Stuff I've been waiting for
Several things should be on their way in the mail this week, and I'd be pleased to get any of them. The first is my paycheck from my second job, which is theoretically supposed to come every second week, but is more often "whenever Boss remembers that we're not volunteers." Another is a pair of earrings I probably shouldn't have bought, except they're very pretty and match the opal bracelet I inherited from my grandmother, that will be coming from eBay. I like the shiny pretty things. Thirdly, and most importantly, my new computer should be arriving today. The trouble is that it will more than likely require a signature upon delivery, and nobody is home during the day to receive it. I expect that they'll leave me a paper saying "unable to deliver" that I'll have to sign, wait for them to get, and them finally bring my box back. It's going to be a pain, and I'm probably not actually going to get the thing until Friday at the earliest, but it'll be worth it to finally have my new computer.
My grade from my summer course was just posted-- aw, I got an A. :-) That's one nice result for something I've been waiting for. I worked hard in that class, particularly on the paper, so I am pleased with myself. I really enjoyed having Flesch as a teacher-- he and his wife Quinney are the two best I've had at Brandeis --and I'd love to have him again.
I was also waiting on my Dad to figure out if he was going to be in town for work this week, and it turns out that he's getting in sometime this afternoon. We will likely be having a late dinner after he has his various meetings. Again, my mom couldn't come and is sad, but it's nice to see Dad at least. Also in regards to family, Casey has his nineteenth birthday on the 22nd. God, when did we get so old? Reminds me jarringly of the fact that I'm a legal adult. *shudder* I never did call him like I meant to; it occurred to me over an extremely busy week and there just wasn't time. Maybe I'll call on his birthday. I wasn't sure what to get him, but apparently all he really wants is money, so I think I'll write a roughly affectionate message in a card and stuff some cash in the envelope. Not exactly the "done thing," but it'll make him happy.
And, of course, I'm waiting for Jared to get back, but I've harped on that enough lately. Just a few more days to go.
My grade from my summer course was just posted-- aw, I got an A. :-) That's one nice result for something I've been waiting for. I worked hard in that class, particularly on the paper, so I am pleased with myself. I really enjoyed having Flesch as a teacher-- he and his wife Quinney are the two best I've had at Brandeis --and I'd love to have him again.
I was also waiting on my Dad to figure out if he was going to be in town for work this week, and it turns out that he's getting in sometime this afternoon. We will likely be having a late dinner after he has his various meetings. Again, my mom couldn't come and is sad, but it's nice to see Dad at least. Also in regards to family, Casey has his nineteenth birthday on the 22nd. God, when did we get so old? Reminds me jarringly of the fact that I'm a legal adult. *shudder* I never did call him like I meant to; it occurred to me over an extremely busy week and there just wasn't time. Maybe I'll call on his birthday. I wasn't sure what to get him, but apparently all he really wants is money, so I think I'll write a roughly affectionate message in a card and stuff some cash in the envelope. Not exactly the "done thing," but it'll make him happy.
And, of course, I'm waiting for Jared to get back, but I've harped on that enough lately. Just a few more days to go.