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I hadn't eaten the day that I was given permission to return to class (right after class started), so I ate and then went.

I think that three of my classmates were out another couple of days.

One was supposed to return for Second TB test on Saturday, but didn't go until Sunday, so she wasn't able to return to class for an extra day.

One of our Thursday classes must be the other one with the lockdown browser.
We have two classes where we have 2-3 chances to take the test, so we should be able to get a good grade without too much trouble.

On Thursday (I guess) and Friday we have in-class quizzes with Lockdown Browser and only one chance.

I think that the lowest score that I have earned so far was a 70%, but I have missed a few assignments completely.

We had three simulations the week I was prohibited from attending and since I wasn't there to discuss them in-class, I needed to schedule appointments with 3 different professors to talk about simulations that I did two weeks before, during an especially crazy week.

I saw one on Monday, completed assignments due that night, and tried to study for a midterm that I made up Tuesday morning, after seeing one professor, and before seeing another.
Then I did two quizzes and ran to class.

Those quizzes were due before class, but so was a discussion, and I just didn't have the time for everything.

I didn't feel ready for my midterm, but I was supposed to read 15 pages, participate in a 10-point discussion, and risk my 150-point midterm grade?

I should have done more over the weekend, but all that I did on Saturday that wasn't school-related was pick up the lady that I was dating and take her to breakfast after participating in a 5k for school.

I had felt nervous about mixing my personal and school life, but my classmates usually don't talk to me.

I thought they would introduce themselves to my guest, but they walked right in front of us and talked to our classmates and professors.

We supposedly finished 3.2 miles in maybe 50 minutes.

I walk quickly, but the lady that I am dating is 5'2", although she is a great hiker.

She asked if I had much schoolwork and I just groaned. She asked me to take her to a used bookstore so she could read while I did schoolwork and said that she thought of bringing her own book, but didn't want to bring her own entertainment.

I took her back to the Target near where we ate breakfast, bought office chairs, and we assembled those.

So, she quietly read while I studied.

It was interesting because I kept wanting to tell her things, but I didn't want to interrupt her reading, so I tried to focus.

It was frustrating when she pointed out at 10 that I needed to take her home, but she wakes up at 4:20 during the week to go running, so I probably should have taken her home already.

I barely made my deadlines, but I didn't finish ones assignment.

I thought I did, though.

We have a quiz due on Sunday, which was the first Sunday deadline we have had.

I kept trying to do schoolwork, but I am not sure that I ever work on anything before 2200 if I don't have a deadline that night, so I wasted most of the day.

Mom had my sister drive her to Show Low to disconnect the cable modem because Internet costs $143 a month.

I prefer having a security camera and had looked into buying more, but each time I tried to figure out what would be best for us I went back to my studies.

I called the lady when I got out of school, but we lost our connection twice.

I checked Dashboard and didn't have anything due tonight, although I have two larger assignments due tomorrow night, and should probably read a ton before my Lockdown quiz in the afternoon.

I picked up the lady, but all that we did was drive back, look for Italian ice, go to another store, buy it and shredded cheese, and since she ate when she came home from work, she watched me eat, we ate Italian ice, and I drove her home--90 minutes after her bedtime!

I don't expect to have that time again and maybe if I do I will just try to find my school e-mail, but every couple of hours it logs me out and returns to the school site.

So, if I go through all of my tabs and don't find my school e-mail, then I start looking for the school site, which I never intentionally visit, and if I ever find it then I log in and start trying to look at schoolwork, but if I don't have a deadline then I usually get distracted by one of my hundreds of open tabs.

Anyway, if I ever realize that I don't have deadlines one night or critical ones the next night, I will tell Mom not to make me dinner, pick up a burrito, and visit the lady at her place.