Okay, just WHAT in the world is wrong with this state?!
So, I have been living in the state of Washington for approximately a year now and frankly so far, I have been complaining nonstop about what is wrong with this state:
This has happened more than once. I find something wrong with the state (usually one of those up there ^), I remark about it. She blames me for my problems. How I should not blame the office officials because they are important and busy people. AS IF I'M NOT BUSY MYSELF. Look, I don't go looking for problems. I understand that officials ARE busier than I am, but it doesn't give them the right to screw up my stuff, and leave it there no matter how much I bother them about it.
Actually, in general, she never seems to support/believe/respect what I say at times. It's quite disgusting really (which is probably why I haven't been the most polite person to her lately). She didn't believe that Oct 16 was National Boss's Day and thought that I made it up. "Are you sure it's National Boss' Day? I have never heard of it before. I don't think it's a holiday". Is not supportive when I have problems with the state. Or Respect my reasons for not going ____ and doing ___.
For example, at dinner today. I first tell her I might not take classes at the UW next quarter but at a community college and she has a horrid time wrapping her mind about it. "But why?" Finally I was just like "you know what, I can't do the things like you can, you can afford to have fun in college and slack off because your parents pay for it, but for me? I have to pay for it myself, regardless of whether my parents can or not. Residency rules. So it is cheaper to take it somewhere else" She counters with a "but the quality at UW is better" and I just tell her that yes it is better, but who could possibly pay for it? I am not particularly looking forward for more loans so it's out of the question. Heck, even a 1 credit class is roughly half of her tuition for a full 18 credits. That is messed up.
She then talks about our plans for Winter Break "We're going skiing!" My friend Jackie was there so I thought those two were, so I said "oh have fun then". She whines that I HAVE to go along and IT WILL BE SO MUCH FUN. I decline again because I will most likely have to work. She says that they'll schedule it on a weekend just for me. I decline again and ask how much it was to go skiiing.
It is four hundred dollars. Four hundred freaking dollars. Two weeks worth of paycheck, one months worth of rent. Just for two maybe three days of fun in the snow. I told her again that I am not and will not be able to go skiing with her and I can't afford to do all the frivolous things with her because of my situation. She offers to pay for me. I just look at her and was like "No thanks you'll probably charge me interest or something" Mind you, this was the same person who wanted to charge me sales tax and rent for borrowing a textbook she wasn't going to use. :/
So far she has tried to get me to go to: China, Japan, Taiwan, and Anime Conventions. All expensive and way out of my league, after I have made clear to her that I am not going until I am a Washington resident and rich. Her status as a student? Instate, lives with parents, parent's pay tuition, flies to Taiwan/China at least three times a year, father drives a lexus, has at least two houses, father has time to fly leisure planes, ect. She works, but at only about $200 per paycheck and she skips work often. I just wish...she can understand and respect my decisions at times. Besides that we have loads of fun.
Sigh, I hate my life. In the words of jackie: Eff my life
- Tuition for is rediculous. It costs me more for one class than a resident student to take a full 18 credit load. WTF?
- About 85% of the financial aid goes to in state students, who only have to pay 6,000 per year vs. my 6000 per quarter
- Most of the scholarships in the financial aid office require Washington Residency. Oh shucks
- The school rather budget money to throwing parties and beautifying the campus than to give more financial aid
- My school rather budget a payraise to our President (who hasn't done anything important as far as I can tell) starting this year. A 150,000 increase and a increase in tuition.
- People are inept here at EVERYTHING. I try to change my address online so I can vote in the presidential elections, that part of the website is down. I personally go to a Licensing office in August to change it, AND IT WASN'T ACTUALLY CHANGED UNTIL 5 MINUTES AGO WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO ACCESS THE ONLINE ADDRESS CHANGE AND CHANGE IT MYSELF.
- My ballot doesn't show my new address....thus I can't vote unless they are willing to let me do a provisional one. And then they might not let me because of some stupid rule about "not letting someone have a provisional vote because they are wearing their hair in a ponytail" or something
- I still haven't received my new voters card, which is apparently necessary for life. Because it proves "evidence of state ties"
- The dorm addresses are screwed up. I can't change my address from the dorm because "there is no physical address, everything goes into one pile" so I have to write to everywhere to change my address.
- My bank still hasn't figured out that I don't live in the dorms anymore. I "updated" it WITH them AT a bank and all my bank statements still show up with my dorm address.
This has happened more than once. I find something wrong with the state (usually one of those up there ^), I remark about it. She blames me for my problems. How I should not blame the office officials because they are important and busy people. AS IF I'M NOT BUSY MYSELF. Look, I don't go looking for problems. I understand that officials ARE busier than I am, but it doesn't give them the right to screw up my stuff, and leave it there no matter how much I bother them about it.
Actually, in general, she never seems to support/believe/respect what I say at times. It's quite disgusting really (which is probably why I haven't been the most polite person to her lately). She didn't believe that Oct 16 was National Boss's Day and thought that I made it up. "Are you sure it's National Boss' Day? I have never heard of it before. I don't think it's a holiday". Is not supportive when I have problems with the state. Or Respect my reasons for not going ____ and doing ___.
For example, at dinner today. I first tell her I might not take classes at the UW next quarter but at a community college and she has a horrid time wrapping her mind about it. "But why?" Finally I was just like "you know what, I can't do the things like you can, you can afford to have fun in college and slack off because your parents pay for it, but for me? I have to pay for it myself, regardless of whether my parents can or not. Residency rules. So it is cheaper to take it somewhere else" She counters with a "but the quality at UW is better" and I just tell her that yes it is better, but who could possibly pay for it? I am not particularly looking forward for more loans so it's out of the question. Heck, even a 1 credit class is roughly half of her tuition for a full 18 credits. That is messed up.
She then talks about our plans for Winter Break "We're going skiing!" My friend Jackie was there so I thought those two were, so I said "oh have fun then". She whines that I HAVE to go along and IT WILL BE SO MUCH FUN. I decline again because I will most likely have to work. She says that they'll schedule it on a weekend just for me. I decline again and ask how much it was to go skiiing.
It is four hundred dollars. Four hundred freaking dollars. Two weeks worth of paycheck, one months worth of rent. Just for two maybe three days of fun in the snow. I told her again that I am not and will not be able to go skiing with her and I can't afford to do all the frivolous things with her because of my situation. She offers to pay for me. I just look at her and was like "No thanks you'll probably charge me interest or something" Mind you, this was the same person who wanted to charge me sales tax and rent for borrowing a textbook she wasn't going to use. :/
So far she has tried to get me to go to: China, Japan, Taiwan, and Anime Conventions. All expensive and way out of my league, after I have made clear to her that I am not going until I am a Washington resident and rich. Her status as a student? Instate, lives with parents, parent's pay tuition, flies to Taiwan/China at least three times a year, father drives a lexus, has at least two houses, father has time to fly leisure planes, ect. She works, but at only about $200 per paycheck and she skips work often. I just wish...she can understand and respect my decisions at times. Besides that we have loads of fun.
Sigh, I hate my life. In the words of jackie: Eff my life