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Bluegrass class, library fire drill, Master's business
I spoke with a fellow classmate who is also going for his Master's comps and he gave me some good advice. A former classmate of ours told him that it would be good to type up your notes from the classes that are part of your Master's committee and that's a good idea! Stuff from last semester or last year is old and may not be readable. But I ( Read more... ) -
Great Backyard Bird Count, college health clinic, Masters comp comtee.
Hard to believe that in a month (I am DEFINITELY NOT READY) I will have to go through what is called a Master's comprehensive (exam) committee. With my being an English major, the "exam" will consist of answering three questions ( 3 -- count 'em, 3 papers!) in a mere 48 hours! I suppose during that time I will suffer from a lack of sleep and ( Read more... ) -
Pesty relative, upcoming Master's Committe, food, winter, resume
Sometimes you can let things bug you when you feel you have a lot to do --- like a relative who calls and calls and says she's going to move in with you because her brother does things she doesn't like (though it isn't her business and she should concentrate on something else). This individual and the husband being home from work earlier than ( Read more... ) -
More problems with financial aid/overage funds
Just when you get down to your last $8.00 (in the checking account), you finally learn that the stupid financial aid/student accounts offices are holding your money!
First, I learned that I had to sign a form to let them know that I had switched to part time status (from 4 courses to 2 this semester) in order to properly get my commuting ( Read more... ) -
landlord woes, trying to get a meal plan, trying to get a schedule
The last few days has seen some frustrations. I just got a Reese's like candy out of the library candy machine (yes, the college library, unlike the public library in town, allow users to eat, drink and be quietly merry if they so choose), because I am "behind" schedule. I wanted to write a query for a magazine that is online and in print and ( Read more... ) -
getting books, new semester, money issues
Well, the new semester will soon be upon me? Can I lose 10 pounds during this semester? Can I be less stressed this semester?
Certainly, it will be easier with 2 courses (and that meeting in front of the Master's committee) to worry about, instead of 4. But in one class I will be teaching a few weeks, and then there is my idea to do a Master ( Read more... ) -
Plans for future, still a Chuck fan, writing plans
Soooo, now it is a new year and I need to actually work on some things. Not only class
but also this writing business. I may take advantage of son Daniel's extra laptop to start to
revise a mystery I thought I had finished 2 years ago. Has it really been that long? It is in the 20s so it feels like a fridge outside. The 30s are bad enough, ( Read more... ) -
Looking back at old year, last month of class, science study hints
It was a very busy semester, especially from Thanksgiving on. Those 10 days (with turkey day right in the middle) I had a ton of work to do in "Appalachian folklore"-- who would have thought that people say 10 words a second (!) and that I had to transcribe 70 min. worth of interviews about African Amer. Protestant church traditions. I feel ( Read more... )
