Finals are DONE, huzzah!
Finally, finals are done. I think I totally forgot what finals week was like during school. As an update to the last entry, I ended up replying to my cousin with "No to both. Christmas is next week; talk to your mom." I haven't heard from her since. I'm somewhat wondering what is going to happen when I see my aunt next week. While I don't intentionally mean to bad-mouth my cousin, I am fully not impressed with her actions lately.
However, happier news! I survived my first round of finals! And I didn't die. After I was so angry on Monday, I ended up woggling and doing an exercise DVD, so yay healthy coping mechanisms. I continued to study for my theories class, and ended up phoning it in for Assessment. On Tuesday night, after I got to Muzume, I ended up getting a headache. I very rarely get headaches; I want to say the last one I had was in undergraduate. By the time my final was done, I was driving home and the front of my head was pounding. Fidget was heating up dinner, so I sat/laid on the couch with an ice pack on my head, blocking the light from my eyes. It continued to get worse. I couldn't understand why that was happening, since I didn't eat anything that would cause a headache nor was withdrawing from caffeine, but alas, it hurt so bad. I ended up dozing off and on until 2230, then stood up, nauseous. I decided I would just go to sleep, even though I needed to study for Assessment. I tossed and turned for a half hour, then got up anyway. Miraculously, the headache decided to leave, probably figuring out it was not welcome. I stayed up Tuesday night until 0200, tried to go to sleep, tossed and turned (and kept Fidget awake) until 0400, then crashed for two hours before our alarms started going off.
However, all finals and papers are done. On Wednesday night, I came home, pounced onto Fidget, and said, "Hey! Guess what I'm not doing?"
He looked at me and said, "Running?"
"HOMEWORK!"
I had taken two rest days in preparation for finals, not sure if I would be able to exercise/woggle. Then Thursday, I crinked my right ankle, so have been having rest days for the past two days. I had wanted to get up this morning and run, but ended up sleeping until noon since we were up until 0300. Finally, last night, we watched This is 40 and drank too much, something we haven't done in awhile. Fidget, in his half-tipsy state, said something along the lines of "This is nice." When I questioned him, he stated that it was nice to hang out and finally have a weekend together again, since this is something we hadn't done probably since September. I asked him if he had missed me, which he replied yes.
When I asked why he hadn't said anything while I was in school, he said, "It wouldn't have done you any good." I've thought over this; it's good to know that he did miss me while I was in school. I wonder if it would have comforted me if he had said he missed me, or if I would have had such intense guilt from no longer being able to spend time with him. However, it warmed my heart that wasn't already warm from the wine I finally was able to drink.
I ended up walking to the post office to drop off rented books and my parents' Christmas card, and am now in the public library. I wanted to pick up some books for the upcoming winter break, so made a list and checked it twice. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to read, but it's good to have goals.
Also, my first grades have come in. I got an A in Theories of Therapy and my final grade was posted in Assessment, the one I had a headache and didn't think I could study enough for. I earned an A on my final, so according to my math, I should have a solid A in Assessment as well! I'm still waiting to hear back about Research Methods. I'm teetering at this point and needing my paper grade to figure out if it's an A or some variation thereof. While originally, I was being a perfectionist, I realized that the grades themselves didn't matter since I would still get my license. However, Muzume has a rule that if you don't get a B+ (I think, could be a B) or above in the core courses, you have to take a comprehensive exam.
That sounds like a horrible thing and I'm trying to avoid it.
I'm sure I will write more as the next couple of days progress. At this point, I need to pack up and walk home. I have some last-minute Christmassy things to do, like checking Goodwill for some clothes that fit me and checking the balance on a Macy's card, which I'm sure will be harrowing. While Fidget and I are not going all-out this Christmas due to time constraints, it would be nice to find my tree and our stockings and at least get his stuff wrapped.
I can't explain how happy I am that finals are over. I'm trying to continue to ride this happy wave because I know I'll be taking four classes next semester, two on back-to-back nights. However, if I can read the calendar right, with the way Easter and Martin Luther King fall, there's no way that all four finals will be in the same week, so that's some comfort...
... though not a lot, because really, FINALS SUCK.
However, happier news! I survived my first round of finals! And I didn't die. After I was so angry on Monday, I ended up woggling and doing an exercise DVD, so yay healthy coping mechanisms. I continued to study for my theories class, and ended up phoning it in for Assessment. On Tuesday night, after I got to Muzume, I ended up getting a headache. I very rarely get headaches; I want to say the last one I had was in undergraduate. By the time my final was done, I was driving home and the front of my head was pounding. Fidget was heating up dinner, so I sat/laid on the couch with an ice pack on my head, blocking the light from my eyes. It continued to get worse. I couldn't understand why that was happening, since I didn't eat anything that would cause a headache nor was withdrawing from caffeine, but alas, it hurt so bad. I ended up dozing off and on until 2230, then stood up, nauseous. I decided I would just go to sleep, even though I needed to study for Assessment. I tossed and turned for a half hour, then got up anyway. Miraculously, the headache decided to leave, probably figuring out it was not welcome. I stayed up Tuesday night until 0200, tried to go to sleep, tossed and turned (and kept Fidget awake) until 0400, then crashed for two hours before our alarms started going off.
However, all finals and papers are done. On Wednesday night, I came home, pounced onto Fidget, and said, "Hey! Guess what I'm not doing?"
He looked at me and said, "Running?"
"HOMEWORK!"
I had taken two rest days in preparation for finals, not sure if I would be able to exercise/woggle. Then Thursday, I crinked my right ankle, so have been having rest days for the past two days. I had wanted to get up this morning and run, but ended up sleeping until noon since we were up until 0300. Finally, last night, we watched This is 40 and drank too much, something we haven't done in awhile. Fidget, in his half-tipsy state, said something along the lines of "This is nice." When I questioned him, he stated that it was nice to hang out and finally have a weekend together again, since this is something we hadn't done probably since September. I asked him if he had missed me, which he replied yes.
When I asked why he hadn't said anything while I was in school, he said, "It wouldn't have done you any good." I've thought over this; it's good to know that he did miss me while I was in school. I wonder if it would have comforted me if he had said he missed me, or if I would have had such intense guilt from no longer being able to spend time with him. However, it warmed my heart that wasn't already warm from the wine I finally was able to drink.
I ended up walking to the post office to drop off rented books and my parents' Christmas card, and am now in the public library. I wanted to pick up some books for the upcoming winter break, so made a list and checked it twice. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to read, but it's good to have goals.
Also, my first grades have come in. I got an A in Theories of Therapy and my final grade was posted in Assessment, the one I had a headache and didn't think I could study enough for. I earned an A on my final, so according to my math, I should have a solid A in Assessment as well! I'm still waiting to hear back about Research Methods. I'm teetering at this point and needing my paper grade to figure out if it's an A or some variation thereof. While originally, I was being a perfectionist, I realized that the grades themselves didn't matter since I would still get my license. However, Muzume has a rule that if you don't get a B+ (I think, could be a B) or above in the core courses, you have to take a comprehensive exam.
That sounds like a horrible thing and I'm trying to avoid it.
I'm sure I will write more as the next couple of days progress. At this point, I need to pack up and walk home. I have some last-minute Christmassy things to do, like checking Goodwill for some clothes that fit me and checking the balance on a Macy's card, which I'm sure will be harrowing. While Fidget and I are not going all-out this Christmas due to time constraints, it would be nice to find my tree and our stockings and at least get his stuff wrapped.
I can't explain how happy I am that finals are over. I'm trying to continue to ride this happy wave because I know I'll be taking four classes next semester, two on back-to-back nights. However, if I can read the calendar right, with the way Easter and Martin Luther King fall, there's no way that all four finals will be in the same week, so that's some comfort...
... though not a lot, because really, FINALS SUCK.