Would you believe that I still haven’t had my advisement appointment with the college? Which means that I haven’t registered for fall classes, much less summer classes. Registration began April 11th, by the way.

*frustrated sigh*

I don’t know what’s happening . The person I’m meant to keep in contact with said she would call me when she received the information she needed from the registrar’s office… but half of that information is something I’ve already been sent (the results from my placement exams). How is it that the college was able to mail me the results, but it’s so terribly hard to call them in to someone else on campus?

I called fairly frequently in the beginning, in an attempt to get the mess sorted out, but after the first handful of calls I started to feel as though I was imposing. I figured I would wait for the lady to call me, but it’s been over a week… and nothing.

I honestly don’t understand why this is taking so long. We’re not talking about a huge university here… it’s a private liberal arts college with less students than my high school.

Oh, you guys… I’ll be 26 in almost exactly a month!

We (me, my sister, and my mom) were talking about this earlier tonight, and I’d determined that I’m not one of those people who frets with each passing year. While it’s nearly unbelievable that I’ll be 30 in a short four years, I don’t feel it’s something to view negatively.

Will I still feel the same way when I’m looking at 60? Time will tell. I’d like to think I keep my optimism.

Teresa is holding a new contest over at her personal blog. Those entering have a chance at winning a lovely and uniquely designed dandelion handbag by Rebecca Weis. Teresa is willing to ship this item anywhere, so anyone can participate.

The bag is a really perfect combo of ivory and black. Simple. Clean. The print on the fabric is amazing.

So, here’s hoping I get lucky!

EDIT: Whaaaaaaaaaaat. After a little bit of testing, I think the issue is with the category I’m assigning to the post - Contest. Why would that affect it??

EDIT II: Yup! That’s the problem, as the contest post is working without the category. Again, what the heck?

Okay, I’m having issues with this theme, but luckily I’ve narrowed it down to a few specifics, so I’m hoping someone can help.

Anytime I make a post linking to Reese’s (scribblescratch.com) contests, the post shows up as what I can only describe as an excerpt - but without a title. It only happens when I attempt to post the paragraph she requires for entry into the contest. If I remove that paragraph, all is well.

I’m confused.

Have a great National DNA Day!

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