"Today was a terrible day because..."

[[Desolate Divine]]

@Desolate Divine Omg that sounds so frustrating! Admin stuff is the worst, seriously. My uni is just as bad, especially since they got rid of all the help staff from each department and made a central hub where you have to go for everything. So no one is an expert in anything there and you always get the wrong info. It's just so dumb.

On a related note I'll tell you guys about the dumb thing that happened at uni recently. They decided to replace all the printers with new ones run by a different company, took all the old ones away... And after that no students could print (postgrad students make up 80% of the department...) because the office hasn't organised any print credit for students. So for two weeks we couldn't print anything and then Monday I get an email from the department office asking for my student number so they can add me to the "allowed to print" list... This is the bloody admin office for my department and they can't access everyone's student numbers?!?! So dumb. I forgot to reply to out until today and then I got an email back saying they had managed to find my student number (as if that was so difficult when you have access to the student database) so it was all sorted...

Bureaucracy is the enemy of common sense, I swear xD

Bureaucracy is what I have been using to describe it, but nobody I whinge to knows what it means! Thank you Sarah!

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

Bureaucracy is what I have been using to describe it, but nobody I whinge to knows what it means! Thank you Sarah!

Haha "bureaucracy" along with a sigh has become a saying in my department xD There was also an Aussie comedy made about it called Utopia. It was on Netflix. It's pretty funny. xD One was about the marketing area wanting to update the office's logo for no reason, causing a bunch of other issues that could have been totally avoided. It's all so true!

[pokemon trainer Felix]

well today was pretty bad.

so som context, in my school there is a guy. Lets call him Jason(not his real name)
and he is a bit annoying. he is loud, talks when the teacher is talking and makes som jokes that are not appropriate in a class room enviorment.

so today in Art class things are going as usual and im doing drawing stuff and there where two things that happpen

1. we because the school is a bit cramped we have to have drawing class in the biology room and in the biology room there is a
fresh water aquarium with two swordtails and a gourami. and he constantly harasses the fish. he pokes on the aquarium glass "accidentally" drops things in the tank and
and other things and its super irritating.

2. for an project were allowed to have spray glue with is a bit toxic and most of the people using it do it outside for obvious reasons
but for som reason so were he allowed to do it in the class room and while i don't sitt next to him i still sit semi close to him and he sprays it.
and i am very paranoid and easily scared and streesed out when it comes to the subject of illness and similar things and now i am super
scared and think i might die by horrible brain cancer HELP ME!

i have a very high tendency to over react and think of the most terrifying outcomes and i need help with calming down.

[Suicune's Fire]

well today was pretty bad.

Feeeeeeeeeeeliiiiiix. :C That guy sounds like an absolute pain. D: I'm sorry you have to deal with him. It's so sad that he does that to the fish, too... >:[ Why don't the teachers do something about it?

Also, wow, they let him do that too... Just ridiculous. >.< Sorry to hear that, Felix. It's okay! As long as you don't inhale it directly for an extended period of time, you will be fine. Maybe next time you could ask to sit outside the classroom if he does it because if it's causing you distress, you should be allowed to remove yourself from the situation. Additionally, a lot of people get headaches from chemicals, so maybe he just shouldn't be allowed to do that inside. =/

[Suicune's Fire]

@Desolate Divine that's soooo annoying. People complain about stuff that they could change or do something about, yet they don't. -_- I'm a little scared of your mum. xD

[Noblejanobii]

One of the most influential mentors in my writing and debating careers past away last night. I never got the chance to give him my book either, since he retired before it was officially published. I knew it was probably coming because he was very old (in class we'd make jokes that one day we'd walk in and he'd just be dead in his chair because he loved teaching so much he wouldn't retire until he died) and he had been diagnosed with cancer. I only got the privilege of having him for one year, and I was supposed to have him for a second, but he retired unexpectedly and no one knew why. Months later it was released that he had been diagnosed with cancer (I believe it was pancreatic but don't hold me to that). They did very well in sort of hiding exactly what his status was for a long time and half of us that were his students expected he would die and we would never find out. Even though he was ever present in our hearts and minds, I went my senior year without hearing a word about him.

So fast forward to August of this past year, once again I'm wondering how he's doing as we near the 1 year anniversary of his diagnosis. I email another teacher I had (Ms. O, another VERY influential figure in my life) to see if she knew anything. She explained that they were keeping stuff even from the staff as well and that if she found out anything, she'd let me know. Now fast forward to about eleven this morning. I had come over from college to judge a debate tournament for Ms. O. She's the advisor for the debate team and since I'm the closest veteran available, I've started helping judge tournaments. She pulls me aside while there's a break between rounds and drops the bomb on me. Dr. Z passed away last night. He had apparently been in a coma for about a week and then never woke up. He had been hospitalized in a local hospital for an undisclosed amount of time with only family members being allowed to visit because it was such a stressful time. Naturally, I nearly broke into tears, but I managed to hold myself together. I had to wonder why she was telling me this now, and then I connected the dots. Of the four debate team members that had attended this tournament, only two really knew Dr. Z, one of which wasn't really close to him but knew him somewhat well, and the other was on a first name basis with him. To put this in perspective, Ms. O had known Dr. Z for years and had never been on a first name basis with Dr. Z. This kid is a junior in high school and was on a first name basis with Dr. Z by the end of his freshman year. She was going to have to tell both these students he had passed, and it was going to possibly emotionally shatter one of them.

That just kind of ruined my day. I didn't stay around to hear how he took it, but I'm hoping both students will be all right. I'm currently waiting on word about a memorial or a funeral service, but if it weren't for the test I had on Monday, I'd be writing a lot of sad stories right now.

[ant2011]

I don't ever do this. At all. Opening up makes me feel vulnerable and I don't like feeling that way, but for now I'll make an exception.

I just broke up with my emotionally controlling girlfriend. She would guilt trip me constantly and pouting if I gave her less than 110% of my attention.

When I broke up with her she tried to play all her cards to get me to stay, but I couldn't.

Now that I'm free I don't know... I just feel drained...

[Suicune's Fire]

@Noblejanobii I'm so sorry... when you said a few days ago that someone in your life had passed, I thought you meant a famous person who was influential to you... I didn't realise you knew him personally. I'm so sorry. That's awful. It's nice that Ms. O took you aside to tell you. I would have broken down then and there.

@ant2011 Despite how awful going through a breakup is, I think you made the right decision. I'm sorry it had to happen, though. D: It's definitely hard. I hope that people at the forum can help even just a little!

[Noblejanobii]

@Noblejanobii I'm so sorry... when you said a few days ago that someone in your life had passed, I thought you meant a famous person who was influential to you... I didn't realise you knew him personally. I'm so sorry. That's awful. It's nice that Ms. O took you aside to tell you. I would have broken down then and there.

I wish it was that. My mom went to his visitation for me because I had class. I wanted to break down, I was very close to doing so, but I still had two more hours of a tournament to judge, so I couldn't. It's slowly starting to sink in but I have yet to shed a tear about it.

[Suicune's Fire]

@Mujaffa Oh my, that sounds so awful... D: God the economy seems crap everywhere. I can't believe you work for such little pay. o.o Geez...no wonder it's hard to get a job. Do you have any interest in studying?

I wish it was that. My mom went to his visitation for me because I had class. I wanted to break down, I was very close to doing so, but I still had two more hours of a tournament to judge, so I couldn't. It's slowly starting to sink in but I have yet to shed a tear about it.

It's nice that she went for you. Yeah, I see... D: I hope you're okay. <3