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| Yes, Ms. Frizzle is the coolest. Those words have been a guiding point throughout my life.
It's my last full day on campus and of course I'm getting reflective instead of studying for my final exam.
Thinking about all the people and events that got me here. I'm very fortunate to have had so many opportunities. Yay me.
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Exams are done! I leave campus tomorrow at 7am. I am beyond excited. Today wasn't very eventful. I walked around and took in the town one last time. I can't wait to get back to the city.
My quote of the moment:
Don't be afraid to take a chance, because you might find that going for what you want, gets you exactly where you want to be...
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This week seems to be going surprisingly well so far.
Monday I received my Abnormal Psych exam back. I could have sworn I had failed given that I made up a majority of the answers and in fact did get almost the entire fill-in-the-blank section wrong. Yet, I managed a B and I'm not complaining. I don't even want to know how those questions were weighted, I'm just happy it worked in my favor.
Tuesday I presented my final project in Creative Anthropology. I examined stepping or African American stepdance. The presentation was supposed to be 20-30 minutes. I had initially planned to fill most of the time performing and teaching different step routines that demonstrated the creative aspects I would be talking about. But being sick I really did not feel like it and instead relied on the joys of youtube. I had only about 10 minutes of actual material but the questioning lasted about 25 minutes - they were super interested which surprised the heck out of me. I thought people wouldnt be able to relate and would find it boring but they thought it was fascinating, especially the professor. Yay me. The project is supposed to be in conjunction with a 12 page paper. I have 8 pages after doing the presentation and hope to finish it this weekend.
I also finished typing up my thesis/lit review. My advisor finally got back to me, didn't acknowledge receiving a rough draft so I have no idea how my paper is or if I went in the right direction but I refuse to start over so what I have will have to do. I sent a copy and that's that. Only problem I forsee is I am 6 pages short of the minimum 25 she imposed. Though , if she's the only one reading it, I don't see why she'd force me to right more if I can relay the same info in fewer pages.
Wednesday..today! Met up with Andrew my college counselor and academic advisor from high school. He's the same funny guy. It was nice to see him after 4 years. I was only supposed to stay for 1/2 an hour at the event and then go to class but I waited around to see Greg who was highly influential in getting me into both UWC and my current college. It was deifnitely worth sticking around. I met some other cool people and got job advice. There are a few independent schools in my area that might appreciate IB grads of color. woot! I'm definitely going to explore the opportunity.
Oh I was offered the Urban Literacy job today! I am excited and very happy to have it. Still, I really want the Anthro job so I'm going to accept this but keep my fingers crossed for the other one which I should find out about next week.
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...to my HS reunion that is. This weekend, all of the New England alum are getting together in Boston. I'd be excited to go if I knew I'd have fun but really I am not sure. UPDATE:: not going, I should save my money for an end of year senior something fabulous, treat myself to something nice.
some updates on my training regime to get back into military shape.
-goal weight 130lbs - current weight 130-132lbs : thank you stress and bad food. I guess the weight loss is really showing because the women who swipe cards in the dining halls have commented on how thin I am getting. I don't think I look much different, then again, I see me everyday. The "too skinny" comments are a bit unnerving though. I think that's because they're comparing me to the old me of 190lbs. I still wear all the same clothes which I guess also looks a bit weird. The funny thing is that they mostly fit (then again, my friends tell me I have no concept for the word baggy) so I am wondering how tight my clothes were at some point and just how loose they look now.
-2mile run time goal 15 minutes - current time 18minutes: I haven't been running much since I've been back. Its really quite sad but I plan to hit the gym or the pavement sometime this week. I'm certain I can get the time down by May. I just need to get out there.
-44 pushups 3minutes - current 25 pushups in 3minutes: this will come in time...I really need to get back into these though. I always took pride in being able to do pushups, now I feel like a weakling because I am so slow. Also, at the police academy pushups are used as punishment in sets of 10. So I have to get used to doing quick reps of 10. At one point I could do 100 pushups in a few minutes, I'd like to get back there.
-100crunches 2 minutes - current 88crunhces 2 minutes: my favorite activity because it's by far the easiest and it's so quick that it takes no time at all to master. I think I'll reach my goal by this time next week.
and on a lighter note, one of the funniest reviews I've read for a product (the perfect poo deodorizer and stealth stool product) in a long time. the hilarity factor is increased a few points because it was written by a former Miss Virginia, lol.
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| never got around to finishing those papers, I think I over analyzed them and now they're due tomorrow. They'll be complete in time but all this thinking about them has really made me angry.And my final products pretty much suck. The stench of BS is strong. I blame my prof for assigning work over break - who does that? and actually expects it to get done? I'm also supposed to have a rough draft of my thesis by Friday. And I have a quiz tomorrow on chapters I haven't read for my most difficult class! ... life is crazy with work, I thought I was supposed to be having the senioritis vacation. Okay, I am through whining.
( the essays from hell )
who knew it was possible to write anything that bad? and it's for an exam too. ah well. if i have time tomorrow after stressing over my exam I'll fix up the first one. the second one is staying as is because i really can't afford to care anymore. | |
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So, I think it's been established in my blogging that Philadelphia is a cheap-o city. But shouldn't we put our best face forward to guests? It seems only intuitive if you want visitors to return, right? Philly fails again. I'm sitting at the airport and the Wi-fi is not free. What?! Okay, I know I come from the middle of nowhere but I thought it was standard for airports to have free internet access? On the upside, students with proof of ID can get a code to access the net for free. But of course, because this is Philly, the system has to be fucked up in some way. You have to get the code from the info desk located before security - in only one terminal (out of like 5!) - when you are not even thinking about getting online. So, basically you have to know this before deciding to get online. How fair is that? Lucky me, I ran into a pilot who knew about this whack policy as I was asking the clueless SW gate check in person (who was trying to tell me there's no wireless access at the airport...mmm ok.) So Mr.Pilot already had a code and agreed to "share" it with me :D Yay! I even hugged him because I am crazy. Only problem, we didn't/don't know if the code is good for two people to use at once. So, if he can't get on I feel kind of bad. But he said it was easier for him to get through security than for me to get through.
In other insignificant news....the airport feels like HELL!! It is so friggin hot here, it's disgusting. I keep moving trying to find a better spot but they all feel about 100 degrees. It would be better if I could find a spot near an outlet. My flight is boarding. I'm off.
update:
BACK AT SCHOOL: 1 month 3 weeks til grad
2 essays , 1 thesis draft to finish by friday
Just checked online, my phone arrived at home at 1 pm....just as I was boarding my plane. great. just great. Now I have to wait until my family gets off their bums to ship it to me. then another week for USPS to get it here + 2 days for school to sort the mail..grrrr!!! I knew I should have just sent it here...but then they would give me the wrong area code.grrr | |
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Just as I make a “commitment” to being positive about life and school in general, CC (my school) asks me of all people to “share my opinion on the school”. Me?! Have they missed my endless emails to administration over the past few years complaining about the place? Or maybe they forgot about all of the meetings we had “to improve my experience” after I let them know I had desires to transfer schools. Has someone let them in on my new optimistic self? Is this a trick to ruin my optimism before it even gets under way?
Of course, being me, I ask, ‘and do you require a prepared statement of what I would actually say?” I just want to know that I can be honest with the interviewer, if I decide to pursue this. Surprise surprise they do not require a 'pre-statement'. With the caveat, “just don’t say it’s been the worst experience of your life.” Dang, that is exactly what I was going to say. Shoot. Now what to do? How about if I say, “it was just one of the most awful experiences in my life. However, whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and I am now Teflon.” To be followed by my big cheesy smile of course. :D <—just like that.
I'm kidding of course. With only 60 days left I can know reflect from a more objective standpoint. While this hasn't been the most ideal experience (is anything really?) it has not been the total Hell that I often make it out to be. I've had the opportunity to experience a region of the country that I've always wanted to live in, meet a few very interesting people, and I've discovered what I am really interested in Psychological/Medical Anthropology. And while I've often wished to have more diversity on campus, better psych courses, more activities that I enjoy. I can honestly say that I know when I get back to the city I will have plenty of this. So this short time of deprivation, in the long run is very insignificant. I can honestly say this was a good experience.
Yet, the question still remains.... do I go all over national television saying this?
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Freshman year. I was one of two freshman in a senior seminar English course.
I went to my English professor for help with an essay, I think we were working on the revision to one of my papers.
He commends me on applying anthropology and sociology to an English course - hey, it's what I know. Rosaldo and Ortner come in handy .
Anyway, I'm trying to clarify a passage I wrote and I want to use the word "aloneness". Yes, it seems like a made up word. He is Mr. Oxford dictionary so of course he has to look it up because certainly, I little Ms. Weird Kid, must be soooo wrong. We look it up and there under 'alone' , definition number 13 is the word 'aloneness'. HA! I beat you Mr.PhD. :P
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