Monday and Friday: 7:00-3:30 Work
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 8:00-4:30 Work; 5:10-7:50 Calc I
Sixteen weeks worth of Calc I in six weeks.
Some school better fucking accept me. If I don't get my PhD after this hellacious term, I'ma be pissed.
Yes, I did CHOOSE to do it this way, but I have my reasons, mostly having to do with the maintenance of my sanity. I don't think I can stand to work this job three more years, so I've accelerated my pre-PhD schedule. I'll do Calc I this summer, Calc II and III next academic year, Linear Algebra next summer, and then use the following year to re-take the GRE and apply to as many schools as I can afford.
I have a good handle on which schools I'm DEFINITELY applying to, but I still need to figure out a few "safety schools." Speaking of, is there even such a thing as a safety school when it comes to PhDs???? I mean, I've already got the "I have no chance in hell, but let's give this Asian female thing a ride and see where it takes us" schools picked out, but something tells me I also need to be a bit realistic, too.
On to bed. Big midterm this Tuesday. Am still exhausted from weekend.
Promise to get back to updating re: race weekend soon.
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28 May 2009
21 January 2009
Inauguration Day
One of my coworkers brought in her portable television so we could watch the pomp and circumstance in the office.
I held it together for the most part. I cheered for Justice Stevens (although I made fun of Biden for calling him "Mr. Justice) and I jeered Chief Justice Roberts, especially when he went and fucked up the oath of office. Dumbass.
I was proud of myself for not bawling like a baby while Obama was sworn in. Although I will admit that I cried when Dubya got into the chopper and flew away. It was such an immense feeling of RELIEF. All I could think of was, "It's over. He's gone. We can get to work on repairing this clusterfuck of a country now."
The only unpleasant part of the whole deal was when Rick Warren was introduced. I made a comment that I still couldn't believe that he was doing the invocation. Coworker 1 asked me who he is. I said, "He's a conservative pastor who is anti-gay rights, pro-life, etc." Coworker 2 said, "He isn't anti-gay rights. He's anti-gay MARRIAGE." I said, "Marriage IS a gay right." Coworker 2 said, "But he isn't against ALL gay rights." I just left it like that; I'm not out at work, and I didn't want to start a big THING.
While I was disgruntled at this statement, my sister (who I called last night since it was her birthday) and I managed to make it pretty funny. As in, "how many gay rights do you have to support for you to call yourself pro-gay rights? Is one enough? Two?" I wondered if it was like a meal plan where you get one entree and two sides - you can support one BIG gay right and two little ones and you're good to go. Then we really got nuts and started in on feminism. You know, like you can be a feminist but against females being educated... so you aren't against all women's right, just SOME of them. *rolls eyes* Anyway, by the time we were done, we were both giggling like crazy.
I also had my first day of Pre-calc last night. I think I'm really going to like this professor. But we'll see how it goes after Day 1. :)
I held it together for the most part. I cheered for Justice Stevens (although I made fun of Biden for calling him "Mr. Justice) and I jeered Chief Justice Roberts, especially when he went and fucked up the oath of office. Dumbass.
I was proud of myself for not bawling like a baby while Obama was sworn in. Although I will admit that I cried when Dubya got into the chopper and flew away. It was such an immense feeling of RELIEF. All I could think of was, "It's over. He's gone. We can get to work on repairing this clusterfuck of a country now."
The only unpleasant part of the whole deal was when Rick Warren was introduced. I made a comment that I still couldn't believe that he was doing the invocation. Coworker 1 asked me who he is. I said, "He's a conservative pastor who is anti-gay rights, pro-life, etc." Coworker 2 said, "He isn't anti-gay rights. He's anti-gay MARRIAGE." I said, "Marriage IS a gay right." Coworker 2 said, "But he isn't against ALL gay rights." I just left it like that; I'm not out at work, and I didn't want to start a big THING.
While I was disgruntled at this statement, my sister (who I called last night since it was her birthday) and I managed to make it pretty funny. As in, "how many gay rights do you have to support for you to call yourself pro-gay rights? Is one enough? Two?" I wondered if it was like a meal plan where you get one entree and two sides - you can support one BIG gay right and two little ones and you're good to go. Then we really got nuts and started in on feminism. You know, like you can be a feminist but against females being educated... so you aren't against all women's right, just SOME of them. *rolls eyes* Anyway, by the time we were done, we were both giggling like crazy.
I also had my first day of Pre-calc last night. I think I'm really going to like this professor. But we'll see how it goes after Day 1. :)
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