I Have This Fear I Forgot Something. :|

[kitsjay]

I took my last exams in British Literature and Sociology!

Pretty sure I did well on the BritLit one, though halfway through I suddenly had the need to go to the restroom. Try writing on the line "charter'd Thames" when all you can think is, "That last cup of coffee might have been a mistake..."

Also, there was a tense moment when I realized I had to write two pages on two lines of poetry, but I managed to squeeze something out that sounded halfway decent. Anything I missed I completely made up with my stunning discourse on the comparison of Kurtz to a god, so all good there.

Then my sociology exam, which was a twenty-page multiple choice (I gather this was meant to be a break for us, but all I could think was, "HOW much does each question cost?"). One of the questions gave me a spot of trouble, but then the last two were absolutely incomprehensible. Apparently he had done some statistic trick on one of the two days I missed out of this entire semester and thought, "I should put these two on a test that means if they miss it, it drops a letter grade!"

So we have this:

Effects of Church Attendance on Self-Rated Health
Model 1 Model 2
Hot tempered 1.087** .067
Extracurricular activities -- .54*


19. What theory does model one represent?
a. Reverse causation
b. Independence of science and religion
c. Selection effects
d. None of the above

And really? There is no intuitive way to answer this. I finally put something down and left. I had to forgive him though, because he gave us candy after the final. It was utterly adorable.

Afterwards, Mom and Dad came to pick me up, and we went out to eat at Dirty Martin's, where Janis Joplin used to work. Then we went to the place where I wanted to get the apartment, turned in the pre-lease information and paid the deposit. My parents liked it pretty well! In my dad's words, "You did good, kid."

The only thing is that my parents decided to treat me like I was two, not nineteen. My mom says that she wants me to give her a key to my place so she can crash there. I do not have a problem with my mother visiting, but she had better call first.

Then Dad says he's worried about me not having a roommate, and Mom says that if I don't answer the phone, then she'll call the apartment manager. She says this in front of the manager. I could have died. It's not unreasonable to assume I'm alive if I don't speak to them every day. Really.

In any case, I'll set them straight later. The lease information is supposed to come through next week or so.

Finally, I signed up for summer classes. I'm currently signed up for Bio I, lab and lecture; Chem I lecture; Chem II lab and lecture for the second summer session. There was a problem registering for the Chem I lab, so I might have to take Bio I online in order to take them both, then I have to talk to Palo Alto and convince them that if I did alright in calculus at UT, I really do not need a pre-req to take it at Palo Alto.

So yes! Busy times, glad to be home. Good luck on finals, everyone!

Comments

[panpipe.livejournal.com]

Let me know what happens when you talk to Palo Alto! Also, lmao, you left your poster here and a shirt. I think those are the only things you'd want to keep though? They're at my house in Houston, I figure I can just bring them to Austin in the fall if you want them.

[panpipe.livejournal.com]

Lily just came by and she said they're going to have to charge you for the blinds :\\ she's not sure how much it'll be :\ (She gave you the benefit of the doubt on other stuff, so that's good at least! She said there was no way she could fudge the blinds, though.)

[kitsjay.livejournal.com]

Fuck. When will I get the bill?

[panpipe.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure :\ I'll try to catch her and ask.

[panpipe.livejournal.com]

I keep forgetting to ask; you'll probably get a faster response if you facebook her.