It’s Friday. Another Friday. As soon as Friday hit I knew what that meant; just a half step away from a 2 days weekend of relaxation. But I had to start off with a math quiz at 10o’clock in the morning. The only thing I love about our math quizzes is that normally the quiz is all we have to do and then we’re free to go. What sucks is that sometimes that 6 or 10 question quiz still takes THE ENTIRE 50minutes to complete. I say we might-as-well have had a regular class session…

But I’m feelin better about math. I must admit I was a bit concerned about passing this class. The only problem is that, yes, I am doing better in math BUT, what in the hack happened in Chemistry? I’m struggling in that class and isn’t science my major? I don’t understand. Actually, that’s my problem. I DON’T FREAKIN UNDERSTAND. And the chem. quiz seemed so easy and I swear I studied. At least I thought I did. Apparently not the right material or not enough of what I did study. I don’t know. One young man in my FI class today pointed out that we only have 4 more weeks of school left. Wow. Guess that means I have 4 more weeks to pull myself together as well as pull up my grades.

Is it just me or does it sometimes seem

Like as soon as there’s a progression here

There must be a degression somewhere?

Yet I keep pressin on…

By Yvonna Walton

So my Anthropology teacher has some conference or something he’s attending all this week. Therefore class is canceled Tuesday and Thursday. Still I had tutoring to go to for Chemistry today… and my tutor didn’t bother to show up. I’m not mad at her because I honestly don’t know why she didn’t show. Anything could have happened so I won’t penalize her. I just re-scheduled for another time tomorrow.

Now I’m at the library and I’ve been here since 6:00, it’s definitely after 9:00. I met some of my group to finish this math lab project thing, not sure what to call it. Either way, somehow I got stuck writing the lab report. In a way this is great because next time we have a CBL (Calculator Based Laboratory) I don’t have to write the lab report because I’ve already done it once. It’s the rule . So now that everything is written and question-answer form I have to type everything up in paragraph form AND I still have to finish course compass (online math homework) by 11:59 tonight. I finished most of it but the only problem is that I wasn’t in class Monday so it’s a bit difficult. I always get no less than 90% plus the whole course compass website is very helpful so I should be fine. I’m really trying hard to do well in these classes…

But Chemistry and Math do not make life easy…

This week has been… interesting. The first real week back at school from Spring Break, not too bad I guess… I made it. I think I’ve decided this week that I’m really going to try harder. I’ve realized how close I am to once again getting less than a 3.0 since I’ve been in college. I’ve made efforts to get help in the classes I need help in, math and chemistry. Even though I felt at one time that I wasn’t going to make it even in English, the class I’ve had nothing less than an A all year, I push forward. I refuse to do mediocre.  I finished my first draft for English that is due on Monday, thank God. So I have nothing serious to do this weekend which is good because I just want to go home and spend time with my friends and family and just relax. There are so many small things I’m looking forward to this weekend. I can’t wait to see my big sister, my family (even though I was just with them last week lol), my dog, even my friends at work and especially, I can’t wait to go to church when I get home, I love Easter Sunday.

I’m so ready for the weekend… thank God it’s Friday.

Usually I love my Tuesdays and Thursdays because of the whole one class thing. That didn’t play out so well today. Yes I went to Anthropology today (YAY ME!) but afterwards I met with my adviser. We talked about how this semester is going and I really don’t want to drop any classes. She says my science is more important then my math, because I’m a biology major, aka drop MATH 151. But according to my pharmacy concentration, math is pretty big too. So what is a girl to do? According to eServices I have a D in Chemistry, but according to Blackboard I have a C, so what’s really going on!? I seem to be getting better in PreCalculus plus I need it anyway so I’m definitely not dropping that (sidebar: I got an A on the PreCal exam! That was so unexpected. God is so freakin’ awesome!). If anything I should drop Anthropology because I don’t necessarily need it. It is actually counting as one of my electives.

So after all that I came to the conclusion that I began with, I’m not dropping any classes… After meeting with Sarah (my adviser lets us call her by her first name, cool huh?) I decided to make an appointment with the Learning Center for CHEM 100. I’m determined to pass that class and not just with a C either. Just getting a C is so average to me and quite annoying in my opinion. So being tutored somewhere in Hibbs is where I’ll be Tuesday at 11. Right now I’m in the library once again trying to write this “paper” aka “REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE” that is due on Monday. Monday is my birthday; I’m not trying to have ANY homework this weekend. Plus my big sis is supposed to be spending time with me and she just got back from Texas.

I’m look forward to a stress-free weekend but for right now, I’m just tryna make it

I decided to do right this Wednesday

I woke up late yet I still went to class

Was 11minutes late but hey, I was there

 

She took me back to 11^th grade

With radians, thetas (Ө), and pi (п)

I was almost excited

 

Until she confused me

 

Then off to the 11o’clock which

Was held in the library

And on the 3^rd floor is where

I learned how to use it,

 

The library that is

 

I decided to stick around

Maybe begin this paper

An FI Session at 1:00

 

Might-as-well go

 

Just 1½ class left

Chemistry then its recitation

It all ends at 5:50

Another Wednesday gone at the dynamic VCU

So I’m just winding down. This is pathetic. I was so busy during “Spring Break” I never really got my break. Now that I’m back at school where I should be concentrating, I’m not. I really don’t like this feeling, it’s different but not in a good way. I want to focus on my school work but I still just want to relax. Like yesterday while in Focused Inquiry. I was listening to Ms. G talk about this Unit 3 assignment and all I could think about failing. Not to mention this is the ONLY class I have an A in… that is also a bit depressing.

I don’t want to only think about failing but my grades have never in my life been so bad. Bad in my opinion anyway. Today was worse. I was too tired to get up at all apparently. I didn’t go to Anthropology at 9:30 nor did I go to my meeting with my adviser at 11:00. I did call my adviser and rescheduled for Thursday at 11:30 but still, I’m feeling like I’m taking no responsibility here. Overall I think I got all my rest out today, enough anyway. I should be good the rest of the week.

I figure if you have to pray just to get through the day, something must be wrong…

YES! Today was my one and only weekday off since I’ve been home. I think I’m done complaining about having to work so much. Complaining doesn’t solve anything so I’m just gonna make money happily  The good thing is that even though I do work tomorrow I don’t have to be in until 6pm.

Today I had a hair appointment at 2:00 and I woke up at 1:51. The great part is the hair salon is down the street and even though I rushed to get dressed, get money, and raced through traffic to get there, Kim (my hair stylist) wasn’t even there! She was on break somewhere else and her sister wasn’t there either. So I sat in the parking lot and waited for her. But now my hair is hot and I’m sexy again! LoL

After the hair salon I went to the nail salon and enjoyed a pedicure. It was great and now my toes are pretty too haha. And now I’m at my bestie’s house, Jeff, just chillin watching something about The Real World. I don’t know what it is because I don’t really watch TV like that.

Seeing the green grass now….

So today I’ve decided to write before I go to work since I’ll probably be getting home after midnight anyway.  Right now I’m washing clothes including my uniform. I have to be at work by 4 so I should be good. I’m also online between Facebook, Myspace, and this Weblog; I am so bored. Maybe I’ll try to make my family happy that I created on the Sims but honestly they’re starting to get on my nerves too.

I just realized I’ve been doing almost the exact same thing everyday since I got home. I wake up (usually after noon), get online for hours basically until I have to leave, I go to work for some hours, come back around midnight, stay up for about 5 more hours either on the phone, computer, or both, then go to bed just to wake up and do it all over again.

I’m thinking… Just 4 more days…

I woke up around 2 something today.  Right when I woke up I called Eric because I had a dream that he called and broke up with me. That was crazy lol I normally don’t have dreams like that. After I talked to him I decided to make a new family on The Sims Deluxe Edition my little sister installed onto the family computer. I had fun with that. Around 4 I took a shower then got ready for work. Today my shift was 5 to 11. Well it was actually suppose to be 5 to 10 but I don’t mind staying around. It’s all more money in my account anyway. So I’ve been home for about an hour now; that was my day. Most of that will be repeated tomorrow, or later on today, however you want to look at it. The only difference is that I have to be at work at 4 Wednesday.

And Spring Break continues…

The only reason I titled this blog “Awake” is because 1. I saw that movie last night for the 1^st time and it was kind of good and 2. I have been awake since 7pm last night, it’s after 10 this morning. I was just up all night on the phone with my best friend Jeff. Yeah somebody thought I was gonna say my boyfriend haha…

So I just decided to check out grades and stuff. I nearly failed my Chemistry exam, just as I thought. I got 64% on that. But on the bright side I got 86% on my Anthro exam and that raised my overall grade 11points! Now that’s awesome! I won’t know what I got on my math exam until she physically gives those back and that’s what I really can’t wait for.

Today is the 1^st Monday of this thing they call Spring Break. I don’t have much planned. Eventually I’ll spend time with Jeff. Mommy told to take my little sister to the store, I like shopping so that’s cool. My dad is still home and I really want to know why… like why isn’t he at work? The ARMY has a spring break too? So he asked me to go to the gym with him. I just said yes…. OMG he just asked me to go jogging with him. He must be joking.

It’s time to go back. VCU misses me I know it!