September 2005 Archives

Having late classes is great, I'm not going to lie. But the downside is that this creates a lot more time conflicts, as people love scheduling non-class things during this time period.

Today I had to go to Syracuse's Park Avenue Neighborhood for a meeting with my group from my Boundaries in Syracuse class with neighborhood residents. To do this I had to leave one class early and skip the following one.

Monday and Wednesdays I have two classes, which fill up 3:45 until 6:35. Tuesdays and Thursdays are somewhat similar. I'm constantly receiving email invitations for guest lectures and receptions, but I can't go to any of these because of my classes.

And, Friday through Sunday my Target job loves messing with my plans. Last Saturday it was a football game, this weekend it might be Syracuse's Oktoberfest.

Anyway, tonight I'll be up for most of the night to get a paper done and to study for my economics test tomorrow. I can't wait for tomorrow night.

I have a ton of writing to do this evening. It's going to be hell. But I want to have it done by midnight so I go out. I have to write some "journal entries" on international organizations. Yeah, tons of fun. My first one is going to be about the expansion of the UN Security Council. This ought to be fun...

Oh, and that photo is of me tossing my syllabus of that class away in disgust. One of my webcams happened to pick it up!

I received my first violation ever in United States today. I parked downtown with an expired inspection sticker (12 days behind) and received a $35 ticket. I had completely forgotten about getting the inspection done because I hardly ever use my car here. What a pain.

Then, racing back to campus up East Adams Street to get to my next class on time, I was almost hit head-on by some stupid driver who was driving against the one-way. What an afternoon.

I'm actually ahead of schedule today! I just finished my economics homework a good twenty minutes ahead of schedule. The day is far over though. My economics class runs from 2:00 to 3:20. I then have to run back home to my car and race downtown, find a parking spot, and meet with my Urban Syracuse group at 3:45. I have to leave them 45 minutes later, at 4:30 to race back home and run to my 5:00 Beer and Wine Appreciation class.

The Fall 2005 "Honeymoon" is over. I have assignments due, appointments, and hundreds of pages to read. It really hit me today, when I realized I have to write journal entries for my one class by Friday, meet downtown tomorrow afternoon between classes for another class, come up with plans for a project in another class by Wednesday, complete economics homework for tomorrow, and write a German essay for tomorrow. And I probably left out a few things!

I'm horribly tired right now. I worked a 9.5-hour shift at Target this afternoon. The place was a mess. By the way, Friday I ended up working on he salesfloor after all... My boss came and rescued me from my cashier awkwardness. Today we chased down a bat for about 30 minutes, which kept flying all around the store. Apparently there have been several lately.

I went out Thursday and Saturday night, and that was pretty good. There's not really anything else to report. Now I'm going to treat myself to a nice ten-hour sleep to get myself ready for another week. It's going to get horribly hot the next few days... 92°F (33°C) with a RealFeel of 97°F (36°C) on Tuesday. I love air conditioning!

I've been pretty lazy today. I needed a ton of sleep after yesterday, so I slept until around 1 p.m. In about an hour I have to be at work. For the first time ever I'm scheduled to work as a cashier tonight. I've cashier a lot, because when I work on the salesfloor I'm expected to help whenever it gets busy at the front of the store. Target has a "1+1" policy, which means whenever more than one person is waiting in line, backup is supposed to be called.

I'm horrible on the register though, mostly because I spend the majority of my time on the salesfloor. I also don't like the pressure, as when you're on register, the guests are all serious, because, afterall, you're messing with their money, and they want to make sure they're not overcharged.

Anyways, I have to hit the shower and drive to work.

Yesterday I finally was hooked up to the internet and cable TV again. It had been a tough 16 days of no internet and over-the-air TV. For the some reason the best quality stations I could receive were (in this order): America's Store, some Christian station, UPN, and MTV2.

My classes are going pretty well. There's not much new to report. Working at Target is fine, but takes up a large portion of my weekend. But I need to get paid! On Labor Day I went to the New York State Fair and randomly walked around. Now I have sunburn.