Ramblings from a lingophile, pseudo environmentalist, former bus driver, and DC transplant.

12.22.2005

Buff Bus

Well, those Buff Bus bastards called me back and said they weren't going to hire me because they wanted freshmen or sophomores. They said that my application looked really good, but it costs them so much money to train drivers that they want someone who will be around for a few years. Had I known that, maybe I would have applied when I was a freshman. Gosh!!! I can't believe I'm already old enough to be turned down for jobs because I'm too old. I even offered to let them pay me a lower hourly wage to compensate for my old age, and maybe even pay for some of the training, but they said that wasn't an option. Those bastards...

In other bastard news, my evil Chinese teacher marked me for 4 absences this semester. The policy was that we had three free absences and after that our grade would be docked 1/3 of a letter grade. I was quite sure that I only had 3 absences, so I emailed her asking what dates I was absent. She said that she didn't record dates because dates don't matter. So I told her that I was quite sure I only had three absences and that it didn't seem fair for her to dock my grade for an absence that I couldn't even contest because she didn't record dates. Then she told me that I should have apologized for my own faulty memory and asked for leniency instead of questioning her record or fairness. I replied back to her saying that I thought it was entirely appropriate to call into question a questionable record which affects my grade. I said some other things too. That was on Monday and she still hasn't written me back. So I wrote an email to the head of the department the other day explaining the situation. Man, I really hate that Chinese teacher. I am kind of glad to be done with the Chinese major and not have to deal with that department anymore.

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