MySpace-May 17, 2009-Honors Banquet

Last Wednesday was the Honors Banquet. Normally, I wouldn't of participated but since in your third and fourth year there are some food animal awards, I thought it might be possble to get one. So I went.

But first, an email was sent out-all in red. This is a segment that I found particularly interesting...Remember if you have indicated you are coming please do so as the College has to pay for your meal if you were included in the count for the evening.  With the budget issues we are experiencing it will be necessary to send you a bill if you indicated you were attending and then you do not show up. Only certain hardship cases will be excused, inclusive of medical and clinical duties and assignments.
That's right. All in red. And in bold. And they were going to bill you if you didn't show up.So before leaving for the honor's banquet. I stopped by my mailbox and there was a letter in it. The letter said that I had won an award. $2200! That's a lot of money! I was super excited because now I had a reason to go to the Honors Banquet afterall!

I went and dinner sort of sucked. I had two drinks and started looking at the program. There was my award in the back. Behind like 101 other awards, some with multiple recepients. And of course, mine was one of NINE awards that didn't get announced. Seriously.
Then the next morning when I checked my email, there was another one in red with this segment...

If you received a financial based award in your mailbox it is still possible that you will be receiving other awards tonight at the Honors Banquet. If you have indicated you are coming you still need to attend to receive any other awards you may be presented tonight.

Essentially it says that I got an award because I'm poor and I still should go to the honors banquet to possibly get another award. (Which I didn't get.)
It was super frustrating that I finally get an award (fincancially based or not) and didn't get recognized for it. I never win anything.
And I feel bad for all of the food animal guys in the graduating class because a majority of them didn't get any food animal awards. Will I get one next year?
Anyway, I got home and Joe was still asleep. And I attacked him (figuratively) because I wanted him to know how upset I was because of 101 awards only nine didn't get announced and mine happened to be one of them. He was grumpy because he had just woken up and he wasn't listening...so I punched him. Well, then it turned into a big fight as usual. It sucks. We're okay right now but it still needs some work. I blame Dr.Cott.

[EDIT-Originally published to Blogger on May 31, 2011]