And the World is Bright, Shiny & New Again (AKA Shel the Skipper)
Finally heard from the official lady with her verdict on taking ENG 815. She's okay with it. This was accompanied with another e-mail that also (possibly-it's still in the works) saved my life, errr, plans for graduating.
Yesterday, I noticed that it seemed I was missing a requirement for my creative writing option. I then looked at my spring schedule and noticed Playwriting wasn't listed (it would have fulfilled the missing requirement). Now, I may be eccentric, but I'm still pretty certain of reality and when I'm "really" doing things. I know I was signed up for playwriting.
A coffee induced/legitimate panic hits. I decide I need to see my councilor (luckily there are walk-ins allowed on Wednesdays). Of course, making this decision also mean not going to my media class. Granted, if allowed I was planning to drop it, but I'm a pessimistic "what if" kind of girl, as in "What if I'm not allowed to drop this class and I have to stay in it for the rest of the semester...." But, I skipped it anyway...my first time in 2 years...and I didn't enjoy it.
Unable to concentrate on anything besides my possible inability to meet the requirements to graduate, I go to my councilor's office an hour early and wait until she'll see me. She was sympathetic to my situation. Apparently, the play writing class was dropped at some point and due to a computer glitch I was never informed.
To make matters worse, all classes that could fill the requirement for either the fall or the spring are filled or don't work with my schedule. So my councilor tells me to speak with the prof who is the head of Creative Writing. She assures me that he will probably be able to do an independent study with me. I become slightly hopeful and by pure luck, his office hours start 20 minutes after I was done talking with my councilor.
I go. I wait. The man was 20 minutes late to his own office hours. At least while waiting I managed to have a good, but repetitive conversation with God.
So, Prof man comes. We talk. The conversation resembles the sketch "Who's on second?" but with classes. "Have you taken ENG 228?"
"I'm in it now. But I need to take ENG 229 and ENG 332."
"Are you taking ENG 229 now?"
"No, I'm taking ENG 228 now. ENG 229 is in the spring along with the advanced version of ENG 228."
"So, then when are you taking ENG 332?"
"I need to get into ENG 332."
....
This dialogue or something similar went on for 5 minutes. Eventually, Prof man wrote my schedule down, then it was a few more minutes before we determined my best option is to take an independent study of the first screenwriting class (Not very excited about that or the advanced version one I have to take in the spring). He gave me two names and I was off to my last class of the day.
Last night I e-mailed them and spent most of my time feeling frustrated and irritated. So, I got no work done.
But things are finally starting to look up. One prof is willing to consider it and I'm for sure in the grad class...I already disenrolled myself from the media class and sent a nice, but brief notice to the prof.
Starbucks with the girls tonight. But first study session with Britt.
(I didn't edit this. It's too long and I have somewhere to be in 15 minutes)
Yesterday, I noticed that it seemed I was missing a requirement for my creative writing option. I then looked at my spring schedule and noticed Playwriting wasn't listed (it would have fulfilled the missing requirement). Now, I may be eccentric, but I'm still pretty certain of reality and when I'm "really" doing things. I know I was signed up for playwriting.
A coffee induced/legitimate panic hits. I decide I need to see my councilor (luckily there are walk-ins allowed on Wednesdays). Of course, making this decision also mean not going to my media class. Granted, if allowed I was planning to drop it, but I'm a pessimistic "what if" kind of girl, as in "What if I'm not allowed to drop this class and I have to stay in it for the rest of the semester...." But, I skipped it anyway...my first time in 2 years...and I didn't enjoy it.
Unable to concentrate on anything besides my possible inability to meet the requirements to graduate, I go to my councilor's office an hour early and wait until she'll see me. She was sympathetic to my situation. Apparently, the play writing class was dropped at some point and due to a computer glitch I was never informed.
To make matters worse, all classes that could fill the requirement for either the fall or the spring are filled or don't work with my schedule. So my councilor tells me to speak with the prof who is the head of Creative Writing. She assures me that he will probably be able to do an independent study with me. I become slightly hopeful and by pure luck, his office hours start 20 minutes after I was done talking with my councilor.
I go. I wait. The man was 20 minutes late to his own office hours. At least while waiting I managed to have a good, but repetitive conversation with God.
So, Prof man comes. We talk. The conversation resembles the sketch "Who's on second?" but with classes. "Have you taken ENG 228?"
"I'm in it now. But I need to take ENG 229 and ENG 332."
"Are you taking ENG 229 now?"
"No, I'm taking ENG 228 now. ENG 229 is in the spring along with the advanced version of ENG 228."
"So, then when are you taking ENG 332?"
"I need to get into ENG 332."
....
This dialogue or something similar went on for 5 minutes. Eventually, Prof man wrote my schedule down, then it was a few more minutes before we determined my best option is to take an independent study of the first screenwriting class (Not very excited about that or the advanced version one I have to take in the spring). He gave me two names and I was off to my last class of the day.
Last night I e-mailed them and spent most of my time feeling frustrated and irritated. So, I got no work done.
But things are finally starting to look up. One prof is willing to consider it and I'm for sure in the grad class...I already disenrolled myself from the media class and sent a nice, but brief notice to the prof.
Starbucks with the girls tonight. But first study session with Britt.
(I didn't edit this. It's too long and I have somewhere to be in 15 minutes)
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