*sigh*

So, a new update for a new semester... although calling the semester "new" isn't really correct.

I'm sure everyone already knows that I failed biochemistry and all that by 4%... yadda yadda. I sent in my letter of appeal today to *hopefully* get the people to reverse their retarded decision and let me into second semester, but that doesn't seem likely at this point. I talked to this one guy yesterday and he said that despite having aced all his other classes and only failing biochem by 1%, they're going to make him repeat. It's not that he doesn't know about it yet... it's just that he emailed the committee and they said that that was the final decision. He bitched about it and they sent him along to someone else. I'm not too hopeful that I'll get an appeal hearing, but I'll cross my fingers anyway.

It turns out, though, that you don't have to take all 5 classes over again, which is great! That explains why that one guy that I sat next to before kept leaving class during certain lectures. It only makes sense. :P The jury's still out as to whether or not I'm going to even go to class... but I think that I should since I learn better that way. I'm not sure though... I mean, I went to almost every biochem class and look where that got me! Lord, I hate biochem. In any case, I'm going to take physiology and microscopic anatomy (i.e. histology and embryology) over again since I got C's in those. I'm hoping that I can pull an A or something to make my records a little bit more padded and nice.

There's also this stupid thing that I have to show up for... some sort of self-help seminar bullshit where they teach you how to make flowcharts so that you can "study better." I think it's a waste of frickin' time and that I shouldn't be forced to go to that thing, but let's see what they say when I finally get to register today. Maybe it's an optional thing? Who knows. I just know that the prick who runs it is a condescending asshole and I would rather not have to deal with his ugly mug if I can avoid it. I also have to take PBL again - problem based learning. I'm not sure if you guys know what that is, but I call it a considerable waste of time. Well, at least I opted out of taking anatomy again. No more dissections and lab practicals for me -- at least for a few months anyway.

I just feel bad for all the incoming students. The amount of us who have to repeat (I think I heard something about 47% of 450 kids) are just going to slaughter their MPS. >:D BWahrharhahrahrharh*coughcough*

On a lighter note, mom and dad came by last week to spend some time with Chris and me. You know, you never realize just how much you miss them until they stop by and leave again. I think I cried for hours again. Lucky for them, they just barely missed the blackout. :P A few hours after their plane took off (or I think it was a few hours... I cried myself to sleep for a bit after I got home), the electricity went kapootz.

I miss them so much. :/

But like dad says, no use in moping around when there's more stuff to take care of this coming semester. It says on the paper, plain and clear, that if I fail again, then I would be subject to dismissal by the promotions committee. It's just plain bullshit the direction that they're taking with this whole thing, but I figure if I'm stupid enough to fail twice in a row, then I should be dismissed from school. Hell, I'll even leave on my own accord.

So yeah... that's my update. I've got some more clay things that I've made during break, but I'm too lazy to post them right now.