him to dinner, a movie, and his uncles. I'm sorry, but that's not vegging out. Matt was the most sore (all over from the seizure) and tired/weak (from the low blood sugar and because they took so much blood - could've been avoided if he didn't go to the hospital, which would have been a possibility if I was there and knew what to do, which I do now). I'm kinda thinking that dragging him all over, esp. when they were going to 'veg out' wasn't the best idea. I really, really like his mom, but I have to disagree with her in this case. :-x I woulda kept him inside, given him massages to help ease the soreness, and had him resting. Personally, I think my idea is better, but that could be personal bias. In either case, he's getting better and I most definitely know what to do in various cases since he has diabetes. It'll be much better when I'm living with him.
I really want to give Matt's college a piece of my mind too. GRR. He finished his final project the friday before last (Aug. 26th). He was supposed to be done and finding a job (he already had resumes out, etc.). On Aug. 30, CDI called him and told him he had missed a THREE WEEK course and he had to come in and take it. He called the director and it appears that his incompetent instructor skipped this class (parts of it showed up in the final project anyway, so he had to know it for that). Matt got her assurance that after this there were NO MORE classes he had to take. What happens? This past tuesday, a week later, the director calls him in and tells him that actually he has to take this resume writing class from 0730-1230 for the rest of the week. WTF??? She said he was done and had NO MORE classes! ARG. I've half a mind to call and give her a piece of my mind. If that happened to me, I'd be damn sure to get it in writing from her that there are no more classes I have to take. It could delay his graduation. No telling when the next one will be. GRRR.
Then there's the possible delay of my graduation (not to mention a good portion of the other EE's). I need three EE electives and Senior Design (after this semester) to graduate. I'm taking Digital Systems 2. Some of us Trads got signatures and requested Advanced Electronics....Jalali (head of dept) was trying to con us out of it, saying it might not fit. IT FIT IN THERE LAST SPRING!!!! He asked why I didn't take it then - obviously because I was still in Electronics 2. *rolls eyes* Then he tries pushing those damn summer classes, or the class that's offered this semester, which is at night on T/TH. I'm sorry, but I'm not wasting gas to go up to YSU twice on two days, when I'm already driving there 5 days a week. I can't afford it. Anyway, in the end we got Advanced Electronics offered. Jason R. got 25 signatures for Signals & Systems, a class that counts for Trads and Comp. Digitals. Both groups of us need it (in some cases) to graduate, and Jalali isn't offering it. TWENTY-FIVE signatures!!! I talked to Dr. Pansino and he said he'd be willing to teach an extra course. So tomorrow we go talk to Jalali en force. It better work. I want to move to Halifax, hopefully in June after I graduate, but I'd have to wait if I have to take ONE LOUSY course in the summer so I can graduate because Jalali's a prick. Hopefully that doesn't happen.
It frustrates me to no end that I can't be with Matt now. I went to see him a month and a half ago, and I miss him like crazy. People take a lot of things forgranted. I treasure every moment I have with Matt, but it's still really hard because I can't be there. I can't comfort him, spend time with him in person, be close to him, etc. Makes it doubly hard when he goes home every month and I barely get to talk to him then, or if he's out all night with his friends. I don't want to keep him from his friends by any means, but thus far we've talked on the phone every day since I've been back, and I don't want that to stop, not even for one night. Also frustrates me when they want him to be out late during the week when he has school the next day, and when he's already behind with some of his work. I'm trying to just kinda deal with that and look at things more positively, but it's difficult. It'd be easier if I got to see him every weekend or every other weekend, or heck, even once a month, but I don't. That's what makes it so hard. It's not just the distance (that's bad enough), but it's the amount of time we have to be apart. Makes me sad. I miss being with him. I'm trying to take it one day at a time and just think that each day that goes by is one day closer to the day when he'll come to visit, then closer to the day that I'll visit, then closer to the day I'll live with him. Still extraordinarily hard though. I do have a bit of plan that would make it a *tiny* bit easier, but I gotta run it by him first....we'll see. I know he wants to come between Nov and Jan and I may have a solution in regards to that... I plan to go see him during spring break, then move there ASAP after I graduate. Family doesn't know that yet, but they'll know soon enough.
On a happier note, I got a webcam, so now Matt and I can talk and see each other, which'll be nice. Also have enjoyed talking to him on the phone A LOT the past few days. So good to hear his voice. *sigh* I miss being with him. Stupid states and provinces in the way.