What an exciting time it has been these past few weeks. As director Michael Bay or actor Simon Pegg might say, “a no-holds-barred, adrenaline-fueled thrill ride”.
La-dee-da, hum bum WHOA TAKE COVER
When we last we left in our intrepid Brash chronicles, I announced that I would be taking a break from writing to focus on my Finance class. There was a great deal of blood, sweat, and tears, but I finished the class with an A! When I first started, I was hoping to escape with a B- but came away with a 95. It was at great cost, but worth it. I isolated myself from friends, family, hardly didn’t speak to anyone, just studied almost non-stop like a machine. It also helped having a really great teacher who was there for any questions I had, helped me work on what I was weakest at, and just helped me believe in myself. (If you’re reading this, Dr. Wang – thank you.)
So, what did I do to celebrate? Some food, some drink, some merriment, some relaxing…
And then signed up for my second finance class.
I know, right?
I wish finance were over, believe me, but I need two finance classes to get my MBA. It’s gonna suck taking them back to back, but what’s the alternative? Forget all of it, take a year later and have to relearn it all? Nah, I’ll just suffer through it. I won’t get as many posts out as I’d like, but I can still get plenty of content on through on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram when time allows. If you haven’t, you’re missing out on great tips like how to protect yourself from the Equifax data breach. If you haven’t heard about it, click here to see if you’ve been affected by the incident.
Great! Well, it looks like I’m ready to start class agai–
HI, MY NAME’S HARVEY! LET ME GIVE YOU A HURRICANE HUG!
Nice to meet you too, 10 trillion gallons of water.
Thankfully, my apartment and car didn’t flood! Our library got a little water, but nothing serious. We were closed the last weekend of August, and saw a whole lotta water! Fortunately, we’ve had FEMA workers in our library helping people file papers and get their lives back together. Our library has decided to waive any fines for books damaged in the hurricane and any late fees. Because libraries are people, too!
With the water slowly leaving the roads and things returning to normal, I can resume my to-do list:
- Beat round 2 of Finance
- Finish the backlog of laundry
- Catch up on season 7 of The Walking Dead (bout time, Netflix)
- Clean my car (because I can’t clean it out in the pouring rain)
- Eat all the junk hurricane food we saved up
- Get back to running and losing weight (I regret that previous one)
- Write Brash Librarian posts (working on that now!)
My Florida friends were checking on me all the time, and were all very happy that I was okay. We had power and internet the whole time, so things were okay for the most part. The worst part came when my Florida friends were–
HI!!! I’M IRMA!!! YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN FLORIDA LOOKED LONELY, SO I’LL GIVE THEM A HURRICANE HUG, TOO!
Hurricanes are emotionally needy creatures.
Everyone I know of turned out okay though! My sister had her second baby right before Irma hit, so they stayed in the hospital. My mom lost power for about two days but was otherwise alright, and most of my friends were okay. My friend Caitlin had some power lines and a fence torn down by a neighbor’s tree – thankfully, the tree landed in her pool instead of her house! Some friends still don’t have power, but the majority of them are back to normal.
So what’s the overall current score?
- Justin: 1, Harvey: 0
- Justin: 1, Finance: 2 (I dropped out twice, and beat it once!)
- Florida friends and family: 1, Irma: 0
That’s all I have this week, friends! Next week, I have my first exam and my library will be doing inventory, so another post might have to wait until October I’ll try to check in weekly with some quick and fun posts and surveys, this new Finance class isn’t going easy on me. Just know that I’m here for you, just as everyone has been for me. Stay safe in this season of 500-year storms!
Justin Brasher, Brash Librarian
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