So.  After the whole SNAFU I posted about last time, Mum and I paid my bill a week ago.  I walked her through the site, she transfered money to her checking account and paid via an e-check, and we got a nice little "thank you for your payment!" message.  Naturally, mum printed this out, as it included my school ID#, account #, and the check #.

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After several weeks of a scholarship not showing up on my account, I finally semi-stalked the head of my department to get answers.  (By which I mean I camped out in front of her office hoping to catch her when she was not in a meeting.)  Upon getting a hold of her, I discovered that my scholarship would not be given to me in a lump sum.  Instead, ( Read more... )

Here's the complete saga.  Lord knows I need to put this down somewhere, just so I have proof.

Wednesday 8/18: discover I am apparently scheduled to move into the dorms the next day rather than Friday the 27th.  This despite knowing that my wing a) has not been cleaned and b) still has maintenence going on.  Sigh heavily, fight headache and stress ( Read more... )

I had a huge BID (Big Issues Debate) post ready to go about the Cordoba House.  I'd really thought it through, and I thought my opinion was very carefully but honestly stated ( Read more... )

So I'm in Great Books today, listening to presentations on different books.  Our task was to compare a character of our choosing to one we had discussed in class, and prove why the book (or movie, or whatever) they were in should be considered a "Great Book".  I did the Temeraire series and compared Laurence to Henry V (a la Kenneth Branagh) and ( Read more... )