It's the most wonderful time of the year
Jun. 21st, 2018 05:47 pmFingers crossed I have some inspiration!
Fingers crossed I have some inspiration!
Students are the worst
Dec. 18th, 2017 04:30 pmRant ahead. Feel free to skip.
This semester, after all tests have been graded and grades submitted, I've had the following complaints:
1. Student just asking for a B+ rather than a B to help their GPA.
2. Three students asking for extra credit now that the semester is over so that they can improve their grades.
3. Two students asking for a specific breakdown of how I calculated their final grades (even though it's listed in the syllabus, they just would have to do a little math).
4. One student who I kindly gave an Incomplete to a year ago suddenly trying to make up all of that work in the last three days of this semester before the Incomplete turns into an F on Thursday.
5. Another student asking for an Incomplete for heath reasons that she at no point in time informed me of even though all semester all she did was one quiz and one test (missing another dozen assignments and two other tests).
6. One student asking to answer the last essay questions of the test because he "forgot" to do so when he was actually taking the test.
7. One student asking to take the test late because her uncle died.
8. Another student asking to take the test late because he forgot when the test was due.
9. One student insisting she should be getting an A in class despite failing (by a LARGE MARGIN) two of two tests and the term paper which are 75% of her grade.
10. At least three students insisting that they turned in material despite there being a zero in the gradebook for those assignments for at least the past couple of weeks. (Two were correct and they had turned in late assignments that got buried in my inbox, but still! You need to remind me sooner! I did fix those grades without issue. The third student, though insisting he had turned something in, didn't turn in anything.)
This doesn't count the two students doing last minute make-up exams after missing the in-person exams this semester. This also doesn't count the departmental coordinator (who has even MORE students complaining at her) getting mad at me for something I can't help. She's a dear and I like her, but I swear I'm doing my best.
Guess who's going to be a real bitch about turning things in on time and grading next semester?
This semester, after all tests have been graded and grades submitted, I've had the following complaints:
1. Student just asking for a B+ rather than a B to help their GPA.
2. Three students asking for extra credit now that the semester is over so that they can improve their grades.
3. Two students asking for a specific breakdown of how I calculated their final grades (even though it's listed in the syllabus, they just would have to do a little math).
4. One student who I kindly gave an Incomplete to a year ago suddenly trying to make up all of that work in the last three days of this semester before the Incomplete turns into an F on Thursday.
5. Another student asking for an Incomplete for heath reasons that she at no point in time informed me of even though all semester all she did was one quiz and one test (missing another dozen assignments and two other tests).
6. One student asking to answer the last essay questions of the test because he "forgot" to do so when he was actually taking the test.
7. One student asking to take the test late because her uncle died.
8. Another student asking to take the test late because he forgot when the test was due.
9. One student insisting she should be getting an A in class despite failing (by a LARGE MARGIN) two of two tests and the term paper which are 75% of her grade.
10. At least three students insisting that they turned in material despite there being a zero in the gradebook for those assignments for at least the past couple of weeks. (Two were correct and they had turned in late assignments that got buried in my inbox, but still! You need to remind me sooner! I did fix those grades without issue. The third student, though insisting he had turned something in, didn't turn in anything.)
This doesn't count the two students doing last minute make-up exams after missing the in-person exams this semester. This also doesn't count the departmental coordinator (who has even MORE students complaining at her) getting mad at me for something I can't help. She's a dear and I like her, but I swear I'm doing my best.
Guess who's going to be a real bitch about turning things in on time and grading next semester?
Summer Mini Challenge 2017!
Sep. 15th, 2017 04:03 pmLet's see if I finish it this year. I'll be optimistic and say I can. :D Thanks for doing this again, ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
luxken27 !
6/29/17: Woo hoo! Already doing better than last year!!! One down (mouth), four to go!!!
7/29/17: Three to go. I just might make it this year.
7/30/17: Two to go. One is already 90% written.
9/15/17: DONE! It's not a clean MirSan sweep, but I like this last little HakYona drabble.
8/3/17: And then there was one. Holy shit, I might make this happen. *fingers crossed*
luxken27 !6/29/17: Woo hoo! Already doing better than last year!!! One down (mouth), four to go!!!
7/29/17: Three to go. I just might make it this year.
7/30/17: Two to go. One is already 90% written.
9/15/17: DONE! It's not a clean MirSan sweep, but I like this last little HakYona drabble.
8/3/17: And then there was one. Holy shit, I might make this happen. *fingers crossed*
Summer Mini-Challenge is HERE!
Sep. 16th, 2015 10:00 pmI can't tell if this will be easy or hard. Good luck to me!
FINSHED! Whoo. Right in the nick of time.
Full Metal Panic: "The Sickness" Epilogue
Aug. 17th, 2015 01:39 pmTitle: The Sickness, Epilogue: Welcome to the New World
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 1337
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Prompt: Amethyst Purple
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Seven months later...
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
LINKS: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 1337
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Prompt: Amethyst Purple
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Seven months later...
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
LINKS: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
Title: The Sickness, Chapter 12: And All I Feel is this Cruel Wanting
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 4032
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Prompt: Book
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Kaname fights the infection for as long as she can.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 4032
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Prompt: Book
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Kaname fights the infection for as long as she can.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
Title: The Sickness, Chapter 11: It's the Moment of Truth, and the Moment to Lie
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 3891
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Prompt: Hinder
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Sousuke fights to rescue Kaname from Amalgam
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 3891
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Prompt: Hinder
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Sousuke fights to rescue Kaname from Amalgam
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
Title: The Sickness, Chapter 10: Here You Are, Down on Your Knees Again
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 2623
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Kaname has been captured. Kyouko's been shot. Sousuke and Shinji need to find a way out, find answers, and find Kaname.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 2623
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Kaname has been captured. Kyouko's been shot. Sousuke and Shinji need to find a way out, find answers, and find Kaname.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
Title: The Sickness, Chapter 9: But It's Too Late to Say You're Sorry
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 6027
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Gauron has taken over Jindai. Sousuke, Kaname, and their friends must deal with the consequences.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 6027
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Gauron has taken over Jindai. Sousuke, Kaname, and their friends must deal with the consequences.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES: )
I am more invested in finishing this over the summer than I am in preparing my four classes for the fall semester. I WILL GET IT DONE!
ETA: It's done!
ETA: It's done!
Title: The Sickness, Chapter 8: I Won't Turn Out Like You Want Me To
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 5060
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: There's a fox in the henhouse. Sousuke tries to discover what Gauron would want with Jindai.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES )
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 5060
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: There's a fox in the henhouse. Sousuke tries to discover what Gauron would want with Jindai.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3
( NOTES )
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Title: Philter
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 3380
Genre: Romance
Pairing: Miroku/Sango
Rating: M+, E
Warnings: Smut
Summary: The reality of the situation hit Miroku right then. He spun in her grasp and she wasted no time pulling his face down into hers and kissing him with a passion that almost burned. He knew it was the fever from whatever potion was acting on her, but he couldn’t stop his body from responding.
Link: ff.net, ao3
Tags:
Getting shit done today
Jun. 18th, 2014 04:37 pmI've been having problems with my phone whenever I want to download updates, especially from my Zombies, Run! app. I look up all of the things to do when your phone says it can't download something because there's not enough storage, but storage says it has SO MUCH ROOM. All the stuff it says to do I either don't know how (reprogramming wut?) or I've done and it doesn't work.
So I brought it in to the store like adults do when they admit defeat.
The guy that was helping me was largely nice and knowledgeable. I think my problem might be fixed, but we did have this exchange:
Me: Whenever I connect it to my computer, it doesn't seem to format right and my computer forces a shutdown and my phone freezes for a while.
Him: What kind of computer do you have?
Me: Well, I built the computer myself.
Him: Are you sure all of the parts are compatible.
Me: Well, yeah, it works mostly fine on its own and has been for 2 years.
Him: Are you sure? Because you might not have researched the hardware carefully enough.
Me: (internally cringing) Well, my husband recommended certain hardware...
Him: Oh, okay then. We'll try something else.
HOW DOES HE KNOW MY HUSBAND ISN'T A MORON?! I mean, he's definitely not, but he took my hypothetical "husband's" word for hardware compatibility but not mine. Humph.
I'd be more mad about the exchange if I hadn't been arguing that my phone had a certain part that we discovered, whoops!, it didn't, and was probably causing my problems.
So I brought it in to the store like adults do when they admit defeat.
The guy that was helping me was largely nice and knowledgeable. I think my problem might be fixed, but we did have this exchange:
Me: Whenever I connect it to my computer, it doesn't seem to format right and my computer forces a shutdown and my phone freezes for a while.
Him: What kind of computer do you have?
Me: Well, I built the computer myself.
Him: Are you sure all of the parts are compatible.
Me: Well, yeah, it works mostly fine on its own and has been for 2 years.
Him: Are you sure? Because you might not have researched the hardware carefully enough.
Me: (internally cringing) Well, my husband recommended certain hardware...
Him: Oh, okay then. We'll try something else.
HOW DOES HE KNOW MY HUSBAND ISN'T A MORON?! I mean, he's definitely not, but he took my hypothetical "husband's" word for hardware compatibility but not mine. Humph.
I'd be more mad about the exchange if I hadn't been arguing that my phone had a certain part that we discovered, whoops!, it didn't, and was probably causing my problems.
Title: The Sickness, Chapter 7: Everything That Kills Me Makes Me Feel Alive
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 5057
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Sousuke and Kaname learn Jindai's routine, and as the months pass, they grow closer and closer.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3 (will post when the site is back up)
( NOTES: )
Author: Starzki
Word Count: 5057
Genre: Horror/Action/Romance
Rating: T
Story Summary: Alternate Universe. Sousuke Sagara is the long standing, long suffering bodyguard of Lady Kaname, the only daughter in a wealthy family. She has recently been married off to a distant cousin in the hopes that she produce an heir and will never be forced to leave her home. No one expected the zombie apocalypse. In time, it’s only Sousuke and Kaname fighting for survival and just hoping not to get bitten in this strange, new world.
Chapter Summary: Sousuke and Kaname learn Jindai's routine, and as the months pass, they grow closer and closer.
WARNINGS: Standard zombie killing gore.
Links: ff.net, AO3 (will post when the site is back up)
( NOTES: )
