It's too early, I'm alone in my section of the office. I can't work, so I'm blasting Tydi's Global Soundsystem #226 on Soundcloud instead.  I'd put the link up, but Soundcloud is blocked at work. Ridonculous. I'll put it up later.

FSCT8010 final was decent, and my midterm mark was stellar (48/50).  Not worried about passing.  This class was so unorganized. The material should be interesting (psychopaths, stalkers, homicides, paraphilias... etc.), but it was taught like PowerPoint had just been invented. Glad I made some good friends in that class who shared my pain and suffering.

EDIT:

Lyrics:

When I met you in the summer
To my heartbeat's sound
We fell in love
As the leaves turned brown
And we could be together baby
As long as skies are blue
You act so innocent now
But you lied so soon

When I met you in the summer

[Instrumental]

When I met you in the summer
To my heartbeat's sound
We fell in love
As the leaves turned brown
And we could be together baby
As long as skies are blue
You act so innocent now
But you lied so soon

When I met you in the summer

[Instrumental]

When I met you in the summer
Summer…

[Instrumental]

Source:http://www.directlyrics.com/calvin-harris-summer-lyrics.html

 

Are we going to hear this all summer 2014? I can see this getting annoying, but it’s good for studying now.

FSCT8010 almost over! Writing the final paper now, and doing the exam tomorrow… This course was majorly disorganized, but going on fieldtrips to Pacific Institution and the Belkin House was a different experience.

I had my last class of FSCT7005 yesterday.  What a relief to be done!  My recommendations for this course:

-try not to be the investigator
-make notes of everything
-memorize your willsay
-be extremely formal in court, keep everyone on a last-name basis
-be sure of everything you say

We went to the Winking Judge Pub afterwards, and had a few beers while we vented about each of our own experiences.  All the ladies thought M was irresistibly hot.  Wish we invited him to join us at the pub, but he probably would have declined politely anyways.

This weekend should be fun though.

Basically a review week of McNeil and Stinchcombe and disclosure.  After the excitement of being at the scene of the crime last week, this week was definitely a snoozer.  No crazy witnesses to interview this time.

Apparently, we are the only group that has everything we need to do our Report To Crown Council (RTCC).  I love being in a group with all girls.  This group is especially awesome because everyone is so on the ball.  It sorta makes me feel incompetent, like I'm not contributing enough, but hey, they've got everything under control already, so I don't even need to be there. Go team go!

Trying to type up the notes from the FSCT7005 interviews we did last Wednesday... The investigation was actually a lot of fun to do, and it was awesome to actually do some real sleuthing. 

  But it's so hard to concentrate... I've used up all my lives on Candy Crush, scrolled through Pinterest every 10 minutes or so, booked a car for my boss, went to the washroom, ate some cherry tomatoes... and it's already 1PM.  Great, the day is just flying by...

This weekend was pretty strange.  Friday was probably the WORST DAY OF THE YEAR (WDOTY), and a complete pile of fail.  Saturday could have been better if things worked out, but our timing is so off.  However, nothing in life worth having comes easy, and anything worth having is worth working hard for... It'll just make the end result even sweeter when I get it.

The FSCT7002 final was last Wednesday.  It was a relief to get it over with, although I'm sure I must have barely passed it.  I absolutely hated the course with a passion.  Tips for this course:

• Record all lectures (Brent talks way too fast, and Geri-Lynn talks way too quietly.  BJ Brown puts up all his lecture slides, which is really very much appreciated)
• Have a lot of caffeine to stay awake through the dry course material
• Sit near the front to stay awake
• Come to class on time, they always start right away
• Don't ask situational "what if" questions; the answer is it depends, and you're wasting everyone's time. 

Looking forward to FSCT7005! It starts on Apr. 24, so I have 3 weeks free.  Let's hang out.

P.S. Sunday was awesome.:)

We got to Queensborough Bridge before I owned T's bike. Her back tire was just ever so slightly bent, and that was enough to make it unusable. Cost $23 to fix.

That was last week. This week, I am stuck at home waiting for BCIT registration to come out with their update on why their system is not working. I really don't like the administration at this institute.

Guess I'll stay in, finish the Simon Van Booy book I borrowed yesterday, and hunt down The Secret Lived of People in Love later...

0545 – Alarm goes off. Gimme 5 more minutes…

0550 – 5 more…

0555 – Okay last time…

0600 – Seriously now… 5 more minutes…

0606 – I am out of bed and half awake.

0704 – Bus. 

0718 – Starbuck’s Pumpkin Spice Latte in hand, I am now awake.  The barista asked me why I don’t drink it with the whipped cream, and I tell her because it’s unhealthy.  She says that the Pumpkin Spice Latte itself is unhealthy.  I shrug.

0800 – Start work. Dear God, WHERE ARE MY SAMPLES? There’s not enough to run this test, JESUS CHRIST, WHY DID THEY USE IT ALL UP?

1100 – Monthly lab meeting. There’s cake to go with our 5S videos on how to be productive.

1300 – 1600 – Wrkwrkwrkwrkwrknotimetoslackoff (or use a space bar i suppose).

1600 – Search for dinner at the BCIT Burnaby campus.  Choices are Tim Horton’s, Quiznos, Triple O’s, or… Oh hey! There’s a cafe that sells Bread Garden, gonna try that out.

1700 – I’m the only one in the classroom.  The 2 instructors + 1 T.A. eventually arrive, and they start setting up, while I sit in the 2nd row, 3rd seat from the left, silently reading A Feast for Crows… So awkward…

1800 – 80 student class, people start arriving.  I see some familiar faces.  I’m too tired to be sociable… Please don’t talk to me. Please don’t talk to me. Please don’t talk to me. “OH HI!”

1830 – FSCT7001 starts. Course outline first. This class seems manageable.

1900 – Doodle a bit, think about how I’m gonna get home later, that wrap wasn’t very satisfying.  Oh the pace of the class seems to be picking up. Hmmm… What’s going on?  I thought I was fluent in English… What is he talking about? Wikipedia will be my new best friend this term.

2000 – Break.  It’s tough going back to school and taking an in-class course after a year.  I miss sitting in front of my computer doing online courses.

2015 – Class starts again, and we get into Latin terms.  Unfortunately, group work next.  The groups were decided based on the candies that we were instructed to choose at the beginning of class.  Does our candy choice (Tootsie Roll for me) say anything about our personalities? 

2130 – Class ends.  I just want to go home and shower…

2215 – Finally home.  I am completely drained.

I ended up with a pretty decent mark for the Forensic Toxicology course at BCIT, probably because everything was open book.  After the course ended, I opened another book:

Life is so strange.

What drug is the suspect being described in the above evaluation under the influence of, besides alcohol?

FSCT8240 has officially started!

I still don’t have my books, I barely have time to read all the material that’s posted on the website already, and I have plans for the next few evenings before the 1st assignment is due.  Looks easy enough though to write 1-2 pages about the development of Forensic Toxicology…

BCIT bookstore is so useless –.- KEEP MORE BOOKS IN STOCK.

 

Jenna @BCIT called me 2 days ago during work, asking me to update my credit card information (I had put down my Visa number for my old card that was dropped at Library Square…).  I told her I’d call her back by dialing back, since I had caller ID.  Unfortunately, caller ID showed the name “BCIT”, but there was no record of the phone number!  So, I spent my lunch hour searching through the BCIT contact list on their website.  I think I would’ve found it, if I wasn’t looking for “Janice” instead of “Jenna”.  Woops. 

The next day, she called back right when I was getting off work.  Perfect timing. Thanks!

My Admission Status for the Forensic Science, ASC has now been updated to:

Unassessed; Not Yet Reviewed

I never thought I’d say this, but after 3 months of working, I am excited to get back to school… 

How many people actually apply for the BCIT Forensics program each year?

Well, I was one of the people who attended the Forensics Open House to pick up an application package after listening to them chit chat about all their programs.  I then took about a month to finish and submit an application in June/July for the Forensics Science ASc program, to start class in January.  The application consisted of a criminal record check and a few transcripts, which cost a total of ~$50, in addition to an application fee of about $60.  I mailed in the application through Canada Post, which was just ending their strike at the time.  All that was left for me to do was wait for them to contact me about my application!

So I waited… and waited and waited.   It was supposed to take about 6-8 weeks for them to process my application, so I gave them some time.  August… September… October came, and it was time for the next recruitment session.  It was time to call them and check up on my application.

The Woman @ BCIT was not able to find any record of my application, and she sent me an application through email instead to speed up the process.  I got to work filling out the new application and collecting all the bits and pieces that were required (another criminal record check, transcripts).  What else could I have done?

A month later, and everything was ready to be sent in again.  The day I was going to send it out, I get an email from the Woman @ BCIT telling me that they had received my application package, and that they would review it before sending it in to the Registrar’s office. I thought there must be some sort of mistake!

I called in again to make sure that they really had my application form and indeed they did.  It turns out that Woman @ BCIT had given my forms to Man @ BCIT to check that they were done properly.  They both forgot that they had my forms, and they were misplaced somewhere at BCIT.  Recently, Man @ BCIT found the forms, reviewed them, and returned them to Woman @ BCIT, who finally emailed me confirmation that they had my application.  At least they let me know before I sent in the 2nd application...

Woman @ BCIT emailed me again last night to inform me that they were submitting my application to the Registrar’s office.  Let’s see what happens next…