Tuesday 26 September 2006 at 12:31 am.
Used tags: gre, max
The sun rose with me next to Derek and an alarm sound off at 7 in the morning. I very much enjoy seeing him more frequently. My snoozing continued but I managed to roll out of bed before he came back from class at ten. After lunch I took the hour and a half trip to downtown from his university via bus and MAX. Despite putting it in a stack to bring, I forgot my current book of Poisonwood Bible so I slept some more. Remember my plans to work for a year then return to school? That changed yet again.
I am now a part time Portland State University Graduate Student with five whole credit hours. My first 500 level class is Research Based Science Education which is a particular form of inquiry based education. On top of that I have a seminar as well once a week. Tomorrow, or today if you wish to be technical, I will be taking my GRE test. A load of horseshit if you ask me. An independent private company convinced schools that a degree and good undergraduate grades is not enough -- they need standardized test results as well. I coughed up over $100 just to take this silly test for four hours.
Saturday night, on a hunch, I emailed my old boss for my computer lab job what the credit requirements were to have a student position. Learning that its 5 credits for graduate students, and that they were needing to higher a new person for one untaken hour, I will be returning to my $8 an hour slacker job for 11 hours a week. At the same time I'm in contact with my boss from my Mentor job and I am in line to return in the winter for that position.
Returning to my class I was very surprised. Her face was familiar, her voice was familiar, but I didn't recognize her. When all 8 of in the class introduced ourselves she announced her name of Lori Lancaster, my high school chemistry teacher and one of my favorite instructors. She too thought she recognized me and realized who i was when I introduced myself to the class. I am very excited to be working along side someone I regards so highly. To top it all off she also offered me to student teach in her classroom when I reach that point. Another middle school teacher I worked with today also offered me the same and hope I could do it next year when she plans on getting pregnant. Said teacher also is friends with the Education Director at the Washington Park Zoo and she would be more than happy to put in a good word for me if I was interested. I know such offers are polite socialization, but it still helps validate me and what I wish to do with my life.
But now for the most important news of all, to me at least. I did not find out until today, I really wish Mom called me when she found out, and it is not a surprise at all, but early Sunday morning my Great Uncle Jack passed away in his sleep. His story will come soon.
two comments
Technically my alarm whent off at 7:50, then you snoozed it until 7:59, and then you turned it off! Consequently I had to fight my way out of bed. :Þ
Technically my alarm whent off at 7:50, then you snoozed it until 7:59, and then you turned it off! Consequently I had to fight my way out of bed. :Þ
Derek (Email) - 26-09-’06 10:42You used my smile against me! Thou shall be Smittened™!
[croxis] (Email) (URL) - 26-09-’06 15:16