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[elliptic_curve]

I tell you I'm not going to get my degree after working on it for five years, and my life and everything I worked for is completely fucked and no one says anything? (Except for drgo who is not included in these comments).

I thought I had friends, but I guess I was wrong.

Fuck all of you.

I'm not writing anymore.

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[pfloide]

Okay, dude, but I just read back over your old journal entries, and none of them mentions this fact. Are you sure it was a public/friends entry? On the other hand, I distinctly remember an entry with a picture of a monkey in it, and I can't see that anymore either, so perhaps you just de-friended me...

If I had seen that, I sure would have commented, but as long as you're writing me off, well - that's up to you I guess.

Anyway, I hope you find something satisfying to do with your life in the wake of this dramatic turnaround I apparently know nothing about.

[elliptic_curve]

yep, it was a public post. maybe you just didn't see it. but NO ONE said anything (except Brian).

life as i know it is fucking over, and everything I've worked for over the past 5 years has been for NOTHING.

and no one has said anything.

[evildrgo]

Alias... alias.. There is no brian here.... delete before I hack you to bits.

[pfloide]

I still can't see it. The last entry before this one that's visible to me is about a dog wearing a hoodie. Before that, a sex columnist who isn't sexy, and before that you were talking about Statistics for Dummies, which was a week ago. Maybe nobody else can see it either...

Anyway, all that aside, that situtation objectively sucks since you've already sunk so much into that degree, but "life as you know it" has been a constant source of aggravation and misery, so surely there must be some silver lining to its being over, right?

What the heck happened, anyway?

[octal]

You didn't say you weren't going to get your degree, explicitly.

Also, I was playing a video game (and sleeping). Video game = important!

You're not getting your degree? I thought you were going to get a general degree or something instead.

[elliptic_curve]

nope, the university is totally fucking me over and i'm not getting it.

[octal]

That sucks. If you want to talk about it, email me.

What are you going to do? Is it permanent? Could you go off and do something for a while and then go back?

There is always Thailand; and you could probably get a job in UAE if you wanted, and finish your degree at George Mason University or American University, if you really wanted.

[octal]

what are they doing to fuck you over?

[zedinbed]

What happened, Julie?

I just saw this post and tried calling you but am getting your voice mail.

[graydon]

I meant to say something but my laptop was in use projecting some ugly type system stuff and I didn't think it would be an appropriate diversion in front of the committee.

It's sad to hear that you got dealt a rough hand. Whether it matters or not, I'd suggest you look past the present to the pleasant world beyond Waterloo. Maybe you can salvage academic credentials from them. Maybe not. Maybe you don't care to anymore. Either way, consider that you're still young, smart, attractive and articulate. There's a world of things for you to enjoy, most of which will likely treat you better than Waterloo has. Once finished with school you can build any sort of life you like. If you can't look happily at the present, look forward to that.

[wlach]

I'm probably not the one to say this, but I really don't think LiveJournal is the best way to get support in crisis situations. Phone and email your close friends in situations like this.

That being said, I am sorry things don't seem to be working out at the moment. I'd follow the advice that others have given and explore all your options for appeal before giving up.

And please don't stop writing. I really enjoy reading your journal.