Today I discovered the unpredictability of life. My employer, who has been trying to sell his establishment for some time, finally sold his restaurant. Meaning after Saturday night, I will be out of a job. And it's virtually impossible for me to get a job before the middle of June after all the stuff that's going on. I'd actually prefer to work Mother's Day, if it meant that I wouldn't be completely out of a job that I was depending on. So that literally means 6 weeks of absolutely no work. I will try to find other ways to earn money, but it's not like I can work at home doing odd jobs or anything.
I was told by a friend to take the time to relax. But I can't, especially if I get accepted to the program. This flips all my plans upside down. One should be able to combat these situations, but I dunno...I was really depending on the money that I would be making over the summer.
The ramblings of a college student, whether on travel or in the middle of exams.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
"Kara" among other things
Things are about to get rather busy for me, so I'm not sure if I will update in a timely fashion when I find out about my acceptance/rejection. I have a short paper due Mon, but first I have to visit an art gallery to do it (which is sort of BS, because I'm a believer that field trips should be optional in college as, despite it being free other than transit costs, you do not go as a group). Following that, I have to read two novels by the 10th (shouldn't be too difficult), write a speech by the 3rd and memorize it by the 7th and write a paper on one of the novels by the 10th. On the 12th I have my first exam, the 13th is Mother's Day and despite my having another final the next day (Monday), my employer insisted that I work (it's an important day for restaurants). I shall hope I am able to find enough time to get all my studying done. Final on Mon and then final on Tu, with my last final being Friday (the 18th).
After that, (Saturday the 19th) I head out on surprise over night trip with my boyfriend to celebrate our 5th year together. The date itself isn't until the 27th, but I'm going to Ireland with my dad and brother on that day. The trip will be approximately 10 days long, with our return on the 6th of June. Then, starting the 11th, I have Jury Duty (joy). I was able to differ it, as it would have been this past week originally but I have school that is nonrefundable so I requested to be granted an exception.
On another note entirely, have you seen "Kara"? It's very interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-pF56-ZYkY
I doubt we'll get to this point within a hundred years, but who's to say? As for language, it shouldn't be particularly difficult once we have translating and such down (if you've ever used Google translate, you'll know it has it's flaws). You simply need the signifier (the word) to correlate with the signified (the idea behind the word). For instance, if I say "cat", the signifier is the word "cat" and the signified is the image or idea of a cat that surfaces when the word is said or written.
I don't know what else to say right now, so I'm just going to end it.
After that, (Saturday the 19th) I head out on surprise over night trip with my boyfriend to celebrate our 5th year together. The date itself isn't until the 27th, but I'm going to Ireland with my dad and brother on that day. The trip will be approximately 10 days long, with our return on the 6th of June. Then, starting the 11th, I have Jury Duty (joy). I was able to differ it, as it would have been this past week originally but I have school that is nonrefundable so I requested to be granted an exception.
On another note entirely, have you seen "Kara"? It's very interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-pF56-ZYkY
I doubt we'll get to this point within a hundred years, but who's to say? As for language, it shouldn't be particularly difficult once we have translating and such down (if you've ever used Google translate, you'll know it has it's flaws). You simply need the signifier (the word) to correlate with the signified (the idea behind the word). For instance, if I say "cat", the signifier is the word "cat" and the signified is the image or idea of a cat that surfaces when the word is said or written.
I don't know what else to say right now, so I'm just going to end it.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Update for the sake of Updating
I hate doing this, but it's been almost two full months of updating. Well, the good news is that I've finally switched back to my old medication and so far things are going great. I don't feel as moody and I'm generally more positive. It's still cheaper than it used to be, but I'm not sure if it's because I'm buying it in the three month packages or not.
The scariest thing is - is the synthetic hormone altering my personality OR am I naturally a calm/pleasant person and the natural hormones destroy my moods? Everyone reacts differently, but in my experience, I have a four day time frame of emotional instability on YAZ (two days before and two days after my cycle starts) as opposed to a constant instability on natural hormones.
BTW, I'm now part of a freelance translation group. I'll post more about it when I have a few chapters out. It's rather tedious, but not as tedious as the project I tried previously (almost no furigana and I don't know nearly enough kanji, so I had look each one up in the dictionary).
I still don't know if I was accepted into the exchange program or not. I have a strong suspicion I'll find out about my scholarship (the Bridging Scholarship, which informs applicants by the end of May) before I find out about the program itself! I've found a rather decent place to live, but the company still hasn't returned my e-mail (it's only been a couple days though, so maybe I'm getting impatient?). I'm just worried I'll get accepted and not be able to afford the cost of living because I can't get into the housing that I need. X/
My friend who had applied to JET is now in limbo - they placed him as an alternate, so as people decline their acceptance, he has a second chance. It just means more waiting, but he seemed fairly optimistic. I hope it all works out for him. If he's able to go, I'll know at least 2 people from my university overthere, maybe 3 if another friend applies for the 2013 summer program. And another is teaching in Korea. Emergency contacts are always good - no matter where you are.
At the end of May, my dad, younger brother and I are going to Ireland! We're still in the air about some of the finer details, but we're likely hitting up Dublin, Limerick and Belfast (yes, Northern Ireland). The Cliffs of Moher, Kilkenny and Bru na Boinne are some of the little side trips we plan on making. Listowel castle in County Kerry is also on the list, mainly because it was raided by a very distant ancestor. >>"""
That's enough for today, I suppose.
The scariest thing is - is the synthetic hormone altering my personality OR am I naturally a calm/pleasant person and the natural hormones destroy my moods? Everyone reacts differently, but in my experience, I have a four day time frame of emotional instability on YAZ (two days before and two days after my cycle starts) as opposed to a constant instability on natural hormones.
BTW, I'm now part of a freelance translation group. I'll post more about it when I have a few chapters out. It's rather tedious, but not as tedious as the project I tried previously (almost no furigana and I don't know nearly enough kanji, so I had look each one up in the dictionary).
I still don't know if I was accepted into the exchange program or not. I have a strong suspicion I'll find out about my scholarship (the Bridging Scholarship, which informs applicants by the end of May) before I find out about the program itself! I've found a rather decent place to live, but the company still hasn't returned my e-mail (it's only been a couple days though, so maybe I'm getting impatient?). I'm just worried I'll get accepted and not be able to afford the cost of living because I can't get into the housing that I need. X/
My friend who had applied to JET is now in limbo - they placed him as an alternate, so as people decline their acceptance, he has a second chance. It just means more waiting, but he seemed fairly optimistic. I hope it all works out for him. If he's able to go, I'll know at least 2 people from my university overthere, maybe 3 if another friend applies for the 2013 summer program. And another is teaching in Korea. Emergency contacts are always good - no matter where you are.
At the end of May, my dad, younger brother and I are going to Ireland! We're still in the air about some of the finer details, but we're likely hitting up Dublin, Limerick and Belfast (yes, Northern Ireland). The Cliffs of Moher, Kilkenny and Bru na Boinne are some of the little side trips we plan on making. Listowel castle in County Kerry is also on the list, mainly because it was raided by a very distant ancestor. >>"""
That's enough for today, I suppose.
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