I was just informed today that EWU will NOT give me ANY credit for my AS in CS from CCi because although CCI is nationally acreddited, it is not on the same accreditation as EWU Northwest Colleges and Schools. So they are using my horrendous SLCC grades from back in 88-91. I had a pitiful  0.74 gpa from there, because of a lot of issues just being able to show up for classes back then, whereas CCI is 4.0.
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AND now they say I have to do ALL generals from scratch (*assuming I'm admitted at all)
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AND they want a copy of my GED
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AND a letter from me trying to convince them why they should accept me in the face of such horrible grades,
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BEFORE they will decide in 6-8 weeks from receiving the GED
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IF they will admit me anyway!
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Argh!
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I hate paper pushers. I just want to get to work learning and changing careers, helping people,  not play these ridiculous jumping through hoops like a good doggy with no brain moronic games!  So I called.....

So, I called SLCC for my GED, and the department that handles that
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CAN'T accept any payment by phone or online
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ONLY when they receive a check by mail
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WILL they then send the GED scores to the desired address
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WHEN they get around to it after receiving the check and letter from me.
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I started this whole damn process in June 2003, and I may not be able to make the January quarter since registration deadline is in December and with EWU's 6-8 weeks delay for admission AFTER they get the GED, I may not make the deadline. Double argh.
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Well, hell with it. we're moving out of Malad one way or another.
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Spokane seems a nice enough place, and certainly oodles better than Malad.
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So, regardless of whether I get admitted to EWU, or I end up having to go to the Spokane Falls Community College for 1-2 years before being admitted, we're bloody well moving in November if we can get a house arranged by then.
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Meanwhile trip to AZ with Brennan was a hit.
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Many little mini adventures with the "Boo". He discovered the new denizen of the pooll, a desert toad that was trapped there after the monsoons ended. He visisted us in the pool and Brennan had great funning swimming after it and naming it "Floaty the Toady". :-)
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Also funny age jokes with "Grandpa" Fred and Grand Ma Ma.
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Fred was teasing Brennan, and somewhoe the conversation came up that Fred doesn't tease Brennan as much as his "young grandpa" (referring to my father-in-law kent who is only about 1 year younger at most than Fred).
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Fred asked what Brennan thought was old.
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"100 years". replied Brennan.
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We, Mom, Fred, Myself, chuckled.
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"So how old is Grandpa?" referring to Kent, Fred asked.
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"60 years old" Brennan replied, not too far off.
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"So how old am I?" asked Fred.
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'"100 years old" Brennan grinned, Fred guffawed, and we all laughed, since that fit the Boo's definition of old.
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"So how old is Grandmama?" Fred asked.
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"5 years old" he giggled.
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We laughed.
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"So how old is your Aunt Kit?" Fred asked
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"1 years old" Fred laughed heavily.
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"So how old is your dad?" Fred asked.
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"1,000 years old" Brennan laughed out now in full blown carried away swing.
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After that he startted to get really carried away, but it was really funny during the first part.
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Well, more later.
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It's 1 am, and I keep staying up till 4 am, and getting up at 9-10 am.
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No real excuse for it, not like I have a regular job, just lots of little thnings stressing me out, and seeming to never end:
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Alpentech shopping cart still has credit card autho problem.
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Veridex site needs much more work.
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I need to write all those docs and plans for the Veridex rollout and my position description as founding partner and  CTO.
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Axxess.net multiitude of issues since their tech guy is in over his head unforrtunatelyk, nice guy, but doesn't seem to be on top of the ISP side of their business. I hope I can help them get on track.
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Have to find a Director of Operations for Veridex by the end of the year.
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Still have to finish packing up and mocing out the office for downtown Malad HQ by the end of September.
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Need to strip down the "geekmobile" and see if the red truck's shell will fit it.
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Get the red truck sold.
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Get back up to Spokane and sell the motorcycle  and find a house for the family.
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Find a replacement therapist for hughes, up in Spokane.
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Get a R.T. resume together as well as complete the "lifetime" resume to use for hopefully getting "Real world work experience" credits from EWU program (iof admitted) of up to 45 credits for my work history, especially in IT.
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Pack up the house.
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Oh, had a pleasant surprise from Jud calling and touching base after nearly six months, good to hear from her, and hope things keep improving on her end. Of couse usual contention triggered, but so be it.
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Just a little to do. ;)
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Well, now it's 1:!5, gotta go.
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