Posted on December 13th 2005, 5:45 am
The semester is almost at an end. Let me tell you, it couldn't
come any sooner. I am so sick of papers, presentations, and group
projects. I am definitely ready for a month off. It'll be nice. I don't
have work, which kinda sucks, but at least I can relax. I have a list
of things I want to do in the meantime. I'm kind of excited about some
of them, for example...I have "nothing" specifically written down. So
that ensures that I must do a certain amount of nothing during break.
OK, time to begin the massive recap of the past several weeks starting
with the most important and moving to the less important...
Lindsay and I are officially a couple now. :) YAY!!! We've seen as much
of each other as we can. It's an hour drive to see each other, but it's
been worth it. We have so much in common, it's crazy. I've spent every
night on the phone with her save one or two nights. It's been great.
I'm really happy. I know she is too.
I have a new kitty. His name currently is George, but I am planning on
changing it to something a little less generic. He's a black kitty, but
he has white hairs randomly throughout his fur. So I might go with the
name Dan D. Ruff. I'm a dork, I know. But I like it. I've also had
other thoughts too, but I'm not sure. How about a poll?
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I can't wait to see the results. If you have a suggestion, comment and let me know.
Let's see...other stuff... Ah, school. So, the past two weeks have been
solid work. I had project after project due. I had a ten page paper
that I had to turn in a week and a half ago. I did turn it in, but I
only got about 2 pages of it done. That paper was due at the end of the
first week. That week was the worst of the two as far as stress is
concerned. I woke up every day in a panic. Literally, my alarm clock
would go off, and I'd sit up in my bed freaking out that I was late or
didn't get something done. I didn't sleep well all week, and by the end
of the week I was so frazzled that my paper just didn't happen. On top
of that, the content of the paper was a bit close to home, which made
it difficult to read. By the time I was trying to read through the
sources, I was in a solid panic. I couldn't get through any of it to
save my life. So, I gave up and tried to go to sleep. I couldn't sleep.
I laid on my futon for an hour with my thoughts racing. I had to
eventually take Tylenol PM to get at least some sleep. I woke up early
enough to talk to the prof about the situation. He told me there wasn't
much he could do since he has to be fair, which is what I expected. So
I turned in what I had.
Friday I had to give a presentation on the paper, which I had been a
little concerned about. I was worried that I'd start to make excuses
while presenting, which is what I didn't want to do. So, I focused on
my structure and shaped the presentation in such a way that I wouldn't
even find a way to talk about why I didn't get it done aside from a few
minor things. My professor really liked it, and so did the class. I was
shocked about that. Today I got my paper back, and was blown away by
the B- that was on it. I'm still not exactly sure why I got that decent
of a grade. I'm not sure I deserve it, but it would appear that my
professor thinks I do.
My speech class has gone very well. I'm really happy with what I've
learned and how far I've come in this semester. I understand the craft
so much more now. I think I had one speech which wasn't that great, but
mostly I just got As. Oh, and one paper I got a slightly less than an A
on too. So, that probably was my best class overall.
My other two classes could have been better grades-wise, but I
definitely enjoyed them. Persuasion and Communication Theory...I'm such
a geek that I apply comm theory to whatever I'm doing. I see persuasive
techniques in the videos I do for departments of the school or in my
methods of educating the people I am helping with their computers. At
least I know I'm in the right field of study.
The holidays are upon us too. I have purchased one gift so far. I have
about five more to get, and I have about no money to get it with. It's
always this time of year that my income drops a bit due to all the
holidays clustered together. So, I'm a bit short on cash. I'm not out
of money by any means, but I'm just not in as great of shape as I was a
month ago. So, I have to budget to get by for the next month and a
half.
I applied for an internship in New York City. I'll find out if I get it
in a couple weeks. I'm really excited, but trying to keep my hopes to a
minimum. I didn't get the last one I wanted. So it's entirely possible
that I wont get this one too. Still, one of my professor friends thinks
I stand a very good chance. She read through my application and said
that I have all the experience I need to get the internship and beyond
that, my application suggests a lot of other things about me. Like, I
know the lingo of TV production. I can talk the talk and understand it.
I didn't answer things all cutesy. I put down some very serious
thoughts. So, cross your fingers.
Well, I have an exam in the morning. I should probably get to reviewing
the content. It's a pretty complex exam. So, I'll write more later this
week...since I'll have time. See ya then.
Luv,
Jess