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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Time Flies, HUH?

So, once again not much more fun to say. Although I will say that it is ridiculous how fast this month has gone?!?!? I only have four more days of lab and then hopefully I will be going to pharmacy school for real. Although, they already sent my tuition bill, so if I just paid it now, it seems as though they would probably take me. But, good news, it may be a strong possibility that I will pass this chem lab! YAHOO!! No guarantee, so I'm not celebrating just yet. But, with four days left, I should only have to get a 50% on the final to get an overall C. Not that this would be ideal, but I got a 72% on our first test, so it might not be that far off. Although, must say, the average on our first test was a 58%. And, sure enough, I got another professor who has incredibly low averages and sees no truth or right in curving. AWESOME. FREAKING LOVE when professors write tests proving that they are impossible to learn from and then decide it is the 40 students being slow as the reason this occurred. Not sure I understand the logic, but hey, I've learned to not even ask anymore. Simply, take my grade, and hope to do better next time. Would say work harder next time, but these days I'm working about as hard as my maximum working capacity, so there's really no change to be made there. Anyway, so back to Utah on July 31st where we pack up our junk and off to Denver on August 6th. School starts August 16th. Crazy how time flies. That's all I have to say.
P.S. one more funny side note from lab. Well, there is one white male who seemed not so much a robot as the rest, and so I thought he might be a reasonable chance to help me out with some questions. I then overheard him talking to another kid and saying he went to US (this is "university school" and the all male private school that was like a sister school to my high school). So I thought, for a moment (clearly forgetting my old age), that perhaps he would know some kids that I knew. So I said, "Oh, you went to US? What year did you graduate?" to which he replied "'07." At this point, realizing there was no longer even a four year overlap existing (I graduated in '01), I simply smiled and said, "oh, well that's cool." There went my connection in order to get any help in the freakin' lab. I'm too old. These asian robots and one white guy were all, unfortunately, 20-21.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

the house picture update.



I'm only posting two because we are renting it, and I don't want the person to somehow randomly find my site and then think it's weird that I posted a million pictures of her house all over. I will, however, post many more once it is our stuff that is in it. At any rate, here are one or two to help you get the idea for now. Oh, and just a hilarious side-note coincidence...Rob thought the people living in it were Mormon when he walked through because there was a rock in the window that said "did you think to pray today" or something like that. It's a song he said, or something to the effect. You mormon's who read this will probably know what I'm talking about. At any rate, I told him he was nuts and there was no way he could tell from that. But, turns out when he went to sign the lease, that the lady who is the agent for the owner's said the owner's are from SLC, and the current renter's are from SLC. And now us! How crazy is that? Oh, and yes, one point for Rob, he is probably right, they prob are mormon. They are everywhere!!! HAHAHA, totally kidding. I love you guys and you know it.

Update, I suppose...it's been long enough, right?

K, so I'm in Ohio now. Yahoo, home and loving it. Well, loving it except for the freakin' organic chemistry II lab I am taking....Okay, so it's the summer and it's a lab, right? Should be pretty stinkin' easy. Follow some procedures, make some products, right a bunch of crap about it all in your lab notebook and you're outta there. Oh no. Not the case AT ALL....So evidently after not taking chemistry for three years just about EVERYTHING regarding molecules and aprotic solvents, polarity, electronegativities, etc, etc. goes OUT THE WINDOW. I've realized this, the hard way. How? You might ask. Well, I'll tell ya...By walking into my lab of asian robots who are all pre-med and don't want to be bothered and the lab instructor is an indian woman who thinks that chemistry is the building block for just about everything in life. Which, I get it, with atoms and all that junk, it sort of is. But as far as REAL LIFE, it certainly IS NOT. So, that's where we differ, at least it seems. Or, that is what I have gathered. So, here I am, stuck in a lab of robots who know EVERYTHING there is to know about chemistry and molecules and shit we can't even see or touch, and they are expected to, so kudos to them. However, there is me, who doesn't remember a THING about it all and is the moron in the lab who everyone knows is a moron and does not want to deal with. So, needless to say, it's FUN. Sooooooo fun. I freakin' love it. Did you catch the sarcasm? Hope so, 'cuz I wasn't holding it back. Oh ya, and did I mention that evidently summer, 1 credit labs now, evidently, have TESTS!?!? In four weeks, we have two tests. WHAT!?!?!?!? I have had the most ridiculous luck in graduating and now that I'm almost there (1 credit away) and thinking it was a guarantee....Well, perhaps it's not. But, it will be, dang it. It's going to happen. I am going to pass this stinkin' class. So that's that.
On a better note, if I can survive this class, I am moving to Denver with Rob. And, we found a house to rent!!! Yahoo!! and that is not sarcastic. It looks lovely, it has three bedrooms and 2 and a half bathrooms and a fenced in backyard. Which, the backyard for the dogs that is fenced was the biggest winner for us, so we are stoked!!! Well done to Rob and my step-dad for going out there and finding it for us. My mom and I certainly had no time, so they got the job done, and from the pictures, it looks like they did a great job of it. So, for now, I'm back to studying the "organic chemistry I for dummies" book that I bought in hopes of remembering something about the basics. Hope life is well for the rest of you. I'm just making it through, one lab at a time. I can do anything for three more weeks. That's what I keep telling myself.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Ahhhh, sweet sigh of relief....

So, the apartment that was so chaotic in the last posting is now clean and clear and under control (clearasil commercial slogan). I am completely moved out and moved into Rob's mom's house. Which is awesome and she is awesome and she helped me clean my old apartment and everything!! So, now I'm in Ohio for prob the last summer of my life and loving being with my mom everyday, but it's nice nonetheless. Rob and my step-dad are going to go to Denver tomorrow to look at houses for rent as well as apartments and hopefully find a place to live since we will be needing one in a month! Oh man, crazy stuff. But, at least we are done with the move out of the old apartment, half way done with online classes this summer, and now only have to find a place to live in Denver, move to denver in a month, and finish these last two summer classes. Oh, and Rob passed his RN test so he is officially gaylord focker now. YAHOO!!! I'm so proud of him, and he's such an awesome and hard worker. Love him and of course he puts up with me so it's even better! that's it for now. Lata.