I have a nice little story to tell you. Why don't you get some popcorn and enjoy?

It all started with a student refund check I received last Friday. It seemed to me that I wasn't getting as much money back as I should have. So I called the financial aid office for my college on Monday. It turned out that a scholarship (one that was supposed to pay full tuition) and a grant had not gone through yet. I wasn't very worried about the grant, but I was definitely worried about the scholarship. I was told that the reason that it hadn't gone through yet was because I needed a housing waiver. Yet when I asked about the waiver a couple of months ago, they said that I didn't need one because I was going to a regional campus (i.e. not the main campus, but a local one affiliated with the main campus). I was then transferred to housing after I explained my situation. After explaining again, the secretary said that she'd call me back.

I never got that call.

I called again on Tuesday. I had to explain the situation again and I almost had to talk to financial aid again. Again I was told that I would get a call back. This time I did, from the director...at least I think it was the director...or some higher position XD. She believed that the whole thing might have been a computer error and told me that she would talk to the secretary in financial aid.

Again (Wow, I'm using this word a lot, aren't I?), no call.

Today, I refused to call them back because I felt it was a waste of time. And I was probably upping the phone bill due to long distance . I realize that there are many students they have to keep up with, but I just couldn't help feeling forgotten. Not to mention that it is annoying to been tossed back and forth between departments. It was pretty much "I don't know, go ask X department."
*sigh* No matter how much I hate it, I know I'll have to call them again eventually. Gee, I feel like a Teletubby. Again, again! XD

Will I ever get my questions answered? Tune in next week to Unsolved Mysteries! *eerie music from said show plays*

*UPDATE 8/14/08: I've finally gotten everything sorted out. Whew.

For your entertainment, here is the list mentioned in the title:

1. I once found a macaroni in a snack cake.
2. I did a calculus problem and the answer turned out to be my ZIP code. o_O
3. During the first airing of the Avatar episode "The Cave of Two Lovers" in my area, it had no sound for a period of time (I think this has happened to quite a few people, however).
4. I've seen a red grasshopper. It was probably some rare mutant or something. *shrugs*
5. I had a dream a few nights ago where I ate money and later threw it up. Perhaps I've seen that commercial where a woman eats five bucks (Was it for Subway?) one too many times?
6. I've watched What About Bob?. That within itself is a strange experience.
7. A bee once stung me just for passing by the flowers.
8. I've witnessed a game of condom balloon volleyball. It occured during my freshman year of high school while everyone was in the gym during a drug search.
9. I was randomly called to answer a survey concerning natural hair products. How do they get your number?
10. I've coughed and peed my pants at the same time.

That was actually a hard list to come up with. I guess strange things don't happen to me that often. Oh well!

I've probably been forgotten by now, but I'll make this post just for the heck of it ^_^. I've been abstaining from the TV.com for a number of reasons that I shall now list:

1. Boredom with the forums. Most of my surfing has just been to satisfy my curiousity about random topics, read fanfiction, and personality quizzes, among various things.

2. The hunk of junk that I own that is supposedly a computer. Let's do some math, shall we? Windows 98+Dial-Up Connection+32 MB RAM=Slow Surfing. I've found an ad-blocker (iRejectTrash) that helps speed things up a bit, however. If it wasn't for that app, I may not even be posting this.

3. Avoiding spoilers. I've looked at the Avatar forums occasionally while at school. You can take it from there.

4. School. While not nearly as bad as my nightmare (Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating...) of a junior year, my senior year did provide a few distractions. *cough*Portfolios*cough*

...And that's about it. Thus, here comes a list of things I need to announce:

1. On the night of May 29, 2008, I was freed from the public school system. Too bad college is next...

2. I AM NOW 18!!!

3. I've adopted a stray cat that I have named Lucky. Aliases include Kitty-Kitty Meow-Meow, Boo-Boo Kitty, and Poo-Poo Kitty. She's...unique, to say the least.

4. I've been "lurking" (without logging in) around the Avatar forums for about a week now and I've noticed that there has been some conflict with the mods. All I know is that it involves someone known as Lisa getting banned because her account was hacked or something. Have things really gotten that bad while I was gone?

5. Avatar Series Finale= One of the Most Awesome Things That I Have Ever Seen. Admittedly, I was a little disappointed when Aang decided to use spiritbending instead of killing Ozai, but I later realized that the ending was very suited to Aang's character. It also gives the kiddies a good message: violence doesn't solve all problems.

Well, I guess that's it. I won't be making any promises about a permanent return, but things look good. Ta-ta for now! ^_^