There's quite a bit of people on this site that I care about and like to talk to, so what say we all update this thread every couple weeks with how life is going. I'll start.

This week has been absolute hell. I had a chemistry test on monday that I absolutely bombed. The class average was 67, and my score was still significantly lower than that. It was my first big college test, and I just froze on it and couldn't think. I also probably wasn't as prepared for it as I should have been. Now I need to go find out if it's possible to salvage my grade/GPA after that or if I need to transfer to a different class.

So yeah, I've been totally stressing over that for the past week. Also quit my job so that I'll have more time to focus on the class. Anyone else have any better news?

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I'm doing well. My school isn't that difficult yet. We'll see. Splinter should be here in just 2 months now for a really long stay, so fingers crossed on that.

Work is just going. A lot of extraneous crap that shouldn't be there, but when you have 3 employees, it gets hard sometimes. Especially when you work for two very difficult human beings.

Other than that, my life is pretty much standard for me right now... so we'll see.

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Right now I'm working two jobs again to get some money in the bank to be able to get back to LA. I put my application for school in next week, so I'm hoping that it goes through and I get accepted so I can start applying for Visas and such. Then NMN and I are constantly working out what were gonna do, since I'll be in LA for two years. So alot of planning in my life at the moment!

One of my good friends is about to move interstate so I'm a bit sad about that, because I'm not gonna get to see her before I go. But, we're all getting older and we can't stay in the one place forever.

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I've been coming out of my depression to greater extents lately. Have begun school again this year, about three weeks ago, and so far I'm going good. I like the kids, like the atmosphere in the place.

Still having some anxiety problems but I'm able to deal with them better than before too. Time will tell how this goes but I can say that I am officially back in the land of the living.

I also feel better rounded than I've probably felt my entire life, and I'm actually incredibly pleased with how stuff is going. But it's probably not entirely over yet, and there are bound to be some relapses, but finally I am on the move, and I expect good things to happen.

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Suh-weet, glad to hear you guys are doing just fine and dandy!

I'm especially chipper today because life just got about 1000% better. All week I stressing out over this chemistry 109 class. Yesterday I weighed the options and figured out the best solution. You see, most people take general chem 103 and 104, which takes up a full year of courses. Chem 109 is chem 103 and 104 combined into one semester. After thinking about it, the only real reason to take 109 is if you're a chem major or you want to get done with a full year of chem in one semester. I don't fit either of those categories, so I swapped the class for 103 today. It's easier, it won't consume my entire life, and I'll be sure that I know the material thoroughly instead of rushing through it. I'm quite happy. Time to go celebrate!

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I am really glad to hear that good things are happening to all of you. Every person that has come in here so far I enjoy talking to as much as I can with my schedule at the moment and I consider great people and friends. It is very nice to hear good news come from some of you for a change.

Now to me...oh joy! I am busier than hell and it isn't going to get any better anytime soon. I work Monday thru Friday, I go to school Monday thru Friday, I have homework, I have a six year old daughter that any spare time I have is spent doing her homework, my homework, trying to spend some quality time with her at a very critical age, and the weekends are spent doing her activities. She is a cheerleader this year ( shut up NMN) and so we have football games on Saturdays and for some odd reason she wants to go to church so I don't deny her that on Sundays ( again, shut up NMN). I really don't have much time for myself at all so I have been very tired and stressed out lately. Any social time I do get I have her with me so it really isn't like a mini vacation or a night out to myself...it is bringing her with me where ever I go and watching her while I try and catch up a bit with an adult. I have been so busy, fatigued, and stressed lately that I have been having dizzy spells for the past week or so now. They have calmed down a bit to maybe three a day now and allergy season is helping to bring them on I am sure so I am not concerned that NMN's rile of it being a Tumor is accurate ( mean bastard). I just suck it up and take one day at a time with the thought that one day it will be a bit calmer. I will be done with my Associate Degree next term and can figure out if I want to go further from there. Since jumping off a building just isn't cool nowadays, I think I will just press on and deal with it. I know there are people out there with much more going on and real problems so I can't really complain.

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Glad to hear that you got your Chem classes sorted out TINM....and I'm happy that things are looking up FYM.

SB, you are an absolute trooper and you are doing great...not many people can do what you and doing and not go mental. And I'm sure its not a tumour! NMN is a meanie mean doo doo head.

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Thanks Bella for the support. If it is a tumor...he helped put it there. lol I know he will come back and say that I am mental so I will save his sarcastic ass the trouble. I will figure it out soon if I have to make a stupid trip to the Doc.

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I salute you, SB!

It's the usual thing with me: boring life, parents who just will not let me go, unbearable pricks in the office. And I have to start paying my own phone bill from next month onwards.

And I still feel pretty damn good. Is that normal? Eh.

I'm really starting to understand the hatred for Mondays.

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Life's going decent, just had a week off from Uni which I spent tanning up for this summer with my laptop on my lap and books all over the lawn, got 4 weeks to go till exams then 3 months off over summer, w00t!

Got one essay due tuesday, two supposed to be due next week but owing to the fact I'm going to be going to Perth to see the family and my neice and nephews (double w00t) I'm having to cram them so they're finished by friday or they're going to be decently late and I hate losing marks because the damn thing's late.

I'm not seeing my boy till the end of the week but I really can't complain in the regard seeing as I just spent a week with him and he's coming to Perth with me.

And I get paid tomorrow, oh and I just got a new straightener for free...that was sweet.

Life's decent right about now.

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