Mental Illness Sucks! (and other Catching Up)
Ok, so I won't blame my defective brain entirely, my faulty sense of responsibility came into play as well, but last semester SUCKED! Especially the end. But hey, who doesn't need a "two week vacation," right?
Flaming Zeus on a stick, I can't believe it's been since January! I had a "Catching Up" draft back in the beginning of May, but I never finished it. That pretty much sums up last semester.
Here goes:
Spring semester '06: Ended up better than I was expecting, but still far from my usual. I got a good kick in the rear from my fav prof. Funny how that happens whenever I'm having a bad spell. Done with my foreign language req, thank god.
Jury Duty: My first summons. I spent a day and a half just on jury selection, and then ended up Alternate #1 for the rest of the week on a big criminal case. It was actually quite interesting, though the crimes were horrific. The defendant was found guilty on several counts and possibly faced multiple life sentences. I just found out today that on Friday the defendant was sentenced to 50 years. I hope he doesn't get parole in ten years for good behavior, or some such. This wasn't some hippie growing banned plants in his basement, or an unemployed person stealing to make ends meet, dear readers, this was a bad guy.
(A funny aside: the victim in the case suffers from various mental illnesses, so of course the defense kept harping on it, saying he couldn't possibly have known what was going on, he isn't trustworthy, ad nauseam... The attorney made an absolute ass of himself, he would speak very authoritatively while spewing utter nonsense.)
Work: This is the really exciting part...I quit. %D Yes, kiddies, your faithful Psycho told them to stick it (with almost four weeks of notice). My last day was actually quite sad, four years is a long time.
Unemployment: I think I have some sort of paycheck anxiety disorder. I was stir crazy my first day on my own. (I spent the first week with a vacationing Maybe More Psycho, so the company distracted me.) Unfortunately, errands and house cleaning do not cure stir craziness for me. Why, oh why can't I be an OCD'y clean-freak? Oh yeah, 'cause I'm lazy. ;)
Now: Contemplating student-friendly employment opportunities.
Any suggestions?
"Show Me The Money!",
Psycho
Flaming Zeus on a stick, I can't believe it's been since January! I had a "Catching Up" draft back in the beginning of May, but I never finished it. That pretty much sums up last semester.
Here goes:
Spring semester '06: Ended up better than I was expecting, but still far from my usual. I got a good kick in the rear from my fav prof. Funny how that happens whenever I'm having a bad spell. Done with my foreign language req, thank god.
Jury Duty: My first summons. I spent a day and a half just on jury selection, and then ended up Alternate #1 for the rest of the week on a big criminal case. It was actually quite interesting, though the crimes were horrific. The defendant was found guilty on several counts and possibly faced multiple life sentences. I just found out today that on Friday the defendant was sentenced to 50 years. I hope he doesn't get parole in ten years for good behavior, or some such. This wasn't some hippie growing banned plants in his basement, or an unemployed person stealing to make ends meet, dear readers, this was a bad guy.
(A funny aside: the victim in the case suffers from various mental illnesses, so of course the defense kept harping on it, saying he couldn't possibly have known what was going on, he isn't trustworthy, ad nauseam... The attorney made an absolute ass of himself, he would speak very authoritatively while spewing utter nonsense.)
Work: This is the really exciting part...I quit. %D Yes, kiddies, your faithful Psycho told them to stick it (with almost four weeks of notice). My last day was actually quite sad, four years is a long time.
Unemployment: I think I have some sort of paycheck anxiety disorder. I was stir crazy my first day on my own. (I spent the first week with a vacationing Maybe More Psycho, so the company distracted me.) Unfortunately, errands and house cleaning do not cure stir craziness for me. Why, oh why can't I be an OCD'y clean-freak? Oh yeah, 'cause I'm lazy. ;)
Now: Contemplating student-friendly employment opportunities.
Any suggestions?
"Show Me The Money!",
Psycho
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