Yesterday was not my day
For some reason yesterday almost every thing went wrong. Small things, rather insignificant things, but because they kept on happening I got almost mad and was completely exhausted by the time I was able to just fall into my bed.
First of all I was barely out of bed and already stumbled into a mini-argument with my sister. She told me that she wanted to eat in Basel with me after all and I replied that we could meet in the mensa. Then she made a fuss because she thought I would eat somewhere else with her even though I always eat in the mensa (cheaper...) So she changed caught the bus/ train combo to Basel. It was freaking cold and it looked wet but it wasn't raining. So I got to Basel, was there early, found myself a seat in the cafeteria and plugged in my laptop because I needed it to have batteries a bit more than an hour later. Now, this is random but apparently important: the tables in the cafeteria are arranged in rows and there are two plugs, one at the side of the second row of tables and the other at the last row. The one at the last row was taken, so I plugged it into the second row, but because the seats were taken there I sat down on a table in the third row, my laptop clearly visible on the table though.
So, I'm trying to learn Icelandic declinations happily (or not so happily) for more than an hour, it's almost time for me to leave for my classroom. But then the stupid thing happens. The first two rows of tables are at times reserved for a group of people working at/ for the university. I have been chased away from the tables before by cafeteria stuff in a very rude manner, so I felt ambivalent about those study space hogging people (on a purely egoistical level of course, they're probably okay as people). So, they sit down at the tables, covering even more space that they usually do (only three tables are reserved, they took four). I'm sure you remember my computer being plugged in there on the second row? And I'm sure you kind of know what's going to come next. One of these guys - I've seen him before countless times - a loud person, probalby a handiman of some sorts because he had rulers and whatnot stuck to his sides, wanted to take a seat, loudly talking to someone. I saw my laptop shift, one time, two times. He probably stepped onto the cable, or drew it with him with his foot. In any case my laptop almost fell of the table, someone else probably alerted him to it.
And this guy. This guy! He turned to me and said "don't you know that this is dangerous?!" and I just stared at him, I couldn't believe what he was saying "yeah! you have to fix the cable to the wall with tape! yeah!" and I continued staring. I could not say one word. There was a cloud of shock, anger and embarrassment in my head. Why the hell did he have to make it my fault that he didn't look where he was going? Does he honestly think he can go around and tell people to fix the cable to the wall? I mean, seriously? I'm so angry and to a reader this probably doesn't make sense or doesn't look like a big deal - but I think it was terribly rude to put me down and patronize me like that. A normal person would have turned around and said "ah, sorry!". That's what I would have done! I've been in that university for 5 years now. I know that he's been there too for all that time. There are plugs and there are students with laptops. And students use these plugs for their laptops. Plugs and laptops are connected by cables. People with feet and legs to stumble over these cables have eyes. And they should have some common sense. He apparently didn't. He didn't even fall or anything. He didn't even stumble. My cable was just in the way and he didn't see it. That is all. And he made that scene. And I was hurt.
Okay. Enough. I just thought it was incredibly rude. Everyone always says "today's youth..." and shakes their head. I shake my head at "the day before yesterday's youth". I've seen so many adults being incredibly rude and selfish. And whenever I do I never manage to say a word because I'm too baffled when people behave so unexpetedly.
Yes, I know. I'm a sissy.
But the day went on. Because I couldn't say anything to his face I had this huge burning of shame and anger in my chest, so I vented a bit with Esmerod. Then it was time to pay attention. During the break I remembered that I had to print out the Icelandic homework I'd done at home. So I rushed down to where the computer rooms and the printer was. However, the printer was not working - there was some sort of paper jam. Once again.
One word on our printers at university. I don't know about other facutlies, but the entire Kollegiengebäude has one printer. The historical seminar has one printer. The libary has one printer. We are about 12'000 students. Those printers are more often than not out of order for one or another reason.
In any cause, I sighed deeply and turned around again, hoping that someone would solve the problem. So the lecture continued, but the next problem already presented itself: my sister had sent me a text message stating that she's be at Basel at a quarter to and asked me where to go then. So, she had changed her mind yet again and wanted to come. So after typing in that she should come up to universtiy and that I'd get her there I went out to contact her. And it was raining. But then my sister's phone was apparently not working because she didn't properly hear me. After a lot of trying to talk in circles it became clear that her "a quarter to" had meant a quarter to one, which I had not know. Then she continued telling me that because I suggested her to come eat with me, she had left school and was out in the cold now, freezing, and had to get her own food. Apparently whatever went wrong it was my fault. So I sent her a message that she should just come to the mensa, we might already be finished eating but would sit with her. After a bit of grumbling she did that. Fortunately for my patience she apologized for being difficult and we ended up having a nice meal.
Then, next station: trying to print take two. First of all it was difficult finding a free computer, but I got lucky. But when I wanted to print the document there was another student there, having problems with a jammed printer yet again. We solved that together, but afterwards it wouldn't get a network connection anymore. So we gave up. I sent the document by mail and quickly copied my sentences on a piece of paper.
Then, lecture. And then icelandic. Icelandic was difficult yet again, but it was okay. I could go home with my mum (after shopping).
Then I volunteered cooking, because nobody else wanted to. But then I burnt the Röschti and had to make another one, which was frustrating because I wouldn't be eating it anyway. And I had to dress the table, and nobody would come, letting the food cool down. Then I took the stuff back into the kitchen and it took me and my Mum quite a bit of time to clean everything up again. My dad made a visit to the kitchen, wanting to dissuade my Mum from working in the kitchen ("no, you don't have to work!!!" is what he always says. He thinks she should have privileges because she's working all day. So she shouldn't have to work afterwards. But I do. Mum says he's just doing that, because when she's stressed or exhausted she can get nasty *lol*)
But, after a long time, and me being exhausted, I found myself in front of the TV at 10 PM, watching an episode of Supernatural. Then I went to sleep, hoping that today would be better.
So far nothing out of the ordinary has happened. I still have not received a formular I requested on Monday. Also, I have not yet worked on things I need to work on. I'm still trying to find other things to do...
And at a quarter to six I need to leave the house - I need to be at the history seminar at a quarter past seven because we'll watch "Amazing Grace". While I'm a bit disgruntled that I'll be way early (yet again) and that it'll be late when I return, I don't mind watching the movie in the seminar. I like these sort of events X3
So I'm looking forwards to it! And now... I guess I need to work on my competition entry. >_____
First of all I was barely out of bed and already stumbled into a mini-argument with my sister. She told me that she wanted to eat in Basel with me after all and I replied that we could meet in the mensa. Then she made a fuss because she thought I would eat somewhere else with her even though I always eat in the mensa (cheaper...) So she changed caught the bus/ train combo to Basel. It was freaking cold and it looked wet but it wasn't raining. So I got to Basel, was there early, found myself a seat in the cafeteria and plugged in my laptop because I needed it to have batteries a bit more than an hour later. Now, this is random but apparently important: the tables in the cafeteria are arranged in rows and there are two plugs, one at the side of the second row of tables and the other at the last row. The one at the last row was taken, so I plugged it into the second row, but because the seats were taken there I sat down on a table in the third row, my laptop clearly visible on the table though.
So, I'm trying to learn Icelandic declinations happily (or not so happily) for more than an hour, it's almost time for me to leave for my classroom. But then the stupid thing happens. The first two rows of tables are at times reserved for a group of people working at/ for the university. I have been chased away from the tables before by cafeteria stuff in a very rude manner, so I felt ambivalent about those study space hogging people (on a purely egoistical level of course, they're probably okay as people). So, they sit down at the tables, covering even more space that they usually do (only three tables are reserved, they took four). I'm sure you remember my computer being plugged in there on the second row? And I'm sure you kind of know what's going to come next. One of these guys - I've seen him before countless times - a loud person, probalby a handiman of some sorts because he had rulers and whatnot stuck to his sides, wanted to take a seat, loudly talking to someone. I saw my laptop shift, one time, two times. He probably stepped onto the cable, or drew it with him with his foot. In any case my laptop almost fell of the table, someone else probably alerted him to it.
And this guy. This guy! He turned to me and said "don't you know that this is dangerous?!" and I just stared at him, I couldn't believe what he was saying "yeah! you have to fix the cable to the wall with tape! yeah!" and I continued staring. I could not say one word. There was a cloud of shock, anger and embarrassment in my head. Why the hell did he have to make it my fault that he didn't look where he was going? Does he honestly think he can go around and tell people to fix the cable to the wall? I mean, seriously? I'm so angry and to a reader this probably doesn't make sense or doesn't look like a big deal - but I think it was terribly rude to put me down and patronize me like that. A normal person would have turned around and said "ah, sorry!". That's what I would have done! I've been in that university for 5 years now. I know that he's been there too for all that time. There are plugs and there are students with laptops. And students use these plugs for their laptops. Plugs and laptops are connected by cables. People with feet and legs to stumble over these cables have eyes. And they should have some common sense. He apparently didn't. He didn't even fall or anything. He didn't even stumble. My cable was just in the way and he didn't see it. That is all. And he made that scene. And I was hurt.
Okay. Enough. I just thought it was incredibly rude. Everyone always says "today's youth..." and shakes their head. I shake my head at "the day before yesterday's youth". I've seen so many adults being incredibly rude and selfish. And whenever I do I never manage to say a word because I'm too baffled when people behave so unexpetedly.
Yes, I know. I'm a sissy.
But the day went on. Because I couldn't say anything to his face I had this huge burning of shame and anger in my chest, so I vented a bit with Esmerod. Then it was time to pay attention. During the break I remembered that I had to print out the Icelandic homework I'd done at home. So I rushed down to where the computer rooms and the printer was. However, the printer was not working - there was some sort of paper jam. Once again.
One word on our printers at university. I don't know about other facutlies, but the entire Kollegiengebäude has one printer. The historical seminar has one printer. The libary has one printer. We are about 12'000 students. Those printers are more often than not out of order for one or another reason.
In any cause, I sighed deeply and turned around again, hoping that someone would solve the problem. So the lecture continued, but the next problem already presented itself: my sister had sent me a text message stating that she's be at Basel at a quarter to and asked me where to go then. So, she had changed her mind yet again and wanted to come. So after typing in that she should come up to universtiy and that I'd get her there I went out to contact her. And it was raining. But then my sister's phone was apparently not working because she didn't properly hear me. After a lot of trying to talk in circles it became clear that her "a quarter to" had meant a quarter to one, which I had not know. Then she continued telling me that because I suggested her to come eat with me, she had left school and was out in the cold now, freezing, and had to get her own food. Apparently whatever went wrong it was my fault. So I sent her a message that she should just come to the mensa, we might already be finished eating but would sit with her. After a bit of grumbling she did that. Fortunately for my patience she apologized for being difficult and we ended up having a nice meal.
Then, next station: trying to print take two. First of all it was difficult finding a free computer, but I got lucky. But when I wanted to print the document there was another student there, having problems with a jammed printer yet again. We solved that together, but afterwards it wouldn't get a network connection anymore. So we gave up. I sent the document by mail and quickly copied my sentences on a piece of paper.
Then, lecture. And then icelandic. Icelandic was difficult yet again, but it was okay. I could go home with my mum (after shopping).
Then I volunteered cooking, because nobody else wanted to. But then I burnt the Röschti and had to make another one, which was frustrating because I wouldn't be eating it anyway. And I had to dress the table, and nobody would come, letting the food cool down. Then I took the stuff back into the kitchen and it took me and my Mum quite a bit of time to clean everything up again. My dad made a visit to the kitchen, wanting to dissuade my Mum from working in the kitchen ("no, you don't have to work!!!" is what he always says. He thinks she should have privileges because she's working all day. So she shouldn't have to work afterwards. But I do. Mum says he's just doing that, because when she's stressed or exhausted she can get nasty *lol*)
But, after a long time, and me being exhausted, I found myself in front of the TV at 10 PM, watching an episode of Supernatural. Then I went to sleep, hoping that today would be better.
So far nothing out of the ordinary has happened. I still have not received a formular I requested on Monday. Also, I have not yet worked on things I need to work on. I'm still trying to find other things to do...
And at a quarter to six I need to leave the house - I need to be at the history seminar at a quarter past seven because we'll watch "Amazing Grace". While I'm a bit disgruntled that I'll be way early (yet again) and that it'll be late when I return, I don't mind watching the movie in the seminar. I like these sort of events X3
So I'm looking forwards to it! And now... I guess I need to work on my competition entry. >_____