• 12Dec 09

  A Slave of Everything

  I feel like a slave of everything at the moment. So much to do, so little time, and so little motivation.

  Actually I lie, that's an exaggeration. I have finals next week but they're all crammed into a 2 day period so it means that I have to suffer only for a few days more, but once that's over I'm done for the semester. One good thing that's happened is that I managed to get my CDL permit for my job, since I passed all 5 written tests required.

  So I officially start training to get my actual Commercial Drivers License on Monday by learning how to drive a bus. All I have to say that the tests for the permit are so bat**** random. They're filled with the most scatter brained, irrelevant questions ever known to man. I mean seriously, I'm trying to get a permit to learn how to drive a large vehicle, not trying to get a Ph.D in Obscure Vehicle Facts. I kid you not, one of the questions was "What is the required size of a fire extinguisher that must be carried in a taxi-cab?"

  Okay granted a LOT of the information tested on is vital knowledge, but that's just inexcusable. A taxi is hardly relevant to ANY sort of large commercial vehicle. Anyways, I passed them all and I'm done with it. Now I just have to return to the local DPS office for a driving test once my training is complete.

  In the meanwhile, it's back to studying for the next few days.

  • Posted Dec 12, 2009 6:30 pm PT
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• 1Dec 09

  Going Slightly Crazy

  And I thought other semesters had been bad.

  Apparantly every one of my classes decided that after Thanksgiving they would give either a test or make a major project due the week we got back. So right now I'm going nuts trying to finish everything, while studying for 2 lab practicals and a major test this Friday. Not to mention I also have to take my permit tests so that I can actually start my job soon.

  So I'm going just a little bit crazy. Just a little.

  After this Friday I'll thankfully get a breather before finals actually start. From there, it's home free.

  Doesn't help either that my roommate got Left 4 Dead 2. AHH!!

  • Posted Dec 1, 2009 9:25 am PT
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• 17Nov 09

  The Aftermath

  ...

  Were you expecting something really dramatic? Sorry to disappoint, it's just a blog to update on whatever's actually going on here with me. So last week was my birthday, my 21st so you know what that meant. I ended up trying a few things but no full fledged party or anything. That will wait until maybe this weekend, money permitting. I've yet to officially celebrate my birthday, because I've been mostly busy.

  Well, busy as in I went home this last weekend, and was treated to a nice present. My parents actually went with me to get me an iPhone (I'll tell you my reasons in a bit) to replace my BlackBerry Pearl that I've had for almost 2 years now. It's actually a surprise to know that I've had that phone that long, but honestly I've been wanting to upgrade for almost a year now. As for what brought me to an iPhone was the stupid data plan that now is mandatory to go on all the nicer AT&T phones. Any BlackBerry, Windows Mobile phone or essentially any smartphone now requires a 30 dollar per month internet data plan, which is bull in my opinion. Requiring to have it is an annoyance, but actually having it is remarkably nice. Together with all those apps and I just gave in to the whole iPhone thing, though I tried my hardest to convince myself to get something else. At 100 dollars, the 3G was just too good to pass up.

  So besides that, there's only one more thing to report. Today I just got a job as a university bus driver. Or rather, the university is going to make me a bus driver all assuming I pass several tests and get my Class B license (or CDL). It's going to be an interesting process because you have to remember I drive a sub-compact car. But yeah, probably within a month I'll be able to drive a bus.

  Reason I got this job is because I'm running out of money. At the rate I'm going now, I won't have enough money to pay for January's rent and car payment. With this job, I'll probably just barely have enough. I blame this on my usual spending spree at the beginning of the semester. I always have a bad habit of buying lots of things when I first get my money, thinking that I'll be fine at the end of the semester. Nope.

  Next semester I'm not buying anything big until the end. By then I should probably be able to afford what I'm really putting my eye on now. A LCD TV and possible a PS3. I've relied on other people for HD gaming and movies for years now, it's about time to get my own set. Mwahaha!! But I've got a long time until I can afford it.

  Promise me you'll tell me "NO!!" if I even mention getting an LCD TV before next April.

  • Posted Nov 17, 2009 6:56 pm PT
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