I got a Christmas gift early (external hdd) which is very necessary for what I'm about to undertake...
I finished backing up everything on my computer onto it last night which took many, many hours because my computer does NOT have enough RAM to take it, and my computer just has a lot of junk on it in general. My harddrive memory is tolerable and sufficient, especially now that I plan on leaving some stuff on the ext hdd and putting them on DVDs.
To Do:
- Find a good way to have an older itunes accept my new itunes library
- back up stuff from my old desktop
- write everything onto DVDs with external DVD writer
- reformat computer with a partition to allow for linux and windows
- search for missing drivers and make sure everything is working smoothly
- put programs back on
- manually make my new library playlists again if necessary, especially if itunes refuses to use the library file I have...
- and I guess just make sure everything is running smoothly and explore
COME ON COMPUTER, LIVE!!!!
This will probably take until Christmas to finish...practically...
Also, I guess we're having random guests for Christmas Eve dinner tomorrow. Mom found Chinese undergrad students with nowhere to go who were trying to move (by foot) stuff from Miami Commons to Candlewood...in the cold and snow... Yeah, she went and got the car and helped transport their stuff...and now they're coming to dinner. Fine by me, but it could be awkward, we'll see.
I really need to re-evaluate my finances now. I just deposited a check for school but I think it is supposed to be for two quarters...which would cut everything in nearly half (because before there was the apartment settling-in costs). Well...with this in mind...I can make it if I live EXTREMELY minimally or if I work 20hours a wk getting paid grad-level and live relatively comfortably.
I mean, I plan on having a full time job over the summer which would sustain me through those months even with me paying for everything on my own.
There are a lot of assumptions...
- That I can live minimally.
- That I can find a good and relevant job in time.
- That I know what I am doing...which I don't by the way.
Ways to do this...
Well, I won't be able to come home much winter quarter...there is like one good weekend for sure...but I have a feeling school will take up a lot of time...and it also depends on if I have a job and how much time that takes. Winter quarter is pretty short though...goes from beginning to January to not even the end of March. The trade off is less fuel costs but more utility costs. The difference in finances will depend on my non-necessary spending like eating out. Time to cook more and find more free things! somehow.
I also should figure out how/if/when I am going to do a field experience abroad. I should work on that...but that also depends on what kind of job I can get. I can forgo the global health specialization if I can find a really good career experience soon, which would get me out of the school faster and into the working world. Because, really, a lot of those classes...I've either taken something like that before, or it's learned on-site. It's not like I haven't realized there are cultural differences that affect how we think and approach/attain healthcare...
For now, I may work on the essay thing anyway...
Dad needs to fix my car...
I need to fix my computer...
Figure out when I'm distributing Christmas Presents...
Day-After Christmas Shopping...
Yeah, stuff like that.
Maybe for starters I'll actually unpack so it looks less like a mess. I have drawers for a reason, right? and they're empty...
Here's to Christmas and 2011!
EDIT: Ok, so the finances aren't as terrible as anticipated but still are not good. I should somehow make it until summer, at which point I NEED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE A FULL TIME JOB. Yes.
EDIT: Ok, so the finances aren't as terrible as anticipated but still are not good. I should somehow make it until summer, at which point I NEED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE A FULL TIME JOB. Yes.
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