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I'm freeeeee!
Oct. 16th, 2003 07:47 pmI just dropped out of my stupid class that I hate. I was talking to my mum on the phone for hours today, about how I'm spending so much on gas commuting up there three times a week, and how the teacher was being really picky grading my assignments - did I mention that? He took off 30% of the grade because he didn't like my user interface. It all worked but the UI was a little confusing so he gave me a 70%. Yeah. So I was telling my mum about it, and about how I can't take the stress of this and work and taking care of my kitty, and she's been telling me for months I should drop. Then later my dad called and he said I should drop. He's a programmer. My mum was one but she's not employed right now. So my dad told me about this article he read that said basically that C++ is by far the most in demand language for job openings. They weren't going to teach me that. The rest of the year was all going to be VB and SQL. I've used a little SQL at work and it's freaking easy. And they're teaching us VB 6 not VB .NET. I'm already having to teach myself VB.NET for work. So I finally dropped out. I already feel so much better. I'll have more time to do TKD. I won't have to leave work early to sit in traffic for an hour. I can spend more time with my kitty. Ahhh. And I can watch QAF. I'm doing that right now. Lovely.
Last night, I was watching TV with Snapey and Sweet November was on, which is mostly crap but I was like "Look, Snape, it's Jason Isaacs in drag!" And then a commercial for Love, Actually came on. But Snape was asleep by then (perhaps Keanu Reeves movies have that effect on cats - except The Matrix. Cats could identify with that. Because they're badass. And The Matrix is also badass. Not Bill and Ted, though. Monkeys like Bill and Ted but cats don't.) so she missed it.
Oh, I forgot to mention: I get my tuition money back for the classes I haven't taken (I had to pay for the whole year up front). That rules. That'll buy me a lot of kitty treats. I got her this neato scratching post with a compartment and a platform to sit on. And I got some rope at the hardware store and tied it on, so she can grab it. She likes it. She keeps mewing at me. I think she just wants me to pay attention to her. Because she does it when I- ow. She just tried to jump up on my bare knee. Anyway. She does it when I'm doing something other than paying attention to her. Dang, she scratched me good. She hasn't done that before. And she gets her claws a little stuck in things - I think I'll have to trim them but I'm still getting her used to sitting quietly and having her paws handled. She's going to the vet to get her first shots next week so I guess they can tell me more about that. Man, that might suck. I put her carrier in the middle of the living room, so she can get used to it. She isn't too skittish, so I think she'll be reasonably ok. I picked a vet that only treats cats. That seemed like a good idea.
Last night, I was watching TV with Snapey and Sweet November was on, which is mostly crap but I was like "Look, Snape, it's Jason Isaacs in drag!" And then a commercial for Love, Actually came on. But Snape was asleep by then (perhaps Keanu Reeves movies have that effect on cats - except The Matrix. Cats could identify with that. Because they're badass. And The Matrix is also badass. Not Bill and Ted, though. Monkeys like Bill and Ted but cats don't.) so she missed it.
Oh, I forgot to mention: I get my tuition money back for the classes I haven't taken (I had to pay for the whole year up front). That rules. That'll buy me a lot of kitty treats. I got her this neato scratching post with a compartment and a platform to sit on. And I got some rope at the hardware store and tied it on, so she can grab it. She likes it. She keeps mewing at me. I think she just wants me to pay attention to her. Because she does it when I- ow. She just tried to jump up on my bare knee. Anyway. She does it when I'm doing something other than paying attention to her. Dang, she scratched me good. She hasn't done that before. And she gets her claws a little stuck in things - I think I'll have to trim them but I'm still getting her used to sitting quietly and having her paws handled. She's going to the vet to get her first shots next week so I guess they can tell me more about that. Man, that might suck. I put her carrier in the middle of the living room, so she can get used to it. She isn't too skittish, so I think she'll be reasonably ok. I picked a vet that only treats cats. That seemed like a good idea.
