A yum, a mild yay, and two grumps

[cjsmith]

Thank you to multiple brilliant people who said the word "thermos". Zucchini soup + microwave + thermos + a ride to campus + 3 hours = MMMM YUM. I am going to be the BEST-FED student on CAMPUS. HA. Onion soup was finished just last night, asparagus soup is in the crock right now, and a batch of bean will run tonight. Ph33r my contented tummy. It will sing raucously happy ditties every schoolday afternoon.

Also got most of Wednesday's chem homework done during chem lecture this morning. Must continue to bring textbook to class for this very reason.

Other than that: disappointing day. Didn't finish first half of chem lab today, and am thus behind as soon as lab begins again on Wednesday. Am debating asking the teacher (now, before the problem is a big problem) how to work more efficiently in lab. I already know one strategy: get to the stockroom BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE DOES in order to requisition equipment. That line can get to be twenty minutes long. There aren't twenty minutes to spare. Sadly, the alphabet determines who's closest to the door.

Also tried to make an appointment to see the SJSU transfer rep who's coming to campus tomorrow. I was told that since the transfer office didn't open until today, there was no way to make an appointment until today. LIE. When I got to the transfer office, the dude was already completely booked up, and according to the appointment book keeper, he had been since last week. If I am smart, this will be the last time I believe anyone in any kind of administrative position. Always double check. When someone else gives out misinformation, the consequences hit me.

Bio homework now (due tomorrow), then chem homework (Weds), then physics homework (Thu). Damn but I hope I can get all the rest of the chem lab finished next session.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Gotcha: no trusty the student assistants. This particular misinformation came from a full-time employee who is the gatekeeper for both the counseling and transfer offices, so she SHOULD have known, but whether she gave a hoot is a whole different matter.

Have definitely seen counselors. This time I'm double-checking: do I need to "transfer" or will I be able to take a bunch of courses at SJSU as a non-degree-candidate? Counselor says I can just take them randomly. Am severely hoping that's true, because if I'm "transferring" I have to take a bunch of English and phys.ed. and the like, and that's going to waste me at least half a year. Just need to make sure I'll have any hope of getting into the upper-division lab classes. Apparently they fill fast.

Carrying my old MIT transcript with me has been a major blessing so far. "You've taken calculus? Can you show m... oh. All right." About ten conversations like that and I'm starting to think I'll fold that thing up and put it in my wallet! :-)

Thanks muchly! It's always good to hear practical advice from someone who's been through it!