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I got my Discrete Math test back today, and I got an 85! I did end up getting partial credit for the two questions I didn't finish. And I actually got 4 points off for being an idiot and not reading that I needed to provide 2 solutions to one of the problems rather than 1, which I would've been able to do easily. And we can earn half the points back by correcting our answers, so I should be able to get up to a 92. And I got full credit on the first homework. So... I'm actually doing well in this class? Weird. I might not have needed to take the class pass/fail after all. But I'm still glad I did. This way I am so much more stress-free through the rest of the semester. And at least now I don't have to worry about doing well enough to pass because I should easily be able to pass the class. I'm going to end up doing pretty poorly on the first project, anyways, so I can probably do with doing better on the test and homework assignments.

I'm so happy right now. This is the first time I've really had a chance to breathe in weeks. My IRB form is done (and has been looked over by my adviser several times, so it should be pretty good) and so is my method section draft that's due tomorrow. The only major thing I have next week is my German test, and that's not until Friday, and I did really well on the first one. My parents are coming this afternoon and for several days I'll be able to go out to eat rather than having to figure out what I'm going to make myself and realize I don't have something I need for whatever I was planning on eating. The only homework I have for tomorrow is German homework (and we don't have to turn it in, so I don't really need to do it, but I will so I don't fall behind) and I have almost all afternoon to do it.

The only thing really not making me happy right now is HOLY CRAP WHAT IS THIS WEATHER? Yesterday morning, at 9:30 AM (which is actually pretty late; it's not like the sun wasn't up), my computer said it was 39 degrees outside. WHAT THE HELL. And on Saturday right now it's supposed to snow! WE'RE NOT EVEN HALFWAY THROUGH OCTOBER, WHAT IS THIS? I know I said I wanted it to get cooler a few weeks ago, but I take it back! I was happy the first day or so it dropped below 60, but now I want 70 and 80 degree weather back! It definitely didn't get this cold this soon the past 2 years (I remember during parents' weekend freshman year, it was actually like a heatwave and was around 80 degrees). It's making me really afraid for the winter. The leaves haven't even changed colors yet! Stupid Minnesota.

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Huh. So my dad just called and told me that he can't come to parents' weekend (my mom is still coming, though). Apparently he changed jobs and has to go to some meeting for it, or something? I'm just kind of like... holy crap. He's a lawyer and a partner at the firm, and he's been working there for 30 years now. So the fact that he's changed jobs is kind of just a really sudden, random thing, you know? Although I guess I haven't mentioned to my parents yet that I'm not minoring in math, I might minor in German, and I want to get a masters in social work after college, all of which is new stuff, since I wanted to tell them in person. And last year during fall break (or maybe it was Thanksgiving) I kind of sprung on them the whole double major thing (which I ended up not doing at all). I think me changing my majors/minors in college is a little different than my dad changing his job after 30 years. I mean, it's the same job in that he's still a lawyer (it's not like he's decided to suddenly become a botanist, or something), but still.

I'm not mad at all (honestly, I'm kind of used to it. He's missed stuff before, and he called to apologize, and it's not like he didn't take 2 weeks off only a month ago to help me move in and stuff), I'm really just... shocked and confused. I didn't ask him to explain why since the connection was bad, he was on the way to take my mom to the airport, and he said there were a lot of reasons. But I'm definitely going to find out from my mom tonight. The only thing I can think of is that at his firm, you're forced to retire when you're 65, and he's turning 60 this November, and I really can't imagine him retiring and not working anymore after he turns 65. He would be bored out of his mind. But I don't know for sure that that's the reason. I don't know. It's all very sudden and weird.