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That’s what I keep reminding myself of…next week is finals week and then the semester is over! I want to be done so badly. But I’ve decided that it’s probably in my best interest to skip summer school and go next Spring. But I really really don’t want to be there another semester. It’s just that if I do that, I won’t be overloaded with too many classes once, and as an added bonus to that, I will be able to spend far more time at an internship…which would hopefully make it more likely for me to be able to find gainful employment with whatever company I intern for once I’ve graduated. I haven’t fully decided yet, I’ve been weighing the pros and cons of summer session vs. spring, and I have to make a definitive decision really soon. At least I am almost done with these classes though!
Hello, sadly neglected blog. Sorry I haven’t updated in ages!
I’ve been so insanely busy with school it’s ridiculous. I was supposed to be able to graduate in December, but I haven’t found a summer internship, and December graduation was dependent on my being able to do an internship and take one class. In the fall, I was supposed to do another internship and take 4 classes. So, maybe it’s better if I stay another semester anyway, because I think I would go insane being that busy! I need to keep looking for internships anyway, though, because that’s how you get your foot in the door and find employment in the entertainment industry anyway.
Right now, I need to get back to reading The Man Who Fell to Earth, because I have a paper due on Friday comparing the book to the movie. Then I’ve got to read about a hundred pages in my management book, and do more work for another class… At least the semester’s almost over! Yay!
Spring Break is basically over. I’m procrastinating for a couple more minutes, and then I need to get to work on the three papers I have to turn in Monday.
We went to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art last Saturday for Zack’s art class, and then Santa Monica Pier. Other than that, this break has pretty much been spent sitting around at the house or at the park down the street. In retrospect, I really should have busted out my assignments at the beginning of the break, so I could enjoy myself more. I’ve basically been stressed about needing to get all this stuff done, but not really doing much about it. Not the best way to spend my week-long vacation.
But, we’re going to have a nice little break over this coming weekend, because there’s no school next Monday (the 31st). We have reservations at a hotel in Ventura (which is right on the beach!), and we’re going to spend Sunday and Monday night there. I’ve been looking forward to this trip since we planned it a few weeks back. I think it should make up for having a lame Spring Break. 
Supposed to be done with this paper, 1,000 words, due at 2:00. I’m at 376 right now. Aargh.
I dropped Zack off at the college an hour ago, and I’m just chilling here, waiting for him to finish his math test. No calculators allowed on this one, how crazy is that?! I don’t think I’ve taken a math class that didn’t allow calculators since grade school. Speaking of math, it’s almost time to do my FAFSA for next year. I’m not quite sure how that works, since I didn’t work at all last year (not even work study), so I don’t think I really have to do my taxes this year, since my only income is SSI and student aid. Am I supposed to report financial aid? I did pay a whopping $18 in interest on my student loans last year, which I don’t think makes much of a difference. I’d ask somebody about it, but two years ago, the only time I ever had a professional help do my taxes, I was charged $60, which was more than I got back. They even charged a $4 “mailing fee”, and I had to mail it myself and provide postage! WTF? I don’t think I’ll be going back there. If I lived farther south, like I wish I did, I could look up San Diego accounting and see if I could find somebody who could help me and not rip me off. 
I finally got my (actual) grade for Physics of Music. I am so happy right now, but my day did not start off this way!
Last night, I checked my school e-mail and my Physics of Music professor had sent out a message stating that he had graded all the final projects and grades were posted online. I checked, and there was no grade. So, I was biting my nails, stressing out and waiting for the grade to actually be available for me to view. This class was so much work, and such a pain, and I was just hoping for a “C” so that I could get credit for it and never have to take any more general education classes.
This morning, I checked for my grades again, and they were actually there. But something was very, very wrong. Next to Physics of Music, and Physics of Music Lab, it said “WU”. Say what?! A “WU” is an unauthorized withdrawal. It basically means you never went to class and never did any of the assignments, but didn’t bother to actually drop the class. It counts as a 0 in your GPA, just like an “F”. Basically, it is worse than an “F” because it means you didn’t even put in enough effort to get an “F”! Aack!
I knew this was not right, because I attended every single chat session (this was an online course, so that is the “going to class” portion), turned in all of the labs (with grades of 8/10 on most of them), got a “B” on the midterm, and turned in the final project. I put a ridiculous amount of work into this course. One day, I spent 7 and a half hours straight working on one of the labs, and I still didn’t get it finished. I had to go back and work on it more later and turned it in late. So when I saw “WU”, I was so, so mad. The only thing that I could think of was that either he goofed entering grades or that maybe, for some reason, he didn’t get the e-mail with my final project attached. I e-mailed the professor to find out what was up. I still stressed about this all day long. I was anticipating him taking forever to get back to me, because a.) none of my other professors ever reply to e-mails and b.) it’s the holiday season and school is not in session now.
I was very pleasantly surprised when he actually replied to me earlier tonight. Apparently, he got my project, but just overlooked it or something. I got 25/25 on the project and a “B+” in the class! Hurray! But now he has to submit a change of grade, so the WU is what stays on my record for the moment. It will be changed though, and I did better than I anticipated, so now, I am very, very happy and relieved. I can’t believe he just overlooked my e-mail and gave me a crappy grade though! But it’s all good now, and I can just kick back and relax for a month before I have to go back to school. Hurray!
The semester is finally over! Yay! I’m still waiting on my grade for Physics of Music (which is the class I was most concerned about.) I got an A in Global Environmental Health and an A- in History of Broadcasting (which is slightly better than what I expected, but then, I hounded the professor for a month for my midterm grade and still never found out what it was. Apparently it was good.) I decided to just finish my degree at CSUN, which will hopefully only take another year. I hate going there, but I think being practically guaranteed a job after graduation outweighs the frustration and inconvenience of going to a school that I despise.
So, I obviously lost NaBloPoMo. Lost HARD. Anyway, I haven’t posted lately, as I’ve been busy with school and whatnot.
I’m not really sure what I’m doing about school next semester. I applied to transfer to CSUB AV, as it’s about 5 minutes from my house, whereas CSUN is like an hour and fifteen minute bus ride each way, and I have to get up at 5 for a 2 pm class. Anyway, CSUB wants me to take more general ed and have a minor, so it’s 5 extra classes, and I wouldn’t have as many classes in my actual major. It would save me a lot of travel and aggravation though. I’m thinking about sticking with CSUN though, due to the reasons just listed, plus there’s a very good chance of getting a job right out of school, because a lot of major media corporations have connections with CSUN and recruit recent grads. I spoke to an advisor, who talked me into declaring the Electronic Media Management option (I had to pick something, because I couldn’t register for any more classes until I switched from Pre-CTVA to an actual option.) So if I finish up my degree there, I have a great chance of getting a steady job with benefits, doing media research or something.
I am a terrible procrastinator. I always manage to find something to do other than what I’m supposed to be doing. So, I’m writing here instead of writing a 2500 word paper on careers in Environmental Health, which I have no interest in, but am required to do because it is worth 1/3 of my grade. I’ve found my entry-level position, but not the managerial one. Of course, I could just get started by writing about the job I did find, but I’m just…far too lazy.
