-College & People-

I have decided to take a stand for my fellow classmates who have not stood up and allowed their voices to be heard, so i made mine heard. (or will soon)
I brought it to the attention of the school that I and several other of my classmates feel as though we did not get the quality education we paid for. Some teachers seemed to be WAY under qualified to teach any class except subbing it. Some classes seemed to be a simple waste of time and money. In my case, which i doubt is unique, I was supposed to make a choice to branch to in my field. Video production was supposed to be branching into production and visual effects. I wanted to go to the VFX route, but i didn't realize i was supposed to make that choice before the term i was already 80% done with...
Imagine my frustration. I spent my time and money on two classes I didn't need to go to my degree in VFX. So, then i was a term behind, with two classes i have to pay for, and no certificate to prove i have the knowledge. I'll make it simple: I want those two classes refunded back to me fully. I want to physically see that check, so i can pay of a portion of the other classes i took and NEEDED. Less dept to pay off. I could just be a total dick and just go on and on about how shitty I feel being treated this way, and probably, if I'm a big enough douche, i could get a lot of my money back for the crap I have been through with them over the past 4 years. But I intend to play it cool, and be reasonable. I will tell them the things that have been done to my peers and I.
Now, this so far makes the school sound awful. It isn't all bad. The students are all awesome in their own way. Most of the instructors are pretty cool, some are tougher than others-
Just as an example, I am horrible in math... I had a Russian teacher teach me college algebra. My final grade in her class was an A.
Other instructors were like okay here's the assignment. *silence* and the rest of the class is basically "figure it out" time.
The teacher I hated the most at first, but grew to greatly respect, was the rudest, biggest ass-hat in the halls of this school- and he is who i learned the most from. My screenwriting instructor. He was only there for one term, and received so many complaints within the first two weeks, he was marked for termination by week 3. They allowed him to finish, because their was no one else available to teach screenwriting to 20 students.

I will bring up positive things as well as negative- and make reasonable requests instead of insane demands.

As much as i am the non-controversial type, and as my sister called me, "Mr. Anti-social"- I still have a way with some people.
I don't like dealing with new people, strangers make me nervous, doing something on demand in front of multiple people makes my tummy all grumbly. People scare me in a sense. I know they think, and what is said from their mouth may not be the same as from their mind. Like, they are judging me all the time. I hate that feeling of being judged. And for some reason, i am able to pick up on people's responses when physically around me. For the most part anyway... Some times their are the people that can do a 180 in the blink of an eye. I can also go to a carnival, and not ride anything, but still have a good time watching others have fun.
So, sometimes i can feel when I'm being judged too.
So, like i said, i don't like people. People like me though, which I can some-what understand, but other times, i don't get it.

I typically try to be as honest as i can. Try to be bias. See things from other points of view, accept things for what they are, and giver of second, third and Fourth chances. I listen as well as i can, and offer advice when welcomed to do so. I would rather think of a story i was just told about why someone was late, and accept the possibility it was true that an alien stopped by this morning because he forgot his probe in your ass. Id rather think, "maybe it did happen"... than "your full of shit".
Walk a mile in their shoes, look through their eyes feel what they feel.
That's how i look at it when i interact with people. In crowds, BIG crowds, I have to find an empty isle or area to breathe, because i feel like i suck up so much mixed emotions, i become overwhelmed with it.

Something a little random, but interesting at the same time---
I find myself a bit interested in fashion design. I don't know what sparked it, but i see outfits that i like, and i sketch them out. I see ways to improve it, and want to sketch those too. I don't think its bad, just a little different. Maybe i should check out a class or two and see whats up...?

Oh yea. the school.
I was supposed to get help for housing- even as a married couple with a child- didn't. I had to hold a job and pay rent at a place i found myself.- And i was given the wrong address for the school too. that was fun. School was 10 min away from my apt, and my job ended up 30 min away... YAAAY...
Not thrilled with that...
Ill probably update things as they develop on that.