New semester, and things are so paradoxical right now that the only way I can get any sense of this is by ranting my poor audience. Yes, both of you.

Last semester, I actually Failed an Astronomy class due in part to the Pox (chicken variety) and the fact that the teacher cared more about tenure and scientific journals than teaching. I could have re-taken the course with another teacher in order to repair the grade... OR take a class to get me in good standing with the guy in charge of IT and therefore get me a job with the department.

Guess what's more important to me right now. Turns out the guy WANTS to give me the job. However, I don't have Financial Aid, and that's the conduit he has to use in order to pay students. I don't have the aid due to my parent's income, which I'm not getting much of anyhow. So, I gotta move out to get the aid. Moving out takes money, which takes a job, which I can't get because I can't get aid.

Huh? How the hell am I going to become financially independent like this?

New semester, and things are so paradoxical right now that the only way I can get any sense of this is by ranting my poor audience. Yes, both of you.
Last semester, I actually Failed an Astronomy class due in part to the Pox (chicken variety) and the fact that the teacher cared more about tenure and scientific journals than teaching. I could have re-taken the course with another teacher in order to repair the grade... OR take a class to get me in good standing with the guy in charge of IT and therefore get me a job with the department.
Guess what's more important to me right now. Turns out the guy WANTS to give me the job. However, I don't have Financial Aid, and that's the conduit he has to use in order to pay students. I don't have the aid due to my parent's income, which I'm not getting much of anyhow. So, I gotta move out to get the aid. Moving out takes money, which takes a job, which I can't get because I can't get aid.
Huh? How the hell am I going to become financially independent like this? None of this makes sense to me at all. At least my political science class is populated by some sound and interesting minds.

Oh, by the way - The Man Who Was Thursday by Chesterton is a hilarious irony-laden philisophical romp. It's awesomely wonderful fun.