Monday, April 25, 2011

Math is aggravating.

Let me preempt this by saying I am terrible at math. I will never been good at math and I have to work hard just to do well in the most basic math class that's designed for people who are terrible with math.

In my math class we have to do two projects- one is on our own, and the other is with a partner.
I don't mind working with partners. However, I do mind working with partners who take their time doing their part of the project. The biggest problem I have with this is that I have to wait for them to finish their part of the project before I can finish mine.
Naturally, I asked my partner to be done with his part by today. He said that he's been working outside all weekend and didn't have a chance to do it. Then he further explained that he got a book and was babysitting. I have been working all weekend and committed myself to celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus at Church on the worship team, but I still was able to get all of my work done. (Except for reading Heart of Darkness because I fall asleep when I read it. I've read it before so I'm not worried about it.)
He told me that he would have it done sometime this week. Sometime this week. It is due on MONDAY. I have an exam on Wednesday and another exam on Monday, including a paper due on Thursday, on top of regular homework. I told him that it's aggravating because I have to do the hardest part of the work and I can't do it all in one weekend since I'll make mistakes and I'll have to spend the entire weekend doing the project. If I didn't have exams to study for then I wouldn't be so stressed and upset about it. But now that the end of the semester is coming up quickly, I have to carefully plan my time where I need to. Waiting for someone who's taking their time to finish their part of the project is severely aggravating. I even told him that if he sent out emails he could get it done quickly and not have to worry about going out and doing the work that way.
His part of the project isn't hard. He should make the effort since he knows another person's grade depends on it.

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