Playing hooky, buying bookies
I played hooky today, the first day of classes. And I didn't even realise it! By the time I was supposed to be at university for almost 2 hours already I came out of bed, scratched my butt, and settled behind the computer.
So what happened? I didn't get the EXTRA-SPECIAL IMPORTANT letter from the department of psychology. Hello, people, am I enrolling in the ESP-class or something? There was probably a mix-up because I am still a student of Japanese officially and not a regular major-minor student, nor a first-year student. So, tomorrow I am calling to find out what went wrong and how to correct the problem. I am going to Leiden tomorrow anyway.
Playing hooky did turn out profitable. I went to Donner's and had myself a deal of fun, a good meal, some ideas for what to ask for my own birthday (not until November, but a girl can dream) or to give others for theirs, and I picked up a study book (for less than it costs on Amazon.com, even without shipping!), a fun rp-book and a book on improving a relationship (it was cheap and it won't hurt to try).
It bugs me a bit that I missed out on the first day of classes because I'll have to figure it out by myself again. It's no big deal I hope, I have figured out stuff by myself before, but the notice that all students were supposed to show up at 9 am in Leiden really wasn't on the website the last time I looked (last week or so?) and the date-stamp is today; I am terribly sorry, but I can't show up in Leiden at nine if I don't know I am supposed to do so before eight. I deny all responsibility for this fault.
My shoulders are teflon and my bookshelves overpopulated. On my wishlist for this year's birthday/Sinterklaas/Christmas is definitely going to be bookshelves. I have been drooling over the Selfshelf for ages now...
So what happened? I didn't get the EXTRA-SPECIAL IMPORTANT letter from the department of psychology. Hello, people, am I enrolling in the ESP-class or something? There was probably a mix-up because I am still a student of Japanese officially and not a regular major-minor student, nor a first-year student. So, tomorrow I am calling to find out what went wrong and how to correct the problem. I am going to Leiden tomorrow anyway.
Playing hooky did turn out profitable. I went to Donner's and had myself a deal of fun, a good meal, some ideas for what to ask for my own birthday (not until November, but a girl can dream) or to give others for theirs, and I picked up a study book (for less than it costs on Amazon.com, even without shipping!), a fun rp-book and a book on improving a relationship (it was cheap and it won't hurt to try).
It bugs me a bit that I missed out on the first day of classes because I'll have to figure it out by myself again. It's no big deal I hope, I have figured out stuff by myself before, but the notice that all students were supposed to show up at 9 am in Leiden really wasn't on the website the last time I looked (last week or so?) and the date-stamp is today; I am terribly sorry, but I can't show up in Leiden at nine if I don't know I am supposed to do so before eight. I deny all responsibility for this fault.
My shoulders are teflon and my bookshelves overpopulated. On my wishlist for this year's birthday/Sinterklaas/Christmas is definitely going to be bookshelves. I have been drooling over the Selfshelf for ages now...