Random Rants XV: Like a Fine Whine

[Ulyaoth]

My grade for this semester is a 2.87
Complete bs for at least 3 of the grades I got less than As. The two As though I of course deserved. But at least my overall grade is still over a 3, which means I'm still the most successful of all my relatives in my first year of college.

 

[pau17]

My grade for this semester is a 2.87
Complete bs for at least 3 of the grades I got less than As. The two As though I of course deserved. But at least my overall grade is still over a 3, which means I'm still the most successful of all my relatives in my first year of college.

What kind of BS are you talking about? In my experience you get some BS and you get some lucky breaks, and it usually evens out...anyway, it's only your first year; you can improve a lot going forward.

 

[Ulyaoth]

Well one class I got a B in that I did every bit of work, on time, perfectly done and neat, yet he always took off points without saying why. If anyone in that class got a better grade than me I'd be pissed because I'm the only one who was there every class, had my work on time, didn't fall asleep in class and sneak off early.

The other that I got a C on, the one I was worried about, the teacher was just generally unclear and an ass. He told us at the beginning of class and during both tests, he'll grade us not on how good our work is or if it's right but on what he feels like we should get(basically, if he likes you)

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I got my grades today.

Arab 102 - Pass
Hist 340 - B+
Hist 303 - A
Arth 313 - A-
Arth 333 - B+
Last 385 - A

This pushes my GPA down to a 3.65, and probably out of suma cum laude range. Even if I get straight A's my last semester (I have one left), there's no way I can get it back up again.

Do you eat salads and wear leather?

What's homosexual about salads?

 

[Shylock]

I drive to my school to a play at the suggestion of a girl in my bio class right?

There is a waiting list to get in, and if I know waiting lists it means "Go away skooma (my usual handle on the internet)" but for some reason I still think the laws of the universe do not apply tonight. So I wait for an hour by myself whilst everyone else in the lobby seems to know someone else and I am reminded once more that I do not belong here. I try to work the crowd in the interim but like every other social foray I make is ineffectual and short-lived, nevermind mostly pre-empted by everyone else.

So we get to seating, and everyone who somehow managed to get their name on the preferred showed up. Leaving everyone else in the cold, including me, but that wasn't any surprise. I drive home empty handed and pissed off, at least the highway was clear for me to speed on.

They held the show in some small lecture hall despite a big auditorium right down the hall. It was never represented to me or a lot of people there as de-facto invitation only. Two parents who supposedly drove 50 miles to see their kid couldn't get in but some students who needed it for some assignment got in.

The worst part of it is I should know better. If it comes down to chance whether or not something works out for me it's not going to work out. Plus I haven't had good luck with Friday night appointments (got stood up a few months ago). Should have just left as soon as that became an issue. I definitely should have stayed home and played Team Fortress 2 instead.

 

[GoodGame]

I got my grades today.

Arab 102 - Pass
Hist 340 - B+
Hist 303 - A
Arth 313 - A-
Arth 333 - B+
Last 385 - A

This pushes my GPA down to a 3.65, and probably out of suma cum laude range. Even if I get straight A's my last semester (I have one left), there's no way I can get it back up again.



What's homosexual about salads?

It's actually the act of a lisping waiter (who's an out of work actor) coming to your table and asking, 'can I toss your salad for you?'

Don't cry, GPA: 3.5+ rocks!!! If I may be so bold, is Arth 'Art history' or 'arthropology'? And what class is 'Last'?

 

[bhsup]

I am so angry at my dog right now. She bolted out the door on me early this morning (around 5:30am) and I spent the next 30 minutes chasing her butt all over the neighborhood. I finally gave up any attempt at successfully nabbing her so just went home and left the screen door open and waited.

She finally showed up about 6:45 all wagging tail and happy looking. I let her in and tried to start scolding her, but she immediately went into "why are you kicking me in the gut" look on her face mode which forced me to immediately stop that.

So she got away with an unsupervised romp through the neighborhood and demostrated to me just how impotent I am in successfully disciplining her.

Oh, and the damned house is humid as hell now since I left the door open for her for 45 minutes.

 

[Mirc]

I'm sorry to hear that Shylock. I know the feeling very well. At some concert of mine ~5 years ago they didn't let my father get in, and at another one, he was not even allowed in the garden of the palace-thing where everything was going on, even though he had an invitation!!

Anyway:

The worst part of it is I should know better. If it comes down to chance whether or not something works out for me it's not going to work out. Plus I haven't had good luck with Friday night appointments (got stood up a few months ago). Should have just left as soon as that became an issue. I definitely should have stayed home and played Team Fortress 2 instead.

Does "to get stood up" mean what I think it means? I'm not a native English speaker so I'm unsure.

What I think it means: having an appointment/meeting/date with someone and having them not show up, leaving you waiting, annoyed, late, and all in all wasting your time.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

It's actually the act of a lisping waiter (who's an out of work actor) coming to your table and asking, 'can I toss your salad for you?'

Don't cry, GPA: 3.5+ rocks!!!

Yeah I'm not angry, just dissapointed that I've fallen from suma cum laude range. I realize I could have done far worse, and that many people do.

If I may be so bold, is Arth 'Art history' or 'arthropology'? And what class is 'Last'?

ARTH is Art History.
LAST is Latin American Studies. That specific class was just the corresponding class to my membership in our university's Model Organization of American States delegation. We used it for learning about, studying and planning for The Model. Very fun.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

My mom is making shish kebabs for dinner tonight... I love ma's cooking but she was not born to make shish kebabs.

 

[Firestorm94]

I NEED SODA!!

 

[Tee Kay]

I NEED ICE !!!

 

[Ulyaoth]

I just realized I'd been thinking your name was some kind of gibberish.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Something is terribly wrong with Francine. She's frozen, can't turn her off or anything. She's frozen on "You Can Make Me Free" by Billy Joel, go figure. I'm going to hope the batteries run out overnight and I can try some other stuff.

And yes I named my Ipod Francine, don't judge me.

 

[azzaman333]

I NEED ICE !!!

Meth addict.

Something is terribly wrong with Francine. She's frozen, can't turn her off or anything. She's frozen on "You Can Make Me Free" by Billy Joel, go figure. I'm going to hope the batteries run out overnight and I can try some other stuff.

And yes I named my Ipod Francine, don't judge me.

Too late, I'm judging you already.

 

[choxorn]

I NEED SODA!!

I NEED ICE !!!

I NEED ICE-FREE SODA!!!

 

[musekick]

And yes I named my Ipod Francine, don't judge me.

I named mine Ben because it's one of the old 30G video Ipods, so it's big and he's Ben. Horrid, I know. It stuck though.

Anyways, it is not even Summer yet and I am already tired of bug bites.

 

[Nylan]

What good is playing D&D if all you ever do is miss?

 

[D'Artagnan59]

I don't have one.

 

[Annex]

And yes I named my Ipod Francine, don't judge me.

Dont worry, my car's name is Nicole. I dont think its strange or anything.