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wow, so i can't believe how incrediably busy i've been in the past few weeks... not to mention the fact that there's still a million and a half things I can't seem to get done. I've been having a lovely time getting to know the secretaries in various departments at UCC, unfortunately it's only because the finance department is screwing us over... we've been approved for $11,300 in funding from various places on campus, and the only way to get that money is out of the finance department. Of course, while that money is already approved by the high-ups, finance won't release the checks without receipts or x, y and z... well, unfortunately, we don't have receipts for the $8000 bill. why? cause we don't have $8000 for them to receive unless you give us the check! simple as that. but trying to explain the situation (which is actually fairly simple: no $ = no trip and we loose the $ that's already been invested in the trip) to every person is just so confusing because we've got money coming from 3 different places and we've had to do several different batches of paperwork sent in to finace... arghurgsh... I was planning on sending thank-you postcards from UN headquarters (cause they have their own postal system that you can only use when sending stuff from HQ in NY) to all the ppl who've given us money or helped us get things done, but I swear, all those secretaries are getting fricken presents man... the amount of confusion they've had to go through for us!
so while all that frustration is going on, i'm also trying to deal with the whole excitement of acutally going to NY. it hasn't really sunk in yet that i'm going... (omg i get a vacation!!!!), and I know for a fact that i haven't internalized it cause i have yet to start obsessing about what i'm going to wear (for those of you who haven't experienced this phenomenon, it's intense... I start mentally packing for MUN trips about a month and a half before I leave and I'm physically packing my bags more than a week before I go... I leave in 6 days, 20 hrs, 33min, and I haven't even started THINKING about what i'm going to bring with me. We made the final arrangements two days ago: we're staying at a hostel for 4 nights and at the Hilton for the remaining 6, and even that's something that I would usually be incrediably psyched about... but i'm only vaguely happy about it. I think i've just got so much to think about and so much going on in my head that it just simply hasn't registered.
of course, all that is happening, plus this week i've had an essay to write, normal classes to go to, and I've also got a weather station project to do where I have to go take a weather reading at the weather station on campus once a day every day this week, and then I'm also working 32 hrs a week this week...it's just INSANE!!
worst of all, i'm completely not doing anyting proactive about finding a roommate. there's been so much happening, that i barely even think about the whole moving thing. it's the last thing on my mind, when really, it should be pretty up there in my list of priorities. so hey, if any of you knows someone who needs a place to live, let me know... you can all help me be sane in that reguard ;) i've gotten some interest from the website i've put my ad on, but i haven't followed up on my last replies still...
argh. oh well... at least i'm going... at least i'm busy... at least i'm still seeing straight... at least i've got all my fingers and toes...
so while all that frustration is going on, i'm also trying to deal with the whole excitement of acutally going to NY. it hasn't really sunk in yet that i'm going... (omg i get a vacation!!!!), and I know for a fact that i haven't internalized it cause i have yet to start obsessing about what i'm going to wear (for those of you who haven't experienced this phenomenon, it's intense... I start mentally packing for MUN trips about a month and a half before I leave and I'm physically packing my bags more than a week before I go... I leave in 6 days, 20 hrs, 33min, and I haven't even started THINKING about what i'm going to bring with me. We made the final arrangements two days ago: we're staying at a hostel for 4 nights and at the Hilton for the remaining 6, and even that's something that I would usually be incrediably psyched about... but i'm only vaguely happy about it. I think i've just got so much to think about and so much going on in my head that it just simply hasn't registered.
of course, all that is happening, plus this week i've had an essay to write, normal classes to go to, and I've also got a weather station project to do where I have to go take a weather reading at the weather station on campus once a day every day this week, and then I'm also working 32 hrs a week this week...it's just INSANE!!
worst of all, i'm completely not doing anyting proactive about finding a roommate. there's been so much happening, that i barely even think about the whole moving thing. it's the last thing on my mind, when really, it should be pretty up there in my list of priorities. so hey, if any of you knows someone who needs a place to live, let me know... you can all help me be sane in that reguard ;) i've gotten some interest from the website i've put my ad on, but i haven't followed up on my last replies still...
argh. oh well... at least i'm going... at least i'm busy... at least i'm still seeing straight... at least i've got all my fingers and toes...