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:: The Headache Diaries (Retired) ::

:: 5.30.2006 ::

A Headache Indeed

I hope all of you read my retraction in the !MadComments link from the previous post. I am annoyed at what my school has done, but I was expecting it. Even to this day I do not know if I am Magna or Cum Laude. However, If my certificate says Magna, a fight will ensue indeed. I must graduate with dignity and my school has a funny way of taking care of their honor students.

In any case, I am confused again at how I am going to divvy my time. I know I previously wrote "see ya after graduation" but all my free time seems to revolve around future schools and plans etc. I've been up until dawn looking at possible schools and it's not an easy task. Scoring a few standard deviations below or above average will help me decide whats to come faster, but I am not taking that test until at least December. That means that I have more choices right now than I may have later.

Since "graduation" is in a couple of days (and I put it in quotes only because Ive already graduated and the forcast predicts RAIN and I am not a big fan of rainy graduations) I have to think about how to use my new found freedom from the shackles of City College. (and by that I mean once all is said and done I will not have to deal with all their stupidity. A fine example is this latest bungling of PBK nonsense and the ever-present struggle of Magna vs Cum Laude) I am hoping I can put all of this aside and FINALLY upload a huge amount of stuff to my webpage. Ive been meaning to upload for years practically but school just sucks out all the fun left in me. I figure I can allow about two weeks to upload and polish my webpage and then start studying for the GMAT and hopefully figure out a way to get my CDL A. Ive found a school on Long Island that I think is cheaper than the one near my job. But that is the tentative plan for now. But the webpage will be done!! That has priority after G-Day.

Right now I will clean my desk. Its a mess! My graduation cap is in there somewhere...

:: Jane Dee 11:36:00 AM [+] ::
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They Were Closed

OH JOY! I went all the way to school for NOTHING. the "Commencement Office" was closed and I was so freakin' angry! I got up early for that! AND I TOOK THE TRAIN!! GRRRRR!!!!!

In any case, I finally figured out how to get my CDL-C at least, and I will complete that tomorrow. Its not a good thing when the DMV is less confusing than your school. The CDL thing is good news because that means I don't have to wait that much longer to get my Hazmat endorsement. I didn't know I was going to have to take a test today, but I tried my luck and I didn't pass it, but since Im going again tomorrow, I will be prepared to take both the passenger test (the one I attempted today) and the Tank test that I've already studied for. Then I will be all set to get the hazmat, whoo hoo! Then, on to the real CDL (the class A) and to bigger and better things!

So now back to the confusing part of my life: School.

I learned that it will NOT be over come graduation because if my honors certificate says Magna Cum Laude like the invitation and my transcript says Cum Laude, I will have to find a way to get that Magna on the transcript. Of course, everything can fall into place and I won't have to do anything, but I doubt that. I still have to go this week to the "Commencement Office" to see whats up with that "graduation packet" I was supposed to get. I also have to see about who can come or not. Hopefully, it will be over soon and I can move on with my life.... Im serious, this school annoyance puts a big damper on things.

Only 10 more days 'till it all begins, then its three weeks of chaos.

:: Jane Dee 3:01:00 PM [+] ::
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Countdown To Graduation

HURRAH! It's finally May and that means GRADUATION TIME.

All the festoonery starts in a couple of weeks and already my school messes things up. Here's how:

1) They did not send me the commencement packet that tells you how to get your cap and gown and all that... so guess where I am today - IN SCHOOL (yes I took a hit of the asthma pump beforehand) . I have to go to the "Commencement Office" to see whats up with that.

2) They did not tell me how to get my cap and gown - I NEED it for the HONORS CONVOCATION

3) Honors Convocation is screwed up - They DID send me the invitation without me nagging at them, but its says I got MAGNA cum laude... my "unofficial" transcript says cum laude... what the hell???

4) Was told my diploma was ready but then it wasn't... since Im here today, I will ask and see. Maybe they just dont want to move too far when they are at their desks by the phone.

So in any case, this will be an exciting month regardless. Lou's graduation/birthday id this month and kicks off the craziness. I also get a whole lotta time off from work (like two weeks) to get all this school stuff out of the way. Well that and the fact that I am going to vacation in Maine in between it all. I am hopin to relax and have a nice time before I have to deal with school all over again.

Then what?

Well, thats where the tricky part comes in. After graduation, I plan to start studying for the GMAT and see how I do on that. In the meantime, I will see about career options, get my CDL(s), get some extra training and all that to prepare for what's next. If the test goes well, I will go to a nice private B-School. If it goes not so well, I may go to a public hell hole just to get the MBA. If it goes horribly wrong, I will just work my B.S. and see what I can do whilst I figure it all out. Sounds like a plan, huh!

'Till then, I will enjoy my decreased workload, practice driving the truck, ride my bike and do someother nonsense I've been meaning to do.

By the way, I still have $2.50 in my copy account. I need to make copies of something. I don't want them to keep my money.

Well, its almost 1pm... time to go and get my work done at the "commencement Office."

:: Jane Dee 9:46:00 AM [+] ::
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