everything in the present

I can't remember the last time I actually had free time during the school week. I took my computer class midterm on Friday, so we're starting a new "unit" so to speak and I haven't been assigned homework yet. I just had a history quiz yesterday, that I think (hope) went well since I crammed 'til 2am the night before (bad Sara). And German... well, I finished the assignment last night and am waiting for my chat partner to come online so we can finish an online chat assignment. I'm not one to skip ahead and do homework that hasn't been assigned yet either.

I had a really tough weekend. I had another run-in with my boss on Saturday night, when he blamed me for a mistake that I wasn't responsible for and kicked me out of working in the kitchen. Hannah tells me I'm being too sensitive as far as he's concerned. But he's really a jerk! I don't know - does anyone else value his integrity and dignity so much at work that he really can't handle being falsely blamed for mistakes? I really pride myself on my work ethic and don't make many mistakes. Let me know what you think. So anyway, I was so fired up that I gave him my two weeks notice and kind of chewed him out a little bit. My coworker, Dillon, was sad to hear it and that kept me up for a lengthy period later that night. This is about the worst situation. I love my coworkers and really enjoy coming to work to see them, but my boss is really making it hard for me to do my job. I told him on Sunday, after having thought about my options but not wanting to retract my notice, that I would try working out in the restaurant, taking orders more, and basically staying away from him (he claims that I have excellent customer service skills... I'm not so sure) just to see if it will improve my work environment. If it improves, great; if not, adios.

That's about all that's been going on and also answers why I waited 'til the wee hours of Sunday night to cram for my quiz. I've been a completely nonfunctional mess. Oh, but on the bright side, I've been kicking ass in school so far. I got the highest grade on my computer midterm, and I got a 4.0 on my first history paper. Being able to manage both my work schedule and my school schedule is a huge accomplishment in my eyes, even if it limits my social life. My parents (and Jeremy) severely wish I would quit my job. I just can't do it.

Ok, ok. So I haven't updated in a while. School is under way again and it's going alright. I'm taking German 101, CSE 100 and History of Late Antiquity 314. I got a 4.0 on my first history paper, too! This is definitely the hardest history class I've had yet so I'm extremely pleased. The downside of this quarter is all of the homework I have. And it's all due on Mondays. Well, mostly. It's really due all the time. Since I work all weekend, it's really a pain in the ass. I have a history quiz on Monday that I really haven't studied for. I'm waiting for Jeremy to get home tonight to study with him. He really enjoys studying the Roman Empire while I enjoy the history of Christianity mostly. Jeremy and I went to an Open House for prospective Naturopathic Doctors today at Bastyr University in Kenmore. He's really quite excited for it and he needs to get his application out this week (yikes, getting close to those deadlines). I'm happy that he's found his niche, something that he's truly passionate about. I'm still waiting for my job in data entry and the like at the Seattle Prostate Institute to kick in. I don't think I mentioned that before. I've changed my major and am looking at Health Information Administration now. I think it fits my personality much better than Nursing. Anyway, it now looks like it'll start around the end of March or so. Which is ok. I'm just excited to get on a track that'll see me through to the start of my career though. I'm also planning on moving out of the dorms and down into the U-District full-time this summer. Perhaps with Jeremy in an effort to both see each other as much as possible and to save as much money as we can. Here's to hoping it works out. But as always, I'm just trying to get through the quarter! Oh and Jess, I promise we'll hang out soon. You know how crazy life is.