Archive for 3 June 2008

Frustrations on a Difficult Subject

Posted in Uncategorized on 3 June 2008 by Red Wolf

Difficult subject?  Only Calculus.  My “classes” started yesterday afternoon, and, of course, I didn’t get the information I needed until this morning.  (Late, because, let’s face it, I like to sleep in.)  I drove all the way to Pellissippi to try to get the required text only to be told a) they’re sold out and it won’t be in until Friday, Thursday at the earliest, b) it’s $210, and c) because they’re designed by two totally different departments, the PSTCC text is completely different from the RODP On-Line text, so they only stock it when they need to.  The kicker:  I have homework due Thursday.  So, what can I do?

I ordered it at Amazon and I’m hoping it gets here tomorrow, like their website said it would if I overnighted it, which I did (almost $18 for overnight, which is actually excellent).  I almost got the solutions manual, which would actually be a lot of help for seeing steps and such, but I didn’t.  I may get it soon, though, if I can get a job…

On a sort of up side, my leatherbound OSB should be shipping tomorrow from Amazon and arriving some time next week.  Can’t wait to have one I can underline, highlight, and notate in.  (I got a hardcover for Becky that I’ve been reading out of.)

I’m working on an idea for a new story involving naval stuff, of which I know little to nothing except what I’ve seen in war film.  It may actually be a space thing.  I don’t know.  We’ll see what I come up with.

That’s what I’ve got for now.  Most I can do is pray for peace and get to reading what I’ve got from the course site.

Peace,

Red Wolf