Kids these days...

I have officially become the off-campus events coordinator for my martial arts group at school. This is actually an undergraduate club, affiliated with a much larger dojo based in Norfolk (where I practice kendo). We have a very large, important event coming up on the 11th, for which we must all register by the 1st. Because the club is subsidizing the cost of this event, we have to turn in all of our registration materials together. I will be in Norfolk, taking kendo from the person who I have to send all of these forms too on Sunday, which means I need for everyone to get the their part of the registration fee and the clinic application form before Sunday so I can take everything all at once to the people who need it. Two of the new members who seem to want to go can't seem to get it through their thick heads that when I say I need the forms after practice on Thursday, that means I need the forms after practice on Thursday. If I decide to be nice and offer to meet them someplace on Friday, they really had better call me and follow through. It's not like either of these people live far away from campus. they are in the dorms. I know they don't work out on Thursday (both of them do karate, which does not practice on Thursday), but really, no one else has a problem running over to the gym to drop off a piece of paper. It takes 5 minutes. Get a life.

So now, I am sitting around campus waiting for one or both of these goobs to call me so I can pick up their forms. I have to work at 6. they have just over 2 hours to get it together, then they get to stay home. I am sorry if this sounds bitchy, for for crap sake this is a martial art. It's all about discipline and respect. A rule is established, we follow the rules, we do not ignore it or argue for really absurd exceptions that show no respect for the people doing the actual work. I guess this is normal 18 year old freshman behavior, I have no idea really, but it's kind of annoying. We are giving these dorks money, I am hand delivering the forms, you would think the least amount of respect they could show it to get off their asses and hand in the damned paperwork without making me drive 20 miles out of my way first. But no. At this point, I really hope they don't get it together and we get to leave them here. If they haven't got enough respect and dedication to get the form in on time, how can they have enough respect and dedication to really appreciate the training they will be offered at this event?

What can I say? I'm just a cranky old lady.

P.S. One of the actual grad students in the club is also bitching because she is going to have to drive people. Not because she doesn't have a car, but just because she doesn't feel like it and seems to think it's perfectly reasonable for me to drive an extra 2 hours out of my way to pick her up at 8 on a Saturday morning, along with these other goof-balls. Good luck with that one honey.