Cell phone and other things...
My cellphone seems to have miraculously grown legs, and scuttled away from me, and it seems to be hiding somewhere. This is causing me a rather large amount of distress, as it is barely a month old, and I imagine a few people are trying to get hold of me right now...and I swear you never realise how much your phone is your life-line until you find yourself without it. I last used it Tuesday morning, before I left for Hamner (and I had a truly magical time, for which I praise God), when I txted my friend, while still lying in bed, and asked her when she was picking me up. From that moment on, my memory has been completely wiped, and I've no idea what I did with it.
I imagine that it's either somewhere in my room, underneath something, or in my friend's car (I may have had it in my coat pocket, and I took my coat off in the front seat, so it could have just fallen out). I've had a look in my room, and will do so again, and I'll razz my friend to have another look in her car. I've tried to ring it about a bazillion times, and every time it's gone straight to the answer phone. I'm just freaked out that I've dropped it somewhere (we were about half way to Hamner before I realised it wasn't in my hand bag...we stopped off at a few places before getting on the road though), and the battery's gone dead, and someone's picked it up, and they can't get in to it and find my home number to ring me. I rang Telecom this morning, and I got them to put a bar on it, so that, if it were stolen, no-one would be able to use it...but, they told me that the last person to use it was me, when I txted Rachel that morning. So, I don't know whether that news comforts me, or stresses me out further.
I got the phone through this huge company a good mate from the Halls belongs to, and I got it free through sending them in my old Vodafone. If the worst comes to the worst, I'll need to get me a new phone through them, or else just save up and get a cheap-ish pre-pay phone...but, with Student Loan to pay off, flat expenses to pay, and 21st birthday to organise, that might not work so well. It's all rather frustrating really.
So yeah, even if you've not got a religious bone in your body, please pray like mad that somehow my phone gets returned to the safe bosom of my handbag, hopefully all in one piece, and hopefully before I develop a stomach ulcer. Thanks, that'd be appreciated. *sigh* Heaps of people came to the counter today at work, and asked for Telecom recharge cards...don't know if it's a sign that I'm about to get it back, or God taunting me.
Went to see the good people at the College of Arts yesterday, and I found out that the Art History paper (that b_rob also did) that I had the exam for, didn't actually count towards my degree at all. Turns out that I had already done the maximum amount of 100-level papers; one is only allowed 54 points worth, apparently. So yeah, just went and wasted a fair bit of time and money on a course I wasn't overly passionate about, when I could have spent that time investing in other things (my writing, for one) and I've ended up with 500 bucks extra I have to pay back...but I guess I've got no-one but myself to blame, not having done any research in that area. *facepalm* Oh well, I've got 102 points, which is enough for a B.A, so I'll do my best to keep the whingeing to a minimum.
Had my job interview on Wednesday, which went well, but, as I think I've already said, I'm not getting my hopes up. It'd be nice, but I've a feeling my lack of experience will count against me, as is usually the case (I've had work experience in journalism, but I'm not exactly highly qualified in that area, so if someone comes along with more letters after their name, then they'll be the one chosen, most likely). Oh well, we'll have to see. I'm not overly worried, to be honest, which is a first! :P I've had a good couple of days' work at Ye Olde Whitcoulls, so will be happy to stay there just for the moment, if things don't end up going to plan.
Leaving on Sunday for a Student Life Conference up in Wellington, so I gotta go pack (I hate packing). It should be fun, although there will be at least 50 students from 5 different campuses there (you do the maths), so the shrinking-violet high school Erin is scared to death. I'm actually quite shy, believe it or not, and tend to get rather overwhelmed in large groups. I'll be meeting mickwanny, which should be interesting! Gotta say I'm looking forward to a bit of mass-worship, though, that's always an amazing experience. :D The whole thing should be a much needed spiritual boost...which really wouldn't go amiss right now.
Man, my posts have gotten boring of late...was going to post a few intimate details from inside my inner monologue, but those can wait til after conference. Right now I just feel blah...might go and have another look for my wayward phone. Come back to me, my precioussssss....
Ciao.
I imagine that it's either somewhere in my room, underneath something, or in my friend's car (I may have had it in my coat pocket, and I took my coat off in the front seat, so it could have just fallen out). I've had a look in my room, and will do so again, and I'll razz my friend to have another look in her car. I've tried to ring it about a bazillion times, and every time it's gone straight to the answer phone. I'm just freaked out that I've dropped it somewhere (we were about half way to Hamner before I realised it wasn't in my hand bag...we stopped off at a few places before getting on the road though), and the battery's gone dead, and someone's picked it up, and they can't get in to it and find my home number to ring me. I rang Telecom this morning, and I got them to put a bar on it, so that, if it were stolen, no-one would be able to use it...but, they told me that the last person to use it was me, when I txted Rachel that morning. So, I don't know whether that news comforts me, or stresses me out further.
I got the phone through this huge company a good mate from the Halls belongs to, and I got it free through sending them in my old Vodafone. If the worst comes to the worst, I'll need to get me a new phone through them, or else just save up and get a cheap-ish pre-pay phone...but, with Student Loan to pay off, flat expenses to pay, and 21st birthday to organise, that might not work so well. It's all rather frustrating really.
So yeah, even if you've not got a religious bone in your body, please pray like mad that somehow my phone gets returned to the safe bosom of my handbag, hopefully all in one piece, and hopefully before I develop a stomach ulcer. Thanks, that'd be appreciated. *sigh* Heaps of people came to the counter today at work, and asked for Telecom recharge cards...don't know if it's a sign that I'm about to get it back, or God taunting me.
Went to see the good people at the College of Arts yesterday, and I found out that the Art History paper (that b_rob also did) that I had the exam for, didn't actually count towards my degree at all. Turns out that I had already done the maximum amount of 100-level papers; one is only allowed 54 points worth, apparently. So yeah, just went and wasted a fair bit of time and money on a course I wasn't overly passionate about, when I could have spent that time investing in other things (my writing, for one) and I've ended up with 500 bucks extra I have to pay back...but I guess I've got no-one but myself to blame, not having done any research in that area. *facepalm* Oh well, I've got 102 points, which is enough for a B.A, so I'll do my best to keep the whingeing to a minimum.
Had my job interview on Wednesday, which went well, but, as I think I've already said, I'm not getting my hopes up. It'd be nice, but I've a feeling my lack of experience will count against me, as is usually the case (I've had work experience in journalism, but I'm not exactly highly qualified in that area, so if someone comes along with more letters after their name, then they'll be the one chosen, most likely). Oh well, we'll have to see. I'm not overly worried, to be honest, which is a first! :P I've had a good couple of days' work at Ye Olde Whitcoulls, so will be happy to stay there just for the moment, if things don't end up going to plan.
Leaving on Sunday for a Student Life Conference up in Wellington, so I gotta go pack (I hate packing). It should be fun, although there will be at least 50 students from 5 different campuses there (you do the maths), so the shrinking-violet high school Erin is scared to death. I'm actually quite shy, believe it or not, and tend to get rather overwhelmed in large groups. I'll be meeting mickwanny, which should be interesting! Gotta say I'm looking forward to a bit of mass-worship, though, that's always an amazing experience. :D The whole thing should be a much needed spiritual boost...which really wouldn't go amiss right now.
Man, my posts have gotten boring of late...was going to post a few intimate details from inside my inner monologue, but those can wait til after conference. Right now I just feel blah...might go and have another look for my wayward phone. Come back to me, my precioussssss....
Ciao.