Dear Blog,
It has been a long while since I've written to you, Blog. After Osama bin Laden was killed, I have had quite a lot going on in my life. The past couple of weeks were a tad hectic, especially the final few days.
I had my final week of classes, then a week of finals. My final grades aren't as high as I would have liked them to be, but considering I have a pretty good social/work life in addition to school, I can't complain in that regard. I tried my best without overworking myself and the result is more than satisfactory. Even if I achieved all As, I would inevitably wish for higher grades. Next semester, I hope to better manage my time. Although I've pretty sure I said that about this last semester, too.
Finals week consisted of finals for the first three days for me, then checking-out residents from my building the next couple of days, and ultimately moving out of my room and into Sunvilla for my summer RA duties on the last day. Finals, as I said before, went well. I'm pretty sure I passed all my classes with high marks.
But man, check-outs were a bit stressful. I can't tell you exact stories of specific residents, but the over-arching theme of check-outs was laziness. Not signing up for a check-out time, not following the check-out procedures, not listening, and just a general sense of immaturity. All of it was a factor for most residents. Granted, a few were prepared, ready, and a delight to check-out, but they were few and far between compared to the residents who seemed to think that rules are made to be ignored. Whenever I charged for damages, I didn't feel bad. But some moms sure tried to make me feel bad. I really wanted to set the parents aside and say "You wouldn't be treating me like this if you knew what your son really did here at college this past year." I'm not the bad guy in the situation, be it saying a room isn't clean enough for check-outs or charging for damages, so I wish they would stop trying to pin the blame on me.
After all the residents left the building, it was time for me to pack up my stuff, too. And by time for me to pack up, the task fell upon Nikki's shoulders when she saw how much work was still left to do in the packing process. Nikki opted to help me pack, which resulted in her doing anywhere between 70%-90% of the work involved. She didn't have to pack up my room and she knew it. But without her help, I wouldn't have gone to sleep that night, so I am grateful for her help. She even offered her car and apartment to store some of my stuff during the Woods to Sunvilla transition.
After I was checked out of Woods Saturday morning, I went to Nikki's apartment and waited for my family to drive down. And when I say waited, I mean napped. After a couple hours of much needed rest, Nikki and I got Chick-fil-A for lunch. Shortly after finishing our meal, my parents arrived and then we went to the mall (Nikki stayed at her apartment since she had a hair appointment that afternoon). After shopping, I finally got a new HDTV and Blu-ray player. I am very excited about both!
From shopping to Sunvilla, my parents helped me carry everything into my room. We ate dinner at Village Inn, then the family left for home. Nikki then delivered the rest of my stuff from her car. She and I unpacked my things for a bit, I went on rounds a couple of times (while she stayed and set up my HDTV), and she left about 11. I completed my final set of rounds, calling Bethany toward to end to check in with her, then it was shower and bedtime.
The next day, I worked the front desk of Sunvilla for eight hours, spent more time with Nikki as we shopped for food and random items. I picked up Portal 2 from her apartment after we ate pizza she cooked with her pizza oven, and basically hung out until 10. I called Bethany and talked to her, took a shower, went to bed for a bit, then came here to the Kentwood Front Desk for the 4am-8am shift.
I haven't seen a single person so far on this shift, aside from the desk worker that was here before me and a random Missouri State maintenance dude outside. I was able to watch an interesting documentary on the Pixar, and even the latest episode of Doctor Who. With an hour left in my shift, I decided an entry was in order.
After this crazy period of intersession madness is over, the summer will start and I will be able to relax a bit. I have a lot of hopes and ambitions for the summer, which include playing plenty of video games, reading some books, doing well in my summer classes, watching shows, writing stories, and just generally trying to find myself a bit more.
Well, that about wraps it up. I hope I will be logging some more entires soon. Possibly some fiction or poetry might be featured. Who knows what the future will hold?
Until next time!
-Daniel Golden
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