Post School Laziness

I will admit it right off the bat. It takes me longer to do some things than a lot of other people. For the past 10 years I have been chipping away at school. Some semesters I got straight A’s and others I’ve just flat out failed everything. This semester I got a C+, a C- and an E which is a failing grade.

Despite this imperfection of mine, I am very glad that I’ve been pushing through. University life is often compacted into 4 years. I’ve always known that couldn’t be me.

I work at my own pace, and that is okay. Life shouldn’t be hurried along, it should be enjoyed. I’m going to have to still finish my English and Math classes, and my psychology core classes. I know I’ll finish with time, so I’m not worried.

One thing I’m immensely grateful for is that I did not end up on academic probation after this semester. That is a pain to deal with. I have yet another chance to achieve a good standing, and I am optimistic about this. Academic probation is a pain because you have to do paperwork, academic counseling, and you are barred from financial aid until you do those two things. I’m glad I don’t have to deal with that again. I’ve dealt with it before. I hate having to explain to people why I fail and why they should believe I’ll never do it again. My life is complicated. I’ll probably do a post on when I got academic probation sometime anyway though some time in the future. That is a pretty interesting story.

I’m going through my post school laziness, so I haven’t been writing. I don’t really feel like doing anything after a hard semester. I know if I go to long without writing I’ll regret it in the long run however. So, here I am. Have you ever had one of those days where even writing a Facebook post feels like you are dragging around a stone? It doesn’t have to be Facebook by the way. I was writing something yesterday on Facebook and I just wanted to backspace and quit so much, but I pushed through it. This is often what writing is like for me after a hardship. Like I said above, this one is after school.

I’m not going to write much today. I knew I had to write something though. You should read my previous posts. If you are reading this in the future, my new posts too. I’m not the best writer in the world, but I do what I can.

Passing By a Thread

I just got back from the gym, tonight I saw my personal trainer. We mostly just did TRX stuff, and jumping jacks. Here is the routine he gave me.



Nothing much happened today. I just did the usual cardio and weight lifting at the gym. I have lost the weight I gained around Thanksgiving finally! I slept in today, I'm still making the most out of being done with school. I'm going to try not to slip into vampire mode too often though. I know sleeping in and staying up late isn't exactly wise. At least in large amounts. If it was normal, like if there was two different kinds of people; ones that live life during the night, and the others during the day, it would be interesting to be part of the night dwellers. Some would argue that iris already like this, but I don't think it's common enough.

I spent some time at the mall today, nothing more than that happened.

This week hasn't been really eventful, on Sunday I attended the local ward and at the closing hymn the organist got confused playing "Away in a Manger" and was playing the first part of the song when people were singing the second part and vise versa. It was totally funny, but I felt bad for the poor organist.

On Monday we got a new black Labrador! We named her panda officially either yesterday or the day before. We were going to name her Cinder, but I objected. We have been trying to house train her and get her used to living here. Here is a picture of her and Laura.



Other things that happened on Monday... Let's see, I went to a nearby rest home where my ward was having FHE and did a talent show for the people living there. Sadly I didn't get to participate because I didn't attend the ward on Sunday and so couldn't sign up for it. I think I would have read some of my poetry. Here is a video.

I didn't really talk to anyone while I was there, I was more interested in observation at the time. We had lemon poppy, strawberry & chocolate bread for refreshments afterward.

On Tuesday I had my math final at 9am. I got 68% on it, but still had to do a couple of things after school to pass the class. I didn't really get much sleep the night before because I was studying. Considering that, I did pretty good. Before the test I grabbed some hot chocolate and a giant 6x4 rice Krispy treat. After the test I actually went straight home. I was just feeling too tired to go anywhere then.

I finished the rest of my math homework that I had left undone like the professor told me to. Apparently I had skipped more than I thought I did and I even somehow managed to fail to notice that there was a while chapter section left undone somewhere. I will now iterate how much I want fractions to burn in hades once more. The last thing I did for my math class so I could pass was I did a couple of extra credit assignments. I picked a recipe and halved it, doubled it and cut the recipe instructions into a third and sent all 3 sets of instructions to her in a Word document. The second assignment I picked out two items and had to compare the prices and tell which ones were cheaper. I used Spry Xylitol gum and Cherries Jubilee Spiru Tein protein shake. No surprise that Amazon won both.

The last thing I did on Tuesday was take my final for my Lifespan & Development class and I got a 78/100 on that! It was online. I watched a few hours of anime I think or took a nap in between my math homework and that. I celebrated by staying up late watching stuff and eating pineapple and crackers. I don't remember what I watched though. I think it might have been watching "Vampire Princess Miyu" or something.

On Wednesday I binge watched Magic Kaito all the way up to the current episode (11). I also reached season 7 of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Other than this nothing worth noting happened.

On Thursday I binge watched Hellsing Ultimate did some Christmas window shopping and picture taking for my Christmas list around the mall & Michael's, and went to a Christmas party my ward was having at our local church. We ate food from Cafe Rio, had a talent show again and there was even a hot chocolate bar. I was sitting at a table with a girl named Heidi, a guy named James, and a couple of other people. I got some food and sat down. The talent show was a bit different than the one on Monday. Besides the same stuff owe did on Monday, there was a nunchuck demonstration, piano playing, and another story. Sadly I didn't get any video because I was distracted by the hot chocolate bar. Even more sadly I forgot to rip the photos of that off my Snapchat before they disappeared! There was 4 different kinds of Stephen's hot cocoa, mini candy canes, different kinds of marshmallows, other peppermint candy, different flavored creams, jelly beans, M&Ms, and chocolate dipped spoons.

Anyway, so that is what has been going on the past 5 days! If anyone has any pictures of the Christmas Party or at least the hot chocolate bar I'll post them later for sure!