Panic!

I woke up this morning feeling pretty good. I figured I would get up, get breakfast, then head to my 9am class and I didn't really have a care in the world. After getting dressed and ready to go I made a mistake. I looked at my syllabus.

It said "Paper Due-100 Points"

Crap. Must be Monday.

The whole class is worth 300 points.

I had a vague feeling that a paper was coming up, but I did not anticipate it that day. I also had a fuzzy recollection that it was postponed, but I wasn't sure. After doing some critical thinking (go to the lab and type furiously until that class or go to class and pray to God that it wasn't due today) I ended up going to class and texting people to find out when it was due.

On to more important business. I need to find a job. I know that the University pays me in scholarship money and stuff, but I want to earn extra cash and save money up. Plus, I feel financially stressed because it is Christmas time and my checking account is deflating too quickly. I applied to work as a tutor in the campus library. I am pretty good at chemistry and the pay seems to be pretty good, so I am going to give that a shot. Here is my work history

Long John Silver's-6 months working the drive thru. Typical first job. It was terrible, but taught me everything I didn't want to do with my life.

Cracker Barrel- 1.5 years of servitude, first as a dishwasher then "promoted" to server. Dishwashing was physically hard but mentally took nothing. I worked late closing shifts after practice and stuff during high school and it was not fun. Serving was more fun, but I did not enjoy the fluctuations in my income. Eating nothing but junk food while on shift caused other fluctuations too, but we won't get into that here.

So one portion asks for special abilities or characteristics that I have. This is a subject I would enjoy spending time on. I would like to put down that I am ruggedly handsome, can do calculus in my head, and run a marathon. I guess the reality is that I have grey hair already (just one or two spots), use my iPhone calculator for everything, and haven't run farther than 7 miles for over 6 months.

Other talents? Hmm...I can wiggle my ears. I can read incredibly quickly. I have the artistic ability of a monkey with a can of spray paint (on second thought I might not be that good). Essentially the reason I am considered a good student is because I can memorize a massive quantity of useless information quickly, use it on a test, and then store it somewhere until the final.

I can also drink massive quantities of sweet tea, but I am not sure if that falls under talents or addictions.

If they let me actually try to help people next semester it should be interesting. For now, I am just excited with the next few weeks and Christmas time! Our dorm is all lit up, and I hope to include a picture in a later post. I am also putting together a list of the Top 10 Christmas carols of all time. It's gonna be pretty terrific, let me tell you.

Until then,

Adios