Ryshe goes to College: Journal Entry One
I got into College, and I am going for Networking. All of this happened last month but I never updated... And those who knew were my girlfriend, my family, and offline friends. So just saying in advance... I got in, and no job yet either... Bastards... Hire me already.
The following is written while I am at school, when I get home I will convert it into digital text, so it's more readable instead of my fucking chicken scratch. Aside from that, I will be adding an after school update after the normal entries. Hope you enjoy.
Journal Entry - 6-13-06 @ 10:23am
Well, my Mom dropped me off after taking some busses. I was up off and on all night, I was so nervous that I could barely sleep. I set my alarm last night for 6am, and I went to bed a little after 10:30pm last night. I tossed and turned from then until around 1:30 in the morning. I got out of bed when I saw that Bethany was awake and I wanted to tell her that I coulden't sleep and how nervous I was. It's been about a year since I was in anything school related, 2 years if you count actual school. As many of you probably know, or have read, I joined a Cyber School for the 2004 2005 school year... Which left me nothing but computer related experience to go by when it comes to remembering what actual school was like.
As I sit here I pray that I'll do good here. We were supposed to have 19 kids but only 12 kids showed up... Then 4 more kids showed up a little bit ago, making 16. I wondered about how I'd feel if I was one of those kids who missed the first day, thinking about how bad it would be not being here. Now that I think about it it's not all that bad. Sure there's lots of people here that don't know each other, and only one kid, a girl, who has been here longer... She was here for 2 quarters, everyone else is here for their first (I found out later, one of the guys is in his 3rd quarter, and about 5 kids have just graduated from High School and came to college.), I wonder if I will ever be at the point she is, she knows exactly what she's doing as if it's nothing to come to school daily, and do everything asked of her.
I guess I am more calmed now, even though writing this has made my hand hurt like hell. It's been an awful while since I wrote this much, not as used to it as I once was. Everyone was right, I was worried about absolutly nothing. I have 2 teachers this quarter. Mr. Bozek, and someone called Bugno, but I'm not sure if it's a man or a woman, because I haven't met them yet... Until tomorrow. Mr. Bozek was funny, he made me laugh... He said a few things like in our course syllabus, one of the things we'll be learning... "Problem Solving Strategies", he said we'd learn how to wear our Helmets, of which was a reference to Ben Rotheisberger, of the Steelers... He was in a Motorcycle accident yesterday, I do hope he is doing well, because I haven't seen the news. He also made me laugh by saying another thing from the syllabus, about going into a bar and saying that you study "Graphic Reasoning" and that saying it might get you a free beer.
Gotta go, break over.
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Cont. @ 11:37am
Well, after the last entry I went and I got my books, we looked at the course materials and did the one problem in our book on page XV. Beforehand though, we all went around the room and introduced ourselves to one another, saying not only our names as well as where we are from, but also what we are taking at the school and why we are there taking the course. I can't really describe how I feel, I am nervous but at the same time I have a good feeling about all of this. I should stop down and see Darci, but I will after school, because I am going to the mall to chill out and meet up with my Mom after she gets off work around 4:15pm. I am getting a little sleepy, probably because I was up half the night worrying about this... Oh well...
One kid in here, during the introduction said he was from Penn Hills and that he graduated a few days ago. Knowing that, when it was my turn I asked him if he knew David, and sure enough... I got "Yes" as a response... So I don't know. I need a couple of things right now... Sleep, Food, My Tea, My Neck Cracked, and Heather. God I miss her, it's such a werid feeling not getting on to talk to her in the mornings like I used to... But I guess we both need to adjust to it. I kinda want Subway too... So I think I might go there and get something when I get over to the mall, not to mention I need to check at EB Games about the status of my application I put in nearly a month ago... As well as read my new 24 magazine that came out today. My mom was nice enough to go and get it for me before she went to work, she dropped it off at the school and had one of the nice ladies give it to me, how nice of her. I think I'll call Heather too while I am at it, probably right after I talk with Darci and walk over to the Mall.
Breaks almost over, so update later.
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Cont. @ 12:41am
Well, I stopped down to see Darci, but she is supposed to be in a meeting for a while, and I am on Lunch break until close to 1pm, so I said that I'd stop down after school to see her. We had to switch rooms when school first started and I spent the past 4 or so hours inside the Lecture Room for my class, we are switching back to the older room after the Lunch break so we can do ALEKS, which is a Math Assessment to see how well we are in anything Math related... I think Mr. Bozek just wanted to see how well everyone was doing. I am kinda worried about how I am going to do, although, he did tell the entire class that it dosen't matter what we get on it, because he dosen't care.
-Sigh- I am getting so hungry, but I figured that I would wait until after school to get something instead of going to get anything on my lunch break... My reasons? It'd be better to spend time after school to get something filling instead of taking 20 minutes to do so and not be able to finish it in time. And secondly, I'd rather get something good instead of out of the snack machines, and not be late for class. Well... I got about 14 minutes left, I really wish I could get online and talk to Heather and Bethany to keep me company... Kinda boring right now. Oh well, I guess that it's for the best? Huh?
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After School Update: 7:32pm
Well, I got home a little close to 5:30, I met up with my mom, and I got my Subway. I forgot to ask Darci about these Microsoft Word discs I got when I got my books... I wonder if I use them at home or when I get my Laptop. Either way I think they are still useable at home, but I am waiting for confirmation. I am so tired, and my legs are killing me. My bus was so crowded too, I never saw it that crowded before, even before I started. I think I'll sleep good tonight, I am more relieved, and I think I know what I am doing.
My Mom is going out with me tomorrow again because she works I think at either 10 or 11, which means I'll have a "bus buddy" for the morning, with my headphones giving me afternoon comfort. I wore jeans today, my legs hurt like hell, as I previously mentioned. My shoulders too, because I got like a mail bag, with Linkin Park's logo on it, that I am using for school. I filled it to the max today thinking I should be prepared instead of not be... I kinda got paid back the hard way... I ache all over my body, and I need to do it again tomorrow... -Sigh-.
On a side note, Mr. Bozek is really cool. He is older, but he is nice and funny, and he has a Caffeine fit like every hour, which means lots and lots of breaks. I just hope tomorrow is still as easy, seeing as I got the books I got a bad feeling we might jump right into the assignments... I certainly hope not. I am still scared that this might be very hard to do, but I have faith in myself and my computer knowledge that means that I know I can do this. I only hope my beliefs are moreless correct...
I'll write again tomorrow, I'll be taking my notebook to write in during breaks, or just whenever I can write. I hope tomorrow flows easy, I get out even earlier, so it might be fun. I think tomorrow is a computer based class... I forget though. Catch you then!
Oh! And no homework! Yay!
The following is written while I am at school, when I get home I will convert it into digital text, so it's more readable instead of my fucking chicken scratch. Aside from that, I will be adding an after school update after the normal entries. Hope you enjoy.
Journal Entry - 6-13-06 @ 10:23am
Well, my Mom dropped me off after taking some busses. I was up off and on all night, I was so nervous that I could barely sleep. I set my alarm last night for 6am, and I went to bed a little after 10:30pm last night. I tossed and turned from then until around 1:30 in the morning. I got out of bed when I saw that Bethany was awake and I wanted to tell her that I coulden't sleep and how nervous I was. It's been about a year since I was in anything school related, 2 years if you count actual school. As many of you probably know, or have read, I joined a Cyber School for the 2004 2005 school year... Which left me nothing but computer related experience to go by when it comes to remembering what actual school was like.
As I sit here I pray that I'll do good here. We were supposed to have 19 kids but only 12 kids showed up... Then 4 more kids showed up a little bit ago, making 16. I wondered about how I'd feel if I was one of those kids who missed the first day, thinking about how bad it would be not being here. Now that I think about it it's not all that bad. Sure there's lots of people here that don't know each other, and only one kid, a girl, who has been here longer... She was here for 2 quarters, everyone else is here for their first (I found out later, one of the guys is in his 3rd quarter, and about 5 kids have just graduated from High School and came to college.), I wonder if I will ever be at the point she is, she knows exactly what she's doing as if it's nothing to come to school daily, and do everything asked of her.
I guess I am more calmed now, even though writing this has made my hand hurt like hell. It's been an awful while since I wrote this much, not as used to it as I once was. Everyone was right, I was worried about absolutly nothing. I have 2 teachers this quarter. Mr. Bozek, and someone called Bugno, but I'm not sure if it's a man or a woman, because I haven't met them yet... Until tomorrow. Mr. Bozek was funny, he made me laugh... He said a few things like in our course syllabus, one of the things we'll be learning... "Problem Solving Strategies", he said we'd learn how to wear our Helmets, of which was a reference to Ben Rotheisberger, of the Steelers... He was in a Motorcycle accident yesterday, I do hope he is doing well, because I haven't seen the news. He also made me laugh by saying another thing from the syllabus, about going into a bar and saying that you study "Graphic Reasoning" and that saying it might get you a free beer.
Gotta go, break over.
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Cont. @ 11:37am
Well, after the last entry I went and I got my books, we looked at the course materials and did the one problem in our book on page XV. Beforehand though, we all went around the room and introduced ourselves to one another, saying not only our names as well as where we are from, but also what we are taking at the school and why we are there taking the course. I can't really describe how I feel, I am nervous but at the same time I have a good feeling about all of this. I should stop down and see Darci, but I will after school, because I am going to the mall to chill out and meet up with my Mom after she gets off work around 4:15pm. I am getting a little sleepy, probably because I was up half the night worrying about this... Oh well...
One kid in here, during the introduction said he was from Penn Hills and that he graduated a few days ago. Knowing that, when it was my turn I asked him if he knew David, and sure enough... I got "Yes" as a response... So I don't know. I need a couple of things right now... Sleep, Food, My Tea, My Neck Cracked, and Heather. God I miss her, it's such a werid feeling not getting on to talk to her in the mornings like I used to... But I guess we both need to adjust to it. I kinda want Subway too... So I think I might go there and get something when I get over to the mall, not to mention I need to check at EB Games about the status of my application I put in nearly a month ago... As well as read my new 24 magazine that came out today. My mom was nice enough to go and get it for me before she went to work, she dropped it off at the school and had one of the nice ladies give it to me, how nice of her. I think I'll call Heather too while I am at it, probably right after I talk with Darci and walk over to the Mall.
Breaks almost over, so update later.
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Cont. @ 12:41am
Well, I stopped down to see Darci, but she is supposed to be in a meeting for a while, and I am on Lunch break until close to 1pm, so I said that I'd stop down after school to see her. We had to switch rooms when school first started and I spent the past 4 or so hours inside the Lecture Room for my class, we are switching back to the older room after the Lunch break so we can do ALEKS, which is a Math Assessment to see how well we are in anything Math related... I think Mr. Bozek just wanted to see how well everyone was doing. I am kinda worried about how I am going to do, although, he did tell the entire class that it dosen't matter what we get on it, because he dosen't care.
-Sigh- I am getting so hungry, but I figured that I would wait until after school to get something instead of going to get anything on my lunch break... My reasons? It'd be better to spend time after school to get something filling instead of taking 20 minutes to do so and not be able to finish it in time. And secondly, I'd rather get something good instead of out of the snack machines, and not be late for class. Well... I got about 14 minutes left, I really wish I could get online and talk to Heather and Bethany to keep me company... Kinda boring right now. Oh well, I guess that it's for the best? Huh?
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After School Update: 7:32pm
Well, I got home a little close to 5:30, I met up with my mom, and I got my Subway. I forgot to ask Darci about these Microsoft Word discs I got when I got my books... I wonder if I use them at home or when I get my Laptop. Either way I think they are still useable at home, but I am waiting for confirmation. I am so tired, and my legs are killing me. My bus was so crowded too, I never saw it that crowded before, even before I started. I think I'll sleep good tonight, I am more relieved, and I think I know what I am doing.
My Mom is going out with me tomorrow again because she works I think at either 10 or 11, which means I'll have a "bus buddy" for the morning, with my headphones giving me afternoon comfort. I wore jeans today, my legs hurt like hell, as I previously mentioned. My shoulders too, because I got like a mail bag, with Linkin Park's logo on it, that I am using for school. I filled it to the max today thinking I should be prepared instead of not be... I kinda got paid back the hard way... I ache all over my body, and I need to do it again tomorrow... -Sigh-.
On a side note, Mr. Bozek is really cool. He is older, but he is nice and funny, and he has a Caffeine fit like every hour, which means lots and lots of breaks. I just hope tomorrow is still as easy, seeing as I got the books I got a bad feeling we might jump right into the assignments... I certainly hope not. I am still scared that this might be very hard to do, but I have faith in myself and my computer knowledge that means that I know I can do this. I only hope my beliefs are moreless correct...
I'll write again tomorrow, I'll be taking my notebook to write in during breaks, or just whenever I can write. I hope tomorrow flows easy, I get out even earlier, so it might be fun. I think tomorrow is a computer based class... I forget though. Catch you then!
Oh! And no homework! Yay!