This is only a test...

Well I'm convinced the last 2 months has been a test, a test to see how much one can take before they want to quit school. The fact that I only have 5 weeks left until my masters is finished is just mindblowing. I have wanted to just quit and get a full time job so many times in the last weeks because I'm so sick of having no money. It's like I'm in a science experiment to see how long a person can eat two minute noodles and not develop some weird skin rash or keel over from malnutrition. I'm really making a concerted effort not to get a negative attitude but I think it's too late at this point. However I keep reminding myself that I'm in a place I love, I love to wake up to the sound of the kookuburas every morning, walking along the river to get to school (there's always the nicest breeze no matter how hot), being so close to some of the most awesome beaches in the world (and thank god they are free), and most of all to all my great friends I've made here who try to feed me meals and keep me halfway sane.

We've come to this conclusion..

I've discovered that I don't
1) Listen
2) Pay attention
These are two things that you get yelled at for when you are 10, yet still I have trouble with these things..it has become apparent on several occasions, most recently yesterday when I was interviewing for a job. We had to do an excersise, we'd be given a topic and had 15 seconds to think about it then talk about it for 45 seconds. So when it was my turn she says..describe your ideal pant..or I thought she said pant but of course I'd been tuned out of the conversation then came back in and heard something about pants. Turns out she said pet, describe your ideal PET! Oops..sorry miss wasn't paying attention.
This is only one example of many where I wasn't listening and/or paying attention, another one is the time I tried out to be on Wheel of Fortune. Of course we had to play a mock game and of course when they called on me I said a letter that had already been picked, why? because I hadn't been paying attention that's why. Dammit how do I cure myself of this!!!

Slow Poke

Sorry been absent a bit lately, I've been running around interviewing for jobs, taking mid-semester exams, etc. I've got this week off but am working on some projects I have due after the break, 4 papers in 2 weeks..yep that's the stuff of dreams people.

In other news..I'm thinking of going to Japan after I'm done with school, just interviewed for a job yesterday and it went well. Am not really bothered to go and live back in the US when I'm done here and am really keen to keep on travelling so hopefully it all works out for the best. Also still no freakin' money from school and it's cramping my style in a major way. I'm trying to keep myself away from the New Zealand idea because after all I've only 5 weeks of school left until I've got a masters, would be a shame to quit now.

Itchy Feet

So it is now Week 7 of school and still I haven't received the living expenses money I get from the US Gov't, supposedly it will be put in my bank account by next week. You would be surprised how one can live on NO money for several weeks. It does help a diet plan, even if you have to eat noodles and spaghetti all the time, it's not like you eat lots of it. Anyways I'm 2 minutes away from applying for my work visa online to go and pick fruit in New Zealand..2 minutes people..with the bond money from my place I'd be able to get a plane ticket and have money for about 3 weeks..until I got paid for my fruitpicking or working in a ski resort..yep..I have to convince myself everyday to stay put!!

Where it stops nobody knows..

One summer I decided to stay at A&M and go to summer school (of course I ended up dropping out of my classes and just working b/c they were too early in the morning) but nonetheless I was in College Station the whole summer. One of my friends was doing an internship so I subleased his room, and moved in with the 2 guys that were living in the house. There were several issues in the apartment some being: there was trash everywhere, 2 pomeranians always in makeshift cages that one of the guys was watching for his girlfriend, sometimes one of my roommates would think it was funny to wake me up by pounding on the door with a golf club, and worst of all Rush Hour (the movie with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker) was always being played on a loop.
Fast forward to my current household and guess what there's a movie that's played on a loop..Half Baked, I can hear the entire movie at least once a day and most days twice, last night it seemed to be on a loop until at least midnight..honestly people I know you are stoned but damn, download another movie!!! Also it shows no signs of stopping since we got 2 new roommates Monday night, both of which are total stoners..I keep telling myself patience is a virtue.