"In the bedroom, I've got the stanima to go all night long." -idiot on tv

Why do people get so offended so easily these days? I'm sure I get offended too easily, but this is ridiculous.

This goes back to my group for my summer school class. The one girl researched a topic that did NOT relate in the SLIGHTEST with what we were supposed to discuss, and when we told her this, she said "well, if you don't think it's VALID, then you do whatever you want" and promptly left our group. Her leaving is completely fine by us (we wouldn't have let her present with us anyway, as she submitted NO work to us at all). I just don't understand how a small, stupid presentation can get someone so worked up? I would rather be told that what I was saying is wrong than presenting and getting a 0 on it, wouldn't you?

What makes it worse is that she sent me an email afterwards apologizing for her actions and thanking me for my sympathy (what sympathy?!). This was her attempt to get herself on my good side so that I wouldn't go to the prof and tell her what has gone on and how me and my remaining group member had to do EVERYTHING 12 hours before the presentation because she dropped out of our group the day before we were to present. We had do not only rework what we had each researched but also what the other girl was supposed to have done but never did get around to.

It's called GROUP presentations for a reason. You work as a GROUP, which is good experience both in school, but also in building communication skills and how to cooperate with those who may have different opinions than you.

So just get over yourself.

"Renee Zellwegger gained like, forty pounds for Bridget Jones's Diary. But did you see her in Chicago? Woah. It's like, get some fat for that head!" - on tv

Ok, so I'm officially 3/4 finished summer school. I have my two essays due in two weeks, and I'm feeling stressed. (And if anyone can explain what "the problem of individual subjectivity in the time of social economy" means, PLEASE let me know... I hate Leonard's vague made-up expressions).

Overheard Conversation:
"Why weren't you in class last week?"
"I had an allergic reaction to Tylenol 3s."
"Oh... I know someone with chocolate allergies, too."
"... what?!"

I...HATE... Harry... Potter.

I hate him and he's only a fictional character. He has made working absolute hell because every single bloody phone call is to pre-order his overhyped book. I'm sorry to offend those who like this Harry Potter, but it is all a huge nuisance. I'm just thankful that it'll be over soon (within the next six months at least?).

On a related note, I wanted to rant about group presentations. I have to do one for a course this summer, and I don't particularly like one of the group members due to incorrect and heavily biased comments s/he has made in class discussion. I recently sent my group members an email (as their email addresses were given to the entire class in the second week of school), suggesting we get together to discuss what we want to cover in the presentation. Well, I just received an email from this disliked individual, stating that s/he has already contacted the group members and scheduled a time... however, in her/his forwarded email, I discovered that it was only addressed to the two other group members. So, s/he disregard the list of group names that were given out in the second week of class (which has the email addresses on it), and made up a meeting without telling the one person in the group that s/he does not know personally. On top of all of this, despite making her/his "meeting schedule" (one of these days being today), s/he did not come to class. So, if I had known about this meeting, it would not have taken place because only two of the four of us actually attend classes regularly. I don't even know who the third person in our group is, as I have never heard the person's name mentioned or called in class.

I hate group presentations.

Today, a coworker and myself were contemplating the lack of conversational etiquette books. This stemmed from a rather awkward conversation that I had at cash with a former classmate. We really didn't know each other, and I believe that he wouldn't have remembered my name if it hadn't have been for my name tag. How does one talk (or better yet, how is one supposed to talk) with someone they don't know but feel they should know?

I'm annoyed

There is one classmate of mine who has been bitching at me recently about how s/he has no time to read the book for class, which we've had all READING week to read. Sure, s/he works. So do I. Sure, it's not her/his first priority, but it's not mine either. I've managed to read 14 chapters of the book (10 need to be finished by Tuesday), and I didn't set aside much time to read. I just do it. But this person, who I must say is online EVERY time I come online to the point now where s/he's on my block list or else s/he'll bitch at me again for not reading, has had no time to read. Good. Get your ass offline and read then. Don't spend twenty minutes whining to me about how you have no time to read when you could have spent the twenty minutes starting the book, ok?

Point: If you want to be regarded as a responsible university student, then BE ONE and don't sit back and complain. Those of us who are/are trying to be good students don't need this aggravation.

Thanks.

(I apologize to those who are reading this post, as you are all responsible university students and this does not apply to you directly)