The Final Year Begins
So, I am now approaching the end of the first week back at Mansfield. This is to be my last fall semester here, and I don't know what to think about that.
What I do know is that obtaining my books has been a serious pain in the butt. Last year I had my book scholarships that I used to buy my books, and that made it easy to just walk into the bookstore and grab them all without feeling like I just spend $500. This year, though, I have no scholarship for books, so I have had some trouble. Matters weren't helped by the fact that I showed up to school broke, but that's another part of the story. Either way, I didn't even buy my books from the bookstore. I had told everyone that I was going to stop buying from the bookstore after my first year, but I could only use my scholarships at the bookstore, so I ended up buy from there last year. This year, though, I am glad to say that I bought my three required books much cheaper than the bookstore offered. For example, my Real Analysis book would have cost $180 new and $130 used at the bookstore. I found it online for $9.99. Also, I bought my Numerical Analysis book from a friend who dropped the class for $40 less than the bookstore wanted. If I had gotten paid before today, though, I could have had them all ordered already, and not have to wait another week for them to come in.
So, I don't remember the last time I updated this blog. I think I mentioned something about Megan possibly getting an apartment with Tasha. Well, Mercedes decided to move in with them, and on the eleventh they all had their first apartment. So far there hasn't been too much tension, and things were looking very good when I left to come up to school. Just about everything was unpacked, looking neat, and things were working out smoothly enough between the three roommates. I'm just sad that I had to come up to school so soon after they finally moved in.
Otherwise, I'm just hoping that things start to pick up soon. My classes have been going slow so far, and I don't have enough hours at Wal-Mart yet. Maybe next week I'll pick up another shift at Manser if Wal-Mart doesn't give me more time, and then I won't be so bored. Oh, I suppose I should mention here that my transfer did go through, and I am currently a dairy associate at Wal-Mart, though I am hoping that will change soon. There is an opening in the electronics department now, and I put in for it, but I am not sure I'll be able to get it considering the fact that I haven't been working at this store for very long. On top of Wal-Mart, I am putting in a night a week working for Manser still, but this year Vicki has me working in Grill 155. It reminds me a lot of the Hot Dog Shoppe, only we make a lot more stuff here and there are no hot dogs.
In the mean time, though, I have nothing to do for the night. I have to go shopping later (I finally got my discount card!), but otherwise I have no plans. Most of my friends transferred to other schools or were Nursing majors and moved to Sayre campus to finish their degree, so I don't have many people to hang out with. Oh well. I think I'm going to go lift some weights; I have to build up some muscle so I can perform all the heavy lifting my new job requires of me.
Later,
Joshua.
What I do know is that obtaining my books has been a serious pain in the butt. Last year I had my book scholarships that I used to buy my books, and that made it easy to just walk into the bookstore and grab them all without feeling like I just spend $500. This year, though, I have no scholarship for books, so I have had some trouble. Matters weren't helped by the fact that I showed up to school broke, but that's another part of the story. Either way, I didn't even buy my books from the bookstore. I had told everyone that I was going to stop buying from the bookstore after my first year, but I could only use my scholarships at the bookstore, so I ended up buy from there last year. This year, though, I am glad to say that I bought my three required books much cheaper than the bookstore offered. For example, my Real Analysis book would have cost $180 new and $130 used at the bookstore. I found it online for $9.99. Also, I bought my Numerical Analysis book from a friend who dropped the class for $40 less than the bookstore wanted. If I had gotten paid before today, though, I could have had them all ordered already, and not have to wait another week for them to come in.
So, I don't remember the last time I updated this blog. I think I mentioned something about Megan possibly getting an apartment with Tasha. Well, Mercedes decided to move in with them, and on the eleventh they all had their first apartment. So far there hasn't been too much tension, and things were looking very good when I left to come up to school. Just about everything was unpacked, looking neat, and things were working out smoothly enough between the three roommates. I'm just sad that I had to come up to school so soon after they finally moved in.
Otherwise, I'm just hoping that things start to pick up soon. My classes have been going slow so far, and I don't have enough hours at Wal-Mart yet. Maybe next week I'll pick up another shift at Manser if Wal-Mart doesn't give me more time, and then I won't be so bored. Oh, I suppose I should mention here that my transfer did go through, and I am currently a dairy associate at Wal-Mart, though I am hoping that will change soon. There is an opening in the electronics department now, and I put in for it, but I am not sure I'll be able to get it considering the fact that I haven't been working at this store for very long. On top of Wal-Mart, I am putting in a night a week working for Manser still, but this year Vicki has me working in Grill 155. It reminds me a lot of the Hot Dog Shoppe, only we make a lot more stuff here and there are no hot dogs.
In the mean time, though, I have nothing to do for the night. I have to go shopping later (I finally got my discount card!), but otherwise I have no plans. Most of my friends transferred to other schools or were Nursing majors and moved to Sayre campus to finish their degree, so I don't have many people to hang out with. Oh well. I think I'm going to go lift some weights; I have to build up some muscle so I can perform all the heavy lifting my new job requires of me.
Later,
Joshua.
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