Daily Life School

Part time student equals no vacations

I just realized that we’re getting a spring break when the lecturer in class said there was’t going to be class all next week. There’s not much I can do with a break since I’m working. All the other students probably don’t work. They’re graduate students, so I can’t really say for sure. But at least they have the luxury of taking a few days off. The only thing I get is a week’s reprieve…

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Customer support – an all around bad day

Today really bit the big one. I knew it was going to be bad when I looked out the window and saw that billowing ugly mess of clouds on the horizon. I should’ve stayed in bed. Had to get a lot of personal things done, so I called the boss and told him I’m taking a vacation day. Well I think I got two things done out of six, before I headed off to class…

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The signs of maturity, and how to avoid it

It’s almost been a month. I DID say things were going to be busy once the school term started. Complete understatement. I haven’t had time to do anything and I’ve had to work the hours I miss during school days. I haven’t been able to get my car inspected, and I discovered on Sunday that the vehicle tax sticker I bought in December has been sitting in my glove compartment for the last two and…

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Premature mid-life crisis?

Graduate school officially starts tomorrow and I’m a bit nervous about it. The last time I was in school was in ’96 and I was never so relieved to get out. It wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy it, but for me it felt like I wasn’t accomplishing anything. It was just a step on to something else. Undergraduate studies for most people was an enjoyable time, because they at least would come up for air…

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