MySpace-August 31, 2007-Reason #833

[EDIT: I deleted names and company names. I can't believe this was so long ago. I was so angry regarding this and the constant drama that went on during vet school. LP-9/6/11]

Of why I hate my class...

I've learned that anyone can read anything on the internet and interpret it anyway they see fit. I also have learned that you need to be prepared for the backlash of it and even the most professional people don't have to be professional...I don't plan on being professional here. This is my personal life and I'd like to separate it from my school/professional life.

Let me give you all some background. We have a website here at school where the professors post notes, power points, homework, pretty much everything. In two of my classes, I go to this site and print notes from it. Inconvienent but better than not having any notes at all. Another class posts power points but last year we purchased a packet of notes and the professor stays close to it. In the last class, our professor has been providing hand outs in addition to posting everything online. I love it because they don't cost me five cents a page. Additionally, we have drives on our network; there are private drives and shared drives where everyone can acess them. Its my understanding that anywhere in the school you can access these drives from a laptop by getting onto the network.

Now for the story. Wednesday, in parasitology, our professor had handed out the notes (maybe the day before) and because she had made some last minute changes to the power point did not load it onto the website. She stood before the class and told us this. She proceeded to tell us that if we had laptops, that the power point could be accessed from the shared drive and that they would be posted to the website later. A classmate piped up and said that he had already emailed the power points as an attachment. A majority of the class does not have laptops.
I don't like getting mass emails that are things that aren't relivant to me. I didn't need this powerpoint nor did I need it cluttering up my inbox as it takes up alot of the space which I am allowed. I was mad so to this guy I sent the following email:

[CLASSMATE]-

I wanted to thank you so much for filling up my inbox with yesterday's parasitology notes! Because you know, its not like they were passed out in class or were available on the network or anything. And everyone has a laptop.

Now granted this wasn't the most professional way to handle this, being sarcastic and all. But this was was between me and the guy that orginally sent the mass powerpoint. Not anyone else, and most certainly not between the entire class.
In response, this is what he sent me later that moring-

Actually they were not passed out in class and not everyone has access to the network on their laptop....so you're welcome!!

[CLASSMATE]

2008 National [big vet organization] President[big vet organization] Chapter PresidentStudent AmbassadorClass of 2010 - TreasurerUniversity of Missouri-ColumbiaCollege of Veterinary Medicine
[Phone number]
[email address]

I mean seriously.  It was handed out. I know; I used it. I don't have a laptop so concerns about people not being able to get onto the network isn't one of mine. I didn't really mind his comments in response. I deserved them. But look at all of those creditials on his signiture. You know this is going to be trouble.
[Classmate] went on to send another mass email to the class as an apology. It was done all fine and professional-here it is:

All,

I apologize for filling up everyone's email boxes yesterday by forwarding the parasitology powerpoints to the whole class.  The notes were on the network, and not everyone has access on their laptops to the network.  I went into the lab before class and pulled the notes off the network so that I had access.  About 10 people asked me to email them the notes right before class.  It was just easier to forward it to the class than to type in names since she was starting the lecture.  I thought it would be okay to just delete my message if you didn't want the notes, but apparently it was not that simple.  I will not send anymore powerpoints through email.  Sorry!

And things should of ended there. I made a sarcastic comment to him, he returned it to me, he apoligized to the class. BUT being the elite leader and professional that he is (and normal conducts himself as such) he proceeded (whether intentionally or not) to also include the orginal email I sent him at the end of his apology. Making it perfectly clear that I was a bad person to begin with. Begin my burning at the stake. People jumped at the chance to send mass emails out to the entire class regarding how I should simply delete things and what not...here they are:

It's alright [CLASSMATE]. I forgive you. By the way, thanks for the notes. I definately used the ppts. that day. I can connect to the network, but it's slower then a sloth taking a dump when you have large files trying to download.

[CLASSMATE THAT SIGNED WITH A NICKNAME]

That one was from the mule club president-perhaps one of the worst of all times. You've read the other blogs. You know my issues with it.

I'm sorry, I was one of the ten that asked [CLASSMATE] to send me the powerpoint, I don't have the shared drive on my laptop and I take notes on my computer. I'm sorry I didn't know it was that big of a deal to push the freakin' "DELETE" button.

Thank you [CLASSMATE].

[CLASSMATE #2]
[School Club] PresidentUniversity of Missouri-ColumbiaCollege of Veterinary MedicineClass of 2010

And another club president. Real professional. And no [CLASSMATE #2], its not a big deal to delete an email but it sits in your deleted folder and still takes up space. And its no big deal to pull something off of the network either.
Additionally, as a separated email he sent this one. It was in regards to a gross email with a link (no attachment!) to a youtube video of someone with bots in his back. As one of my friends said, its not cool no matter what but he can say those things to me but shouldn't of sent it to the entire class.

This really helped me during class!!!! P. S. I talked to Zac March and there will be an informal meeting with him in room W240 on how to locate the right buttons on your keyboard.Thank you.
[CLASSMATE #2][School Club] PresidentUniversity of Missouri-ColumbiaCollege of Veterinary MedicineClass of 2010

Seriously?  Was it worth it since you don't have time to push the delete button, to write a mean email?  I can't believe that because a few people in our class don't like getting emails that aren't addressed specifically to them, we have to stop sending out emails.  Get over it, hit your delete button, but don't complain about not "getting the information" or "never getting to know anything" about our class projects/events!    Once again, I'd like to reiterate the fact that this is your SCHOOL/EDUCATIONAL email address and is and should be used for that information and purpose.  I believe if you are using your email account correctly that there is no room to complain about filled email boxes.  Gmail, yahoo, hotmail, aol are all free email providers that can be used for personal emails; that should alleviate some of the burden on your school email address.Oops, I guess by this time, you could have deleted like five emails.

Well, this is from one of the student ambassadors. I yelled at her about the same thing last spring and my view still stands. I thought though that all of that had been behind us; we had been gettting along royally in mule club. Besides I DO only use my school account for school stuff. And who is she anyway? The school email Nazi?

[CLASSMATE] - Thanks for the notes. They saved my schoolwork yesterday. Without a mass email I probably would have failed out of school.

Everyone else - thanks for making my day. Seriously, the most amusing thing that's happened all week. I'll probably even stay awake during bacT. Oh the vet school drama.

[STUPID FEMALE CLASSMATE] University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine 
[BIG ORGANIZATION] Treasurer Class of 2010

Another club officer. See a pattern? I LOVE the sarcasim here. The last line wouldn't of been bad had it stood alone. Later she'd go on and email the next parasitology lecture with the attached powerpoint and this message:

protozoan notes. not sorry [STUPID FEMALE CLASSMATE] University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine [BIG ORGANIZATION] Treasurer Class of 2010

And below we have an instance of a guy being true to himself and being a complete tool. Someone emailed him and told him that too. I love it! Notice how he's a rep for a dog food company. Still a postition that should be professional in our school.

have nothing to say...just wanted to be annoying and send a mass email.  hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[BIG TOOL CLASSMATE]
College of Veterinary Medicine University of Missouri Class of 2010

Now I didn't want them to have the last word. So I sent this response. It took alot of thought and Joe approved it. I thought while not the most professional it certainly was more professional than all of the other interactions. And I don't have an office in anything.

Wow! Breaching the social protocal of this class by not pretending everything is fine, generates alot of e-mails

No longer am I going to rely on e-mail to tell people I don't like something. From now on, I'm going to try to be professional and proactive and simply speak to whoever has done what I don't like. And I would expect the same in return.

I still think that e-mailing the entire class notes or study guides is ridiculous. Espcially since the parasitology note were handed out in class ( I wrote on them. With a pen!) and were in the shared drive and additionally, we have a class folder for such things. Its not my issue if you can't get on the network; go to the IT office. As for the delete button, it still counts against your e-mail account and it takes equally as long to pull something off the shared drive (and saved to a jump drive or whatever).

Now I'll just wait for the backlash from this bit of honest.

Leslie

I could see the outcome of this-1) everyone ignores it and that ends it -or-2) I get about four emails about it. The later happened. Joe and I fussed and talked about it last night and true to my email, we decided that I needed to actually talk to those people that were going to respond rather than do so by email. Well, Joe won't be entirely happy because I didn't talk to them all. [CLASSMATE] sent me a message telling me that he was sorry. I talked to him specifically later. He said that he didn't intend to include my message, was sorry about the first one (and I said that it was cool; it didn't make me too mad; I deserved it.), never had expected such a response and had talked to the people that had done so. Whatever. I don't care now. Its done. We've buried the hatchet and with the exception of this blog everyone else should too. Then I got one email  that was a joke, one that was support (I thanked him and someone else for it.), one from someone telling me why people were mad (once again, not my fault my message got out there), one telling me that I'm not the majority (which shouldn't stop me from voicing my opinion majority or not) and a final one from someone that was willing to talk to me providing I could remain calm and they also wanted to apply for the email Nazi patrol.

I guess all in all, things are back to normal. I'll still just be a social outcast but at least now I know I can stir the waters (granted not in a postive light) and let people know I exist.

[EDIT-Originally, published to Blogger on 9/6/11.]

MySpace-August 31, 2007-Quick Update

Grandma is having surgery on her leg after all. She's supposed to have it today because when they took the x-rays Wednesday, the bone had moved some.
I made the plan to ride my exercise bike either for half and hour or five miles, which ever came first. However, two minutes in I realized how out of shape I was and reduced it to ten minutes which was two miles.
I won a drawing in parasitology the other day by remember one of Sarah Frei's Xanga blogs about a worm crawling out of a cricket. I won a scrub top which of course I'll never wear and a candy bar.
Joe got a job! He has to take a drug test today for it. Its thrid shift-sucks-inspecting car parts. When listing his reasons for leaving PMP, he put to be closer to his fiance. Wait a minute...
I know that Joe is going tp St.Joe this weekend. Seeing as I have a ton of homework and three tests next week I really should stay here. Also seeing as that I might not get another chance to go up there, I really should. See Joe's family, see how Alex is doing. I'll take my parasitology book and he can look at gross bug pictures.

[EDIT-Originally, published to Blogger on 9/6/11.]

MySpace-August 20, 2007-Back To School Recap

Well, since my real first day of school was pretty uneventful, I decided to recap my first semester of vet school. Most of the following is just what I wore to school, because remember, I was doing that then. I suggest skimming the entry and if you find something interesting then you can go read it at my Xanga site. Some of the stories are pretty good. Enjoy!

Monday, August 21^st, 2006-First Day of School and I decided to note what I am wearing on a daily basis. Grey dress pants, an striped button down shirt and black leather ballet flats. ..:

Wednesday, August 23^rd, 2006- day three of class; yesterday, wore a yellow striped skirt and a white shirt. Today-dress khakis and a blue top with lace. The shoes-the same.

Sunday, August 27^th, 2006-Martha said that I should enter what I was wearing Friday night into a xanga entry; went out for dinner at Teller's and  wore a denim skirt, brown heels (see a post from this summer about them) and a short sleeved striped oxford. Joe came to visit.

Monday, August 28^th, 2006-Wore khakis, a white shirt and brown mules. Hated vet school.

Tuesday, August 29^th, 2006-Wore a burgany t-shirt (which at one point after I was in the anatomy lab was on backwards! I ate lunch that way!), black ballet flats and a skirt that I made myself! Its tanish with burgany old English pastorial scenes and had red rick rack around the bottom. Felt better about school; Dallas Wilson talked to me.

Wednesday, August 30^th, 2006-Wore black pants, white tank top and a long pink shirt. Black ballet flats and belt. Classmates complained about our dress code policy.

Thursday, August 31, 2006-Wore pink striped shirt over pink tank top, khakis and brown mules.

Friday, September 01, 2006-Casual Friday-jeans, emo-y Western shirt and tennis shoes.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006-Striped oxford shirt, black pants and black ballet flats. Got rid of some junk.

Friday, September 08, 2006-Yesterday-black flats, flowered skirt and pink polo; today, jeans and t-shirt. Apparently, Joe and I were fighting. I was mad Did somethings with a dairy cow and calf. Had an anatomy practical.

Tuesday, September 12^th, 2006-Yesterday-Wore the printed skirt I made and the burgandy shirt that goes with it. Today-Wore a green t-shirt over a white tank top, khakis and brown mules. Delared my love for brocolii sunshine salad.

Wednesday, September 13^th, 2006-Khaki pants (dressy ones), blue and white striped oxford over a white tank top and black ballet flats, black dress socks which don't really match but my feet have been getting cold. Apparently, had a histo test; nominated for an office in bovine club, which I lost. No surprise there.

Thursday, September 14, 2006-Yellow striped skirt, white shirt, and burgandy sweater, brown heels. Got an A on my anatomy lab practical; a C on the written histo part. Made some crafts.

 Friday, September 15, 2006 Jeans, t-shirt, tennis shoes. Had some Halloween costume ideas

Monday, September 18, 2006 -Wore khakis, navy polo and brown mules. Discussed my weekend happenings; clothing and shoes and the search for a wedding present.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 -Grey pants, black tank top, long pink shirt and black ballet flats

Friday, September 22, 2006 Yesterday- wore khakis, blue sweater with a white polo collar and brown mules. Today, its jeans, a blue shirt with lace on the top and tennis shoes Was prepared for smoker.

Monday, September 25, 2006 Pink striped shirt with pink tank top, khakis and brown mules. Discussed smoker events, the wedding and the weekend.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 -Khakis, brown mules, maroon t-shirt. Complained about standing in line for the bathroom

Thursday, September 28, 2006 –Yesterday- gray pants, a striped oxford over a white tank top and pink flipflops. The flipflops were only to walk to and from the parking lot but then I realized that the incredibuly cute heels I had were too slick to wear. Today, its khakis, brown mules, white shirt and maroon sweater.

Monday, October 02, 2006 Friday-jeans, tennis shoes and an emo-y western shirt. Today- dress khakis which don't fit too great, brown heels, a green t-shirt over a white tank top and the beads that match but not really. Worked the football consession stand and made $10 by sticking my head in a bucket of ice water. Fed two calves at the dairy.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006 -denim skirt, navy polo and flip flops

Wednesday, October 04, 2006 -yellow striped skirt, maroon t-shirt and black ballet flats ; My old creepy neighbor looked me up and sent me a message.\

Thursday, October 05, 2006 -Khakis, brown mules and a navy sweater/white polo.

Friday, October 06, 2006 -Jeans, t-shirt and tennis shoes

Monday, October 09, 2006 -gray pants, black tank top, black ballet flats and a long pink shirt

Tuesday, October 10, 2006 -Brown mules, khakis, white tank top under a blue striped oxford which I will hulk out of today!

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 -Black pants, ballet flats, light blue tank top with a low cut khaki sweater over it; think I may of flashed some of my classmates this morning

Thursday, October 12, 2006- Navy polo, khakis and brown mules

Friday, October 13, 2006 Jeans, t-shirt, hoodie, tennis shoes...you know, normal Friday attire. Joe was coming for a visit.

Thursday, October 19, 2006 -gray dress pants, black heels and a pink striped shirt over a pink tank top. Missed the third years. Riley ate her collar.

Monday, October 23, 2006- khakis, burgandy t-shirt and brown mules. Ran a milk a cow booth as a class fund raiser. Went to a CSPA meeting.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006- jeans, t-shirt that wasn't vet med related. Loved my boyfriend

Wednesday, October 25, 2006-dark purple suit. Without the English riding derby. Tried to work on Halloween costume.

 Thursday, October 26, 2006-cream flowered Western shirt, khakis and brown mules; the shirt doesn't quite fit right and the buttons keep popping open in unopportune places. Saw a guy steal from the DeSoto Wal-Mart.

Friday, October 27, 2006 -Why I Hate Being a First Year -Jeans, t-shirt, tennis shoes...I had to change the jeans and shoes when I got here though because it rained.

Monday, October 30, 2006- The Smartest Dog Ever Strikes Again- denim skirt, brown heels and the polo/sweater vest top. Went to Erica and Justin's Halloween party and a Ludo concert. Riley escaped her crate and ate her collar.

.Tuesday, October 31, 2006- Pumpkin Fate- jeans, a t-shirt and tennis shoes; later changed into my costume. Considered what to do with a rotting pumpkin.

Thursday, November 02, 2006- Not Studying-saved mycokerewards pointsWalking Dead- -black pants, khaki sweater over a green t-shirt and white tank top, black ballet flats and beads. Today, brown mules, khakis, navy polo and a burgandy sweater.

Friday, November 03, 2006 -Jeans, t-shirt, tennis shoes.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006-Yesterday- dress gray pants, a dress shirt (striped) and black ballet flats. Today -khakis, brown mules, pink tank top and the ill fitting floral western shirt Complained about school and a fat dog.

Wednesday, November 08, 2006- Black ballet flats, black pants, striped dress shirt over a white tank top.

Thursday, November 09, 2006- Pink polo, khakis, brown mules.

Friday, November 10, 2006- Jeans, t-shirt, tennis shoes.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006- I'm not a veterinarian...but I might as well be...- Yesterday- khakis, brown mules, a navy polo and a burgany sweater. Today- jeans, my Smoker t-shirt and tennis shoes. And a hoodie. A very long entry about pulling a set of twins and finding some people doing it in a car at the dairy farm.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 -Dress khakis, black ballet flats, blue shirt with lace on it.

Thursday, November 16, 2006- Burgandy t-shirt, brown mules, khakis. In short I look like I work at Target.

Friday, November 17, 2006- Thanksgiving break- Jeans, t-shirt and tennis shoes. The writing of the daily entry for clothing began as a joke but now I have to do it.

Monday, November 27, 2006- Barf!- a target employee today-burgandy shirt, khaki pants (with a pudding stain on them) and brown mules. Told the tale of collasping at Ellis Library.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006- Good thing I'm studying to be a vet...- Khakis, brown heels, blue shirt

Thursday, November 30, 2006- Plastic on my windshield...why I'm smart!- Yesterday-black pants, khaki sweater over a green t-shirt and a white tank top, black heels; today -jeans, tennis shoes, and a purple long sleeve t-shirt. Dreamed about dairy cows

Monday, December 04, 2006- And I'm a moron...a cold moron- T-shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, hoodie. Discussed the large snow fall.

 Tuesday, December 05, 2006 -Jeans, western shirt, tennis shoes

Wednesday, December 06, 2006- Black heels, gray pants, oxfort shirt. Walking to school today I wore my rubber boots over it. HOT! Dr.Schadt thought I looked cool

Thursday, December 7^th, 2006 -Jeans, t-shirt, hoodie, tennis shoes

Monday, December 11, 2006- Friday -jeans and a t-shirt; Today, I channeled my inner Elmer for my cell bio final and wore khakis, sweater vest/polo and brown mules. Saw Joe as he helped move Gabbi and scott; watched Fast Food Nation.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006- jeans and  t-shirt

Wednesday, December 13, 2006- Denim skirt and black tights, black heels, plaid western shirt and burgandy sweater
[EDIT-Originally published to Blogger on 8/23/11.]

MySpace-August 20, 2007-Joe's Move

Well, Joe is living in Columbia now. Saturday after Jackie and Casey (and Gabbi and Scott) we walked my dog, went to walmart and went to bed. Joe spent most of the night getting up and down worrying about the security of his windows. I slept like a rock until something fell down with a large bang.
Sunday, I went home in the morning and returned to pick Joe up for a vet school BBQ. I'm pretty sure that the BBQ wasn't as painful for him as it could of been. Kevin Stokes can still be my classroom boyfriend but I think that he has this fear now knowing what the mysterious Joe looks like. After the BBQ, I laid on his futon and did nothing while he ran crazily around cleaning and unpacking things. I gave up and went home for the night since I had school today.

I'm not yet fully sure how I feel about Joe living in Columbia. I know that until he has a job and has some more time occupied that I'm going to feel as if I need to entertain him all of the time. I think I already committed to hanging out this afternoon and he's making me dinner. But I've got my own things to do. And I need to remember that.

[EDIT-Originally published to Blogger on 8/23/11.]

Xanga-August 20, 2006

 What is this? After a long time in hiding, why has the beautiful Marty Casey re-emerged? BECAUSE I SAW HIM IN CONCERT LAST NIGHT! And he is beautiful! Not as beautiful as Tim Ferrell but beautiful. So anyway, first let me say that the opening bands were sucky. The lead singer of the second band was so full of himself that it made me want to poke my eyes out. I feel sorry for his bandmates. And the crowd, or lack there of, seriously, there was perhaps a third or half of what a Ludo show draws. I had no problem getting to the front and staying there. And the crowd? The average age was 35-40! Marty Casey's mom could of been there and no one would of been the wiser. This lady next to me had this pretty nice camera and a Blue Note guy came up and made her put it out in her car. She tried fighting with him and she was furious! Jeez lady, just listen to the man! And the old ladies up in front were seriously like 'oh, if I can only touch him!' and 'oh! I need a lock of his hair!'. I was seriously expecting some panties to get thrown. It was gross. His part of the show was good. Considering I know only one actual Marty  Casey and the Lovehammers song, it was enjoyable. They played four covers including Paint It Black (I've heard better covers), Ring of Fire and Wish You Were Here as made famous by him in Rockstar: INXS. Despite the surreal feeling of getting to see someone that I followed all summer long on TV a mere 10 foot away on stage,  I am done with Marty Casey. I can now put some closure on my love for that beautiful man. Speaking of beautiful men, here is a picture of  the beauty himself: Tim Ferrell:
My mom has been super critical of me lately. She said I am a prude. And that my hair was too short. And that my ID picture was bad-it is.
Joe has been freaking out. Read his myspace blog for that insite.
Orientation for vet school was nerve racking to say the least. But I suppose that its better that what follows on Monday....VET SCHOOL!
Erick and his roommates who include Kevin and Darren, had a party Friday night. It had stormed and they didn't have any power. It was fun. I got drunk and slept on the couch. Its good to know that I can always crash at Erick's.
So the retreat at the Baptist camp. Despite all of my negitive vibes, I thoughly enjoyed it. Here are some pictures of the type of things I did. Climbed that rope net.  Climbed that rock wall. Its as high as the rope net. And then to get down you have to go down a zip line! Scary. And then I did a bunch of teambuilding things which were fun. And then a bunch of lecturing that was boring.
Okay, now I got to print my notes for school.

[EDIT-Originally published to Blogger on 8/23/11.]

MySpace-August 14, 2007-State Fair and School Looms Ahead

I spent Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the heat at the state fair with the mule club. Since I didn't spent the night in the stalls, I can't really complain. I had a shower and a twin size bed in a tiny dorm room on the State Fair Community College campus. We only put the mules in the opening day parade. They were pretty good. I saw some pretty cool stuff at the fair. I wrestled a mule, which sounds more impressive than saying a large draft mule managed to step around me and escape its stall so I grabbed it by its neck and stuffed it back into said stall. I think that's really the highlights of the fair. Martha visited on Saturday. Sarah won second place in the ladies team driving class with some one else's mules; Martha won last year; I might get to drive next year, though I'm not getting my hopes up.
Joe moves down this weekend.
I start school on Monday. I still haven't got my student loan money. Nor the $100 from my apartment complex for renewing my lease. I did however get $19.50 in rebates and some back to school buy some underwear money from my grandma. I bought a skirt at goodwill, a shirt and a bra that was too small at Wal-Mart.
THE END.

[EDIT-Originally published to Blogger on 8/23/11.]