{{{vw}}} If the migraine is too bad, you can't help that, but if you can, going to class even if you aren't prepared is a good idea. Or, you know, what everyone else said.
Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.
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-t - Apr 11, 2005 6:42:17 am PDT #2541 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Scrappy - Apr 11, 2005 6:43:14 am PDT #2542 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Also, vw, you're a perfectionist. This means you feel like a failure a lot. And you will go ON feeling like that a lot. That's part of your nature. The thing is, how you feel and what you do are two different things. You can feel like a failure and still go to class if you want. The more you do that th eless power the perfectionist judge in your head will have over how you live your life. You'll probably never be able to silence them, but no reason why they should decide what you do.
Aims - Apr 11, 2005 6:44:16 am PDT #2543 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Lord give me strength to not reach through email and kill my co-worker in Philly. I'm trying really hard to get a long with her.
Anne W. - Apr 11, 2005 6:46:34 am PDT #2544 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
vw, what everyone else said. Avoiding a situation that could send you into a spin is a good thing to do. Don't make any decisions about the iPod thing until you've had a chance to look at today from the other end.
-t, I love your tag. I almost considered pulling that to use myself.
Fred Pete - Apr 11, 2005 6:49:16 am PDT #2545 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
((((vw)))) Joining in with everyone else. It's important in life to know what you can and can't handle. And if your physical and mental health can't handle class today, don't force yourself.
In high school, I was asked to leave a class because it hit my mental trigger.
(FTR -- Latin, senior year. The day after my grandmother died, we were translating a very lengthy passage on Hercules' journey through the underworld.)
-t - Apr 11, 2005 6:49:33 am PDT #2546 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Alcoholic cats are comedy gold.
Maybe you should get a voodoo doll, Aimee.
Susan W. - Apr 11, 2005 6:50:43 am PDT #2547 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Aimee, I still get homesick for Philly. I could go there, kill her for you, pick up a cheesesteak, and finally meet my friends' new babies. Want me to?
Stephanie - Apr 11, 2005 6:51:08 am PDT #2548 of 10001
Trust my rage
Happy Birthday Owen!
{{{vw}}} FWIW, I think if you can physically handle it, you should go to class. Even if you aren't prepared, you will learn/better understand that material by being there and that's the purpose of going to class.
Also, please don't feel like a failure. You may not be paerfect, or have perfect attendence but that done not equal failure.
eta: and just to prove to self that i'm getting over my own perfectionist issues, i'm leaving my typos. so there.
beathen - Apr 11, 2005 6:53:28 am PDT #2549 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Happy Birthday, Owen!
{{{vw}}} I'm with Steph... you are NOT a failure!
lisah - Apr 11, 2005 6:53:36 am PDT #2550 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
But I don't have the work done and...and...I don't know what to do.
Not having the work done may put you in an awkward position in the class for that day but is totally worth it if it means you don't feel like a total failure for the day. It probably doesn't mean you won't be able to participate in class discussion even if it's just by listening. And you'll be able to hear the professor's lecture (if it's that kind of class). I think it's a mistake if you are using not having the work done as an excuse for not going to class at all. I feel like that would just compound the problem.
(I feel like that sounds lecture-y and I don't mean it to. I just want to reassure you that not having the work done is not a huge deal and shouldn't get in the way of you getting something out of a class anyway.)