I’m finally finished with Chapter 1 for my Law & Ethics of Communications course
My outline was 8 pages.
I had to read roughly 31.
The chapter took about 6 hours of thorough investigation.
The WORDS WERE SWIRLING by the time I finished reading.
Two more chapters and a Powerpoint must be completed for that one class by this Thursday.
I have to read (the front pages and jumps of Sections A and Metro) the Times Union every day until the end of the semester for my Advanced Writing for the Media class.
Four more chapters (Two in Working with Words, and two in Reporting for the Media) must be read by Wednesday.
The only thing that I am looking forward to is that there will be no school on Monday, September 7th.
I’ve been M.I.A. for a few months now, but it’s time to get back into the swing of things now that school is in session, and I simply must vent because I have absolutely too much on my mind and cannot concentrate.
The Appetizer:
Summer was delicious.I was able to go to Magic Kingdom with my best friend that I had not seen in three years (Courtney Nilles).We did so much there that I cannot even begin to go into detail or this blog would be extra extra long.It’s already going to be long enough.
I worked all summer.I hung out with my boyfriend (Lewis Farinella), and my friends’.I watched a ton of movies, surfed (hats off to hurricane Bill), kept it with my photography, etc. etc.
I digress:
The Main Course:
I received my AA from FSC (formerly FCCJ) in May of 2009.I kicked off my fall semester by waking up at 7a.m. and heading down to the V.A.’s office at 8 o’clock to have my payment for classes deferred 60 days.My Father is having his G.I. Bill transferred to my name.The bill along with Bright Futures’ is going to cover my tuition and book fees 100%.In regard to that I’m fortunate, provided everything falls in line the way it’s supposed to.
I was completely screwed over on parking because I purchased the Night Premium Fall Pass (NPFS) which is only good from 5p.m. to midnight for parking.When I receive it in the mail I have to exchange it for parking in lots 14, 18, & 53 only.I have to pay $18 in parking fees this week until my permanent pass comes or I’ll have to suffer the consequences of a possible parking ticket.
I paid the three dollars and parked in lot 18.I proceeded to take the shuttle to the main campus where I wondered around in circles for the next 45 minutes until I noticed the small 15 in the corner of a building where coincidentally, my class was being held, to which I arrived 10 minutes late.
**Backtracking a moment in time:On the shuttle I had to listen to the bus driver rant in Ebonics about how “she hates men because they do absolutely nothing” and “women do all the work” and “she can’t understand how or why people in society behave that way”**
Advanced Writing for the Media is going to be fun, but it’s also going to be hell.My teacher requires that we read all the articles on the first pages of The Florida Times Union and the Metro section every single day until the semester ends.I already have to read 4 chapters in that class by Wednesday, and we homework.A factual error results in 50 points off a paper, a spelling error results in 10 points deducted, and a AP error results in 5 points deducted.I’m used to it, but it is ten fold this semester, if you know what I mean, and I think you might.
I had a three hour break until my 3p.m. class.I ran into Chris (a.k.a Puppy), Jennifer, and Rachel.I ran into an old classmate from photo one (also a Chris).I ate lunch alone, and pretty much laid on a pillar sulking in self pity.I’m better now, and those three hours will come in handy for study time later on in the semester.
My Media Theories and Effects Class with my teacher from South Korea who cannot enunciate English words very clearly should be exciting too.For example:“If you have any questions, please come to my office, even if I’m not there I might be” suddenly becomes “Ip you hap any questions bwease come to my oppice, epen if I’m not there I might pe.”He’s a really sweet person though, and I’m sure the class will be a great learning experience.
The class let out at 4:15p.m.
I arrived at my car parked out in B.F.E. at 4:30 p.m.
I made it home by 4:40 p.m.
I worked from 5p.m. until close.
Let’s face it now; some things about my schedule, my work schedule in-particular are going to have to change.
Desert (yummy):
I’m taking a break from doing home-work while finishing this blog and doing laundry.Yay for multi-tasking.It will be 2 a.m. before I sleep.Welcome to my world.
I haven't been on here in quite some time. I've been super busy with school and work. I feel inadequate as a human being, more so as a person of the female gender (though I'd never admit that to any of my friends).
It's not that I am gay or have any interest in the same sex. I'm perfectly interested in the opposite gender and I have a wonderful boyfriend, but somehow I feel like I'm different.
I don't feel like I can be classified as a prep, punk rock chick, or casual gal. I don't quite fit into the sporty female genre either. I'm just ME. I don't care for shopping, and I don't care for dressing up, wearing make-up, or even doing my nails. I like to toss a football around every now and then and surf, but you won't find me competing. I don't aim to be the center-of-attention either.
Yet, I feel sad. I'm always "the friend." I feel grateful that I have a loving boyfriend to call my own, but I fear that some day soon he may sense that I feel inadequate and I fear I might fall short of his expectations and move into the friend zone.
I'm always the girl that is seen as a guy by the male gender.
I'm 5'2", 108lbs, have deep brown eyes, fuzzy long hair, my legs are scarred, and I'm not proportioned well. It's not any wonder that I'm not cute.
What I lack physically I try and make up for with a kind heart and a good positive personality, but at the end of the night I still find that I'm blanketed by feelings of inadequacy.
