Lizet's Place

It should be a requirement that students take at least 1 online class in their college career so they realize just how much of a balancing act it is in regards to their other classes.

The downside of discussion boards for school comes when the instructor says that once we post our answer to the discussion question, to reply to 3 or 4 other people.

AND I CAN'T!

BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE HAS POSTED THEIR ANSWERS FOR ME TO REPLY TO!

It's not fair that I have to wait for other people to get around to answering so that I can complete my assignment...but they can post their response and do the required replies all in one go because they waited until the day of or the day before the assignment was due.

And I get it. They have work for other classes they need to work on. It's just frustrating having to wait and then worry about missing something because I wasn't constantly checking the discussion board for posts to reply to.

The posts are time-stamped so the professor can see who waited until the last minute and who is on top of things with their schoolwork.

What’s your “Back in my day, we…” memory?
when connecting to the internet, it made that god awful sound and there was no way of sneaking online because of it lol

If you were given one thousand acres of land that you didn’t need to pay taxes on but couldn’t sell, what would you
Build houses/cabins. my friends/family would have someplace rent-free to stay when they visited. If they decided to live there, then we could work out some sort of rent agreement

When was the last time you yelled at someone?
In my head, all the time. But maybe yesterday? Unfortunately, I have to yell at Kim to get her attention. I just try to do it when no one is around (I don't want anyone calling APS on me again!) or let her sister do it.


Finished my zoom online class for the day. It's Intro to Accounting and my current grade in the class is 77%. a few semesters ago, I took another accounting class and didn't do well, so I'm glad I'm doing okay in this one. The thing is, I suck at taking tests (in this class). We've had 7 homework assignments and they're all 100%. Then there's a multiple-choice assignment that's really a quiz and my lowest for those was 71%. Last Monday was our 2nd exam (they cover 3 chapters) and I got a 67% on that (on exam 1 I got 73%).

The class that I seem to be rocking more is Business Law. I took a previous course a few semesters ago and this is the 2nd part of it. I'm currently rocking an 89% but that doesn't include 7 completed discussion questions and the exam that was given last Friday and due this coming Friday. I definitely need to do that asap. There's also a 100 point extra credit assignment do at the end of the month. I'm thinking about doing it (I know, way to procrastinate) because it will help if I do poorly on the 4th exam and final exam that happen later in December.


Also, I forgot to call about my CalFresh. Like, it wasn't even on my brain until I came to post here tonight.

I need to get it reinstated, but I don't want to spend 30 mins playing phone tag. I only have 90 days to request an appeal, so I have until the end of February but it needs to be taken care of now not later (waiting probably won't look good).





I did part of my makeup on Sunday. I really wanted to wear lipstick, but because of masks that's a moot point.



I joked on FB that because I put on eyeshadow 1 time, I was looking at color palettes. Well, it wasn't so much of a joke as something I was doing. I have a few that I like and might buy myself over the coming months. Hopefully things will open up more that I can go out more and have more chances to wear makeup and not a mask.


Now to clean off my bed, pull up a movie on amazon prime video, and relax.

heard back from the school. the e-mail is/was legit.

apparently my username is my name plus my original password.

so I log in for more information and get this message:

You are not yet eligible to register for graduation because you have an outstanding balance. To pay this balance, please contact Victoria Goykhman, Tuition Financing Specialist, at (xxx) xxx-xxxx, extension xxx. Once your balance is paid in full, you will be able to register for graduation. If you feel you have received this message in error, please contact Stephanie Perez at (xxx) xxx-xxxx, extension xxx.

Umm whut? As far as I know, the only "outstanding balance" I have are my student loans. And I don't think I would have been able to graduate, as it were, if I owed anything else. So now I have to call back and see what this mess is all about.

But besides that, there are "Graduation Fees"! $39 for graduation fee, includes cap and gown. and get this! $19 per guest that you would like to invite and I have a limit of 5 people I can invite.

Uhh pass on that! But I'm still going to find out about this "outstanding balance" I supposed owe.

eta: so I don't have an outstanding balance and they've made a note of that so I can register for the ceremony...if I was going to attend that is. I think it's ridiculous that I have to pay and then pay for up to 5 guests too. If this would have happened a few weeks or a month after I finished the program and got my certificate in the mail, I would have probably given it more consideration.



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So, umm, I graduated from ICDC College online back in November and TODAY, August 15, 2012, I get an e-mail that ICDC College will celebrate the graduation of its 10/15/11 - 10/15/12 Graduates (that means me!) on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.

3 things: a) why did no one tell me there was actually going to be a graduation, b) why didn't they tell me they'd be celebrating groups of graduates and c) 3 months notice? I have to rsvp for more information.

My parents won't be here to go to it. That's 10 days into their month long vacation in FL.

I'm going to think on this before deciding if I want to be apart of the graduation.



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today is my last class.

my advisor called to say that once my grade for the class is posted (and right now I am a bit nervous I won't pass with a C) he'll file my graduation papers

cool.

but the one thing I'm going to miss about all this is not being able to say I have class as a reason I can't do something. I get shit when I say I don't want to as my reason, but damn it, I'm 29 and shouldn't be forced to help someone at an event I'm not comfortable being at.

Anyways, had "dinner" early today. As in I just finished it 10 minutes ago. it's only 4:40 pm. That's even 2 hrs early for the Early Bird Special at most dining establishments lol

I've gotten some lovely Scott pictures posted here and I'd love more! gonna start on that collage wallpaper and maybe even make some 2012 desktop calendars. Hmmm