An ISP Birthday

When I first noticed that my birthday fell on a Monday this year, I couldn't help but to think the worst.  Since it would be the Monday before Thanksgiving, I got the feeling that I would most likely have at least one exam that week since most MSU professors seem to cram exams in before holidays.

Sure enough, I found out yesterday that my ISS 336 exam is pushed back to my birthday.  (Yes, this might be the first time I'm actually upset an exam is moved to a later date.) 

Even with this news though, I still had hope about my ISP 203B exam because my professor let us vote on its date, giving us the option between November 22nd, which is the day after my birthday, and December 6th.  

I obviously voted for the December date.  Who would want to study ISP on their birthday?

As if my losing my cheetah umbrella and walking to class in the rain this morning wasn't enough, my ISP professor announced in class today that after tallying all of the votes, the November date for the exam won.

I guess telling everyone around me to vote for the December date didn't help my situation, and I will be spending my birthday reading about streams and floods.

Although I wouldn't call this my ideal birthday, once I finish this exam, I will be able to head home to enjoy Thanksgiving and a long weekend with family.  This cannot come soon enough!