Catching up on blogging.

Putumayo is absolutely AMAZING music. Right now, I'm listening to the music of the Caribbean, and it's making me forget my physics test tomorrow.

It should not be too disconcerting, based on what I have heard about these tests. Supposedly the first test last semester was really hard, and the next three were really easy. I don't really care at this point, because I only have three weeks left of this class and then I am totally done with physics for forever, hopefully. My 103.2% on my first test has given me some leeway towards the coming exams. I'm still sincerely hoping that I can just complete the class without killing someone at this point. There are only six classes left, but each one is four hours long. Except test days, which are much shorter because we lecture for about an hour and a half and then do the test, so really, I can whack off about 6 hours. Meaning that I have about 18 hours left of physics in my life.

BLAH.

Anyways, I've been a bad updater. We managed on Thursday to stay off non-kosher topics, which makes me extremely happy. However, the presence of clergy was still incredibly uncomfortable. I felt on the edge of judgment at all times, and I was prepard to be incredibly defensive.

Friday was far better than Thursday. In the morning, I actually had people come into the LTC for language help, and I'm going to be helping them on Tuesday too. Which means that right now, I get to work 6 hours paid per week, which doesn't sound like a lot, but is enough to get me through the week. Plus, I have managed to revive my bank account a little bit. With last month's pay, I'm paying off about 3/4 of my credit card balance for this month, but unfortunately, it's about the same as my charges for this month, so basically, I'm not really doing much.

My books are going to be super expensive this semester. Fortunately, a friend from my ochem class last semester is letting me borrow her genetics book, so that I don't have to buy one. Yay. That actually knocks off about $200 worth of a book, dropping my semester payment for books to something like $900. Ridiculous, I know.

However, when one takes 29 hours, I suppose he should expect these things.

In addition to such good news on Friday, at work that night, I found out that I can get certified to be a translator for the hospital during my shift and get paid like $10 for every family for which I translate during my shift. Hot. The certification class only costs $25 for those with extensive Spanish experience, and I think that given that I've had about 12 years of Spanish, that it should could as adequate experience. What also is super hot, is that I got to do a fair bit of translating last night, and my last patient of the night overheard me and said that I did a great job on such short notice. By the way, she speaks 5 languages. FIVE. I wish I spoke five languages. Unfortunately, I can only speak 2 with any competence; however, I am starting my THIRD langauge that can be used for communication this semester.

Ray the trilingual. Has a nice ring, I think. But not as good as Ray the billionlingual.

I suppose I should study or something now.