Just once in my life, I’d like to have at least one month without drama. Just one month. Is that too much to ask, Universe?

Wow, four weeks since I last posted something. And I was doing so well too.

In summary, we’re now working 2nd shift. In some ways, there’s less drama and in other ways more. On 3rd shift, the drama was way more personal. On 2nd, it’s nothing personal — they’re just short handed and some machines keep deciding to take dirt naps at inopportune times. Had someone go home sick and I’m the natural choice to take their place. Let me tell you: It’s novel actually sleeping at night again!

College is… tough. (Not new.) I got a D+ in C++ Programming II, so I’m retaking it next semester. Passed my Web Usability Design (i.e. Planning Web designs) with a B+.

I’m re-taking C++ Programming I right now and while it’s not tough, my classmates can be pretty difficult. There’s one person who I really hope is a non-native English speaker. I can barely read anything she’s written because her posts are so garbled. The others can’t actually do the work without the professor holding their hands. They post help requests for every step of a simple program the book practically walks you through anyway. *sigh* Fortunately, I’m taking it online so I can just close the window whenever they get too annoying.

Last week, the car decided the middle of winter was the perfect time for the head gasket to wear out. (That’s a gasket actually inside the motor…) So, it was into the shop so they could tear the motor apart to replace this stupid little gasket. Since they were going to have to keep our car overnight, they gave us the loaner car to use. Well, it got us to work, got us home, and refused to start when we had to go to the shop to pick up our car. So, we got to squeeze into the cab of the tow-truck and ride all the way to to the shop. A $540 bill later, we have our car back.

Here’s hoping we don’t get hosed when we do our taxes. I need a month off.

Public Service Announcement to anyone in my C++ class!

This might come as a shock to you, but I don’t possess psychic powers. I have no talent in ESP. I can’t read your mind. I have no idea what you’re thinking, so you don’t have to worry about me snooping in on your thoughts or whatever.

If you want me to do something, you’re going to need to communicate.

Speak! Tell me what’s going on. Inform me to what happens in the group. I only have 3 - 4 hours to get homework in before I have to go to work, so I don’t have time to play guessing games with you.

We have a group discussion board, use it. I read it daily. It’s shocking that there’s only been 2 new posts this week. Don’t reply with the project guidelines when I ask what’s going on or say I don’t know what we’re even supposed to be doing. I already know.

You submitted almost the entire first half of the project without communicating with any of us. Either keep going or start talking.

Did I… I just get flamed over on DeviantArt for expressing that I liked someone’s artwork?

I was tired from my homework last night and decided to go on the prowl for artwork of my favorite Naruto character, Shino.

I found one 100106 - shino. by The-Pie and added it to my favorites, commenting:

“Okay, I won’t say kawaii. How about :+fav:? =D”

And she responds that my comment has nothing to do with the picture itself and it “annoys the fuck out of [her].” Thing is, her comments are set to “critique discouraged” and there are a million juvenille comments on the picture. But a comment saying I was adding it to my favorites gets me flamed?

*sigh* People make my teeth itch.