Words, Words, Words.

Another night spent correcting a mound of papers. *groan*

I hate when real life and grown-up responsibilities take precedence when all I want to do is go out and give Dreamworks my money!

I have one final test to take before I get my administrative and supervision certification. I had to put it off for a few reasons last year, but was determined to schedule the earliest possible exam this year - just to finally be finished with it.

So I did. It's a $115 exam as it is. (Cha-ching!) I scheduled early, so there would be no chance of additional late or emergency fees. I was very pleased with myself . . . right up until I hit the "confirm" button. The moment I did that, I realized my mistake.

I'll be at a concert in Philadelphia the night before until who-knows-what-time.

The test I scheduled is for 7:00 the next morning. (Which means I'll be super well-rested . . . if I sleep at all, after driving 3 hours to get home!)

It cost me another fricking $30 to change the date.

*headdesk headdesk headdesk*



I'm usually only stressed out like this during the actual school year!

Apparently, our building's entire network was down today. Naturally, it was the day our students were scheduled to take the National Spanish Exam, which is an online test. So already, there was mucho stress in my department.

Then, as if the faculty wasn't already painfully aware of the situation, our school district decided to inform us that the computers were down.

They did this by sending a mass e-mail. *headdesk*

As if that wasn't enough, they made an announcement saying that, since the computers weren't working, teachers should send a hard copy of their attendance lists to the office rather than submitting them online. (Because, duh. We can't.) They went on to request that we not simply write the students' names on a piece of paper, but print out and mark the appropriate boxes on the school's official attendance sheets.

Which are located on the school's website. Online.

*double deaddesk*

God, the stupid burns. (I do work in an academic institution, right? Because some days I really wonder.)

( Day 7 )

Master List of Questions can be found here.

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Also, not my best Back to School Day ever. *groan*

Whoa. I haven't had a first-day-back throw me for that big a loop in a long time. This is going to be an interesting school year.

In other news . . .

( Day 6 )

Master List of Questions can be found here.

My school district called just now to offer me a job.

MY job.

As in, the same job I've been doing for them for 6 years.

After I got off the phone with the (very embarrassed) personnel secretary, I couldn't help but wonder: I do still have a job, right?
Followed by: Why is my name still apparently on the hiring list?
And finally: At least they were trying to fill my position with me and not with someone else.

Most. Bizarre. Thing. Ever.

It's finals week at last! Two down, three to go.

I'll be sipping Sweet Sanity while I correct the first batch! (Seemed appropriate!)

I need to drive about 2 and a half hours today after work to the university from which I'm receiving my Masters degree. Apparently, it's the only college in existence that can't/won't allow off-campus students to close their accounts via phone or Internet before graduation. (Yeah, because I should really *need* to close an account in the security office at a campus on which I've never set foot.)

Not how I was hoping to spend my Friday.

I'm happy to say I've been pretty productive lately:

* Internship portfolio for my administrative certification: Done and submitted.
* Classes to go for my Masters Degree: Just the one I'm taking!
* Outstanding major student assignments to correct: None
* Miles I'm up to in Tough Mudder training: 10
* Fic written: 12,000 words!

Go me! :)

Because you can never have too many good things in your life, and because we tend to overlook the good stuff far too often, here, in no particular order (and for no other reason than I felt like it), are 101 things that make my life awesome! I was surprised by how short a time it took me to list them all. (The best part was I probably could have kept going!)

( 101 Things That Make My Life Awesome! )