On the theme of college stuff . . .
May. 5th, 2005 08:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
x_multiplemanUm, Alison? You should probably keep an ear out for a call from the guy who's gonna be my academic advisor at NYU next year. And, um, possibly also from the registrar?
And maybe the Dean of Students. Um.
See, the thing is, they kinda . . .
Well, they don't really have, y'know, procedures in place for people who want to take simultaneous classes? The extra credit-load they can handle, it's just, the whole thing with having two 8 AM classes on the same days of the week, that kind of threw them for a loop. And then they took another look at my Xavier's transcript, and I tried to explain but I'm not really sure they believed me that I can pay attention both places at once. So, y'know, if maybe you could reassure them about that? They'll probably listen to you, with being a teacher and all. That would be great, and thanks. And I'm sorry for the trouble.
That was a really awkward meeting. Man. I guess at least they didn't kick me out or anything, so that's good.
And maybe the Dean of Students. Um.
See, the thing is, they kinda . . .
Well, they don't really have, y'know, procedures in place for people who want to take simultaneous classes? The extra credit-load they can handle, it's just, the whole thing with having two 8 AM classes on the same days of the week, that kind of threw them for a loop. And then they took another look at my Xavier's transcript, and I tried to explain but I'm not really sure they believed me that I can pay attention both places at once. So, y'know, if maybe you could reassure them about that? They'll probably listen to you, with being a teacher and all. That would be great, and thanks. And I'm sorry for the trouble.
That was a really awkward meeting. Man. I guess at least they didn't kick me out or anything, so that's good.
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Date: 2017-12-05 09:01 pm (UTC)May 5 2005, 18:37:22 UTC
-hugs- Sorry they were giving you grief, although we did kind of expect it.
Mrrr, morning classes with the hour commute are going to be a pain, you know. Haven't got my schedule finalized, yet.
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 18:40:36 UTC
I was kinda hoping they wouldn't check. Which was probably, in retrospect, kinda silly of me.
And, yeah, it probably will be. We'll give it a try, and if it ends up sucking I'll remember that for the next quarter.
x_kitten
May 5 2005, 18:51:02 UTC
Course they were gonna check. I was betting on they'd decide that if you failed it was your problem, cause university administrators, not so known for their involvement in student life. Which, I guess, makes it both good and bad that they were worried.
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 18:53:12 UTC
Well, it was mostly . . .
Erm, yeah, the words "never had a freshman request to take this many classes" might have floated around the table at one point. Aheh.
x_kitten
May 5 2005, 19:01:29 UTC
Shocking that, really. -snicker-
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 19:08:36 UTC
Everybody's laughing at me. You'd think I'd made this a public journal post or something.
x_kitten
May 5 2005, 19:14:02 UTC
Funny that, yes.
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Date: 2017-12-05 09:02 pm (UTC)May 5 2005, 18:37:51 UTC
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Jamie? Make sure they're not calling until late tomorrow at least? It'd be bad of me to burst into laughter as soon as I answered the phone, see.
I'm not laughing now. Really. Not one bit.
...
*laughs*
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 18:43:43 UTC
Oh, sure. Next time I have a meeting with baffled university administration I'm gonna throw you to them, see how you like it. One more round of "But . . . but we've just never encountered a situation like this before!" and I was gonna give them all sneezing-powder in their coffee.
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 18:47:35 UTC
*keeps laughing*
*laughing too hard to type*
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 18:50:58 UTC
It'll be sneezing-powder in your coffee next. ;)
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 19:05:53 UTC
Touch the coffee and you'll be in trouble with Lorna.
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 19:06:53 UTC
When am I not in trouble with Lorna?
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 19:09:29 UTC
Yes. But we're talking coffee here.
This would be worse than any regular trouble.
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 19:12:00 UTC
I've been in coffee trouble with Lorna before too.
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 19:16:13 UTC
You have indeed!
Now what did you want me to tell the university administrators again?
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 19:17:31 UTC
. . .
Curses. OK, you win. :)
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 19:22:06 UTC
Hrm. I wonder if I should warn the university administrators about your coffee molesting habits?
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 19:33:24 UTC
Lies, all of them! I have never molested coffee! You wouldn't really tell them that, would you? Eep. They're acaqdemics. They're administration. Eep.
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 19:38:13 UTC
They're coffee worshippers. Yep.
I think you should bribe them with fudge when everything is said and done, to thank them for making new paperwork for you. I'll sound out the terrain on that one when they... call...
*starts laughing*
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 19:39:22 UTC
. . . oh, and they just would have to make up new paperwork. Darnit, I thought I was done with that.
Thanks again. :)
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 19:43:22 UTC
They'll either love you for it or glare holes through you! I'm betting on them being all gleeful at the thought of new paperwork, though. ;)
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 19:46:00 UTC
I'm going to have to fill out more forms. Augh.
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 19:49:23 UTC
Aw. But it's all for a good cause?
(Probably in triplicate. For each class. Maybe each dupe, too. They may ask for that, you know.)
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 19:53:23 UTC
Can I think bad words while I fill them out?
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 19:54:51 UTC
Well, so long as none of them happen to be a telepath, you should be fine. :)
x_crowdofone
May 5 2005, 19:55:38 UTC
. . .
You're mean. Now I'm gonna be all paranoid!
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 20:03:07 UTC COLLAPSE
Oops?
Wait, let me try again without laughing?
Oooops?
Rats! Still laughing!
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Date: 2017-12-05 09:04 pm (UTC)May 5 2005, 20:48:20 UTC
I offer sympathy but I think the giggling would give away the lack of it.
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 20:53:06 UTC
And hey, he threatened coffee. Again.
x_polarisstar
May 5 2005, 20:56:33 UTC
Right. That is helping with the lack of sympathy. You know, maybe I should give the admin a call too. After all, he is one of my students.
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 21:00:57 UTC
Or you could be there when I talk to them? Conference calls are easy to manage.
x_polarisstar
May 5 2005, 21:13:46 UTC
An excellent point! We should show them that the school is behind him on this one. Give them a candid view of his merits and flaws as a student.
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 21:17:59 UTC
Think we should start working on a list now? :D
x_polarisstar
May 5 2005, 21:22:00 UTC
Oh absolutely. I just have to make a quick phone call...it's only 9 in LA right?
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 21:26:17 UTC
9 something, yeah.
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Who're you calling?
x_polarisstar
May 5 2005, 21:27:21 UTC
Chef Marcel. I need to double check a recipe for the wedding. And there's a couple other things I need to ask him.
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 21:28:50 UTC
Oooh.
...
Hungrynow.
x_polarisstar
May 5 2005, 21:32:10 UTC
No touching the stove!
There's stuff in the fridge. Use the toaster oven. DO NOT turn it up all the way.
x_dazzler
May 5 2005, 21:39:20 UTC
I wasn't gonna!!!
Ooh. What stuff? Nevermind! Will go look!
Thaaaank you! (Want me to bring something back up for you while I'm at it? Actually, I just will. Snacks and stuff. I can do those!)
x_crowdofone
May 6 2005, 04:52:13 UTC
You know, there's a very good reason I asked Professor Xavier to write me a letter of recommendation for my application instead of you two. :)
I'm doomed, and I can't even claim to be outnumbered. How fair is that?
x_polarisstar
May 6 2005, 08:38:10 UTC
We think it's perfectly fair.
x_crowdofone
May 6 2005, 08:53:44 UTC
Pfft. I'm a teenager. So you're automatically wrong, and I'm automatically oppressed and nobody understands the inner pain of my inner pain. Or something along those lines. Just you wait, any second now I'm gonna go off and write reams of horrible unrhymed poetry about the unfairness of it all.
x_polarisstar
May 6 2005, 08:56:21 UTC
Uh huh, you do that. I'm sure your woe is great and deep.
x_crowdofone
May 6 2005, 09:01:27 UTC
Oh, it is. In fact, I just shed a single crystalline tear as a symbol of my inner torment.
No, wait, wait, that was pepper in my eye. Ow. That's definitely outer torment. You want some of these empanadas while I'm using up the extra duck?
x_polarisstar
May 6 2005, 09:03:49 UTC
That's so touching. I think I might feel guilty...no, false alarm.
Oooh, yeah. Got enough for Alex too?
x_crowdofone
May 6 2005, 09:09:57 UTC
Don't see why not, I got plenty of duck in case the recipe turned out to be really good, which it did. I'll just have to sneak 'em up so Miles doesn't see.
x_polarisstar
May 6 2005, 09:12:18 UTC
You rock. He was whining about being hungry and I don't feel like making anything. (No, I have not been replaced by a robot, hu-man.)