meh

I'm feeling sort of...I dunno what.

I'm pissed off at Columbia (and I'm not even THERE yet!)

I have to file an extension for my leave of absence, if I go back in the fall, instead of summer. So, I contacted the anesthesia office, they said to contact student affairs. I contacted student affairs, they said "not Columbia student affairs, the student affairs at the school of nursing. (Click.)" So I contacted the School of Nursing Student affairs, they had no idea what I was talking about, but I finally got someone on the phone that said they'd email me in a few days.

I got an email, and it was a form to fill out, and telling me I had to write a letter stating why I'd be extending my leave (easy, right?) but also, to include my proposed NEW SCHEDULE as I see it, if I come back in the fall (to make sure there are no schedule conflicts.)

Do you have any idea what I've been thru, trying to find the schedule of classes? What the classes are I'd be missing, and when they're offered in the following semesters?

I emailed the anesthesia office again asking for their help.
Got an email back "call the office"
Emailed back "I'll call you tomorrow around noon your time, since I work nights and don't make it back home until 8:30"

The email that followed, from a blackberry, said "we're out of town at a conference, you need to talk to the director, call her"

looked up her number on the website--it's wrong.
Called the school of nursing "can you give me the RIGHT number?"
"They're all at a faculty conference"
"CAN. YOU. GIVE. ME. THE. NUMBER!?"

For fuckake, they're really making me nuts.

I left a message, I'm sure I'll get no call back, and for now, I'm done with that (before I die of an embolic stroke!)

THEN...
I get an email about reading two books before returning. Some piece of shit work about nurses in WWII (yeah, yeah...whatever) and another book we're to write a 3 page essay on due the first day of class, September 2nd.

AH HAH!!! September 2nd is the first day of school!!! EUREKA!!!! I have ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION!!!

Looked up the book...it's out of print.
Ebay--one copy, buy it now $135.
on another book seller's site: $100.

The copies are hard to find, and I'm guessing I might have to put in some state-wide search through the library system.

Fucksake.

Can they be any worse?

Seriously. CAN THEY!!?