First University Exam

Well my first exam passed without a problem...so far, will know for sure once I know how I actually did on it. I had to fill out my scantron using a pencil that was threating to break at any moment while I was filling in my sheet. The rest had to be written in pen so I didn't have to be careful writing the entire time, other than avoiding mistakes I shouldn't be making. It is hard to write in a small box when you've already scribbled something else in it out once already. I don't think Microsoft Access was made to be added in paper on exams...

I only have four more exams to write and then I will have finished my first semester as a university student. If I finished before ten pm on the 22nd I would've loved it more, but I guess we can't all have our exams end early, or have none at all. I am now destressing from the thought of my first exam before moving on to study for my next one, accounting, managerial accounting since the exam is only based on everything after the midterm.

Not everyone had an amazing first experience, but Nire sure had an interesting one.

I've Mentioned Her Before...

I'm talking about Nire. She is a really good friend of mine. After taking another look at my blog she decided it might be good for her to start one herself. So here to promote her blog is me. :) Nire's blog, The Rantings in Nicheese Hope you all take a look at her blog, as she writes more it should become interesting.

It's Been A While, Yet Again

I have a feeling I should remember to update more often, maybe take a break from watching Asian dramas, which I still find myself addicted to, so that I can update. I find that when I'm updating and writing a post I start thinking, and I'm not someone who thinks to myself alot. Normally I tune out my own thoughts with music and others conversations, even if they don't speak a language I can understand. After all the school work I'm stuck doing I don't feel like reflecting on what I want to do in the future, where I'm going to end up, and how many more similar classes I have to take, and it goes on and on until I reach a point where I wish I had decided to straight into the workforce even if it meant it might be harder to get into the job field that I wanted, becuase to be an accountant you do need the schooling. Especially if you want to reach the level of CA (charted accountant). That is more schooling after I've finished university and gotten my diploma and finished the required amount of work hours experience. That is, if I manage to pass the test to get into the classes I will need to be able to write the test to become a CA.

It is time to stop thinking about that far into the future. Now I need to think about studying, and helping Nire with ITIS again, even if I still don't know what it means, because it is our first exam and takese place on Saturday. I'm shortening my sight into the future so far that I'm not even going to think about the classics exam I have to write December from 7-10pm.

I have four question parts left to do on my ITIS (information technology something something course... I should know the actual name, but yeah... just asked my friend and she doesn't know either, and were in the same class... although on the bright side great minds think alike, we thought of the same totally wrong answer), but my Nire needs help, so I'm trying to help her over msn. It is hard trying to explain what she has to do in excel, especially when it is a function she has to do, the forecasting question is going to be annoying. The one question I feel like I should know what I'm doing, but I don't especially since I have no clue what alpha is in the question, which is important for part of it. The other question, I'm not sure what it is asking but I need to know it to do the following part which I actually understand. It is frustrating to be soooo close to being able to submit it, yet still not able to. I also only have just short of three hours to finish and submit it. Although doing this with technology is easier than doing it by hand, it can be annoying when you also know that it is due on Friday and not Monday because you can submit all the answer online.

I do not think I have ever worried so much about school and assignments as I have done this year. Which is not good for me, because when I begin to worry I reach a point where my eating habits are off and it gets to me that I know what I am doing (or at least am trying my best) and I still make quite a few mistakes.

Crowded Buses

Sometimes it is almost unbelievable how many people they can get on a bus. At school during busy transportation hours the buses are crowded. I didn't have to ride the bus often growing up since my mom was willing to drive to where we wanted to go. I have taken it a few times before, going to the mall to see a movie with my friends and whatnot, but I can only think of one time when the bus was really crowded. You could tell it was a group of students who were coming home from classes that day. I didn't have to ride for long since it is not far from the terminal to my stop, but now I normally have to ride at least one crowded bus, whether it is the one to or from the terminal to my stop, or one going to or from school. I normally wait until I know I'll be able to get a seat on the bus heading to the university before I get on, which is why I make sure I'll leave early for school. It's not that I'm not willing to stand but somedays when my bag is really heavy I'd rather not have my shoulder feel like it is going to break before I even reach school. In the morning depending on which bus I take going to the terminal I sometimes have to stand, which isn't so bad because the buses isn't crowded to the point where no one else can get on. It is at times like these I wish I had my licence so that I could drive to school, even if parking is expenses and the bus pass is included in tution. Somedays it is nice just to know you won't be crowded in a bus with plenty of other people.

Finally Done Moving

... my stuff at least. It is hard to get everything from one house to the other, and with the heat we've been having lately it is worse. My room is basically done though. I still have a few posters to put up, and I really want to print of some of my favourite pictures, but that is all extras.

I spent a good chunk of today putting together the desk for my room. I had the first part done, then I realized I had messed up two of the bars and would have to take what I had done so far to correct it. The second time around I was slightly more careful, and got it together properly, only gaining one scratch, and not being able to get the tray for the keyboard to slide properly.

Since the bookshelf has come over from the other house, and has been filled with books. Plus the fact there is no chance of anything in my room being moved until I move out. My room is completely finished. The only thing I'm missing right now is the abilitly to walk to my closet without any obstacles in my way, and actually space in my room to move in.

Starting To Hate the Classifieds

In my job search I have been using the classifieds in the local paper to see who is hiring. I'll read a position think, ahh I can apply for this. Then I look at the adress. Most the jobs aren't for this city, instead they are all about a fifteen minute drive away along the highway. This is a problem for a girl who only has her G1, meaning even if I did have a car, I could go that far, not with out someone who has had their licence for five years.

Been in a co-op program it would be nice to have some experience other than babysitting and volunteering in a soup kitchen. Other people within business co-op programs probably have more on their resume and I can already hear people going, we need people with work experience not only good grades. Especially when you have many people from a program applying for co-op work at the same time. I know I will have next summer, but it would be good to have even something small for during the year. Especially simce I do have one day off during the week which will ake my life so much easier.

Either way I hate the classifieds for putting in so many out of town jobs.