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elanya at 06:34pm on 01/04/2006
elanya at 06:34pm on 01/04/2006I had a very dramatic start to my day. As some of you may recal, I was slotted to give a presentation at the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference this morning at 9AM. I went to bed around 11;30 after having very little sleep the night before, and set my alarm for 7. Only of course, I didn't set it at all, or I set it for 7PM instead of AM, or I set it and then neglected to actually turn it on, or some combination of the above.
Which is all today that I was woken up by a phone call at 9:26 this morning, because one of the girl in PAT is alsoin the class I TA for and just happened to have my phone number programmed into her cell. So, yes. Five minutes later, after brushing my teeth, throwing on clothes, and grabbing my papers, I am out the door. If I get there by 9:40, I can present in the last slot of the session. Of course, it is humid out, so I can't breathe, and wind up taking three shots of ventolin to compensate as I barrel down tenth street. Then it starts to rain. Then some asshole in a giant white car drives my and, like something out of a bad comedy scene, drenches me with puddle spray. I swear, a lot, as I continue to rush towards my goal. And, as some of you may have notice I have been exceedingly stressed and high strung the past couple of days, I burst into tears. Then I say the hell with this, I'm not going to be soaked *and* puffy eyed should I happen to make it on time, and I stop, focus on the angry and hurried, and plow into Brewster. I find out what room I'm supposed to be in, and hurry down stairs, and have about two seconds to catch my breath before I am introduced and walk in to present. In that order.
Of course as a result of adrenalin + ventolin, I rush things a little bit and wind up going three minutes shorter than my practiced time. People nevertheless complimented me on my poise, my clothes, and my presentation. Afterwards, I snack on lemon poppyseed bread and a little mini apple danish. I don't know who the Uni gets to cater these things, but they get an A++ for me! They always have really really good lemon poppyseed cake ^-^
So I sit through the rest of the sessions, although the one on Spartan Hegemony is really disappointing. Lunch is good, and we have an interesting talk on Indians in Eastern North Carolina, and their particular situation... And so on and so forth.
I was going to draw this put more, but I am running out of time., so: I got a prize! Despite my lateness and rushing and dampness. So go me ;D Of course it may just be that the people before me really sucked - I didn't see them, but hey - I'll take it,
Now I have to rush off to go to dinner for Dina's birthday, yerk!
Crazy crazy day o_O
Corrollary - Annnnd I didn't have time to get a card or a present for Dina yet, so I thought I'd make her a cd. Of course my burner is a pieces of *ASS* and won't even recognize a blank cd, so I can't even do that! I have tried and probably ruined three of my stack of new cds in the process :p
This had been a day filled with unnecesary frustration and stress. I hope dinner goes better >:| At least things worked out this afternoon :p
Which is all today that I was woken up by a phone call at 9:26 this morning, because one of the girl in PAT is alsoin the class I TA for and just happened to have my phone number programmed into her cell. So, yes. Five minutes later, after brushing my teeth, throwing on clothes, and grabbing my papers, I am out the door. If I get there by 9:40, I can present in the last slot of the session. Of course, it is humid out, so I can't breathe, and wind up taking three shots of ventolin to compensate as I barrel down tenth street. Then it starts to rain. Then some asshole in a giant white car drives my and, like something out of a bad comedy scene, drenches me with puddle spray. I swear, a lot, as I continue to rush towards my goal. And, as some of you may have notice I have been exceedingly stressed and high strung the past couple of days, I burst into tears. Then I say the hell with this, I'm not going to be soaked *and* puffy eyed should I happen to make it on time, and I stop, focus on the angry and hurried, and plow into Brewster. I find out what room I'm supposed to be in, and hurry down stairs, and have about two seconds to catch my breath before I am introduced and walk in to present. In that order.
Of course as a result of adrenalin + ventolin, I rush things a little bit and wind up going three minutes shorter than my practiced time. People nevertheless complimented me on my poise, my clothes, and my presentation. Afterwards, I snack on lemon poppyseed bread and a little mini apple danish. I don't know who the Uni gets to cater these things, but they get an A++ for me! They always have really really good lemon poppyseed cake ^-^
So I sit through the rest of the sessions, although the one on Spartan Hegemony is really disappointing. Lunch is good, and we have an interesting talk on Indians in Eastern North Carolina, and their particular situation... And so on and so forth.
I was going to draw this put more, but I am running out of time., so: I got a prize! Despite my lateness and rushing and dampness. So go me ;D Of course it may just be that the people before me really sucked - I didn't see them, but hey - I'll take it,
Now I have to rush off to go to dinner for Dina's birthday, yerk!
Crazy crazy day o_O
Corrollary - Annnnd I didn't have time to get a card or a present for Dina yet, so I thought I'd make her a cd. Of course my burner is a pieces of *ASS* and won't even recognize a blank cd, so I can't even do that! I have tried and probably ruined three of my stack of new cds in the process :p
This had been a day filled with unnecesary frustration and stress. I hope dinner goes better >:| At least things worked out this afternoon :p
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BUT WITH PRIZES, dont forget them :D