What an appropriate day….

to post something on this blog.  I might actually trick some of you into thinking that I actually blog.

First things first, I apologize for my lack of postage recently.  It has been incredibly hectic around the house, which means two things: I have plenty to write about and I have no time to write it.  This information is going to come quick and in a hurry.

AUM=Fail

As most of my educational journey has been posted on this blog, I will treat this subject as if you know what in the world I am talking about.  When I transferred from Amridge U. to AUM, I was told that zero of my credits would transfer due to the fact that Amridge was not a regionally accredited school.  There is one major issue with this: Amridge is an accredited university.  Being that I registered the day before classes started, I didn’t have the time nor energy to argue my point.  My thought was that I would get through one semester and then plead my case to the keepers of admission.  I understand that Amridge is a Bible college and the bulk of my religious credits would not transfer, but I also took core classes that I should be able to put towards my degree program.

Fast forward.

This week I was checking my final grade in my half-term Wellness class (4.0 suckas) and I notice near the bottom of my online transcript there are 40 credit hours posted.  First, I was like whaaa?  Then I was like huuhhh?  I am still very confused.  It doesn’t list which credits transferred.  It doesn’t list when they were transferred.  I have no idea if any of them will apply towards my degree.

There are two primary things that irritate me about this whole issue: ignorance and failure to communicate.  My advisor was adamant about the fact that Amridge was not up to snuff, even though they have the same level of accreditation as AUM.  This shows either a lack of knowledge or a lack of concern for my academic well-being.  It took exactly 12 seconds of research for me to discover that according to SACS, Amridge is a level 5 institution.  I would assume that AUM has more in-depth and easily accessible information about fellow schools of higher education, and it should have been even easier for them to access the same information.  Secondly, if they made a mistake or suddenly magically discovered that everything was kosher with AU, you think they would have called me, sent an e-mail, put up smoke signals, done something to let me know.  There are two classes that I am taking this semester that I have already completed comparable courses at AU.  If this ends up being a waste of time and money, I will blow a gasket.  I have an appointment next Monday and I hope it all gets straightened out. I will keep you posted.

Baby names….

Ugh.  Brit and I are still miles apart on this issue and probably will be until July 25th.  Any suggestions?

New Car

I like it, but it feels fragile.  It seems like I have to crawl over speed bumps and into driveways to avoid the total destruction of the chassis.  Obviously, that wouldn’t happen.  I guess I had gotten used to the Pilot and it’s high clearance and rugged ride.  However, the Mazda meets our needs and that’s all that matters….for now.

Y?

This morning was a prime example of why I feel awkward showering and dressing at the Y.  I do my thing in the shower and I get dressed around the corner so that I don’t look like I am trying to walk around naked.  I get dressed and come around the wall and see this large, hairy man standing stark-raving naked except for his crocs. I kid you not.  I immediately zipped my bag, went downstairs and brushed my teeth in the other restroom.  I don’t get it.

I have a ton more, including my progress as far as weight-loss, but I will have to share that at a later date. Keep it real this week.  We start a new series tonight with Oasis, and then I will be leading a discussion on anger tomorrow morning at Lee High School.  Have a good one.