I guess I didn't know my history topic after all. I switched it to Greek ships/shipwrecks. Chemistry was all right, and the professor actually went a bit slower today. I guess the exam scores weren't too encouraging. After chem I visited the Duke Gardens (near the Chapel). I haven't been there in quite a while. It was nice just to relax and talk. ( Read more... )

I took my orgo exam this morning and turned it in at 11:15. He had all 90 exams graded and had posted grades by 5:00. Wow. I did all right on the exam. Could've done better, but I'm happy with my grade.

Khaled Hosseini (author of The Kite Runner presented at Duke tonight! I got my book signed.*clutches book*

I got a new job...I couldn't take the library anymore. So now I'm working at DUMA (DU Museum of Art). Not much better, but at least it pays well. The classical and pre-Columbian art seemed fairly interesting. The museum doesn't actually open until October 2 (it's brand new), but I got a complete tour today. I also met the other "gallery guards" (we ( Read more... )

Yep, Mrs. Fisher's expecting again. Really. Anyway, life is starting to get really crazy. The sheer amount of homework is unbelievable. The chem lab...well, let's don't go there (we got a 1.5% yield in the lab). Oh, well. My FOCUS class doesn't get to go to Greece after all. We lack the funding, so we get to go to Washington, DC (expenses paid) to ( Read more... )

The work is really piling up. I can't say I'm not happy- I work best under a lot of pressure! One of my assignments is a 2-3 page paper(hah! easy!) for my writing class. The topic she assigned us...the Allegory of the Cave. I guess Berman was right when he said TOK would be helpful. We've even talked about the Sophists, the problems of language, ( Read more... )

Classes started today, truly ending summer. My history class was great. It's located in the new Bell Tower dorm, a $15 million, ultra-nice and modern dorm that just opened. It made me insanely jealous ( Read more... )

Orientation has been very crazy, and my computer is possessed by a temperamental demon. Now that I'm finally on the internet, I'll update.

First off, my room is huge. It even has a walk-in closet half the size of my bedroom at home. I don't have AC, but three fans on high keeps the room fairly cool. Last night we had "crazies on the quad," where ( Read more... )

I leave Wednesday morning, so I guess I better update. These last few days have been pretty hectic. I'm kind of nervous, but it's not like I haven't been away from home for extended periods before. I think it hits my parents more...not only am I leaving, but my sister starts high school Thursday (in IB, of course). I had to go to my sister's open ( Read more... )

In a fit of industriousness, I decided to clean out my closet this morning. Besides stuff I didn't even know I had, I found some posters that my aunt brought back from Germany (Bavaria). Now I have something to hang on my dorm room's wall beside the bIg of chemistry ( Read more... )

Contrary to my good intentions, I haven't updated in a while. I leave in less than two weeks, and I can't wait!!! I'm hoping to work at the Perkins library at Duke. It'd be good to get familiar with the library (I'll probably be spending a lot of time there), and they pay very well for only a few hours a week. :) It's going to be strange not ( Read more... )