the good...the bad...the freakin' annoying
so the week started out pretty good. i received news that my thesis passed. no news on corrections until i defend, but "passed" means that any corrections should be minor...and i get to defend at all. i also got my tax refund check from Revenu Quebec, so i was able to have a little fun when i went to Chapters to pick up a book i ordered for Zoe. i got to pick up the Canadian editions of a the most recent / remaining books in a couple of series, so that i can have pretty matched sets. yes, i know i'm weird. treated myself to dinner at McKibbons. mmmmm....chicken and leek pie. less fun, but also good, i confirmed that another woman in this building wants to move into my apartment. i haven't found out if i'm going to be allowed out of my rent yet, but i at least got the letter mailed out. oh, and my copy of the third season of Due South (complete with the "feature length pilot" that wasn't included with my copy of the first season) came in, so that was happy. bought it as well as the fourth season...and the sixth season of Stargate: SG-1. hey, don't look at me like that! i watch DVDs while i pack.
on the negative side, i had to go to school to re-re-sign the form on which i name the examiners for my defense. i also got a "qualified but not referred" notification regarding one of the jobs to which i've applied. i've had sorta acidy tummy (not quite acid reflux, but close) for the past few days. not sure if that's from eating badly, which i am, or from stress, which i mostly don't notice except for when my family asks me about how packing is going or whether i have a defense date yet. i've also come to the realization that i still have a lot of crap to pack and considerably shorter time. somehow, though, i don't seem to be packing any faster. i suck. i've made up a flyer regarding the furniture i want to sell, but i haven't posted it yet. well, i still need one more picture for it, and i need to clean off that particular piece of furniture first. *l*
back to good, i played badminton last night. not a tournament this time, just for fun. well, i played just for fun. i think some of the guys out there take it a little more seriously. i "popped" my shoulder again...twice, and i strained a muscle in the opposite thigh from last week. still fun. and i'm thinking to go play again tonight. just haven't decided whether to go to Curves and then badminton or to move Curves to tomorrow morning. the latter makes more sense, but i've been sleeping in again recently, so there is the question of whether i'll make Curves before they close (weekends are mornings only...and we all know how i feel about mornings). maybe i'll force myself to get up for it and see if i can get back on a better sleeping schedule. why is it so much harder to keep on a "good" schedule than it is for me to stay on a "bad" schedule?
well, and now for the freakin' annoying. i received an e-mail today informing me that another professor has declined to serve on my defense committee. at this point, we're actually going to have to push back the possible dates for my defense by a week. the graduate studies office requires two weeks notice, and we lose that today. &*#&@*&#&*@!!!!!! i am exceedingly annoyed. this means i'll have to change my reservations for the U-Haul truck and my storage space. i'm trying to tell myself "it gives me more time to pack!", but so far i'm not cheering myself up any. grrrrrrr.....
anyway, i must now decide between packing and a nap...or driving to school and smacking people.
on the negative side, i had to go to school to re-re-sign the form on which i name the examiners for my defense. i also got a "qualified but not referred" notification regarding one of the jobs to which i've applied. i've had sorta acidy tummy (not quite acid reflux, but close) for the past few days. not sure if that's from eating badly, which i am, or from stress, which i mostly don't notice except for when my family asks me about how packing is going or whether i have a defense date yet. i've also come to the realization that i still have a lot of crap to pack and considerably shorter time. somehow, though, i don't seem to be packing any faster. i suck. i've made up a flyer regarding the furniture i want to sell, but i haven't posted it yet. well, i still need one more picture for it, and i need to clean off that particular piece of furniture first. *l*
back to good, i played badminton last night. not a tournament this time, just for fun. well, i played just for fun. i think some of the guys out there take it a little more seriously. i "popped" my shoulder again...twice, and i strained a muscle in the opposite thigh from last week. still fun. and i'm thinking to go play again tonight. just haven't decided whether to go to Curves and then badminton or to move Curves to tomorrow morning. the latter makes more sense, but i've been sleeping in again recently, so there is the question of whether i'll make Curves before they close (weekends are mornings only...and we all know how i feel about mornings). maybe i'll force myself to get up for it and see if i can get back on a better sleeping schedule. why is it so much harder to keep on a "good" schedule than it is for me to stay on a "bad" schedule?
well, and now for the freakin' annoying. i received an e-mail today informing me that another professor has declined to serve on my defense committee. at this point, we're actually going to have to push back the possible dates for my defense by a week. the graduate studies office requires two weeks notice, and we lose that today. &*#&@*&#&*@!!!!!! i am exceedingly annoyed. this means i'll have to change my reservations for the U-Haul truck and my storage space. i'm trying to tell myself "it gives me more time to pack!", but so far i'm not cheering myself up any. grrrrrrr.....
anyway, i must now decide between packing and a nap...or driving to school and smacking people.