i get to write a short story and get graded on it...
that's like saying
here elizabeth, eat this macaroni & cheese and we'll grade you on how much you eat
hmmm...ok well maybe it's not that easy, cause now that i get to write whatever i want and turn it in, of course every story idea that randomly pops in my head has abandonded me. but i think i've got a good one...
i got to watch it snow on thursday
and
i realized all over again
that there are few things in this world that captivates my attention as long as snow.
e!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
one if by land, two if by c
School is back in session.
This chilly semester i am taking geograpy and writing fiction. The writing fiction class has proven to be just as exciting as i thought it would be. Writing short stories is something i want to do for a living thus this class, i'm sure, will prove to be very benefitial.
Geography has also proven to be captivating. My teacher is a very funny, very intruiging older gentleman who has been teaching the subject at UT for fourty years, so i'd say he knows a little something or two about it.
On our first day of classes he informed us (much to my chagrin) that we don't really need the text book because reading it will not help us pass the tests. He did say one thing that would help us pass (and please briefly excuse my language as this portion of the story would loose it's luster if i were to edit his words..)
he said,
"how do you pass this class? you pass this class by taking notes.
what kind of notes should you take? Damned good notes."
Yeah i laughed for a long time over that one.
I did however have an unfortunate experience yesterday in class as i arrived after all the good seats were filled. Normally this would not bother me as much, but yesterday was the day where we find a seat and stay in that same seat for the rest of the semester. This is problematic in that i'm very picky when it comes to where i sit. partly because i like a perfect view of the classroom, and partly because i'm left handed and therefore have special needs :)
long story short i ended up next to a boy who disliked the professor enough to audibly utter complaints and at one point after the professor had made a joke the boy replied with murmering,
"that is precisely why europeans hate americans"
to which i almost replied,
"and your attitude is precisely why some americans hate other americans"
looks like it's going to be a good semester :)
This chilly semester i am taking geograpy and writing fiction. The writing fiction class has proven to be just as exciting as i thought it would be. Writing short stories is something i want to do for a living thus this class, i'm sure, will prove to be very benefitial.
Geography has also proven to be captivating. My teacher is a very funny, very intruiging older gentleman who has been teaching the subject at UT for fourty years, so i'd say he knows a little something or two about it.
On our first day of classes he informed us (much to my chagrin) that we don't really need the text book because reading it will not help us pass the tests. He did say one thing that would help us pass (and please briefly excuse my language as this portion of the story would loose it's luster if i were to edit his words..)
he said,
"how do you pass this class? you pass this class by taking notes.
what kind of notes should you take? Damned good notes."
Yeah i laughed for a long time over that one.
I did however have an unfortunate experience yesterday in class as i arrived after all the good seats were filled. Normally this would not bother me as much, but yesterday was the day where we find a seat and stay in that same seat for the rest of the semester. This is problematic in that i'm very picky when it comes to where i sit. partly because i like a perfect view of the classroom, and partly because i'm left handed and therefore have special needs :)
long story short i ended up next to a boy who disliked the professor enough to audibly utter complaints and at one point after the professor had made a joke the boy replied with murmering,
"that is precisely why europeans hate americans"
to which i almost replied,
"and your attitude is precisely why some americans hate other americans"
looks like it's going to be a good semester :)
Thursday, January 3, 2008
twothousand&eight
as avril lavigne sings to me through my computer speakers, i hear the lyrics "there's always a brand new day" which is just what i was going to write about.
not that i'm in the habit of making resolutions but this year i've decided to make a daily resolution...(and since i love to combine words to make new, funny ones..a "dailution" if you will)
a good majority of people around the world have already resolved to do different things differntly this year. which is commendable...but let's face it, most likely they will fail.
my "dailution" however has a greater success rate. instead of biting off the entire year and attempting to chew it all at one time (i don't know what's with me and the chew metaphors recently but whatever, they work) i've decided to bite off one day at a time.
for example...wednesday was my first day back at work in about a week and a half and my resolve was to start showing up on time rather then the five-to-ten-to-maybe, sometimes-fifteen minutes lateness i had been pulling off all last year.
thus wednesday morning broke and i unlocked the office door at precisely 9:00am sharp. my goal: reached.
today however, was a different story. waking up at 8:50 doesn't immediately launch one into the capability of being somewhere right at 9:00..therefore, 9 turned into 9:20. goal: failed.
the bright side? the bright side is where some people would have given up thinking they've already broken their ability to fully carry out their resolve, i say i get 363 more "new years" to reach/exceed my potential.
so happy new day to you! and may you live each new day like you just stayed up the night before partying like it's 2008 ;-)
not that i'm in the habit of making resolutions but this year i've decided to make a daily resolution...(and since i love to combine words to make new, funny ones..a "dailution" if you will)
a good majority of people around the world have already resolved to do different things differntly this year. which is commendable...but let's face it, most likely they will fail.
my "dailution" however has a greater success rate. instead of biting off the entire year and attempting to chew it all at one time (i don't know what's with me and the chew metaphors recently but whatever, they work) i've decided to bite off one day at a time.
for example...wednesday was my first day back at work in about a week and a half and my resolve was to start showing up on time rather then the five-to-ten-to-maybe, sometimes-fifteen minutes lateness i had been pulling off all last year.
thus wednesday morning broke and i unlocked the office door at precisely 9:00am sharp. my goal: reached.
today however, was a different story. waking up at 8:50 doesn't immediately launch one into the capability of being somewhere right at 9:00..therefore, 9 turned into 9:20. goal: failed.
the bright side? the bright side is where some people would have given up thinking they've already broken their ability to fully carry out their resolve, i say i get 363 more "new years" to reach/exceed my potential.
so happy new day to you! and may you live each new day like you just stayed up the night before partying like it's 2008 ;-)
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