'Tis a shame that I must be posting in a mood like this, especially my first real entry. To be honest, I am feeling rather hopeless. I have tried for the last few months to pick up the pieces and to move forward, but it seems that I cannot go a week without hearing some sort of criticism. I cannot go a week without hearing that I'm "a pig" or a chronic underachiever, or such things. I feel lost, in a way. But I know I need to stop throwing a pity party and just move on. But I want the criticism to stop. It's distracting. Quite frankly, this is why I like to have teachers that simply don't care if I pass or fail. They're not constantly on my back. I think I've pretty much written off this term--it won't end in anything but disaster...and I need to acknowledge that now, but it doesn't make it any easier.