Well, I slept in till 9:15 today and then laid in bed till 12:30, ain't that grand? I feel like I just got put through a blender and it's only the 3rd week of school. Gloriously, I have Fridays free so I am now going to engage in spending money I don't have at Target. Weee! And then get my car back from the shop and return my stinky rental car. Yay!
Life is looking up... :0)
Friday, October 14, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Observations from a Tiny Seat with a Right-Hand Flip Desk
(yes, they still only have right-hand desks here, just like in undergrad...my class action suit is still in the works...have your left-handed friends email me...)
1. Disrespect is cross-cultural.
(My classmates of all colors are rude, interrupting the professor in a disorderly manner, challenging statistics they know nothing about, shouting out their opinions, offering opinions and anecdotes to the classroom discussion instead of evidence or research-based questions and comments. In short, they are know-it-alls and this is surprising considering that they are going to be social workers and this is graduate school and it is only the 3rd week. All I have to say is, sit down, shut up and listen to your elders!)
2. We need more doctors. (PhDs that is. My professors that are not doctoral-level give some interesting anecdotal lectures that do not present the latest research or even generally known work in the field. I have only had PhD level instructors before since all UC lecturers must hold a doctorate, so this is new for me.)
3. I miss my salary.
1. Disrespect is cross-cultural.
(My classmates of all colors are rude, interrupting the professor in a disorderly manner, challenging statistics they know nothing about, shouting out their opinions, offering opinions and anecdotes to the classroom discussion instead of evidence or research-based questions and comments. In short, they are know-it-alls and this is surprising considering that they are going to be social workers and this is graduate school and it is only the 3rd week. All I have to say is, sit down, shut up and listen to your elders!)
2. We need more doctors. (PhDs that is. My professors that are not doctoral-level give some interesting anecdotal lectures that do not present the latest research or even generally known work in the field. I have only had PhD level instructors before since all UC lecturers must hold a doctorate, so this is new for me.)
3. I miss my salary.
the Advent of Graduate School
Well, folks, the madness has begun. I am now currently living in Loma Linda, going to class two days a week for two 8-hour blocks, and interning with at-risk youth at a local high school three days a week. When they expect me to be able to study, I am not sure, let alone have a social life. I guess midnight to 7:00am is still open. :) Anyway, I am definitely already tired and ready for vacation, only 10 weeks to go...
On the brighter side, I had my first client session this week and it went well. I enjoy what I am doing. I guess life has been somewhat like a roller coaster lately with many highs and lows, and I am trying to get it to stabilize. I got all my enrollment problems figured out last Monday, through tears and forcing some accountability from the people who gave me bad information at the last minute. Then on Wednesday, I majorly wrecked my car by driving over a big metal rack on the 10 freeway. So I am now driving a rental car. And then I had a good weekend being at home, but now I found out my stipend is not coming in until Oct 21st, when I had been counting on it for the 15th, so I am just trying to keep my head above water until then and if you can, pray that God will come through. I have had some serious financial setbacks to the tune of about $1800 and it feels big even though I know it is small for God.
On the brighter side, I had my first client session this week and it went well. I enjoy what I am doing. I guess life has been somewhat like a roller coaster lately with many highs and lows, and I am trying to get it to stabilize. I got all my enrollment problems figured out last Monday, through tears and forcing some accountability from the people who gave me bad information at the last minute. Then on Wednesday, I majorly wrecked my car by driving over a big metal rack on the 10 freeway. So I am now driving a rental car. And then I had a good weekend being at home, but now I found out my stipend is not coming in until Oct 21st, when I had been counting on it for the 15th, so I am just trying to keep my head above water until then and if you can, pray that God will come through. I have had some serious financial setbacks to the tune of about $1800 and it feels big even though I know it is small for God.
Monday, October 10, 2005
You know it's a bad sign when...
You know it's a bad sign when...
-you are out on a date and you're wondering if it's possible to slip the waiter your phone number.
-you are out on a date and you're wondering if it's possible to slip the waiter your phone number.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Hallelujah for Coffee
Well folks, I originally wrote an obscenely long blog about the many details I dealt with and hoops I jumped through in order to register for classes and move to Loma Linda and all. However, I tossed that entry and decided to focus on the positive, which is that I got mostly everything straightened out, my phone line is up and running and to cap it all off I bought a new small coffee maker and I am finally enjoying some delightful vanilla nut coffee in my new room. And tomorrow at promptly 7:00am, said coffeemaker will automatically begin brewing me another tasty pot. Hallelujah!
I don't know how I would have made it through another long day of orientation without some java.
I don't know how I would have made it through another long day of orientation without some java.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
When God Speaks
When God speaks, I have to listen. And sometimes I think this makes people in my community go crazy because it seems as though I have taken a left-turn and not let anyone else in the car know. But that isn't true...I just see so clearly sometimes what is going on that I have to act.
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