Bwah ha ha ha ha HA!
So I'm in Juggling Club, and given we're all such naturally happy cheerful people, we needed to have a party for the end of the year. I received an email about said party a few days ago, and was dismayed to discover that it was at the same time as my Astronomy Lab final.
On a lark, I emailed my TA and laid it out straight:
Hi Nate,
Just out of curiosity, is there any other time I could take the lab exam? Like, earlier in the day (before six o'clock) or with a Tuesday or Wednesday lab group? I don't have what you would call a "good reason"; the Juggling Club is having an end of the year party Monday night which conflicts with the whole exam-thing. If not that's cool and all, I'll see you Monday at 7, but could you email me back and tell me how long it's expected to take? Sorry to bug you.
Thanks!
Sincerely, etc. etc.
He emailed me back saying, swing by my office hours that afternoon and you can take it then. What an awesome guy! And damn did I feel cool... So I was able to reassure my fellow jugglers that plans did not need to be changed on my account. (A relief - don't you always feel so bad when that happens? Well, if you're an egomaniac, maybe not.) So as planned we went to Peking for an excellent (& cheaper than the equivalent dinner at the UC or Caf) buffet of pan-Asian food. Then we went back and were entertained by the seniors and juniors playing drinking games while we watched Zoolander.
All in all, an excellent night. And I did well on the bothersome exam, too.
On a lark, I emailed my TA and laid it out straight:
Hi Nate,
Just out of curiosity, is there any other time I could take the lab exam? Like, earlier in the day (before six o'clock) or with a Tuesday or Wednesday lab group? I don't have what you would call a "good reason"; the Juggling Club is having an end of the year party Monday night which conflicts with the whole exam-thing. If not that's cool and all, I'll see you Monday at 7, but could you email me back and tell me how long it's expected to take? Sorry to bug you.
Thanks!
Sincerely, etc. etc.
He emailed me back saying, swing by my office hours that afternoon and you can take it then. What an awesome guy! And damn did I feel cool... So I was able to reassure my fellow jugglers that plans did not need to be changed on my account. (A relief - don't you always feel so bad when that happens? Well, if you're an egomaniac, maybe not.) So as planned we went to Peking for an excellent (& cheaper than the equivalent dinner at the UC or Caf) buffet of pan-Asian food. Then we went back and were entertained by the seniors and juniors playing drinking games while we watched Zoolander.
All in all, an excellent night. And I did well on the bothersome exam, too.