ME: So... y'know we close at 4:00, right?
HIM: I thought you close at 5:00
ME: Nah, Fridays it's 4:00
HIM: FUUUUUUUCK
Just one of the conversations I had last Friday in the testing center. Aah, finals week. This particular student walked in at around 3pm for his 2-hour final, due that day. I know him from tutoring. He's a concurrent enrolled high schooler, racking up college credits. He'll be halfway to his engineering degree already by his high school graduation.
He's intelligent for his age, but not the most punctual... or time aware.
Once resigned to his fate, "Welp, I only need a 38% on this final to pass the class".
"I'd hope that's doable", I replied. And apparently it was.
And just like that, the semester's done. After the frenzy of activity in the days leading up to finals, things are now very quiet on campus until summer session begins in a couple of weeks.
I've got a few things on my to-do list between now and then. For one thing, I have a doctor again. Recall that I was doctorless for several months as my old practice underwent upheaval and is no longer in our network. The new place wouldn't take me until it'd been a year since my last checkup. I finally reached that milestone.
In the chaos of the old office upheaval, some of my stuff was missing from the records. For one, I knew I'd had a mammogram since the last they'd reported.
This to say how handy this blog is, because I figured I probably mentioned the last mammogram here because how weird is that? Bingo. Found it. Who needs medical records?
And speaking of archives, I did manage to find our Sam signed napkin from the wedding as well as Sam and Katherine's page from the guest book:
My brother made the annotation of where they were from, lest anyone wonder.
In other activity, we're this close to completing the purchase of that big pile of dirt we looked at a few weekends ago. About 50 acres of dirt, actually.
There goes the neighborhood.
Enjoy your little break! That napkin is pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteWill do!
DeleteI'm so glad you located those Celeb Wedding Crasher Autographs, makes for a great Story that just adds to the Memories of a most Special Time of your lives.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I could find them too. Still makes me wonder where that photo ended up 🤔
DeleteI totally use my blog to remember stuff. I want to archive the old things and just start new but it would be an undertaking. Plus, it's useful
ReplyDeleteIt really is useful for things like that. If I kept physical journals, I doubt I would ever look for anything.
DeleteWhen you blog about testing i always have feelings of anxiety. Never fails- one might think at this old age i would be well over that.
ReplyDeleteBreaking in new doctors requires patience and a fim attitude. "Don't mess with me..." Generally I just say "no". No drugs, no tests, no under the. hood.
Your napkin is a cool thing to have and to hold !
Test anxiety is definitely a thing. A little bit is good, but the paralyzing kind - not so much.
DeleteI like your "Don't mess with me" philosophy. Seems to have served you well!
Cool napkins and mementos! I go to the doctors so much lately that I should get a card to punch and after 10 visits I get a prize or a free surgery or some damn thing. :-) Enjoy your time off. Wanna come visit? It's hot as hell and not snowing. Next week all 90s. (I may go visit you in Colorado! I prefer snow to 90s)
ReplyDeleteYou should've at least earned your own parking space by now.
DeleteCome on over, forecasted temps in the 30s on Monday!