2 Down, 3 To Go..

[Memnoch]

Well it's December and the worst (so far) 4-5 months of my life EVER are finally over. It started off not so bad, some minor issues with classes but nothing major. September was the Hell month. I lost my Grandmother who was really holding my family together. For all those who have lost family members, I'm sure you know how hard it is, but for me it was much worse. This was the woman that more or less raised me. Orginally I was supposed to just come home to see her before she went for an operation but things just spiraled out. By time I made it back (State College to Wilkes Barre, PA is about a 2 1/2 hr drive), we were losing her. My dad had to go home for some meds and some rest, and we were home barely an hour when we had to go back and unfortunatly didnt make it. Talk about the worst 4 days ever. Then in October it was back and forth home every weekend for volunteer work, again 2 hr drive each way. Then the fallout from my Grams death hit and I went from having a sister to being an only child. Money really is the root of all evil. That was early November and that was when my worst and most intense semester ever kicked in. By this point I was reading upwards of 300 pages a day for class and getting fairly well exhausted. I don't understand how colleges can say they want you to spend 3 hours studying for every 1 hour of class time. I had 5 classes totaling about 7 hours, giving me an expected 21 hours for 2 days of classes, so about 60 hours of expected outside class work per week. In the last 3-4 weeks I had a 12 page research paper due, a paper for a Military History course due, and reading a full secondary works book for a Poli Sci course. THEN after handing in the 12 page paper and the military history paper I get my finals, which entail a 9 page paper for the first class and prepping 5 essays for Military History which out of the five I will be using only one. I am done and free by Wednesday and I have to say I can't wait for this semester and year to be over.

Lesson:
Don't go to college, and never make money the most important thing in your life.

PS. This is to vent more than anything else. Soon as someone finds a way to take a Mulligan in life gimme a call.

 

[pixletwin]

I know that when it rains it pours. I sincerely hope things go better for you (and me, actually) in 2008.

Here's to us.

 

[Memnoch]

I know that when it rains it pours. I sincerely hope things go better for you (and me, actually) in 2008.

Here's to us.

Thanks Pix. It wouldn't have been bad if the workload wasn't as rough and my sister didn't turn into a, well something that rhymes with witch. I was talking to my one TA today before a final and telling him about my workload to which his only response was "wow.. that's really close to grad school levels." Tuesday afternoon I am looking at selling 12-14 books back and probably only making $120 bucks back. And just outta curiosity, has there been anything on your news out there about PSU students dressed at VT shooting victims for Halloween?

 

[HAPPYBOY]

First off Memnoch, hang in there bro. I went through a similar situation when my Dad passed, the worst time in my life. Had two brothers act like you say your sister is, still don't care to go off on that rant to this day. Anyway, you sound like you have made it through the worst of it, that is until you finally get a chance to rest your mind, then it will all come back, but it does get better believe that my friend. Hang on tight man, you are prooving everyday that you are indeed a better soul than anyone could know. Thier loss is what I say. Sounds like you are a truly strong minded and strong willed person with great things ahead of you. Kudos for your hard work on the school stuff, a bit outta my league there. LOL
Now, as to the idiots who dressed up as VT shooting victims, yeah I heard about that moronic act on our news. I'm only about 30 minutes away from VT here and it disgusts me to even think people could be that heartless. People are still dealing with that tragedy and don't need salt rubbed in those wounds. I'll stop at that, just not giving any creed to whatever purpose they supposedly wanted to serve by doing that.
HB...out!

 

[Darth Caedus]

I got a hangnail the other day, damn it hurt so much

 

[King Darkness]

I know that when it rains it pours. I sincerely hope things go better for you (and me, actually) in 2008.

Here's to us.

Have one for me too. 2008 is easily the hardest year of my life.

But like the old saying go, what doesnt kill us makes us stronger.

 

[nash]

Have one for me too. 2008 is easily the hardest year of my life.

But like the old saying go, what doesnt kill us makes us stronger.

are you from the future?

 

[King Darkness]

are you from the future?

I mean 2007. I guess I'm just so ready for this year to be over

 

[galactiboy]

Yeah, this year had a lot of ups and downs... and is kinda ending on a downer. Not terrible mind you, but looking forward to good times

 

[King Darkness]

Yeah, this year had a lot of ups and downs... and is kinda ending on a downer. Not terrible mind you, but looking forward to good times

To good times

 

[Memnoch]

First off Memnoch, hang in there bro. I went through a similar situation when my Dad passed, the worst time in my life. Had two brothers act like you say your sister is, still don't care to go off on that rant to this day. Anyway, you sound like you have made it through the worst of it, that is until you finally get a chance to rest your mind, then it will all come back, but it does get better believe that my friend. Hang on tight man, you are prooving everyday that you are indeed a better soul than anyone could know. Thier loss is what I say. Sounds like you are a truly strong minded and strong willed person with great things ahead of you. Kudos for your hard work on the school stuff, a bit outta my league there. LOL
Now, as to the idiots who dressed up as VT shooting victims, yeah I heard about that moronic act on our news. I'm only about 30 minutes away from VT here and it disgusts me to even think people could be that heartless. People are still dealing with that tragedy and don't need salt rubbed in those wounds. I'll stop at that, just not giving any creed to whatever purpose they supposedly wanted to serve by doing that.
HB...out!

HB, didn't know you were that close. Needless to say those aren't representative of PSU as a whole, and if it were me I wouldn't care if it WOULD violate their first amendment I'd find a way to show that type of behavior isn't welcome here.

One main thing I've learned though, when it gets near that time for me, my Last Will will be VERY clear in every one of my demands possibly going so far as to possibly appoint a third party just so that things get sorted right and my own wife/kids don't get into a split over money and the like. It's always odd though to see kids raised by the same parents act very differently. Makes ya wonder where things went wrong, but then again I've always been interested in sociology and the like. You always learn more by looking behind you but still keeping an eye ahead. Either that or I just think way too much. Soon as I'm back home, it's time to hit the bars with a few good friends comfortable in the fact that if I didn't at least pass all my classes I made it through possibly the roughest time of my life so far.

 

[tylerd]

live while you have life. you may wake up dead one day and where will you be then? i don't know but you won't smell very good.