This is Becoming a Theme

Day 32 (160)
I'm a little sick, so school was a bit of strain. Sociology was okay. Speech I almost slept through. The last few students were giving their speeches. Science I barely stayed awake for the Lab.

Day 33 (161)
Still sick. School was even more of a struggle today. Science was alright, but I nearly died in Psych. I chose not to do Piano because of this.

Here We Go Again

Day 30 (158)...because I forgot yesterday. :/
I just had Science. My Public Speaking instructor is out of town, and of course my poor instructor for Sociology and Psych is not back yet. :( So sad. Her situation is sad I mean, not that I don't have class. Although that is sad too.

Day 31 (159)
Just Science again today, as well as AEC. Science was enjoyable. AEC was GREAT! :) So much buzzing happening. I felt really good about today. :)

Forgot a Day...

Day 28 (156)
I didn't have Sociology because my instructor is dealing with a family tragedy. :( In Public Speaking it was just listening to a few more speeches. That's a third speech day, and we have one more before everyone is through with their Informative speeches. In Science we began to talk about our research project and picked partners and such.

Day 29 (157)
Only Science and Piano because my instructor for Psych is still out of town for family reasons. :( Science was truly enjoyable. Lots of laughter, even though it was only a lecture day. School can be fun, people. :)

Day 27 (155)

Science was just a lecture day...so, nothing too exciting.

Psychology we finished the move and note-taking. It was a pretty good movie. :) I'm not sure how I did on the note-taking part. :/

AEC was okay. I mean, I enjoyed it. But we were really bad today. None of us answered many questions...it just wasn't a good day for us.

Day 26 (154)

Sociology we watched a video and answered questions/took notes about it. That was a nice leisurely stress-free hour before I had to go to Public Speaking....

So...Speech Day! ....Am I happy? Yes, because it's over. I hate speeches. I think I did terrible. Really really terrible. Shaky hands, wavering voice....lost my place...misspoke...ugh. But I got through it. So, yay for being done with the first speech. No more dreading it. No more anxiety. Until the next speech that is...

Science it's a Lab day. Very long, complicated, give you a headache kind of Lab day. :( Parts of it were fun, but over all I was just tired and had a headache by the time we were halfway through.

25 (153)

Science was just a lecture, which was not really boring but not fun either.

Psych we were watching more of the movie and taking notes. I don't think I did too well on that today. :/

Piano, I made my instructor cry. Because I was playing music today. :)

24 (152)

Sociology was enjoyable this morning, although it was just a lecture.

Public Speaking...the speeches have started! I am dreading mine. Four people went today. They did fairly well. But they weren't outstanding. I now feel better. I am not a good speaker, but I won't be standing out as the worst one in the class. Unless everyone on Wednesday is absolutely spectacular and then I'll look terrible. Really, really terrible.

Science, it's a Lab day. We were doing a pendulum lab today. That was fun! :)

Day 23 (151)

Science was a lecture day...kind of enjoyable I guess.

Psych we were watching a movie and taking notes. We'll be doing this for three days as part of our Mid-Term. I don't like it. I mean, the movie isn't so bad I guess, and neither is the note taking...but I don't feel confident about it.

AEC was okay today. Enjoyable, always. But we didn't do so hot. :/

Day 22 (150)

Sociology was enjoyable today. Just a lecture though.

In Public Speaking we drew numbers to see what order/day we would be giving our speeches. I'm going fourth on day 2, which will be next Wednesday. I am super freaking out.

Science, it's a Lab day!! :D That was fun. We were doing levers and inclined planes to measure the force and weight and such that it takes to move certain objects.

Day 21 (149)

Science was just a lecture day, so not too exciting. I enjoy my science class, but that doesn't mean it isn't sometimes boring.

In Psych we were discussing Type A and Type B personalities. I think I am a Type A, or at least tend towards Type A. I don't think I am "high-strung" in any way, shape, or form. But I do get impatient, I do like deadlines and dislike delays and several of the other Type A attributes pertain to me as well.

Piano was super enjoyable. It's a stretch. I play notes well. Always have. Learning to play MUSIC is hard for me. For the notes to emotionally mean something to the listener...I have a hard time tapping into that. It's good, my class...it's stretching me.

Day 20 (148)

I had no Sociology today because it was just taking the exam in class. Well I chose to take the exam early in the Testing Center so that I didn't have to go to class.

Speech was easy and short. We were just turning in our rough draft outlines and getting advice and tips and suggestions. I was done in fifteen minutes.

After that I talked to a friend for half an hour or so outside of Science (since I had so long before my class started). That was extremely enjoyable. :)

And then Science....it's a Lab day!! It was actually quite fun. We were doing friction labs, with wooden blocks and Spring Scales. We dragged our wooden block across the counter top, across a carpet, and across a wooden board and determined the friction for each material. I had fun. :)

Wednesday and Thursday

So...I didn't blog yesterday. Because of that, you get two days worth today.

Day 18 (146)
Sociology was fun. Playing Jeopardy to review for our upcoming test. Speech we were researching for our speeches. That was enjoyable. Science was more lab...confusing, frustrating lab...

Day 19 (147)
Well, Science was a somewhat boring lecture. Psych was fun! We did relaxation and meditation today...so yes, we meditated. Most of us lay down on the floor and some practically fell asleep. But it was very relaxing so I guess it got the point across.

Day 17 (145)

Science was just a lecture day. Not nearly as fun as lab days. :P It wasn't too boring though. In Psychology we've been talking about stress and coping. One of the coping methods is laughter. So we watched comedy today and we were all laughing...the entire hour. Some of us were even crying we were laughing so hard. :D I went straight from Psych to Piano so I was in a good mood. :) Music only helped to bring my spirits up. I'm feeling good today, people. :)

Day 16 (144)

In Sociology we were watching a movie about an isolated teenager who'd never been in society and how when she was found they tried to help her learn language and all that good stuff. We also learned about Victor, the real life Mowgli/Tarzan from the 1800's who was a 'wild child' whom experts also tried to re-establish in society. Those were somewhat sad stories.

In Speech we talked about Delivery. I am not excited about giving my first speech. Not excited at all.

In Science we were doing more lab work. After two hours my head hurt from doing calculations and reporting data and all that jazz. Ugh. It was fun though. :)

Day 15 (143)

Well, just two classes today. Science we were doing more experiments with our marbles and photogate timers and such. That was fun! And then Psych was mostly just lecture, about stress and coping. Still enjoyable. :)

I was supposed to have AEC practice as well, but coach never showed, so we all just eventually gave up and went home.

Day 14 (142)

Sociology was enjoyable, as was speech. We're getting closer to our first speech! I'm a bit nervous. Science was fun too...it's a lab day. Those are always fun. :)

We're getting close to the "mundane" period when even enjoyable classes are on the boring side just because you're ready for a break. We're not there yet, but getting closer.

Day 13 (141)

Back from a long, fun weekend!

Science was enjoyable. We have our first exam this week. I really hope I do well. I have a high B right now. I don't like Bs. :(

Psych was fun! My instructor is the best. :)

Day 12 (140)

I am so exhausted that my emotions are all over the place. I feel like I am fourteen again. I have no control. I'm constantly either crying or barking at people. Oh dear.

At some point, I will get used to this routine.

Anyway, Science was okay today. Psych was fun. That's all I have to report.

Day 11 (139)

I was more awake in Sociology than some days. :) Speech was fun. We picked our topics for our Informative speeches. I am actually kind of freaking out about giving a speech. *sigh* Science was fun! Today was Lab day, so we were doing experiments, about mass, density and volume mostly, using water, salt, eggs, marbles, digital balances, graduated cylinders and other fun stuff. :) My lab partner and I knocked over our first graduated cylinder and broke it (they're glass)...oops. Other than that there wasn't a hitch. And I had fun! :)

Day 10 (138)

Another day come and gone!

Science was interesting (and sciency...less math). And Psychology was fun! :) We had to make a bucket list, and a self-conception circle. That was interesting. We all seem to have positive thoughts about ourselves, so that is good. :) And then Piano, which was actually enjoyable. :)

Day 9 (137)

I am feeling very sick...so school was a trial today. I could barely focus in Sociology. Speech it was hard to keep up with the group discussion because my brain was only half there. In Science we had a Lab...by that time I was a little more aware, so I kept up just fine. But I was more than ready to get out of there and get home to bed.

Day 8 (136)

Second week of my second year is done! :)

Science was somewhat boring. But we are done with math review! That's not to say we won't be doing math anymore...because it is a part of science. But we are now moving on to actually doing science. :)

Psychology was a blast. :) Love my instructor! Also, we did a group activity...and I really like the girls at my table. We had fun together.

Day 7 (135)

Remember, those day numbers are class days, not all the days since I first became a college student.

Anyway...

Sociology today was fun. :) But that is my favorite instructor, so  of course I would enjoy it. :)

Speech was fun too, surprisingly! :) We had an activity where we had to pair up. Then one person faced the wall and the other faced the white board. Our instructor drew a very strange picture on the board and we had to describe it to our partner so they could copy it without looking at the board and we could not look at what they had drawn. Communication based solely on words. When I was the communicator my partner's drawing looked almost exactly like the board, with a few minor differences. When I was the listener....it looked nothing like the board. I am either a bad listener or my partner is terrible at communicating in ways that I understand.

Science was long and boring.

AEC was fun! We were studying Geography today, because we fail in that area. We fail miserably. But hopefully we will improve.

Day 6 (134)

Another day come and gone....

Science was a wee bit boring today. But my instructor is a fairly fun lady who does her best to make it enjoyable. Psychology was a blast! Yes! That is going to be my favorite class. I can feel it. :) And then piano...which went well, actually. I'd forgotten how enjoyable that can be.

Day 5 (133)

Week two of my second year of college has begun. Wow. It hardly seems like I've been at it this long.

I am exhausted! Not because I had a big weekend. On the contrary, I spent most of my weekend resting because the first week of school wiped me out. I'm not used to having a routine and getting up in the mornings and being out all day....this will take some re-getting used to.

Due to my exhaustion, which the weekend only slightly abated, I almost fell asleep in Sociology. In Speech I was yawning quite a bit, but was more alert. Science was less boring today than it has been before! So that's good news. :)

AEC later will hopefully be fantastic and finish out my day with a bang! :)

Day 4 (132)

Week one done! Yippee!

I am so excited about life, people.

Anyway. Today I just had Science and Psych. Science was a little on the boring side.

Psych was fun! :) I still adore my teacher! :) Today we learned everyone's names, sitting in a wide circle (well...shape...) and going around saying our names and everyone else's. We had to have an adjective before our name. So, I was Adventurous Amanda. This game worked really well, because I seriously know everyone in the class now. I'll never forget their names. From Exciting Eva to Lucky Luke to Adorable Alexis. Their names are forever stuck in my head. Which I think was the whole point of the game. Anyhow, that's all we did in Psych.

Day 3 (131)

Third day accomplished! I'm feeling good, folks! :)

Sociology we didn't do much, but I love my teacher still. :) Speech was interesting. One, I hate giving speeches or talking in front of people and we had to do our introductory speeches today. I had fun with it, but I was still nervous. Another interesting thing from Speech was that I met a guy who is as interested in books and writing as I am. So we had some pleasant conversation before class started. Science was super boring math review...for two hours. Ugh.

And the Academic Challenge was amazing today, just as it was on Monday. I super, duper love my team this year! I miss my dear, darling friend from last year who graduated (you will forever be missed), but still my team as a whole is so much more fun this year! We're all girls, and most of us grew up together and we're having a blast. Lost of jokes and laughter and teasing and it's just so much fun! :) Love my girls! :) This is going to be the best year ever!! :)

Day 2 (130)

Second day of this semester accomplished. Yay!

Science again today, which was easy. We're just reviewing math concepts right now. And then Psych...have I mentioned yet that I love my instructor? Because I do. So much. That is going to be a fun class I know. :) I'm counting on it. That was all for today, I don't start Piano til next Tuesday.

I'm looking forward to seeing how this semester/year will turn out. I'm super excited! :)

Day 1...or rather, Day 129

We're back in business!! :)

First day of school...for this semester that is. You can tell because everyone has a schedule glued to their face, almost everyone is early to class and the freshmen are wandering around lost.

For the record, I am taking Intro to Sociology, Psychology of Adjustment, Public Speaking, General Physical Science, Piano and of course I do Academic Challenge.

Today, I had Sociology, Public Speaking and Science. Sociology is with my FAVORITE instructor from my last year. That is going to be so much fun! :) Public Speaking I have a really fun instructor. I've never had her before, but she seems fantastic. Science was only slightly on the boring side (possibly because it is a two hour class and all we did today was "set up" the class. Syllabus and so forth). My instructor seems nice and also intelligent and approachable, so I think that will be fine too.

Tomorrow I have Science and Psychology. My Psych teacher is the same as last year and she also teaches my Sociology. The BEST instructor EVER. :) Perhaps not as entertainingly fun as my History of World Art instructor last semester, or as organized and wonderfully amazing as my adviser/last semester's English instructor. But still, she's the BEST. :) I will not be swayed in this opinion.

I LOVE being back on campus! Oh I am so ready for this year to get going and under full swing. Yay! :)

Day 128

Last day! One final....Psych. It was spectacular! I don't feel like I missed anything. :) Yay for A's! 

All my grades are in, except for Psych. I have all A's except for one single B. Math. *sigh*

Still, one B among all my A's....life is good, people, life is good. :)

Day 127

Two more finals done!!! Math went okay, I think...I hope. History of World Art was fantastic! :)

One more final...one more!

Day 126

English Final Presentation....and we smashed it! Way to go us! My group, consisting of six sweet ladies, were amazing! And, we won the ten extra credit points. Yay for A's! :) I love College.

So, with a quick check at my grades so far, I am feeling very confident about going out of this semester on a high note. Four A's so far, three classes to go (Piano and Karate didn't have "finals")...

We can do this!

Day 125

Final presentation for Children's Lit...yay! We're done!! :)

Day 124

Last day of classes this semester! Yay!!! Math we had a pizza party and discussed what would be on the Final. I'll miss my instructor, and the gal that sits next to me. We've sort of become friends over the semester. Acquaintance friends. English...just more preparing for the Final presentation. I love my group. Psych, preparing for Final...such fun! :)

Five Finals to go, and I'm done!

Day 123

Last day of Children's Lit...yay! Math was enjoyable. History of World Art...I'll miss that class! :( It was great as usual. We had a quiz and I got an A. Going out on a high note...hopefully. We'll see how Finals go.

Day 122

Math was enjoyable, English was a blast! And then to top it all off I had a grand time in Psych, as always. :) This was a good day. 

Day 121

Children's Lit...meh. I am not sad that I only have one more class and then Finals for that one. Math, kind of the same. I'll miss my instructor, to be sure. But I won't miss the topic. However, I still have three days of class plus the Final for that one. History of World Art I will definitely miss. :( I'll miss my fun, crazy instructor. I'll miss the camaraderie with my two darling friends sitting on either side of me. I'll miss the subject...I'll just miss it all. Piano...I won't miss. But I have been persuaded by my instructor to continue on in the Fall. I'm a push-over.

Day 120

Math we had a test. It felt incredibly easy. English, still working in groups on our presentation Final. That was enjoyable. Psych was amazing! :)

Day 119

Children's Lit happened. That's all I have to say about that. History of World Art was a blast! :)

Also, I did a lot of "hanging out" with people on campus, girls that I have only known a short while because they are taking the same classes that I am. This type of friendship is so different from what I have been used to my whole life (I grew up with all my friends, so even the people I wasn't close to...we were still family). It's an interesting and new experience learning to build friendships instead of just having them. I've always just had friends. We've known each other forever, we go way back, etc. But now, I'm seeing the beginnings, the roots...it's cool.

Day 118

Math was pleasant. English was fun. Psych was AMAZING! I do so love that class. :)

But still, people. Is this semester over yet? I am one hundred percent ready to be done.

Day 117

Good day, but it's school. And at this point I am ready to be done. Children's Lit...meh. Math...meh. History of World Art...okay, that was fun. :) Piano was...interesting.

Day 116

Math test felt amazing today! Yay! English was enjoyable. I really like my group for the final. Psych was fun, as always.

Day 115

Enrolled for the Fall! Yay! :) Children's Lit was actually pleasant this morning. Math was as Math generally always is. History of World Art was fun. :) 

I'm getting to the point where I just want the semester to be over. I'm just done.

Day 114

Math was actually enjoyable. We were just going over reviews to prepare for the test this week. That test will not be pretty, I can guarantee it. English was fun! We are split into groups now for the Final, which is going to be somewhat like debate. I'm excited and nervous. Very nervous. Psychology was a blast, as usual! :) Love that class! And, happily, I am planning on taking another class from my amazing instructor in the fall, so yay! :)

Day 113

Good day at school. Children's Lit we were working in groups and had to answer a question and make a little speech about it basically (to the class). That was...interesting. Math was fun. We spent a great deal of time talking about weddings and dead mice in cars. History of World Art is always fun, with our crazy/amazing teacher! :) And piano...I...survived? I haven't put in the effort to practice, so it hasn't been pretty for a couple weeks. Yet it is completely my fault, so I can't really complain.

Day 112

It rained today! Walking between buildings in the rain was very pleasant. :) Math was as Math ever is. English was enjoyable. My English teacher is an incredible story teller! But of course she built it up to leave us hanging. We have to read the story for homework, so I guess that was one more ingenious way of encouraging students to do their work. Psych was great fun, as always! My instructor is just such a happy, bubbly person that you can't help but enjoy her class, whatever the subject. I'd probably love going to Math class if she was my Math instructor! (Not that I don't like my Math instructor, she's pretty awesome too)

Day 111

Lots of class cancellation, unexpected sleeping in. It was a nice day. Only History of World Art to attend...and it was amazing, as usual. :)

Day 110

Math wasn't too interesting today. English was somewhat hard as we "proofread" each other's papers. Then Psych...that was fun! :) We played Jeopardy over the materials that we will be testing over this week...and my team won! :)

Day 109

Well, Children's Lit we just did a survey for the college (oh, and I've figured it out. It's the CCSSE...I think). That was a pleasant change. (even though the survey is somewhat boring) Math, eh. History of World Art...I was falling asleep. But yes, my teacher is amazing. Piano...we'll not discuss. Oh, and we had our very, very, last practice for AEC this season! Wrapping things up. Goodbye to all my teammates (except one, as far as I know).

Day 108

Math and Psych today, that was all. Psych was a lot of fun! :) 

Day 107

*sigh* Children's Lit...yay (sarcasm). Math, eh. Not the best morning ever. History of World Art was enjoyable, as always. But I was tired and falling asleep, so that wasn't fun. Then I had an appointment to print my book for Children's Lit. Now all I have to do is the illustrations! That was a fun time. And then the news was broke to me that I don't get to go on the last AEC tournament of the year. Bummer. And that is how my school day ended.

Day 106

Back to school after Easter Break! Math was eh, but I enjoyed English and Psychology!! (especially Psych) :) I have now discovered why when I am in pain I see colors. It's called Synesthesia.

Day 105

Math test...I think I failed. Good job me. :( English was fun. :) We were in the Library today, working on Annotated Bibliographies. And then in Psych we had to take a survey for the college. The CESSE or...something like that. I think that's the wrong initials. But it's something like that.

Day 104

Interesting day. Long, because I was on campus for eight hours. Children's Lit was okay today. Math was eh. I don't think I'm getting this chapter. :( And we test tomorrow. :( Over lunch we got a message that there had been an armed robbery near the campus and then all the buildings were locked. My History of World Art instructor offered to hide under his desk. He is very silly. Class was fun! :)

Day 103

Math...eh. English, fun stuff. We're getting close to the "integrating of sources into our paper" part. :) Psychology was greatly enjoyable. :) I really love that class. :) It's great. And my teacher is sweet and bubbly and passionate about her subject. :) That is something that I can relate to (being so super excited/passionate about a subject. For her it's psychology, for me writing), and she's so upbeat and light (if that makes sense). I'm not bored, I'm not feeling humiliated or made fun of, I'm not wishing with all my heart to get out of her class...yeah, I have one of those.

Day 102

Fun day...starting with my 9:30 class being cancelled! Yay for another hour of sleep. :) Math, eh. History of World Art, great as always. We had a quiz, and as my instructor was preparing to start he said "no cheating, no cheating" only he pronounced it more like "no sheeting, no sheeting" and he separated "sheet" and "ing" into two very distinct syllables. He is a funny man. Next time you have a quiz, just remember: "No sheet-ing!" It's forbidden. 

Day 101

Math and English were both enjoyable today (as far as school goes, I suppose). And then I started my "second eight week" class, only a half semester course (what I am calling my crash course in Psychology)....I LOVE this class! We've only had one day...and though the two hour class period/lecture is long and tiring...I love the atmosphere, the topic is interesting, and my teacher seems amazing. :)

Day 100

100? Merciful heavens! Is that a milestone? And that's only the 100th day of classes, you know. I've been a college student since August 18th. I'm not even going to try and count how many days that is. 

Children's Lit...meh. I'm beginning to dislike that class. (Unfortunately, I dislike it so much I've become disrespectful when I talk about it and my instructor. Remind me not to do that. Encouraging, uplifting, kind...those are things I'm allowed to be. Disrespectful? Never.) No Math today...History of World Art was the best! (It always is) Such a fun class. In the midst of learning about Roman sculptures and paintings we were discussing where Count Dracula was from and cracking jokes about the instructor's pathetic van that someone stole (why would anyone steal that hunk of junk anyway?).

Day 99

Math and English....boring, mostly. I kept up, wasn't confused by anything. I was just sleepy.

Day 98

First day back to school after Spring Break. Surprisingly, for a new start after a break, it went amazingly well. I stayed on track, kept up, and enjoyed myself. :) Children's Literature was too fun, with all of us showing the presentations we had done for the children before Spring Break. Math was Math of course, and then there was History of World Art! I don't need to tell you that was great. :) I can never quite figure out if it's the subject, the crazy/amazing teacher, or the fact that two of my greatest friends sit on either side of me...maybe it's all three combined. But that class is the best of the best.

Day 97

Just one class today, researching in the library for English. That was strangely enjoyable. And despite it being my first time I caught on so quickly that I was helping several other ladies. :) I enjoyed my morning. 

And now it's Spring Break!!!!

Day 96

So, going to a local elementary school and reading an interactive story to small children, with the help of two amazing classmates...this morning was awesome! And then I had to take a math test right after that...blick. But, I don't think it was too bad. History of World Art was great! Love that class. :) We had a quiz today...and maybe I don't know as much as I think I do, but I did well.

Day 95

Just Math and English. It was actually kind of a boring day. And sad. I got my essay project back. 88%. I'm just failing everything this semester. :( I think I have 3 Bs now! :( ugh. I can't handle this. Excuse me while I go cry. I know a B is still a passing grade. It's not BAD. But I hate it nonetheless. I've always be an all A type of person, and not just A but a high A. As high as I can go. That's the way I like it. I feel...dumb, when I get lower than an A. :( 

Day 94

Another long day on campus...9:30 to 5:15. :( Not my idea of a good time. Especially since I forgot breakfast and then forgot to bring my lunch to school. I was STARVING! But it was all my own fault, so I can't complain. And I could have gone to the cafeteria, I'm sure I they would let me buy a meal. I am getting pretty fed up with one of my classes. I just can't handle the stress. But it's not Math this time. 

Day 93

Just Math and English. We didn't do anything too interesting in Math. English we annotating an article, which is weirdly enjoyable. I don't know what's up with that. It's boring to be sure, but I enjoy it anyway. 

Day 92

On campus all day...basically. My three classes this morning (relative term. One of my classes is at 12:30) were good. Math was easy today, Children's Lit was eh and History of World Art was a hoot, as always. :) My instructor is bananas and amazing and funny and intelligent and eccentric and...yeah, he's the best. AEC went well....until the last five to ten minutes when the boys went on a rampage of ranting about recent studies about pornography and safe sex and other disturbing things. This is why I hate the real world. I prefer my safe, sheltered home, thank you very much.

Day 91

Whew, another day done. I'm ready for Spring Break...oh so ready. Mid-terms is coming up...now fun. :( It should be good though. I have decent grades in all my classes, and none of them are overly hard (except possibly math) so I should be totally fine. No stressing. We turned in our Argument Essay project folder with all of our drafts and such today...I'm eagerly (dreading) waiting to see my grade on that!

Two in one (because I just keep forgetting Thursdays)

Day 89 Okay, I really have nothing to report on last weeks forgotten Thursday. I had two classes and nothing memorable happened.

Day 90 Today, however, I had Children's Literature, Math, History of World Art and Piano, not to mention AEC. My History of World Art teacher is amazing. And I thoroughly enjoyed AEC...we took team photos tonight! That was...interesting. I felt...fake...and I am certainly no actress. I just can't fake emotions or make faces....I can't even smile for cameras, because it's so unnatural. You have to really make me laugh to get a real smile. Ugh, I hate pictures. But I did have fun tonight.

Day 88

Whew, long. Last night I was extremely exhausted from Karate, so I was worried today would be bad, especially in the morning. But it actually wasn't bad at all. I felt wonderful! :) So, lots of class...Math, Children's Lit, History of World Art (love it!)...and Academic Challenge...and hanging out in a friend's dorm doing stats for AEC....and life is awesome. Yup. That's about it.

Day 87

Time is just flying by, isn't it? I'll be done before I know it. I had two classes, Math and English. I kept up in Math...I think I can handle this class now! :) And English we are doing Peer Reader Reviews, so I get to see how my essay stinks (or succeeds) from a peers point of view. I like my partner, so that's good.

Day 86

Most notable thing today? The snow! Slow and lazy-like and huge and fluffy! I loved it. And it wasn't even that cold, so walking between classes was a true joy. :) One of my classes was cancelled, so we just had Math and Children's Lit...both were good, but there was no overwhelming emotion, negative or positive, that was generated...so I have nothing to say.

Forgotten Thursday (Day 85)

Well I forgot to post on Thursday...but not much happened so you didn't miss anything. I had a short meeting with my English instructor about my paper, and then Math class. That was it. No fun and fireworks. I did keep up and almost enjoy Math class, so that's good.

Day 84

I had no math...again...huh. Children's Lit was good...all about multiculturalism in literature. History of World Art was the best thing ever. My professor is crazy. And I love him!

Day 83

Only one class today because my other class was cancelled. I can never quite decide if it is a tragedy when my classes are cancelled, or if it is a great relief. Today, I'm going to go with relief, because I feel like having a day off. I know, I just had a four day weekend because of Presidents' Day. I just wasn't ready to jump back into my busy schedule, so I'm glad I didn't actually have to.

Day 82

Just two classes. Math and English. We had a conference for English to have our instructor approve our claim, topic sentences and counterpoints. Now we can go write the paper! :) I love this part!

Day 81

We had a quiz in Children's Lit, that I felt was very simple. Then in math, we got our tests back...I got very worried because I didn't feel I had done well and then my instructor said that there were 7 F's on this test and I freaked, feeling certain I was one of them!! But when she handed me my test, it was a B! :) Which, still...for me...eh, I could definitely do better. Yet considering how I have been struggling in this class...I'm happy. I don't need to tell you History of World Art was amazing. :)

Day 80

Only one class today, and there was no hard work to do in said class. Today was very easy and simple. Thank goodness, since I'm still feeling terribly sick.

Day 79

A long day of school, not because I had a bunch of classes (just 3, plus piano) or that I was on campus a long time....it's just that I am coming down with something, so I feel awful and was somewhat out of it and struggling to stay alert during all my classes. It was not a good day.

I did enjoy my classes, Children's Lit especially. We presented our group projects that we worked on over the weekend, which was fun. Math was good simply because I was able to keep up today. History of World Art is always a good class. :) Piano was rough, because I hardly had the 'umph' to play, but I got through it. Piano is actually very relaxing and enjoyable.

Day 78

This was a good day. :) We've gotten started on our Argument Papers in English!! :) I am very much looking forward to this!

Day 77

A good long day of school, on campus for 8 hours. And I enjoyed almost every moment of it. The worst part was walking between buildings for classes because it is FREEZING today! Ugh, it's miserable. But my classes were great, AEC practice was great, spending the afternoon doing stats for AEC with my friend was great...it was just a good day. Homework aside, I really do love college.

Day 76

It's on days like today that I love college! :) Just two classes. I felt like I easily grasped the concepts we covered in Math today, and English was the amazing, enjoyable experience I've come to expect. :) Next time I tell you I want to quite college, or it's too hard or too much and my life is just horrible, tell me to wait until Tuesday and then make my decision. 

Day 75

Well, classes were good today. While on campus, I think that I love college. Then I come home and start on the mountain of homework and I realize I hate this business. It wasn't like this last semester. I truly had it off easy, though I was unaware of that fact at the time. Seriously though, homework last week and this week has killed me. We haven't even started this week! It's only Monday!! Why is my life so difficult? Not that it really is difficult, just all the homework. Chapters to read in two classes every week, discussion threads to do in two classes every week, mountains of math (seriously! I do so many math problems every single day it's not even funny), books to read and evaluate every week for one class, tests in that same class every couple weeks, not to mention math tests every few weeks, other activities (such as home-made pop-up books) in one class, other ecollege videos and worksheets every week....I'm just dying. Maybe that all doesn't seem like a lot, but it is. I do spend so much time on homework, and on campus, I'm beginning to think I have no life outside of this business. Which is not true. I do many other fun things outside of college. But sometimes, I just feel overwhelmed. 

Just a heads up, if I fail my math course, do not be surprised. I can't keep up. I hate graphing calculators and everything to do with them.  

Day 74

Well today was fascinating. I had the unique experience of watching a bi-polar classmate go slightly bonkers, and then watch in awe and admiration as one of my other classmates took her by the hand (figuratively) and walked her through her emotions and brought her back around to sanity. It was beautiful, and I have so, so much respect for that girl now! (not the loony one, the other) She really moved me today. I was so touched by what I saw. :)

Day 73

My poor instructor for Children's Literature had a rough/sore throat and could scarcely talk. :( But she made it through class, persevering lady that she is. :) I was not as sore this morning as I usually am on Wednesdays due to karate Tuesday evenings. I'm getting stronger! That's a good thing, yes? My History of World Art class is still my favorite, due to two things. My fantastically crazy instructor, and two of my greatest friends being in the class with me. :)

Day 72

I forgot about an assignment this weekend, so when my instructor asked for the homework and I said I didn't have it...she bopped me on the head with the papers in her hand! :) She's a great teacher, and she's also a lot of fun...she also happens to be my adviser. :) 

Day 71

Well, I had plenty of painful struggles with a graphing calculator in Algebra today. :( I could do without that experience, let me tell you. But this should be my last math course, so I will survive it. Also, I'm loving my History of World Art class. I have the most fun/hilarious/eccentric teacher ever and I love him. :)

Day 70

Not much to report today. Only two classes, and I'm feeling sick today, so I mostly slogged my way through without being fully present. :(

Day 69

Well today marked a new low for me in my college experiences. I was, for the first time ever, late to class. Fifteen minutes late! I actually woke up precisely three minutes before class started this morning...and I live at least ten minutes from the college!

After that fiasco...I survived the rest of my classes.

Day 68

Two classes today, College Algebra and English. Both enjoyable to be sure. I especially enjoy working in groups in English, even if my group isn't the best at completing assignments correctly. We have a blast every time. :)

Day 67

Long...but fun. I can't say how many people were waiting in halls today, because I myself was not. I was on time to class, but not early enough to sit in the hallway more than a minute. 

We had a service today in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. That was enjoyable. I loved the Gospel Choir...especially the little girl who looked like she was two, in a cute little dress holding a tiny little tambourine. She totally stole the show in my eyes. :) The poems that were read were familiar to me because of my Lit class last semester! I felt very intelligent knowing them.

Funny, walking by a row of people I knew from high school...and only getting one hello. :( I guess I know who my friends are. (or 'friend is' as the case may be)

Day 66

We worked in groups in English today, doing a "workshop"...I enjoyed that. I like the girls in the near vicinity of where I sit (the ones I worked with today). They all seem nice, and intelligent. 

But.

We were talking about why cheating is wrong, or understandable (both viewpoints) today, and they all either thought it was "okay" or just that "everyone did it". I was highly offended. I've never cheated in my life! Granted, I have been guilty of many other things that I regret, but cheating? Never. You can't say "EVERYONE" has done it, because they haven't. Even if I am the ONLY one (which I doubt. I'm sure there are other principled human beings on earth) that doesn't cheat, still that means that at least one person doesn't. And if one person doesn't, then NOT everyone does.

Day 65

Another day survived! And enjoyed, too. :) It was full and busy, and I'm sore from karate last night...but I'm happy. Oh, and there were less people in the halls outside of classes today. :)

Day 64

I only had one class today, because my other class was cancelled. I still have Karate to do this evening as well. The hallways were still crowded today. 

I had English today, which was very enjoyable. After having each class once so far, I can say that right now History of World Art, Children's Literature, and English 2 are all competing for my favorite class. I've loved them all. :) Granted, we haven't really done anything yet. We shall see how this plays out...

Day 63 (Back to school)

It's the first day of the semester!! You can tell, because there were a million people waiting in the hallways outside of classes (Give it two weeks and no one will be that early anymore) and everyone had their schedules glued to their faces so they knew where they were going next. It was great.

There's also this kind of energy on the first day that exudes from everything and everyone, and it was fantastic. Plus, I totally enjoyed all three classes I had today, and I had friends in each class! Not just acquaintances, or people I happen to know, but FRIENDS. My life is amazing. :) And I really enjoyed two of my classes, to the highest degree. Children's Lit, and History of World Art. Those just have the atmosphere I love, and my teachers are amazing (one is crazy and eccentric, but that just adds to the fun)...and I'm with my friends. :)

I cannot wait for this semester to unfold!