the week in review

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Geez, what a hectic past week I’ve had. I really wanted to blog earlier in the week, but little time and heaps of stress conspired against me! My week actually began with last weekend and our trip to Goderich. The drive up was very pleasant and I was really looking forward to some great Celtic music while laying on a blankie in the warm breeze and into the night, under the stars. It rained the entire day. Rain from the moment we woke up until way past dark. And not just a drizzle ~ the Canadian sky opened up and poured down rain on us like it was flushing some great industrial-strength cosmic toilet. Not being an especially big fan of drowning, I suggested we NOT sit in the deluge all day. Instead, we explored a bit of the town, played some cards and the girls drank some good old Canadian beers. Lots of them. But hey, any time away from work or school is a “good time” as I see it and there’s always next year for the Celtic music.

Since Steph & Dee were visiting, it left very little time for me to study for my test that week. I tried to cram in little mini study sessions where I could, but I didn’t hit the books nearly enough and I think that will be evident when I get my test score back on Tuesday. I’m still doing pretty good overall in the class, though, so maybe this minor setback won’t be too bad.

Next week is our final week for the semester. I have two finals, a group presentation, and a 30-minute competency I have to pass! I had a dry run through of the competency last week, so I feel pretty good about that and I’m going to spend ALL weekend studying for the two tests, so hopefully I’ll do okay there, too. And then there’s the group presentation.

I absolutely hate doing group presentations. Actually, hate is too weak of a word for the way I feel about anything having to do with a group. I’d rather self-catheterize myself blindfolded in the middle of a raging hurricane with fire ants nibbling on my toes than work with a group on anything. There is always someone in the group who doesn’t pull his weight. Our group loser is Eugene. Eugene the self proclaimed “Powerpoint Master” who needs no help from anyone and “I guarantee I will have the whole thing done by next week.” Mr. Nimrod Pencil-dick Jerkface Dickweed made this proclamation 4 weeks ago. I think you know where this is headed.

So instead of spending my Friday night relaxing or studying for my TWO finals, I was re-working our presentation because we now did not have a Powerpoint. As you can imagine, I was not a happy camper and believe me when I tell you that Eugene is well aware of this. If he didn’t get the hint when I jumped ass in the parking lot, I’m sure he fully understood when I told him to “f*** off, you f***ing loser son of a b****!” Then again, maybe not ~ he is a dumbass afterall.

So needless to say, my weekend is going to be jam packed with studying and stressing about this stupid presentation. I’m glad I don’t have kids. I just don’t know how the mothers in my class can juggle, work, school AND needy little rugrats all at the same time.

Okay, gotta go study now!