Apparently… I have prejudiced stacking crates

I was doing a little spring cleaning today, trying to get my life and house in order before I head to London.  I cleaned out the little foyer room by my front door and stacked in it a bunch of plastic stacking crates to store my plants on.

Well, I had two kinds of crates.  All of them have a bottom and three sides.  There are two removable tops.  All of the crates are white except for two, a blue one and a yellow one (Georgia Southern’s colors, of course).  Of the two styles of crates there are 6 that have a solid bottom and and wide, rectangular holes in the sides and 6 that have equal-spaced, square holes in the sides and bottom.  The two colored ones are of the second type.  There is one top for each type.

Apparently, these crates are prejudiced against each other because no matter how much I wanted them to work together, they just would not inter-stack.  But I had to give in and make two separate stacks because if I forced them against their apparent will, they would snap, and I would be out a perfectly useful crate.  However, it would have been so much nicer and oodles more efficient if they would stack together and save me the hassle.

Is there a life lesson in this?

Grades are in!

I did poorer than I expected.  I made a B in the Astronomy Lab.  I thought there were 10 labs we had to do, not 14.  I had done 12.  I considered myself ahead of the game, but not so much.  And the thing is, I did ask the professor and he said I was good.  *sigh* I could have known had I double-checked.  So it’s really all my fault.  I got 3 points instead of 4… not too bad.

The other class that I was worried about was Physiological Psychology.  When I checked two or three weeks before Finals, I had a C.  I did lots of extra credit studies and studied for the Final and hoped that I could bring it up to an A.  But my Research Paper, being low on the objective scale, took a very low grade.  That almost assured me that I would get no higher than a B.  And that’s what my final grade was, B.  Not bad, but I still wanted that A.

Now my GPA’s at 3.44. SUCKY!  Especially since at one time I had a 3.74!!  My GPA plummeted after I failed that Cognitive Psychology class.  I’ve been suffering ever since.  I wanted to make a 4.0 this semester to boost the GPA, but I messed up.

All in all, my grades were mostly A’s.

ASTR 1010 – A  (Astronomy of the Solar System)

ASTR LAB – B

PSYC 5330 – A  (Psychology of Aging)

PSYC 5430 – B  (Physiological Psychology)

LING 3032 – A  (Syntax)

MUSE 3211 – A  (Concert Band)

WRIT 2131 – A  (Everyday Creative Writing)

That’s it.  I still wanted straight A’s though.  It’s so much easier to say, I made straight A’s than I made 4 A’s and 2 B’s.  Cause then people say, “What were the 2 B’s in?”  every time!

But it’s done.  I have to turn in a Children’s Book to Dr. Welford then do an overdue, not needing grade, paper for Dr. Weigand, for LAST semester.  Then I’m off nearly scott free until Summer in London.  When I come back to school, I only have 12 hours to complete!  And an Honor’s Capstone Project to do… and I graduate!!  Hurray for me.

Next Fall Semester I’m going to take

Foundations

Frameworks of Business and Technical Writing (I think that’s the name)

Writing and Gender (which for some bizarre reason substitutes for Semantics, which was cancelled out from under me and isn’t going to be offered again until after I leave)

Concert Band (which for once is going to be offered in the Fall too)

Marching Band (of course)

And hopefully, Guitar Class for Non-Majors (but the class is full, I have to see if the instructor can squeeze me in)

If not the guitar, I’ll be in the Woodwind Ensemble (doesn’t look too fun, but I MUST have one more credit hour and it has to be a music class)

In London, I’m taking

Criminal London and Writing London

Both with Dr. Welford.

Then I should graduate Fall of 2007, so my class ring will still be accurate.  I want all my friends there!  But after I graduate, I’m going to stay down in Statesboro, cause the rent’s cheap and because I plan to go on the Band’s Concert Tour again.  This time they’re touring England and Ireland and doing the residency in Germany again.  I really REALLY want to go back to Germany.  I wanted to take Paul, but since I can’t get a hold of him, I couldn’t discuss it with him.  I’d have to take classes as a non-degree seeking student, because I’m NOT waiting that long to graduate (This happens, Summer ‘08)  But that should be fun.  I can see more and not have to stress as much.  And it would be nice to know that I outrank everyone except the faculty.   And Meghan’s going to try and go and that’s fun!

After I get done with all of that, then I might consider growing up and getting a “real job” somewhere where they make you work in suits and sit in a cubicle and breathe recycled air and swap gossip at the water fountain. bleh XP

Cinco de Mayo and Graduation

And to think, if I had graduated when I was supposed to, I’d have graduated on Cinco de Mayo.  That would have been pretty cool.  I’m sad.  I feel like I have failed at everything.  Although, I should be making A’s in every class this semester except one.  I still feel like… I don’t know… like I missed first place (graduating when I should, or earlier than I should) and have to settle for second place (graduating whenever possible).  I’m told by my mom that most people can’t graduate in less than 5 years and that I’m doing quite well, but she’s my mom, she has to support me.  Since I feel separted from just about everything I know and love, I have to find my own niche, carve out my own place where I feel comfortable and do what I  want to do!

Perhaps I’m relying too much on other people for my happiness.  But the truth is, I don’t really want to be happy alone.  I feel like I used to have such a tight circle of friends, but they have been diffused to the four winds, it seems.

But above all this depression and self-pity, I am happy that the semester is done.  I still have a cover letter and a children’s book to turn into Dr. Welford.  Then I’m done with this semester’s school work.  Then I have to finish that stupid Honors paper on Zoroastrianism before mid-May when the professor leaves Georgia Southern.  Then I’m done with everything until the summer in London.

I do need to ask my friends if there is anything that people want me to pick up in the United Kingdom area.   So let me know people!