Busy next few weeks

This class ends next Wednesday. Before that time a classmate and I have to whip up a group presentation on issues related to access to higher education for American Indians. Don't have a clue how that's going to get done. I'm procrastinating. It's evident, and I don't care. I'm tired of school. After that I've got to revise my previously written paper and that will finish off this class. Not even a week off between this class and the start of the next semester.

But it's okay, because my Hadley is visiting from London! I'm taking off Wednesday, September 1st to go off and play with her, she'll stay over that night and I'll bring her to the airport on Thursday to catch a plane up to S.F. for Marisa's wedding. Damn. I had really wanted to attend that one.

But I'll be able to keep myself busy and not thinking of it, since the trip to New York is definitely on! I spoke to my mom this morning and she said that the tickets were booked so that we leave the morning of Wednesday, September 8th out of LAX (ugh. I hate LAX. Why not Ontario? Orange County? Long Beach? Burbank?) and we'll return on Monday the 13th. It's basically a week we'll be there, but I won't have to miss my Tuesday class. Still hoping to meet up with Marie, Jenn, and Sandie while I'm there. And I REALLY want to go to ABC Carpets while I'm there, too.

And then I've got a grand total of 1 week between the time I get back and the start of recruiting season, and two days past that to when I leave on my first recruiting trip. This one's up to Chico and Reno (at least were staying in a resort - the SIlver Legacy, anyone know it?). And then the REAL recruiting begins.

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I don't think I've mentioned in here yet that Bryan is slated to take the Oral exam for his Architecture license on September 20 or 21. This last exam is the one thing that he still needs to get his license. He took it once before and didn't pass, so this is try number 2.

This California Supplemental Exam, as they call it, I've decided is insane. You can't even take it until you've been working in the field for 7.5 years, and have passed all other eight written tests before even signing up to take the test.

The passing rate hovers at right around 50%, and that's generous because it includes architects from other states who have been in the business for years and need to pass to complete a job in this state and people who have attempted and did not pass the first time. Many states don't even have a supplemental oral exam, and of the ones that do the CA one is easily the hardest. We still don't personally know of anyone who has passed this thing since they changed the format a few years ago.

Bryan is, understandably, stressed right now.