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this is for susan:
i've been in albany for about 3 weeks now. i was taking 16 credits up until yesterday. now i'm taking 12. the chairperson of the cmd dept registered me for class. when we did this in december, he told me i was able to test out of cmd 100 and didnt say anything about the human development or educational psych. i found out about this last thursday at the grad cmd meeting where two girls doing prereqs told me about it. i asked my professor who's also my advisor to write me a note so i can drop the class since it's after the add/drop deadline and i'm paying part time ug prices- $579 per credit. thankfully registrar let me drop human development and not withdraw me from it and i'm getting the full $2300 back for the class. i'm giving back $1700 to my parents; they gave me that amount to cover the remaining balance my loans didnt cover. but now that i'm only taking 12 credits, my loans covered everything.
in order for me to qualify for grad level loans, i have to take 6 credits of grad classes in the fall.. otherwise i'm gonna only get $10,000 for the year and one semester alone is like, at least $8000. so i'm probably gonna end up being here all summer too.
my kitten's getting bigger. he's officially named Argyle. he's a pain in the ass sometimes. he gets all crazy hyperactive and destructive. yesterday i went to barnes and noble to return one of the books i had to read for a book report for human development (fyi: my schedule is wide open now that i don't have to take that class anymore). next door is a petsmart so i bought him one of those scratching posts.. he's not scratching it yet. he's still fixated on the carpet, sofa, me, and dan. maybe i'll go pick up some catnip too. he should be about 3 months old now. according to a kitten book i was reading, they are considered adults at 6 months.
can you believe that i have a job? it's a temporary job, at filene's at crossgates mall. i'm a temp, mainly working as cashier. i was trained last tuesday night, and worked 8 hour shifts friday, saturday and monday. i called in sick today cus i have to write out my essay exam that's due 2/20. i still have yet to start it today. i have another 8 hour shift friday.. and next week i only work 12 hours. i get paid minimum... and i get backaches at the end of the day from being on my feet for 1/3 of a day. and old bitches order me around to fix clothes. i don't straighten up my own clothes; they expect me to do it for their crap? i try my best to avoid as much work as possible. so far i've been successful. the HR chick is a nasty bitch with an ugly mole and i would love if she doesn't get to keep her job once macy's take over.
my car now has 1700+ miles on it. i took it out for its first carwash today. i gave it the "wash with the works" for $10.. it's usually $12 but i guess its cheaper on wednesdays. i put a tank of gas in it every week.. about $25 for a full tank.
i went home with dan 2 weekends ago for Chinese New Year. we left friday night at like, 8PM and we arrived home at 11PM. saturday we went out to manhattan late-ish b/c we were dicking around in brooklyn all day going to costco and cablevision and eating. we had our faces drawn out by this korean man at central park for $40 with tip. he gave us the frame for free, cus we gave him a $10 tip. i think dan had a good time eating new year food and experiencing it. it was nice to be home for it again.
i been calling home alot. to ask my mom and dad stuff and to whine to them about working. it is definitely weird to be on my own (more or less) and actually be responsible for things.
i've been in albany for about 3 weeks now. i was taking 16 credits up until yesterday. now i'm taking 12. the chairperson of the cmd dept registered me for class. when we did this in december, he told me i was able to test out of cmd 100 and didnt say anything about the human development or educational psych. i found out about this last thursday at the grad cmd meeting where two girls doing prereqs told me about it. i asked my professor who's also my advisor to write me a note so i can drop the class since it's after the add/drop deadline and i'm paying part time ug prices- $579 per credit. thankfully registrar let me drop human development and not withdraw me from it and i'm getting the full $2300 back for the class. i'm giving back $1700 to my parents; they gave me that amount to cover the remaining balance my loans didnt cover. but now that i'm only taking 12 credits, my loans covered everything.
in order for me to qualify for grad level loans, i have to take 6 credits of grad classes in the fall.. otherwise i'm gonna only get $10,000 for the year and one semester alone is like, at least $8000. so i'm probably gonna end up being here all summer too.
my kitten's getting bigger. he's officially named Argyle. he's a pain in the ass sometimes. he gets all crazy hyperactive and destructive. yesterday i went to barnes and noble to return one of the books i had to read for a book report for human development (fyi: my schedule is wide open now that i don't have to take that class anymore). next door is a petsmart so i bought him one of those scratching posts.. he's not scratching it yet. he's still fixated on the carpet, sofa, me, and dan. maybe i'll go pick up some catnip too. he should be about 3 months old now. according to a kitten book i was reading, they are considered adults at 6 months.
can you believe that i have a job? it's a temporary job, at filene's at crossgates mall. i'm a temp, mainly working as cashier. i was trained last tuesday night, and worked 8 hour shifts friday, saturday and monday. i called in sick today cus i have to write out my essay exam that's due 2/20. i still have yet to start it today. i have another 8 hour shift friday.. and next week i only work 12 hours. i get paid minimum... and i get backaches at the end of the day from being on my feet for 1/3 of a day. and old bitches order me around to fix clothes. i don't straighten up my own clothes; they expect me to do it for their crap? i try my best to avoid as much work as possible. so far i've been successful. the HR chick is a nasty bitch with an ugly mole and i would love if she doesn't get to keep her job once macy's take over.
my car now has 1700+ miles on it. i took it out for its first carwash today. i gave it the "wash with the works" for $10.. it's usually $12 but i guess its cheaper on wednesdays. i put a tank of gas in it every week.. about $25 for a full tank.
i went home with dan 2 weekends ago for Chinese New Year. we left friday night at like, 8PM and we arrived home at 11PM. saturday we went out to manhattan late-ish b/c we were dicking around in brooklyn all day going to costco and cablevision and eating. we had our faces drawn out by this korean man at central park for $40 with tip. he gave us the frame for free, cus we gave him a $10 tip. i think dan had a good time eating new year food and experiencing it. it was nice to be home for it again.
i been calling home alot. to ask my mom and dad stuff and to whine to them about working. it is definitely weird to be on my own (more or less) and actually be responsible for things.