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Group projects
Written by Snow Kissed   
Thursday, 13 November 2008

I can't quite express how much I hate group projects.  Especially when it comes to being the only high achieving, intelligent person in the group.  Not that the others aren't high achieving or intelligent... in fact, one of them is the intelligent, the other tries hard but just can't quite cut it.  I realize my standards are high, but if my name is going on that big stack of papers, it better be up to my standard.

As a result, by tomorrow afternoon, I will have completely 54%, independently, of the a 20page business plan for a business of my own creation.  That does not mention the 36% that I have had to edit intensely and pretty much totally rework.  The other 10% was the finance stuff covered by the intelligent, lazy one in my group.  It's quality work, but he didn't take anything other than the finance stuff of the project, so he's left with a relatively easy job.  Me?  It's almost 10pm here and I have way too much left to do.

Granted, I have started work for this rather late.  I was on vacation this weekend.  But still... 54% seems awful unfair when it should have been split evenly between 3 people. I should have only had to do about 33% of the project.  I will have done 20% more than that.  WTF.

Sometimes I hate having high standards :(

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Long weekend, finally
Written by Snow Kissed   
Friday, 07 November 2008

So I get to go to the airport in about 5 hours. Yay!  So nice to get away, especially when you didn't pay for the flight.

William - sorry I hadn't responded to your question regarding Toronto.  I've been there before, but never really went around the city so I'm not too sure of any good spots to hot.  Sorry!!

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Where October was a pretty relaxed academic month, it looks as though November is going to prove to be otherwise.  I've got group projects in four of my classes that need to be done, a take-home paper that's basically my final exam for one of my classes and... well, I think that's it.  I quite honestly just hate group projects.  I understand the importance of having them, especially in a Management program, but at the same time... so many gets excessive simply because you're trying to coordinate so many different schedules and also trying to fit all of those meetings into your own schedule.  There's a big different between staying at home and doing work there and having to meet people either on campus or elsewhere.

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This weekend should be good.  While it's time away from work that needs to be done, it's also a chance to see family that I haven't seen in a year and then some.  My sister is flying down around the same time as me and is also leaving around the same time.  At first, I was skeptical of having to "share" time with my brother, but at the same time... we're family, and I think it'll be nice to be together because we just don't do that very much anymore, especially with him living in Houston and her in Boston.  Maybe I'll have to move somewhere that ends in "ston" as well, haha.

We tried to convince my oldest brother, who actually lives in the same city as me, to come, but it's my niece's birthday today and so he has to stick around, obviously.

I am pretty much packed and I'm pleasantly surprised at how little I put in my suitcase.  I'm usually really bad for overpacking, haha, but I think I did well this time.  Hopefully I don't... regret anything I brought.  I have a few options, but that's all.  I just need to put my carry-on stuff together, which should be fairly easy.  DS, laptop.  

And I just remember that my suitcase won't be quite so light once I put all my chargers in.  Almost forgot that - oops!

 

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Realization #7
Written by Snow Kissed   
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Realization #7: I want to get my nails done (gel), but would rather spend the money on upcoming video games.  I really am a geek.
 
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