I cannot wait for this week to be over. In the past 3 days I've been fired, re-hired, my flight back to Michigan has been canceled, and the really cool box I was making in pottery class has developed cracks in 3 sides. Sigh.

First, on Wednesday, my boss informed me that I am entirely too selfish and a terrible person for having chosen to apply for graduate school in September. I won't get into it here but basically, it is simply 'unforgivable' that I have placed my future and my life higher on my priority list than his school. He told me i was finished at the end of this month (I thought, 'great! now I can take some more time on my trip home!') When he told his wife though, she begged me to ignore him and when I came back from lunch i was officially 'unfired.' Darn. Maybe next time. I would quit but the fact is, i need the money. I couldn't justify my quitting when (assuming I am accepted to school) i have just 4 more months. If he fired me...well, it wouldn't be my fault.

Well, the next morning just before I left for pottery I got a FedEx from my travel agent. My Northwest flight scheduled for Tuesday, has been canceled. When I called the agency they told me Thursday is my travel agent's day off. I couldn't do anything. So I went there this morning and managed to get another flight. (actually, it wasn't too much of a problem but it was a bit nerve-wracking thinking about it all day yesterday)

Then, pottery...well, like i told you, it cracked. I was really proud of that box...such straight walls, 90degree angles...now there are big cracks. I thought maybe i could just leave them there and it would be a nice style but the teacher said if i put it in the oven like that the whole thing could crack up. But, I ran out of time so it will have to wait till I get back in two weeks. By then it will probably be unsalvagable.

sigh.