Hi vee-dub! This is actually my next-to-last week of classes; I've got class scheduled next Monday and Wednesday.

All the same, the course evaluations are in full swing, and they are glorious. I get to talk about the horrific head nurse on my unit at my psychiatric rotation and sing the praises of my amazing maternity clinical instructor. I love being able to do that.

The downside, of course, is that the closer classes are to ending, the closer finals become.

How's your stuff going? Do you have exams or final papers/projects?

This is actually my next-to-last week of classes; I've got class scheduled next Monday and Wednesday.

Oh, yeah. That's kind of what I meant...I'm counting down. In my head there's a full week left.

All the same, the course evaluations are in full swing, and they are glorious. I get to talk about the horrific head nurse on my unit at my psychiatric rotation and sing the praises of my amazing maternity clinical instructor. I love being able to do that.

Filled out my first course evaluation today. That one wasn't bad. I'm dreading one of them. I like the prof as a person, but...

The downside, of course, is that the closer classes are to ending, the closer finals become.

Exactly! How many do you have?

How's your stuff going? Do you have exams or final papers/projects?

It's going well. I got my grade back for my last incomplete (there were four) yesterday, and it was an A. I was thrilled (still am)! Finished off a paper today and have another big one due on Monday. Then everything is done till finals week, which will contain a final, a paper and my creative writing portfolio. And the best part? They're all due the same day. Go May 17th!

I have an update on my car situation.

Today Dad and I went to the bank to figure out how I could get money. He cosigned on a credit card for me, the credit union will try and get the money I need. The manager loan person couldn't approve it right away, but he's going to call me tomorrow and let me know. If I do get approved then I probably won't get the card until next week and my car is going to be ready on Friday. I'll have to cross that bridge when I come to it.

As for the woman I hit -- I got an official estimate, but the guy needs me to come in, sign the paper work, and give him half down. Except I can't afford half down so I talked him down a couple hundred dollars. Tomorrow I get paid (thank god for direct deposit) and I'll either pay the down payment all in cash or put half in cash and half on the credit card I got a week or so ago (if he'll let me).

Then, if I get the full amount I need on the credit card I'll see if they'll transfer however much that is to the card with the larger limit, leaving me with one credit card payment.

Of course knowing me that won't happen.

BUT! My aunt got the double wide and it looks like I'll be moving in mid June!

I got my grade back for my last incomplete (there were four) yesterday, and it was an A.

Wooooo! That's fantastic.

Edit: Erin, are you sure we don't go to the same school? Because that sounds like something the administration at my school would do, too. I'm so sorry. Can we do anything? Gather up a posse to do some ass-kicking? Call them names and insult their parentage? Name it.

{{{{{{{Erin}}}}}}}

I've been in a similar academic situation.

All I can offer is to find some way to get away from the madness and get some sleep before tackling the bureaucrazy. You are *not* going to get this fixed in the next four days. Resign yourself to that, and deal with everything else going on.

Put all your effort into ignoring it, forceably, and attack the problem next week, when the mess is over.

It may be you can get some satisfaction out of the school, but you won't get it finals week, when everyone around you is freaking like a freaky thing.

Blowing up right now is tempting, but it'll only make your comeback a little more awkward.

Wait. Rest. Bide your time.

That's my advice, FWIW.

Erin, I'm outraged on your behalf.

job-ma for Katerina Bee and hang-in-there-ma for Chloe.

vw, I know your apartment is cleaner than my house. And what others have already said--YOU make it special.

Hey Jen, I'm pleased to hear of your super extra doomed status.

There are other Buffistas on OkCupid? Why does this surprise me? To those who're on it, did anyone else go to a bad place when they read "activity partners"?

Thanks for all the advice. I'll still get my certification, and that's what matters to schools.

Wanna hear some MORE examples of my school's idiocy? I just uploaded my finished portfolio to my reviewer...to find out she reveiwed my FIRST portfolio as my FINAL portfolio....which had exactly TWO changes made to it. Two SMALL changes.

And she gave me all these great marks and told me that I changed everything I needed to change.

Now, it's great to be all officially passed and everything, but what this tell me is...SHE DIDN'T FUCKING READ IT. I had no student examples of work, no new unit plan added, no major changes -- all things I was supposed to have had.

And they weren't there. But evidently, I could have written a treatise on "How to Abuse Kids and Teach Them to Worship Satan" and that would have passed.

FUCKFUCKFUCK