Garage selling is a dangerous game.

My recent exposure to Garage Selling this weekend has inspired me to put together a list of suggestions and ideas for those interested in selling themselves. Or it could also be called the That's-What-I-Should-Have-Done list. Whatever you want to call it, anyone thinking of having a garage sell in the future should follow these guidelines...unless they have better ideas.

1) Eat breakfast. Especially if you become grouchy when you get hungry, food in your belly is a good idea. Preferably something semi-healthy. No Egg McMuffins or doughnuts. You don't want an angry tummy during your shift.

2) Speaking of shifts, enlist the aid of friends. The more friendly eyes you have on your merchandise, the better. Because whether you want to believe it or not, you'll get a lot of shady customers who won't hesitate to jack your stuff.

3) Catalog the things you're selling. I know this sounds tedious and boring, but you need to know exactly what you're selling. For example, if you're selling DVDs, know exactly how many regular movies, how many TV show seasons, how many collector's editions that your selling.

4) While you're cataloging, decide on prices. Back to the DVD examples...I was selling regular movies for $3, TV show seasons between $7 and $10, Blu-rays for $5, and so on. Decide not only on the prices, but how low you're willing to drop the price.

I'm using DVDs as an example because I had started off with 100 some odd movies. A girl had offered me $40 for all of them. I almost took it. But then I realized that even if I sold them for only a buck a piece, I'd get way more than forty. Needless to say, she wasn't happy. Oh well.

So know the exact quantity of what you're selling, because you're put on the spot each and every time someone tries to haggle with you. Don't just take the price because you don't want to spend the time trying to figure out whether or not their offer is fair, because chances are it's not.

5) Don't forget to remind buyers that what they're buying is used. Probably for years. So $5 for a snowboarding jacket with a tiny hole in the underarm is not highway robbery. In fact, that hole is the reason the jacket is $5, and not $10. In case you were wondering, a guy tried to get me to lower the price on a jacket to $1 because of a hole in the underarm. I said no.

6) It's ok to say no.

7) Oh yeah, don't forget to start out with change.

That's about it I guess. If you're planning on having a garage sell anytime in the future, follow these guidelines. But please, feel free to modify or add to or change completely. It's all good. Just remember that not everyone who comes to browse is going to be pleasant.

What a tease.

So there I was, talking with Sharayah, when she mentions footie pjs. Now I'm a pretty big (mainly tall) guy who's chances of finding said pajamas are very slim. But my girlfriend is one step ahead of me and tells me of website that sells these pjs...in my size no less. So I'm browsing the selection, but nothing catches my eye.

Then it hits me. I want Max's footie pajamas. You know, King Max from Where the Wild Things Are. I want my pjs to have a hood...with wolf ears. I want them to have a tail (I think Max's has a tail). I don't want them to have a stupid logo on them, or a picture on the back. I just want pjs that are straight up like in the book and movie.

Then I'm hit with another though. Well, more specifically, it's a question. Have you ever noticed how merchandise from a movie is never exactly like in the film? It's always tweeked in some way.

I first noticed this lack of authenticity as far back as 95, when Toy Story came out. I wanted a Buzz Lightyear just like in the movie. The height of a GI Joe, with a helmet that wooshes open at the push of a button, and the karate chop action. I was ok with the fact that it wouldn't fly because, well, Buzz Lightyear is not a flying toy. But that was never the case. He is never to scale. He never has any karate chop action. His head moves around. Or his suit was never the same as in the movie. It was either silver or clear or something just as ludacris. I'm pretty sure he could glow in the dark though. My point is, when a toy design is dancing around on the screen in front of you, why change it?

I've also wondered why they never mass produce wardrobes. I can understand costumes from, say, Lord of the Rings. But what about more "normal" items? Why is it that I can never find a Gryffindor scarf? Or, in the rare case that I do find one, it has a Harry Potter logo on it. Did the uniforms from Hogwarts all have Harry Potter's name on them? Of course not! So why put it on the clothes? I've seen the movies; I'm well aware that red and gold mean Gryffindor. Even the muggle clothes in the Harry Potter films are cool. Why not make a store where they sell those clothes? I'd shop there. Truth be told, I'd love to have a Weasly sweater.

But sadly, we fans are (at least in terms of clothing) forced to fend for ourselves. We have to try to make them or find them at thrift stores. We're stuck with the silver Buzz Lightyears. The Slinky dog is made out of plastic. The Gryffindor scarf has Harry's name on it. Max's footie pjs only come in a toddler size. And so forth.

These merch designers need to get in the game.

I feel like a star.

Last night was pretty awesome. Or rather, the night before last. It's 45 minutes past midnight, so it's technically the 10th. At any rate, it was Wednesday night.

We didn't have the normal Electric Light Parade because at 11PM was the cast member preview of the Boo to You parade. So at 10:30ish, any straggling guest was cleared out of the park, and the cast members were let in.

Now, my shift didn't end until 1AM, which meant I was working during the parade. So I got to direct and control cast members. Or so I thought...

We have a meeting before every parade to receive updates from the managers and coordinators and to find out where we'll be working for the parade. Most of the parade positions are responsible for setting up barriers and keeping guests within those barriers. However, some positions are much more fun and require less work. For example, the position I got for the Halloween parade was escort. This is the coveted PAC (parade audience control) position. The responsibilities for parade escorts are to walk 20 feet in front of the parade. We're kind of a last minute check to make sure people aren't in the streets.

It was exciting. This was the first time the parade has been run, and I got to be apart of it. I'm pretty sure I'm in hundreds of pictures.

Mousekeeping w/ Lourin & Kevin

Episode 2: Kevin's Food Adventure

Here's a little something I did on a day off.

I'll try harder

I had an epiphany the other day. I've forgotten that I promised really exciting updates and fun videos. The whole reason for my starting a blog was to keep people updated on my jealousy-inducing experience. I think only a few people are actually jealous that I'm working at Disney World. Why? Because my updates are so boring and my one video is so poorly done that everyone is too confused to be envious.

"I thought Kevin was in Disney World, but from the lameness of his updates, I would swear that he's still in Fresno." That's what everyone is saying after they read my blog.

Not to pass the buck or anything, but Disney is very efficient at sucking away my energy. I work as many as 10 hours in the heat playing with kids, directing crowds, taking tickets, blah, blah, blah.

It's a good thing I caught this early so I can quickly correct it. I'm going to try to take as many pictures and capture as much footage as I can. I don't want to promise anything, but I'll do my best.

Mousekeeping w/ Lourin & Kevin

Episode 1

They'll get more interesting, I promise.

I'm here

Well hello everyone!

It's been quite some time since I posted anything, and a lot has changed since the last time I had. Biggest news so far: I'm now living in Orlando. That's right, I finally made my way out to the East coast! And let me tell you, it's amazing! Well, it's not exactly I-want-to-live-here amazing, but I can tell you that it's going to be an adventure living here.

To start things off, it's raining. Well...pouring is more accurate. And when the cold rain mixes with the already wet heat, it gets even more humid. There's been lightning almost every night too, which I've thoroughly enjoyed. And lizards everywhere!

So Wednesday was the big day when we go through all the check in junk. Needless to say, it was a long, stressful day. We went from 8am till I don't know when checking in to our apartment. Then from there we went to casting to go through back ground checks and fingerprinting and to make sure we fit the "Disney look." That last part is what caused all my stress.

For those of you who don't know, I once had spaced ears. Fairly large spaced ears at that. I took them out at the beginning of the year and since then they've closed up quite significantly. When you look at them, they just look like slits. No big deal right? Well, policy is that I have to pull on them to see if light comes through. It does. So they tell me that I have to go get stitches in my ears by Friday, two days away. I do some research and find out that it will cost me $500 and they can get me in on September 13 at the earliest. I had to get it done by Friday or go home. I don't think I have ever been more stressed in my life.

After a day of freaking out, my roommates and I come up with a second option. I could just glue my ears. I talked to what's-his-face (cause he kept calling me) to see if gluing's ok and he said as long as it holds and doesn't leave a mess. Score! So if you're planning on doing the Disney College Program and have once-spaced ears that haven't fully closed up, then super glue them before you go to Casting. FYI.

So I'm in. I've been exploring the parks and going through training that past couple of days and I'm having a blast. Working here is going to be sweaty work, but it'll be an adventure.

Monday's the Day

Just a measly 27 hours and 46 minutes separate me from the plane ride to Orlando, where I will spend the next 5 months--45 minutes--working.

I've got to admit that this is feeling very surreal, very unnerving, very--44 minutes--exciting. I'm getting the New Job Jitters. But I'm not just starting a new job, I'm also--43 minutes--moving to a new state. And just any state, I'm moving to the furthest state--42 minutes--from California that I can think of. One of them at least. I guess it depends on how you--41 minutes--look at it. New York and Hawaii are pretty far away also.

But that's beside the point. I'm going to be working in freaking Disney World by Wednesday. 40 minutes. I don't know what I'm going to be doing--39 minutes--, I don't know where I'm going to be living (out of the options they provide), and I don't know what to expect. 38 minutes.

Thank God Lourin's going too, or else I don't think I'd be able to handle it. I mean, I'm sure I'd still go through with it--37 minutes--because I was able to move to Fresno all by myself. But this is Florida. It's a whole new game.

36 minutes.

It's exciting because I need to get out of California for a little while. 35 minutes. Or at least try some place new. I'm tired of Manteca and Fresno. In the context of where I've lived, I haven't really branched out. So this is going to be an exciting leap of faith. 34 minutes. It won't be all butterflies and rainbows. Or pixie dust and mice, however you want to look at it. 33 minutes. I'm going to miss my family. Fresno wasn't so difficult, considering that it's only--32 minutes--two hours away from Manteca. So the fam bam was only a feature film away. But they can't come get me this time. 31 minutes.

And then there's Sharayah, the love of my life. We've been together 6 months tomorrow and I'm leaving for 5 months. 30 minutes. But I love her and I want to be with her and I know she feels the same way, so we can make it.

29 minutes.

It's going to be an experience though, that's for sure. And I'm going to make the most of it. That's also for sure.

By the way, I said that I'm going to be coming out with a weekly video on my Disney World Adventure--28 minutes--so be on the lookout for the first of many this weekend (Friday if I can help it).

My work still isn't finished...

It's the first day of August, my second favorite month of the year. My first favorite month is December, the Holiday month. Actually, August is pretty far down on the list of favorite months, in terms of events. It probably ranks around number 10 or 11. It's the month that school starts. Only weird, school-loving people love it when school starts. I don't.

But I digress.

The reason I like this month is because it's my birthday month. In just under 3 weeks, I'm turning the big 25.

But I digress again.

I am now roughly two weeks away from starting the Disney College program.

So to prepare, I moved back home to Manteca. Last night was my first night back in my old house. I think I use this verb too much to describe being home, but it's relaxing. I feel very secure here. Plus it's nice to be out of that very expensive "low-income" fraternity house. Don't get me wrong, I love that place and most of the guys in it, but I needed to move on. Now I have a clean bathroom and a working kitchen. The only problem is that the hot water runs out fairly quick. I don't know how they did it, but the hot water at Theta Chi seemed to last forever. But it's time to move forward (and I need to do something with all my junk), so home I am.

I should have taken a picture of my empty room.

It took a good week to pack everything up. I'm sure if I didn't constantly procrastinate, it would have only taken me a few days, but that's not how I roll. But things aren't done yet. In my haste to pack things, I didn't organize my things in a way to make packing for Orlando easy. So now I have to go through my boxes and make a check list of the items I need to take with me...other than clothes, that is.

My list isn't going to be very big, because I can't take much with me. So I'm deciding on what I need to take, and what I need to buy while I'm there.

Mainly the list is comprised of gadgets and a picture of Sharayah and me that she framed (:D).

So Lourin and I have decided that we're going to attempt to make a weekly show to help keep all of you up-to-date in what we're doing (one of the reasons why my to-bring list is a lot of gadgets). It'll be short and more fun to watch than reading some boring blog. My goal is to put a video out every Friday. So if all goes to plan, expect the first video on August 20th. Hold me to it.

I'll get on that ASAP

Three measly entries for July. Well, I think 1 or 2 have some meat to them. As a matter of fact, I know at least one does exactly what I set out to do...to update people on where I'm at in life and, more specifically, the Disney college program.

So I thought I'd fill you in on more of what's going on up till now.

I'm packing. Well, trying to pack at least. My room is full of boxes and my possessions have been shifted around a little. As a matter of fact, I'm taking a break from packing. Resting isn't the best idea, seeing as how my 'Rents are coming tomorrow to load up my dozens of half-full (optimistic) boxes. I'm moving home. That's right, I'm moving home

I've decided to avoid paying $4-freakin-1o for another 2 weeks in the No. So I've been in the process of packing so as to head back to Manteca. But before all you Manteca buddies get too excited, I'm not staying for long. I'm going to be in town for a day shy of two weeks. Basically, the plan is to come home long enough to go to the dentist and the physician.

Why you ask? Because my flight to Orlando departs on the 16th of August. That's right ladies and gentlemen, I've booked the flight. After a rigorous 45 minutes to half an hour ( I wasn't paying attention to the clock) of texting back and forth with Lourin, we finally found a flight cheap enough, discovered my parents would have to spend 12 hours on the road to take me there, devised a plan to remedy the situation, brought the flight back up, realized it wasn't going to the right city, found that we'd have to leave from a different airport, then settled for the next lowest priced flight. So, with all that said and done, Lourin and I are departing from John Wayne airport (SNA) on Monday the 16th at 9:40PM. Not bad if you ask me.

That also takes a lot of stress off my chest. We chose The World over The Land not thinking about how we'd get there. And with my tight budget, our options decreased. It's over and done, and now all that's left to think about (for now) is packing my junk to move back to the fam bam's house. Err...attempting to at least.

I only have a little left to pack (mainly clothes), so I'm going to try to bust that out.

The little-big things in life.

Lately I've been thinking about things I want to accomplish in life. They aren't exactly big-big goals like getting married or starting a family, but something that will still take time and dedication to complete. They're more like little-big goals. So I thought I'd compile a list of things I want to do within my life. Call it a bucket list, even though I'm still pretty young.

1) I really want to restore a Volkswagen Bus.

So far that's it for my little-big goals. I'll add more things when I think of them.

Trip to the coast

The Southern coast that is!....of California!
(The San Clemente pier, made indie through Hipsta-matic)

It was a fun weekend, I must admit. The best I've had in a while. I went with Sharayah to visit her fam bam for a few days. It was a relaxing trip.

We left around 5ish pm-ish on Friday and made our way to Ventura, a trip we didn't realize would take us over 100 miles out of the way. Oh well.

The point of our epic (pun intended, as you will soon learn) deviation was to visit our good friend Nick, who works at a venue in Ventura known as Epic. It's a ministry-based venue, similar to Fresno's Kuppajoe, that brings in all kinds of bands to perform. A very cool place, it's decorated in an 18th-19th century style reminiscent of Pirates of the Caribbean. Definitely a place to check out if you're in the area.

That night was a little strange because of an all-ages rave going on. The owners had their reasons for allowing the event, but it was still a little disheartening. Sharayah and I are venturing back to Ventura (ha) July 28th for a show. You should come along.

The next day we attempted to wake up at 7 (we got in around 4), but it didn't happen. Once we did wake up, we drove to Sharayah's cousin's to help out with some backyard renovations. I helped move rocks around. After about an hour, we headed out again to do some exploring. One thing I enjoy about San Clemente is the support of local restaurants and cafes. It sounds all "scene-kid" to say that, but it was nice to eat at places that I wasn't familiar with, and that can actually compete with the larger fast food chains. It's refreshing.


That night, after meeting up with her friends David and Serena and a delicious meal at the Cheesecake Factory with them and the fam bam, the four of us (Serena, David, Sharayah, and I) went galavanting around town (and the
beach, once again artsified by Hipstamatic). We saw a movie, got coffee, etc, etc.
It was the great way to end an eventful day.

The next day, we met up with them at church. Once that was over, we went our separate ways.

Then we had to decide on what to do.

After a long deliberation, and checking the price for Disneyland tickets several times, we decided to take a trip to San Juan Capistrano.

Now, I'm a pretty able man when it comes to directions, but I've got to tell you...I can't help but get lost in Orange County. It should be easy considering the Pacific is right there, but still... I hadn't realized we had visited the town the last time I came down with Sharayah. I was almost positive we had not. But we had. I guess I just wasn't paying attention the last time. It wasn't until we went into a nearby Starbucks, that I realized we had been here last time (which, I had assumed we were still in San Clemente). But I'm starting to better understand the area. It's a shame it's so darned expensive, because I can picture myself living there. Of course, a place that well kept has to be expensive.

While we were in Capistrano, we visited the mission. It was a beautiful landmark. I also finally got the joke in Dumb & Dumber about the "salmon of Capistrano." Hyuk, hyuk.

The rest of the day was spent doing some more exploring. We took a trip to the Dana Point harbor and got some ice cream. We walked around for a bit. I've decided that I want to take an ocean voyage sometime in my life. Like, I'd like to take a small yacht (maybe I'll have rich friends later on) and be out at sea for a week or two. Time will tell if that dream will come to fruition.

After we spent time in the harbor, we returned to San Clemente and went shopping at a gluten-free market. We got some beer and I'm curious as to how it tastes. A lot of the food that we tried was pretty good. Different, but good.

The rest of the day was spent relaxing.

We spent the next day getting ready to leave. We wanted to leave around noon so we could beat the traffic. Before that we visited Sharayah's grandpa. After that we did some laundry, packed up, and headed out...back home to Fresno. Sigh...

I almost didn't believe it myself

Working on the Summer Arts documentary has been sort of cool so far. I've been honing my Final Cut skillz as I edit daily videos and I'm getting to understand the cameras better. I've even met some not-quite-famous-but-accomplished people throughout the week. Over all I can't really complain, other than the fact that I should have graduated.

Oh well.

But as the first of 3 or 4 weeks comes to a close, things have sort of been going our way (our=me and the rest of the crew). We've been getting free meals at the dining hall on campus. Though that could be counted as a con rather than pro because of the mediocre food (I had corndogs today). But food is food.

Even better news that we got today is that we're going to get paid for the work we're doing! That certainly brightened things up for me. I don't know how much it'll be, and I'm assuming it's not going to be much, but the fact is that I'm getting paid, and getting 3 free units for this project.

I'm pretty much a happy camper right now.

Oh by the way, I'm on Skype now. Well, I mean I've been on Skype for a while, but I just got it set up again on my computer. Add me to your contacts. kwhitehouse35. I'll be expecting you.

It just means we have to be more creative...

Rarely there are times when working in an underfunded department is good. I'm not saying the Electronic Media Production department is underfunded *cough* but I think we could be better equipped...at least with accessories. Take our camera for instance. During last night's lecture from Bill Kroyer, my colleague (Renna) and I wanted to set up a boom mic to get better sound. We only have one adapter to attach the mic to the camera, and it was nowhere to be found. So we had to improvise.

Any way, enough of that. Incase anyone is interested, I've been working in the media department for the past few days, recording interesting happenings around campus. This is all for the 25th anniversary of the CSU Summer Arts program. However, once a day for the next few weeks, my team and I have been putting together short webisodes of events that happened the day before. So if anyone would like to see what we've been doing, I've added a link in my Favorite Sites section. Just click on the collegian and try to find the Multimedia section on the site. Some of my stuff may be good. Then again, some stuff might not be.

What a waste

For the past few days I've been working in the media room on campus to help film a documentary about the CSU Summer Arts Program. Apparently it has reached its 25th anniversary, which is quite an accomplishment considering the financial mess that the CSUs are in.

Last night I helped film a lecture by Bill Kroyer. If you don't know who he is, he's been in the field of computer animation since the days of Tron. Now, it wasn't the most interesting lecture, and due to copyright laws we couldn't even film the entire lecture, but it was pretty educational.

On my way from the media room to the music hall where the lecture was being held, I passed by this structure several times.

It's Fresno States amphitheater. Pretty cool right? The only problem is that the structure is condemned. The scaffolding can't support very much weight. So as a result, no one is allowed to set up any kind of large event. How sad...

Think of all the possibilities if the stage were repaired up to code. Think of the money that could be brought in through events that could be held at this venue. We wouldn't have to exclude family members from graduation by having it outside (weather taken into consideration). Or concerts! Think of all the concerts!

But nope. Instead, decision makers at Fresno State think it better to leave it rusting and decaying. The spiders have made their home and we don't want to destroy it.

What a waste.

Kevin's Jerk of the Day

I don't know if you can tell, but this car is double parked. I was trying to take the picture on the down low.

I was on my way to a meeting today to pretty much find out how the next few weeks are going to go. I'm helping out with the production of a small documentary about the CSU Summer Arts program. It's so I can fulfill a requirement that my advisor so conveniently forgot to tell me about. But it shouldn't be too bad.

On my way to the meeting I decided to stop off at Taco Bell to grab a bite to eat. I see this vehicle drive into the parking lot, wait in the extremely long drive-thru line for a few seconds, then give up and park. I don't know if she was just lazy or what, but I rolled my eyes nonetheless.

Way to go, Jerk.

Another strange thing that happened to me at the Bell was how they made my bean burrito. I usually get it with green sauce instead of red (try it, it's delicious). Maybe I was mumbling or something, but I guess they thought I said "cheese sauce." My bean burrito had nacho cheese in it. It wasn't bad, but I was kind of disappointed.

Oh well.

Rock and Roll all night

This weekend was a fun one.

Friday rolled around and my parents came into town. I love when they visit. The main reason for their time down here was to see a show that my brother and his band were playing (check them out at myspace.com/skoutshonor) at Kuppajoe. They were opening for Run Kid Run, who were good, but not great. I liked the opening bands more.

The following night was another show. This time it was apart of a CD release tour for Confide. It was loud. I've finally decided that I'm going to wear earplugs when I go to concerts, not just metal shows. Sharayah and I were there to also see the singer for one of our favorite bands play drums for another band. That was cool.

I was asked to help out with security for Confide's show, so I felt all official. Though I'm not very intimidating without my beard. I kept my arms crossed though, and that seemed to do the trick, cause there weren't any fights, thank goodness.

I also got a free Amp. Yes!

Yeah, I took this picture.

Making the most of an awkward situation.

For those of you who are unaware, I hate the way I look without my beard. I have a pretty weak chin and when you combine that with the fat in my neck, my face pretty much merges into my neck. Think of cankles, but in the face.

Any ways, I've also thought that my beard was lacking. It was really thick in the goatee area, but wispy and thin on the sides of my face. But I was hesitant to try to remedy the situation due to the fact that I would have to shave my precious beard. So in an effort to fix this, I'm going to opt out of having a beard this summer in favor of trying to fortify it for next year.

I can't have a beard at Disney World any way, and despite it being a good two months away, I figured I might as well start now.

I'm sure some of you are thinking, "...but Kevin, consistently shaving your facial hair won't make it come in thicker." I heard that it was even disproven on Myth Busters.

Pish posh. I still don't believe it. I used to shave nothing but my goatee area and I believe that is why it comes in as well as it does.

So come January 7th, the day that Lourin and I are moving back to California, I will release the reins to my mighty follicles and let my beard run wild and free, and we will see if there is truth to my belief. We will see...

This'll take a while to get used to.

Have you ever done something that you instantly regret?

I did last night.

Now you all know what's behind the beard...and I have to come up with a new title for my blog.

The reason I decided to shave off the ol' beard is because of Disney's policy on facial hair. Beards aren't allowed, sadly. They do allow mustaches, but I looked just too darn creepy with a 'stache.

Now my chin is cold.

I'm a nice guy, I swear.

The original reason I created a blog was to keep people updated on where I'm at. That encompasses everything to what I'm doing in life to how I'm feeling, but mostly what I'm doing. I like to rant and rave every now and then about things that are frustrating me (which falls under the "Feeling" category), but since I'm just about done with school, that'll probably be less frequent.

I wanted to keep people updated with a program that I'm participating in over the summer, hence the title of my blog, which is sounding more and more arrogant the more I read it.

For a brief update on my life right now, I have almost completely graduated from Fresno State. I just need to complete a short internship through the first half of July and I can finally receive my bachelor degree in Mass Communication. The only problem is, I don't know what I want to do with that degree.

So I applied for the Disney College Program.

And I was accepted. So once August rolls around, I'll be packing up and moving to Orlando, Florida.

That's my plan from August to January. For 5 months I'm going to be living and working at Disney World. My acceptance packet says that I'm in Main Entrance Operations, but I'm still not sure what I'll be doing exactly. I'll find that out once I arrive.

While I'm there I'm going to attempt to keep you all as updated as possible. I have a facebook and a twitter for those of you who want even more frequent updates. My (fraternity) brother Lourin and I are also going to attempt to produce a weekly podcast as well. So keep your eyes peeled for Mousekeeping with Lourin and Kevin, soon to be available for free subscription on iTunes everywhere this August.

Another update I'm excited about is my living situation in D-World. I'll be living in an apartment provided by Disney. Each unit is 1-4 bedrooms, fully furnished. All I need to bring are clothes and a tooth brush. There will be 2 people per room, so I get to have a room mate. Luckily, Lourin and I were able to request each other as room mates. So we're officially roomies. That's good news for the podcast.

Getting my money back is hard.

To fill everyone in, I haven't completely graduated. I walked, but was one class short. So, to remedy the problem as soon as possible, I signed up for a summer school class. I had to pay within 24 hours of registering for the class, so after I was dropped twice, I was able to pay.

Then I was told that my class is cancelled due to low enrollment.

Great. So after a week of waiting for my significant refund to arrive in the mail, I decided to take a more active role. I went to the administration building to ask when I'm going to get my money back and they sent me to another department.

Tip #1: Always be prepared to do some walking when dealing with college administrations. You will be referred to at least 1 or 2 other departments. Pack your Scholl's.

Once I arrived at the education building (it's a stretch, but I guess it makes sense) I was told that I have to fill out a form to get my money back. I guess CSU Fresno hoped that I would just forget about it. So I filled out the form only to find out it'll take 4-6 weeks to get my money back.

Are you kidding me? 4-6 weeks? They got my money within a day and I have to wait, at most, 42 days. Can't they provide me with the same convenience?

Tip #2: If it's money you are trying to get back from your school, be prepared to receive it two weeks after your rent is due. I think there's a formula to calculate the exact date you get it back. It's called Murphy's Law of Refunds.

That's how my afternoon went. Pretty lame right?