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Getting a Wii was a bad, bad idea. Especially for someone like me, who is so easily amused. All of the games for this system are so cutesy and colorful… It’s sensory overload. I love it. I find myself constantly drawn to it, whether playing some Wii Sports or watching Alex play Super Mario Galaxy. (I’m not much of a game player… so I tend to watch more than I play.) This is bad because I only have one month left of classes and I’m finding it difficult to concentrate on schoolwork. (This was happening before I got the Wii… but it’s only been exacerbated in the past couple of weeks.) This is made worse by the fact that I’m taking 6 classes, all of which I need to pass so that I can graduate on May 29.

I’ve actually been experiencing something akin to panic attacks when I think of two of my classes this semester: CIS 46 (UNIX Programming) and CIS 60.1 (Independent Study). I’ve fallen far behind in 46 and I don’t think I can climb my way back to the top. I’m going to have to email the professor and ask that she have pity on my soul. We’ve had one test so far and I did OK on it. Our next test is on Tuesday and, if I delegate some time today and tomorrow to study for it, I think I can do as well on this exam. My only problem is the homeworks. I’ve done 1 out of 6. That’s disgusting and I’m ashamed of myself. I can only hope the professor doesn’t fail me or give me an incomplete.

For CIS 60.1, I have to create an original piece of software. My plan is to create a Facebook Application that is also relevant to the work I do as an intern in the library. However, I’m running out of time and I have no code written. I hope that I can write at least some basic, bare-bones version of my application. I’ll email the professor and ask him if unfinished code warrants a grade of F or if it’s understandable that a project (on which only one person is working) may not get completed in a set amount of time.

My tummy hurts thinking about all of this.

On a lighter note, the School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies has “recommended [me] for admission”! So, assuming that all of my paperwork is in order and all of that, I’m pretty sure that I’ve been awarded admission to the #6 rated graduate school for Library & Information Studies!

I have been compulsively checking the Rutgers University graduate application status page. I log in several times a day to see if they have made up their mind about my application. Everyday, I see the same message: “No Decision.” It’s been over 10 weeks since I’ve submitted my information to them but I have yet to hear back from them. The other two schools to which I applied have already responded (and I submitted my applications to those schools later than I did to Rutgers). Both St. John’s University and Queens College have accepted me into their Library Science programs. But, of course, the school to which I really want to be admitted is taking forever to notify me of its decision. This isn’t fair!

In other news, I’m a dumbass. I came in to work today with the sole purpose of working on a project for one of my CIS classes. (I’m writing a Facebook application. More details will come out once the project is nearing completion.) In fact, I brought in a couple of books related to the subject in addition to my laptop. However, I forgot one crucial piece of equipment: the AC power adapter for the laptop. I was in such a rush this morning to get out of the house that I completely forgot to grab the power cord. Well, at least I didn’t forget the laptop. That would’ve been much more embarrassing.

Since I can’t write in PHP on the computer that I am currently using at work, I think I’ll be heading home soon. (I’d rather work on my own machine. That and I don’t think I even have the administrative rights to install PHP on this computer.)

Have I mentioned how much I like working at the Brooklyn College Library? I can’t imagine working anywhere else while I’m working on my MLIS… and as soon as I complete my library school education. I enjoy coming to work! This is the first time in quite some time that I feel like I actually belong — in this workplace and in this field. As a programmer, I always felt like an impostor. As a librarian-to-be, I feel like I found my niche.