So, yeah, after my mopey weekend, my parents decided to take matters into their own hands. So, yesterday, they came up to the school and started bitching to the administration. About summer school, about my project, about everything.
Ugh.
I mean, on one hand, I'm very grateful that they care enough to fight for me.
But on the other hand . . .
Well, I had a meeting with Dr. Murch-Shafer today. The first words out of her mouth were about my parents. My parents bitched the registrar out about my project being too expensive, and basically demanded that they pay for it no matter the expense. So the registrar called Dr. Delucchi, and Dr. Delucchi called Dr. Murch-Shafer. So, everyone was now bitching out Dr. Murch-Shafer for not letting me do the project, and turning her into the bad guy.
So yeah, for the first time since my freshman year, I have a bio professor on my side, willing to work with me, and then she gets bashed for not approving a project that I was the first to acknowledge was too expensive . . .
Anyway, I had to assure her that my parents were merely being overzealous, and that, no, I did not blame her for my project being expensive. I just felt bad, because it was obvious how attacked she felt about the whole situation. She kept making sure I'd talk my parents down.
But, then we got to talking about the project, and how it may be salvagable if I were to contact UNMC and/or Creighton. But, regardless, I have to have a project 100% decided on by Tuesday at 10:15. I mean, it's already mid-term! It's mid-term and I don't have a definite project!
Hell, it's almost mid-term of my final semester of college (no, I'm not counting my summer course). It's all just moving too fast.
So yeah, I e-mailed the Research Coordinator of the Monoclonal Antibody Production branch at UNMC, asking if there was any way she could help me out. I'm hoping I get a reply either today or tomorrow, because my ability to get assistance from them is what is going to determine whether or not I can do this.
So yeah, it looks like the stress is just not going to let up this semester. Ugh. My life philosophy paper actually took me until 6:00 a.m. to finish because I horribly violated my no AIM or MSN policy. Hell, I'm violating it right now. Anyway, my 4 page philosophy paper ended up being 8 pages, and I really couldn't shorten it anymore. I mean a life philosophy is a big thing, and requires some explanation. Hell, I could've gone on for another 8 pages to better clarify what I was talking about. Hell, part of me wishes I had. You've all seen my blog. The workings of my mind are too complex to be summarized easily.
So yeah, Smokey Joe's Cafe is going to be freakin' AWESOME! We're all doing so well. There's really not a bad performance in the whole show. Everything has come together so great. We're performance ready, and we don't open till Friday. In my theater experience, and from what I've heard from others, that's a rare thing. We still have to plan some sort of cast party though. I haven't really celebrated or let loose in a while, and with all the stress of school, I NEED it.
Oh, and this doesn't really pertain to anything, but it pissed me off nonetheless. After rehearsal tonight, I made my way back to my dorm, and there was a mob of about 10 or so people all standing in front of the door. They were smoking pot. The stench hit me when I was around 30 feet away, and I had to hold my breath and struggle not to gag until I got inside. I mean, seriously, how fucking inconsiderate and moronic do you have to be to smoke pot right in front of the doors to a dorm? Ugh, that just disgusted me. Its bad enough when ONE person smokes a ciggarette in front of the doors, and this group of 10 assholes were smoking pot, which smells much worse.
Oh, and Jake's Bar and Grill sucks because when I went there the other night, I was starving, and totally set on ordering food. I got there around 9:45 or so, and sat down with the group of Dana-ians who had gathered for Krista's birthday. When I sat down, the waiter came over and asked what I'd like to drink. No menu, no nothing. Just asked what I wanted to drink. Did I mention it was around 9:45?
Anyway, after a while, he brought out food for other people at the table, and had yet to ask me, or the other people I arrived with what we'd like to eat. So, the next time we got his attention, we asked if we could order.
No, we couldn't because the kitchen closed at 10:00 . . .
So, we were already irritated that we were refused service, and never offered the chance to order when we were there well before 10:00. No matter, Greg and I decided to go grab some BK, as it was right across the street. So we go, we come back, and start to sit down and rejoin the party . . .
No, we can't eat food from BK there. We had to go outside to eat it. And it was frelling freezing outside. So, we weren't given a chance to order, we were refused service, and we were basically kicked out of the restaurant and were unable to socialize with our friend's at a birthday get-together.
Anyone else think that's frelled up?
Well, Greg and I ate most of our fries, and then smuggled the rest inside because we were freezing. And we made sure to leave burger wrap on the table, and all over the floor, and used up all the napkins and silverware we could just to be a percentage of a pain in the ass that that frelling bar was.
So yeah, I don't plan on going there for quite some time.
Oh, and this is some interesting news that just happened: Chris IMed me. Yes, the Chris from waaaaaaaay back first semester who blew me off, actually IMed me to apologize for being an asshole. It was nice really. Definitely one of the highlights to my day. I don't really expect anything to come of it, to tell you the truth. I'd be very surprised if he didn't just drop off the face of the planet again, but, at least there are no hard feelings there anymore. And, if he actually is interested in pursuing a friendship, then that's awesome. I guess I'm being a little negative, but I'll be damned if I'm going to get my hopes up again.
So, yeay, it's been a long day, and I think I'm going to crash at a somewhat reasonable time.
Eric 3/02/2005 12:03:00 AM
