A week and a day

All I can think about right now is the show. I'm having trouble sleeping. I'm coming down with a bug of some sort. I can't focus on my schoolwork. All because of this show. It's ridiculous. One of professors reminded me of something today that's basic but important. It's quite close to advice my mother gives me all the time. "Ignore the things you can't change. Focus on what you can change." The problem is that I'm having so much trouble focusing on anything other than my couch and cookies right now.

Maybe I'm just generally frustrated. I decided, for whatever odd reason, to look at the U of O website today, graduate section.

I knew that my fellow MFA in Directing students both received admission scholarships from the university that paid for their tuition for three semesters, plus a bonus. I've known about this for over a year now, but it's only now dawned on me to check the website to see why I didn't get it. Turns out you have to have an 8.5 average to be eligible for this scholarship.

What did I graduate with?

An 8.3

How annoying is that? My diploma still reads the honour "magna cum laude" like the diploma of a person with an 8.5 average. But yet I can't be allowed a freakin financial break to get my MFA.

I know the university can't give freebies to everyone... but my defenses are down right now and I need to bitch about something.

Besides, if I don't spend my time bitching about school, I'll have to spent my time doing homework!