A Winter's Night
Dec. 13th, 2003 01:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
liptonrm_backupFirst off, thank you so much to all of the people who sent such wonderful wishes for healthfulness. They were most appreciated and made me smile through the wooziness. I'm back to being my normal, semi-chipper self, thankfully, only the cough is hanging on, but I'm sure it will be gone soon enough;-). Thank you, my wonderful friends!
It's been a rather full week. I got some horrible news on Wednesday, to add insult to injury. Apparently, back in October I was disenrolled from the class I've been taking. I wouldn't have even found out if I hadn't called up the financial office to find out about my tuition payments (there was something very wrong with the bill and it was horribly cryptic).
During the winter semester I had some problems. I was only taking two classes, supposedly my last two classes, but I was also spiralling lower and lower into the fewking morass of depression. It got so bad that I stopped going to class, actually went to see a therapist and eventually failed both of those classes, something I didn't even think myself capable of doing (I had also lost my job during this same time). I eventually had to move back into my parents's house, but that turned out to be a good thing. It gave me time to get my head back on straight, register for fall classes and find a job. However, the university wanted to talk to me, and me, being the avoidance queen that I am, didn't want to talk to them. When I was actually able to register for my class I thought everything was kosher and didn't think I really needed to see anyone, after all. Turns out they had a different idea. Apparently, they sent me three emails at the beginning of the semester demanding that I come in and see one of the Board members or else I would be disenrolled. The problem was I never received any of those emails, they went to an account that isn't active anymore. So, the just disenrolled me without trying to contact me in any other way. Idiots.
So, I've been going to class for a month and a half, written papers and taken midterms and I wasn't even officially enrolled. It's kind of ironic, last term I couldn't go and I was enrolled, this term I've been going without officially being in the class. On Monday I have a chance to go sort everything out in the morning and a final to take in the afternoon. It's funny and stomach churning all at the same time..
Sooo, hoping I can go in and fix everything. I have almost finished the frelling class, after all;-). However, there was some good news on Wednesday as well, I went and picked up my Return of the King tickets. Yay! So happy about that and hoping I don't do anything like die before the 17th rolls around;-). So excited, can't wait...
I topped off the frigid Friday evening by going to the office Christmas party all the way in Troy. The food was a little tough from being kept under heat lamps till everything was ready and no one thought to let us order dessert with the meal, but besides those two little quibbles it was a good time, really;-). I actually met a lot of people who I only ever talk to on the phone, the restaurant was really nice and the food was really very good.
The best news of the day, though, was that I got to talk to my youngest brother on the phone. He was flying out from Salt Lake on his way to Antofagasta, Chile to serve his mission, so I won't see him for another two years. It was great to talk to him, I've missed him a whole lot and I'm so happy for him at the same time. It's amazing how fast we all grow up, he's always been my little brother and now he's off to have adventures of his own. The thought makes me all nostalgic and weepy, but in a good way;-).
Let's start the chant. Four more days, four more days, four more days...
It's been a rather full week. I got some horrible news on Wednesday, to add insult to injury. Apparently, back in October I was disenrolled from the class I've been taking. I wouldn't have even found out if I hadn't called up the financial office to find out about my tuition payments (there was something very wrong with the bill and it was horribly cryptic).
During the winter semester I had some problems. I was only taking two classes, supposedly my last two classes, but I was also spiralling lower and lower into the fewking morass of depression. It got so bad that I stopped going to class, actually went to see a therapist and eventually failed both of those classes, something I didn't even think myself capable of doing (I had also lost my job during this same time). I eventually had to move back into my parents's house, but that turned out to be a good thing. It gave me time to get my head back on straight, register for fall classes and find a job. However, the university wanted to talk to me, and me, being the avoidance queen that I am, didn't want to talk to them. When I was actually able to register for my class I thought everything was kosher and didn't think I really needed to see anyone, after all. Turns out they had a different idea. Apparently, they sent me three emails at the beginning of the semester demanding that I come in and see one of the Board members or else I would be disenrolled. The problem was I never received any of those emails, they went to an account that isn't active anymore. So, the just disenrolled me without trying to contact me in any other way. Idiots.
So, I've been going to class for a month and a half, written papers and taken midterms and I wasn't even officially enrolled. It's kind of ironic, last term I couldn't go and I was enrolled, this term I've been going without officially being in the class. On Monday I have a chance to go sort everything out in the morning and a final to take in the afternoon. It's funny and stomach churning all at the same time..
Sooo, hoping I can go in and fix everything. I have almost finished the frelling class, after all;-). However, there was some good news on Wednesday as well, I went and picked up my Return of the King tickets. Yay! So happy about that and hoping I don't do anything like die before the 17th rolls around;-). So excited, can't wait...
I topped off the frigid Friday evening by going to the office Christmas party all the way in Troy. The food was a little tough from being kept under heat lamps till everything was ready and no one thought to let us order dessert with the meal, but besides those two little quibbles it was a good time, really;-). I actually met a lot of people who I only ever talk to on the phone, the restaurant was really nice and the food was really very good.
The best news of the day, though, was that I got to talk to my youngest brother on the phone. He was flying out from Salt Lake on his way to Antofagasta, Chile to serve his mission, so I won't see him for another two years. It was great to talk to him, I've missed him a whole lot and I'm so happy for him at the same time. It's amazing how fast we all grow up, he's always been my little brother and now he's off to have adventures of his own. The thought makes me all nostalgic and weepy, but in a good way;-).
Let's start the chant. Four more days, four more days, four more days...
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That sux ass!
Date: 2003-12-13 09:49 am (UTC)Oh, and thanks for the card! Yours is on it's way, once Danielle gets some stamps. ;)
and people wonder why bureaucracy is evil...
Date: 2003-12-15 09:44 am (UTC)-erin
Re: That sux ass!
Date: 2003-12-16 05:32 am (UTC)Re: and people wonder why bureaucracy is evil...
Date: 2003-12-16 05:33 am (UTC)Thanks for the good vibes!