By the Grace of Dr. Grayson: Why I'm not in Seoul right now

So granted, its like 2:32 in the am but i cannot sleep based off the university slightly to my right. I live with the padre right now who happens to be a professor of said university that i chose to attend for 3 years.

July 10th I finished the requirements for a bachelors of arts in psychology, with a minor in sports psychology. i earned every damn facet of this degree and texas state university does not agree that i am 'graduated.'

i was supposed to leave for south korea for a year to teach english today.

texas state cannot say that i am graduated until august 25th, technically today, but still 3 days away from korea; as fed ex can only 'overnight' a letter saying i've graduated over 3 days to korea. now, all i needed from this university was a letter that said i have completed all required coursework and will graduate as of aug. 25th. all gravy, korea can agree with this letter and i can leave monday aug, 24th. again, all texas state would only say and i quote:

"I anticipate with confidence that mr. caverly's degree will be posted as of tuesday august 25th, until then, i cannot say he is graduated."

when looking at my transcript to ensure a 'graduation' ... homegirl ( liberal arts dean), called down to the registrar and said that:

(be sure and use a texas accent to get the full-agitating-effect)

"hi diane this is nancy grayson up in liberal arts, michael caverly has graduated but its not showing up on his transcript"

...why not say that in a letter...?

no worries eh? its all good, its my fault in a weird way as i took one more class that ended aug 12th. an independent study class through dr. osbourne of the psychology department whom sent an email to the dean stating: i've gotten an 'a'...the same day, aug 12th. 12 days before i leave. grades were not final til aug 18th, which logic would say that if i've completed all....

a) required coursework,
b) finished all 'coursework' with an extra class, then i'm done. i've graduated.
c) graduated meaning, i'm...finished with what they told me i've had to do.
d) i can go to korea and get on with my life, not lose money by sticking around in san marcos.


funny as, the hidden (e) that we never pick in multiple choice tests. the same tests that dictate our gpa. the e=....not mc squared as many would think...

e= naw, you're not going because you havent graduated. yet i do 'anticipate with confidence that you will go'

so i spend all sorts of money, time and effort for 3 years to this university, annnnnd the best they can do is 'anticipate' with some sort of 'confidence' that i've done what they wanted me to do. the fuck are you going to do for me?

thats why i'm not in korea, because i havent graduated...a month and a half ago.

College 'graduate"

5 things to do: Letter of Graduation from Texas State
Apostle from the Secretary of State
Transcript from Texas State
Deposit a check
Quit Freebirds

All, done. Except for the things that have to do with Texas. The state of texas' server, their...state...fucking...server, has been down. since last thursday. leaving those who need stuff, helpless. Helpless as the state of texas is in telling me when it will...be...fixed.

The University I've chosen has told me that I will not 'graduate' until I receive a diploma on august 27th. In case you haven't heard, I will be leaving for Korea on Aug. 24th. See my debacle.

Graduation letter would suffice; if i could get one. The Dean of Liberal Arts has told me that it is 'fraudulent' to submit a document on state papers. Meaning, I haven't 'graduated' yet. I won't until I receive a letter stating that I have, which will be august 18th. I took an extra class called 'independent study' which is an EXTRA class that has NOTHING to do with my 'graduation' credit. I cannot get anything that says I've 'graduated' (which I thought meant finished 'college') until 6 days before I leave.

...my required, REQUIRED, coursework was finished as of July 10th.

Yet I have not 'graduated.' Or gotten a plane ticket (last price i saw was $1500)

...why???

Mokpo City

So, weeks after starting this blog without a start date. Shane at Canadian Connections has given me 2 of them, first on aug 14th, the second, on aug 24th. Over the last few days i've been getting all the stuff done, so provided I pull all that off...I'll be on a plane to go to South Korea, on Augest 24th.

Sad thing is, Rachel comes to Tejas the 25th, and Meghan the 23rd...so close.

Yet, it does look like I can remove the question mark from the title of this blog as everything seems to be setting up pretty nicely. Kinda crazy yes...i copied and pasted all the information from the 'job offer' email. The important ones at least

Salary: 2.1 million KRW (1700 dollars a month)

City Size: 300,000

Grades: 3-6

Working Hours: 9-5 mon. through friday

Transporation: School is in walkin distance

Holy God.

Anyway, so thats that. I'm going!!!!!! BAHAHAHAHA

(although the state of texas' server is 'down' so i cant get my crimial record notarized til monday, ugh...eh?)

Peyton Manning

There's a quarterback named Peyton Manning who does this thing called 'audible.' Meaning: change the play at the line of scrimmage. I just pulled a Peyton Manning. Funny, I want to study his way of thinking....bahah

Canada recruiter wants me to leave as of Aug. 14th...Oxford, the people i went through to get my Teaching English as a Foreign Language certification said Monday when I was doing TIDE that I could leave as early as Sept. I have a college degree (as of aug. 12) and TEFL certification. So rushing me leaving, isnt a good idea. I have many choices.

Its a bad idea to leave because I don't wanna live at my moms and/or dads.

I was sweeping up at Freebirds the other day (new job) and I was thinking how bad I wanna go, just not so soon. Then I realized what I was doing, sweeping at a job that I'm working to buy me beer.



So story is, Switzerland, Germany, Korea, Japan.

One of those countries I will go to, I can leave for Korea quite soon, even not going through Canada. I could leave for Switzerland quite soon as well, they'll even pay me between 2000 euros to 8000 euros. Thats between 2900 and 7900 american dollars.

Or I could go to Germany which would give me between 800 to 2000 euros. Again, not as lucrutive as Korea (1500 to 1700 a month American bucks)

so, again, i'm calling my recruiter (which i have 3 working for me) tomorrow, to see what kind of jobs I can get in Switzerland or Germany....or Korea.

So again, it all depends on tomorrow....

all depends on tomorrow

so i got the email that i've been waiting for. i have a start date (that is pending for confirmation from the school tomorrow). The date is three weeks from tomorrow, aug. 14.......

HOLY......shit!

but i do love showdown and skydiving...

The city will be Mopko City, South Korea. Its a harbor town on the freaking, flinging flanging coast. 

i also just started a gig at freebirds in san marcos so if i don't get this job tomorrow, i'll have to stick around there for a quhile. i also gotta finish up college, as i'm taking an independent study that requires about 30 minutes a day, not a lot. just an annoying part of my day....fun though

i hope i do though, seriously, everything rests in my gmail mail box and a guy named shane. hopefully i get great news tomorrow...

Waiting on an email

Hm, so I'm sitting in the swamp a year after the last time i was typing into one of these text boxes. it was something about, 

not having any teeth...

getting a's in classes (that ended up dictating my gpa)...

something about how much i loved (and now miss beyond all words)

and something about a guy named curly, or russ, pete, kate, or a kick ass group of friends...

now, last time i sat at THIS computer, i was blogging about how i'm on my way to applebees to drink away my friends tom and rachel. haha, miss those kids, know they're doing great though. you may have noticed that my vocabulary has gotten a little better, maybe even the grammar. 

(did you know grammar was spelled with an AR, hm)

i've learned lots about grammar and vocabulary the last couple of days, regardless of jed's wedding, or a few great nights out. chances are the vocab and grammar (obviously not spelling) has grown because...i graduated college a few fridays ago...i gotta b, then an a in my last class, dealt with the 'automatic sweetheart' and some weird ass professor. another reason my grammar has grown is because i'm taking a class on how to teach english, because...

i'm going to korea for a year to teach english. Thats Jeollanam-do South Korea. Not north...duh

only problem is, i'm waiting on an email. the company is called canadian connections, they're supposed to send me a start date...in may. i got a job during finals last semester, and now i'm just awaiting a start date. so its just waiting around for an email that will tell me when i leave...i've got all the paper work together, just waiting for an email, they're not getting a contract till i know where and when i'm going, thats called "how not to get screwed 101"...seriously, i took that class last semester. no wait, it was "how to get screwed" and it was called exercise physiology...haha, thats right.

thats the story. that could be my view from my new porch in freaking korea!

i'm in this class now that is also offering job placement within six months and if no job, i get my money back for the class...wooo hooo...but, i got a note from my professor in class today that says KOREA IS HIRING!!! so, supposedly i'm going to korea, then to graduate school...at UT, haha, i hope. seriously, that may not happen...

john said it best: now that you planned all that out, it won't work out...

i'll let ya know when i get an emailll!!!!!! 

...i'm checking...

...logging in...

(dude i love having wifi and a desktop hooked up)

...nay.

damn, LET ME KNOW WHEN I'M LEAVING YA FREAKING CANADIANS!!! BAHHHHHH

i'll let ya know when i know...