Poor Car :(

My new Fusion had an accident a couple weeks ago. I haven't been that angry in a long time.

I was skipping my last class of the day so I could go home and study for an exam I had that night. As I was leaving the parking lot, I began passing a kid in a Pathfinder who was turning away from me. His rear end was pointed in my direction. I stopped, waiting for another kid to cross the street, and realized too late that the Pathfinder was coming right at me, backing into me. I panicked, yelled at him (like that's going to do any good--but it was all panic-driven), and he slammed into the front driver's side of my poor car. I just sat there in stunned, angry silence. The kid in the car came up to me and said, "Did you not see me backing up?" I took that as an accusation, and responded with "EXCUSE ME?!" I think I scared him a little. He immediately responded with, "Oh no, I know it was my fault..." So, I called the police just to cover my ass and got a report. The bumper would have to be replaced and I also noticed the wheel was scratched. After I began driving home, I realized the alignment was all screwed up too... which, knowing my luck, means the car will forever have alignment issues. Ironically, he was backing up to take the parking spot of the kid whom I was waiting on to cross the street. Also ironically, I ended up getting home at the same time as I would have if I had not skipped that class. How I love irony.

So, I went home, studied for the test and felt prepared. Actually taking the test, though... that was another story. There were some things I knew right off the top, some things I wasn't quite sure on... so I knew I didn't get an A. I figured maybe a C, which was enough to break my heart. But what I was NOT expecting was an F. Which is exactly what I got. I don't think I've ever been that upset over a grade. I fought back tears the entire class after getting the exam back. If it had been ethics class, sure, that's one thing. But this is my introduction to environmental engineering. I feel like I should be getting A's in this class (and I was until that exam). I still haven't had the heart to look at it. He went over the exam during class, so I know what I missed... and it hurts just to look at the front page of the damn thing. But at least we have two more exams and several more homework assignments, so I still have a chance to pull up my grade back into "A" territory (currently sitting at a B).

Speaking of ethics class... Today we were talking about gender stereotypes, and what characteristics we typically tie to males/females. The professor asked us, "So how do we view a woman who is aggressive, loud, doesn't take no for an answer, etc.?" Without even thinking, I answered, "She's a bitch." The class sat there for about 2 seconds and then everybody busted up, and we got into a conversation of how we call women bitches when they're aggressive, etc., and we call men bitches if they're being too sensitive or whatever. It was actually pretty hilarious conversation. I think the shock factor of someone swearing in class is what got them laughing. I keep forgetting that I'm going to school with kids who are mostly fresh out of high school. (I later explained that I don't think she's a bitch, just that this is how she's viewed. ;) )

I'm SICK!

Ugh. I woke up with a sore throat this morning, and it's evolved into a dry/sore throat, headache, and now my head is all foggy. Probably got it from the stupid, snot-nosed brats at school!

We've been watching our friends' dog Reilly (the friends that just got married, and are now on their honeymoon), and he's such a good dog. His manners are about as good as Jaiden's, but he gets up on the furniture and pulls against the leash on walks. Otherwise, he's been great, and he and Jaiden get along really well. Reilly has really latched onto Eric, though... it's funny. We figure that since Jaiden has me as his person, Reilly decided he would latch onto the only available human. ;) This morning, Eric left for work and Reilly whined for a few minutes, jumped into the bed with me, jumped off, ran to the front door, jumped back into bed, jumped off, walked around for a bit, and finally settled back onto "his" bed. Crazy dog.

WOOT!

99% on my physics exam! I'm ecstatic!

So, I should be dragged away from public view anytime I've had too much to drink. I made a total jackass out of myself last night on the dance floor at a wedding we went to. Ah well, it was fun.

I got an 89% on my differential equations exam. All things considered, I'm pretty happy with that. The professor said that he wished there had been a few more As, so I'm guessing my score was above average. Looking at the actual test, I did pretty well... not very many mistakes.

Eric and I went out with a couple of friends last night, and I think having the night off from homework really helped me unwind. I'm feeling much less stressed out today.

Stressed.

I've never in my life had so much homework. I have homework due every single week in all of my classes--and each homework assignment can take hours. Here's what this week looks like:

Monday: Environmental Eng homework due
Tuesday: AutoCAD project AND homework due
Thursday: AutoCAD homework due, Physics test
Friday: Physics homework due
Sunday: Differential Equations homework due
(And I'm sure my ethics professor will add in a homework assignment between now and the weekend.)

The AutoCAD project has taken me roughly 10 hours to complete. Over the weekend, I spent around 6 hours studying on Saturday and another 8-10 hours on Sunday. Today will be another 6 or so, tomorrow probably 3-4, Wednesday at least 3-4 (possibly more due to the physics test). And in between all of that, I still have to find time to work.

The stress is starting to affect me physically. So much for the light workload I mentioned. Out of all my classes, you would think ethics would be an easy A, right? I mean, it's just introduction to ethics. What could possibly be so hard about it? Yet I'm doing worse in that class (so far) than any other. I just got my test grade back: 79%. Bitch. I still have a B in the class, but I was really counting on getting an A in the class just in case I have to get a B in the other classes which actually ARE difficult. I think my aim for a 3.5 GPA just became harder to reach. :(

On a positive note, I'm doing well in my other classes, but the only other class I've had a test in is differential equations, and we won't get those grades until tomorrow. I did have one of the highest grades on my homework assignment for environmental engineering. I suppose that bodes well for the rest of my career?

I'm so freaking tired.

I've had several days of studying 6+ hours per day in the last couple of weeks. I have a differential equations exam tomorrow, an ethics exam Friday and a physics exam next Thursday. And lots of homework in between. My DE professor basically sucks (he's a total scatter brain, and he'll go over the same EASY problem multiple times, but then skim through difficult stuff) so I've had to learn some of this stuff on my own. Normally I wouldn't mind, but some of it is pretty difficult, and the book is really short on examples (and full of mindless text).

The bachelorette party was a ton of fun. Ugh, forget it. My brain is fried. I need sleep. I'll tell you all more about it later. If I find the time this week. :(

Soooo many spiders

:(

We have no fewer than three huge webs in our backyard, all with fat-bodied spiders at least 1" big, and I just noticed a garden spider in the front of our house--right at the window of MY womancave!! *whimper* The last time I saw one of those was at the barn in Texas. I was really hoping they just liked Texas and would all just stay there, and I could live in my own personal naive little world, knowing I was safe from the likes of a 3" garden spider. Those things are enough to give me goose bumps.

Although I'd much rather deal with a garden spider than a wolf spider. Wolf spiders crinkle the hair on the back of my neck.