Measuring I.4.84

11-15-13

I sort of wish I could make this fiction-y, but I don't think I could. I'm not sure I want to, if that makes sense.

Anyway, this week I realized that I've been doing the same thing that Bean did at the beginning of Ender's Shadow, trying to conquer all the schoolwork when it was the connections with the people that needed to be created. I've been doing a bit of that, too, but it's definitely not the same as some of my classmates (one seems super unassuming and yet is sometimes talking about some informational, networking trip he made; he wants to share the information with us, which is nice, but he seems so on top of it).

I mean, this is the first week I've actually gone to speak to professors outside of class (and only one I spoke to is a professor I actually have in a class this semester). Granted, it is faculty advising and we have open advising, so anybody in our school can sign up to talk to any professor in our school, but still.

I ended up telling the one professor I went to advise with (more like, confirm everything I'd already planned out) that I've been adjusting to coming to such a big school (which is true) and that I'd been doing that by just trying to get all my homework done, and not visiting profs despite my desire to do so. The professor's advice? One, if a professor's office hours clash with my classes or with work, just e-mail them and set up a time, and two, "stop being bashful" because I'm paying a lot of money to go here and I should take advantage of what I'm paying for. Which I totally agree with.

But I suppose it rubbed against other things I've been told, like this here. And so I've been living in my head too much this week, feeling a bit like an impostor even though I know I'm not, and feeling a bit overwhelmed. That also might explain why I've been trying to earn the procrastination honor this week; I have stuff to do, papers to write, etc, but I find myself reading webcomics and eating ice cream instead, partially because there's still two weeks til the paper is due and partially because I don't know why.

Anyway, I have once again resolved certain things. The clue's in the title and this link.

The other resolution is that my confidence can't come from my appearance, but that's for a whole 'nother post.

Snow

1-29-10

It is snowing. Actually, it's like periods of snow and periods of rain, yet the snow is sticking because it is cold. Up in the North, we'd call this 'heart-attack snow' because it's so wet and heavy. Nice for snowballs. The snow started falling at about 1:00 PM, right as I was starting Arts and Ideas class, and by the end of the hour, it was already piling up.

I have my blinds up, and it's getting heavier now. The radio's on, and they're commenting on how many (all, especially if secondary) roads are slick and icy, and how people shouldn't go out driving in this weather and they're commenting on where the accidents are. Some are even pretty close to campus. I would think that would be a given, but this is Tennessee. This isn't something regular, and drivers from this region aren't as careful, it seems. You can't drive in snow the same way you drive in rain! I guess I could be wrong, but yeah, it just looks like it's getting worse outside.

I should spend some time writing out my assignment list for next week, since I have two tests and two papers due next week. ARGH. I will be very busy on Saturday night and on Sunday. Anyway, I should be productive, but I feel like curling up in my quilt and reading.

More later.

Time Management

1-25-10

I'm doing much better in the above department than last week. This is a good thing. Let it continue. I still have work, an online meeting for Health for Life (which means I'll miss Week of Prayer meeting tonight), exercise, and working on my etymology paper, which is due a week from tomorrow [hint: I have done very little with it].

I am still very sore from rollerskating. Although annoying, this too is a good thing. I just need to use those muscles more. Yay for more skating. Now if I had money to buy some skates (or, well, blades, since those are what I want to buy). I will try to put up a picture of my bruised knee later, if I can. It's very pretty. :D

Off to work. More later.