Ever had one of those weeks where everything hits at once? Certain things you've seen coming for awhile, others swoop in from your blind spots and all of a sudden you're left sore and tired. That's been these last few days.
Avid readers may have noticed the disappearance of the mention of dating someone in the last post. Things didn't work out and, at first it ended amicably. Things have since changed and I've had a hard time pretending that I respect the person anymore. Hopefully things will work out in the end and the friendship can be restored in some form, but it's going to take work.
My initial proposal and my secondary proposal for independent study projects in Asia have both been declined. Over the last few days I've been trading increasingly frustrating emails with the chair of the Teacher Education department at my college. The department isn't willing to allow me to take care of one of my requirements in Asia because none of their professors are accompanying us on the trip. It's aggravating, as most independent studies that happen abroad happen without professors following. I'm feeling utterly disrespected by the department, one that has screwed over all four of us in my grade level attempting to obtain our secondary license in language arts. I'm still going to Asia, it's just going to make graduating and my entire senior year far more difficult.
I had initially planned on going home this weekend. I would have been able to see all three of my brothers and spend some real time with my mother again. That was before I realized how many commitments I have this weekend. As such I'm staying here. It's disappointing, especially considering how much a relaxing weekend could have helped all of this.
I only caught part of the final debates, but I did manage to hear McCain's Troops for Teachers program. It's frustrating how ridiculous some of his plans are and seeing how many people still support him. My friend over at Cranberry Justice (The Blog) had written at one point about how he'd almost like to see McCain win just so in Obama's concession he could tell us how badly we had all just fucked up.
This made me laugh. It came under the title "Embrace the Absurdity" over at Eyeteeth:
Not bad advice, embracing the absurdity.
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