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I always shed a lot the day after a haircut.

I have Chinese food.

I have persevered with logic and coolness during a very heated and emotional argument between two other people.

My cable modem is back up at home. They had pulled our connection at the tap one more time. What I don’t understand is why the phone techs don’t listen to me when I know what the problem is, and the trouble ticket history in my account backs me up.

Pardon my angst, but fuck Valentine’s day.

Happy happy happy CD burner.

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I got an email today from my direct boss (the one I like) thanking me for letting the integration of IT and Help Desk go smoothly. And for all the work I’ve done in that period. He says he really appreciates the effort, and I have no reason to believe that he doesn’t.

He knows I hate this work. He knows how much I want to leave.

It helps to know that he realizes what working this job is doing to me.

Oh, and my car repair is a fair price. I just need to wait until my tax check gets here, so I can cash it and pay for the repair. The car is leaking both inside and outside of the engine. Since the repair is eating all but 60 dollars of the tax return, I’m going to have to wait until March for my bonus to get my new computer. That kinda pisses me off, but what can I do.

I’m entirely taken with this car. A year from now, I’ll be able to afford a new car payment. And full coverage insurance. Especially with being 25 years old, and that nice drop that happens there. (Come to me quickly, month of May!) I want the All Wheel Drive model for the winter. Black exterior, of course. I will have to test drive one of these, to make sure that the sound system is all it’s hyped up to be. Can’t have a shitty sound system in a brand new car.

I sincerely wish Dell would use AMD chips again. The processors they offer now blow in comparison.

Somehow, I still seem to be making progress.

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Anybody know a fair price to have an intake gasket and a distributor gasket replaced on a 1993 Chevy Lumina? They’re quoting me around $670, and I want to know if I’m being bent over the table, or if it really should cost that much…

Fuck me.

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Dear Mr. Crampton,

As you note, the number of students interested in admission to Computer
Science at the upperclass level far exceeds the number of available seats,
faculty to teach them, and laboratories to teach them in, leading us to
require a 3.0 cum/tech GPA for readmission.

As you further note, you are essentially out of repeat credits, and it is
mathematically impossible for you to attain the 3.00 without them.

It is my opinion that there should always be a way for a student to salvage
a “bad start” after some time away. However, I am not able to do that by
conditional admission, as there are literally 50 to 100 students already
here, with 2.90 averages, who have never failed a course and have never
repeated a course, whom we are turning away every year.

Similarly, the number of people in your situation with truly good
intentions, exceeds the number that we are able to “bet on.” We must rely on
“demonstrated evidence” of new academic excellence, however you obtain it.
This could involve taking unrestricted courses here while in another major,
taking courses at another four-year school, or taking courses at a two-year
school (credits will not transfer, but the results can be used as “evidence”
in your application, and basis for a waiver for courses not yet taken).

I recommend you find and take the equivalent of

CSE 231 (replacement of your CSE 230, in which you received a 2.0)
CSE 232 (added since you left)
MTH 234 (you received a 0.0 followed by a 1.5)
PHY 183
whatever else you believe will help you demonstrate success..

Applying for readmission to Computer Science with a GPA above 3.5 for this
set of courses in hand would clearly make the case that you can now do work
equal to, or better than, those admitted under normal procedures.

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Thomas F. Wolff, Ph.D., P.E.

So what now? *sigh* Should I re-apply to MSU under my old Religious Studies major, and just take the classes that apply for the CSE degree, and then change majors when I’ve got my GPA up high enough? I don’t think I’ve got enough repeat credits for that. :/ More research needed.

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– Hey. Experiencing a bit of hopelessness. Any insight on how to deal with it?

– These posts, and your reaction, make me want to sit and smoke a clove, saying nothing.

– Congrats on your lung-happy achievement. :)

– Hamsters are only the precurser to the true revolution. That, and I feel less and less desire to deal with those who invoke drama, even remotely. You know the entire group of people I’m talking about.

– I am jealous of your cat.

– Frank-san no tanjoobi wa itsu desu ka?

– I will continue to steal your Djarum Splash cloves.

To everybody – My car gets towed to Jack’s Auto tomorrow. My fingers are crossed for that price, as well as for the news from Dr. Wolff at MSU. Also, I payed off car insurance and rent today (including late fee). Two days ago, I paid phone and cable bills. That’s everything for another month.