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I just finished one final. I have one more to do before I am done!! They arent due until Thursday, but my grades are so solid that I would pretty much have to get a 100% on both finals in order to raise my grade, but am allowed to get a D on one and a C on the other in order to keep my grade. I am getting a B in my accounting II class, which is kind of disappointing because I got perfect scores on all of the homework but fell short on the multiple choice quizzes, which were pretty hard to be honest. I am getting a C in my macroeconomics class, which I am also disappointed in since I hate getting Cs. But to be fair, the class was hard and I definitely put forth a lot of effort. Basicallly we had to write 2 essays each week on aspects that we were learning about and the tests were half multiple choice and half essay. The essays were graded pretty hard, I would even say maybe a little too hard. He would ask a really open ended question and then take off points for not putting in a detail. Like our final question was "What happens when the Fed lowers interest rates to fight unemployment?" He basically wants us to go through business inventories and output levels, the job market, the availability of credit based on bank reserves, sales outlook based on stock prices, inflation and about a thousand other things that sort of play into that question but the question is just not that specific. I think I did a pretty over zealous job of answering the final question, but I didn't find out exactly what he was looking for until he fucked me on my midterm essay for not being specific enough. He doesnt grade the homework either, he just gives an overall homework grade at the end so I didnt really have anything to go off of until he graded my midterm. But to be fair, the class was definitely interesting, way better than the micro class I had to take. I got a C in that class too, but in micro I really felt disenfranchised on my grade, like I really fucking deserved a B (actually I felt like I really fucking deserved an A) but in macro I feel like I probably earned the C. Its the teacher's prerogative on how they want to grade and I definitely think I came away from this class with a lot more knowledge. I wanted to take the Accounting final today too, but it just didnt happen. I have to do it tomorrow though. I really need to have these tests off my to do list so I can have a little time to chill before my summer classes start on the 22nd. The summer classes I am hoping will not be that terribly hard though. I picked a couple easy ones for the summer since my parents are coming out for a while and this is sam's last summer before he has to start school again.
Also my boss reemed me yesterday about a bunch of shit and then I got a phone call today from one of my old bosses who told me that my boss has been telling the district manager and the other managers that I am awesome and need to be promoted (if something ever becomes available). Whoo consisitency. I actually do think my boss was just in a bad mood yesterday, but it really made me feel shitty since I feel like I do a really good job. And I guess she thinks I do a good job if she is telling other people I do and my reviews are always "exceeding expectations." She also said that people are getting promoted from my position (supervisor) to store managers (having your own store) because they eliminated the position I was trying to get a while ago(boy am I glad I dodged that bullet). Which is kind of weird since its kind of a jump, but SBUX likes to promote from within and if they dont have a middle position anymore I dont know where they would be getting people from except from my position. I probably still wont get promoted for a long time, but that would definitely be awesome.
I am having a barbecue at my house on Thursday. Its a going away party for a couple people I work with: one is moving to CA and the other just graduated from a local University and is moving to Olympia where her parents and her fiance live. I made sangria and got stuff to make pasta salad. People are bringing stuff to grill. I havent even started cleaning the house, which I guess wont take THAT long but will definitely be a few hours. I think I live pretty well in a pretty nice place and i feel like I keep it pretty clean for the most part(I admit to being a little cluttered) but I feel the need to be extra clean and even go as far to try to get rid of the dead grass in the back yard before my coworkers come over. I definitely do not give a FUCK about dead grass. I know its because I work in Salmon Creek which is a wealthy suburban area and a lot of my coworkers come from $$ (one of my team is 17 and drives a brand new volvo). I mean no one can expect me to live in a house like my parents when I am only 22 and make 11.35 an hour. I also got a 12 pack of community beer, but i figure there is a place around the corner if I need more. I am kind of nervous since I havent had a party that wasnt completely centered around getting wasted before, but i am excited too since i live in a house now instead of an apartment and I have a yard and a grill and lots of space to have people over. I just hope no one gets bored. I think I am going to put our old kitchen table outside (its oak so its brighter colored and I think it will look okay for a day) so we can put stuff on it so people dont have to go inside to get condiments or grab a plate. I need to tell jarod and caitlyn to get their laundry out of the laundry room since its the only bathroom downstairs and I dont want my guests to be stepping over dirty clothes to get to the toilet. ech nervous and excited I hope its a success!
Tonight I am going to the Queen of Hearts (?) for Tim's honkey tonk dj thing, which will be fun but I hope I can stay awake since I had to open this morning, which means waking up at 330am. but I slept for a long while today, which is why I only got one test done and not both. but I also had a giant red bull before I took my test, which is honestly why I cant stop typing!! but now I have to take a shower and get ready to go out and holy shit i have to pee so bad now. peace livejournal.
Also my boss reemed me yesterday about a bunch of shit and then I got a phone call today from one of my old bosses who told me that my boss has been telling the district manager and the other managers that I am awesome and need to be promoted (if something ever becomes available). Whoo consisitency. I actually do think my boss was just in a bad mood yesterday, but it really made me feel shitty since I feel like I do a really good job. And I guess she thinks I do a good job if she is telling other people I do and my reviews are always "exceeding expectations." She also said that people are getting promoted from my position (supervisor) to store managers (having your own store) because they eliminated the position I was trying to get a while ago(boy am I glad I dodged that bullet). Which is kind of weird since its kind of a jump, but SBUX likes to promote from within and if they dont have a middle position anymore I dont know where they would be getting people from except from my position. I probably still wont get promoted for a long time, but that would definitely be awesome.
I am having a barbecue at my house on Thursday. Its a going away party for a couple people I work with: one is moving to CA and the other just graduated from a local University and is moving to Olympia where her parents and her fiance live. I made sangria and got stuff to make pasta salad. People are bringing stuff to grill. I havent even started cleaning the house, which I guess wont take THAT long but will definitely be a few hours. I think I live pretty well in a pretty nice place and i feel like I keep it pretty clean for the most part(I admit to being a little cluttered) but I feel the need to be extra clean and even go as far to try to get rid of the dead grass in the back yard before my coworkers come over. I definitely do not give a FUCK about dead grass. I know its because I work in Salmon Creek which is a wealthy suburban area and a lot of my coworkers come from $$ (one of my team is 17 and drives a brand new volvo). I mean no one can expect me to live in a house like my parents when I am only 22 and make 11.35 an hour. I also got a 12 pack of community beer, but i figure there is a place around the corner if I need more. I am kind of nervous since I havent had a party that wasnt completely centered around getting wasted before, but i am excited too since i live in a house now instead of an apartment and I have a yard and a grill and lots of space to have people over. I just hope no one gets bored. I think I am going to put our old kitchen table outside (its oak so its brighter colored and I think it will look okay for a day) so we can put stuff on it so people dont have to go inside to get condiments or grab a plate. I need to tell jarod and caitlyn to get their laundry out of the laundry room since its the only bathroom downstairs and I dont want my guests to be stepping over dirty clothes to get to the toilet. ech nervous and excited I hope its a success!
Tonight I am going to the Queen of Hearts (?) for Tim's honkey tonk dj thing, which will be fun but I hope I can stay awake since I had to open this morning, which means waking up at 330am. but I slept for a long while today, which is why I only got one test done and not both. but I also had a giant red bull before I took my test, which is honestly why I cant stop typing!! but now I have to take a shower and get ready to go out and holy shit i have to pee so bad now. peace livejournal.