Well it was nice to have some time off, but now my to-do list is about a mile long! Gah!!!
Of course I have computer problems (again) after upgrading to 8.1. Gotta take it to Best Buy and hope they can downgrade it for me without uninstalling my programs.
I also need to get a new phone, because the one I have loses charge all the time. I definitely shouldn't have to charge it twice a day. My mom is not going for the smartphone idea though. Can't say I blame her, but it's at the point where everyone expects that you have a smartphone, so it kind of sucks to not have one in that respect.
I heard back about the mentorship program I had applied for, and it looks promising. It seems like they want to accept me for it, but I need to make a more detailed project proposal. This will be hard, considering I haven't started working on my thesis yet. However, I do need to finish my thesis proposal and do more research on their software anyway, so I can sort of combine all those things into one giant to-do.
Then I need to finish my GIS certificate application... and figure out if I can double-count classes towards my masters degree so that I can submit my program of study.
What I really need to do, like ASAP, is apply for internships. I'm finishing going through the geothermal literature for company names, so I need to finish that first before deciding where to apply. GAH!!
In addition to all that, I had a lot of stress today about my MRI stuff. The orthopedist called me to tell me that they were cancelling my appointment tomorrow due to the snow storm.
Don't even get me started on this. If you're stupid enough to live in a place that gets a lot of snow, then you shouldn't be such a pansy. It's like how in Grand Forks, they don't let the snow interfere with their lives, but they let the cold interfere with their lives. Again, if you're stupid enough to live in a really cold place, you shouldn't be such a pansy. I don't like the snow OR the cold, but do you see me putting my life on hold in any way because of either of them??? I don't think so.
Anyway, I pretty much had an anxiety attack because they rescheduled my appointment for January 8. Meaning, she wouldn't have time to order the MRI (the whole point for this visit) before I leave on the 12th, and I would have to pay for the visit anyway.
Then I went in for the gyno, and I was so upset that I was trying not to cry when I told her about it. Then she completely took charge, and told the girls at the front to order one for me. They told her the other doctor had told me to get it through the orthopedist, and she said, "Listen, this girl is a musician! The orthopedist already cancelled on her, and she needs the MRI done before she leaves on the 12th." So they did it, and then my gyno got on the phone with my insurance and explained the situation to them. They called me like 20 min after I left the office saying they successfully scheduled the MRI for January 7. Yay!!!!! That was seriously so awesome. She also advised me to go to an occupational therapist instead of a physical therapist, and one who understands musicians, so that this problem can be fixed for good. I don't know if there are any in Grand Forks, but hopefully there are.
But finally, someone understands how stressful and unpleasant all of this is, and is actually being extremely helpful.
I've also been thinking more about my novel. My idea is pretty fantastic actually. I'm kind of afraid to start it though, because I haven't been able to write fiction in a long time. Also, it will be a lot of work, and will take up a lot of time.
I was talking to my cousin's boyfriend about it, and he gave me a little advice on how to make my novel more powerful. Both he and my cousin are into creative writing, and my cousin now works as a copywriter. I think I would like her job, actually, because it's a job for grammar freaks like us. I was telling her about how my GIS professor took off 1 point because I was "missing a comma," and how he re-punctuated my correctly-punctuated sentence with semicolons instead of the commas. It had bothered me so much that I ranted to Cameron about it for like 2 hours. Haha. Anyway, it's something to consider if I ever change careers. It's probably the only other thing that I'm both good at and enjoy doing.
Anyway, I will start writing my novel and see how it goes. Probably I won't blog as much during this time, but we'll see.
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