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Sep. 4th, 2024 09:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yuuagoI washed my hair this morning. I don't normally do it in the morning, it's more of an after-exercise kind of thing, but I felt so awful getting out of bed today that it seemed necessary to do something indulgent that I'd normally only do on vacation.
Received update on one of the jobs I interviewed for on Friday. I wasn't selected. This is very disappointing, because it was a really good job - for more pay than I was making at the previous. It's an HSE consulting company, and they had an applicant with HSE background (helpful even when it's an admin position, considering) so... that was why. I was glad that they explained about that, because otherwise I tend to worry that maybe they just didn't like me or they thought I presented myself unprofessionally or something like that. It's easier to accept it when it comes down to qualifications.
Still sucks, though.
Had to ask my prof about the assignment I'm working on because one of the tasks is unclear. I hate doing that - feel like I should be able to figure it out myself - but it's better to ask for clarification and look incompetent than to be incompetent and guess at what needs to be done and get a poor grade as a result of doing so. ...I'm not sure if he's replied yet, I haven't turned on my school computer to check. Ugh.
Judo starts next week. They've switched to a new method for processing payments, and it looks like it'll be a big improvement, but I'm sure there will be some teething issues along the way. I'm unsure whether I will be able to pay for the whole season all at once per usual using the new way, or if I'll have to contact the club separately - we'll see. Apparently with the new setup we'll also be able to pay for our new club merch that way, which is cool. I'll probably buy a hat once I get a job. The rashguards are also super cool, but... Very expensive and I've been doing well enough with wearing old tshirts under my gi for now, so.
They've also introduced a volunteer levy this year. You get it back after you complete your volunteer hours. I'm not inherently opposed to it, though scheduling can be an issue and there are some things that I just will not do (casinos, ugh). But I think this autumn we'll be setting up a table in the mall to sell chocolates, so I'll probably do that. We'll see.
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Prof got back to me. I ended up having to send him more questions, though. WELL, it is what it is. I always feel so stupid when I can't figure something out myself, but... It's not the end of the world. Hopefully I'm on the right track with this assignment.
I thought I'd received a package in the mail today, but it turned out to be oversized spam from a charity org. I had been expecting/hoping for something from a friend, so that was disappointing. The org sent me a free calendar for 2025. It's pretty all right. Thing is, though, I haven't donated to this org in ages, and this kind of thing is the reason why - I have no idea how much they spend on sending people unsolicited stuff like this, but it can't be that cheap. (If it was "donate X amount and receive Y free thing" then that would be different.) I later discovered that they have some ethical issues, which is another reason that I stopped donating to them. ...Anyway, that's sure a thing that I received in the mail today.
Received update on one of the jobs I interviewed for on Friday. I wasn't selected. This is very disappointing, because it was a really good job - for more pay than I was making at the previous. It's an HSE consulting company, and they had an applicant with HSE background (helpful even when it's an admin position, considering) so... that was why. I was glad that they explained about that, because otherwise I tend to worry that maybe they just didn't like me or they thought I presented myself unprofessionally or something like that. It's easier to accept it when it comes down to qualifications.
Still sucks, though.
Had to ask my prof about the assignment I'm working on because one of the tasks is unclear. I hate doing that - feel like I should be able to figure it out myself - but it's better to ask for clarification and look incompetent than to be incompetent and guess at what needs to be done and get a poor grade as a result of doing so. ...I'm not sure if he's replied yet, I haven't turned on my school computer to check. Ugh.
Judo starts next week. They've switched to a new method for processing payments, and it looks like it'll be a big improvement, but I'm sure there will be some teething issues along the way. I'm unsure whether I will be able to pay for the whole season all at once per usual using the new way, or if I'll have to contact the club separately - we'll see. Apparently with the new setup we'll also be able to pay for our new club merch that way, which is cool. I'll probably buy a hat once I get a job. The rashguards are also super cool, but... Very expensive and I've been doing well enough with wearing old tshirts under my gi for now, so.
They've also introduced a volunteer levy this year. You get it back after you complete your volunteer hours. I'm not inherently opposed to it, though scheduling can be an issue and there are some things that I just will not do (casinos, ugh). But I think this autumn we'll be setting up a table in the mall to sell chocolates, so I'll probably do that. We'll see.
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Prof got back to me. I ended up having to send him more questions, though. WELL, it is what it is. I always feel so stupid when I can't figure something out myself, but... It's not the end of the world. Hopefully I'm on the right track with this assignment.
I thought I'd received a package in the mail today, but it turned out to be oversized spam from a charity org. I had been expecting/hoping for something from a friend, so that was disappointing. The org sent me a free calendar for 2025. It's pretty all right. Thing is, though, I haven't donated to this org in ages, and this kind of thing is the reason why - I have no idea how much they spend on sending people unsolicited stuff like this, but it can't be that cheap. (If it was "donate X amount and receive Y free thing" then that would be different.) I later discovered that they have some ethical issues, which is another reason that I stopped donating to them. ...Anyway, that's sure a thing that I received in the mail today.
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