It's Friday!

Thank goodness, now I have two days to catch up on all the work I'm already behind in.

First, some more about grad school.

Well, I have a class starting in approximately two minutes. I usually sit in the middle/front but last time I spent most of the class plotting out my two year class schedule (I was still listening, but everything was basically the same as what I've learned in prior programming classes) so today I decided to sit in the back so the people behind me wouldn't be subjected to that. Now I can see everyone else's screens and no one else has the lecture slides up. Heh.

Some things I have discovered about myself:
1) My time management is crap.  I will really need to work on blocking my time and getting shit done. I have about 200 pages of reading for each class plus assignments plus group projects so I don't particularly have time to waste. I don't have time, period.

2) I am here and I am looking at classes that sound interesting and the like but I still have no idea what I want to do with my life. In two years I will get my MSI with hopefully some sort of specialization (currently it is Archives and Record Management) and enough work experience to get a job to help me pay off my debt/keep me in the style to which I have been accustomed to (nice apartment, food for me and cats, etc). SI has a fantastic reputation for helping their grads get good jobs, but I have no idea what I want.

I had sort of a bad experience with the career office thus far though, and I am trying desperately to not let it cloud my opinion/future relations with them. I got an e-mail asking to submit a cover letter and resume for a position I'd like to explore. I e-mailed the career person asking if I could meet with her to discuss my cover letter because cover letters are hard and I am confused. Later that afternoon I stopped by the career office to see if there were drop-in hours or if an advisor was free or something. The administrator made me explain twice to her what exactly my situation was, and told me that although the advisor had no openings for meeting today or tomorrow she would take my name down and make sure the advisor e-mailed me.

I haven't heard from her, two days later. I feel put out by it, because I don't ask for help all that often and I did reach out and I feel kind of rejected, even though it's only a career advisor.

So yeah, still haven't sent the resume and cover letter. I doubt I'd have time to do the job if indeed there is a job. Just, things to feel gross about.

Hour into class. 2 more to go. So sleeeepy (still basic review stuff. Variables! Strings!) I accidentally bought a caffeine-free diet coke with lunch. Didn't notice the lack of wonderful caffeine until I opened it.  I only drink pop for the caffeine. You are worthless pop. I got a free "5 hr energy drink" sample. I might have to use it. Those things are icky though, and I get a helluva niacin flush.

This afternoon is a 'welcome picnic' for SI student. On one hand, free catered food. On the other hand, I am socially awkward and don't really know people. Women awkwardly eating alone! Also I am exhausted and since my mum is visiting tomorrow I must CLEAN ALL THE THINGS.

I want to naaaaaaaaaaap.